ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Probably the closest senior football ground to Canary Wharf , as the crow flies , is one that has just opened , Fisher ' s ST PAUL ' S STADIUM . Although the closest , it is actually on the south side of the Thames , in Salter Road , Rotherhithe , just across the road from the former site of the ground of their forebears , Fisher Athletic . Fisher were formed following Athletic ' s demise in 2009 and have used Dulwich Hamlet ' s Champion Hill ground while they sought a move back to their home area . Although St Paul ' s Stadium is more functional than beautiful , the club have done very well to secure a move to a stadium of their own , and with it their future in senior football .
Fisher play in the Southern Counties East ( formerly Kent ) League and were able to open their new stadium in the lead up to the 2016 / 17 season . Despite being literally a goal kick away from the old ground , it is possible to miss the new stadium when travelling along Salter Road because , as yet , the exterior consists of bare walls and no club , or other , branding . Once inside the ground is quite basic , but nevertheless , pleasing on the eye as it is surrounded by wooden fencing and mature trees . A prefab seated stand and changing rooms and club buildings are lined up along the near touchline . The only other structure is a small prefabricated terrace unit behind one goal . Staying with the modern trend , the pitch is 3G . Behind the other goal there are no structures but it is this end that provides the view of the
Photos : Paul Claydon towers at Canary Wharf .
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