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Really hope they do this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17958598

Why? Just to show the FA how Wembley should have been done?

It would look very impressive if done the right way, which given its listing it would have to be.

Russians and power stations dont go well

Chernobyl is in the Ukraine.

Was russia back in the day

Hope it gets shot down, although no one seems to know what to do with it, for my money one of londons most iconic buildings. I look at it everytime i get the train into vic, makes my morning. Be right shit if chelsea stuck some concrete stands on it.

USSR, not Russia.  :P

I fail to see how you can turn a power station into a football stadium.

Watt's the problem?

Logistics wise it's fucking huge, easily take a football pitch and stands. It's just wrong though.

Memories of Battersea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxc9A6HyoLE

60,000 - hahahahahahaha

Although I like the idea I really can't see it happening. There's been plan after plan for the power station and everything seems to hit a stumbling block. More of a pipe dream imho.

Something badly needs to be done with that site - and this is as good an idea as I've seen.  There have been 'plans' out there for more than 20 years, so it's getting to the point where you wonder whether anyone will ever do anything there, rather than just talking about it.  It's London's very own Mechanics Institute.

If this does get the go ahead, I hope they will then extend the current, poxy plans for the Northern line extension all the way through to Clapham Junction...rather than the half arsed effort on the drawing board at the moment that stops in Battersea.  For one, they will need an extension through to CJ to handle all those Chelsea fans arriving at games from Hampshire and Surrey.

There's nothing quite like more dodgy Russian money being pumped into Football.

Shocking

if they managed to pull it off it could be once of the most iconic football grounds in the world. It would certainly have character, which most new stadia seem to lack these days.

Fair play to them i say.

interesting that 60,000 is their limit though

Should be amp-le

the atmosphere in there will be electric

Wonder if the plan will meet much resistance

if the plans fell through wonder who's volt it would be

Being Eastern European its always the Poles Vault.

Agreed. It would piss all over places like the Emirates and Wembley in terms of character. Can't see it happening though.

Is it just me or does it all seem a bit narrow to be properly converted ? I take it they will just leave the chimneys and knock down the sides ?

Hopefully they'll do a good job and ensure that the sides are straight and not lenin to one side.

when a russian billionaire is involved, it will happen

Shame to knock Stanford bridge down


8 years of history just gone

in all seriousness, would another club be able to buy it should chelsea move to battesea?

agree. Looks awesome when lit up at night. Cheslea can't fill their current ground anyway,even after taking out advertising on national radio

I wonder what Frank Lampard thinks about these plans

With the cost of building, what will they charge to get in ?

Rohman Abramovich will get round any resistance to the plan I suppose.

Turn it upside down and make it the largest table football stadium in the world.

Boris could open it, now he's won the electron

This debate is defiantly not one for the Neutrons

Should suit them for ohm games.

Agree it will be buzzing in there when they are at home.

Atmosphere would be electric!

What was the capacitance again??

Putting puns aside for a moment, my better half lives in Battersea and I have to agree that the view of the station at night is a brilliant sight.

I guess if this does go ahead the value of her property will increase as well and the tube links are being extended so I'm all for it!