Maybe, CC should up his street slang..... "Look at all those panels.....Fam." "Blud, that's the biggest club shop in Europe." Nah, it doesn't work...........Blud.
Chris has done a great job and although perhaps a tad repetitive, he appears to have found himself a new career.
A poster on SSC said that he had settled a claim out of court against a promoter in relation to a show at a venue that he's unable to name due to the existence of a non-disclosure clause. I know that shows in Wembley Stadium have been dreadful and that Adele has said that she'll never play there again. Also heard some grumbling about The Stones gig at The White Elephant this summer. I'm lucky that acts that I want to watch don't play stadium gigs. However, it's the modern way and the club should clean up given all the advantages that the venue offers. Fabulous sound, enormous high definition screens and great food, bars and facilities should have acts booking years in advance. Additionally, the retractable pitch means you can have 2 or 3 nights without destroying the pitch at enormous cost. All of the 'shock horror' reporting of the cost of the stadium fails to report the massive additional non-football income from such events and the future sale of housing on the ST/\DIUM site, Goods Yard, hotel, Sainsbury, etc. Chuck in the money from partnerships with Audi/HP/EA Sports that haven't been explained yet and I don't see any reason to panic.
I told you all some time ago it would never be ready for the start of this season, but none of you were having it.
The club stated some time ago the stadium wouldn't be ready in time for the new season, which is why the test events were scheduled for August and September But other than that, you're bang on...
Qatar Airways are reportedly in negotiations with a Premier League club about a sponsorship deal, according to their CEO Akbar al-Baker - so, naturally, people once again look past the obvious Nike branding on our ST/\DIUM and assume they're in negotiations with us for the naming rights on the stadium
The partnerships with Audi, EA Sports,HP, Nike, etc. haven't been expanded upon as yet. These are major players with big budgets and we've announced nothing. The club are looking for a number of 'Key Partners' to sponsor different bits of the ST/\DIUM. I can see the retractable pitch being Audi, the screens being EA Sports, etc. Qatar Airways may want in on the deal to some extent - maybe The South Stand or Podium? The recent collapse on the potential sale of Wembley couldn't have been better timed for the club as there's a likelihood of sponsors getting a lot more coverage Stateside. It'll be very interesting to see what sponsorship detail appears on the veil, if any?
Chris Cowlin managed a stadium update- as always full of excitement - and then got in his car and went to the Wolves match, what a trooper
