With regards the rent money, I vaguely recall reading something about it. I think it gets assessed every so many years ( not sure by who or what basis) and when it was last assessed it was when City were in the PL so it went up. Think they went down that season so it fell unluckily.
All a bit vague I know but I don't remember all the details. Hopefully it gets reevaluated again soon!

Never thought he was out special and been poor at Huddersfield. Can’t get in their team despite being on good money. Young lads like Wallis and Halsall keeping him out the team. Wouldn’t go near him.

Championship level
gone to Wakefield

You thinking about Olpherts? He has signed for Wakefield today.

yes sorry i was

What youngsters and what positions do we have that are likely to step up next season?

Kye Armstrong loose forward/second row
Jack Charles half back
Jeylan Hodgson hooker
Cobie Wainhouse Prop
Roman Dawson centre

Anyone think theyl be ready?

Sadly I do think any of them will be ready to properly challenge.

Wainhouse is recovering well from his ACL surgery and has a pretty good attitude. He’ll be 18 by preseason, I reckon he’ll overtake Gardner in the pecking order and he’ll make a couple appearances.

Kye Armstrong is a tough one, he’s a talent but think there’s just a few players ahead of him.

I think Jack Charles will have a good future but needs to fill out and work on his defense.

Hodgson & Dawson probably 2 years away from challenging the team sheet I think

Wainhouse is supposed to be a freak and very talented.

If you told me we could sign 1 of them to a lifelong deal it would be Armstrong and I wouldn’t even need to think about it.

I’m obviously not saying he is going to have the same career but it’s clear he has modelled his game on Isaah Yeo as they have similar frames and both play that first receiver but with a run threat as well

I always thought our rent was 50% of all gate money, received above that from the first 7,500 fans. 7,500 being our average crowd during our last season at The Boulevard.

Think there was set figure plus percentage of gates after 7,500 plus the stadium got the fees from concessions. Cue Wilf (Pete). Not sure if the SMC still purchase 1000 passes

Yeah, been putting effort in away from ground as well. He’s moved over to Hull very young and clubs been doing a lot to help him mature.

Think he just needs to have physical development that comes early 20’s. That’s the same for a lot of our youth. As talented as some of our fringe players just not physical enough yet.

Exactly my point nobody truly knows, abit of transparancy is well.overdue

And appreciate the info on the younger lads, id read a few werw well thought of which is the ones ive listed. Just wonder if we l be youth orientated with promotions rather than senior signings. Sounds like most of those ive listed will maybe meed a loan before being blooded by us. So we may well see mainly new signings rather than a mixture as seen this season

That was what I remember from when we moved, and I seem to recall Hetherington/Rule using it as an excuse for not doing ticket deals as a bigger crowd didnt mean more income.

Details of the deal are confidential so Pearson can't openly tell us even if he wanted to. But at least we have someone who knows every clause as he signed it from the SMC side of the table.