All options are being explored in Molineux's redevelopment plans, chairman Steve Morgan told the first meeting of the new-look Wolves' Fans Parliament last night.

"The redevelopment work will be done incrementally because the last thing I'd want is a 35-40,000 stadium and have it half full. The capacity would probably increase by 2-3,000 each time we did a stand."

The prospect of selling stadium naming rights was discussed as a possibility down the line. "It's possible it could become the 'Something' Molineux Stadium. Emirates are paying Arsenal about £50m over 15 years and, if we get serious sponsorship, it would be idiotic not to consider it," said Steve.

The meeting, held in Molineux's prestige International Suite, was attended by nine of the 13 Parliament members who were re-elected this summer, and 22 new delegates. Also in attendance were director John Gough, ticketing and membership manager Lynne O'Reardon and vice-president Rachael Heyhoe Flint.

In reply to a question from Richard Harries about the chances that Wolves might move to a new ground, Steve added: "All options are being considered and it (a switch) is not 100 per cent ruled out. But the view Jez and I took was that there are no obvious replacements unless you go the edge of the city. The great thing here is that transport communications are good, with parking and public transport, and we benefit the city economy. All in all, Molineux is the right place but it's not without problems when it comes to redevelopment."

The chairman said it shouldn't be too long before the club were able to announce the findings of their deliberations - and he hoped to provide a home that all supporters would be proud of.

Laurence Westwood described Molineux as aesthetically the best ground in England and said some new grounds looked like branches of B&Q. "It has to look like a Wolves ground," he argued "It's a striking landmark."

The absent Dave Bissell made a similar point by letter: "Could we look at something that's architecturally unique like Selfridge's in Birmingham?"

Steve replied: "I'm a builder, so construction is close to my heart. There will be great consideration and I always want Molineux to look a great stadium."

He then reassured Dave Bezzina that groups such as the disabled would be considered when the club arrived at the detailed design stage - a pledge that prompted chief executive Jez Moxey to point to the success of the Paycare Lounge that was developed for the disabled in the mid-1990s.

Tim Richards said he hoped Wolves would learn from the good and bad examples already in existence, pointing to the Emirates Stadium as an impressive model and Wembley as a less successful one.

When Chris Cox enquired about the housing of away fans, Steve said: "Part and parcel of the redevelopment would be a new area for away fans, possibly in the corner, although the police have a say on that. Flexibility of space is important because we could have Manchester United here or Fulham or Colchester and it's obvious they won't all bring the same number of supporters." Rod Palmer joked that numerous columns should be erected in the visitors' seats as pay-back for the poor views Wolves fans had sometimes endured on their travels.

Jez advised Jon Maslen-Jones to forget the idea that a standing area could be incorporated. "It's a Government issue," he said. "It isn't going to happen. And we have an issue in the Jack Harris Stand with prolonged standing, which is prohibited. It's in the authorities' power to say we must reduce capacity by 15 per cent if they think we can't control our fans. We want to get the message across loud and clear that, if fans don't sit down, we run a serious risk of having the capacity cut which would be counter-productive to everything we are doing in trying to improve the atmosphere."

Georgina Savage said she was puzzled that stewards seemed to work from back to front when asking supporters to sit.

To Chris Cox's question about whether there was a maximum capacity in mind with the redevelopment if the club were promoted, Steve said it was difficult gauging as he had been 'a bit disappointed' by the fact that only 20,500 home fans had attended the victory over Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

He was then asked by Mick Boydell whether he would follow Sir Jack Hayward's lead and give local companies the building contracts. "It's always about balance," was the answer. "I'd favour local business if possible but it's a commercial balance. It's about getting good value for money. And behind it all, no fan would thank us for building the best stadium in the country if the team didn't go with it."

The top table went on to point out that the current stadium, while highly thought of, experienced problems because of the small concourses.

Gerry Collins voiced dissatisfaction about the stadium catering and said it compared poorly with Coventry, for example. He said it had been difficult to buy a pie or anything substantial in the Jack Harris Stand. "You can't get served," he complained.

Steve admitted there was no excuse for that and Jez expanded by saying: "Catering here is very successful and makes a lot of money. The big problem we have is the size of concourses. They are tiny compared with Coventry or Stoke. One of the things we must do with the redevelopment is make the concourse areas as big as possible. It's a design flaw that away fans have 25 per cent of the seats when they are in the Jack Harris Stand but get 50 per cent of the concourse space. Difficulty in getting to the kiosks to buy food or drink results from a fundamental flaw with the design of the stadium."

Similarly, Mick Boydell said it was a joke trying to get into the gents' toilets - a comment that prompted Jez to say: "It's part of the same issue. Molineux was one of the first grounds to be designed following the Taylor Report, so it didn't have the benefit of being able to pick and choose the best parts of others." He agreed to take up with the stadium manager a suggestion by Les Hughes for stewards to be situated outside the toilets to stop fans going in through the exits and causing congestion. But he said he would have these 'minders' removed if their safety was compromised.

