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Interesting interview. 17k stadium with options to increase to 27k.
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Hadn’t realised we were doing a documentary. Anyone know anything further on that?
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Interesting read.
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Nigel seemed to praise Rick Parry. He appeared before Parliament’s cross-party Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 16th January. See here
https://thefsa.org.uk/news/efl-makes-st ... ll-bosses/
Interesting reading eg “big advantage” with an independent regulator would be its power “in moving to squad cost ratios and controlling costs in real time”. This would give leagues powers to monitor budgets and intervene proactively rather than retrospectively – clubs can stop reckless owners spending money they don’t actually have."
If you have two hours to spare you can hear it all here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/c ... 70b3a32ae3
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Operation Nextrichyank is full steam ahead.
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Very interesting article. It's good to have big Nige as our Chairman. He talks a lot of sense.
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Read it this morning. Usual Nigel combination of intellectual insight and clever market positioning of the Orient. Even managed to get a name drop in there!
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Love Nigel but do find his arse licking of the efl a tad sickening
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Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:11 am Love Nigel but do find his arse licking of the efl a tad sickening
Good grief.
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Safe standing would add a good number to the capacity of the ground - Norwich are going to start it

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-68301067
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I have been told that safe standing doesn't increase capacity, you still have the same amount of space per person.
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Hoover Attack wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:15 am I have been told that safe standing doesn't increase capacity, you still have the same amount of space per person.
That is what Travis/Devlin said.
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Where will the Os be in ten years? Fascinating.
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Give it to Jabo wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:59 am Where will the Os be in ten years? Fascinating.
It would be lovely to think in a new stadium playing Championship football .
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Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:11 am Love Nigel but do find his arse licking of the efl a tad sickening
“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
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RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:06 am
Give it to Jabo wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:59 am Where will the Os be in ten years? Fascinating.
It would be lovely to think in a new stadium playing Championship football .
Yes, it will be but the big question is where? Wherever it's going to be it will never beat the ideal location of Brisbane road.
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Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:11 am Love Nigel but do find his arse licking of the efl a tad sickening
Indeed, "brilliant" is definitely not the word that comes to mind when looking for a way to sum up that shower
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The club say that they are looking to move grounds but o could save them sh*t loads just move into the old hare and hound Leyton fc ground Lea Bridge road
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gshaw wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:42 pm
Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:11 am Love Nigel but do find his arse licking of the efl a tad sickening
Indeed, "brilliant" is definitely not the word that comes to mind when looking for a way to sum up that shower
They were they devil’s own organisation when he was trying to deflect blame onto them for our failure to control a COVID outbreak in September 2020.

Now why would Nigel be at pains to paint a wonderful happy picture in a newspaper with international reach?
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