Marc
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http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7268980/Chelsea-lose-Bridge-battle
I'm glad, the initial report said they needed the moeny to move to a bigger stadium. Their owner is worth 5bn for crying out loud 
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strick206
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Probably not as willing to put much more money into the club, plus, FFP rules maybe?
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Robbo
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ffp doesnt count for staidum
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mwg
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Why don't they just buy another plot of land and build the stadium on it. Thats only what they'll end up doing anyway? Or is it so they could buy, get planning permission for a load of houses and do it Arsenal style?
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strick206
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Originally posted by mwg
Why don't they just buy another plot of land and build the stadium on it. Thats only what they'll end up doing anyway? Or is it so they could buy, get planning permission for a load of houses and do it Arsenal style?
They wanted to sell the land stamford bridge is on to help finance the deal, so most likely like arsenal
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Originally posted by mwg
Why don't they just buy another plot of land and build the stadium on it. Thats only what they'll end up doing anyway? Or is it so they could buy, get planning permission for a load of houses and do it Arsenal style?
You think that huge plots of land near to SB are just readily available?
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strick206
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Originally posted by corsadee
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Originally posted by mwg
Why don't they just buy another plot of land and build the stadium on it. Thats only what they'll end up doing anyway? Or is it so they could buy, get planning permission for a load of houses and do it Arsenal style?
You think that huge plots of land near to SB are just readily available?
Well they have most likely considered this, and must have some ideas on where to move, seen earls court mentioned?
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by corsadee
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Originally posted by mwg
Why don't they just buy another plot of land and build the stadium on it. Thats only what they'll end up doing anyway? Or is it so they could buy, get planning permission for a load of houses and do it Arsenal style?
You think that huge plots of land near to SB are just readily available?
They must have seen somewhere otherwise they wouldn't be thinking about building a new stadium would they you plum. corsadee is not happy with me at the moment.
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There are plots around (obviously not many in the size needed) but they still have many difficulties and constraints. Obviously I'm not privy to all of what is going on, but I believe they need to act fast with some of the plots they have looked at. All in all I don't know what will happen, given what went on yesterday wit the CPO. I think most supporters were a tad annoyed with how Chelsea went around things, not particularly against the move, though.
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Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by corsadee
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Originally posted by mwg
Why don't they just buy another plot of land and build the stadium on it. Thats only what they'll end up doing anyway? Or is it so they could buy, get planning permission for a load of houses and do it Arsenal style?
You think that huge plots of land near to SB are just readily available?
Precisely what corsadee says 
What people forget is that Arsenals new stadium took 10 years from start to finish, finding a plot of suitable land, buying bits of it from willign participants and then rehousing the remaining businesses such as the royal mail depot etc. and then redeveloping the surroundign area. We were very lucky but also north london and the highbury area of islington was nowhere near as developed as Fulham is and the rest fo SW London so Chelsea are genuinely limited to one or 2 potential spots. Earls COurt is a no starter as it has alreayd been boguht (some years back iirc) by a housing development firm to be turned into shedloads of flats and hosues. Their best bets are in Imperial Wharf (poor tranbsport infrastructure) or realistically, Battersea. Chelsea is a no go immediately as its a tiny highly developed area and redeveloping SB is an absoluiter no go as its already jam packed in the middle of what is effectively fulham town centre! it has a shiopping centre, car park, houses/businesses and lets not forget, the district line of the tube
if they cna get in at nine elms in battersea then that would be spot on imo, the new us embassy is beign built there and they are redevlopign battersea power station and suyrrounding bit into an amazing area to live and work + there will be great transport links when they build the new tiube stations there plus it is literally across the thames from chelsea instead of smack bang in the middle of their arch rivals neighbourhood SB always makes me laugh, its like Spuds being based in Highbury or Islington
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Robbo
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And looks like they have come to the same conclusion as me... BPS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15874177.stm
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