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http://www.southendradio.com/news/sport.asp[/URL heard] this on the radio this morn, thoughts comments?
I would imagine that the quote is meant to read "Sainsbury's - the new tenants of Roots Hall - won't be allowed to begin trading until building works are complete at the new stadium - meaning The Blues could feasibly move in"
Thats in effect what is meant, good news on the stadium. Just need some goo news on the pitch. Lets get behind the lads at the next game Saturday.
"We are staying up, we are staying up"
Blues: Deal Over Fossetts Farm Move
A deal's been reached to make sure Southend United can't be homeless - as they negotiate a move to Fossetts Farm. Sainsbury's - the new tenants of Roots Hall - won't be allowed to begin trading until foundations are complete at the new stadium - meaning The Blues could feasibly move in. The major development plans - which include demolishing everything within the Roots Hall site and rebuilding - have been approved by the Borough Council's Development Control Committee.
This doesn't make sense.
It's not Sainsburys beginning trading that will make us homeless, rather them building on the pitch. There could easily be a 6 month delay between them building on the pitch and the new store being ready to start trading.
Similarly it will require more than foundations to be complete at Fossetts for it to be ready for us to move in. The key date here is when it's granted a safety certificate. This could be months after foundations being laid. Foundations were down ages ago on the Olympic Stadium and that looks months away from being ready.
How does this therefore prevent us being made homeless?
It would have made sense if the reporter had actually read what the covenants were!!
Summary of covenants
New Stadium - The retail store is restricted from being constructed beyond:
• sales floor level unless and until the New Stadium bowl excavations and foundations have been completed
• watertight shell unless and until a Safety Certificate has been issued for the new stadium
• and not allow to trade until a safety cerficate has been issued for the new stadium
And looking roughly at the plan the actual store will be built on the car park area and the existing flats - so they will not be building 'on the pitch'.
Cheers, that makes a bit more sense. Where did you get all that from?