Bristol City Football Club wants to build a new 30, 000-seat stadium on the land.

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Bristol City Football Club wants to build a new stadium on the land.

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Then in 2009, plans for a 15, 000-seater music and sport venue were proposed with a second site at Ashton Vale close to where Bristol City Football Club wants to build a new stadium.

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Pardew is the fourth Football League manager to leave his club this season, after Steve Coppell at Bristol City, Kevin Blackwell at Sheffield United and Chris Turner at Hartlepool.

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