I think its the same as FC. A percentage of the gate receipts. I don't know the formula but it's what I understand to be the case from previous discussions on the not606 board.

@angus_young61: £300,000 donation Labour by Assem Allam last month, according to new @ElectoralCommUK figures.

Interesting context to the sudden change in visible council appetite for action?

Had a feeling something like the had happened. Local Labour councillors under orders from central office.

It stinks. Allam is about as far as you can get form being a Labour supporter - his donations have completely unassociated ulterior motives, imo. Shame on the Labour party for entertaining him, he represents everything they traditionally stand against.

Just shows you that rich people & politicians still live in eachothers pockets, what a corrupt society we live in!

Circumstantial perhaps, but Webbo's gone AWOL too after being pretty outspoken and unequivocal about the legal action. Here they sang about tomorrow, but tomorrow never came?

It's no good praying to the powers that be....
'Cause they wont shake the roots of the money tree....

Well, that's true enough. Would appreciate the courtesy of confirmation (or otherwise) though.

I guess Mr Allam will cancel the tournament now.

I think you'll be waiting a long time. It looks like they are doing a behind closed doors deal. Or he may be busy with the election.

I suspect you're right. Given the extreme, excitable and frequent responses to a suggestion the council were rolling over though, I sort of thought there might be some sort of clarification. Any insight on the deal, do you think the £300k Labour donation was a timely boost?

I think they have wanted a deal since before Cllr Geraghty meet him. They've chased him and he's always said no. They can now threaten him and get a deal, they hope.