yet another new stadium thread on 10:03 - Mar 18 with 2491 views | nadera78 | The only piece of land in the local area that's big enough, as far as I can tell, is on that map. The M&S warehouses and BBC Centre House (now known as Ugli House) sitting just below the Brickfields development and backing directly onto White City station. The BBC would sell their portion in a heartbeat but you'd have to convince M&S that they could find a better site elsewhere. I think they actually use it for mock store designs, rather than storage. Give them enough money and they might leave but they probably like being near to HQ in Paddington. Can't think of any other sites in the Bush that are big enough for a stadium and surrounding development. | | | |
yet another new stadium thread on 10:17 - Mar 18 with 2455 views | wombat |
yet another new stadium thread on 10:03 - Mar 18 by nadera78 | The only piece of land in the local area that's big enough, as far as I can tell, is on that map. The M&S warehouses and BBC Centre House (now known as Ugli House) sitting just below the Brickfields development and backing directly onto White City station. The BBC would sell their portion in a heartbeat but you'd have to convince M&S that they could find a better site elsewhere. I think they actually use it for mock store designs, rather than storage. Give them enough money and they might leave but they probably like being near to HQ in Paddington. Can't think of any other sites in the Bush that are big enough for a stadium and surrounding development. |
hi mate think thats the piece of land we are gonna go for if they keep with the keeping the ground local , thed need to do something to white city stattion though to allow better access to the station and to and from the ground , id guess theyd slab over the top of the station to allow better access myself | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 11:09 - Mar 18 with 2346 views | Gloucs_R | The old gas works is my bet. | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 11:10 - Mar 18 with 2340 views | daveB | I think any new stadium will be part of the Park Royal development, good transport links when it gets finished and in the docklands of West London | | | |
yet another new stadium thread on 11:54 - Mar 18 with 2269 views | wombat |
yet another new stadium thread on 11:10 - Mar 18 by daveB | I think any new stadium will be part of the Park Royal development, good transport links when it gets finished and in the docklands of West London |
disagree dave they will want it in west london park royal dosnt fit that remit , no pubs near there in fact bugger all in fact , those transport links are nowhere close to being agreed so could be ten years before the railway is up to what we would need they wont wait around that long to build a new stadium | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 11:56 - Mar 18 with 2263 views | nadera78 |
yet another new stadium thread on 11:09 - Mar 18 by Gloucs_R | The old gas works is my bet. |
Access to that site is appalling, only one narrow road in and out. And the area north of it has been massively gentrified, they'll fight against a stadium / multi-use arena being built nearby. Park Royal's possible, certainly has the space and land for redevelopment. Would upset some people though because the club have always talked about the 'local area'. | | | |
yet another new stadium thread on 11:59 - Mar 18 with 2251 views | nadera78 |
yet another new stadium thread on 11:54 - Mar 18 by wombat | disagree dave they will want it in west london park royal dosnt fit that remit , no pubs near there in fact bugger all in fact , those transport links are nowhere close to being agreed so could be ten years before the railway is up to what we would need they wont wait around that long to build a new stadium |
They want somewhere with tip-top transport already in place so that they can get punters in every night of the week. Our 20 home games will be about 15% of the events held there each year. | | | |
yet another new stadium thread on 12:06 - Mar 18 with 2237 views | daveB |
yet another new stadium thread on 11:54 - Mar 18 by wombat | disagree dave they will want it in west london park royal dosnt fit that remit , no pubs near there in fact bugger all in fact , those transport links are nowhere close to being agreed so could be ten years before the railway is up to what we would need they wont wait around that long to build a new stadium |
i doubt they give a shit about pubs being built around the area, it fits in with the business plan and there will be loads of pubs, restaurants built eventually around there. I don't see any other location other than Linford Christie | | | | Login to get fewer ads
yet another new stadium thread on 12:14 - Mar 18 with 2216 views | wombat |
yet another new stadium thread on 12:06 - Mar 18 by daveB | i doubt they give a shit about pubs being built around the area, it fits in with the business plan and there will be loads of pubs, restaurants built eventually around there. I don't see any other location other than Linford Christie |
