So is it the south stand that's getting built at the end of the season, or the north stand? All this is very confusing

It certainly puts them under pressure to generate enough revenue to service the debt. I have no idea what YCCC turn over but that is a wedge of cash they have to find every year. Also gives them plenty on motivation to keep the international fixtures. My worry would be that they get themselves even further into debt chasing retention of those international games and end up very highly geared. But as I said I have no idea what their finances look like.

I was listening to a late night debate on debt in sport on five live a bit back. i'll be honest and say a lot went over my head but one finance expert said man utds £800m or so debt was a good debt and good business. all to do with their guaranteed income for the next few years

rlYCCC debt alluded to by me on this thread two months agorl

YCCC clearly do see their debt as a problem, hence their frequent requests for financial handouts (from public funds of course) to pay for their share of the redevelopment. The Sir Lord Darty-Farquhars of the Crooket (see what I did there?) world do not like dipping into their own extensive pockets.

They'll lose Test Cricket against Sri Lanka, Windies and NZ, a few ODI's and perish the thought... there might not be Leeds Northern T20 franchise when it comes to reorganising that shiyte on the basis of some yet-to-be-declared Inter-City bollox... boo hoo waaaahhhh.... sob

Personally I have no interest in Yorkshire cricket or cricket in general, all I see is a failing club with no support that is holding us back, said it before we should just knock down the dual stand and build a bigger all seat north stand and keep south stand all standing.

But Leeds RL only own one half of that stand

But our half is a lot bigger than theirs, if indeed, it is an exact half at all?

Knock our half down and I reckon their bit'll collapse. We can then rebuild the bit we need.

I should've been a property developer.

Perhaps when the stadium was sold to Yorkshire Cricket we should have retained ownership of the shared stand.

Probably best doing at night when no-ones looking.

Or when Yorkshire cricket are playing

LCC loaned YCC money to acquire the ground because they the council do not want the city to lose test cricket and all the prestige and revenue it brings and GH said they are in negotiations with the council looking for ways to finance the redevelopment .The council put more importance on the cricket ground than RL .Maybe it would have been better for us as RL fans to let YCC move to Durkar then with Mr Caddick coming in there would have been ample room to build a new RL stadium

rlMore whinging - this time it's GHrl

Last week it was YCCC's Mark Arthur.

Still no mention of how short of funds they are before redevelopment can commence.

If neither Leeds or YCCC have the funds to go ahead with redevelopment, then tough.

Public funds should not be used to either fund or bail out private entities.

SCROUNGERS.

Absolutely - at the last set of financials Leeds only had c£2m in cash so that suggests some serious borrowing is required!!