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[Football] Boris Johnson & London Stadium deal



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Rowdey

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Jul 7, 2003
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Herne Hill
Khan said on Radio today, that West Ham were offered a better deal than what they asked for..! :wozza:

Isn't Baroness Brady a Conservative Life Peer in the House of Lords..?
 




GT49er

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,757
Gloucester
vegster said:
Because the stadium had to be seen to be being used to prevent it being called a waste of taxpayers money. So a deal, any deal had to be done with someone to take the heat off, at least for a while.
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Any deal better than no deal? Hmmm.....sounds familiar..........
 


GT49er

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
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Driver8 said:
Everyone that voted for them does.
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As does every couldn't-care-lesser who couldn't be arsed to turn out and vote. And probably most people who wasted their vote on a Lib Dem candidate that didn't have a cat in hell's chance too.
 


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getreal1

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Aug 13, 2008
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Unloading the stadium was always an issue whether it was Socialist or Tory decision making,

Usual boring platitudes were heard which are always given by countries and GB was no different. Along the lines of .... legacy... wonderful facilities for generations to come....more young people will play sport in coming years...

Actually stuck with a big stadium which nobody knew what to do with and no discernible increase in sporting participation in the target groups, legacy? Great Olympics but beyond that, not much.
 






beorhthelm

beorhthelm

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Jul 21, 2003
35,315
vegster said:
Because the stadium had to be seen to be being used to prevent it being called a waste of taxpayers money. So a deal, any deal had to be done with someone to take the heat off, at least for a while.
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goldstone said:
Every city that hosts the Olympics has the same problem with what to do with the venues afterwards. And every city gets into financial trouble as a result.

The Olympics should have a permanent home in Athens to stop all this nonsense.
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and thats the whole story right there. there was no other viable use for the stadium and compared to most other hosts, we've done pretty well. most are funded at large expense only to be bearly usable, some facilities simply become derelict. you could almost say West Ham have done London a favour by keeping it in use.
 


GT49er

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,757
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Hampster Gull said:
Another toff Brexit elite getting shown up for what he is
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Dear oh dear! I know you are driven to incoherent rage to the point of distraction by the fact that we voted to leave the EU, but the fact is that the deal with the porn twins to rent the stadium on the cheap has nothing to do with Brexit. The deal was done some time before the referendum, so it would still be a shitty deal, even if the referendum had gone the other way.
 


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Hampster Gull

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GT49er said:
Dear oh dear! I know you are driven to incoherent rage to the point of distraction by the fact that we voted to leave the EU, but the fact is that the deal with the porn twins to rent the stadium on the cheap has nothing to do with Brexit. The deal was done some time before the referendum, so it would still be a shitty deal, even if the referendum had gone the other way.
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:kiss: I think you won, the country and it’s people lost. Boris the Toff showning here his motives
 




GT49er

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,757
Gloucester
getreal1 said:
Unloading the stadium was always an issue whether it was Socialist or Tory decision making,

Usual boring platitudes were heard which are always given by countries and GB was no different. Along the lines of .... legacy... wonderful facilities for generations to come....more young people will play sport in coming years...

Actually stuck with a big stadium which nobody knew what to do with and no discernible increase in sporting participation in the target groups, legacy? Great Olympics but beyond that, not much.
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Yes, sadly there was that awkward requirement to bang on about 'legacy' in the bidding process, although the problem could probably have been solved by more money in the 'right places' - nudge, nudge, know what I mean?

Then we could have pulled it down and built several hundred much needed affordable council rented homes, with an infrastructure of schools, health centres and other facilities. Now, that would have been a legacy!
 


WATFORD zero

WATFORD zero

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Jul 10, 2003
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Oh Well , it's only a stadium, at least nobody trusted him on anything important
 


GT49er

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,757
Gloucester
Hampster Gull said:
:kiss: I think you won, the country and it’s people lost. Boris the Toff showning here his motives
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First part's right. Can't agree the second part - I wouldn't have voted leave were it not the best thing for the country.




And don't ever f**kin' KISS me again!
 




Super Steve Earle

Super Steve Earle

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Feb 23, 2009
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North of Brighton
jackanada said:
Tory darling Boris waves through dodgy deal that greatly benefits some rich tories, costs the taxpayer money and further impoverishes the poor and vulnerable.

Not exactly a new story is it.
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Yes, but Tory darling Boris also says Labour darling Ken Livingstone waved it through. If I gave a monkey's, I'd wonder which one it really was!
 












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Lindfield by the Pond

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Jan 10, 2009
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beorhthelm said:
and thats the whole story right there. there was no other viable use for the stadium and compared to most other hosts, we've done pretty well. most are funded at large expense only to be bearly usable, some facilities simply become derelict. you could almost say West Ham have done London a favour by keeping it in use.
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Can anyone imagine what the London Stadium with West Ham in it with Championship football being played there will look like? 10,000 rattling around? Can't hear anyone when they are full at 50,000, when 10,000 are there? Be like a park game.......

Not sure West Ham have done anyone a favour, least themselves. Best knock it down and build something that has some more purpose.
 


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LVGull

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Lindfield by the Pond said:
Can anyone imagine what the London Stadium with West Ham in it with Championship football being played there will look like? 10,000 rattling around? Can't hear anyone when they are full at 50,000, when 10,000 are there? Be like a park game.......

Not sure West Ham have done anyone a favour, least themselves. Best knock it down and build something that has some more purpose.
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Yes I can imagine it.
 






GT49er

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
46,757
Gloucester
Lindfield by the Pond said:
Can anyone imagine what the London Stadium with West Ham in it with Championship football being played there will look like? 10,000 rattling around? Can't hear anyone when they are full at 50,000, when 10,000 are there? Be like a park game.......

Not sure West Ham have done anyone a favour, least themselves. Best knock it down and build something that has some more purpose.
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Maybe West Ham could ground-share with Leyton Orient?
 


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