extra cost and more land needed to fit it in though , build at white coty and its all there already , westfields has it all and couple that with the BBC centre redevelopment which will happen it will only be white city | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 12:16 - Mar 18 with 2213 views | Jamie |
yet another new stadium thread on 11:54 - Mar 18 by wombat | disagree dave they will want it in west london park royal dosnt fit that remit , no pubs near there in fact bugger all in fact , those transport links are nowhere close to being agreed so could be ten years before the railway is up to what we would need they wont wait around that long to build a new stadium |
Having no pubs, restaurants anywhere near would be ideal. Any development would surely include pubs, restaurants, cinema etc as they will need to eek every penny out of fans and need it working 365 days a year. | | | |
yet another new stadium thread on 12:20 - Mar 18 with 2195 views | YorkRanger | I am more worried about how we fill it given that our crowds will drop down to about 12,000 next seasion.. | | | |
yet another new stadium thread on 12:22 - Mar 18 with 2190 views | wombat |
yet another new stadium thread on 12:16 - Mar 18 by Jamie | Having no pubs, restaurants anywhere near would be ideal. Any development would surely include pubs, restaurants, cinema etc as they will need to eek every penny out of fans and need it working 365 days a year. |
which is why park royal wont work the park oppossite already has nandos kfc a cinema burger king and is deserted during the week aprt from the local boy racers driving around the car parks at midnight plus add in the extra land needed roads on match days would be a night mare and it wont happen | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 12:52 - Mar 18 with 2127 views | N12Hoop | Given that the hope is that the stadium will double up as a concert/event venue, and given that it will then be in competition with the O2, Wembley and any other events facility, to make it viable you would surely want it to be in walking distance of Westfield. Then you offer people a day out encompassing, shopping, eating and an event, with good transport facilities. If the council and interested parties are able to see beyond just football,then they really ought to be trying to give us a site that fulfills this criteria. There isn't going to be any attraction going to an event in Park Royal (which is round the corner from Wembley Arena anyway if that still exists). Nor is there an attraction going to an event where the tube/train nearly gets you there, but you still have another journey to take. Get the stadium into White City however and I reckon it would become the venue that everyone wants to go to. | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 13:05 - Mar 18 with 2091 views | wombat |
yet another new stadium thread on 12:52 - Mar 18 by N12Hoop | Given that the hope is that the stadium will double up as a concert/event venue, and given that it will then be in competition with the O2, Wembley and any other events facility, to make it viable you would surely want it to be in walking distance of Westfield. Then you offer people a day out encompassing, shopping, eating and an event, with good transport facilities. If the council and interested parties are able to see beyond just football,then they really ought to be trying to give us a site that fulfills this criteria. There isn't going to be any attraction going to an event in Park Royal (which is round the corner from Wembley Arena anyway if that still exists). Nor is there an attraction going to an event where the tube/train nearly gets you there, but you still have another journey to take. Get the stadium into White City however and I reckon it would become the venue that everyone wants to go to. |
pretty much sums up the buisness plan N12, its the main reason why phil beard has been bought in I reckon , wembley arena is awful for gigs the 02 is a pain in the arris to get to midweek and bugger all aroudn there apart from the resturants inside build a stadium on white city and the rest is already there transport links in place resturants in place great location local councl will fight tooth and nail to keep us in the vacinity as well | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 13:23 - Mar 18 with 2065 views | daveB | Park Royal as it is now is a non starter but with the development they are planning to do I think that is a real option for the club and one that will be looked at seriously. I don't see us staying in White City, that ship has sailed I'm afraid. | | | |
yet another new stadium thread on 13:33 - Mar 18 with 2046 views | N12Hoop |
yet another new stadium thread on 13:05 - Mar 18 by wombat | pretty much sums up the buisness plan N12, its the main reason why phil beard has been bought in I reckon , wembley arena is awful for gigs the 02 is a pain in the arris to get to midweek and bugger all aroudn there apart from the resturants inside build a stadium on white city and the rest is already there transport links in place resturants in place great location local councl will fight tooth and nail to keep us in the vacinity as well |
