Chairman Takeover now Old Car Chat

How very dare you [emoji23] [emoji23] It's been a few years now since I've been up Mickle Way, or to Forest Hill for that matter.
Been a while since I lived there, but driven through a few times in last couple of years.
 
It’s a load of nonsense. We are moving and it will be worth the wait. News will come eventually! Just be patient, rather than speculate.

I can’t wait to see the plans and design.
We need the take over to go ahead first then we need to see the plans
 
I put a stage 3 rally engine in my MK1 escort In a garage in mickle way.
 
I've noticed the absence of the ITKers posting since yesterdays Stratified Brake "news".
Hoping this is because there's "nothing to see here" rather than purposely keeping quiet, hoping to avoid egg on face???
What's happening ITKers????
 
I've noticed the absence of the ITKers posting since yesterdays Stratified Brake "news".
Hoping this is because there's "nothing to see here" rather than purposely keeping quiet, hoping to avoid egg on face???
What's happening ITKers????
If they never say anything not already in the public domain, they can never be wrong.

Good innit.
 
I've noticed the absence of the ITKers posting since yesterdays Stratified Brake "news".
Hoping this is because there's "nothing to see here" rather than purposely keeping quiet, hoping to avoid egg on face???
What's happening ITKers????
I'll go then! Nothing to see here, in fact, I'm slightly encouraged that talk of this is beginning to float into the public domain although I'm not really sure what the original comment was referencing.

Sorry to repeat a thousand other comments, but the Kassam will not be our future home, there is nothing formal to object to yet, but that will change once the boardroom changes are announced, and there is clear support from all local authorities to make this happen.
 
I'll go then! Nothing to see here, in fact, I'm slightly encouraged that talk of this is beginning to float into the public domain although I'm not really sure what the original comment was referencing.

Sorry to repeat a thousand other comments, but the Kassam will not be our future home, there is nothing formal to object to yet, but that will change once the boardroom changes are announced, and there is clear support from all local authorities to make this happen.

I'm not in the know as much as Lord scotchegg but what I've heard being muted was a joint venture between the club and the local authority (cherwell) to redevelop Stratfield Brake in to a stadium and sports complex , now the post saying it has been thrown out because it was too expensive would be to do with the district council funding rather than us nor being able to afford it.

What I find baffling is the part about oxford city council, i wonder if it was going to be a joint venture between 2 councils and the club?

Either way I see its good news that actually something has come out in the public domain about Stratfield Brake. Its not far from over by a long shot, no planning application has been refused, time for this consortium to step in and take over the reins!
 
Any involvement with councils will be to provide something for the community rather than to help with funding the project. Their support and engagement are far more important than their bank balances and there's no reason for concern. Actually, an entirely club funded project would probably be easier!
 
Any involvement with councils will be to provide something for the community rather than to help with funding the project. Their support and engagement are far more important than their bank balances and there's no reason for concern. Actually, an entirely club funded project would probably be easier!

Cherwell district council already own Stratfield Brake. What I was told was a community stadium and Sports Village which would be funded by the council (like oxford city council and the training ground) now I'm not sure wether our board would be interested in paying for it if they couldn't build their money making flats, retail around it?
 
What I was told was a community stadium and Sports Village which would be funded by the council (like oxford city council and the training ground) now I'm not sure wether our board would be interested in paying for it if they couldn't build their money making flats, retail around it?
The deal for DC United’s ground that Thohir was behind was significantly subsidised by grants and contributions from the local authorities, and required an awful lot of pieces to fit together. It would be reasonable to suggest that a lot of similarities would likely exist between their process and any proposed one for OUFC.


On July 25, 2013, the District of Columbia and D.C. United announced a tentative deal to build a $300 million, 20,000–25,000-seat stadium at Buzzard Point. The deal required the District of Columbia to obtain the Akridge land at Buzzard Point in exchange for cash and title to the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center (the city's primary government office building, located in the desirable Shaw neighborhood). D.C. United would contribute $150 million to construct the stadium on the city-owned land, which it would lease for 20 to 35 years. The deal also gave D.C. United the right to build restaurants, bars, and even a hotel nearby. The Buzzard Point plan - formally termed the District of Columbia Soccer Stadium Act of 2014 - was approved by the D.C. City Council on December 17, 2014.

