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Wasps' brokers say new stadium still 'completely viable' (From This Is Local London)
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New ownership could revive Booker stadium plans
10:52am Wednesday 5th October 2011 in Wasps By Alan Feldberg
Wasps' brokers say new stadium still 'completely viable'
THE company charged with selling Wasps believe a new stadium remains 'completely viable'.
Club owner Steve Hayes announced this morning that Wasps were for sale and Baker Tilly to search worldwide for a buyer.
Jim Clifford, Corporate Finance partner at Baker Tilly said: “London Wasps is a club which needs the highest quality facilities to ensure sustained success and a commercially viable business and there are plans here for a world-class stadium which remains completely viable for this club under new ownership.
"Many great brands with great potential for relevance to a wider community remain underexploited. Wasps need not be one of them.”
Meanwhile, Hayes said: “I remain disappointed that Wycombe District Council withdrew its support for the Sporting Village project earlier this year.
"Since that time I have been working with the London Wasps board to evaluate the best steps forward for the club.
"I fully believe that a new stadium for Wasps is essential in the coming years as we have always said that Adams Park was unsustainable as a long term option.
"I will work with any potential owners to develop the Sporting Village model we had already come up with at an alternative location.”
This news comes just hours after Wanderers attracted 931 fans to Adams Park for a cup tie.
However, if Wasps are under new ownership their ties to Wanderers could be severed and it could turn out that Wanderers remain at Adams Park while Wasps move away, either to a new stadium in Wycombe or to a new town.
UPDATED at 5.35pm: Wasps spokesman Alison Donnelly moved to clarify Baker Tilly’s statement.
She said the sports village proposals are still viable but any plan is "unlikely" to be for Booker.
Comments(16)
miccles
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11:09am Wed 5 Oct 11
Preferably to a new town, far away from Wycombe as possible.
usvelt
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11:11am Wed 5 Oct 11
So it all ends well.
pault34
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11:17am Wed 5 Oct 11
miccles wrote:Yep...and if they do its bye bye WWFC as well. But get the impression thats what the Chelsea supporting inhabitants of this town wanted all along anyway....
" However, if Wasps are under new ownership their ties to Wanderers could be severed and it could turn out that Wanderers remain at Adams Park while Wasps move away, either to a new stadium in Wycombe or to a new town. " Preferably to a new town, far away from Wycombe as possible.
softly
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11:24am Wed 5 Oct 11
A VOTER
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11:36am Wed 5 Oct 11
softly wrote:I may be wrong, but from previously well documented comments, I was under the impression that WWFC, under Steve Hayes ownership, is now in far more debt than it was before he took over.
Wycombe Wanderers football club has been a part of Wycombe town and integral to its history. It will be a step backwards for the town if it loses the football club as it is not capable of being sulf- sustaining on its own without the Rugby club. Steve Hayes has ploughed millions to keep it going for the benefit of the town and the fans. People will realize this when both clubs have disappeared from the town and the only reason people will come to Wycombe is to the see the caves.
Trip
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11:53am Wed 5 Oct 11
A VOTER wrote:Quoted for truth.
softly wrote:I may be wrong, but from previously well documented comments, I was under the impression that WWFC, under Steve Hayes ownership, is now in far more debt than it was before he took over.
Wycombe Wanderers football club has been a part of Wycombe town and integral to its history. It will be a step backwards for the town if it loses the football club as it is not capable of being sulf- sustaining on its own without the Rugby club. Steve Hayes has ploughed millions to keep it going for the benefit of the town and the fans. People will realize this when both clubs have disappeared from the town and the only reason people will come to Wycombe is to the see the caves.
Hayes has done nothing positive for WWFC.
Tharus Bond
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12:46pm Wed 5 Oct 11
how many who were against it will now object when WDC are searching for a site for a new running track?
A VOTER
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12:50pm Wed 5 Oct 11
Tharus Bond wrote:I will object if WDC want to destroy the great airfield facility at Booker.
so all the fans that they've gained in Wycombe might potentially have to travel somewhere else to see wasps play. it will be a shame that those who didn't want to see a new stadium and sports complex will have killed the town.
how many who were against it will now object when WDC are searching for a site for a new running track?
There are plenty of other places more suited to a running track... But I'm not convinced we need another running track anyway, so I may also object to wastage of taxpayers money on that too.
tom.marlow2
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12:51pm Wed 5 Oct 11
Tharus Bond wrote:It depends on where they want to put it and whether it will require building 600 houses on green belt land to finance it
so all the fans that they've gained in Wycombe might potentially have to travel somewhere else to see wasps play. it will be a shame that those who didn't want to see a new stadium and sports complex will have killed the town.
how many who were against it will now object when WDC are searching for a site for a new running track?
Trip
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12:53pm Wed 5 Oct 11
Majik
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2:01pm Wed 5 Oct 11
pault34 wrote:I'm sure the 931 WWFC fans will be very upset!
miccles wrote: " However, if Wasps are under new ownership their ties to Wanderers could be severed and it could turn out that Wanderers remain at Adams Park while Wasps move away, either to a new stadium in Wycombe or to a new town. " Preferably to a new town, far away from Wycombe as possible.Yep...and if they do its bye bye WWFC as well. But get the impression thats what the Chelsea supporting inhabitants of this town wanted all along anyway....
BOOKERite
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2:08pm Wed 5 Oct 11
Tharus Bond wrote:There was never ever going to be a new sports complex at Booker, that was Steve Hayes' hype, unless you want to call a few rugby and football pitches a sports complex.
so all the fans that they've gained in Wycombe might potentially have to travel somewhere else to see wasps play. it will be a shame that those who didn't want to see a new stadium and sports complex will have killed the town.
how many who were against it will now object when WDC are searching for a site for a new running track?
.
However WDC are now going to build a new sports complex at Handy Cross, and there is plenty of room for expansion at Adams Park (at the clubs' own expense), so it's a win/win for all the taxpayer's of Wycombe.
washondo
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3:07pm Wed 5 Oct 11
billsheppard
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8:13pm Wed 5 Oct 11
Their business model was exposed for the sham it was - privatisation of the profits, municipalisation of the losses and a shameless grab at green belt land. Throw in ruining the finances of two local professional sports clubs to destruction into the equation and you've got yourself one fine mess.
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Go now and don't slam the door as part of your hissy fit!
billsheppard
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8:16pm Wed 5 Oct 11
Trip says...
11:07am Wed 5 Oct 11