Steve Morgan described the stadium as being 'yesterday's design' and concluded: "That's why we're undertaking the exercise we are."

Peter Bagley and Georgina Savage said the PA system was poor while others considered it satisfactory.

Peter Bagley asked Steve Morgan what he thought of the admission prices and was told: "You have to balance the cost with the reality of the economy. If our prices were any lower, we wouldn't have the money to pay wages. The only way we can buy top-class players is to increase revenue. We don't cover our expenses as it is, not by a long way."

Gerry Collins cited an example of Albion subsidising coach travel for their fans and Jon Maslen-Jones wondered whether Wolves would consider doing the same for the trip to Cardiff on November 1.

Lynne O'Reardon said subsidised travel was something the club had previously offered to games at Albion and Colchester, and head of communications Matt Grayson referred to the Early Bird, Young Wolves and Wolves Aid initiatives the club had pursued throughout the year as projects that were more substantial than a one-off gesture.

On the subject of the visit to Cardiff, Jez said South Wales police were likely to insist again on a 'bubble' arrangement as with last season's FA Cup tie. But he would consider that course of action 'completely unjustified.' Dave Bezzina said he lived in Cardiff, bought tickets through the home club last season and knew of other Welsh-based Wolves fans who did likewise.

Mark Cadman asked why a membership scheme for away travel couldn't be introduced, like the one at Stoke. But Jez countered: "I wouldn't support that. It killed their away support for a long while. Wolves' travelling support is very good." And Tim Richards, treasurer of London Wolves, said a membership scheme would seriously hit Wolves fans based in the capital who perhaps only went to games like Crystal Palace away.

There was further discussion about how the club might better communicate with fans. Roger Fellows said it may be useful to have a diagram in the programme showing where gate money went, including a big slab to the Chancellor in VAT. Jez asked to be kept informed by delegates of what fans felt needed explaining - and the club would consider it.

Daniel Yeo suggested that a condensed version of the Parliament meeting minutes be carried in the programme but Matt Grayson said: "They go in the Express & Star as well as on our website and they become old news after a fortnight. Profiles of Parliament members are likely to be used in the programme, though, to make other fans aware of who their delegates are."

Kulbinder Kular enquired whether the club anticipated recouping any money soon and where they stood in relation to their budget. Steve pointed out: "It's not the need to get players out that is preventing any player coming in. It's identifying the right players who fit the profile at a sensible fee. With Jody Craddock getting injured, that's probably the key position but it's not like nipping to Asda and buying a tin of beans. It's getting the right centre-half from those who are available. Clubs with good-quality centre-halves don't want to sell. It's like us if we were asked for Michael Kightly. We'd say no."

John Meaney said the impact of Chris Iwelumo had proved that if a player could be bought at a cheaper price, there was no need to spend £2m or £2.5m 'just because it's there.'

MULTI-BALL:

Matt Grayson said Wolves had raised the age of ball boys and girls to 16 this season after Jez had lobbied hard at the League AGM to ensure that the multi-ball system wasn't scrapped. "The rules have been tightened and we now have to stick with it for the season," Jez said. "The referee can still stop it if he chooses and multi-ball depends on the crowd because we need the ball thrown back by them to the right people and obviously not back on to the pitch. Congratulations go to Andy Morgan as he has headed up a scheme that brought us some criticism last season." Chris Cox said there had been a vast improvement in the first two or three home games.

PROGRAMME

Matt Grayson said there had been positive feedback to the revamped 84-page match-day programme, urging fans to spread the word about its new look. "It will change and improve further over the season," he promised.

John Meaney said sellers weren't evident enough at the Wednesday game and there was a proposal elsewhere to have sellers in the seated areas after kick-off for the benefit of late-comers. Matt said there was such a pilot scheme planned at the home game against Nottingham Forest in eight days' time, although the idea hadn't worked in the past.

Roger Fellows said he felt the programme should still include some kind of piece about the rules and their interpretation.

BOOKING FEES:

Georgina Savage said it was wrong that there was a booking charge on tickets bought on debit cards. And Gerry Collins complained about an admin charge when he recently bought a car park place for the season under the new scheme implemented recently. Lynne O'Reardon was at pains to point out that the booking charge still didn't cover the processing of ticket sales.

Roger Fellows said the club should be more transparent on the issue of booking fees.

Martyn Edwards asked whether a loyalty scheme based on a fan's past attendance record could be introduced as a possible way of softening the jump in price for youngsters when they reached 17. Jez said he considered that an idea worthy of consideration.

SMOKING

Jez told Dave Bezzina that it was partly up to fans to tell off others who illegally smoked in the ground. Ryan Leister suggested a smoking area be introduced outside the ground but was told the procedure of letting fans out and then back in was difficult.