New bid submitted.

[IronMaiden123]

The idea that this athletics stadium can be made fit even for Championship football is laughable.

Buying athletics out Post 2017 may be an option, but redevelopment is the only answer to creating a football ground. Who is going to pay for that?

The board are crackers imho.

[cockney hammer]

old ch is getting ready for retiment it has been great and have had some brilliant times but you can stick that place up your

[boleyn77]

A sad day in the history of our great club.

[NorthBankAlliance]

old ch is getting ready for retiment it has been great and have had some brilliant times but you can stick that place up your

Unfortunately you won't be the only one mate

[DCHammer]

How long I wonder before Barry Hearn is in the media going on about "little old Leyton Orient" being treated badly and how he will go to some court or another!!

A few hours apparently.......


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[evomutant]

Heard on Talkshyte there a dozen bidders, but cant confirm if thats true, Weren't London Wasps going to bid? And I thought Orient and Hearn were so keen on getting to a new stadium and telling everyone they had "won" when the deal first collapsed, and that OS is closest to them so they should get it, why are they not bidding now? Bunch of morons if you ask me.

Because Tottenham, despite their many scummy qualities, have a board who know a bit about business. They saw an opportunity for leverage and took it superbly.

They leveraged it into millions of public money for their own, 100% owned football specific arena in their own backyard and ensured that when their rivals on and off the pitch move into their far too big and poorly equipped for football stadium they won't even own it, just rent the thing.

They are laughing their arses off.

[dapablo]

Gonna be interesting for a good while still then, lots to imagine and get worked up about till the real plans come out.

[Denbighammer]

You'll either be miles away or sat on some kind of Meccano stand on wheels. Its going to happen but it'll be a bloody sad day when we leave the Boleyn for this White Elephant .

[Iron-worx]

Cautiously optimistic - Would like to know what the actual terms are.

[mywhufc]

Gonna be interesting for a good while still then, lots to imagine and get worked up about till the real plans come out.

Well we know how big the stadium is, that won't change.
The upper tier will stay in exactly the same position it is in now, so that won't change
Temp seating over the track, possibly just behind the goal and single tier,
If they put it over the side it will still have to go back to meet the top tier so the rake will be shallower.
If like me you like to view your Football from higher up, the front of the upper tier at the OS is if laid over the Boleyn in the forecourt behind the west stand or in the flats behind if you sit in the east.

[boleyn77]

The pimps & Brady must have shares in specsavers.

[Francoisvander or else]

old ch is getting ready for retiment it has been great and have had some brilliant times but you can stick that place up your

Going to be lots of people doing the same CH me and my family included, just going to be away games when it does happen,my old man is to frail to walk any kind of distance these day and I don't think we will be able to drive to the door of the OS, even if we can I can just about take sitting in a front row when we are 10 yards from the pitch but times that by four or five and the view will be intolerable, real shame and will be absolutely gutted but I'm not going to be treated like a mug sitting in a meccano stadium because to old ***** think that for the sake of a possible few extra £s in their pockets they can walk over the majority of their customers wishes

[The Collector]

The upper tier will stay in exactly the same position it is in now, so that won't change

The upper tier is temporary, as are the roof and floodlights. The lower tier and track are the fixed bits.

[Mr_Andersonn]

We've gone over this permanent, temporary thing so many times. The fact of the matter is that even the permanent section can be modified as its just a hollow structure beneath the lower tier seating.

The upper tiers could be modified as they are effectively built from macanno.

The bottom line is the cost and who foots the bill.

[Pop Robson]

We've gone over this permanent, temporary thing so many times. The fact of the matter is that even the permanent section can be modified as its just a hollow structure beneath the lower tier seating.

The upper tiers could be modified as they are effectively built from macanno.

The bottom line is the cost and who foots the bill.

Which won't happen, it will stay as it is .

[Posh-Hammer]

old ch is getting ready for retiment it has been great and have had some brilliant times but you can stick that place up your

With you CH. Probably go more away games, but would miss the BG so much. Football should be played at a football stadium, not an athletics stadium. Retractable seating my arse!

[brownout]

Karen Brady - Get out of our club.

[Pop Robson]

old ch is getting ready for retiment it has been great and have had some brilliant times but you can stick that place up your

With you CH. Probably go more away games, but would miss the BG so much. Football should be played at a stadium, not an athletics stadium. Retractable seating my arse!

Our 3 ST's will be retired in honour of the Boleyn Ground, and people moan about the atmosphere now !

Away games will be the order of the day

[Aztec Hammer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIukkv1Ko0U

Arizona Cardinals' stadium, portable/retractable seating. Thought this was interesting.

[Posh-Hammer]

Dads as well Pop. He has been going BG for over 64 years. How can they do this to us? West Ham is my life, and I am sure you feel the same. When I think of the plastic day trippers who would visit that monsrosity when we play, just to visit the Olympic Stadium turrns my stomach, whilst the true fans with claret and blue in thier blood who feel so angry about this, are left frustrated as that bloody gruesome three take away everyhting that has been a major part of our lives over the years. I for one will never forgive them for what they intend to do to our club