Scottish Premiership side Dundee Dir of Football Operations John Nelms on Tuesday "revealed the club’s future lies away from Dens Park," according to Euan McArthur of the Scotland DAILY RECORD. Nelms "lifted the lid on bold plans to build a new purpose-built modern-day stadium." It would "see the Taysiders leave their current home" -- where the club has been since 1893 -- and "move to a new state-of-the-art facility on the outskirts of the city near Camperdown Park." Dundee has been locked in talks over the past 12 months with council execs in a bid to fulfill its dream which is being driven by American club Owner Tim Keyes. Nelms said, "We’re aware we’re trying to give a 21st century entertainment product in a 19th century building. It’s not new news that Tim and I have bought 29 acres near the ice rink at Camperdown Park. We will be putting away an application shortly that we hope really enhances Dundee Football Club" (DAILY RECORD, 3/1). The BBC reported Nelms spoke after the club revealed an operating loss of £530,000 in the year ending May 31, 2016. Nelms: "They are not great, but they're nothing to worry about. Football Partners Scotland, the major shareholder, funds any losses. We said we would do that from the get-go" (BBC, 3/1). In Edinburgh, Craig Fowler reported Nelms said, "We’re quite excited by it, it’s early doors. We’ve got a lot of hoops to jump through and a lot of politics to get through. But I can tell you we’ve been working on this for the last year, even before we purchased the property" (SCOTSMAN, 3/1).
