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TheChosenOne

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A snippet from a KUMB tweet today, I thought our injuries were bad but these are experts ..




Love this bit about Noble being available after his 3 match ban.
 

Cornpattbuck

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Not entirely sure how this increased capacity stuff works.

They've consistently shown they can't handle what they've got and yet everyone is cool with them just randomly bringing in another 6,000?

Sounds like a recipe for disaster... and presumably requires even more taxpayer subsidies?
 

Lilbaz

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Apr 1, 2005
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Not entirely sure how this increased capacity stuff works.

They've consistently shown they can't handle what they've got and yet everyone is cool with them just randomly bringing in another 6,000?

Sounds like a recipe for disaster... and presumably requires even more taxpayer subsidies?

Average attendence (actually turning up) is 42k at the moment i think. Not sure why they'd want it. They'd probably have to make the tickets cheaper to try and fill it. Last season i think they made £2m more than they did at the boelyn for matchday revenue. It's just a big vanity project for brady and co.
 

TheChosenOne

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Not entirely sure how this increased capacity stuff works.

They've consistently shown they can't handle what they've got and yet everyone is cool with them just randomly bringing in another 6,000?

Sounds like a recipe for disaster... and presumably requires even more taxpayer subsidies?

Kumb...
Some of those replies - including the one that goes on about 'pulling the rug from under Tottenham'
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'O Zio

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Really don't understand this move. They don't sell out what they've currently got so what's the point? Other than to have "bragging rights" about the largest capacity in the PL there doesn't seem to me to be any point to this whatsoever, and besides, any bragging rights about that pointless statistic are by far and away overridden by the farce that the whole stadium and situation is anyway so it's not like any other fans are going to be jealous of it or anything. I'd rather play at Harringey Borough in front of 2k than at that lifeless tin pot stadium.
 

Insomnia

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Flynn

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Andy Carroll injured joke of a footballer.

West Ham fan was telling me the other day that Carroll played 90 minutes against Brentford and will now go on his annual 7 goals in 3 games spree before getting injured again.

I love the fact that they get so excited to see him back that in their heads they've elevated him to some sort of prolific goalscorer and not a goal every 4 games striker.
 

WalkerboyUK

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Average attendence (actually turning up) is 42k at the moment i think. Not sure why they'd want it. They'd probably have to make the tickets cheaper to try and fill it. Last season i think they made £2m more than they did at the boelyn for matchday revenue. It's just a big vanity project for brady and co.

They think they'll get a trophy for biggest stadium
 

wakefieldyid

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Average attendence (actually turning up) is 42k at the moment i think. Not sure why they'd want it. They'd probably have to make the tickets cheaper to try and fill it. Last season i think they made £2m more than they did at the boleyn for matchday revenue. It's just a big vanity project for brady and co.
I wonder whether it's all smoke and mirrors. As we all know, their existing tenancy agreement locks both sides into a long-term deal that is totally unsustainable for the landlords, E20. However, this is based on a stadium capacity of 57k, and E20 had previously refused to increase this. All the press releases refer to "hard negotiation" between WHU and E20, leading to an increase in the stadium capacity to 60k and, eventually, to 66k, but there's no mention of what concessions WHU have had to make. Surely E20 (and, more importantly, Sadiq Khan) will have insisted on rewriting the existing tenancy agreement and upping the rent in return for these concessions on ground capacity?
 

'O Zio

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I wonder whether it's all smoke and mirrors. As we all know, their existing tenancy agreement locks both sides into a long-term deal that is totally unsustainable for the landlords, E20. However, this is based on a stadium capacity of 57k, and E20 had previously refused to increase this. All the press releases refer to "hard negotiation" between WHU and E20, leading to an increase in the stadium capacity to 60k and, eventually, to 66k, but there's no mention of what concessions WHU have had to make. Surely E20 (and, more importantly, Sadiq Khan) will have insisted on rewriting the existing tenancy agreement and upping the rent in return for these concessions on ground capacity?

I would hope so but I think that's a tad optimistic. I don't see why West Ham would agree to that. The only good thing about the stadium, from West Ham's perspective, is that they're getting it for an absolute steal so why would they willingly agree to pay more just to have extra seats when they can't sell out their current allocation?
 

wakefieldyid

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I would hope so but I think that's a tad optimistic. I don't see why West Ham would agree to that. The only good thing about the stadium, from West Ham's perspective, is that they're getting it for an absolute steal so why would they willingly agree to pay more just to have extra seats when they can't sell out their current allocation?
You're right that I'm being a bit optimistic, but my scenario goes like this....
1. If left as it is, the existing agreement would lead to E20 going into administration in a few years time.
2. The failure of the deal would inevitably lead to much more scrutiny of the original lease than the various interested parties (Labour and Conservative politicians, WHU, UK Athletics) would want.
3. Renegotiating the deal now, on the spurious grounds that West Ham need to increase the stadium capacity beyond the figure agreed in the existing lease, allows the rent to be set at a level that covers the cost of operating the stadium. West Ham pay more, but their fans are placated by the thought that they're getting something tangible in return for the additional costs.
4. E20 ceases to be a basket case and can eventually be sold into the private sector.
 

'O Zio

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You're right that I'm being a bit optimistic, but my scenario goes like this....
1. If left as it is, the existing agreement would lead to E20 going into administration in a few years time.
2. The failure of the deal would inevitably lead to much more scrutiny of the original lease than the various interested parties (Labour and Conservative politicians, WHU, UK Athletics) would want.
3. Renegotiating the deal now, on the spurious grounds that West Ham need to increase the stadium capacity beyond the figure agreed in the existing lease, allows the rent to be set at a level that covers the cost of operating the stadium. West Ham pay more, but their fans are placated by the thought that they're getting something tangible in return for the additional costs.
4. E20 ceases to be a basket case and can eventually be sold into the private sector.

Fair enough, still wishful thinking though if you ask me. I don't think anyone involved is competent enough to come up with such a cunning plan to be honest.
 

mano-obe

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With the local council, state aid its been near 300m West Ham have received. Now they're getting handouts from the premier league. The papers seem to turn a blind eye to all this yet rather concentrate on the wrong doings of PSG and Man City

It werent long ago West Ham were compensating Sheffield United 30m quid for irregularities
 
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