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FA Considering Selling Wembley
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Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
On a more parochial note, I think we are in grave danger of getting shafted here
yet again
it is amazing how many times it happens over the years
wonder whether we needed bother with designing the stadium in a certain way when it could have been just for football
awesome dawson
Mitchell Thomas
On a more parochial note, I think we are in grave danger of getting shafted here
You're thinking the new stadium won't be needed as much by the NFL if this guy buys Wembley?
We've all been to Wembley - you can't seriously think that our new stadium won't make it look second rate?
7percent
Pascal Chimbonda
If the money goes to Wembley that is where NFL will be played. It would suck but I don't honestly think what the fans want would count for much.
ShipOfTheseus
Clint Dempsey
Bells and whistles aside, Wembley is the bigger stadium and it has better transport links. It clearly suits the NFL to have options which they can play off against each other.
SteveAWOL
Andy Thompson
The minimum capacity for a stadium to even be considered suitable for hosting the Super Bowl is 70,000 which means that any London NFL franchise would have to be based there if they want to submit a bid.
Plus Wembley is far better catered for with regards to hotels and parking spaces...
https://www.si.com/nfl/audibles/2014/06/09/super-bowl-2018-requirements-minnesota-vikings
Plus Wembley is far better catered for with regards to hotels and parking spaces...
https://www.si.com/nfl/audibles/2014/06/09/super-bowl-2018-requirements-minnesota-vikings
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Wouldn’t be suprised If they changed the pitch at Wembley for something similar to ours... they have done so many modifications to the ground since it’s been built they would look at that too
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
How could they do that though when the stands and podiums havent been built to cater for it?
The small number of events at Wembley mean a grass pitch is absolutely fine.
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
I wouldn't worry.
The Jags moving to London won't be happening anytime soon. The deal to play 2 games at the Lane will still be there.
If the Jags owner wants to control his own stadium in the UK potentially for his team then Wembley is his only choice.
If and when the NFL agree to the Jags moving to London the experiment will benefit us , as if successful, the NFL will be open to a London team in the shape of a franchise expansion. This has the potential not to have a team as tenants in our stadium, but an actual team created and owned by ENIC with all the £££ that go with it.
The Jags will be a test case but will actually be helped, by rivalry, logistics for the league, to have another team in the same city.
The Jags moving to London won't be happening anytime soon. The deal to play 2 games at the Lane will still be there.
If the Jags owner wants to control his own stadium in the UK potentially for his team then Wembley is his only choice.
If and when the NFL agree to the Jags moving to London the experiment will benefit us , as if successful, the NFL will be open to a London team in the shape of a franchise expansion. This has the potential not to have a team as tenants in our stadium, but an actual team created and owned by ENIC with all the £££ that go with it.
The Jags will be a test case but will actually be helped, by rivalry, logistics for the league, to have another team in the same city.
Bedfordspurs
Martin Peters
Dunno
They could excavate a big hole
They made the front block do seats on end contract into the skews for concerts as it effected the amount of room needed and that cost £50m
jts1882
Dean Richards
The FA gave the go ahead for the Premier League to become the dominant football authority in England, undermining their own role. They are run by turkeys who would vote for Christmas. So I have every confidence that this deal has been thought out with the rigour you would expect.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
This might be a consolation prize - Queen's Park are looking to sell Hampden Park and the SFA are unsure about taking it on: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...-remain-scotlands-football-ground-says-craig/
Grays_1890
Colin Calderwood
The Fa are missing one big thing here, once you sell your largest asset its a slippery slope, yeh they might get 500m off the bat, but once its sold its sold, that sit, no going back.
glasgowspur
Dimitar Berbatov
Two useless boards trying to out manoeuvre each other for a white elephant fit for neithers purpose.
Scottish football, gotta love it.
Baleforce
Ron Henry
Do they need it though?
They could conceivably turn the cup finals and EMNT home games into touring games and “sell” them around UK stadiums for a fee and a cut of merchandising/concessions.
imcallingbullsh*t
Steven Caulker
Doesnt look good on our side but we dont know all the facts, it couple end up with a NFL east, NFL west, NFL Europe setup in the longer term with then playoffs between all teams to the superbowl.
PochettinoPochettinoPochettino
Serge Aurier
What would the USA think if GHod forbid one day the NFL UK or Europe won the Super Bowl and they all had to watch it in the morning!?
Grays_1890
Colin Calderwood
Maybe maybe not, I imagine the long term real estate value is worth considering though
milo
Jack L. Jones
At the least, it would be good to get the semi-finals away from Wembley to make the finals more special. England friendlies should be played around the country again too.