Ignorance?

[monty]

That's still cheap in this day and age. To provide some context for the redeveloping Goodison argument, as shareholder at Man Utd I had access to the information involved with the expansion of Old Trafford.

Now they were only expanding various stands, they weren't building from scratch, yet the cost of development was well in excess of £5,000 per seat and none of the work was completed in an off-season.

I'm not a building expert but it does appear to be a trend for the industry at the moment for costs to rise significantly. I suspect this is in part due to a lack of labour (cue Polish immigrants to the rescue), and also the scarcity of raw materials. Most basic commodities have risen enormously in price in the past decade as China et al have taken to buying up large chunks of Africa to secure their share.

So yes, the price hike isn't nice but it's not really something the club can control.[/QUOTE]

ask them across the park, while its still there.

 

[GhostOfDixie]

That's still cheap in this day and age. To provide some context for the redeveloping Goodison argument, as shareholder at Man Utd I had access to the information involved with the expansion of Old Trafford.

Now they were only expanding various stands, they weren't building from scratch, yet the cost of development was well in excess of £5,000 per seat and none of the work was completed in an off-season.

I'm not a building expert but it does appear to be a trend for the industry at the moment for costs to rise significantly. I suspect this is in part due to a lack of labour (cue Polish immigrants to the rescue), and also the scarcity of raw materials. Most basic commodities have risen enormously in price in the past decade as China et al have taken to buying up large chunks of Africa to secure their share.

So yes, the price hike isn't nice but it's not really something the club can control.

Hang on, shares at Man U? Newcastle? WTF?

So would the cost of redeveloping Goodison rise higher than £150m?

 

[SuitsBlue]

very possibly, although our peppercorn rent for the actual ground is a better deal than the rising scale them lot are getting on our original home of stanley park.

bruce: you explained the investment plot to your man ure shares, but what is hte excuse for the toon shares?

 

[monty]

Hang on, shares at Man U? Newcastle? WTF?

So would the cost of redeveloping Goodison rise higher than £150m?

The cost of the milenium dome quadrupled, analfield two has doubled before a brick has been laid, its called poor guess work and you have to live with it

 

[Bruce Wayne]

At the time they were the top two clubs in the country and regular CL contestants. The Man Utd shares were a good investment. The Newcastle ones a shocker. The annual reports were a good insight into how other clubs work though, especially Man Utd and I've gained a lot of respect for what is a very professional organisation.

 

[GhostOfDixie]

If it costs us an extra £50m to redevelop GP, then surely thats nothing in comparison.

Not saying it will cost that much, but judging by the piece I posted earlier. BK is interested in hearing what can be done. So that I suppose is a good thing.

 

[teppic]

I want to sasy that Ghost, you have conducted yourself very well in this thread, you havent used potty language or called anyone a **** (well almost)

SO YOU ARE NOT BEING PATRONISING HERE AND YOU NEVER USE POTTY LANGUAGE YOURSELF THEN.

glad we cleared that one up.

 

[GhostOfDixie]

SO YOU ARE NOT BEING PATRONISING HERE AND YOU NEVER USE POTTY LANGUAGE YOURSELF THEN.

glad we cleared that one up.

This could be interesting.