RootsRadical
4:54 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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.....added to that the political and economical environment has completely changed since the Olympics, public services are stretched to breaking point, councils are going bust, and there is a cost of living crisis.
It doesn't take much imagination to think that this will impact our situation with the stadium.
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RootsRadical
4:44 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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OTB?
I'm not stirring just stating the situation and possible consequences which as Stewie said are fairly common knowledge. I haven't even mentioned Essex either.
A large stake in the club is up for sale and the stadium is costing the taxpayer over 20m each year & rising as it's
temporary structure that's already aging with added scaffolding seats as a lower tier with huge gaps in-between the tiers.
They are also revamping Crystal Palace so it can host major Athletics events again.
A new government is on the horizon, the situation is clearly unsustainable for the period of our lease, contracts & leases can.
change or be bought out so I'm guessing based on the above
that something will change in the not too distant future.
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Side of Ham
4:04 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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You know it's still there Pickle as you used to fill in the forms for them clambering to go and live there......then Brexit happened......shame......
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Manuel
3:39 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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Sydney - How long are you going to keep up this 'clubman' trolling facade for?
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Willtell
3:07 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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I think the problem is that the LLDC can’t go on losing £20+m each year running a stadium for WHU and Athletics paid for by London taxpayers.
Then there is the issue that it won’t last another 90 years apparently. WHU investors can expect the future opportunity to take over the stadium and a surrounding area for a nominal price to relieve taxpayer funding.
That gives development opportunities should we move out and leave a demolished stadium on premium development land. I guess the stadium footprint would be worth enough and a profitto build a new stadium in Essex hence the speculation.
West Ham London logo would need changing and I doubt LLDC will be so easy to pull their knickers down next time so I reckon we’ll be in the bowl for a long time yet…
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BillyJenningsBoots
2:34 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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I guess the other point Gonzo is making is that the stadium was built to be temporary... he keeps saying the roof is leaking and can't last forever and were sitting on scaffolding etc etc and apart from it being a shit view and looks a bit crap with all the gaps does anyone notice that?
Cant say I have.. but ideally if a rich oil baron comes in to invest and we only cost say £6-700m would buying the stadium and knocking it down to build a new one be cost effective would it boost our value by the same spend .. we'd surely have a lot more control over income etc from other events as well as full income from catering tickets etc...
What I cant see is someone coming in and immediately moving us to Essex.. that wouldnt sit well with the overall fanbase and they wouldn't want to upset us that quick...
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Sydney_Iron
2:24 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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Willtell 12:15 Thu Mar 21
Stop talking rational sense Willtell, “Cringe worthy” blind hatred is what you should be posting?
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Hammer and Pickle
2:16 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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I’ve been to Essex.
Is it still there?
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RBshorty
2:10 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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Gonzo = Agent Provocateur.
They all get their info from the same source.(In our case. A piss stained one.) Then put a personal twist on it. Put it out there. Stir the shit a little. Then watch the hits come in. Rinse and repeat.
The whole YT thing. Is about how Joe Public swallow’s you’re poison.
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Lee Trundle
1:26 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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Dunno if this is right
https://www.claretandhugh.info/london-stadium-catering-share-is-nominal/
but if it is, then in Premier League terms I wouldn't say the revenue is astronomically high.
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Mr Kenzo
1:24 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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Knock down those flats in Upton Park and rebuild the stadium back where it should have stayed all along
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stewie griffin
1:08 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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the 'deal of the century' would involve much better returns on the astronomically high catering revenue, for example.
We pay a low rent, granted, but the shitheap already looks run down, and we're missing out on a vast amount of income from other streams. The deal really isn't all that great.
The deal of the century, is the tv deal
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Willtell
12:15 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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You don't need to be a genius to spot that Sullivan's god is the pound note. But I don't think a lot of his criticism is reasonable. He has pushed WH on to being a top club with over 60,000 gates whether you like the stadium or not. He has spent big on many occasions to improve us.
He backed Pellegrini big time and Moyes has enjoyed more financial backing than any previous manager. West Ham still have way cheaper season ticket prices than Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham.
Personally I think it's just nonsense speculation because Sullivan is looking to sell some of his shares to another investor. He's 75 and already a billionaire. I think it's quite likely that he's tidying up his business empire. And you don't go to every game you can possibly get to and not be a real fan...
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Lee Trundle
11:49 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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"We have the deal of the century in the biggest transport hub in the UK. No way are they moving for the next few years."
This.
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Takashi Miike
11:49 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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what the board loving bootlickers on here, and in particular that fucking cringe worthy aussie cunt fail to grasp is sullivan and the venture capitalist czech never have been or ever will be west ham fans. their God is a pound note, and if they get the opportunity to rip up that lease and sell the land to developers (like they fucking did with the old ground), they'll do it and won't give a fuck about the consequences
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BRANDED
11:41 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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Football stadia dont have huge value. The land might do. We have the deal of the century in the biggest transport hub in the UK. No way are they moving for the next few years.
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On The Ball
11:23 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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RootsRadical 5:30 Wed Mar 20
Nonsense, nothing is going to happen for about 91 years.
You do seem to be trying to stir rumours though - I wonder why?
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Sydney_Iron
11:02 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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Of course it’s bollocks Manuel, and has been mentioned we have a 99 year lease ffs,
Agree on the YT click bait channels and going to be painful the next couple of weeks seeing what cringe they come up with, it’s bad enough when we play…….
Had to laugh at the suggestion any move to Essex could be down to Sullivan and some imaginary master plan he has though…..bwahahahaha
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PwoperNaughtyButNot
10:53 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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Did we not have a 99 year lease at £2m a year?
Seems better value to us that spending £500m plus on a new stadium in Romford market
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Manuel
6:31 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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This is going to be a long intl break, according to the usual YT channels we are moving to Essex, 25% of the club is going up for sale (even though we can't sell 10% that's been available for years, and the Gold family can't sell their shares) and we might be signing Ivan Toney!
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Manuel
5:35 Thu Mar 21
Re: West Ham Essex?
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Sydney_Iron 3:58 Thu Mar 21
''All just speculation and no real evidence this has legs.''
No, really? And there's me thinking we're off to Basildon soon. Thanks, Syd.
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