The Official Chelsea Thread [Vol 2]
Discussion
FUBAR said:
Rosscow said:
So actually, we signed Eriksen, Lamela, Wanyama, Alli & Alderweireld for a combined £79m. Nothing wrong with that at all!
It may be the going rate but that statement alone just shows how farked up football is these days. Worse is that people now think its ok.Hell, Chelsea paid £50m for Torres and that was 6 years ago now.
Stadium news;
Council planners recommended to approve 60,000 seat landmark at meeeting next week
Premier League pacesetters Chelsea are set to get the go-ahead for Herzog & de Meuron-designed plans to redevelop their Stamford Bridge home, just-published council papers reveal.
The club submitted proposals to create a new 60,000-seat stadium – upping Stamford Bridge’s current capacity by almost 50% – to Hammersmith & Fulham council in November 2015.
After a year of scrutiny, which has seen concerns over the scheme’s impact on issues ranging from the local bat population to traffic levels, members of the council’s planning committee are now being recommended to give the authority’s planning chief delegated powers to approve the project when they meet next week.
Herzog & de Meuron’s proposal will replace Stamford Bridge’s collection of disconnected stands with a single, unified brick-clad stadium, expanding the constrained site by decking over an adjacent railway line.
The practice, which was responsible for the 2008 Beijing Olympics’ “Bird’s Nest” stadium, said its Chelsea design had been inspired by the gothic architecture of Westminster Abbey, which once owned the Stamford Bridge site and the brickwork of Fulham’s terraced streets.
Arcadis is cost manager, WSP and Schlaich Bergermann are providing engineering services, while WSP is also providing transport consultancy, and Aecom is strategic planner. The scheme’s “gothic skin” facade is being engineered by Eckersley O’Callaghan.
In a report to Hammersmith & Fulham’s January 11 planning applications committee meeting, case officer John Sanchez advises members that Herzog & de Meuron’s design has “has met the demands of a potentially difficult brief” and “builds upon the historic context of previous stadia on the site”.
He continues: “The resulting design is a high quality piece of design and a unique architectural solution. It would have the landmark qualities of a significant sporting venue with a clear identity and would declutter and unify the site.”
Sanchez concludes that there will be “no significant adverse effects as a result of the proposed development on any of the identified heritage assets, with the exception of the Billings and Brompton Conservation Area”.
The report said government heritage adviser Historic England had observed that the new stadium would complement the setting of the nearby Grade I listed Brompton Cemetery “to a greater degree than the present stadium, due to its uniformity and on the understanding that the new stadium is no higher than the existing [structure]”.
Almost 800 local residents gave consultation responses, split across Hammersmith and Fulham and neighbouring Kensington and Chelsea. More than 70% supported the proposals.
If councillors follow the recommendations in the officers’ report, delegated powers to approve the development will be subject to the support of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, and a long list of conditions.
Chelsea has previously targeted a 2021 completion date for the stadium.
Council planners recommended to approve 60,000 seat landmark at meeeting next week
Premier League pacesetters Chelsea are set to get the go-ahead for Herzog & de Meuron-designed plans to redevelop their Stamford Bridge home, just-published council papers reveal.
The club submitted proposals to create a new 60,000-seat stadium – upping Stamford Bridge’s current capacity by almost 50% – to Hammersmith & Fulham council in November 2015.
After a year of scrutiny, which has seen concerns over the scheme’s impact on issues ranging from the local bat population to traffic levels, members of the council’s planning committee are now being recommended to give the authority’s planning chief delegated powers to approve the project when they meet next week.
Herzog & de Meuron’s proposal will replace Stamford Bridge’s collection of disconnected stands with a single, unified brick-clad stadium, expanding the constrained site by decking over an adjacent railway line.
The practice, which was responsible for the 2008 Beijing Olympics’ “Bird’s Nest” stadium, said its Chelsea design had been inspired by the gothic architecture of Westminster Abbey, which once owned the Stamford Bridge site and the brickwork of Fulham’s terraced streets.
Arcadis is cost manager, WSP and Schlaich Bergermann are providing engineering services, while WSP is also providing transport consultancy, and Aecom is strategic planner. The scheme’s “gothic skin” facade is being engineered by Eckersley O’Callaghan.
