West Ham have won Olympic Stadium

[EastLondonYid]

]Stop embarrassing yourself[/B]. Some of the comments here are cringe worthy.

...........:rofl: ....... oohh i'm all embarressed..:grin:

 

[KingKay]

He's stating a fact.

Few minor issues to iron out first. Oh nothing major ... just:

• Tender process to find suitable contractors
• Pre-qualification issues
• Tender Analysis, Contractor selection
• Scheduling
• Couple of buildings we dont own
• Financing
• Naming rights

Might be a late night :grin:

 

[kishman]

Few buildings in the way though Kish. :lol:

I know people may have used some shoddy lawyers in their time, but ones that say you can just knock down somebody else's house on their land should probably be shot ...

Oh yeah. :lol:

 

[Stoof]

Few minor issues to iron out first. Oh nothing major ... just:

• Tender process to find suitable contractors
• Pre-qualification issues
• Tender Analysis, Contractor selection
• Scheduling
• Couple of buildings we dont own
• Financing
• Naming rights

Might be a late night :grin:

I'll get the Chinese, you put the kettle on. :wink:

 

[nicdic]

The two might not marry for you, but there are plenty of people who believe this club can achieve great things in Tottenham.

How? Seriously, how?

 

[StanSpur]

I agree...but i think sir bill meant in terms of effort, mentality and glory all on the playing field..11 V 11...I don't think he mean't trying to destroy the OS and call ourselves stratford spurs.

The whole Stratford Spurs was a windup from other fans. We are a registered company - it is our trading name and wouldn't just be taken away from us.

As for destroying the OS site - sorry but that was in the Olympic proposal from day 1. It was always going to be reduced to 1 stand and a track. This whole BS about it being left as a symbol of the achievement is rubbish. Nobody had any intention of leaving the stadium there, not even Coe.

 

[EastLondonYid]

Bill Nic wasn't a man of sentiment and he certainly wouldn't have let that enter the equation if it meant hindering progression.

Can't believe your still going with the Stratford Spurs thing. Why would we have changed our name? Its nearly as embarrassing as Gold and Sullivans 'Queen' arguement.

Bill nic would never have allowed us to move to east london ...

Dig out what he wrote about the fans and the area...

To suggest he would want us to move is remarkable low.

 

[bigturnip]

Can you see where I'm coming from though?

That belief is purely hopeful it's not entrenched in any fact.

I'm as optimistic as the next guy. My experience of the commercial property world in the last 3 years, however, has shown me that not a lot of people are doing anything. So when a stadium is going to be virtually built for us with only the need for a minor tinkering on our behalf, you can see why I'd be happy with that. With massively improved transport links and a shiny new stadium, that'd make New WHL a great place to be.

The belief that the OS would bring DL any success is also not entrenched in any fact.

Minor tinkering? DL was going to knock it down and build a new stadium.

 

[crazyteknohed]

Club Statement on Olympic Stadium Bid

11 February 2011




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The OPLC has today announced that the Club is not the preferred bidder for the Olympic Stadium site.
The Olympic Stadium site is an essential element in the creation of a viable Olympic Park and we know that, together with AEG, we provided a first class proposal to support the sustainability of the whole project.
It was never an option, however, that we would retain the running track as we believe this to be unacceptable for our supporters and therefore wholly unviable in the long term. It carries with it the major risk of being incapable of delivering a lasting legacy without further calls on the public purse or a requirement for changes to the stadium and track at a later date.
Much has been made of the promise to keep the Athletics track within the Olympic Stadium and, therefore, we should all expect to see the retention of this track firmly embedded and legally guaranteed by those entrusted with this legacy commitment, today and in the future.
We submitted an honest bid with the only solution we considered capable of delivering lasting regeneration, a significant return to the public purse and wide-ranging benefits to the local communities and to London.
The OPLC’s decision has still to be approved by two Government departments and the Mayor’s Office. We shall continue to monitor the bid process over the coming weeks up until its final determination, whilst reviewing our position and holding discussions with our advisors.
We shall spend time assessing our situation in respect of a new stadium and when we have any further information we shall update our supporters.

Is it just me or does the abysmal grammar of THFC's PR team piss anyone else off? Makes us look like right tools, it does.

 

[bigturnip]

Bill Nic wasn't a man of sentiment and he certainly wouldn't have let that enter the equation if it meant hindering progression.

Can't believe your still going with the Stratford Spurs thing. Why would we have changed our name? Its nearly as embarrassing as Gold and Sullivans 'Queen' arguement.

Bill nic would never have allowed us to move to east london ...

