Two local construction sources have claimed costing estimates for demolition of Carisbrook have been sought from Dunedin contractors.
It has been suggested demolition could cost $1 million to $1.4 million.
Stadium trust chairman Malcolm Farry said options were being considered for the ground, but he declined to say what they were because "it was too early to be sending the wrong messages".
Despite declining to reveal any of the options, Mr Farry was adamant anything replacing Carisbrook as a sports venue should be of more value to the wider South Dunedin population.
"We don't know what [will replace Carisbrook], but we want it to be more beneficial to the community than the present Carisbrook... a lump of concrete surrounding some grass that's used for 20 days of the year," Mr Farry said.
On the question of demolition, Mr Farry declined to confirm it was an option, saying the trust was "far away from that", but at present there was "a degree of low level information gathering" being sought to underpin all the options to be considered.
"The first thing we want to do is consult with the parties, the South Dunedin community and, of course, the Dunedin City Council, some time in 2009," Mr Farry said.
