Stamford Bridge Thread

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How many threads to we need for this..

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4, actually.

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Hum... Sorry if it was already being said...

... If we knock down the hotel, would we be able to expand the Bridge ? I mean, will it be okay toward the laws, and the security constraints..

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The 2020 question is burning up now..

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8 Years,2 months,51 days till the final decision.... XD

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I'm not a CPO but i know quite a few CPO's.I didn't trust Bates when he dreamt this scheme up in 1993.

I've been going to Stamford Bridge since 1980 and hold this stadium very close to my heart.as many other fans of my ilk and those before me do.We also hold very fond memories and story's from the days in the old Shed to the vocal and raccous Matthew Harding Stand.

When the news filtered through last week that the Chelsea FC board/directors on behalf of Mr Roman Abramovich wanted the CPO to sell their shares and to relinquish the freehold of Stamford Bridge,it left a very nasty taste in my mouth,as well as all sorts of expletives coming from this mouth as my answer to their offer.

I understand the club needs to prosper to compete with the best in Europe,as well as England but this has to be done on the terms of the CPO.

I also understand that Stamford Bridge is slightly too small for us to compete with other clubs that have bigger stadiums and better income than we do.

Ideally expanding Stamford Bridge would be a godsend as we would get to remain in what's been our ancesteral home for 106 years.No other Premier League can boast such a feat.

But,and their is a but-i do not want Chelsea to move to the bandit country of White City or Old Oak Common in NW10.Battersea Nine Elms would be my personal and prefered choice.

My problem with Bruce Buck and Ron Gourlay is that they strongly deny that the they have no immidiate plans to move.If that's the case then why are they in such a rush for the CPO to relinquish their shares?

A clause in the CPO agreement states that the club would not move more than 3 miles from Stamford Bridge BEFORE 2020.

Who's to say that if/when CPO vote YES the club could u-turn,keep us at Stamford Bridge then move us anywhere they like,from Mill Hill to Moscow(example).

Under the current terms i would urge members on here that are CPO's to vote NO as the the board has not been transparent about the immidiate plans for Chelsea FC.

There also requires conditions that the CPO should set in terms from extending location clause(very important) to reducing ticket prices for children,students and OAP's.

It could also be a good idea for CPO to adjourn the vote on the 27th October to give them more time to get their case together.

Some people say the location to where we move is not important.Ahem,it damn well is.The only "fans" that share that theory are the one's that have no relation whatsoever to Stamford Bridge or your common daytripper,JCL to the fly-by-nights from Singapore to Seatlle.

I really understand we need a bigger stadium-but let's be sensible about it.

Say NO CPO!!.

Top post Mike . Where've you been rodders ?

[DavidEU 2,023]

Tell us :eyebrows:

Isn't the proposal against everything that CPO was set up for?

No. CPO was set up to stop property developers evicting Chelsea FC from Stamford Bridge against its wishes, which had been threatened during the 1980s and early 1990s. CPO was never intended to hinder the club by restricting its ability to maximise its income.

Everyone wants the club to progress. This is the next step to do so.

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Last time I heard anything about the hotel we had sold a 10 year lease on it to Millennium & Copthorne hotel group a few years ago so that is one problem, second problem being that their are also apartments there as well one being owned by uncle ken, who im willing to bet anything you want that he would say no to any offer the club put to him.

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Lifted from cfcnet forums, but could it be related to the sudden interest in buying the csl freehold back?

http://www.independe...ar-2329099.html

http://uk.reuters.co...E7971KT20111008

Would explain that comment from bruce buck about needing to be able to move quickly if the opportunity arises, if they default on their loans or need to sell up to stay afloat they would look for a quick sell and there would be a big queue for that site id imagine.

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Hum... Sorry if it was already being said...

... If we knock down the hotel, would we be able to expand the Bridge ? I mean, will it be okay toward the laws, and the security constraints..

unfortunately not because the hotels are, as mentioned owned by millennium and corpothone and contain appartments. There are also some houses behind the Shed end wall which are not part of the hotel complex which would not get enough light into their gardens

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As well as buying back the freehold, is the club also proposing to buy back the name Chelsea Football Club from CPO?

As the original agreement makes clear, CPO has never owned the name Chelsea Football Club. The name would only ever move across into CPO ownership should the club leave Stamford Bridge without the consent of CPO.

Is it possible that the club moves from SB, CPO doesn't sell it's property but makes an agreement with the board not to change the name CFC ?

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For the benefit of the likes of me nowhere near London, which of the proposed sites fall within the 3 mile radius from the Bridge?

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For the benefit of the likes of me nowhere near London, which of the proposed sites fall within the 3 mile radius from the Bridge?

Earl's Court, Imperial Wharf and Battersea

[DavidEU 2,023]

Earl's Court, Imperial Wharf and Battersea

To add to that to those who have never been, Earls Court is almost a stones throw from SB. The majority of fans who travel in/out on the train, walk up to the Earls Court tube station afterwards, we're talking 5-10 minutes walk.

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To add to that to those who have never been, Earls Court is almost a stones throw from SB. The majority of fans who travel in/out on the train, walk up to the Earls Court tube station afterwards, we're talking 5-10 minutes walk.

That walk is legendary. (Well, the way we took it, it was )

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Earl's Court, Imperial Wharf and Battersea

For the record, the White City site is also within the three mile limit. However, Old Oak Common/Wormwood Scrubs is not.

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Top post Mike . Where've you been rodders ?

Ello mate.Really busy,don't really get alot of time these days.When CPO issue went public i had to air my views.Firmly in the NO camp.

Hope you're well too btw.

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