ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ɐpˈɔɪntmənt ʌv nˈuː dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, dʒˈɪm kˈɜːkwʊd, hˌuːz kˈʌmpəni pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə kˈɑːɹ pˈɑːɹk fɹʌmðə klˈʌb ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, kˈɜːkwʊd mˌeɪd pɹəpˈoʊzəlz tə ðə fˈɜːðɚ dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv sˈʌməsˌɛt pˈɑːɹk, ɹᵻvˈiːlɪŋ ðæt sˈʌməsˌɛt pˈɑːɹk hæd sˈiːn lˈɪɾəl ʌvðə mˈeɪntənəns ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ɪnðə lˈæst dˈɛkeɪd.
In 2013, following the appointment of new director, Jim Kirkwood, whose company purchased the car park from the club in 2010, Kirkwood made proposals to the further development of Somerset Park, revealing that Somerset Park had seen little of the maintenance required in the last decade.