Interesting development for the city this.

Never heard about this before.

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/...ch-beach-house-seafront-development-1-6670161

 

Just been reading about that, i think its great that the club are putting into the community, even if it is to futher make profit for the club, i hope there is more of it to come

 

Has there been any more crack about that hotel they were planning to build near the sol?

 

Not heard not mate, last was that it was at planning permission stage i think

This sort of thing is how you boost your coffers for ffp rules, profit making assets, loving it

 

So another Vaux situation then?

 

When I worked at the stadium within the executive catering and serving the fans bit of it

Lindley catering was in charge, SAFC then took over and just made their own sub-company, therefore will just be them expanding really

Workforce is already there due to the amount they employ at the stadium, possibly some specialised chefs...simple really

 

Aye but fancy ellis is building an empire here like, who owns the aquatic centre safc or the council?

 

With you.

I never lived in Sunderland but the council do seem a bit **** tbh.

 

Aye owned by the council

http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8305

Which will mean the land thats been proposed for the hotel will be owned by them aswell, that will be the hold up

 

Our council is a disgrace, Sepp Blatter would be an improvement.

 

Think the plan is to buy up all of the sheepfold factories etc and to create a sports village. Hotel, tennis, squash courts, cafés etc. I heard over half was now purchased and the plan was to have this up n running by 2020.

 

**** me, I might not be around by then.

 

neither will the world cup in qatar

 

They got the land for £25k.

Mind it looks a bit "fur coat and no knickers" - will it look so good after the first winter storm has battered it and the constant sea harr can be very corrosive- I lived at the Marina for a year or so in a town house, so its not going to look new for long.

Its a good idea I just think it will be unsustainable unless you have an airshow every other weekend.

 

I can remember watching a documentary about the city centre years ago. There was a dispute going on about who was running the place between some big fat bloke wearing an iron mask with a midget sitting on his shoulders & a loud mouthed woman with frizzy hair. I think they were Labour councillors or something.

 

I've seen them being knocked up, coming on canny. Didn't know safc was doing it like

 

They need to organise some parking it was desperate down there the other week

 

I thought the club would have developed the land around the stadium, some nice bars etc.

 

If this is the worlds best standards of refs then this World Cup us going to be a joke! Every time Brazil fall over its a free kick!

Edit: I think this is on the wrong thread!