Stamford Bridge Thread

[Liquidator 5,176]

No Gourlay I'm not going to trust you

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2493970,00.html

[Fulham Broadway 16,860]

http://www.independe...ar-2375861.html

This goes to show how slimey Bruce Buck is. He is certainly not a man to be trusted. I'm very pessimistic about this deal.

In the third voicemail, Buck says: "I think reports are coming back to me that Paul Todd is totally out of control and we are relying on you to get him under control."

With the vast amount of shares that have been bought in the last few weeks, and the amount of ''democracy'' and ''justice'' that can be bought with money its looking pretty bad.

Ultimately the whole club becomes another ''thing'' owned by one man just like one of the yachts.....

[strong centreback 157]

An article from cfcnet:

CPO: Twickenham it is!

An inside source in Chelsea’s 5^th floor has let slip what a number

of canny CPO watchers have felt for some time. Namely, the Club intends to move to a ready-built stadium in 2020. That stadium is Twickenham.

At one point it seemed Wembley might get the nod but we have heard from a few people in the FA that Wembley is ‘not on the agenda’. That could explain why a number of Wembley businesses are against the CPO deal whereas one might have expected them to be in favour (if it had brought in substantial extra revenue). Wembley Car Parks no less has published an extraordinary full page statement in favour of the ‘NO Vote’ which you can read here. A better overview of the CPO coup d’état would be hard to find.

The reason for the move to Twickenham is simple. It lies near the epicentre of Chelsea’s UK fan base. Chelsea has long been a heavy user of data mining and analytic techniques and these have mapped out where Chelsea supporters live in the UK. The central point of our support is Kingston-Upon-Thames, a stone’s throw from Twickenham (Editor’s note: very near Man Utd’s epicentre in Surrey). That is why the Club opened, closed and then re-opened a megastore in Kingston itself.

The Club’s use of data is well known in marketing circles. Natalie Waddell, Chelsea’s head of data has gone on record in Data Strategy magazine (read article here) and said, “The Club is now able to profile (and target) potential multi-use fans using a predictive scorecard which ranks single use supporters with the highest propensity to utilise the hotels, restaurants and retail outlets at our Stamford Bridge complex. The results – increased spend is among them.”

With Twickenham already built and located at the heart of Chelsea’s support, representations are said to have been made to Twickenham’s owners, the RFU, who are thought to have received the proposal enthusiastically – not least because the ground is heavily underused and the £millions in rent per annum would substantially boost the RFU’s coffers.

The deal also has another major advantage: there is no need to build a new stadium whilst the 82,000 capacity would sell out for the visits of teams like Utd and Arsenal. Moreover, and here is the crux of the issue, the 12.5 acres of Chelsea real estate can then be sold by the Club for a realistic £750 million. At one stroke of a pen, Roman Abramovich gets his total Chelsea investment returned whilst owning a Top Ten European football team housed in a stadium comparable to Old Trafford, the Bernabeu or Camp Nou.

This is why the Club cannot, and will not, disclose to CPO holders its true intentions. There would be uproar and a solid ‘NO’ vote. However, once the CPO deal has been railroaded through, the Club can freely relocate to Twickenham and brush aside any resistance in the same way that the Glazers simply laugh at the yellow and green scarves dotted around Old Trafford. Resistance is futile. That is why at Thursday’s CPO vote, it is beholden on every true Chelsea fan to VOTE NO.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I wouldn't say no.

[Melanicus 5,208]

I don't know really...

[Liquidator 5,176]

A big fat no to that. I might sound a bit spoilt but if we move to a new stadium it should at least be made for football and be new. I think other fans would see us in a bad light if we just acted like squatters in England's national rugby stadium

[strong centreback 157]

If it was a temporary move whilst the new ground was built, if for some reason the bridge was sold off straight away, but not permanently even if it makes it easier for me to get to.

[Fulham Broadway 16,860]

Ken Bates has a point

http://www.dailymail...lsea-pitch.html

‘If he wants to build a new stadium it will cost between £500-600m. He could do it out of his own back pocket. He does not need the freehold.’

Also any one going today and intending to vote NO -take passport, driving licence, mortgage statment, DNA swab, CFC membership card...If you're voting YES you dont have to

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D Day at the CPO.

Anyone know when we'll find out?

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Dan Levene (Blue Chronicle) is giving updates from the meeting via Twitter

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BluesChronicle Dan Levene

Gourlay: "There will be no naming rights for SB without that name (ie. SB) being preserved." Expects announcement on this in 6 to 12months.

2 minutes ago

[dave30 728]

Dan Levene

Chair has announced there are 700 people present, with a total of 1,700 votes. It would take 1,400 votes to carry motion.

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300 votes needed for the CPO to overrule Chelsea's proposal.

[dave30 728]

Looks like it will be a No vote at this stage only 300 votes required to strike out the proposal i think it will happen

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Voting taking place now.

Will be about an hour or so before results are known.

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Votes being counted.

[zolayes 14,489]

can't see it giving the 75% needed

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BluesChronicle Dan Levene

CPO directors, and Chelsea's Chairman and CEO, are back at the top table. CPO vote result expected shortly.

1 minute ago