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Grounds take along time to build, hence why i'm so keen for plans to be said
Under Les Ferdinand:
Luke Freeman, top assists in the league: 4million
Alex Smithies, great goalie for this club: 3,5million
Charlie Austin, 19 Premier League goals: 4million
Jack Robinson: Contract ran out, left for free
And many more mistakes
I have a feeling they've identified a site that can accommodate not just the stadium, but other facilities which will increase the revenue stream. They've been looking for a site from almost day one and though the Unigate site would be one possibility, that site may not have become available until very recently. The fire was on Jan 31, the last day of the transfer window and I understand it has been earmarked for the White City Opportunity area by the Mayor of London and the council. Plans have already been drawn up for this and have been for a long time. I could be wrong, but I don't think it'll be the unigate site.
If it's to be west London, there's only two other choices. The first is the Scrubs. I'm not sure if we can build here because it was designated by an Act of Parliament in 1879 as an open public space. It's also recognised by Natural England as an area of importance, so to get this site we'd have to overturn an act of parliament and fight off the greenies.
The only other option is the old white city site. I've had a look at the regeneration plans and I couldn't see anything that earmarks the site for housing or anything else. That's probably because it's only recently been vacated. Although I came across this:
Whilst the BBC will be vacating TV Centre by 2015, it intends to maintain a substantial presence in White City at the Media Village, where there is already planning permission for additional office space and venue for the BBC orchestra.
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