This week is set to be one of the most important weeks in the history of Bristol City Football Club.

But this time, all of the action will be taking place off the pitch.

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The city's planning committee meets on Wednesday to decide on plans for the club's new home, a 30,000-seater regional stadium for Bristol at Ashton Vale.

The club's message to the committee is simple - "say YES!"

The city planners' decision will be the culmination of nearly two years preparation by the club and its team of professionals. For example:

- Architects have come up with a design that is the first of its kind in English football, a design that will create an unrivaled, exciting and intense football atmosphere for the team and the fans;
- Engineers have created a solution to the challenge of putting a 30,000 seater stadium onto a former landfill site. Their expertise will help turn an old rubbish tip into an iconic new attraction for the city and the surrounding region; and
- Specialist technicians have designed a 'rainwater harvesting system' that will use every drop of rain that falls onto the stadium's roof to irrigate the pitch and flush every toilet in the stadium, helping to reduce the pressure on local services and natural resources.

City chairman Steve Lansdown told bcfc.co.uk: "The end result won't just be a new home for Bristol City Football Club, it will be a new regional stadium that the whole of Bristol and the West of England can be proud of.

"It will be a stadium that will be a national and international showcase for everything that Bristol has to offer.

"As a Bristolian, I am proud of my city, and I believe that a facility like this is long overdue.

"I want this stadium to represent Bristol for a hundred years and more. So my message to Wednesday's planning committee is quite simple - say YES!"

The new stadium is vital to City's future success both on and off the pitch.

City chief Executive Colin Sexstone told bcfc.co.uk: "Ashton Gate has been City's home for over 100 years, and we will all be sad to leave, but it costs many thousands of pounds to maintain it and simply keep pace with Football League regulations and ground safety standards.

"We've looked in detail at developing on the existing site, and it is not a viable option. And as well as costing money to maintain Ashton Gate, it also generates much much smaller revenues than our competitors.

"Quite simply, it is the commercial advantages that a new stadium will bring that will enable the club to compete both on and off the pitch in the future.

"The new stadium will also be about much more than just football.

"Our two community initiatives - the BCFC Study Centre and Football in the Community - are a vital part of the club's place in the local community, so we are building new, state-of-the-art homes for for both of them, as well as a new community gym.

"The stadium will provide a concert venue that will bring the biggest acts to Bristol. And the stadium's 1,000 seater conference hall will be the biggest in Bristol.

"Overall, the stadium will create a new, iconic attraction for the city as a whole. So my message for Wednesday, as a Bristolian as well as a club official, is a simple one - Bristol deserves this stadium, so say YES!"

Bristol City Council's planning committee meets at 6pm on Wednesday (November 4th) to make its decision on Bristol City Football Club's plans to move to a new regional stadium.

The club's message to the committee is a simple one - "say YES!" for Bristol.

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