Wolves Molineux redevelopment on course, says Moxey

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey today re-assured fans the Molineux redevelopment is still on course to continue with the rebuilding of the Steve Bull Stand next year.

Yesterday's ruling by the European Court of Justice allowing pubs to screen Premier League games live has already triggered fears that Steve Morgan's ambitious £40m vision may grind to a halt after the £16m Stan Cullis Stand is completed.

Wolves have planning permission for Phase Two of the project – a new Steve Bull Stand – which will take Molineux's capacity up to around 34,500, and a decision on whether to press ahead will be announced in the new year.

But with the 2,500 drop in average home gates blamed on fans watching games in pubs, there are doubts as to whether Wolves need the extra capacity.

Fans' anxieties were fuelled by Moxey's comments on radio last night, when he said: "We have to make a decision as to whether we're going to press ahead with the new Steve Bull Stand.

"And, in light of the decision at the European Court of Justice, it's going to be a slightly more interesting debate that we're going to be having as to whether we say yes or no."

But Moxey said: "We will make a decision in the new year as planned and are working flat out to prepare for hopefully a positive outcome."

The ruling, which will become law in this country when the English courts deliver their verdicts next year.