Yes he did. Otherwise he would have said just FC fans.

that made me laugh they paid 5m for him

and now he didnt insure him for injury it will cost him 14m

So if I was to racially abuse someone or insult a person with a disability it would be ok as long as I mentioned that my comments were “tongue in cheek”?

Genuine question.

What was the reason for someone from HFC not being part of the SMC board ?
Somebody from Hull SL should be on the board to ensure that Duffen does not get his way all the time.

Genuine answer.

Despite what you may read on here I can tell you that they were never asked to be on the original board by the Council!

Adam pearson was put in charge simply because in the embyonic stages it was thought that he was the only person who could head it up. he was joined by threee other local lumanaries but he was an honest broker, who had done the job before and who had an affinity for our game and the city (and infact with another City player became within a whisker of buying our club). However he was always very fair and often told me when I worked with him in the early days how important it was for him to be seen to be completely impartial as far as the SMC was concerned! Which I have got to say I think he was. It was down to him that we played the play off game during Hull Fair week, because he argued our corner with Plummer against the police.

He was of course in it for the money but As far as I know he never consciously let his feelings for the club he owned cloud his judgement about the Stadium. How things appear to have changed.

So now after most have commented on the situation have your opinions changed on Duffen buying into Hull FC? personally i never wanted him anywhere near our club.

And as for the seat on the SMC. Plummer was offered the chance.
In my opinion when the SMC was looking at the initial set up both clubs should have been offered a nominal shareholding thus giving us an input and a seat on the board. Sadly Hull FC is so far removed from the SMC it is like the relationship between Hull FC and it's fans.

Totally agree!

However Duffen has never ever shown any interest in buying into Hull Fc as far as I know, although you may be right, I never wanted Pearson and his syndicate to get it either because I always knew he would be off when he could cash his chips in at City! As for our ex CE being offered a place I only know that when the SMC was set up, (under the same chap that set up KCFM). the clubs directors were not offered a place. I don't like the current set up on our board either, who does, but as someone on a proposed Syndicate once said at the price our directors want for the club no one will buy it anyway! Which has so far proved to be true!