[情報] 巴克主席再說明CPO購買案
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2011-10-15 11:58:25 | 作者:鏽著等 | 來源:Yahoo
切爾西主席布魯斯˙巴克(Bruce Buck)表示,如果俱樂部搬出斯坦福橋,那麼
老闆阿布可以從中撈一筆的說法是十分荒誕的。
本月,2009-10賽季英超冠軍宣稱,他們已經向一家名為“Chelsea Pitch
Owners”的集團提出了申請,希望能從後者手中買回位於斯坦福橋的土地。俱樂部稱
這並非意味著俱樂部一定會搬遷,但這筆回購可以在俱樂部發現了更合適的場地時不
至於成為障礙。
週五,巴克對切爾西電視台說:“阿布不可能(從搬遷當中)得到一分錢。”隨
後他解釋了關於搬遷的幾個財政細節。如果要建造一座55000-60000座位的新球場,
那麼開銷大概會有4億5000萬英鎊(7億1000萬美元),而整塊地的開銷也許是5億到5
億5000萬鎊。如果是翻修斯坦福橋,那麼開銷只有前面的1/3,這樣從其他地方,比
如阿布和銀行來的錢就會被挪作他用。”
阿布自從在2003年買下這支西倫敦俱樂部後,已經投進了數億英鎊。而他的購買
能力在切爾西後來的三個英超冠軍當中發揮了重大作用。
巴克說:“我不知道阿布有多少錢。他已經給俱樂部投了8億鎊了。而且不管他
有多少錢,他都必須知道他已經投了8億。不管你是什麼人,為新球場投的5億都不是
一筆小數目。我們決定,除非我們可以把翻修斯坦福橋的錢用來建新球場,否則我們
是不會搬的。”
斯坦福橋可容納41000人,但巴克說,搬遷到新球場有助於降低票價。“更多的
座位可以推動票價的下降。我們沒法確定5年、10年或者20年後的票價,不管那個球
場都不可能。但大球場可以讓我們更好的測試票價,測試不同的票價等級,還有那些
對球迷有用的東西。”
巴克將阿布稱為“車迷”並且說他“基本可以肯定”阿布無意出售俱樂部。他承
認,有的球迷會在週六球隊對陣埃弗頓的比賽中散發傳單,來表達對搬遷的不滿。
巴克說:“我們嚴肅地討論了這個問題。我過去10天都是這樣子和球迷還有球迷
團體討論問題。我很願意做這個 — 這是前進路上的重要部分。如果明天還有人發傳
單,那也不要緊。我支持言論自由。如果比賽當天能保證安全的話,那麼言論自由完
全沒有問題。”
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CHELSEA TV EXCLUSIVE: BUCK ON THE LINE
Posted on: Fri 14 Oct 2011
Bruce Buck spent an hour of Friday evening answering calls, emails and
tweets from supporters on the subject of Chelsea Football Club's proposal
to Chelsea Pitch Owners.
The club had already answered a series of questions via this website
earlier in the week but in talking directly to supporters on Chelsea TV's
Friday Night Live, the chairman was able to take the discussion further
still.
Once again Buck reiterated that there are no plans in place yet to
relocate to a specific new stadium but the theoretical redevelopment of
the Stamford Bridge site was raised, and he explained that there is no
prospect of Roman Abramovich making a personal financial gain from a move,
wherever it may be.
'To build a new stadium of 55,000 to 60,000 seats would cost in the region
of £450 million which with the land, would total maybe £500 million to
£550 million,' he explained.
'The profit on the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge would be maybe a third
of that amount, and money from other sources such as Mr Abramovich and
banks would be needed to move to another location.
'The profits would be an important component of the funds should we would
need them so it would not be possible to do it without taking that
redevelopment money. There is no possibility for Mr Abramovich to make any
money.
'I don't know how much money Mr Abramovich has,' he added. 'He has
invested £800 million into this club, and no matter how much he has he
must notice he has invested £800 million. A figure of £500 million for a
new stadium is a lot of money no matter who you are, and the decision has
been made that we're not going to move to another stadium unless we can
take the proceeds of a redevelopment of Stamford Bridge towards it.'
