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Wembley for Sale?
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 Charlie Croker  Hampshire 26 Apr 18 1.14pm |
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Hmm - surely the money (if sold) should go back to government, not the FA.
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 26 Apr 18 1.15pm |
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Will they scrap ta cup semi finals there is question 1?
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| Stuk Top half 26 Apr 18 1.44pm |
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Nice typo at the bottom that adds 30 years on to the payoff date. As for the story, it's daft. They've got a few years of rental income nigh on guaranteed with Chelsea looking to follow Spurs in using it as a temporary home, on top of the NFL payments, concerts, national games, cup games etc.
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Pussay Patrol  26 Apr 18 2.14pm |
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Originally posted by Stuk
Nice typo at the bottom that adds 30 years on to the payoff date. As for the story, it's daft. They've got a few years of rental income nigh on guaranteed with Chelsea looking to follow Spurs in using it as a temporary home, on top of the NFL payments, concerts, national games, cup games etc. But the FA should not exist to profiteer from sports and entertainment, it should solely focus on football in the UK and there are many issues to solve at which it is failing badly such as coaching, refereeing and it's relationship with the Premier League Germans don't have a national stadium but their governing body is far superior
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| Stuk Top half 26 Apr 18 2.50pm |
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Originally posted by Pussay Patrol
But the FA should not exist to profiteer from sports and entertainment, it should solely focus on football in the UK and there are many issues to solve at which it is failing badly such as coaching, refereeing and it's relationship with the Premier League Germans don't have a national stadium but their governing body is far superior They will reinvest it, but they need to pay it off before there is any profit. Their governing body is just as useless, and arguably more crooked, as ours. Their players and national team mask all of this with good results though. Germany didn't have national unity until 30 years ago, never mind a national stadium.
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| topcat Holmesdale / Surbiton 26 Apr 18 3.07pm |
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I'm happy for it to be sold, so long as the government bodies get back the money plus interest that was put into it. The only football to be be played at Wembley should be finals (cup finals and play-off finals) and some England matches. This would leave Chelsea having to ask Arsenal, Spurs or West Ham to share although at least they would be used to the lack of atmosphere. If they shared the tax payers stadium, would the money go to the government?
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| YT Oxford 26 Apr 18 3.50pm |
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Originally posted by Stuk
Nice typo at the bottom that adds 30 years on to the payoff date. As for the story, it's daft. They've got a few years of rental income nigh on guaranteed with Chelsea looking to follow Spurs in using it as a temporary home, on top of the NFL payments, concerts, national games, cup games etc. The potential rental income would simply be factored in to the sale price.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 26 Apr 18 3.51pm |
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I would bite Khan's hand off for the money he is rumoured to have offered. This is a fantastic opportunity for the FA. 1. The FA has to go begging to the Premier League for a lot of their revenue to fund grass roots football. In Rugby the bulk of the revenue goes to the RFU who then distribute to the clubs. The golden rule, he who has the gold makes the rules. This would give the FA financial independence and would allow a major injection of funds into grass roots. Some posters has said what about the taxpayer, good point. The government should insist the FA work with other sports to create and share multi sports centres so the taxpayer is paid back that way. 2. England games should not be centered in London. Whilst Wembley was being built many of the players said how much they enjoyed playing around the country. This is a great opportunity to bring the fans and England closer. It doesn't have to happen all the time only when the games clash with the NFL. I would rather a England game with 50,000 passionate Geordies or Mackems and not everyone can afford to travel to London.
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| YT Oxford 26 Apr 18 3.54pm |
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On a point of order - not so much on here but certainly from the comments people have made on the BBC Sport website, there seems to be an understanding that Wembley is “the national stadium”. Is this description factual, does anyone know?
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| CambridgeEagle Sydenham 26 Apr 18 4.50pm |
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Originally posted by YT
On a point of order - not so much on here but certainly from the comments people have made on the BBC Sport website, there seems to be an understanding that Wembley is “the national stadium”. Is this description factual, does anyone know? No it's "Wembley Stadium brought to you by EE"
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| .TUX. 26 Apr 18 7.33pm |
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Another nail in the coffin of our pathetic nation.
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| YT Oxford 26 Apr 18 7.47pm |
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Originally posted by .TUX.
Another nail in the coffin of our pathetic nation. I don’t understand why you say this. The nation doesn’t own Wembley Stadium. What difference does it make who owns it?
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