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6000 is that it? What sort of attendances are spurs expecting?

 

They still don't want 10k plus away fans though cheering on the opposition regardless of whether they think they'll sell out themselves.

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Copy-pasted from the chronicle website so no one else has to go on it cause it's shite

 

Demba Ba and Yohan Cabaye are setting up a football club in the USA - here's all the details

 

Ex-Newcastle United striker Demba Ba is the majority owner of a new franchise across in the USA - and he has ambitious plans in San Diego.

 

Former Newcastle United striker Demba Ba is taking his first step into football ownership in the USA - and admits he could finish his career across the Atlantic.

 

The Shanghai Shenhua forward - who reportedly earns £5.25million a year in China - is the majority owner of the North American Soccer League (NASL) expansion team who are due to begin playing in San Diego next spring.

 

But the 32-year-old Senegal international also has a string of illustrious investors alongside him - who he refers to as “very close friends” - including Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Al-Ahli’s Moussa Sow and former Newcastle team-mate Yohan Cabaye.

 

Interestingly, Ba has also suggested he could one day look to play in the NASL for his as-of-yet unnamed club after finishing his stint in China.

 

But he is looking to create a side consisting predominantly of American players, alongside some experienced foreign professionals, though part of the club’s long-term vision is to eventually bring through youngsters of their own.

 

He also hopes to establish a team who “play offensive football” because “Eden is an entertainer, Moussa is an attacker, Cabaye is a creator” - and they’d “rather tie 4-4 than 0-0”.

 

In a Q&A with The San Diego Tribune, Ba explained of his decision to set up a franchise there: “Last November was my first time in San Diego. I fell in love with the city, with the atmosphere and brightness of the city.

 

“There is something different here, something peaceful. And I could easily see myself living here.

 

“NASL was the right league for us because of the way they manage it. In this league you can create your identity. It allows you build something.

 

“I’m not saying that other systems aren’t good. I’m not as familiar with the others.

 

“But in this league, you own the rights of your players and if you want to keep him, no one can say he’s gone.

 

“You develop the player, and whatever comes from that is yours. You deserve it.

 

“(How I chose the owners was) first, they have strong and good values. Second, they are very close friends. Third, they are very excited about the project. So they just say: ‘OK, we’ll follow you.’”

 

Asked if he would consider playing for his own team after the final year of his contract in China expires, Ba replied: “Why not? In June 2018, I can play anywhere I want. It’s a possibility.

 

“I have put this club in this city because I believe in it. And if I believe in something, why not?”

 

The NASL is one of two divisions directly below Major League Soccer (MLS) in the USA and the formal awarding of the expansion team to Ba and his team in Southern California has been confirmed as of Monday (26th June), following the announcement of an Orange County franchise last month.

 

Ba has ambitious plans for the franchise - who will originally play their matches at the University of San Diego’s Torero Stadium, but plans are in place for a privately-financed 10,000-capacity stadium to be built.

 

Eventually, the club are likely to bid to become a MLS franchise - former USA international Landon Donovan has encouraged such a move - but the San Diego city council have delayed such a bid until November 2018 at the earliest.

 

Ba has huge ambitions for his San Diego franchise in the NASL though, insisting he has had ideas about how to run a football club throughout his career but has waited for the opportunity to do so.

 

“At the end of the day, I have a lot of ideas,” Ba added.

 

“I cannot give them to clubs I play for because they have their own ideas – their own sporting directors, their own general managers – of what they want to do.

 

“When you have your own ideas, the only way you can execute them is to get a club yourself.”

 

Yohan Cabaye added: " “It’s unbelievable to be part of this project, and I just want to do my best for the club and for San Diego."

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3,000 at Wembley ffs, joke that.

I've always thought (whether I'm correct or not, I'm not sure) it was 5% of capacity maximum, or 3000 if 5% is more than that. eg 5% of 75000 = 3750, so it'd be 3000 there, but in a 25000 stadium it'd be 1250 max

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3,000 at Wembley ffs, joke that.

I've always thought (whether I'm correct or not, I'm not sure) it was 5% of capacity maximum, or 3000 if 5% is more than that. eg 5% of 75000 = 3750, so it'd be 3000 there, but in a 25000 stadium it'd be 1250 max

 

10% of capacity or a minimum of 3k seats for stadiums with a capacity exceeding 30k. I think 3k is about the maximum allocation you get anywhere these days in the PL give or take a couple of hundred.

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3,000 at Wembley ffs, joke that.

I've always thought (whether I'm correct or not, I'm not sure) it was 5% of capacity maximum, or 3000 if 5% is more than that. eg 5% of 75000 = 3750, so it'd be 3000 there, but in a 25000 stadium it'd be 1250 max

 

10% of capacity or a minimum of 3k seats for stadiums with a capacity exceeding 30k. I think 3k is about the maximum allocation you get anywhere these days in the PL give or take a couple of hundred.

 

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3,000 at Wembley ffs, joke that.

I've always thought (whether I'm correct or not, I'm not sure) it was 5% of capacity maximum, or 3000 if 5% is more than that. eg 5% of 75000 = 3750, so it'd be 3000 there, but in a 25000 stadium it'd be 1250 max

 

10% of capacity or a minimum of 3k seats for stadiums with a capacity exceeding 30k. I think 3k is about the maximum allocation you get anywhere these days in the PL give or take a couple of hundred.

 

source?

 

Premier League rule R9

 

Unless otherwise agreed by the Board or between the Clubs, and subject to Rule

R.10, at each League Match, the Home Club shall make available to the Visiting Club:

 

R.9.1. 3,000 tickets or, if the capacity of the Home Club’s Stadium is less than

30,000, such number of tickets as is equal to 10 per cent. of its Stadium

capacity; and (whether or not that allocation is taken up)

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Mercenary Dweebs FC

Is anyone that leaves us of their own accord a mercenary then? [emoji38]

 

Demba Ba & Yohan 'on strike' Cabaye are certainly two examples.

Why Ba?

 

The guy who moved to Chelsea to sit on the bench and China at the age of 30?

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3,000 at Wembley ffs, joke that.

I've always thought (whether I'm correct or not, I'm not sure) it was 5% of capacity maximum, or 3000 if 5% is more than that. eg 5% of 75000 = 3750, so it'd be 3000 there, but in a 25000 stadium it'd be 1250 max

 

10% of capacity or a minimum of 3k seats for stadiums with a capacity exceeding 30k. I think 3k is about the maximum allocation you get anywhere these days in the PL give or take a couple of hundred.

 

source?

 

Me. I remember we only used to allocate away fans 2,800 seats and Arsenal put in a complaint to the Premier League and from 2011/12 we had to hand over an extra block of tickets to away fans because we had been in breach of the minimum 10% or 3k seats rule.

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Mercenary Dweebs FC

Is anyone that leaves us of their own accord a mercenary then? :lol:

 

Demba Ba & Yohan 'on strike' Cabaye are certainly two examples.

 

They're entitled to make the most out of their earning potential.

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Ba scored loads of goals for us, then moved on to a better team. Then went from Chelsea to Besiktas instead of waiting as third choice at Chelsea, scored loads of goals for them and moved on. I think there has to be kind of dip in performance or effort to call someone a mercenary

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