Mr Bloom Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/mar/22/west-ham-tenants-olympic-stadium And David Gold is "furious" at the costs to the taxpayer....Well, West Ham could always do the right thing and pay the proper price for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Anton Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/mar/22/west-ham-tenants-olympic-stadium And David Gold is "furious" at the costs to the taxpayer....Well, West Ham could always do the right thing and pay the proper price for it. Once someone had taken the decision to build the stadium the question should be how to get the best return by knocking it down or by using it. It's not too difficult a question to answer You should probably ask was it a great idea to build that type of stadium in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloom Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Once someone had taken the decision to build the stadium the question should be how to get the best return by knocking it down or by using it. It's not too difficult a question to answer You should probably ask was it a great idea to build that type of stadium in the first place? Do you believe then that this is the 'win-win' solution, Ms Brady claims? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parvo Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/mar/22/west-ham-tenants-olympic-stadium And David Gold is "furious" at the costs to the taxpayer....Well, West Ham could always do the right thing and pay the proper price for it. it makes me sick......all in it together no chance and football do the right thing...again no chance..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eater Sundae Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Once someone had taken the decision to build the stadium the question should be how to get the best return by knocking it down or by using it. It's not too difficult a question to answer You should probably ask was it a great idea to build that type of stadium in the first place? The best return = knock it down. The income expected from WHU and the occasional other event will come nowhere near justifying the capital cost of converting it to a football stadium/occasional athletics stadium. We are stuck with some undefined commitment to provide a "legacy". This should not have to be a white elephant at the Olympic site. Spurs' proposal was much better. A dedicated football pitch and a separate athletics stadium, each suitable (both in terms of facilities and capacity) for its intended use would be much more sustaiable than the current compromise. I reckon that within a few years the athletics use will be quietly forgotten, in the hope that nobody will remember the promises, or if they do it will be with a shrug and move on. The current flawed decision is purely a political one to save face. A poor justification for throwing yet more public money at a "problem" inthe hope that it will go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchemist Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I wonder if the next move will be to start buying players for west ham. All in all an excellent use of taxpayers money. still, we are all in it together and london did enjoy thier little party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I wonder if Sir Trevor Brooking had anything to do with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Spurs' proposal was much better. Spurs' proposal was nothing more than a ruse to put pressure on Haringey Council to get a better deal for a development to remain in Tottenham. Spurs are a north London club and Stratford is east London. Spurs were never going to move to Stratford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callippo Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 seeing as West Ham United won England the World Cup in 1966 the country probably owes them a favour. Spurs never had any chance of relocating miles from their part of London to where the ground is in the first place - a totally ridiculous idea. Anybody that knows Upton Park will know that is far too small a ground even for a club like West Ham who have never pretended they are a big league club. It's Orient who are the aggrieved party here if there is one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 is the rental cost going to be more than the cost to make the changes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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