Football or new homes? Islington club battles building plan
"We will probably have to downsize, or sadly the club will have to fold," warned the chairman of City of London Football Club.
Eamon Gately says that plans to develop Finsbury Leisure Centre are "not viable for the community".
Islington Council plans to build 198 homes on the site. The plans would see four football pitches shrunk and placed on the roof of a new leisure centre - if approved.
The council said it had "carefully considered" the layout of the planned buildings to minimise the impact on neighbours.
蜜芽传媒 Radio London's Anna O'Neill has the story.
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