Rat Face Hotel trumps United's Late Plan

[matty]

Many questions arise from this, mostly about how funny it is that United's commercial nobbers didn't think of it first and then tried to object 'because we want to do it too'.

 

 

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Manchester United legend Gary Neville has been given the go-ahead to build a £20m hotel near Old Trafford, despite objections from his former club.

 

Mr Neville planned to build the 139-bed hotel and supporters club with proceeds from his testimonial match last year.

 

Man Utd objected, claiming the scheme on the site of a former lard factory undermined the "holistic vision" of its "strategic plan" for the area.

 

However, councillors in Trafford have approved the former right back's plans.

 

A club spokesman said it was "disappointed" with the result.

 

Mr Neville said: "The hard work begins now to deliver this exciting project and development to the fans."

 

'Undermine vision'

 

When he announced the project, to be sited on the corner of Wharfside Way and Sir Matt Busby Way, he said he wanted to do "something special for the fans".

 

Last year the football club's chief operating officer Michael Bolingbroke, said: "This is a very exciting project and the club wishes Gary every success with it."

 

But the club later lodged a major objection to the project in which it claimed: "MUFC have a strategic plan for the continuing enhancement of the area surrounding the stadium and this holistic vision includes hospitality, conference, retail and visitor facilities.

 

"The provision of third party facilities such as those proposed could undermine this vision to the detriment of its deliverability."

 

Building work is expected to start in January 2013 with the hotel open for the 2014-15 season.

[Cobs]

 

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has been given the go-ahead to build a £20m hotel near Old Trafford, despite objections from his former club.

 

Mr Neville planned to build the 139-bed hotel and supporters club with proceeds from his testimonial match last year.

 

 

???

[Ripley]

Man Utd objected, claiming the scheme on the site of a former lard factory undermined the "holistic vision" of its "strategic plan" for the area.

Getting the words "lard" and "holistic" in the same sentence has got to put someone in the running for a Pulitzer.

[Billy Dane]

So he's got planning permission to build a hotel before United thought of doing it? And he's going to use money that United helped to generate to do so?

[Cobs]

and he's going to spend £20m on it but it's 'something special for the fans'

[Woodsyla]

The best bit is he is donating the money so presumably supporters will be able to stay there without being taken to the cleaners. MUPLC wont like that one bit.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-13430187

Edited May 11, 2012 by Woodsyla

[Cobs]

ahhh - the supporters club is for the fans

 

 

the 139 bed hotel is going to be a money making rip off the OOTers project

[Buzz]

How f***ing much did he get for his f***ing testimonial!?!?!?!!?!?!?

[Gambit]

He didn't get £20M for his testimonial, no way. £3-4M tops.

[Kahnee]

"The provision of third party facilities such as those proposed could undermine this vision to the detriment of its deliverability."

 

 

Diddums...

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Getting the words "lard" and "holistic" in the same sentence has got to put someone in the running for a Pulitzer.

 

The best bit is he is donating the money so presumably supporters will be able to stay there without being taken to the cleaners. MUPLC wont like that one bit.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-13430187

 

Neville said he was looking forward to the testimonial and was "confident" the so-called Class of '92 would get back together for the game.

 

Nicky Butt, Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes have already confirmed they will be playing.

 

He is also in contact with David Beckham, and said: "It is looking positive but we still have a couple of things to sort out."

 

wonder what tho$e couple of thing$ to $ort out are?

[Benzo-13]

Is he getting the decorator in who ran off with his wife?

[downunder]

Is he getting the decorator in who ran off with his wife?

 

I wonder if he gets the builders who helped with his pool as well.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

The money he got will merely be part of the equity put up by his side and the rest will be borrowed

[D.Boon]

Anyone who uses the word deliverabilty should be held up as an example of where mankind went wrong.

 

Then set fire to.

Edited May 13, 2012 by D.Boon

[Swan Red]

Anyone who uses the word deliverabilty should be held up as an example of where mankind went wrong.

 

Then set fire too.

 

 

Yeah that should definitely have made the s*** things people say thread

[John am Rhein]

He didn't get £20M for his testimonial, no way. £3-4M tops.

 

he's going to leverage it

[scoose]

he's going to leverage it

 

Dont most players now give theirs to charity?

[Falconhoof]

Dont most players now give theirs to charity?

 

He regards this as charity work as part of the building housing the hotel will be a clubhouse thing for their fans.

 

 

He's One of the worlds greatest living philanthropists.

[Candystore]

Rat Face has joined the England coaching staff on a 4 year contract. That will help fund the hotel.

 

Wonder if he'll remain with Sky