“It needs to be slightly moulded to fit an agenda for them to achieve their objectives as well in terms of leisure facilities.Rodney Parade – South Wales Sports Grounds (SWSG)

“If it all works out, then we are looking at a partnership or joint venture to develop the ground ASAP.

“I have a meeting on Monday morning where I will present some ideas that we have come up with but there are three key things.

“We need to have leisure facilities here if we are to get funding, whether that is an indoor barn with 4G, padel courts, whatever else ticks boxes for the council that Newport doesn’t have at the moment.

“Secondly, we need to retain enough space so that we can host sizeable events next summer.

“Thirdly, we have obligations with TV compounds [behind the North Terrace] that we have to keep space for and that is part of our planning.

“Phase one is to go to the council with ideas and establish what they want us to put on here and I will find out whether they have a tight focus on what they want.

“Then we have to implement that with the council in terms of funding and developing.”

The Dragons previously held concerts on the cabbage patch for the likes of Billy Ocean and the Stereo MCs, while they have housed fan zones for sporting events and the popular fireworks display returned last November.

“We need to increase our revenue commercially and we can do that significantly by leveraging this site better,” said Blumberg.

“We have a massive site and we don’t use the space as well as we should. We can have events to generate big revenue for the club, which we are looking to do next year.”