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The extra land comprises the Archway Sheet Metal Works on Paxton Road and two crappy little garages on Northumberland Park. How the stadium rebuild would work was outlined two years ago.
The BBC refers to executives having made up their minds and now just needing the board to support them. The executives on the OPLC board seem to be altman and dutton, according to their website. The article suggests the rest of the board will be asked to support their view on the vote on Friday. Maybe the leak is to put further pressure on the voting members? I can't see the board members disagreeing with the executives anyway.
You can be assured that htis is far from over, as Levy and the AEG/Tavistock legal teams will have be gearing up to take this matter to court for a couple of months now incase of this eventuality
Not in great detail, I only know that the new stadium will be built next to WHL, with the remaining section of the new stadium being on top of the exisiting stand of WHL.
What I was suggesting, is just knock down WHL completely, and build what we have designed, directly on top, without having to gain the extra land thats not been brought yet.
For those that have never been to a quality / purpose built stadium....the experience is a tad better.
They won't taking on the Mayor and Government though, they will be challenging the OPLC's ability to make an impartial recommendation based upon the amount that has been said in the media by people like Lord Coe and Karen Brady, and that for a significant period of the bidding process one member of the OPLC board was employed by Newham council who was one of the bidders.
The mayor of Newham was on the board he just wasn't allowed to vote, I don't see how Tessa Sanderson having a contract with Newham is any different, had she been allowed to vote then fair enough.
Now that west ham have seemingly won the bid, does that mean Real madrid and Barca will be looking over their shoulders in 3 years time as the OS will make west ham a football super power instead of us? LOOOL.
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I'm quite looking forward to next series of The Apprentice when Uncle Al rips his shirt open to reveal a Spurs kit then punches her in the face. :razz:
They won't taking on the Mayor and Government though, they will be challenging the OPLC's ability to make an impartial recommendation based upon the amount that has been said in the media by people like Lord Coe and Karen Brady, and that for a significant period of the bidding process one member of the OPLC board was employed by Newham council who was one of the bidders.
Well we'll find out in the next few months I suppose, but I'd be stunned if we went down the legal route.
Now that west ham have seemingly won the bid, does that mean Real madrid and Barca will be looking over their shoulders in 3 years time as the OS will make west ham a football super power instead of us? LOOOL.
I hope, if this is true, that we move on (excuse the pun) and find the finances that will allow us to continue with the NDP or at least the redevelopment of the lane.