The on topic thread

[Shoei]

A lot of rumours flying around that season 2015/16 will be the last at the Bridge as we know it. And it won't be a face lift, it will be completely torn down and rebuilt as a 60,000 seat Super Stadium. Apparently it may be announced as soon as the season closes, will be sad to see the Bridge demolished but we need a bigger stadium to keep up with the big boys(as well as giving more fans the chance to see us play). We will end up having to play 2 seasons at a neutral stadium, Twickenham rumoured(would love to see us at Wembley....it's almost like a second home anyway).

Chelsea don't actually own Stamford Bridge though do they? Same with the Chelsea Football Club Ltd name.

Both are owned by a NPO. I thought this was one of the biggest problems Chelsea had with doing anything with the Stadium.

 

[chef]

Twickenham would be a fantastic stadium to use in the mean time. Might be some issues with the usual tenants tearing up the pitch though, you'd also have a fight on your hands kicking them out for the Autumn internationals and the 6 Nations. If you're looking at a stadium that size (80,000) to use in the interim, why wouldn't you just use Wembley? It's sitting there empty for most of the year and the only time England would be using it will be on international breaks anyway.

It's rumoured we'll be spreading it over more than one stadium and Wembley is an option we're looking at too.

 

[chef]

Chelsea don't actually own Stamford Bridge though do they? Same with the Chelsea Football Club Ltd name.

Both are owned by a NPO. I thought this was one of the biggest problems Chelsea had with doing anything with the Stadium.

It's owned(the freehold) by the CPO(Chelsea Pitch Owners). All they(or majority of them) are against is moving the club from where it is, not building a brand new stadium.

 

[chef]

Have any of the designs hit the public yet?

No leaks yet.

 

[moomba]

They shouldnt allow club football at Wembley. But money talks.

 

[chef]

Sad to see another stadium go. Im glad we are upgrading and expanding Anfield rather than knocking her down.

We needs a state of the art stadium with more capacity and more corporate room to keep up with the big boys.

 

[Zidane98]

We needs a state of the art stadium with more capacity and more corporate room to keep up with the big boys.

Wembley will be way too big for you guys. Twickenham better if they can keep the pitch in good condition.

 

[chef]

Wembley will be way too big for you guys. Twickenham better if they can keep the pitch in good condition.

Lol. Don't they have pretty similar capacities .

We wouldn't be or need to be looking to fill it. Wouldn't surprise me if we were looking at the Olympic Stadium too.

 

[Zidane98]

Lol. Don't they have pretty similar capacities .

We wouldn't be or need to be looking to fill it. Wouldn't surprise me if we were looking at the Olympic Stadium too.

Twickenham is 10k less. For some reason I thought it was around the 70k mark. What about playing at Emirates?

 

[Jatz]

Twickenham is 10k less. For some reason I thought it was around the 70k mark. What about playing at Emirates?

Oh hey Wenger, it's your old pal Mou. Be a good lad and let us play out of your stadium while we redo ours.

 

[Jatz]

They shouldnt allow club football at Wembley. But money talks.

So much this. It's not designed for clubs to play in week in and week out. There should be no exception.

 

[Dirty Bird]

I'll call it now, Chelsea to play at Upton Park.
They can even change the seats from Maroon to Blue if it makes them feel better.

THough, when is the redevelopment there occurring? 2018 has been set for when the housing is ready, will they be happy to delay it by 1-2 years so Chelsea can play there for the time being?

If not Upton Park, one would expect it to be Twickenham.

 

[chef]

I see we're being courted by Marseilles president about setting up a Vitesse style loan partnership. Would be a handy place to send our young players who we think are above Vitesse standard.

 

[elhadjihenry]

No leaks yet.

Please post in here if you see anything (and I'll do the same), even though its Chelsea I'm quite excited to see what they come up with!

 

[Shoei]

Arsenal played their champions league games out of Wembley for a few seasons.

It's owned(the freehold) by the CPO(Chelsea Pitch Owners). All they(or majority of them) are against is moving the club from where it is, not building a brand new stadium.

Yeah but I thought the problem was Abramovich wont pay for a new stadium without the NPO handing over the title to the land, which they wont do.

He doesn't want to pay for an asset he doesn't own.

 

[Jatz]

I see we're being courted by Marseilles president about setting up a Vitesse style loan partnership. Would be a handy place to send our young players who we think are above Vitesse standard.

Booooo.

 

[chef]

Arsenal played their champions league games out of Wembley for a few seasons.



Yeah but I thought the problem was Abramovich wont pay for a new stadium without the NPO handing over the title to the land, which they wont do.

He doesn't want to pay for an asset he doesn't own.

Pretty sure Roman has shares in the CPO.

He was only interested in the land when it was thought the only option for us to build a new stadium was elsewhere (sell the land to fund the purchase of another ), but apparently all the obstacles stopping from rebuilding have been sorted. He's still going to own the stadium(and a 200 year lease on Peppercorn rent), just not the freehold(owned by the fans). It'll be the best of both worlds.

What this NPO?

 

[chef]

Please post in here if you see anything (and I'll do the same), even though its Chelsea I'm quite excited to see what they come up with!

Designers of the Birds nest/Allianz with Romans money, its going to be pretty special IMO.

 

[elhadjihenry]

Designers of the Birds nest/Allianz with Romans money, its going to be pretty special IMO.

This is what they came up with for a car park in Miami:

And a furniture showroom in Germany:

Expecting big things!

 

[chef]

Booooo.

Looks like a win/win for both clubs.

 

[Jatz]

Looks like a win/win for both clubs.

Goes back to my disliking of what the club is doing.

Personally I think there needs to be a cap on the number of players a club can own. It's also impacting on the integrity of the other leagues you're farming all your young players out to.

 

[chef]

Goes back to my disliking of what the club is doing.

Personally I think there needs to be a cap on the number of players a club can own. It's also impacting on the integrity of the other leagues you're farming all your young players out to.

I think its a cracking setup that greatly benefits us, the other club and especially the player.

 

[SM]

I think its a cracking setup that greatly benefits us, the other club and especially the player.

Yep, no losers in the scenario, hugely beneficial for the players.

 

[strauchanie59]

A Marseille partnership, as much as it pains me to say it, would be brilliant for Chelsea. Players can get top level football there compared to Vitesse. But you wouldn't loan out all your players there right? Only the few who are above the rest?

 

[chef]

A Marseille partnership, as much as it pains me to say it, would be brilliant for Chelsea. Players can get top level football there compared to Vitesse. But you wouldn't loan out all your players there right? Only the few who are above the rest?

Not sure on their loan rules, but it'd only be 3 or 4 players a season.