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Chelsea’s Β£500 million stadium project fails after an influential body rejects it.
Chelsea has allegedly discussed moving from Stamford Bridge to Earls Court, according to an exclusive story in tonight’s Guardian, as the new ownership continues to consider its options.
A “major priority” for the owners is expanding Stamford Bridge’s 42,000 capacity, or finding a new location. In fact, this has been identified as a primary cause of contention between the two main ownership groups. It’s a crucial component of their plan to make the club a profitable enterprise. Joao Felix’s wages must be paid by someone, after all.
Some noted that the timing of this was all extremely convenientβright before their civil war made headlines, it was like, “Oh look, over there! Something different to discuss!A long shot that might succeedIt hasn’t worked out too well if the goal was to divert attention away from the concerning disintegration of relationships at the top of the organization. The Earls Court Development Committee told the councils of Kensington and Chelsea as well as Hammersmith and Fulham that there was “no football stadium within the masterplan” in an hour via Twitter.In the event that those organizations approve planning, the ECDC will proceed with their “mixed use development.” If they are defeated, Chelsea will have the opportunity to try shifting to the local location once more. Next week is the masterplan’s presentation, so it won’t be too long until we find out if this has any potential.
From problems with the Chelsea Pitch Owners to the difficulties of financing such a large project in one of the priciest areas of one of the priciest cities in the world, getting approval would only be the first of many steps. Stranger things have, nevertheless, happened.