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So they were absuing him after he'd just let in a softish goal which put them 2-0 up? odd...

Why do i need to be careful? Im sure selling the land their ground is on will help clear their debts and they'd easily be able to come up with the £2m tenancy fees with the increased TV revenue which starts next season even if their crowds dont change.

IIRC correctly our debts were about £30m when we went into admin.

They paid £13m to own us and make us debt free, the stadium alone cost £32m and we were only 8 years into the mortgage. It was pennies in the pound repayments. So yes, they paid them in full, but not the true amount of debt that we had taken out.

Why isn't it right? We were brought on the cheap by a billionaire who was able to write off all our debt for a third of their true worth. Surely that's given us an unfair advantage over other clubs. Do you not want the liebherrs here because it's wrong that we were attractive to them because we had a decent stadium that we hadn't paid for?

As has often been said on the lounge when it suits our PC forum superstars if he was offended by the comment, regardless of the over analysis from you lot of if it was racist, xenophobic, mongophobic or whatever, then it was wrong and he is correct to speak up about it. I'm sure our forum liberals will agree with this.

Why do you hope they go down? Some people on this forum are so bitter. Why dont you wish ill on Man city because they lease the stadium that was built for the commonwealth games from Manchester Council. Or Coventry go bust because they rent the Ricoh arena.

Nicely forgetting the "for a start" i added. That was the only one off the top of my head. They dont move in until 2016/17 season so that will be in there first season. have read the article it'll also be used for concerts, athletics and other sporting events and West Ham will give 100,000 tickets a season to local kids for free. it seems like plenty will benefit from it.

Theyve taken advantage of a good opportunity. They've got a new top notch stadium at a very good price as well as being able to sell their existing one to clear some debt. If Cortese had done similar for us people would be hailing it as a masterstroke of chairmanship by an brilliant businessman. Because it's someone else it's disgusting and immoral.

Saintandy666 Super Mikey Greenridge

World athletics championship in 2017 (i think) for a start.

Joneussus aintforever Sue Whistle

They might want too but do they need too? West Ham have a great opportunity which they have taken, you cant blame them for it. They are paying for it too, people are making out they are being handed a new stadium for nothing when they are simply becoming paying tenants. If we got offered a superb 60,000 all seater stadium in the New Forest you wouldnt hear too many fans bleating on about poor old Bournemouth being shat on.

Well that's their problem and the risk they are taking. The argument seems to be people think they are being given a stadium for £2m a year, they aren't, they are renting the stadium for £2m a year.

Why do they need a new stadium? Brisbane Road is perfect for them. It's quite a nice little ground, they get crowds of about 4,000. They have a stadium that meets their needs.

So if a company rents office space for £2k a month in a listed building that is worth £20m then they should give the landlord all their profit should they?

the smaller club wont be paying £2m a year in rent though.

Can someone hurry up and pot his football manager stats and you tube montage Please. We're at post 24 FFS.

There is always room for someone that has played semi professional football in a fans team.

They aren't getting it, they are renting it. If you rent a house worth £500k and pay £1k a month rent you don't get a house for FA, you become a tenant for an agreed rate. They are renting it, not getting it. It isn't difficult FFS.

Its okay, mine were Boyzones cover version of it.

What we need is a great big melting pot, big enough to take the world and all its got and stir it for a hundred years or more, turn out coffee coloured people by the score, yes?

A I going to have to get the picture out again??

If you own a house, sold it and moved into a rented property you'd do the same. It's not difficult is it. It'll help clear their debts as well. A sensible move for all involved.

What's wrong about it? They are renting an excellent sporting facility of the government for a reasonable price. I really don't see what is mucky or wrong about it.