Indeed, the common problem with the O2 is that the transport links are awful and if the concert finishes late people are screwed. White City is Zone 2 and in a brilliant position for huge swathes of London. I reckon The Westfield Stadium has a nice ring and would offer plenty of mutual benefits. But as Dave says, if there's no land left then that's that. | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 13:40 - Mar 18 with 2026 views | MedwayR | Is the Park Royal site the Old Oak Common/HS2 site? If so this would seem logical given that the options in White City are diminishing. I take it the BBC Media Village won't be avaiable despite the BBC moving up north??? | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 13:45 - Mar 18 with 2012 views | daveB |
yet another new stadium thread on 13:40 - Mar 18 by MedwayR | Is the Park Royal site the Old Oak Common/HS2 site? If so this would seem logical given that the options in White City are diminishing. I take it the BBC Media Village won't be avaiable despite the BBC moving up north??? |
yeah thats the one, major plans for that area http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Images/110907_OOC-report-low_tcm21-167835.pdf | | | |
yet another new stadium thread on 13:53 - Mar 18 with 1990 views | wombat |
yet another new stadium thread on 13:33 - Mar 18 by N12Hoop | Indeed, the common problem with the O2 is that the transport links are awful and if the concert finishes late people are screwed. White City is Zone 2 and in a brilliant position for huge swathes of London. I reckon The Westfield Stadium has a nice ring and would offer plenty of mutual benefits. But as Dave says, if there's no land left then that's that. |
there is land though , the piece of land behind white city station alongside the railway line , its not under any planning apllication of any sort and would prob fit nicely into that plot nicely, | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 14:10 - Mar 18 with 1962 views | WanderR |
yet another new stadium thread on 13:53 - Mar 18 by wombat | there is land though , the piece of land behind white city station alongside the railway line , its not under any planning apllication of any sort and would prob fit nicely into that plot nicely, |
A direct walkway link to White City tube station would be a blinder. You could even call it the White City Stadium - known as the Air Asia Arena for sponsorship purposes of course. | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 14:13 - Mar 18 with 1955 views | wombat |
yet another new stadium thread on 14:10 - Mar 18 by WanderR | A direct walkway link to White City tube station would be a blinder. You could even call it the White City Stadium - known as the Air Asia Arena for sponsorship purposes of course. |
theyd have to rebuild the station massively to achive that , no need as wood lane is there as is the bush goldhawk rd and the met line all within walking distance all theyd need to do is build over the station to achive the access to and from the ground to the main rds | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 15:42 - Mar 18 with 1876 views | peejaybee |
yet another new stadium thread on 14:13 - Mar 18 by wombat | theyd have to rebuild the station massively to achive that , no need as wood lane is there as is the bush goldhawk rd and the met line all within walking distance all theyd need to do is build over the station to achive the access to and from the ground to the main rds |
I know of a good site for the Rsssssssssss, with good Pubs and good transport connections its called Loftus Road,All we have to do is ground share with someone for a while then flatten LR Dig down 10/15 Metres and rebuild Upward to fit in 30/35k people. No Bovver. Its been done before in europe, but cant remember by who. | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 16:13 - Mar 18 with 1812 views | wombat |
yet another new stadium thread on 15:42 - Mar 18 by peejaybee | I know of a good site for the Rsssssssssss, with good Pubs and good transport connections its called Loftus Road,All we have to do is ground share with someone for a while then flatten LR Dig down 10/15 Metres and rebuild Upward to fit in 30/35k people. No Bovver. Its been done before in europe, but cant remember by who. |
great idea if it wasnt for the underground river which runs under LR , if only we had bought the school when it was offered to us for bugger all | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 16:17 - Mar 18 with 1807 views | CamberleyR |
yet another new stadium thread on 16:13 - Mar 18 by wombat | great idea if it wasnt for the underground river which runs under LR , if only we had bought the school when it was offered to us for bugger all |
Another reason to despise Chris Wright. | |
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yet another new stadium thread on 16:51 - Mar 18 with 918 views | peejaybee |
yet another new stadium thread on 16:13 - Mar 18 by wombat | great idea if it wasnt for the underground river which runs under LR , if only we had bought the school when it was offered to us for bugger all |
Divert the River. | |
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