by Ian Royal »
04 Feb 2016 19:36
One8Seven1* Nameless Was speaking to someone last week who had the planning permission wouldn't go in until later this year. Presumbly they've been factoring in stuff from the consultation before submitting it for approval.
Wouldn't have thought it would take long for the council to get back to them as I believe the council have been involved from the start so what goes in should be pretty much pre approved.
However expect Wokingham Council to make it difficult as they pretty much scuppered the stadium expansion with last minute spurious objections which tipped it into being impossible rather than difficult.
What exactly were their objections, and why do they have a say? It's not exactly going to ruin the mighty Wokingham's skyline. They're a safe distance away so traffic shouldn't be a factor either!
Interesting to hear that even people at the club are unconvinced by the Thai's intentions for the club. Not forgetting how we heard so much about them saving us at the eleventh hour, but the debt still remains. They didn't actually pay a penny off, just moved it. The may have paid out in transfers and wages for this season, or that could plausibly be loans again. Common enough in football. The debt just grows bigger. But lets all get excited by losing the car park and having a housing estate and ice rink built on the clubs land, because after all that show real ambition for the football club, right!
Surely no one was crazy enough to think anyone would just pay off our debts without any expectation of ever seeing those tens of millions again?! Of course the debt's just moved. The only alternatives were
a) pay it and never see the money ever again
b) cover the costs and make the club owe you the money
c) go into administration, lose 10 points, and agree a settlement for part of the debt.
No one in their right mind will do a), we were desperate not to have c) happen.