FA support Wembley ground share

The chance of  Spurs or Chelsea sharing the Olympic Stadium  became less likely after the FA appeared to give a green light to Spurs and/or Chelsea sharing Wembley stadium.

There was previous talk that West Ham could be forced to share with Spurs or even Chelsea in the Olympic Stadium in our second season but they now seems less likely after  the FA said it was open to the idea of a ground share at Wembley.

FA Chief Executive Martin Glenn said that the FA would be “absolutely supportive” of Chelsea and Spurs using Wembley while they redevelop their stadiums, even if they have to ground-share theNational Stadium for a period.

In a £500 million redevelopment, Chelsea plan to increase the capacity of Stamford Bridge to 60,000 whilst Spurs are planning on a 61,000 capacity for their new £400 million stadium.

Glenn told the SoccerEx conference : “We are there to provide help. We can run the FA for less costs and we can raise more. There’s a range of things. It’s primarily a football stadium, football matches are more profitable to run than concerts and other things.”

“We are the national stadium and seeking to use it more is what we are all about. We have an obligation to football. I’m not talking specific clubs but it’s in our interest as an association for clubs to redevelop their grounds, make superb facilities and if it’s possible to help them in that transition by using Wembley, we are absolutely supportive of that.”