Quote: thebeagle "So if what has been proposed is not feasible, why not call their bluff, enter into negotiations, and then when it all unwinds and turns out to be a scam the trust/club are then the good guys who have been duped.'"
There is no opportunity to negotiate ... all the trust did was submit a head of terms document... do the council sit down and chat?... no ! They wait until the day MC sets off on his family holiday and claim that the club have pulled out of the negotiations, are not prepared to pay a reasonable rent and are demanding unreasonable things... the HOT simply reflected the original deal for Newmarket !!!
The owner of Belle Vue runs to the press about rent but will not talk to the club and has made no request or suggestion to the club about a fee amount?
Tell me ... how do you negotiate with fog? Or the tide? You don't you need to build defences against it!