Whatever is going on we need to rally around Knight, Perry, Samrah and the FFA team. The fact the World economy is verging on filing for bankruptcy is something none of them could have helped and if they can deliver this stadium it will be the greatest achievement since Moses parted the Red Sea...
The situation appears to be, the state of the art stadium trumpetted for 10 years has been brushed aside as its too expensive to build and fund in this ecomomic climate. In order to have any chance of funding and building it they need to build a carbunkle instead. Well fine I don't really care...
I would think so but you can bet they will be scanning this thread so I do not want to say anything that will plan into their hands. I think it is best to lay low until we know exactly what the f*** is going on.
Whatever way you slice it , its big news. LDC are dusting off their objection papers as we speak no doubt. I can guarantee Baker with be spouting off on the local media before the suns gone down.
Dwayne the economic climate in the last year ( ironically since we got permission ) has been the worst since the end of the 2nd World War. Anyone who thought it was just press on without being affected were deluded to say the least.
The dleays Lewes DC caused could come back to haunt us. If we...
Also was this not a major selling point to appease the Falmer/ Lewes brigade
Grass topped chalk bunds, designed to allow the stadium to blend in with the surrounding environment, scrapped in favour of blockwork walls and a metal roof.
This doesn't sound too clever
Plans for Falmer stadium face a dramatic revamp after costs soared by £10 million.
The soaring price of steel and changes to stadium building regulations during years of delays to the project have rendered Brighton and Hove Albion's approved plans useless.
The...
Whats this all about Brett. surely we cannot just go from 22000 to 30000 without a whole new planning permission as it will greatly increase the proposed traffic etc.