Chelsea to move to Battersea..

**Taipan** · 04-05-12, 13:09

Power station!!

Chelsea make offer to buy Battersea Power Station

Chelsea have made a bid to buy Battersea Power Station and plan to redevelop it into a 60,000 capacity stadium.
The landmark's four chimneys would be kept as part of a design that includes a 15,000 seat single-tier south stand.
Chelsea said in March expanding their current home, Stamford Bridge, made no economic sense, while a new stadium on the site faced planning problems.
The club added they are not the only party interested in acquiring the site.

BBC Sport - Chelsea make offer to buy Battersea Power Station

**Lostboy** · 04-05-12, 13:15

From Fulham.

**Ed Safado** · 04-05-12, 13:15

Originally Posted by Taipan

Power station!!

Chelsea make offer to buy Battersea Power Station

Chelsea have made a bid to buy Battersea Power Station and plan to redevelop it into a 60,000 capacity stadium.
The landmark's four chimneys would be kept as part of a design that includes a 15,000 seat single-tier south stand.
Chelsea said in March expanding their current home, Stamford Bridge, made no economic sense, while a new stadium on the site faced planning problems.
The club added they are not the only party interested in acquiring the site.

BBC Sport - Chelsea make offer to buy Battersea Power Station

Makes sense - we need more room for all the Trophies that we'll get in the next 2 weeks.

**Dingbat** · 04-05-12, 13:16

**Slowth** · 04-05-12, 13:37

Jumpers for goalposts

Chimneys for floodlights

Mmmmm

**Diablo rosso** · 04-05-12, 13:37

Excellent, they'd be next door to the US Embassy once that moves to Battersea in 2016.

Traffic won't be a problem at all...

**go_slow** · 04-05-12, 13:47

Originally Posted by Ed Safado

Makes sense - we need more room for all the Trophies that we'll get in the next 2 weeks.

Wow, what position do you play then?

**Taipan** · 04-05-12, 13:49

Originally Posted by go_slow

Wow, what position do you play then?

Left back.

Left back in the changing rooms.

Yeah yeah coat hat taxi...

**Dingbat** · 04-05-12, 13:50

At least the new badge is in the right colour.

**Ed Safado** · 04-05-12, 14:34

Originally Posted by go_slow

Wow, what position do you play then?

I refer you to my totally awesome post of last night.
It was totally awesome.

**go_slow** · 05-05-12, 16:16

Originally Posted by Ed Safado

I refer you to my totally awesome post of last night.
It was totally awesome.

This one?

Originally Posted by Ed Safado

Yes. Okay. I'm gay. Now get over it already.

That would certainly explain a lot, including your love of the <cough> beautiful game.

**coulson73** · 05-05-12, 19:06

Originally Posted by go_slow

This one?

That would certainly explain a lot, including your love of the <cough> beautiful game.

Just because you like cuddling big gown men and playing with odd shaped balls

**go_slow** · 05-05-12, 19:12

Originally Posted by coulson73

Just because you like cuddling big gown men and playing with odd shaped balls

You quoted me instead of Ed there mate. Internet fail.

**coulson73** · 05-05-12, 19:18

No you mentioned his love of the <cough> beautiful game....

I know that you feel the game played by grown men with odd shaped balls is the beautiful games

Internet fail back at ya

**Splat** · 05-05-12, 21:20

Aaah, a football thread I feel I can take part in, despite having zero interest in football. A friend of mine who does says Abramovich has been trying to make money out of the current stadium by selling it, because it is in a prime real-estate area. Except he cannot do that, because it belongs to the club members, who don't want to let it go. So Abtramovich is trying to get the club to buy the old power station, so that the members' ownership of the old stadium becomes irrelevant. In short, nothing is what it seems and it's all about money. Beautiful game indeed.

So, what did my friend get right/wrong?