Essex at the OS

[honkytonk]

Graham Gooch was talking on a West Ham UTD podcast. Apparently confirmed Essex are looking to play 4/5 T20 games at the Olympic Stadium in 2017.  Drop in pitch to be used. 

[Slogger]

Interesting. I suspect that really does signal the end of festival cricket in Essex

[Andy]

Interesting. I suspect that really does signal the end of festival cricket in Essex

Or the restart...

[Valentines Park]

Members should get in free then as there would be no excuse to charge as at present.

[Daren Mootoo]

2017... I wonder if that ties in with a temporary closure of the ECG, necessitated by the ground development?

[jimmy]

Members should get in free then as there would be no excuse to charge as at present.

how charmingly naive.

[Mog]

2017... I wonder if that ties in with a temporary closure of the ECG, necessitated by the ground development?

What 'ground development'?
Indeed, wasn't the East era development proposal predicated upon T20 corporate hospitality at Chelmsford. IF ECCC take some T20 matches to QEOP, the requirement for the scaled-down redevelopment plan would become superfluous, surely. (Indeed, the cynical amongst us may suggest this would suit ECCC ideally, then they could just abandon any spectator redevelopment pretence and concentrate on more eyesore apartment blocks.) The Club would also be paying rather a high rental. Tax payers and green eyed Premier league competitors already believe WHUFC have gotten something for virtually nothing, so a 'sweetheart' deal for No Change Essex is highly unlikely.

[vim]

When the ground development was first proposed, some of the leading lights behind it were getting positively excited about the banqueting suite.

If the banqueting suite at Stratford is bigger and better. Oh dear.

[Daren Mootoo]

We really do need the club to make an official statement on what is going on; all of these media stories are not helping one bit.

[Valentines Park]

Members should get in free then as there would be no excuse to charge as at present.

how charmingly naive.

Members will need to shell out for transport costs so a quid-pro-quo should be in order.

They will more than recoup the money with the extra pissheads in attendance.

[squarelegumpire]

This is getting far, far beyond a joke.It is becoming difficult (I'm a kindly sort of bloke) to believe a word coming out of the County as regards the development.

[mawallace]

Looks like the T20 is still on for the OS.

Interesting that they would have a "practice match" next year? How much will that cost!

And what about franchise cricket - that will put pay to the idea!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/36764000

[nat]

Looks like the T20 is still on for the OS.

Interesting that they would have a "practice match" next year? How much will that cost!

And what about franchise cricket - that will put pay to the idea!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/36764000

It's gonna happen. The financial numbers are too big for it not to. Just think ...
...
20,000 people paying an average of £20. Plus the food/drink sales. Plus corporate hospitality.

Telephone numbers.

Cricket as a sport where there are many variations between bat and ball over a long period ... is dead.

Baseball UK-style here we come.

[jimmy]

Looks like the T20 is still on for the OS.

Interesting that they would have a "practice match" next year? How much will that cost!

And what about franchise cricket - that will put pay to the idea!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/36764000

It's gonna happen. The financial numbers are too big for it not to. Just think ...
...
20,000 people paying an average of £20. Plus the food/drink sales. Plus corporate hospitality.

Telephone numbers.

Cricket as a sport where there are many variations between bat and ball over a long period ... is dead.

Baseball UK-style here we come.

Trouble is t20 isn't even as good as baseball.

[constable.p@gmail.com]

no, it's miles better