hove albions new stadium.........

[Factamondo]

looks rather nice imho....22500 which would do us fine imho.....id go for the first 'superdome' stadium in fact!!

[scuberry]

Been passed it a few times,and it's looking rather good,gotta say,am a tad jealous when a League 1 sides can get to build new stadiums (as with colchester)and we seemed doomed to be at LR for ever,how do they do it ????

[EYR]

free lube on matchdays.

[rangersroar]

If we get to the Prem, a capacity of 22,500 will not be big enough. We have got to be looking at 30,000.

[brightonr]

Been passed it a few times,and it's looking rather good,gotta say,am a tad jealous when a League 1 sides can get to build new stadiums (as with colchester)and we seemed doomed to be at LR for ever,how do they do it ????

The ground has been almost entirely financed by their owner, a Mr Tony Bloom, who can well afford it. Like us, they have by far the wealthiest owner in their division now, although this has only relatively recently become the case. For years they have been running at a loss, being helped through it by Mr Bloom who is a lifelong fan. The cost has been offset somewhat by the sponsorship of a large local employer. Personally dont like the sound of the "Amex Stadium" !!

Interestingly, and I don't blame him for this, his investment was an awful lot less prior to the planning permission finally being granted. For years, the club have struggled to make ends meet whilst trying to get a new "Home" sorted, and spent an awful lot of money just getting the approval.

There will no doubt be some government grants coming into play to a certain extent also. The ground will be owned by a "Trust", (controlled by the Bloom family no doubt), so that there can be no unscrupulous property issues in the future, which is indeed how they came to be kicked out of the old Goldstone Ground.

Facto is right, it is looking rather nice. But so would anything in comparison to the disgraceful hole they have been in for the last 10 year or more. And before that, they had to play at Gillingham!! Bit like us travelling to Reading for a home game.

[Factamondo]

If we get to the Prem, a capacity of 22,500 will not be big enough. We have got to be looking at 30,000.

sorry old chap but even in the prem unless away sides brought 5000 we'd struggle to hit 25000 imho.....mkdons have a ground adapted to increase if the situation demanded....id say 22500 with a futher 5000 increase possiblility miles big enough!!

[hammer]

i look forward to going there next season

hope its on a saturday in aug/sept

[Bigdave]

i look forward to going there next season

hope its on a saturday in aug/sept

Yeah it doesnt look good for you Hammer. Got to be honest id rather you stayed up than the likes of Wolves, Wigan and Blackburn. Avram needs to sling his hook in my opinion, some of my mates who go reckon its the worst West Ham side they've seen in years

[Factamondo]

i look forward to going there next season

hope its on a saturday in aug/sept

nailed on the 'battle of the irons' gonna take place old sunbeam!

[Gtleighsr3]

Brighton are very tidy indeed.

[Factamondo]

ask the saaaarfend jibbed up the arris crew

[Gtleighsr3]

ask a girl i knows brother who was stabbed there with the y i ds many a year ago.{Brentwood lad}

[Gtleighsr3]

ask the saaaarfend jibbed up the arris crew

Indeed no love lost but sarfend didnt have any Bournmouth to back them up so no wonder.

[Factamondo]

remember a right set to ouside the richmond well after the game while back.....though to be fair it was a good 30 on to ten r's!!

[Gtleighsr3]

Wonder if the sarfend lad has stopped bleeding yet? he was pouring out and in a bad way for a while.the other lad had a scratch,lol