"the stadium is on target for the start of the 2010/11 season"

[Notters]

I assume this is just typical argus journalism (p.31) or do they know something we don't

 

[Wardy]

I would guess typical argus typo.

 

[Giraffe]

I noticed this but took it to be a typo. Although frankly now we have the money I see no reason why it is should be so long to build. I wouldn't altogether rule out a revision in the timetable. If the stadium can be completed quicker why not move in sooner. Every month we are at Withdean we are losing money.

 

[Stoo82]

MAy be this is our last season at he withdean (next season i mean!)

 

[Da Man Clay]

Well they do seem to be making a lot of progess up there, who knows - maybe the jump from £40 Mil to £93 Mil is partly due to getting the stadium ready 6 months earlier than expected.

 

[cardboard]

Fingers crossed

 

[Rookie]

the jump in money is the thing that gets me, to more than double the budget is immense. Why was this needed?

 

[Napper]

Well they do seem to be making a lot of progess up there, who knows - maybe the jump from £40 Mil to £93 Mil is partly due to getting the stadium ready 6 months earlier than expected.

That would be the best news out of all of this

 

[Scoffers]

the jump in money is the thing that gets me, to more than double the budget is immense. Why was this needed?

It is not double the cost. The stadium cost is £66m, that is what the Buckingham Group project is worth.

According to the argus, the rest is made up as follows :-

£6m - legal costs for getting Falmer approved in the first place
£5m - to purchase the site
£? - the stadium fit out costs
£? - Admin costs
£? - Infrastructure costs
£3m - extra contingency budget should it be required

 

[We're the Stripes]

I'm pretty certain it's a typo, and nothing more.

 

[bhafc99]

It is not double the cost. The stadium cost is £66m, that is what the Buckingham Group project is worth.

According to the argus, the rest is made up as follows :-

£6m - legal costs for getting Falmer approved in the first place
£5m - to purchase the site
£? - the stadium fit out costs
£? - Admin costs
£? - Infrastructure costs
£3m - extra contingency budget should it be required

£10.56 Feed for the ducks at Falmer village pond.

 

[Scoffers]

£10.56 Feed for the ducks at Falmer village pond.

Damn, thanks, I knew I was missing off something important

 

[Muzzman]

£10.56 Feed for the ducks at Falmer village pond.

Why would the club bail out the FPC for this extravagant commodity?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The major changes to the road layout at the entrance to Falmer School (which have to be completed before the stadium opens for business) can't possibly be done to meet a July 2010 kick-off date.

So ... it's a typo.

 

[Iamapen15]

It is not double the cost. The stadium cost is £66m, that is what the Buckingham Group project is worth.

According to the argus, the rest is made up as follows :-

£6m - legal costs for getting Falmer approved in the first place
£5m - to purchase the site
£? - the stadium fit out costs
£? - Admin costs
£? - Infrastructure costs
£3m - extra contingency budget should it be required

Also take into account the weak pound and the increase in the cost of steel and hey presto £60m becomes £93m!

 

[sully]

Also take into account the weak pound and the increase in the cost of steel and hey presto £60m becomes £93m!

Apart from the fact that the steel cost is fixed within Buckingham's contract and any fluctuation is at their risk.

And what difference a weak pound makes is anyone's guess!

 

[les dynam]

The major changes to the road layout at the entrance to Falmer School (which have to be completed before the stadium opens for business) can't possibly be done to meet a July 2010 kick-off date.

So ... it's a typo.

that's a shame. imagine if THIS was the last withdean season - i reckon we'd sell an extra 3k season tickets to those wanting first dips on falmer STs

 

[Chief Wiggum]

£10.56 Feed for the ducks at Falmer village pond.

Surely this was covered by the local MP's expenses?

 

[Iamapen15]

Apart from the fact that the steel cost is fixed within Buckingham's contract and any fluctuation is at their risk.

And what difference a weak pound makes is anyone's guess!

That being the case (RE: Steel) why did we re-negotiate a new roof (going as far as re-submitting planning permission) having seen costs saw?

I'm just trying to make sense of where the increase in price comes from.

 

[hoveboyslim]

The roof was re-designed before the Contract was placed with Buckingham; at the time there was a sharp rise in steel prices globally hense the the re-design. But we have fixed the Contract Sum with Buckingham and unless we change anything there will be no change to the price.

And the cost of the stadium hasn't gone up - it's still £66m. The rest are external costs outside the construction - as a few people have already stated.