WEYMOUTH'S plans to move to their new community stadium has been hit by delays as club director Alan Pepperell revealed the outfit are considering a second site. 

In a club statement, the Terras have revealed that the plans have been pushed back due to "technical issues".

Now, the club will be meeting with both landowners over the next couple of months to progress talks with both sites. 

Alan Pepperell, the director at Weymouth FC, who is leading the new project, told The Echo: “The discussions on the new community stadium are taking longer than we had hoped but remain positive.

"We thought we had cracked it after making great strides with the landowner and other interested parties but technical issues have caused a delay.

"In order to keep all options open and to move forward as soon as possible, we are now looking at another site as well.”

He added: “We will be meeting with the landowners in the next couple of months to progress talks over both sites.

"We are not allowed to name the sites, but for sure, both sites would make an excellent home for a new community stadium.”

“We invested a lot of time in meeting with our supporters last season to find out what they wanted in a new stadium and even brought the architect to a public meeting.

"It was brilliant to see such involvement of the fans in a really positive way. We have taken on board all of their comments and when we sort the site, we already know exactly what the supporters want, and how we can deliver so much more for the wider Weymouth community, including other sports clubs.

"It has been great to see such a positive approach from inside and outside of Weymouth FC.

"We know that there is still a long way to go, but we have the plan in place and are in an excellent positon to press ahead once the technical stuff is sorted out.

I don’t think that perhaps Tony (Greaves, director) and I realised that it was quite so difficult, and it’s been a real eye-opener to see how so many different parties have to be involved.

"We hope to have a preferred site before the end of this year and we can then really get into engaging with the wider community as to the enormous benefits which a new stadium with  public use facilities can bring to the town.”

The Echo understands one of the sites for the club’s 5,000-capacity community stadium and associated facilities is between Weymouth Rugby Club and the overflow car park of the Mount Pleasant park and ride facility.