Price said. “Charities are struggling to cope. The decision to give away the Olympic football stadium to West Ham United for the next century, for the private benefit of its wealthy club owners, casts serious doubt over the government’s sincerity.
It seems that WHU's part in this appalling charade is merely one issue of several major budding scandals. The two articles present a timely perspective on what has been a serial dereliction of duty on a spectacular, indeed horrific scale. That East London must wait maybe until the 2030s for the alleged benefits, whilst the work done so far has concentrated on a few high-end projects, shows where the true priorities have lain.
Great sense of perspective by Sir Simon Jenkins, (respected authority on architecture) re the West Ham quarter billion pound sweetener.
For this sort of money every local library, museum and concert hall in London could be restored. The London Legacy Development Corporation [LLDC, which oversees the park] is drunk on public money.’
Prague can't say it but if it looks like a turd and smells like a turd, that is what it is. We al knew FIFA was corrupt for years but it took time to come out. We can see corruption because the deal is too good to be anything else. Proving it is harder, but knowing it happened encourages journos to dig. And that is why they are digging. I would love to have a lie detector wired to Boris. He has secured wealthy backers through money laundering public funds!
Great sense of perspective by Sir Simon Jenkins, (respected authority on architecture) re the West Ham quarter billion pound sweetener.
For this sort of money every local library, museum and concert hall in London could be restored. The London Legacy Development Corporation [LLDC, which oversees the park] is drunk on public money.’
Simon Jenkins is permanently stuck up his own enobled bach passage and has no respect outside of the wittering classes BUT i find myself agreeing with his points here...
Are Bournemouth the home team? Can hear their fans loud and clear. West Ham - no atmosphere whatsoever. West Ham Dons.
Karen Brady wanted the club to be renamed West Ham Olympic. The club has been taken out of the community and been dumped near a shopping complex at the tax payers expense.
They are no longer a club to respected - they have earned the hatred of all decent football supporters - they are the Premiership MK Dons! They can have success but it is meaningless if you can't do it the right way. Shame on them.
They are no longer a club to respected - they have earned the hatred of all decent football supporters - they are the Premiership MK Dons! They can have success but it is meaningless if you can't do it the right way. Shame on them.
Some great threads on their forum complaining about being mis-sold season tickets with views nothing like they were shown at the reservation centre. Plus the old Skool moaning about not being able to stand up, without getting a Siddarnnnn from the new season ticket holders/ day trippers.
They're not West Ham anymore.
West Ham Dons.
Bournemouth fans singing " Is this the Emirates"? HIlarious.
it is a piss poor atmosphere. like a England friendly at Wembley. have to wait and see when a London team arrives to find out if they really have lost all soul in their support.
Come on guys, I hate what has gone on here just as much as the next man. But coming out with stuff like there's no atmosphere, just a ground dumped near a shopping centre etc just reeks of (perfectly understandable) sour grapes.
Surely the reality is you can see the dangers that this ground - which looks pretty spectacular to me and is filled to capacity - is to us. For the floating fan - no Charlton fan worth his salt would do this! - an afternoon there looks far more an attractive proposition than a visit to the Valley at the moment. If we are not careful, we could lose another generation.
The only thing I would say is the fans seem an awfully long way away from the pitch. Hopefully that might take some of the fun out of going there.
Come on guys, I hate what has gone on here just as much as the next man. But coming out with stuff like there's no atmosphere, just a ground dumped near a shopping centre etc just reeks of (perfectly understandable) sour grapes.
Surely the reality is you can see the dangers that this ground - which looks pretty spectacular to me and is filled to capacity - is to us. For the floating fan - no Charlton fan worth his salt would do this! - an afternoon there looks far more an attractive proposition than a visit to the Valley at the moment. If we are not careful, we could lose another generation.
The only thing I would say is the fans seem an awfully long way away from the pitch. Hopefully that might take some of the fun out of going there.
the fans are far from the pitch but if the atmosphere continues as it is then that would also take the fun out of going.
we'll probably end up with a load of west ham fans coming down the valley for a more old fashioned feel to the game. (not like our atmospheres brilliant but where else would they go near by?) then if our fans do anything wrong we know who to blame...
Are Bournemouth the home team? Can hear their fans loud and clear. West Ham - no atmosphere whatsoever. West Ham Dons.
Unlike the fantastic atmosphere at the valley these days.
You say that but the Northampton game (especially 2nd half) and most of the Tuesday game had lots of singing which made for a great atmosphere better then most of last season.
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Charities seek return of £425m lotto cash used for London Olympics
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/aug/06/charities-demand-return-olympics-london-2012-lottery-cash?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard
One of the other Trusts had picked that one up. Also this one, from the Mail journo who worked on their Stephen Lawrence campaign
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3726277/The-great-Olympics-betrayal-9bn-spent-promised-London-2012-leave-golden-legacy-local-community-Four-years-reality-different.html
It isn't going away
It seems that WHU's part in this appalling charade is merely one issue of several major budding scandals. The two articles present a timely perspective on what has been a serial dereliction of duty on a spectacular, indeed horrific scale. That East London must wait maybe until the 2030s for the alleged benefits, whilst the work done so far has concentrated on a few high-end projects, shows where the true priorities have lain.
For this sort of money every local library, museum and concert hall in London could be restored. The London Legacy Development Corporation [LLDC, which oversees the park] is drunk on public money.’
He has asked me to pass on an invite
if anyone not going this season to CAFC you are more than welcome at the Olympic stadium seeing as you helped pay for it
Of course it is not the fault of West Ham fans.
They're not West Ham anymore.
West Ham Dons.
Bournemouth fans singing " Is this the Emirates"? HIlarious.
Surely the reality is you can see the dangers that this ground - which looks pretty spectacular to me and is filled to capacity - is to us. For the floating fan - no Charlton fan worth his salt would do this! - an afternoon there looks far more an attractive proposition than a visit to the Valley at the moment. If we are not careful, we could lose another generation.
The only thing I would say is the fans seem an awfully long way away from the pitch. Hopefully that might take some of the fun out of going there.
we'll probably end up with a load of west ham fans coming down the valley for a more old fashioned feel to the game. (not like our atmospheres brilliant but where else would they go near by?)
then if our fans do anything wrong we know who to blame...