eu01,
Plenty of us here are too, but I try and keep within the 'tramways' of an aviation forum!
There is no point in flying to an airport if you can't then get where you actually want to go, and having a station on site makes that process much easier.
I was under the impression that the spur was a new line, and that they were trying, after many years of delays, to open in time for Euro 2012.
Then again, lots of developments in the UK were initially planned 'in time for the Olympics' too....