Quote: WormInHand "So, to be quite clear - the vitriol Allam has towards the council relates to nothing more than their unwillingness to hand over the freehold to the stadium without so much as an offer on the table nor sight of a business plan? Surely it would only be the actions of "cretins" (to use your elegant metaphor) to hand over the keys to Allam under those premises?
Surely, no it can't be, [isurely[/i Allam couldn't have had a hidden agenda all along!? It beggars belief that he may have attempted to mislead (some may say lied and cheated) the citizens of Hull as to his true intentions?
But no, I do him a disservice. I distinctly remember him referring to shops and a supermarket some time ago, so the women would have something to do whilst the men played/watched sport, he said. Perhaps the nuance of this may be lost on Lambrettaman, who has a habit of heralding his returns to this forum with a cheery "Evening gents".
Are you being deliberately blind to Mrs B's questions or are you just incredibly obtuse? What are your thoughts on the viability of either a "sporting village" or a Hull-City-income-generating retail park on that site? What would be the long-term consequences of borrowing against the stadium to either of those ends and what would be the effects on the existing trade in the city?
As you have so far avoided this challenge now on no less than four occasions in the last 24 hours, my guess is that you are, indeed, obtuse and are unable to provide answers. Let's see if this is the fifth time you fail to address the points.'"
Personally, I wouldn't allow planning for retail on the site, but then I wouldn't insist that the site wasn't available to start with, I'd discuss what would be allowed and what benefits it would bring to the city I was supposed to represent.