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Fulham Owner trying to buy Wembley? (4 Viewers)

  • Thread starter Nick
  • Start date Apr 26, 2018
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Nick

Administrator
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #1

 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #2
Should be owned by the FA and no-one else
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #3
Is he wanting to buy it for fulham or just buy it so he owns it and can make money?
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #4
Hopefully means he's moving the Jags. Wembley should always be owned by the FA though.
 

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #5
Yeah, agree.

The national stadium should be the national stadium and this will just further diminish the 'playing at Wembley' factor.

Be a big shame if it happens.
 

jimmyhillsfanclub

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #6
I couldn't really give a monkeys toss who owns wembley, but it would be a massive shame to lose Craven Cottage....a charming old ground....

however given its location, it was only ever a matter of time.
 
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Otis

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  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #7
jimmyhillsfanclub said:
I couldn't really give a monkeys toss who owns wembley, but it would be a massive shame to lose Craven Cottage....a charming old ground....

however given its location, it was only ever a matter of time.
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Does that mean Wasps can move back to London?
 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #8
Otis said:
Does that mean Wasps can move back to London?
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What I was reading about Wasps earlier, it looks like they'll be lucky to still be going in a couple of years. They're struggling to pay the players their image rights.
 
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CCFC88

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #9
The FA cheapened the Wembley effect when they started playing FA Cup semi's there.

If he buys it for 800m it will be the steal of the century
 

ajsccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #10
Fulham aren't going to be affected by it, he's put out a statement to them saying it's independent of his ownership. Statement to the Jags suggest they won't relocate either, but it cements their spot as one of the teams who gets a London game as it gets more popular.
 

M&B Stand

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #11
So he wants it for an NFL franchise. I always thought it was built for American Football and concerts, 19k corporate area splitting the stadium, the first 15 rows behind goal are temporary.
A place designed for Japanese day trippers and face painted selfie takers.

Eventually the cup final will be played somewhere else.
 
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vow

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  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #12
Don't really care for Wembley, we've been there done that!
I do like the idea of switching Internationals to other stadiums, like they did when building the New Wembley.
 
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CJ_covblaze

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  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #13
vow said:
Don't really care for Wembley, we've been there done that!
I do like the idea of switching Internationals to other stadiums, like they did when building the New Wembley.
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Big advocate for this. The more played away from there the better. I’ve grown to dislike the place. Most England regulars feel the same.
 

chiefdave

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  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #14
ajsccfc said:
Statement to the Jags suggest they won't relocate either, but it cements their spot as one of the teams who gets a London game as it gets more popular.
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If I was a Jags fan I wouldn't believe that for a second. They've played a game in London every year since 2013, they've got over 50K members of their UK supporter group and if you go on the NFL site as a UK fan it pushes you to the Jags.
 
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Grendel

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  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #15
National stadium is bollocks. It should be sold it’s just sentiment above logic.
 

Otis

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  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #16
So where will cup semi-finals and finals be held?

Suppose this will be the end of our taking 43,000 to any final.

And thirdly, how on earth are Fulham going to even a third fill it?
 

CJ_covblaze

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  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #17
Otis said:
So where will cup semi-finals and finals be held?

Suppose this will be the end of our taking 43,000 to any final.

And thirdly, how on earth are Fulham going to even a third fill it?
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There’s no guarantee they will be playing there is there? They might end up playing most of their games at the Cottage and then derbies and other big games at Wembley. I’m not sure if they’d be allowed to do it here but teams in other countries do it.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #18
CCFC88 said:
The FA cheapened the Wembley effect when they started playing FA Cup semi's there.

If he buys it for 800m it will be the steal of the century
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The steal being yet another hugely expensive stadium given away in London despite having been mostly paid for by the taxpayer
 

Otis

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  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #19
CJ_covblaze said:
There’s no guarantee they will be playing there is there? They might end up playing most of their games at the Cottage and then derbies and other big games at Wembley. I’m not sure if they’d be allowed to do it here but teams in other countries do it.
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So we are saying it will sit empty for the majority of the year?
 
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SkyblueBazza

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  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #20
Otis said:
Yeah, agree.

The national stadium should be the national stadium and this will just further diminish the 'playing at Wembley' factor.

Be a big shame if it happens.
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Personally, I think allowing FA Cup semi-finals there was the first nail in the coffin of diminishing Wembley as a special place. The last being allowing Spurs their home games there...Wimbledon, Rochdale & Newport all got a diminished special day out at Wembley by being drawn out of a hat!

Sod it - sell the place. If it is, as is obvious, that it is all about money then they might as well take it & run!!!

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SkyblueBazza

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  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #21
Otis said:
Does that mean Wasps can move back to London?
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Or CCFC could


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oscillatewildly

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • #22
I can't believe Dale didn't get in there first with an offer!
I'm beginning to doubt that lad, y'know.
 

M&B Stand

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 27, 2018
  • #23
fernandopartridge said:
The steal being yet another hugely expensive stadium given away in London despite having been mostly paid for by the taxpayer
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Correct. Do they never learn?
They FA will be begging to use Old Trafford within 5 years
 

Otis

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  • Apr 27, 2018
  • #24
Think maybe some of here have misunderstood.

Just read and according to Khan, he says England will continue to play their games at Wembley.
 

chiefdave

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  • Apr 27, 2018
  • #25
Otis said:
So we are saying it will sit empty for the majority of the year?
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I would have thought any deal would include the FA having use for the Cup Final and other events. You could see smaller England games moved around the country, which would be a good thing IMO. Would other games get moved? Semi finals back to a non-Wembley neutral venue would be no problem but what if we had played the CheckATrade final at somewhere like the Emirates - would it have the same attraction?

If an NFL team is there that's at least 10 extra event days plus you'd imagine any non-football events would be unaffected.
 
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ccfchoi87

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  • Apr 27, 2018
  • #26
Hopefully it would result in England travelling the country, semi finals not at Wembley and no club team being allowed to play there.
 
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Grendel

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  • Apr 27, 2018
  • #27
Otis said:
Think maybe some of here have misunderstood.

Just read and according to Khan, he says England will continue to play their games at Wembley.
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It would be better if they didn’t
 
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Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Apr 27, 2018
  • #28
As long as the money is distributed fairly around the country and isn’t wasted in giving people in the fa more money
 
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SkyblueBazza

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  • Apr 27, 2018
  • #29
Terry Gibson's perm said:
As long as the money is distributed fairly around the country and isn’t wasted in giving people in the fa more money
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PAAAAAAAARRRRRTTTTTTTYYYYY!

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CJ_covblaze

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  • Apr 27, 2018
  • #30
Otis said:
So we are saying it will sit empty for the majority of the year?
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It’ll probably get used as much as it does now.
 

Frostie

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  • Apr 28, 2018
  • #31
Terry Gibson's perm said:
As long as the money is distributed fairly around the country and isn’t wasted in giving people in the fa more money
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Agreed.
The majority of money should be invested in grassroots football.
 
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Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Apr 28, 2018
  • #32
Frostie said:
Agreed.
The majority of money should be invested in grassroots football.
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All of the money should go to grassroots
 
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covcity4life

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  • May 3, 2018
  • #33
Rich said:
Should be owned by the FA and no-one else
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it wasnt in 1966
 
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