Thursday, May 2, 2013

West Brom dump plans to extend the Hawthorns - expressandstar.com

West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has established the membership have scrapped plans to extend the Hawthorns a' and introduced an outspoken attack on new Premier League economic policies. Talking with more than 800 supporters and sponsors yesterday at the clubas end-of-season meal, Peace established Albionas U-turn on arena development programs. And he branded the new Premier League rules aanti-competitivea and insisted they will favor bigger clubs by stopping new rich benefactors from buying clubs. The news came as supporters gathered to enjoy the Baggiesa best season in more than 30 years. They secured a record Premier League factors total and a record quantity of Premier League wins in a season by beating Southampton on Saturday. Peaceas verification that the stadium expansion won't occur removes his promise a' to turn the Hawthorns right into a 30,000-seater place a' at the same event 2 yrs before. Peace said: aA steady increase in capacity is the best way forward.AAttendances are merely rising normally by 200 per season. "That is basically due to the common and local economic environment, and the increasing amount of televised games. We genuinely believe that the atmosphere generated by way of a stuffed floor is desirable. aSo we shall now find ways of putting chairs within the existing ground in the place of building new capacity and developing indebtedness within the soccer club.a Financial fair play rules, that may restrict groups to a invoice increase of A4m per season for the next 36 months and reduce financial losses to A105m as a whole within the same period, were accepted by the Premier League earlier in 2013. Albion voted from the suggestion. Peace said: aWhilst it is our view that all football clubs ought to be borrowed in a sustainable way that is assured, we'd prefer to operate in a market free of other rules. aWe feel the newest principles are anti-competitive and will further reinforce the prevailing pecking order in the Premier League.a aNo longer will a major buyer have the ability to join a club and change the Premier League landscape.a Peace also recognized head mentor Steve Clarke and his team and his people for breaking the clubas Premier League record for wins and points with Saturdayas 3-0 victory at Southampton. TELEVISION presenter and Baggies fan Adrian Chiles hosted the event while former X-Factor runner-up and Eurovision contestant Andy Abraham conducted, as did magician Ben Hanlin. Supporters mingled with participants, who signed autographs and posed for pictures ahead of the awards were passed out, with opponent Gareth McAuley picking right on up both the fansa and playersa player-of-the-season awards. Trophies were also collected two by on-loan striker Romelu Lukaku, introducing the young-player-of-the-year subject to his primary goalscorer prize. Advocate of the year was Warwickshire-born Peter Tandy, who is an ongoing season ticket holder despite spending the majority of his adult life living in Yorkshire.

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