Leicester to Host 2018 World Cup Game?

[Harbro-Fox]

the local London news was saying Wembley, Emirates, Stamford Bridge and the new Spurs' ground

erm...where's this 1 per city and 2 per capital rule?

Stupid really, London is capital and has the best grounds, does it really matter that they are all in London?

 

[Jeff]

"Milan Mandaric took over the financially stricken club in October 2006 in a £25 million deal. A reported £15 million of these went to buy back the stadium from Teachers Insurance."

Do we own our stadium again or are we stll paying rent to Teachers Insurance?

MM didn't buy the stadium from Teachers, we're still paying for it.

 

[indierich06]

Not really fair on the rest of the country if the majority of the games are in the capital - imagine all the money those football fans would bring in, if the majority of that cash is spent in London everyone else would be a bit pissed.

Plus, I'd imagine it would be chaos if there were 4 big world cup games going on in London at the same time...? All four grounds would be sold out and the capital would be absolutely rammed with fans from all over the world - sounds like a disaster waiting to happen to me.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

So it was reported wrongly? Or was this some creative accounting by MM?

 

[Jeff]

So it was reported wrongly? Or was this some creative accounting by MM?

It was reported wrongly. I think the figure of £25 million came about because he was taking on the club's debts, including what was owed for the stadium. But it didn't mean he actually paid that money when he took over.

 

[Darth Vodka]

Stupid really, London is capital and has the best grounds, does it really matter that they are all in London?

FIFA let the rule slide for Mexico 86 and Spain 82...and UEFA let it slide in Portugal

i think they may let the one-stadium rule slide... just depends how much. they may let the City of Manchester in...but do they let Goodison in? Stamford Bridge in? (and...er...Twickenham holds 82,000 ) and Sunderland is 30 miles from Newcastle

as for the 40,000... i doubt they'll let that slide. clubs, including Leicester, will need to show they have the money and the planning permission sorted. that's what all this nomination stuff is about, Mandaric et al are saying "we can do 40k if needs be"

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

It was reported wrongly. I think the figure of £25 million came about because he was taking on the club's debts, including what was owed for the stadium. But it didn't mean he actually paid that money when he took over.

So MM said I have 'bought' the debt for the £15 million owing for the stadium, but has not said that he has paid anything to Teachers other than the rent?

Surely if he borrowed say £10 million at current low interest rates and offered that as a 'take it or wait 10 more years to get your £15 million', that would be attractive to Teachers?

 

[Darth Vodka]

jesus christ there's a load of old shite about these bids being posted on the internet

 

[Hazzman]

FIFA let the rule slide for Mexico 86 and Spain 82...and UEFA let it slide in Portugal

Way before they sorted out these rules. UEFA have slightly different ones and don't mind dual-hosting whereas FIFA are 70% against it.

They are other criteria - I think it's 30 miles apart hosting cities should be, so many hotel rooms available, airport within 50 miles etc.

 

[Foxes_Trust]

To confirm a couple of things other posters have put

a) Planning permission to add at a later date a second tier to the East Stand to increase the capacity to 40k was signed off when originally built (although would expect the council to invoke the park & ride facilities originally promised to be built)

b) Stadium is still owned by Teachers, with rent being paid back, so still circa £16m. A big if, but if we stayed in the Premiership for several consecutive seasons, MM does then intend to but the stadium from Teachers.

When considering areas of the country to cope with the influx of people for a sporting occasion, the fact Leicester has the Special Olympics this year, would also be factor in our favour.

2 separate arenas locally could also be offered to the clubs taking part, as the Tigers ground could be utilised

 

[Darth Vodka]

a) Planning permission to add at a later date a second tier to the East Stand to increase the capacity to 40k was signed off when originally built (although would expect the council to invoke the park & ride facilities originally promised to be built)

aha, some facts, bravo

When considering areas of the country to cope with the influx of people for a sporting occasion, the fact Leicester has the Special Olympics this year, would also be factor in our favour.

and the England game and the Brazil game...

2 separate arenas locally could also be offered to the clubs taking part, as the Tigers ground could be utilised

the three universities & The Marstons...

 

[fcukcov]

aha, some facts, bravo...

I believe that to be the case also and the planning permission is already in place for this to be done at anytime as the ground was originally given consent for 40K and the ground we have at the minute was built as the phase 1 of this overall 40k ground. Phase 2 can therefore be carried out at anytime without the need for any new planning application or the restrictions that could carry............

Facts given some 38 posts earlier!

 

[LCFCmonkey]

2 separate arenas locally could also be offered to the clubs taking part, as the Tigers ground could be utilised

the three universities & The Marstons...

And Ashby de le Zouch, where International teams including England and Brazil have used in the recent past.

 

[Darth Vodka]

Facts given some 38 posts earlier!

yeah but i didn't believe you

 

[fcukcov]

yeah but i didn't believe you

Do you want to see a copy of the planning permission?:icon_wink

 

[LCFCmonkey]

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Walkers-hold-40-000-World-Cup/article-1003726-detail/article.html

Says the ground can be extended on 3 sides. The North, South and East Stands.

I'm sure the car parking would need some work, but it would be great if that proposed "River transfer" thing got off the ground.

I think that a new Park and Ride, ideally situated near to Junction 21, would be needed. And the rest of the Public Transport system in the city would need an upgrade.

 

[fcukcov]

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Walkers-hold-40-000-World-Cup/article-1003726-detail/article.html

Says the ground can be extended on 3 sides. The North, South and East Stands.

I'm sure the car parking would need some work, but it would be great if that proposed "River transfer" thing got off the ground.

I think that a new Park and Ride, ideally situated near to Junction 21, would be needed. And the rest of the Public Transport system in the city would need an upgrade.

It is thought that building on top of the east stand would add 8,000 to the existing capacity. The west stand – where the corporate boxes are housed – was the only one built without further development in mind.

If you are referring to this paragraph then what it actually says is that the extension would be on the east stand only (where the planning permission already exists). The North and South stands were not built with expansion in mind at all from what I know they were built to the cheapest possible specification hence why all the hospitality is in one stand rather than spread across all stands. Admittedly this does make it easier to extend these stands but saying it was done with expansion in mind is pushing it a bit IMO.

 

[LCFCmonkey]

If you are referring to this paragraph then what it actually says is that the extension would be on the east stand only (where the planning permission already exists). The North and South stands were not built with expansion in mind at all from what I know they were built to the cheapest possible specification hence why all the hospitality is in one stand rather than spread across all stands. Admittedly this does make it easier to extend these stands but saying it was done with expansion in mind is pushing it a bit IMO.

I was just referring to the paragraph before it...

"We are in the fortunate position. We have a stadium that can be extended on three sides."

 

[fcukcov]

I was just referring to the paragraph before it...

In theory the stadium can be expanded on all four sides just that the west stand would cost considerably more to extend and the river some what restricts how far back this side can go. Feck it lets blow all the cash and have an 80k stadium!

 

[LCFCmonkey]

In theory the stadium can be expanded on all four sides just that the west stand would cost considerably more to extend and the river some what restricts how far back this side can go. Feck it lets blow all the cash and have an 80k stadium!

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