f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

Against my better judgement London delivered a brilliant Olympic Games and for a minute there I thought we had turned a corner regarding making a farce out of anything sporting infrastructure related.

For example Wembley costing many many times more to build than a full F1 track including an airport and mini hospital in the Bahrain desert or the protracted journey of over 10 years to build a football academy similar to all thoise operating in other European countries for many years already.

The London games proved we could do it, deliver a sporting project on time and be the envy of the world. Granted we spent 3 times the original budget getting there, but the Games were great and all the plans were in place to leave a lasting legacy and reuse all the facilities provided for the games unlike Athens where just about every venue today lies in ruins.

But no...... sadly the f**k up fairy is well and truly still in control. The Olympic stadium is now in danger of becoming a disused empty reminder of how not to plan properly for after a Games. How can football not have been factored in to the original design and why the hell do the toilets need refurbishing.... then there's the roof.... I give up!

Read the sorry tale here:

Olympic Stadium's future is taking too long to resolve

Tidgy

lol, i agree there's over spending that goes on, but its not as simple as building out in the desert lol

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Well........I assume the Olympic budget features £38million for EVERY team in the league? If not, why not?

Surely that's cheating in West Ham's favour, and the rest of the footy clubs need to take it to court.

jonc

It's the Millennium Dome all over again!

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

But who has the money to buy it and make a success if it at the moment.
Don't forget that this process started well before the worst financial crisis in the history of the modern world, took affect.

mamoon2

The problem is it is round. Round stadiums make poor football stadiums and add the fact that there is no corporate facilities at the olympic stadium it soon becomes unviable

Leslie

It is a pity that such situations occur. Such a waste of course,.

I wonder if the fact that they did not want the new Wembley Stadium to have any ability for holding an athletic meeting have any part in this latest decision.

Les