This is connected to the Trust's ongoing work on the Olympic Stadium issue.
Can anyone get hold of West Ham's most recent financial accounts? Specifically the P&L, which ought to show the breakdown of the specific overhead costs we are interested in determining. It's urgent because of very helpful media interest.
Thanks in advance!
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I have to go so cannot look myself right now.
And we'll chuck in two dozen Goldrange boys in the price.
One of the defences of the West Ham deal is that the stadium is supposed to attract other lucrative tenants, and that it is not West Ham's business who those tenants might be.
So this could be very interesting info.
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur might have to pay more than £15 million a year to use Wembley as their temporary home while they redevelop their stadiums.
The Barclays Premier League clubs have made an offer to play at the national stadium and hope that the Wembley board will soon decide whether either or both will be permitted to do so.
Chelsea appear to be in a stronger position after offering about £11 million, some £3 million more than Tottenham. Wembley hopes to earn about £15 million in annual rent and could also ask the London clubs to pay for their additional venue costs, such as security, which could run into millions of pounds, although the clubs may be able to recoup the money from extra revenue because of the increased capacity of Wembley. There is thought to be a difference of opinion within the FA over allowing a club to use the ground, but the applicantsmay try to argue that Arsenal were once given permission to use the stadium for Champions League matches.
A swift decision would help the clubs to find an alternative venue and Wembley to plan for its other sporting and music events. Chelsea will need to move home probably for three years, while Tottenham will need another ground for at least one season, also from 2017.
Tottenham have held talks with Wembley officials and also about a move to stadium mk, the home of Milton Keynes Dons, over a number of years. But they were forced to go public last week and call on the FA to “do the right thing and accommodate both clubs”, apparently fearing that they had been overtaken by Chelsea.