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Chelsea's new Stamford Bridge development is starting to gather pace, however fans are eager to know when the project might be getting going.

It will still take years for the new stadium to be built, with the current site to be knocked down in way for the redevelopment.

Hugh Rosen, director of Chelsea's stadium project team, did a Q&A with Jason Cundy last night at the brilliant night to honour Eddie McCreadie at the Under the Bridge venue.

So how close is the project from getting going?

Intro on the project

"This project for the new stadium is Roman Abramovich's project. He is the third owner only in the history of this club and the theme that he instructed us was continuity.

"It is five years since Munich, and 40 years since Mr McCreadie asked you to leave the pitch.

"Here we are, 112 years into our history trying to rebuild our stadium for the fifth time on our own site, around our own pitch.

"There are 13 London clubs, this is the only one that has never moved home ground and never will move home ground."

When did it start?

"This project began in October 2011, so it has taken us six years to get us to this point and get planning permission and we have been very careful to keep this in our own site, our own boundary and have been meticulous with our planning."

Why the team you have picked?

"The project team we have used, engineers, architects, all have to one important criteria, that all have to have the dog in the fight. They have to have a connection with Chelsea, primarily the season ticket pool, and strong connections to the club so that they would work till 3 o'clock in the morning, meet deadlines and deliver what is a totally unique product."

What is it like compared to other stadiums built?

"To be fair to Tottenham, they are not just looking for football. They are looking for American Football, looking at rugby and as far as I am concerned if they can't win at football they are welcome to try any other sport they like.

"For us, Roman gave us one brief, the whole stadium, the billion pounds or whatever it is going to cost, is about winning football matches. There is nothing else. There are no pop concerts, no boxing, no American Football and no other team, just our home priority. Everything was designed around the existing centre spot, it doesn't move and everything revolves around that."

Why is it designed as it is?

"It is about continuity. Our badge, our crest is a lion, it looks like a lollipop stick but in fact it is a shepherd's crook in the paws of the lion. When the club was founded in the Rising Sun in 1905 the group of friends that founded it included the Abbot of Westminster and his device is the shepherd's crook of Westminster Abbey.

"We found that to connect the club to the building, where everyone recognises it as a London building, it has been there to stand the test of time, people congregate there once a week and sing a little. This for us was a good exemplar of what Stamford Bridge should look like. So when you see the stadium, it is a 21st century homage to Westminster Abbey. That's why it is very deliberately done for Chelsea to symbolise our home. Jimmy Greaves said this was the best part of London."

What will the interior look like?

"Our season ticket age is 55 years old, that means you have been here a long time. Our job is ensure you have the best platform to watch football in a better way in your same seats. In terms of season ticket holders will go back to the same seats that they were in before."

When is it going to be done?

"We are not in a position yet to start and therefore not in the right position to know yet when we are going to finish. In the end it doesn't really matter.

"When history is written in 100 years' time no one is going to care if it was 2022, 21, 20. What matters most to us, and as the owner also said, it is about getting the timing right. So as soon as we know we will let you know. There is no date yet.

"It will be the finest stadium in Stamford Bridge since the last one, the one before that and the one we all grew up in. It's all about Chelsea and building the best stadium we can for ourselves."