I've just been reading about the failure of Multiplex to build the new Wembley in time. With them having now spent in excess of one BILLION UK pounds (a thousand million - not the traditional billion, mind you), you'd expect them to be able to deliver a more promising statement than 'Well, we are 70% sure that it will be done by the 13th of May'.
This incompetent firm has already missed three deadlines.
People tend to take the piss when government funding is offered. I was involved in a very small way with the construction of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff
(drove there every Friday afternoon to deliver wage slips to a few sub-contractors
). I never did manage to catch anyone doing any work. Everyone there seemed to be milling around, pushing sweeping brushes in a disinterested manner.
However, Laing managed to complete the job (seven years ago) on time for a relatively prudent £130m.
Now, I've been to the Millennium Stadium to watch games on at least 30 occasions since then, possibly nearer 40 now I'm thinking about it - and it's an absolutely magnificent place, Old Trafford probably comes close but doesn't really rival it as the best stadium in the UK. I can't imagine Wembley being
that much better - certainly not £900m better.
Wtf has happened to all the money.
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