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BF is ALWAYS going to be worth more to Mr Bennett if the Albion want it. Else its worth jack shit to anyone at all, including Mr Bennett.

Like Bennett gives a shit. Its a field in the middle of nowhere. Define 'long game'? September maybe? Face it, he's got the club by the short and curlies.

Depends how badly B&B need that bit of land tho eh? If they need it to, say, build a hotel, then Bennett could quite easily quote an insane amount and end up being haggled down to a figure still out of all proportion to what the land is worth, that will make the current price look like peanuts...

He'll doubtless win in the end though, because he's got something that is in itself essentially worthless, that is immensely valuable to the club.

Is the field technically fallow if its under tarmac tho? Does the Albion own the tarmac? And if it has to be returned to agricultural use do the club have to dig up the tarmac and dispose of it at their own expense? Would probably cost more than paying Bennett's ransom demand. Reckon the...

Is it just me who assumed that Bennett's Field was a historical title? Never in a million years suspected there was an actual Mr Bennett. Whatever next? Its really going to screw up the trains if Mr Hayward wants his heath back or Mr Burgess will no longer allow access to his hill.