Sale of Wembley

[SourceOfTheTrent]

Is there nothing sacred in English football any more? The FA are the ultimate 'pigs at the trough' where anything and everything is up for sale. The amount of money pouring into the English game is more than ever before and more than could have ever been expected yet still they want further profiteering. "It will help fund the grassroots of the game" - yeah, and I'll be the first man on Mars! If the deal goes through just how much will be invested in, say, Port Vale Ladies, or any other development of women's football, or even lads school football for that matter? They must think we've fallen off a Christmas tree. Can't wait to see England play an international two days after an NFL franchise game has remarked the pitch and churned it up like Farmer Giles' fields.

[Aussie Rules]

Sadly Bon'Ami it seems from the PL down that football today is a 'cash cow' for those who can afford the 'milking machines' and is, in my opinion, further corrupted by the ubiquitous so called betting sponsorships.

[old sage]

It has taken the Swansea manager who is in fact from Portugal to question what is next on the sales list? Big Ben? Buckingham Palace? The fA are quite frankly a bunch of greedy money grabbing rear ends who could if they wish too plough this 'grass roots' money into the game if they wanted too. Shame on them all for even considering it!

[Fosse69]

Nothing has been sacred for a while. At least semi-finals can be held closer to teams bases in the North. Will wreck Chelski`s plans to play there whilst the Bridge is rebuilt.

[Paul6754]

Is there nothing sacred in English football any more? The FA are the ultimate 'pigs at the trough' where anything and everything is up for sale. Can't wait to see England play an international two days after an NFL franchise game has remarked the pitch and churned it up like Farmer Giles' fields.

 

Hasn't it already happened when England lost to Croatia 2-3 in the final European Championship qualification game in 2007 when England had to draw to qualify, pitch was in a terrible state but particularly a quagmire down the right hand side (side of the camera).

 

Nothing is sacred in England/UK any more, whether it be football related, key businesses, utilities etc, absolutely anything can and will be sold off. A true disgrace.

[Yukon]

I say get it sold, purely for the purposes of getting an NFL franchise over here. Obviously England should still play there but for the sale to even be considered the stadium must be costing the FA a fortune

[bookworm]

Have a heart fellows,just think of all those big fat arses just waiting to have bulging trouser pockets stuffed with all that lovely money, think of all the football chairmen all queuing up for their share Norman is there already with his tent and the lovely Danni is bringing him food and drink as we post.:laugh:

[TheSage]

Can't say I'm bothered much and it doesn't surprise me that in this day and age the FA are yet another organisation who know the price of everything but the value of nothing.

 

We can move games around the country as other international teams do. Old Trafford, Anfield, Newcastle, and the new grounds in London at Chelsea and Spurs and Arsenal. Plenty of possibilities if not the huge capacity that Wembley has for the very big fixtures.