Ticket prices kept the financial theme going.
'Many more seats available should put downward pressure on ticket prices,'
Buck said. 'We can't make guarantees today what the pricing will be in
five, 10, 20 years, that is impossible in any stadium, but a big stadium
would allow us to test pricing, test different categories and test things
that hopefully would help the fans.'
On the location of a potential new stadium, Buck said:
'You have to respect the fact that Mr Abramovich is a Chelsea fan and it
would not make sense to move the stadium to somewhere that was not to the
satisfaction of the bulk of Chelsea fans.'
The chairman told viewers he was sure the name Stamford Bridge would go
with the club should it move, and that the club would listen to fans'
recommendations that a new ground design should have one, big,
single-tier 'home end' stand as seen at some other grounds across Europe.
'If it makes sense and makes the fans happy, of course we'd consider
things like that.'
What the club is not considering is moving to a location on Atlas Road in
London NW10, as was made absolutely clear when one caller suggested it is
in negotiation for that site.
'I have never heard of Atlas Road until now,' Buck responded. 'We are not
negotiating about any sites at the moment but when people have said to us
why are we considering Stratford, why are we considering Wormwood Scrubs,
why are we considering a site adjacent to Wormwood Scrubs, the
conversation has lasted less than 30 seconds. We have said they are not
appropriate for Chelsea Football Club and an NW10 postcode is not
appropriate for Chelsea Football Club.'
He was asked why the CPO share scheme can't be transferred to a new
stadium.
'We think it's not necessary and it's a cumbersome procedure. You have to
put into perspective why Chelsea Pitch Owners was formed. It was because
in the late 80s and early 90s developers had their eye on this site and
the fact there was a mortgage on the site.
'They were looking for ways to, against its will, push Chelsea Football
Club out and redevelop the site. At that time the site was worth more than
Chelsea Football Club so it made sense for developers to buy Chelsea, move
it or put it out of existence, and then redevelop.
'Now the table has turned and the club today is worth significantly more
than the Stamford Bridge site. There is no reason why a developer would
come in here and buy Chelsea Football Club. That's assuming Mr Abramovich
would sell, which I am virtually certain he would not.
'If they throw the club out and redevelop they would lose hundreds of
millions of pounds. That's why we think carrying over those protections to
a new site doesn't make sense, it is cumbersome and not necessary.'
On why only shareholders who vote yes to the proposal will benefit from
incentives on offer, Buck said:
'I thank the shareholders for what you did in protecting the stadium and
the club in the mid 90s.
'We are grateful for that and what we are looking to do with these
incentives, they are not great ones, they are modest incentives, is to
thank people for their support of the club today in approving this
resolution.
'We know that almost no-one bought these shares for financial gain so it
didn't cross our minds to offer CPO more than £100 per share which they
may or may not return to shareholders, that is their decision.'
If fans in opposition to the proposal choose to hand out leaflets at
Saturday's game, the message from the club is clear.
'We take all this discussion seriously,' Buck said. 'This is all I have
been doing for the last 10 days, talking to fan groups and fans and I am
happy to do it. It is an important part of the process.
'If there are leaflets handed out tomorrow, okay, I believe in free speech
and as long as there is compliance with the safety and security
regulations we have at the ground on matchdays then free speech is what
life is all about.'
Having listened to many concerns delivered in many forms, Buck revealed
that he had pretty much anticipated them all when the proposal was being
put together, except one - that some shareholders believe the period
between the announcement and the vote is of insufficient length.
'It is a very standard length of time for companies going out and asking
shareholders about proposals,' he stated.
'We are not even halfway through the three weeks and there has been plenty
of discussion and there will be plenty more. If there was a conspiracy
here and we were trying to sneak it through without anyone knowing, we
would have had it in August when everyone was on holiday.'
Taking a broad view of the whole discussion, Buck told Chelsea TV viewers:
'There is as very small component of the fans that no matter what happens,
they want to stay at Stamford Bridge. We appreciate that almost all the
fans will support a move elsewhere in circumstances they deem appropriate.'
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