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Post by PotteringThrough on Oct 13, 2018 11:08:10 GMT
I think that the questionnaire should consider some other options. For me, a massive priority for the FA should be getting rid of the expensive white elephant in London and building a proper stadium in the Midlands, with dedicated transport links and not in the middle of an area that's a complete dump, even by London's standards. They made a complete pig's ear of the whole thing in the first place, and we'd best off getting rid ASAP. For example, there are the ticket allocation problems with the middle tier and dugout seats, and the fact that the sheer cost of it meant that the Cup semi-finals now have to be played there. Here we have a lunatic willing to pay a huge sum of money to take it off the FA's hands. They should snap his hand off. They may even be able to buy it back for half the price when it turns out that there's no actual interest in the boring NFL, apart from when it's a one-off novelty. If a successful multi millionaire businessman wants to buy it then I suspect there might be a bit of money in it. For me it should be in London. I've been a few times (with Stoke and also to watch Rugby League) & found it fantastic every time.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2018 16:52:43 GMT
Could this be the reason for the sell off? 🤔 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_London_NFL_franchiseThe London NFL franchise is a hypothetical National Football League (NFL) American football team based in London, England; formed as a new expansion team, or by relocating one of the existing 32 NFL teams currently based in the United States. Should the league establish a team in London, it would become the first of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada to establish a franchise outside either of those two countries. A London NFL franchise would be intended to grow the league's revenues and provide further access to the United Kingdom and European markets. However, the agreement of league owners is needed to undertake an expansion or relocation, and a London franchise would face financial, legal and logistical challenges. Possible home stadia for the London team include one or more of Wembley Stadium, Twickenham Stadium or Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The NFL is aiming to establish a London franchise by around 2025, and has the active support of the UK government. Since 2007, the league has held multiple regular season games in London each season as part of the NFL International Series, allowing the league to test solutions to some of the challenges facing a hypothetical London franchis
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Post by PotterLog on Oct 17, 2018 14:17:33 GMT
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Post by toppercorner on Oct 17, 2018 14:34:03 GMT
im glad it's off.
call me a cynic, but all the stuff being said about money going to grassroots was simply hot air for the public.
would the money given from funds to build the stadium be paid back?
there would be no way that any of the 600 million would have gone to grassroots football after everything had been paid off, therefore, we would have essentially given away an asset for free so someone else can try and bring another shite sport to the uk.
don't get me started on the price, 600m for the biggest and most advanced stadium in the uk and possibly the world for less than it cost to build? if the sale goes through at a later date, i'd charge him 3 billion for it. A ready made super stadium that he has no headaches with.
What would he do otherwise, buy the land in london, get planning permission over a period of time, build it over a number of years in a post brexit world?
the FA were giving it away.
it seems football hierarchys such as ourselves and the fa just cannot get enough of under selling and over paying.
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Post by somersetstokie on Oct 17, 2018 14:36:38 GMT
The £600 million offer to buy Wembley from the FA has been withdrawn by Fulham owner Shahid Khan. What the **** was all that about. Waste of everyone's time.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Oct 17, 2018 14:38:48 GMT
The £600 million offer to buy Wembley from the FA has been withdrawn by Fulham owner Shahid Khan. What the **** was all that about. Waste of everyone's time. I think it was withdrawn so that you could start a thread about it as well as posting on this existing thread.
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Post by somersetstokie on Oct 17, 2018 14:40:57 GMT
The £600 million offer to buy Wembley from the FA has been withdrawn by Fulham owner Shahid Khan. What the **** was all that about. Waste of everyone's time. I think it was withdrawn so that you could start a thread about it as well as posting on this existing thread. Yes. Realized that as soon as i posted. Now deleted.
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Post by essexstokey on Oct 17, 2018 17:41:13 GMT
deal off !!! bid withdrawn !! Wembley: Shahid Khan withdraws 'divisive' offer to buy national stadium from FA link
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Post by Mendicant on Oct 17, 2018 20:04:53 GMT
The NFL will never have a franchise based permanently in London. It's logistically impossible because of jet lag and travel logistics. No team can make 8 return trips across 5 to 8 time zones in 17 weeks and then get back on a plane to do it all again at short notice for play off games.
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Post by salopstick on Oct 17, 2018 20:33:23 GMT
The FA have shown their hand and are ready to sell.
Right or wrong that’s it. They should do the decent thing and put it on the market to get the best price
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Post by entropy92 on Oct 17, 2018 20:38:37 GMT
The NFL will never have a franchise based permanently in London. It's logistically impossible because of jet lag and travel logistics. No team can make 8 return trips across 5 to 8 time zones in 17 weeks and then get back on a plane to do it all again at short notice for play off games. Good!
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Oct 17, 2018 20:54:00 GMT
When you look at it they were selling the stadium but keeping 250-300 million of business with club Wemberley*! Obviously don't know all the ins and outs of that, Malcolm Clarke but sounds like a good deal, have they been getting advice from West Ham's owners? *Corporate stuff
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Post by Olgrligm on Oct 17, 2018 20:54:54 GMT
Massive opportunity lost, although the bid was way too low.
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Oct 18, 2018 8:07:04 GMT
For once we dont sell our public assets to the first bidder that shows interest. But clearly we were open to the idea so expect a new bid some time later.
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Post by jarhead on Oct 18, 2018 9:12:04 GMT
Demolishing the original Twin Towers was a fuckin disgrace! Wembley as we knew it died that day for and it still bothers me. Even the Goal Nets should be of the old Wembley in the style they were not the box Style we have today.
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Post by JoeinOz on Oct 18, 2018 9:23:31 GMT
For once we dont sell our public assets to the first bidder that shows interest. But clearly we were open to the idea so expect a new bid some time later. Wembley isn't a public asset.
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Post by Ygor on Oct 18, 2018 9:26:46 GMT
I think the real reason may be that the NFL have already earmarked Tottenhams new stadium for a new NFL franchise as it has been purpose built for soccer and American Football, and with a few million (circa £10m I think) of NFL money.
Khann buying Wembley to me was always going to be a fly in the ointment for the NFL, who are I believe are contracted to play at least 2 games a year there until 2025. After that (or maybe even before) there may well be a London franchise.
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Post by rawli on Oct 18, 2018 10:08:13 GMT
Wembley was a private company up to 19 years ago. Hardly upkeeping some long tradition by not selling. Plus his offer has been withdrawn for the moment.
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Post by Squeekster on Oct 18, 2018 11:11:45 GMT
Thought it was mainly owned by German banks who stumpped up the cash for it.
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Oct 18, 2018 11:32:33 GMT
For once we dont sell our public assets to the first bidder that shows interest. But clearly we were open to the idea so expect a new bid some time later. Wembley isn't a public asset. It was partially funded with 40M tax-payers money and 120M lottery cash. So it is most certainly of interest to the public, even though its owned by the FA.
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Post by JoeinOz on Oct 18, 2018 12:10:55 GMT
Wembley isn't a public asset. It was partially funded with 40M tax-payers money and 120M lottery cash. So it is most certainly of interest to the public, even though its owned by the FA. It's of interest no doubt about that. But ownership is a different kettle of pork altogether
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Post by Somebody_Told_Me on Oct 18, 2018 19:54:12 GMT
no i don't
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Post by heworksardtho on Oct 18, 2018 20:05:09 GMT
Don’t think it will go through 😇
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Post by spiderpuss on Oct 21, 2018 15:38:51 GMT
Poor overall offer, in a city where every other building is way overpriced. This has to be the 1st building for being sold under value. The right decision all things being considered. Tax the premier league if grass roots football needs some money.
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