'We will soon move to a magnificent stadium for top-class football'.

AS fans snap up the final tickets for Cardiff City's last ever game at Ninian Park, work is gathering pace at their new home just over the road.

With the Bluebirds pushing for promotion to the Premiership, the fans can look forward to life in a stunning new stadium.

The new stadium, which they will share with Cardiff Blues, has 27,000 Australian-designed seats, similar to those used at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground. Design gurus have ensured every seat is a good seat in terms of view.

The new stadium, which replaces the 99-year-old Ninian Park, will also boast a 700-seat restaurant which overlooks the pitch. There have also been vast improvements brought in for the players.

The home dressing room leads to several rooms set aside for treatment and the days of the communal shower are over as tiled, individual compartments for each player have been installed.

Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale said: "Sport in any city is critical to the future of that city and we will soon move to a magnificent stadium for top-class football."

In yesterday's Echo we reported how Tracey March, 40, left, from Barry, had become the first woman to be voted onto the board of Cardiff City Supporters Trust committee.

Unfortunately, we used the picture of Tracey Marsh. We apologise for the error..

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the newly-seeded pitch at Cardiff City's new stadium looked yesterday