The principle behind modern stadia is that rather than a 20/25 day a year usage , they need 365 days a year usage, that's why Warrington don't have a supporters bar , just after the HJ was built I visited it and the management at the club , I was given a personal tour of the ground and asked many questions , at the time what was the rear of the now ' Martin Dawes ' stand was being developed , I asked if that was to be a club bar , the reply was no , not much point with two pubs directly outside the ground , a health centre that pays them rent 52 weeks a year was the reply

As GF has alluded to we get sod all from the LSV , we have lost over a hundred grandsworth of sales a year , plus tens of thousands worth of stadium advertising , even if the stadium had been able to pul in some ' naming rights ' it would just get swallowed up by the excessive costs due to public sector management

It makes me

Already been discussed , if you don't know the circumstances you don't have a clue

Quote: daftdad "Leyton Orient to move into the olympic stadium with West Ham freeing up Orients ground for RL in the east end of london.'" Leyton Orient no longer own the ground, it is owned by a separate company that their Chairman is heavily involved in. If the O's do move on I'd suggest it is unlikely the ground will survive as the terms of the sale seem to mean the money would be split between the company and The O's which would probably suit both of them. With flats all but built into the stadium planning permission for further residential development would seem likely. www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... sbane-road

Quote: daftdad "Leyton Orient to move into the olympic stadium with West Ham freeing up Orients ground for RL in the east end of london.'" Leyton Orient no longer own the ground, it is owned by a separate company that their Chairman is heavily involved in. If the O's do move on I'd suggest it is unlikely the ground will survive as the terms of the sale seem to mean the money would be split between the company and The O's which would probably suit both of them. With flats all but built into the stadium planning permission for further residential development would seem likely. www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... sbane-road

The Polytechnic Stadium, Chiswick is up for sale. Just about the right size too! www.novaloca.com/property-detail ... earch=true

The Polytechnic Stadium, Chiswick is up for sale. Just about the right size too! www.novaloca.com/property-detail ... earch=true

Wonder what that would cost lease hold?

Who cares?
It has 1 stand.....it would be the worst SL ground and worse than some in the Championship too.....and as for the people that complain about getting to the stoop....this place is served by 1 mainline trainline with 1 train every 20 minutes

Ah fond memories, it always seemed to rain at Chiswick!

Oh yes..those lovely slippery grassy/muddy banks

How inspiring as usual to read comments from the usual gloom merchants, David Hughes was simply answering a question posed to him, if he had answered no London RL will never have its own stadium the same people would have been whining in the same voice, no ambition!

None of us know the long term implications with The Stoop and Harlequins RU? Every club an business must or should have a long term business plan, not just pipe dreams or also having the safe option all the time as pure existence and no revenue channels other than match day revenue and merchandise.