Pox and their planning application

[DV]

Any info on how much it’s expected to cost & how it’s being paid for?

[horlock07]

Any info on how much it’s expected to cost & how it’s being paid for?

£130-£150m been quoted, borrowed development finance I would expect.

[horlock07]

A bit more from 'Building Design' a journal for architects...

AFL Architects’ plans for a 16,000-seat stadium for Oxford United FC have been approved.

Cherwell district council voted 14 in favour and one against with three abstentions for the scheme and its surrounding mixed-use development at a four-hour planning committee  meeting yesterday evening.

It is set to be the UK’s first all-electric stadium with the wider scheme including a 180-room hotel, a 1000-seat conference centre, an 820sq m and a health and wellbeing centre, a 690sq m gym and a 200sq m sports bar.

The club’s history will be incorporated into design features, including a modern interpretation of the famous Manor Ground arch at the entrance.

The application will now pass to Angela Rayner, the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, for final sign off as it breaches the council’s local development plan and is located on green belt land.

The scheme, which will replace the club’s current ground the Kassam stadium, will be located on a 17-acre site site near Oxford Parkway station.

Oxford United development director Jonathan Clarke said the club was “absolutely delighted” to secure planning consent, adding: “We’re now one step closer to delivering on our goal of creating a once-in-a-generation venue for supporters and the wider community”.

The project team includes Ridge & Partners on costs, planning, transport, sustainability and as project manager, Mott Macdonald on civils, structures, MEP and fire, and Fabrik as landscape architect.

Honestly good luck to them, but putting my professional hat on depending on the extent and wealth of the objectors its got JR written all over it!

[jayohaitchenn]

Fair play to them, proper club that's been run by a cunt for years.

[Audrey]

I’m laying my hopes on the appalling record of Asian owners in the UK - Chansri, Tan, Venkys, Reading, Hull, QPR

Fuck ‘em in the ear

[Jimmy Quinn]

Playing at their own Bermuda Triangle hopefully a bad omen.

[horlock07]

As I suspected.... https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25393913.campaign-group-think-oufc-stadium-open-challenge/

[Moss]

I’m laying my hopes on the appalling record of Asian owners in the UK - Chansri, Tan, Venkys, Reading, Hull, QPR

Fuck ‘em in the ear

Or Leicester, which is another example of Asian ownership. A premier League title and an FA Cup win is not too shabby. 

[Peter Venkman]

I’m laying my hopes on the appalling record of Asian owners in the UK - Chansri, Tan, Venkys, Reading, Hull, QPR

Fuck ‘em in the ear

So would you not prefer an Asian businessman to take over instead of Clem?

Obviously if one was intereted.

[Nemo]

Australian is Asian in football, so Clem counts.

[Peter Venkman]

Australian is Asian in football, so Clem counts.

Technically its Australasia...so as you were, Asian or Clem?

[Batch]

Technically its Australasia...so as you were, Asian or Clem?

As a continent. As a football entity it's Asian.

[Audrey]

Or Leicester, which is another example of Asian ownership. A premier League title and an FA Cup win is not too shabby. 

Now going well

We have breaking Leicester City news for the Blue Army on this Monday evening. And it is not a pleasant update for the club at large or its fan base, I'm afraid. The claim is that The King Power International Group, the company owned by the Srivaddhanaprabha family who in turn run LCFC, is in dreadful financial trouble. In fact, the suggestion in the article released only a few hours ago is that the Foxes' future is now actually in trouble.

The organisation belonging to Leicester chairman Aiyawatt 'Khun Top' Srivaddhanaprabha is, dramatically and shockingly, said to be 'facing a total business collapse'. Obviously we all know the previous worldwide Covid shutdown drastically affected the duty-free corporation. And that domino effect appeared to signify less investment in quality personnel on and off the field on Filbert Way.

[theakston2k]

Now going well

We have breaking Leicester City news for the Blue Army on this Monday evening. And it is not a pleasant update for the club at large or its fan base, I'm afraid. The claim is that The King Power International Group, the company owned by the Srivaddhanaprabha family who in turn run LCFC, is in dreadful financial trouble. In fact, the suggestion in the article released only a few hours ago is that the Foxes' future is now actually in trouble.

The organisation belonging to Leicester chairman Aiyawatt 'Khun Top' Srivaddhanaprabha is, dramatically and shockingly, said to be 'facing a total business collapse'. Obviously we all know the previous worldwide Covid shutdown drastically affected the duty-free corporation. And that domino effect appeared to signify less investment in quality personnel on and off the field on Filbert Way.

A set of unique circumstances here though, not really dodgy owners or anything. The helicopter crash leading to the inexperienced son navigating the club and company through Covid couldn’t have been easy. I’m sure there will be plenty of interest in purchasing them.

[stfcjack]

I've seen a couple of rumours about intrest from Singapore today. Most likely BS though