Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:11 am  

The Doghead wrote:

any whispers who has won the contract to build the stadium.

Nope,

However i would think an anouncement is imminent considering we are nearly in February and Tony Colquitt was saying on the radio the other week that they hope to be able to say who the contractors were by the end of January, with construction starting sometime in March.

Now obviously this isnt a guarantee, just a hope, or belief. Therefore things may get pushed back by a few weeks.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:02 pm  

Donkey OTay wrote:

Because they said they will be, they've even said where and how they will raise the money for it. There was a long debate in the council chamber and a vote for. Maybe I'm naive, but I believe them.

Where do you think the money the council is raising and putting in to this going to be spent?

I'm with you all the way on this DoT.
Something just doesn't quite add up here. It's pretty obvious what Tesco are getting out of it, but as clear as fog what we are getting from Tesco etc.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:55 pm  

saint at wire wrote:

Something just doesn't quite add up here. It's pretty obvious what Tesco are getting out of it, but as clear as fog what we are getting from Tesco etc.

What are you so suspicious about? We're getting nothing from Tesco other than the ability to build on the site. Without Tesco there, we wouldn't be there either as there is no way that Saints could afford the whole site.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:10 pm  

Saints wouldn't want the whole site, only the area big enough for the stadium. And we might have had the premium place next to the linkway if Tesco hadn't pushed us to a hidden corner.

There's a lot of assumptions being made here and peddled out as fact.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:19 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

What are you so suspicious about? We're getting nothing from Tesco other than the ability to build on the site. Without Tesco there, we wouldn't be there either as there is no way that Saints could afford the whole site.

If what you say is true and not conjecture then thats all we are getting and its "deal done" but I can't quite work out how the dire got a much better deal than us i.e. site enablement/development AND a fat bundle of cash.
How does that work then?

Don't say the obvious that each case is different, because if anything, given our fan base and status in SL, we would be entilted to more cash than was given to the HJ project.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:20 pm  

Keep an eye on cnplus.co.uk and building.co.uk for announcements on the successful contractor.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:58 am  

saint at wire wrote:

If what you say is true and not conjecture then thats all we are getting and its "deal done" but I can't quite work out how the dire got a much better deal than us i.e. site enablement/development AND a fat bundle of cash.
How does that work then?

Don't say the obvious that each case is different, because if anything, given our fan base and status in SL, we would be entilted to more cash than was given to the HJ project.

Do you think for one second your "fan base and status in SL" means one little bit to Tesco. The amount they are willing to put into a development to make it happen is directly linked to how much the development is worth to Tesco in terms of future profits.

Tesco had no presence in Warrington and had been desperate for a store in the town for years whilst they already had a store in St Helens plus Warrington's is a bigger and more affluent customer base than St Helens.

Hence Tesco willing to put more money into the Warrington development.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:05 pm  

Paul Youane wrote:

Do you think for one second your "fan base and status in SL" means one little bit to Tesco. The amount they are willing to put into a development to make it happen is directly linked to how much the development is worth to Tesco in terms of future profits.

Tesco had no presence in Warrington and had been desperate for a store in the town for years whilst they already had a store in St Helens plus Warrington's is a bigger and more affluent customer base than St Helens.

Hence Tesco willing to put more money into the Warrington development.

Probably true. But then considering our ground specs look better than the HJ and the club itself will own the stadium - I'm not sure why we should give a monkeys what Tesco gave to Wire.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:17 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

Probably true. But then considering our ground specs look better than the HJ and the club itself will own the stadium - I'm not sure why we should give a monkeys what Tesco gave to Wire.

Not sure about the club owning the stadium - I thought we had all agreed the club was actually leasing the stadium.

I think you will find its "saint at wire" who is giving a "monkeys" about what Tesco gave to Wire.

I'll give you that Saints' ground's spec looks better on paper but for now that's where it remains - on paper.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:24 pm  

Paul Youane wrote:

Not sure about the club owning the stadium - I thought we had all agreed the club was actually leasing the stadium.

I think you will find its "saint at wire" who is giving a "monkeys" about what Tesco gave to Wire.

I'll give you that Saints' ground's spec looks better on paper but for now that's where it remains - on paper.

Noone agreed that, it has been explicitly stated many times that Saints will own the stadium