In a report to Hammersmith & Fulham’s January 11 planning applications committee meeting, case officer John Sanchez advises members that Herzog & de Meuron’s design has “has met the demands of a potentially difficult brief” and “builds upon the historic context of previous stadia on the site”.
He continues: “The resulting design is a high quality piece of design and a unique architectural solution. It would have the landmark qualities of a significant sporting venue with a clear identity and would declutter and unify the site.”
Sanchez concludes that there will be “no significant adverse effects as a result of the proposed development on any of the identified heritage assets, with the exception of the Billings and Brompton Conservation Area”.
The report said government heritage adviser Historic England had observed that the new stadium would complement the setting of the nearby Grade I listed Brompton Cemetery “to a greater degree than the present stadium, due to its uniformity and on the understanding that the new stadium is no higher than the existing [structure]”.
Almost 800 local residents gave consultation responses, split across Hammersmith and Fulham and neighbouring Kensington and Chelsea. More than 70% supported the proposals.
If councillors follow the recommendations in the officers’ report, delegated powers to approve the development will be subject to the support of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, and a long list of conditions.
Chelsea has previously targeted a 2021 completion date for the stadium.
I can't help thinking this whole plan is a bad idea. I like having a hotel complex as part of the set up, a guaranteed 24/7 income stream. Massive crowds and popularity of the PL for ever more aren't guaranteed. The hotel and restaurants could give us a huge advantage over our rivals if things change.
We'd be better off continuing to lobby for safe standing (that will surely get the go ahead sooner rather than later) that could get our capacity up to 60K in the existing stadium.
We'd be better off continuing to lobby for safe standing (that will surely get the go ahead sooner rather than later) that could get our capacity up to 60K in the existing stadium.
jammy-git said:
ascayman said:
Also we didn't actually spend that money it was (yet another) net window for us.
Rosscow said:
Of course we spent the money.
One of you is wrong, and I think I might know who it is. 
TwigtheWonderkid said:
We'd be better off continuing to lobby for safe standing (that will surely get the go ahead sooner rather than later) that could get our capacity up to 60K in the existing stadium.
No, it wouldn't. The safe standing zones will only accommodate roughly the same amount of people standing that it would seated.dsmith1990 said:
Genuinely sad to see Mikel leave today but it was inevitable. 10 and a half years of loyal service and under appreciated by many! Wishing him all the best
IMO never lived up to his potential and wasn't first team quality.He always slowed the game down too much, would never get a game under Conte who wants to play fast transition and counter attack play. Turning circle of an oil tanker comes to mind.
Wish him the best though, definitely a loyal squad member and don't remember him saying a bad word about the club whether he was playing or not.
dsmith1990 said:
Genuinely sad to see Mikel leave today but it was inevitable. 10 and a half years of loyal service and under appreciated by many! Wishing him all the best
100% this. Just read his letter to the fans on Twitter, pure class. His performance in the 2012 CL final was one of understated brilliance. Worked his arse off all night and got precious little recognition for his efforts. TwigtheWonderkid said:
dsmith1990 said:
Genuinely sad to see Mikel leave today but it was inevitable. 10 and a half years of loyal service and under appreciated by many! Wishing him all the best
100% this. Just read his letter to the fans on Twitter, pure class. His performance in the 2012 CL final was one of understated brilliance. Worked his arse off all night and got precious little recognition for his efforts. Rosscow said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
We'd be better off continuing to lobby for safe standing (that will surely get the go ahead sooner rather than later) that could get our capacity up to 60K in the existing stadium.
No, it wouldn't. The safe standing zones will only accommodate roughly the same amount of people standing that it would seated.TwigtheWonderkid said:
Rosscow said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
We'd be better off continuing to lobby for safe standing (that will surely get the go ahead sooner rather than later) that could get our capacity up to 60K in the existing stadium.
No, it wouldn't. The safe standing zones will only accommodate roughly the same amount of people standing that it would seated.Apparently Costa not trained all week, and hasn't travelled with the squad to Leicester.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38617783
What's more interesting, is strong rumours of a £30m a year offer from China for him.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38617783
What's more interesting, is strong rumours of a £30m a year offer from China for him.
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