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I`ve heard rumours today about stadium MK being used for Carling/FA Cup matches plus 3 premier league games for some reason. Wembley for the rest. But as I say, rumoursRumours emerging that for the 2016-17 season, we will not play at White Hart Lane whilst this is being completed. We will instead play bigger matches at Wembley or the Olympic Stadium, and smaller ones in Milton Keynes.
Would make some sense - we probably need to book Wembley weeks if not months in advance which isn't much good for the domestic cup matches, then throw in a few smaller Premier League games where Wembley would look ridiculously empty and try to expand our fanbase out that way while we're at it.I`ve heard rumours today about stadium MK being used for Carling/FA Cup matches plus 3 premier league games for some reason. Wembley for the rest. But as I say, rumours
Any news on what it will be called? Or a're we sticking with whl
Could do a lot worse!!!!!!!!!!!!Naming rights are for sale, so expect an "AIA Stadium" or something
On my game of Football manager a year or so back, they called it the 'Perryman Stadium'
Despite the man being a legend, wasn't keen on that
This might happen ....,
We move to Milton Keynes but ENIC sell both WHL and the Northumberland Park development land to some developer. Or develop it themselves.
It's then announced that our trip to MK has been a great success and it makes business sense to move there permanently. Or for some technical or legal reason, we can't go back.
We then share with MK Dons, in the newly expanded 47,000 MK Stadium, bringing in more revenue than WHL, every week for ENIC. Plus naming rights of course.
Not to mention all the nice lolly from the redeveloped land in Tottenham, benefitting from massively increased value due to improved transport links and infrastructure. And no horrible, noisy stadium anymore.
Great, sneaky way of moving us out of London real estate.
If I were in it for the money, that's what I'd do.
I think you may have missed my point. In my example, ENIC gets the best of both worlds - 47,000 to every home game at MK plus the THFC merchandising, global branding revenue, TV rights etc etc.Good job you're not a businessman then.
Charles Koppel did just that an destroyed both the history and value of Wimbledon FC in the process.
The club would make more money from a stadium, club value, ticket games etc from having a stadium in Northumberland/WHL than moving. That's before you factor in the business advantages of being in London, potential fanbase per sq mile, community impact etc.
Pretty sure Wembley can only hold so many events a year. Doubt the FA will go for Spurs v Sunderland when they could get extra revenue for a sold out NFL game or something similar.
I think you may have missed my point. In my example, ENIC gets the best of both worlds - 47,000 to every home game at MK plus the THFC merchandising, global branding revenue, TV rights etc etc.
Plus money from redeveloping WHL for other purposes. Or selling it.
Might have to pay a bit of rent to MK. Otherwise, it's a fairly low cost move.
By the way, I absolutely agree that the Wimbledon to MK franchise was complete bullshit and should never have been allowed.
And to be clear - I'm not saying I want this for us.
I just remember MK being mooted for a permanent move a few years ago.
think i would give my season ticket up for a year if we moved to MK