No new stadium in Neerpede

OTHER When Marc Coucke took over RSC Anderlecht, he immediately dreamed of a new stadium. And if possible, in Neerpede. His words were not cold and there was opposition from all sides. Michael Verschueren is now clear: "There will come no new stadium in Neerpede."


"Neerpede as a stadium location is off track for me", says Verschueren in Bruzz, "Mayor Eric Tomas was there to help boycott that plan, we have to respect the nature reserve, we will not close the pond to put a stadium."

"It is my dream to ever play a big European final with RSC Anderlecht. Where, we still have to look at it: in Belgium you have to go through a lot of steps to get a big building project off the ground, just look at the Eurostadion. You must consult with all policy levels, a consensus is difficult. "

It has already been mentioned before to renovate and expand the current stadium: "I do not know if that is really an option, we want to attract two times more supporters, but we can not completely write off this possibility and we have to put both options next to each other. To expand the current stadium or to build a completely new stadium somewhere in Brussels, outside of Anderlecht. But that is for later, there is still a lot of other work to be done here, "says Verschueren.