The RFA's previous proposal, which involved the Warriors being moved to QBE Stadium in Albany and the speedway relocating from Western Springs to Mt Smart, has fallen down the list of likely options.
Both parties agree that Mt Smart needs a revamp - although not at the extreme cost previously touted, between $40 and $70 million - and the Warriors are believed to be willing to contribute to the cost of upgrading the venue to bring it up to NRL standard.
Finding the cash to help fund the upgrade should be made easier for the Warriors, after the NRL announced last week that clubs will receive $100 million extra per year from 2018 to 2022, with no restrictions on how the money is spent.
That announcement followed confirmation late last month that Eric Watson had bought our Sir Owen Glenn's half share in the Warriors to take up sole ownership of the club.
With the organisation unified under Watson's direction, McFadden believes the Warriors will go into next season without any off-field issues undermining their title ambitions.
"It's fantastic. The news that the ownership is going to be nice and rock solid and we won't have any infighting unless Eric goes schizophrenic on himself," he said.
"He's a very passionate Warriors man and he doesn't want to get in the way of any success so it's great that he's got full ownership and he's going to stop at nothing to get what everybody here wants.
"That bodes well for us in not having distractions this year and it's really down to the team."
The onus was now on the team to perform and meet the high expectations on them to achieve a top eight spot for the first time since 2011, when they made the grand final against Manly under former coach Ivan Cleary.
Furthermore, the acquisition of new defensive coach Justin Morgan from the Melbourne Storm had already brought about positive change since preseason training began five weeks ago, said McFadden.
"I've been really happy with Justin Morgan, he's given us a new dynamic having come from a very successful club."