The December legislation significantly revised the July 2013 agreement. No longer would the city give Akridge a building and cash; now the city would pay fair market value for the Akridge land. If a deal could not be reached through negotiation, the legislation gave the city the right to use eminent domain to seize the land. In another revision, the city agreed to contribute the $150 million to purchase land for the stadium. $89 million of this amount was for land acquisition, while another $61 million would be to improve utilities, remove toxic and hazardous wastes, and clear the land for construction. D.C. United also agreed to spend at least $150 million for stadium construction. The legislation did not provide the club with $7 million in sales tax breaks it sought, but did give it $43 million in property tax credits. Outgoing Mayor Vincent Gray signed the bill into law on December 30, as one of the final acts of his term.

Negotiations between the city and Akridge began in January 2015. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson was downbeat about the talks, saying the two sides were "very far apart" on a price. In February, club officials estimated that the stadium would take 14 to 16 months to construct. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Gray's successor, budgeted $106.3 million in fiscal 2016 to acquire the stadium site, add infrastructure (such as water, sewer, electrical, and natural gas lines), and remove toxic hazards at the site. The budget provided for borrowing $106 million and reprogramming $32 million away from the city's school modernization program to pay for the city's stadium costs. The D.C. City Council began working on legislation to permanently close several city streets that crossed the stadium land in April 2015.

As the city and club came close to finalizing its lease agreement in May, D.C. United began talking with city, county, and state officials in Virginia about abandoning the District of Columbia and constructing a stadium in Northern Virginia The talks became public knowledge on June 1. D.C. officials were outraged, although they conceded the initiative was probably just a negotiating tactic to get the city to sweeten its deal. The controversy did not appear to harm the talks, as on June 8, D.C. United and the city signed a final construction agreement. The agreement required that the facility seat a minimum of 17,000 people, and established the term of the lease at 30 years for a minimal $1 per year.

The agreement also contained a clause governing land: If the cost of land acquisition rose above $150 million, D.C. United was required to reimburse the city 50% of the excess (although the club's commitment was capped at $10 million). The club was also barred from playing more than an occasional home game away from the Buzzard Point stadium (i.e., barred from relocating for the term of the lease). Mayor Bowser then submitted the agreement, as well as land purchase agreements and a revised developer agreement, to the City Council for approval. The land purchase agreements paid Pepco $39.3 million for land and $1 million to remove electrical generation equipment from its site, $15.9 million for land owned by Super Salvage, and $10.32 million for land owned by developer Mark Ein (owner of the Washington Kastles professional tennis team). The cost of the land purchase agreements was offset by a deal for Pepco to purchase a $15 million city-owned parcel of land at 1st and K Streets NW. The council approved the land purchase agreements on June 30, 2015.
 
I'm not in the know as much as Lord scotchegg but what I've heard being muted was a joint venture between the club and the local authority (cherwell) to redevelop Stratfield Brake in to a stadium and sports complex , now the post saying it has been thrown out because it was too expensive would be to do with the district council funding rather than us nor being able to afford it.

What I find baffling is the part about oxford city council, i wonder if it was going to be a joint venture between 2 councils and the club?

Either way I see its good news that actually something has come out in the public domain about Stratfield Brake. Its not far from over by a long shot, no planning application has been refused, time for this consortium to step in and take over the reins!
If its Stratfield Break it won't have much to do with OCC as its Cherwell
 
But as the kassam is was that sale going to be linked do both councils needing to be involved?

Oxford City council don't own the kassam though, Cherwell own Stratfield Brake but it could be a joint project between 2 councils as it would be a great asset to Oxford and the wider community.
 
Oxford City council don't own the kassam though, Cherwell own Stratfield Brake but it could be a joint project between 2 councils as it would be a great asset to Oxford and the wider community.
Unless we move their wouldn't be any chance of redevelopment on the kass though ? Surely OCC would need to be involved somewhere for that reason. And it would be/ could be a great asset
 
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