Portsmouth are set to end their 108-year stay at Fratton Park after unveiling plans for a new 36,000-seater stadium.
The new ground, which the club want to build on a 13-acre site adjacent to the city's naval dockyards, will be part of a £600million project also involving the construction of approximately 1,500 apartments, as well as restaurants, cafes and other leisure amenities.
Under the joint venture with Sellar Property Group, the 20,000-capacity Fratton Park will be demolished, with around 750 homes being built on the site.
If given the go-ahead, work could get under way by summer 2008, and construction of the new stadium the following year.
The club anticipate Pompey will be playing in the new stadium by 2011.
Pompey goalkeeper David James was at today's launch, and did not rule out playing for Pompey at the new stadium.
The 36-year-old declared: 'This is hopefully an enticing carrot because I want to carry on playing as long as I can.
'I am enjoying it at Portsmouth and we are developing well as a club.
'Hopefully in 2011 I can still be playing and hopefully playing in there.'
