- Jan 20, 2006
- 45,213
- 8,229
According to the bid process, West Ham were preferred bidders. If they could not meet their obligations then we (as runners up) were to take over. West Ham could not meet their obligations (i don't care what they say about legal wranglings taking years blah blah) but instead of taking over, the bidding process is to be re-run with changes so that WH can take over.
The cost of the stadium itself is £80m, the cost of the land/infrasturcture etc... came to £600m by reports (and Golds own words). Land and infrastructure are already in place at CP, but you know this, you are just trying to be argumentative as usual.
That's somewhat analogous to your being turned down for a job because you're insufficiently qualified, then finding the better-qualified bloke who got it has pulled out and saying, 'Can I have it, then?' The answer remains 'No', because you're still insufficiently qualified.
As far as I'm concerned Levy has no business whatsoever digging the government and OPLC out of a hole of their own making.