Quote: Mick Cranes Sidestep "I saw that all the park gates on Walton Street were closed for the last home City game - is that the SMC or Council? Seems like the Council is their next target.
I suspect the lease doesn't cover this sort of thing, so thy are doing what on earth they like right now.'"
The football is now a very long way down the list of their concerns now. This IMO is about using their power as primary tenant to punish the council for not gifting them the stadium to borrow against for commercial purposes, and the fans for not providing blind, blanket adulation when they put a lot of money into the club. As to where it goes next, no idea. There could be an end game here where they allow the stadium to fall into disrepair and claim the SMC is loss-making to an extent that games can’t go ahead for example, but then they would be in breach of their contract. They’re clearly enjoying the long game and weekly, incremental humiliation of the council and City supporters so I can’t see that changing anytime soon.