The only way for the council to come out of this with any credibility is to do what MC suggested and finance the community stadium like Leeds CC are doing with headingley lending the money but getting it back with interest. Everyone's a winner and saves it from going to court.

Up the Trin

Be nice if he would add....."Walker has no mandate or authority whatsoever, his involvement has been a disaster, the council will refuse to involve him and will only deal with the legitimate trust"...or words to that effect.

Is this Box just playing his usual game of politics and trying to appear to be the good guy, or has he finally grown a pair ???
I know which one I think it is !!
In the highly unlikely event that it is the latter, then Mackie should be made to stump up the 6 million that I believe he offered to contribute earlier this year, otherwise he will not be granted planning permission to build anything else at Newmarket or anywhere else within the district.

Just another delaying tactic, once again actions speak louder than words councillor Box !!!

Just another delaying tactic, once again actions speak louder than words councillor Box !!!

Peter Box says heads of terms not fit for purpose, and beleives developer has no intention of building the stadium. Developer to be asked to leave the process in order to find a new developer!

Statement later

Is this a fact?

Its what he has just said

Whilst he is at it he can tell Walker and his fake trust to do one as well

Mackie would be an idiot to agree to walk away from all that land over the sake of £6-8 million. Let's hope he takes this threat seriously and agrees to something with some substance.

Unfortunately I suspect Box will say they cannot find a new developer or alternatively finding one and them being in a position to deliver a stadium will be too late for our needs

Like i said...just watch box give his statement....so yes

Just a load of bull and hot air unless its backed up with firm actions that will deviver a stadium in time.

I wont hold by breath but I live in hope.

Sir Rodney's claim to get a stadium built for 2019 is made to look absolutely ridiculous when even if Yorkcourt did intend to build a stadium they wouldn't have done it until and unspecified number of houses are built for which no planning permission is applied for. The Box statement makes him look even worse when even Box is saying the HOT is rubbish. . Sir Rodders needs to get his pipe and slippers and his trust and slink off in to the sunset.

He wont.

How is Box going to find a new developer when Yorkcourt own the land or have options on land at Newmarket unless he has another site in mind. Maybe he has listened to a suggestion from the Trust but doubt it.