Bristol Rovers new stadium move "still on for this summer", says chairman

The chairman of Bristol Rovers has told ITV News he is confident the club will complete a long-awaited move to a new stadium and could start work building it as early as this summer.

Speaking ahead of a High Court appeal tomorrow over Sainsbury's decision to pull out of an agreement to buy the club's current home (The Memorial Ground in Horfield), chairman Nick Higgs said Rovers needed a new stadium to be sustainable.

Our correspondent Richard Payne reports.

Bristol Rovers and Sainsbury's: A timeline of their dispute

July 2012: permission is granted to the club as long as a new supermarket is approved at the old Memorial Ground. Credit: ITV News
January 2013: Sainsbury's granted permission to take over Memorial Ground site. Credit: ITV News
November 2013: Reports that Sainsbury's may be changing their plans. Credit: ITV News
May 2014: a judicial review clears the way for Sainsbury's to build a new store on the Memorial Ground site. Credit: ITV News
July 2015: Sainsbury's pull out of the deal after a High Court ruling. Bristol Rovers are still contesting that result. Credit: ITV News