4 Confirmed Bids

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From Us, Leyton Orient, formula 1 and UCFB college of Football,

Don't know anything about the college but would assume they are only interested in office space?

So is it effectively us and orient for the main use of the actual stadium?
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Then surely ours is the only valid and sustainable bid?
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how many running track laps for a full formula 1 GP?
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Mr_Andersonn wrote:Then surely ours is the only valid and sustainable bid?
Nah, I reckon one by a small college affiliated to Burnley FC will stand up to financial scrutiny...




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...seriously, that is weak. We are in an excellent bargaining position here. Im sure the board realise that fact too.
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The BBC report below states that Orients bid is based on ground sharing with us. So effectively I cannot see any other realistic bid apart from ours.

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http://www.london24.com/2012-olympics/o ... _1_1449071
A consortium, Intelligent Transport Services Ltd - in association with F1 -, has been named as one of four bidders to lease the venue.

As expected, West Ham United FC and Leyton Orient FC also have bids on the table and are thought to be leading contenders.

The UCFB College of Football Business - a partnership between Burnley Football Club and the University of Buckinghamshire - is the fourth party.

The bids will now be assessed by London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) before a decision is made later this year.

Newham Council confirmed last week that it would invest £40 million in the stadium - but will have no say on the winning bidder.
F1 will face competition from Westminster with the proposal for a street race.
Burnley - wtf!
Looks like it's Orient's then!
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If having Orient brings in more money for the tax payer then how can the LLDC turn down Orients bid on the basis that we do not want to ground share, as legally this saga can just roll on and on if Hearn has his way?!
I'm really struggling to see how we will not end up in a ground share with Orient if so is this really the way forward?
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paulhs1 wrote:If having Orient brings in more money for the tax payer then how can the LLDC turn down Orients bid on the basis that we do not want to ground share, as legally this saga can just roll on and on if Hearn has his way?!
I'm really struggling to see how we will not end up in a ground share with Orient if so is this really the way forward?
What if we (reasonably) say that we wont have any part of being with another football team, because of the degradation of the pitch, because we cant personalise the stadium and because joint naming rights would significantly undercut our sponsorship revenues?

An us or them ultimatum, if you will.
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paulhs1 wote

If having Orient brings in more money for the tax payer then how can the LLDC turn down Orients bid on the basis that we do not want to ground share, as legally this saga can just roll on and on if Hearn has his way?!
I'm really struggling to see how we will not end up in a ground share with Orient if so is this really the way forward?
Not a legal expert in any sense or form but I would imagine that the 1st question that the LLDC would put to Orient is along the lines of "your whole bid is based on the proposition that West Ham are agreeable to a ground share, please show us the documentation to confirm this agreement is in place." We are perfectly within our rights to say we do not wish to ground share; end of Orients bid.

I don't want to go there but if we did it would not be the end of the world to share with Orient, it is not going to be our stadium anyway. If I were an Orient fan I would fear it much more. If we think it will be awful with potentially thousands of empty seats for low profile games just imagine what it would be like for Orient week in week out.

I cannot see anyone but West Ham being awarded the stadium, especially now the bidders are out in the open. Would much rather stay where we are but G&S have already decided we are moving and are now in an incredible bargaining position.
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gavrosh wrote: What if we (reasonably) say that we wont have any part of being with another football team, because of the degradation of the pitch, because we cant personalise the stadium and because joint naming rights would significantly undercut our sponsorship revenues?
An us or them ultimatum, if you will.
I really am struggling to see what legal grounds that we have to block the move, it is not our stadium and we are applying for a tenancy not for sole use but as a joint tenant, we have known this all along, so how can we now object to it.
I think Hearn is playing a master stroke and he holds more cards here then many believe.
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Persil Tickets wrote:Not a legal expert in any sense or form but I would imagine that the 1st question that the LLDC would put to Orient is along the lines of "your whole bid is based on the proposition that West Ham are agreeable to a ground share, please show us the documentation to confirm this agreement is in place." We are perfectly within our rights to say we do not wish to ground share; end of Orients bid.?
But our bid is based on a ground share.joint tenancy and what documentation do we have confirming an agreement with F1 or the american bid?
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We can and will just say jog on to orient, especially after Hearn's whinging. Orient can not viably own the stadium as it is by themselves, therefore we can just say no to a joint move and still get it.
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gavrosh wrote: What if we (reasonably) say that we wont have any part of being with another football team, because of the degradation of the pitch, because we cant personalise the stadium and because joint naming rights would significantly undercut our sponsorship revenues?
What if we (reasonably) say that groundsharing would destroy Leyton Orient as a football club - as evidenced by the testimony of a certain B. Hearn, star witness - and we couldn't have that on our conscience.

Don't understand how they can force a groundshare when one party offers nothing to the arrangement. What do we possibly get out of having Orient sharing with us? Certainly isn't additional financial clout. The only thing we get is a cut-up turf from it being played on every week instead of every fortnight.
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Islington_Iron wrote:We can and will just say jog on to orient, especially after Hearn's whinging. Orient can not viably own the stadium as it is by themselves, therefore we can just say no to a joint move and still get it.
Nor can we own it.
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If we refuse the Orient proposal, it has to be thrown out, then there are 3 proposals left!
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We can't refuse Orients proposal, all bids were submitted on the grounds that LLDC would choose tenants based on a best fit basis, theoretically they could give tenancies to all four bidders.

Can you imagine how stupid 4,500 people in a 60,000 seat stadium are going to feel :lol:

I would contend that if it was a groundshare then Orient should have to pay the same rent as us as they would have access to the same facilities as us.
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Can you imagine how stupid 30,000 people in a 60/80,000 seat stadium are going to feel ?
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Surley we could stipulate that we don't want to share with Orient, but are happy to have the other bids involved. So either they pick us plus the others or Orient (who would not be finacially viable by themselves).
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Brady insisted west ham should have sole use of stadium in winter, Orient must know this, call her bluff, share with them or walk away.
Could be a clever plan in stopping the move.
West ham have no right to demand not to share, it's a tax payers stadium and they need to get as much money as possible, what better way than have 2 football clubs paying, a university and a rac track in the summer, allied with athletics the stadium owners can't lose, unlike the fans of West Ham or Orient.
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Off twatter: are we looking at a ground share with another football club in the future? No. Absolutely not DG
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