I believe it's called Quid Pro Quo. Yes, Spurs benefit by being given planning permission to build the stadium, but the local area also benefits from the upgrades in the infrastructure. Unlike The Spammers who are renting their new stadium at very low cost.
You claimed it was going to be a drain on the local council, when the benefits clearly outweigh this completely. You should be completely opposed to this, both because of your club affiliation and your politics. It's a horrible deal for anyone who isn't West Ham, but in particular the taxpayer and the local council. You think it's anti-Spurs though, for some reason, so it's all good. Utterly transparent, predictable and ridiculous. A multi-million pound private company conducting dubious deals behind closed doors with government money? I'm failing to see your socialist colours, all of a sudden. Wonder why?
It's alright, it's going to be converted into Super Euros in 2037, which will immediately bankrupt West Ham. That's a reported figure, IIRC, as us plebs aren't allowed to see what we're paying for. If it's not tied to anything, like inflation, then it does sound utterly ludicrous, doesn't it?
Tbh I'm happy West ham have got the Olympic stadium they aren't going to be able to fill it. And will end up with very cheap tickets to premier league games that I will take advantage of
You're talking bollocks. Where did I say it was going to be a drain on the local council ? I said that Spurs would benefit from the redevelopment of the local area as paid in part by taxpayer money. I also happen to believe that the local area will benefit vice versa from money that Spurs put in. You make too many assumptions that end up making you look very silly.
Yes, I hear that WHFC will be selling very, very cheap season tickets. I'm tempted to buy one, so that I can go and watch all the top teams beat the Spanners, for a fraction of the cost of buying any other season ticket. I'm betting I'll be able to choose where I want to sit, too. Thanks, Spannes!
A colleague of mine is considering buying a cheap season ticket and only using it for the big games. You can get one for under £300, so if you go to Man Utd, Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, City and Everton it's less than £50 a game. Sell the rest on StubHub or whatever and you'll pay even less.
If we all get this right, we can have the Spanners' end cheering every time the Spanners concede a goal.
With the cheap stadium they are getting a very central location they will attract sponsors.I think they will do okay and end up mid table with the occasional 6th place finish.they will be stronger than you guys in a few years. As you will have to pay for a stadium like we did and won't be able to spend as much as you have
Part quote and taken out of context. I also said that 'in part' as Spurs would also be contributing. I also said that as Spurs would benefit from taxpayers money, the local area would benefit from Spurs' money. Do you even bother to read the full comments ?
The stadium sponsorship money is a bone of contention, IIRC. They certainly wouldn't receive all of it, as it isn't their stadium. Ours will be virtually covered by any deal, however. We don't spend anything on transfers now, so I can't see that changing.
There is also always the possibility that with a big stadium, based in an area with good transport links in the capital, that the porno chief will sell out to an rich Arab suitor and West Ham will go the same way as Man City .....
Yes and yours rarely make any sense. If the area's benefiting from Spurs' investment and so is the taxpayer, then you don't actually have anything to hold against Spurs. That was your only point, so why are you even bothering to comment? It clearly makes any comparison with the OS situation utterly irrelevant, which everyone else knew from the start. Or Pompey, hopefully.
I would disagree. The money coming from the likes of Sky nowadays will make the cost of the stadium significantly less of a burden. Under the new T.V. Deal, even the side that finishes 20th, gets virtually £100mill! We already have a young, albeit somewhat inexperienced squad now; many of those players, such as Kane, Bentaleb, Dier and others will most likely be the basis of our side for some years. Plus, of course, our net spend is relatively little.
