http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/three-months-on-from-the-games-whats-going-on-with-the-olympic-stadium-8369171.html



Sour grapes..

stadium may not be ready to host sport again until 2016

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How many times will Yoyo FC go down by then?

Will Spurs are able to place a first brick for their new stadium by that time?

Will West Ham ever play a Premiership game in the OS?

Will Spurs ever come out of that jpeg stadium?

Will West Ham ever move out of Upton Dump?

You just said 2016..

Let me know when you put down the first brick..

You just said 2016..

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LIAR!! It was a copy & paste from the report.

So, what's the point in copy &pasting?

Will you let me know when you put down the first brick.

Spurs 3-1 s

Still, you didn't answer my FIRST BRICK question..

You didnt answer my West Ham ever move out of Upton Dump question?

Because the s STILL apparently cannot afford to pay their way (according to BBC London 5 mins ago) .

RDBD

It's funny and I don't mean it rudely, but I listened to that report and interpreted it completely differently.

I thought they were simply reporting West Ham were still trying to negotiate the best possible deal.

Your interpretation may be correct, as may mine, but it's funny that we all hear what we want to hear.

Just watched it again.
The emphasis is on the s not meeting whatever the legacy company want.

And Boris saying they won't be rushed to a deal on the cheap because of perceived time pressures.
And the reporter saying they are quite prepared to "walk away from football" at the OS.

YMMV.

I agree in the main, but I don't get the impression West Ham can't afford it, more that both sides are playing "hardball" on the numbers, I would guess they will meet it the middle.

Oh and YMMV?

Given the quoted 200m for the seating, and the fact the s couldn't even contribute less than half of that sum on their own for the original OS bid, methinks one side can play much harder ball than the other.


Your mileage may vary.

"Couldn't" or did not wish to contribute more? Of course West Ham will try to pay the minimum they can get away with. I'd be far more upset if they met the original demand without any negotiation.

Go in low, claim you are a near pauper and get the best deal you can. Good dealing as far as O can see

If the s can come up with half of the quoted 200m in the current market (last time they required Newham council to provide 45m - "State Aid" in EC competition law - of a 90m total) , fair dos.

There seems to be an awful lot of wishful thinking on the part of Spurs fans re the OS. For example:

* There will never be retractable seating.
* There is a good chance it'll go to an NFL team.
* West Ham will have to pay £100m.

It'll be very interesting when/if West Ham get it and the full details are made public.

The only thing I do know is whatever the cost, if the s cannot do it without begging Newham council to pitch in, tis unlikely to happen.

One question, why the silly smiley? because other than that this has been a sensible and adult discussion.

One question, why the silly smiley?
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Because he is an egoistical

One question, why the silly smiley?

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Why not?