Taxpayers paying for West Ham's Stadium?

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This is just unbelievable, quite a lot of the running costs for the stadium that West Ham are moving into are being met by taxpayers!

This amounts to a rent free scenario for them with running costs equaling or exceeding their rental agreement, this just shouldn't be allowed :angry: :mad:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33780720
 
I think it'll be a pretty dreadful place to watch football personally, but it looks like West Ham have scored big time.
 
Depends which figures/spin you believe. Potential costs of £1.4m against a rent of £2.5m... it would be nice to see actual figures instead of "between" this and that. Looks like its a little either, or cost neutral. Whatever, its way better than what its probably costing now.
 
Allegedly going to have cheaper tickets so the paying public (fans) will benefit in the scheme of things. When you consider there is 1bn pounds being illegally claimed in sickness/unemployment benefits, west ham getting assistance with 2.5m is absolutely not newsworthy.
 
From the article; "Two separate football business experts told the BBC the value of the services amounts to between £1.4m and £2.5m a year."

Only £1.1m difference.

And again from the article; "West Ham, who received more than £76m in prize money for finishing 12th in the Premier League last season, are understood to be paying approximately £2m to £2.5m a year in rent."

Only £0.5m difference.

Lazy, sensationalist, inaccurate journalism, which when viewed superficially doesn't paint the LLDC in a good light. But if you really look at the figures, and maybe find out what its currently costing the local council who don't have a tenant, it if anything suggests that the BBC are inept in their reporting.
 
Fish said:
This is just unbelievable, quite a lot of the running costs for the stadium that West Ham are moving into are being met by taxpayers!

This amounts to a rent free scenario for them with running costs equaling or exceeding their rental agreement, this just shouldn't be allowed :angry: :mad:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33780720
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Aww look on the bright side Fish, you can be a Hammer now, come out the closet, Fish's forever blowing bubbles :D
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Do West Ham have enough supporters to fill the stadium ?
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No, which is why they are reducing ticket prices and inviting groups from schools and other establishments from every corner of the globe free entry to help create an atmosphere or there will an echo, echo, echo, echo..... :smirk:
 
Until Abramovich exits, I don't believe any Chelsea supporter is really in a position to criticise any deal by any other club!

As for it being 'tax-payer funded' that's a load of rubbish imo.

And it would have been a damned sight bigger drag on taxpayers if there was no deal done!

Hobbit did an excellent job of analysing just exactly the rather sensationalist article was doing!
 
Fish said:
No, which is why they are reducing ticket prices and inviting groups from schools and other establishments from every corner of the globe free entry to help create an atmosphere or there will an echo, echo, echo, echo..... :smirk:
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If they are reducing prices and giving schoolkids free passes surely that can only be good for the game.

60,000 paying a tenner is always miles better than 15,000 paying £40. Just think of the pie sales for starters.
 
Foxholer said:
Until Abramovich exits, I don't believe any Chelsea supporter is really in a position to criticise any deal by any other club!

As for it being 'tax-payer funded' that's a load of rubbish imo.

And it would have been a damned sight bigger drag on taxpayers if there was no deal done!

Hobbit did an excellent job of analysing just exactly the rather sensationalist article was doing!
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Should have gone to Spurs, doubt we'd have read such a deal then, and what the hell has Abramovich got to do with this, absolutely nothing, we/he pays his own way and we don't need taxpayers handouts!
 
Since athletics wanted the legacy they should have turned it over to whoever runs athletics. Let them take on the financial burden.

No such problem up here with the main commonwealth games stadium, that got handed over (sorry, handed back) to a bunch of smelly gypos. 😉
 
brendy said:
Allegedly going to have cheaper tickets so the paying public (fans) will benefit in the scheme of things. When you consider there is 1bn pounds being illegally claimed in sickness/unemployment benefits, west ham getting assistance with 2.5m is absolutely not newsworthy.
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Very cheap and un-newsworthy if you then consider the 6 Billion in unclaimed benefits or even the 125 Billion in unpaid Corporate taxes.
 
Fish said:
No, which is why they are reducing ticket prices and inviting groups from schools and other establishments from every corner of the globe free entry to help create an atmosphere or there will an echo, echo, echo, echo..... :smirk:
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You do know that Chelsea had to advertise Champions League Last 16 tickets on Capital FM the week before the game last year.... and STILL didnt sell out :rofl:
 
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