Alan 12:58 Thu Apr 20
London Stadium to become athletics-free?
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It's from C&H
London Stadium may become athletics free
UK Athletics could be paid to quit the London Stadium after the 2017 London Anniversary Games and World Athletics championships.
The cost of moving the relocatable seats rose to £8m last year instead of an original budget of £300,000 and that has caused the stadium owners into considering that as a major alternative.
Claret and Hugh understands that one idea being explored is paying UK Athletics to relocate the Anniversary Games to their UK Athletics home in Birmingham and therefore giving up their 50-year agreement to use the London Stadium.
Buying UK Athletics out of their contract would cost millions but that could still possibly save the stadium owners a fortune should they not need to move the seats each summer.
The purpose-built athletics Alexander Stadium was expanded in 2011 to take a capacity of 12,700 at a cost of £12.5m and already hosts Diamond league events. It is owned by Birmingham City Council.
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Lowestoft Hammer
4:21 Thu Apr 27
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I wonder if this thread will reach 30,000 posts.
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Gavros
4:18 Thu Apr 27
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Sounds like a BERKS lapdog to me.
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goose
4:13 Thu Apr 27
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thin ice Gavros3
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Gavros
4:11 Thu Apr 27
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WHO is Billy Bonds?
Sounds a bit CHARLTON ATHLETIC to me.
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goose
4:09 Thu Apr 27
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Do we really want visiting managers to love the OS?? Pulis was prob buzzing coz he team had just stolen a point.
the fact away teams enjoy playing there is another mark against it in my book.
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Johnson
4:07 Thu Apr 27
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Doubt Gavvy knows who Billy Bonds is.
E12 - Cyber bullying? By asking me a question I answered and then me refusing to be your gopher?
You set a low bar for yourself don't you?
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Gavros
4:00 Thu Apr 27
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During his post-match interview with BBC Match of the Day, Pulis said: "People say that there is no atmosphere here. I thought the atmosphere was absolutely fantastic here today from both their supporters and our supporters.
"It's the first time I've been to the stadium and it was excellent."
LAPDOG
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goose
3:58 Thu Apr 27
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Gavvy - i hope you arent criticising BILLY BONDS.
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3:55 Thu Apr 27
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Here is my subjective view of the OS.
I prefer it to the BG.
It is not as good as a custom built football stadium would be.
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Gavros
3:52 Thu Apr 27
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"Arsenal built a new stadium but they’re two yards away from the playing surface"
True dat.....if one yard were equal to five metres.
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El Scorchio
3:48 Thu Apr 27
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You can take it as gospel in as much as you yourself are trying to tell everyone as gospel that every single person thinks it's shit.
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El Scorchio
3:46 Thu Apr 27
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Just demonstrating that not EVERYONE objectively thinks it's shit. Because it's simply not true to say it as a blanket statement.
Parry has seen enough stadiums in his time to know a little about it. But feel free to discount it just because it doesn't fit with what you're trying to say.
With all due repect to Bonzo, he's obviously got a far from objective view.
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Northern Sold
3:38 Thu Apr 27
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Mad Mike Parry OR West Ham Ledge' Bonzo….
Tough choice….
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3798413/West-Ham-legend-Billy-Bonds-blasts-London-Stadium-not-football-ground-tells-fans-used-it.html
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Northern Sold
3:31 Thu Apr 27
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Oh… so Scorch… you send us a link with the words…`madcap Sports Presenter’ in it and we gotta take that as gospel ???
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goose
3:30 Thu Apr 27
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or maybe the words of PHIL PARKES:
“I think it may have been David Gold who said it would be the same as viewing a match at Wembley but you can’t always see everything there and you are a long way from the action anyway.
“I couldn’t believe either how the running track has been covered by some material that look really cheap and naff. It really does look so artificial.”
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El Scorchio
3:28 Thu Apr 27
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Mike Parry objectively doesn't seem to think it's shit.
http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/04/24/madcap-sports-presenter-uses-alien-analogy-as-he-delivers-verdic/page/1/
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E12Hammer
3:28 Thu Apr 27
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I guess those better things to do include sitting on WHO all day and making a general idiot of yourself.
I'll leave you alone now. Wouldnt want people feeling sorry for you for getting cyber bullied.
*sniggers*
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goose
3:27 Thu Apr 27
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"‘It seems strange. The pitch is like an island out in the middle. Slaven Bilic has to walk 20-odd yards to get to the edge of pitch and when you’re sitting up high you can see a big trench where they’ve moved the seats. Arsenal built a new stadium but they’re two yards away from the playing surface.’
the words of BILLY BONDS. that should be enough for anyone.
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E12Hammer
3:25 Thu Apr 27
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Bwahahahahahahahaha
Brilliant answer, exactly what I thought.
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Johnson
3:21 Thu Apr 27
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You go and find it, I've got better things to do.
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E12Hammer
3:20 Thu Apr 27
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I dont care about anyone not connected the club. I dont give a fuck what Alan Green or Gary Neville said.
You have just claimed that the club manager and club captain have both stated that the ground is shit.
Time to back that up.
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