Why do we need another .....?

Question

stadium for the 2012 Olympics?

We have Wembley Stadium which is under used and brand new, state of the art, we also have numerous other stadia's in London which are also new.

Do you think that it would be better to use the existing facilities rather than spend money on another one?

Answer 1

Unlike Athens and Beijing, it is going to remain as a permanent structure for various events.

If you scroll down to 'after the events', it tells you Michael.

Answer 2

We don't need another one but this pack of wastrels will need to justify how THEY spend OUR money!

Answer 3

I agree, the present facilities are adequate, everything you could ever want is already based in London.   Many people are talking about the lack of an athletics stadium - I'm sure there are many in the London area but if none of those are good enough, isn't there supposed to be a big one in Gateshead?  Or is that not part of UK?  I'm sure there are others up and down the country that can be used too.

I thought UK were holding the Olympic Games, not just London.  I think the general feeling towards 2012 is apathy, which is more apparent the further you get from London.   The cost for a 2 night stay in a cheap B & B for a family of 4, travel, food etc for someone living in Wales, Scotland or Northern England would cost at the very LEAST £1,000 - and that's not counting tickets for the Games or any entertainment in the evenings.  And I imagine it would be a lot more for those from the Western Isles, the Orkneys or Northern Ireland.

Using other locations throughout the British Isles would bring the games to many more people and would certainly be a lot fairer.

This argument is just another good reason for giving the Games a permanent home.

Answer 4

wembley doesnt have an athletics track

well then maybe a new one is preferable where theres space around it to build an olympic village.  given londons shambolic transport it makes sense to accommodate the athletes as close to venues as possible

wembley will be used for the olympic football, thats why

well if its keeping you awake write to seb coe lol

Answer 5

Why do you need Olympics at all? Everybody's moaning about high prices and taxes. And why it should be in London only?

As for Wembley - it really doesn't have athletic tracks.

Answer 6

i can't understand clearly..

Answer 7

Because the Olympics is all about bringing the new.  They want to have the best facilities and they snub their noses at anything less.  I think that it is a gimmick that costs a lot of money and that they can reuse old sites again and again, but that is not how they see it.  Also the cities and nations themselves bid to get the games, so they really only have themselves to blame.

Answer 8

noo way an olympic stadium is 100xs bigger than a footy stadium it has to fit swiming pools init MASSIVE fields plus wembely has'nt got a atheletics track!

Answer 9

I know i was wondering the same thing, why not just use the same stadium instead of wasting money. They are doing this so tourists see something different and not something they've already seen before and also experience different environments. It's also because they believe holding it in the same stadium would be boring and want something new for every1 to look forward 2.

Answer 10

The truth is there are some people in the govt and sports organisations who have egos bigger that the arch of new wembley. Getting the Olympics for 2012 is a big ego-trip for them. As Beijing has shown, UK sports persons did not need to perform in the UK to do well. We exceeded our targets by providing better resources in Manchester (cycling and swimming) and other towns. The Olympics in London is only going to execerbate the problem of concentration of resources in London and the south. Because so much money will be spent in London, very little of it can in future be spent elsewhere. Places such as Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, etc., can forget about better facilities for the foreseeable future. As you rightly point out, London is already bursting with stadia and facilities and 2012 will be another 'beggar my neighbours' development. Coe, Livingstone, et al., will have a lot to answer for, but like the Mill(stone) Dome, they will be strangely silent when the time comes.