Falmer Red Herring

[sherriffbart]

I am of the opinion that Coppell's stuff about falmer is a red herring.

Lets face it, we will not have a ground built at Falmer for at least 3 to 4 years. Does anyone seriously believe Coppell will hang around for that long anyway( assuming once the thing is accepted, we will still have f*** all money to buy players as all our spare cash will go to the "building Falmer Fighting Fund"

Come clean Stevie.......you want to go to a club with a shiny stadium, somewhere where a owner has pots of cash and who have a very good chance of getting to the premiership soon. Just tell us straight.

That is all we ask for and I think all we deserve

 

[Brixtaan]

All the reasons in a nutshell

 

[Yorkie]

Again, what makes you think Falmer would take 3 to 4 years to build once JP gives the go ahead? It only takes about a year to build a stadium.

Madjeski may have pots of cash as you put it but when Sidwell was going we matched their offer and Robert Lester Zamora has stated here today that DK has matched Reading's offer.

Madjeski doesn't throw his money around like confetti.

 

[sherriffbart]

Yorkie

We havent even put the building out to tender yet, which will take 1 year minimum to agree by law!!!! We can't do anything until this is agreed.

 

[Gary Nelson]

Good point Yorkie re timescale. Also if they widen the circle to build the bloody thing then I bet a few fans will go along with their paintbrush and level.

Count me in for the bar section. It would be a bit like a painting party!

 

[sherriffbart]

Sidwell's offer was not matched by the Albion's board

An investor in the club offered to pay the £150k Reading were offering in order to buy him. It was nothing to do with Knight!

 

[Locky]

According to the board.......If permission is granted the new Stadium will be built for sometime during the 2004/2005 season.
I have never had reason to doubt our board and am not about to start now.

 

[ChutneyStirrer]

Yorkie

We havent even put the building out to tender yet, which will take 1 year minimum to agree by law!!!! We can't do anything until this is agreed.

What law is that?? What the feck are you talking about....?!?!?

 

[sherriffbart]

I just know......

na na na na na

 

[Weezle]

I am of the opinion that Coppell's stuff about falmer is a red herring.

Lets face it, we will not have a ground built at Falmer for at least 3 to 4 years. Does anyone seriously believe Coppell will hang around for that long anyway( assuming once the thing is accepted, we will still have f*** all money to buy players as all our spare cash will go to the "building Falmer Fighting Fund"

Come clean Stevie.......you want to go to a club with a shiny stadium, somewhere where a owner has pots of cash and who have a very good chance of getting to the premiership soon. Just tell us straight.

That is all we ask for and I think all we deserve

Because it is what Knight would have requested. In the run up to Prescott making his decision it is important that we get as much publicity as possible. This is a prime example of how our lack of stadium is affecting the club. Knight would have requested that Coppell sited this as a reason even if it was not the genuine one.

Besides that, i am sure it did have an influence on Coppells's decision making process aong with all the other obvious considerations.

 

[Storer68]

Its just a smokescreen.

Tell me , what has changed from when he signed his contract in June (except that a more settled club has come sniffing)

 

[Brovion]

Storer's right. Absolutely nothing has changed on Falmer since he signed. I wish Coppell had the decency of Peter Taylor. (That's the second time today I've said that. I'll stop soon. Promise.)

 

[sully]

I just know......

na na na na na

Well, I work in the Construction industry and part of my job is construction procurement.

Even if the project was for the public sector and had to be advertised in the OJEC, the timescale wouldn't be anything like a year to send out tenders.

As a private project, they could tender it now. We start the ball rolling on most of our projects before planning permission is obtained, it's just one of many risks that the Employer takes into account.

The club are being sensible in waiting for the final button to be pressed in order that the contractors who tender will know that it's a "real" project in order that the risk of paying out abortive fees to consultants is removed, and the contractors will sharpen their pencils to get in on a prestige project.

I presume sherriffbart that you are a solicitor, as they usually talk out of their arses when it comes to building contracts!