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Liverpool chief Billy Hogan attempts to allay fears over stadium delay as he insists 'we are still aiming for October'... but admits he 'doesn't want to set false expectations' after contractors were plunged into administration

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Liverpool chief executive Billy Hogan has attempted to allay fears after the contractors behind their £80m Anfield Road redevelopment filed for administration.

Workers left the site last Thursday, the morning after news broke that Buckingham Group Contractors had filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.

The project, which will see Anfield increase to a capacity of 61,000, had already suffered a setback after it was announced last month that the new tier would not be open for the club's first home game against Bournemouth.

They then set the goal of having the work completed by October and, despite their contractors going into administration, Hogan says the Reds still aim to have the work completed by then.