I think the initial design (and indeed one of the main motives to go to BMD) was for if we'd gotten the Commonwealth games. That would've come with a lot of additional funding. Unfortunately, that got brought forward 4 yrs due to Durban dropping...
The guy who mattered. My point wasn't that everyone wanted 777, my point was that we were set to be sold to 777. That was our future. TFG are a miraculous alternative