Leyton Orient release statement re: Olympic Stadium

[HelloCity]

http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~2273878,00.html

 

[Anonymous]

got to feel for them...

they never seem to get a mention in the press aswell.

 

[THFC6061]

got to feel for them...

they never seem to get a mention in the press aswell.

Well Orient moved from Clapton to Leyton anyway.

And West Ham moved from Plaistow to Upton Park.

And Arsenal moved from Kent to Highbury.

Football clubs moving grounds is part and parcel of the game.

But I shouldn't have to tell a Manchester City supporter that, should I?

 

[Anonymous]

got to feel for them...

they never seem to get a mention in the press aswell.

Well Orient moved from Clapton to Leyton anyway.

And West Ham moved from Plaistow to Upton Park.

And Arsenal moved from Kent to Highbury.

Football clubs moving grounds is part and parcel of the game.

But I shouldn't have to tell a Manchester City supporter that, should I?

do you want this new stadium though?

 

[Blue Smarties]

Well Orient moved from Clapton to Leyton anyway.

And West Ham moved from Plaistow to Upton Park.

And Arsenal moved from Kent to Highbury.

Football clubs moving grounds is part and parcel of the game.

But I shouldn't have to tell a Manchester City supporter that, should I?

do you want this new stadium though?

They're just going to knock it down so it's not the stadium they want tbh

 

[THFC6061]

Well Orient moved from Clapton to Leyton anyway.

And West Ham moved from Plaistow to Upton Park.

And Arsenal moved from Kent to Highbury.

Football clubs moving grounds is part and parcel of the game.

But I shouldn't have to tell a Manchester City supporter that, should I?

do you want this new stadium though?

Spurs desperately need a new 60,000 seat stadium if we are to maintain our place as one of Europe's top clubs.

I'd much prefer it if it were where our current ground is.

But forces seem to be conspiring against us to make this possible.

If we really have no other choice other than moving to the 2012 Olympic Games site, I'd rather we did that than stagnate in N17.

 

[Anonymous]

true but why dont they do the original plan with white hart lane and stay in tottenham?

 

[squirtyflower]

do you want this new stadium though?

Spurs desperately need a new 60,000 seat stadium if we are to maintain our place as one of Europe's top clubs.

I'd much prefer it if it were where our current ground is.

But forces seem to be conspiring against us to make this possible.

If we really have no other choice other than moving to the 2012 Olympic Games site, I'd rather we did that than stagnate in N17.

delusional

 

[SkyBlueLion79]

got to feel for them...

they never seem to get a mention in the press aswell.

Well Orient moved from Clapton to Leyton anyway.

And West Ham moved from Plaistow to Upton Park.

And Arsenal moved from Kent to Highbury.

Football clubs moving grounds is part and parcel of the game.

But I shouldn't have to tell a Manchester City supporter that, should I?

The difference is we're called Manchester City & didn't move out of the City whereas your wanting to move out of the Borough that your named after. Would you have to change your name if you did get the Stadium?

 

[THFC6061]

true but why dont they do the original plan with white hart lane and stay in tottenham?

Three reasons.

Firstly, both the local Haringey council and Transport for London are expecting Spurs to foot the bill for infrastucture and transport improvements which are both long overdue and ultimately their responsibilities.

Secondly, English Heritage have got a hard-on over a few derilict buildings which they insist must be preserved at all costs (ours!) and dramatic changes will have to be made to the original scheme in order to accomodate their demands.

Thirdly, while the lion's share of the ground needed for the expanded new stadium have already been purchased by Spurs, there are still several parcels of land which the owners are refusing to sell, meaning legal action in the form of a compulsory purchase order has to be considered.

All these drawbacks have added hundreds of millions of pounds to the initial estimates and drastically extended the timeline for completion of the new stadium, making the option of a move to the 2012 Olympic Games site that much more attractive.

I want my club to be able to compete with the best in Europe and be competitive when it comes to affording the best players available - this is not something we would be able to achieve given the financial burden of the Northumberland Development Project.