Dig out what he wrote about the fans and the area...

To suggest he would want us to move is remarkable low.

Please don't bring the great man into this, we have no idea what he would have wanted and for either side to try and claim he's on their side is hugely disrespectful to his memory.

 

[Nick-TopSpursMan]

North London is OURS!

I've been buzzing all day long since West Ham were announced as the preferred bidders.

We are TOTTENHAM Hotspur, we qualified for the CL in 36,000 WHL in Tottenham! The NDP was viable right up until the point Levy heard Stratford was available. It can be done imo and it will.

And all this bullshit being thrown at fans who want to stay in Tottenham, it's nothing short of a disgrace. Attacking fans who are standing up for the clubs history and tradition, for it's home, where it was born. If it wasn't for the area of Tottenham, Spurs wouldn't exist FFS!

 

[jimmyn16]

Paul Kelso in the Telegraph this morning:

"Speaking last week, Levy told Telegraph Sport that new sites away from Haringey were an option if the Olympic Stadium bid failed, but said he would also seek new talks with the council about reducing the cost of the Northumberland Park site adjacent to White Hart Lane."

http://bit.ly/dLokg6

 

[EastLondonYid]

North London is OURS!

I've been buzzing all day long since West Ham were announced as the preferred bidders.

We are TOTTENHAM Hotspur, we qualified for the CL in 36,000 WHL in Tottenham! The NDP was viable right up until the point Levy heard Stratford was available. It can be done imo and it will.

And all this bullshit being thrown at fans who want to stay in Tottenham, it's nothing short of a disgrace. Attacking fans who are standing up for the clubs history and tradition, for it's home, where it was born. If it wasn't for the area of Tottenham, Spurs wouldn't exist FFS!

:clap::clap::clap:

 

[KingKay]

Bill nic would never have allowed us to move to east london ...

Dig out what he wrote about the fans and the area...

To suggest he would want us to move is remarkable low.

So you want me to find your quotes for you? :roll: Not sure your aware of this but he was actually from Yorkshire.

 

[kishman]

How? Seriously, how?

Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd and Man City all get caught bribing referees, as a result they all get demoted to League Two, leaving Spurs to win the EPL for the next few season. :grin:

But in all seriousness, can anybody guarantee me that the NDP won't happen? Until the Levy releases a statement saying the NDP is out of the equation, there is hope albeit slight.

 

[steve]

Levy and co weren't BANKING on the OS.

Are any of you naive enough to think that they thought we were nailed on for it? And if we didn't get it then we have no other plan? And please don't throw quotes at me, they meant very little while the bidding process was going on.

It's done, rightly or wrongly, it's over, bar the shouting.

We won't be selling our best players to fund a new stadium. We won't be plunged into the abyss without one either. There's too much scare mongering on here about our plight, some people are saying our club has died today!!!!!

Come on, think it through. Look at Arsenal's model and look at the fortunes they are making despite their mortgage. They make double the money now (with the repayments factored in) through the turnstiles than they did at Highbury - with inflation factored in too.

Ok it would've been nice and cheap etc. BUT I'll be surprised if we're not close to moving into our new gaff by the time West Ham are in the Olympic Stadium. Depsite what Levy says I don't believe the NDP is a no go at all - it's just the OS was better financially...what would we be doing now if London never won the Olympics in the first place? Just giving up? I really don't think so....

 

[Stoof]

The belief that the OS would bring DL any success is also not entrenched in any fact.

Minor tinkering? DL was going to knock it down and build a new stadium.

Um. Read stuff first BT. Please.

Of the £500 million being spent on the stadium, £80 million was going to be recycled out of the current structure and used elsewhere (no wastage).

You reckon you could build an entire stadium for £80 million?

I think having a bigger stadium, with more revenue, with better transport links gives a helluva lot more chance for success than some wishy washy painting some people seem to have in their minds of how White Hart Lane II is going to look.

 

[nicdic]

Yay mid table mediocrity! :dance:

 

[StanSpur]

Bill nic would never have allowed us to move to east london ...

Dig out what he wrote about the fans and the area...

To suggest he would want us to move is remarkable low.

To be fair Bill was a different generation when football was a different entity. Football is not about the immediate surrounding area these days, nothing is its a bigger wider world. Bill probably wouldn't have had a Twitter account or logged on to SC but it doesn't mean that it is wrong.

Bill is gone, that double side was made up of part-time players 60 years ago, it is a different situation.

 

[KingKay]

I'll get the Chinese, you put the kettle on. :wink:

I might nip round the offy, we're going to need something abit stronger. :grin: