| Stadium lease news on 17:46 - Jun 20 with 2833 views | Whiterockin |
Expect new naming rights for The Liberty very soon then. |  | |  |
| Stadium lease news on 17:48 - Jun 20 with 2830 views | 3swan |
First it was HJ on transfers now this. Cynical me says the timing of the Trust consultation has started the PR machine |  | | |
| Stadium lease news on 17:59 - Jun 20 with 2775 views | Vetchfielder |
| Stadium lease news on 17:48 - Jun 20 by 3swan |
First it was HJ on transfers now this. Cynical me says the timing of the Trust consultation has started the PR machine |
The cynic in me agrees with you 100% |  |
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| Stadium lease news on 20:15 - Jun 20 with 2492 views | LeonWasGod |
| Stadium lease news on 17:46 - Jun 20 by Whiterockin |
Expect new naming rights for The Liberty very soon then. |
Yeah, I can't wait until it's the 'Wooaah, Bodyform for Yooou' Stadium. |  | | |
| Stadium lease news on 20:23 - Jun 20 with 2463 views | WarwickHunt |
| Stadium lease news on 20:15 - Jun 20 by LeonWasGod |
Yeah, I can't wait until it's the 'Wooaah, Bodyform for Yooou' Stadium. |
The Shake 'n' Vac Arena. |  | | |
| Stadium lease news on 20:28 - Jun 20 with 2435 views | PBJxxx |
| Stadium lease news on 17:46 - Jun 20 by Whiterockin |
Expect new naming rights for The Liberty very soon then. |
The report said that We / Council / Ospreys have about 30% each
If we seal this deal, we get at least 60% to have naming, expansion rights as the landlord.
Then, yes! [Post edited 20 Jun 2017 20:41]
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| Stadium lease news on 20:40 - Jun 20 with 2386 views | Glyn1 |
| Stadium lease news on 20:28 - Jun 20 by PBJxxx |
The report said that We / Council / Ospreys have about 30% each
If we seal this deal, we get at least 60% to have naming, expansion rights as the landlord.
Then, yes! [Post edited 20 Jun 2017 20:41]
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I don't know, but I would hope so. If the club wanted to name it after something that would hurt the reputation of the Ospreys - e.g. the Wonga stadium or whatever - they should morally have the right to veto that.
"Even so, the club and the local authority had been thought to be a long way apart in their respective valuations of an annual fee for the lease. WalesOnline understands those valuations were some £1million apart."
If true, then I'm on the side of the council and hope that they strike a hard bargain, because the community needs that million more than the club does. |  |
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| Stadium lease news on 20:41 - Jun 20 with 2383 views | Landore_Jack |
Would someone kindly copy and paste the contents of the article? I keep getting Error 403 Forbidden. |  |
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| Stadium lease news on 20:51 - Jun 20 with 2337 views | Oldjack |
| Stadium lease news on 20:41 - Jun 20 by Landore_Jack |
Would someone kindly copy and paste the contents of the article? I keep getting Error 403 Forbidden. |
Sort that out Swansea City chief reveals club and local council are edging nearer to an agreement over Liberty Stadium lease
Chief Operating Officer Chris Pearlman is leading negotiations as the club look to secure greater commercial freedom
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Swansea City's chief operating officer Chris Pearlman believes the club and Swansea Council are making good progress in discussions over the lease of the Liberty Stadium, with leader Rob Stewart hoping an agreement is weeks, rather than months away.
Plans for the Premier League club to acquire the lease of the stadium in order to help boost their commercial operation were first revealed in March, and both sides had initially been hopeful of a deal being concluded quickly.
However, the then-upcoming council elections and Swansea City's battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League ensured the matter had to be placed on the backburner until those events were concluded.
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Even so, the club and the local authority had been thought to be a long way apart in their respective valuations of an annual fee for the lease. WalesOnline understands those valuations were some £1million apart.
The Swans hope negotiating a lease will allow them to capitalise on their status as a top-flight club, and they would look to explore stadium expansion and naming rights deals.
The Growth Factor event held at the Liberty Stadium. Chris Pearlman, Chief Operating Officer, Swansea City FC
"I would say conversations are moving along in a very positive manner with the council," said Pearlman.
"I do not want to jinx it and there are still matters to be dealt with but since the end of the season and the council elections there are has been a renewed focus from all parties to sort something out.
"I am cautiously optimistic we are moving the right way.
"The reports we were far apart in terms of valuation was accurate, but we may have found some ways to bridge the gap that are beneficial to all parties."
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But Pearlman was quick to state that there is no rush to getting a deal completed before the new season commences in mid-August, and insisted the club will not be rushed into accepting a deal that is not in the best interests of all parties involved in the discussions.
"It would be great to have it done before the start of next season but that is not realistic," he said.
"It would be great to have the parameters of an agreement ironed out before then but we are not under a massive time crunch to do a deal.
"We are not going to do a bad deal, and we will go from having much less risk to more risk.
Chris Pearlman at the launch of Swansea City's new kit
"We see big opportunities to more effectively monetise the stadium and do what we want to do with expansion, but we do not need to do it tomorrow.
"We don't want to wait, but we are not going to do a bad deal. We are all keen to figure it out, but these things take time, these things are complex.
"So coming to an agreement that benefits all parties is what we want, that is out there but it takes a bit of time to figure out how that works."
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The council built the £27 million Liberty Stadium in 2005, and would retain its role as landlord if the Swans were to sign a lease.
Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart
Council leader Rob Stewart said: "We will continue to work towards the right deal for the people of Swansea who invested £27million to build the stadium.
"We want to see the Swans and Ospreys continue to be successful. We believe a deal which gives the clubs more commercial freedom to make a success of the stadium while giving the taxpayer a fair return is within reach.
"Ideally we would like to come to an agreement within weeks rather than months."
The day-to-day running of the stadium, including commercial activity, is the remit of Swansea Stadium Management Company (SSMC), of which the council, Swansea City and the Ospreys are each one-third members.
It is believed Swansea City and the Ospreys have already broadly agreed the terms of how any deal would work between the two organisations. |  |
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| Stadium lease news on 20:52 - Jun 20 with 2333 views | airedale |
Be great if they really start marketing it and get some big bands down there, like Gerry and the Pacemakers. They were brilliant the last time I saw them. |  | | |
| Stadium lease news on 20:58 - Jun 20 with 2307 views | Landore_Jack |
Thank you Oldjack. | |
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| Stadium lease news on 21:02 - Jun 20 with 2283 views | LeonWasGod |
| Stadium lease news on 20:52 - Jun 20 by airedale |
Be great if they really start marketing it and get some big bands down there, like Gerry and the Pacemakers. They were brilliant the last time I saw them. |
Just had Take That! They must be pretty big still, at least for grannies. | | | |
| Stadium lease news on 21:53 - Jun 20 with 2165 views | airedale |
| Stadium lease news on 21:02 - Jun 20 by LeonWasGod |
Just had Take That! They must be pretty big still, at least for grannies. |
My Mrs and her sisters went, and their nephew was stewarding. Me, I was at home watching my Kung Fu box set. Brilliant glasshopper. | | | |
| Stadium lease news on 22:02 - Jun 20 with 2134 views | LeonWasGod |
| Stadium lease news on 21:53 - Jun 20 by airedale |
My Mrs and her sisters went, and their nephew was stewarding. Me, I was at home watching my Kung Fu box set. Brilliant glasshopper. |
Good decision- a much better choice than listening to that warbling nonsense | | | |
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