Petition: Hold public inquiry into West Ham & LLDC deal for rental of Olympic Stadium

[GT49er]

Both of which would satisfy the "why should West Ham get a free stadium ?" mantra. Wow, bulldoze the whole thing within 3 years and build housing, like that wouldn't cost any more.

The fact is, they've been able to negotiate a cracking deal, because the alternative is for an enormous empty shell of a stadium to sit there rotting.

Actually, if they pulled the whole f***ing thing down and built much needed affordable rented housing for people who need it, there wouldn't be 'an enormous empty shell of a stadium to sit there rotting' at all.

Your argument appears to have shot itself in the foot there, somewhat.

 

[Easy 10]

Actually, if they pulled the whole f***ing thing down and built much needed affordable rented housing for people who need it, there wouldn't be 'an enormous empty shell of a stadium to sit there rotting' at all.

Your argument appears to have shot itself in the foot there, somewhat.

So an iconic stadium built at the cost of cataclysmic millions is ACTUALLY just going to be pulled down again within 3 years...

Meanwhile, in the real world

 

[BensGrandad]

Sorry Easy but.....

As a tenant you usually accept the property in its current condition or move on(as long as it is legal), you also pay for internal decor and improvements that you see fit (a bigger table n chairs/seats up to the pitch edge are your expense), and if you are so vain as to employ a security guard/doorman, and a butler/steward that is your problem.

I would also point out that the current arrangement is detrimental to our club, and every other club in the UK/Europe. It gives West Ham a short term cash injection and lowers their operating costs for years to come. FFP anyone?

Publicans have a full repairing lease where they are responsible for everything and in some cases even the roof, so why should a football club not be for their ground.

 

[BensGrandad]

Clicked on link to sign and completed it etc but got a message ' you have not signed until you click on the link in your email, check e mail' Where is that linkl o click on? Me and IT do not go together !

 

[Ludensian Gull]

Signed

 

[Ludensian Gull]

Clicked on link to sign and completed it etc but got a message ' you have not signed until you click on the link in your email, check e mail' Where is that linkl o click on? Me and IT do not go together !

Should be a link on the email, should read click this link to sign petition, under that there should be a link possibly in a different coloured writing, just press and it and you will be told signing is complete.

 

[BensGrandad]

All done didnt realise they would send a confirmation e mail.

 

[GT49er]

So an iconic stadium built at the cost of cataclysmic millions is ACTUALLY just going to be pulled down again within 3 years...

Yes, that's right, spot on.

It was built to host the 2012 Olympic Games. They have been and gone, they are no more and will never return. So the stadium has served its purpose and is now redundant. We don't need a redundant stadium; we do need affordable housing. Simples.

 

[Dick Head]

Sour grapes much?

http://www.cpfc.org/forums/showpost.php?p=12536681&postcount=14

 

[Boroseagull]

Reported on London Tonight that the government information officer has ruled today that full details of the West Ham contract must be made public. Fan power at work?

 

[Perfidious Albion]

I liked the original concept of dismantling the top tier and using the smaller stadium as a new home for British athletics replacing Crystal Palace. CP Football Club were mooted to be having that site.
Could that be the motive for the poster's thread?

 

[8ace]

The angle of rake on the seats that they've added behind the goals looks a bit shallow

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Clicked on link to sign and completed it etc but got a message ' you have not signed until you click on the link in your email, check e mail' Where is that linkl o click on? Me and IT do not go together !

All done didnt realise they would send a confirmation e mail.

You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?

 

[Bladders]

The angle of rake on the seats that they've added behind the goals looks a bit shallow

Any pics?

 

[8ace]

Any pics?

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Maybe it was the other end I saw earlier

 

[8ace]

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[8ace]

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[Simster]

I'm with [MENTION=70]Easy 10[/MENTION] on this. I think we'd all rather West Ham weren't just handed an advantage like this, but it's the best of a bad situation. It costs MILLIONS to simply mothball giant stadiums. Besides, there are conditions attached I think. They have to be able to host athletics, for example.

What annoys me is the incompetence from the public body managing the design of the stadium it's subsequent post-Olympics management on behalf of the tax player. How difficult could it really have been to leverage the competition from Spurs? If they felt they needed to raze it to the ground to make it work, then why was it designed in this way in the first place? This should have been configurable and then even purchased by Spurs and West Ham, and sorted out five years ago.

Ask me to sign a petition to recognise the tax-payers belief that the people managing this should be sacked and have their pensions revoked and I could well be interested. But this mess isn't West Ham's doing.

 

[Driver8]

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The views are going to be shit from nearly every seat.

 

[8ace]

The views are going to be shit from nearly every seat.

Yeah looks pony.