The Stand...again

[MJG]

Just been told by one of my FST committee colleagues the following

Fulham received Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use for Riverside Stand development last week. Planning permission now can't expire.

[fulhamben]

Which means nothing if he has no intention to build it

[Keynsham]

But surely it's nice to be kept up to speed with developments at the club?

[MJG]

Which means nothing if he has no intention to build it

Maybe or maybe not, but keeps options open.

[dhowells21]

Good news that. Thanks for the update.

[bill taylors apprentice]

Thanks, but surely its the clubs job to inform not yours or the FST ?

Why wouldn't the club put that out on their website ?

[AnEssexFan]

Thanks for the update Mike.  I'm guessing this means that some sort of work has taken place so as to gain the certificate?

[HamsterWheel]

Did you all miss the Ceremonial Lobbing of a brick into the Thames to start the foundations of the new stand ?

[MJG]

Thanks for the update Mike.  I'm guessing this means that some sort of work has taken place so as to gain the certificate?

That or some brown envelopes :-)

[alfie]

Which means nothing if he has no intention to build it

I understand what you are saying here FB, but why bother going through all this stuff if there is no intention of building, just seems pointless

[f321ffc]

Never been to impressed with Mr  051 as owner of FFC,  I watched again last night the programme called million £ yachts which featured our beloved Custodian's super yacht.

That boat is bloody impressive but also very over the top with a lot of its internal features,  it struck me that Mr  051 knows what he wants and is happy to pay for it.

So I'm hoping and giving him the benefit of doubt that he does have some master plan for the redevelopment of the Riverside and that it will indeed be something we will all be proud of.

But as many have said before a bit more information on this from the club would be nice, come on Fulham don't keep us in the dark.  049:gif

[Holders]

Don't fret, compared with real superyachts (and I used to work for a company that project-managed the design and build) it's relatively basic.

[Apprentice to the Maestro]

Which means nothing if he has no intention to build it

I understand what you are saying here FB, but why bother going through all this stuff if there is no intention of building, just seems pointless

2 possible answers IMO

1. he's mildly interested in the project but not enough to commit (maybe waiting to see if we get promoted) so this keeps his options open

2. merely having planning permission adds some value to his asset, the club

Really? Maybe if it was for housing but honestly how much do you think it is worth to replace an existing stand in a second tier football club?

[cmg]

Which means nothing if he has no intention to build it

I understand what you are saying here FB, but why bother going through all this stuff if there is no intention of building, just seems pointless

2 possible answers IMO

1. he's mildly interested in the project but not enough to commit (maybe waiting to see if we get promoted) so this keeps his options open

2. merely having planning permission adds some value to his asset, the club

May well be.
But there is surely a...

3. he is totally committed and now has plenty of time to sort out the design he wants.

[fulhamben]

Which means nothing if he has no intention to build it

I understand what you are saying here FB, but why bother going through all this stuff if there is no intention of building, just seems pointless

2 possible answers IMO

1. he's mildly interested in the project but not enough to commit (maybe waiting to see if we get promoted) so this keeps his options open

2. merely having planning permission adds some value to his asset, the club

May well be.
But there is surely a...

3. he is totally committed and now has plenty of time to sort out the design he wants.

was the previous 3 years not enough time then? and lets not forget, he made several design changes already, to the original project. just cant believe he woke up one day and decided that all of a sudden, he didnt like it, or his own changes to it

[f321ffc]

Don't fret, compared with real superyachts (and I used to work for a company that project-managed the design and build) it's relatively basic.

No fretting here just an observation, if he is willing to spend $200 million on a toy then hopefully he will open the cheque book when he gets the design that he wants for one of his buissness's.

[gang]

Surely it only makes sense to build a new stand if we return to the Premier League, the attendances in the Championship do not warrant the capital outlay.

[terryr]

There would be untold gnashing of teeth if the club didn't pursue planning permission.
Now they have it......"well he won't use it" is the refrain.
Give it a rest for god's sake!

[snarks]

Surely it only makes sense to build a new stand if we return to the Premier League, the attendances in the Championship do not warrant the capital outlay.

Stop posting sensible comments

[H4usuallysitting]

Surely it only makes sense to build a new stand if we return to the Premier League, the attendances in the Championship do not warrant the capital outlay.

Mr Khant has said the redevelopment will not just be for football - but for hospitality, functions and weddings....so, it probably does make sense to build it before/if we get into the Prem....also the build cost (around £20/24m) is peanuts to him