I can't see us ever moving back to the boulevard unless it was completely rebuilt as a modern facility and the capacity was around 20k. The one thing that I do agree with Radford about is that if the KC is extended then playing in a 35k stadium with only 12k fans would be awful.

So....You like the atmosphere at the Galpharm then i suppose?

Tell ya what fella, the KC is a nice stadium (I helped build the place), I really do like it.....BUT......IT HAS NO SOUL. Ok this might come with future generations of FC supporters, but i doubt it very much. FC fans have, over the last few years, seemed to have lost the position of noisiest in the league (apart from our trip to a final in Cardiff

). The Idea of hearing the Threepenny scaring the hell out of the opposition excites me, and if you have a long FC supporting memory.........IT SHOULD EXCITE YOU TOO!!!!! I bet if it was put to a vote for just those that have supported Hull FC for more than 10 years, then they would say a Boulevard return would be better than sharing a ground with another team that think they have a bigger say in the place!

tbh i started supporting Hull FC in the last few years of moving to the new stadium and id love to go back to the boulevard although the KC stadium is brilliant.

and i dont think attendances will drop if the boulevard was refurbished with nice toilets like the KC

Trolling again I see!!!

Not bothered where we play TBH. The sheer variety of stadia in RL is one (albeit small) part of its appeal - love the idiosyncrasies of the old grounds and the comfort of the new ones. Can't see how the Boulevard could be brought up to standard though, unless the whoever stipulated we get another 20 year lease compensates us big time for breaking that contract.

Does anyone know why the main stand has been take down at the Boulevard?

You really are a sad and lonely person who tries to get rid of your personal anguish by pretending to be who you are not.Walter Mitty was like that and he was a buffoon.If you are ashamed of being a dobbin maybe you could have shock therapy at Morrill Street clinic.Envy manifests itself in some very peculiar ways.Ever thought of applying to the dobbins for a job on the "board"

In what way?

The HJ offers good facililities alround with a choice of standing or seating.

Im hoping KC does get expanded as it will mean more cash for City and also the atmosphere against the likes of Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea etc would be awesome with a full 35k

But on the other hand at FC games the atmosphere would be like Huddersfield and watching the games and looking around and theres 20,000+ empty seats wont be good but still id rather watch the game in a 35,000 state of the art stadium than go back to a 12,000 dump

Radford must have took a bang to the head tho to come out and say he would like to go back to Boulevard

You see more conspiracies than Fox Mulder. Not related to Damo from the Leeds Board are you? Actually, you're probably not - his nonsense is far more entertaining.

You lot are priceless, you've harped on for years about how your a superior team playing in a superior stadium and how far behind the red n whites are with no chance of us ever catching up, well we've caught up and overtaken on the playing front, now it looks like in the not too distant future we'll have the superior stadium too!!!
the best thing about your club is that we don't have to struggle to catch up with you cause your board are doing a great job of dragging you backwards whilst we continue to move forwards, and i agree that Radford would not have said this sort of thing without some sort of media screening by the club, it looks to me that this is one of the clubs famous 'surveys' that they carry out just to get the feel of what the fans think about it when they actually do it!
I say well done Tool and Hitlerington for doing such a great job of making HKR the best team in the city.

I agree with this.

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Please ban him.

You cannot compare the atmosphere at the Galpharm to the KC.

As MMJ has pointed out, The Boulevard lost most of its atmosphere in 1985. The atmosphere at many games at the KC has been better than anything at The Boulevard in our last 15 years or so there.

The occasional poor atmosphere at the KC has been more to do with the rubbish we've been forced to watch rather than the design of the stadium.

I seriously doubt that a majority of long term fans would want to move back to a redeveloped Boulevard. As has been pointed out, the cost would be astronomical given the amount of housing around the old place. Can someone explain where this money would come from.

I have wonderful memories of The Boulevard but the KC is our home now, thank God.

I think it's time trolly cash went.

What he said.

if that comment is aimed at me why?, i have spoken via pm to PaulM, who i have to say is a nice guy and a good Moderator, as long as i abide by the rules i am fine,i am simply expressing my opinion regarding the remark Radders made about returning to the Bouevard, i havent done anything wrong or broken any A.U.P rule , i feel my post was very constructive, i am not doing it to upset anyone the Hull Daily Mail ran the story as did Radio Humberside last night, i am merely commenting on a club related issue that is in the media spotlight , how is that wrong ? , i know radders comments will ruffle feathers and there will be fans that do not want to return to the Boulevard , however there may be fans that would like to return there, why Radders made that comment who knows , i have expressed why i think he did , i for one think the board should comment on Radders remarks, he made them to the local newspaper which of course is going to get people speculating , so i feel it would be apt of the board to be straight with us .

Johnny

Why should the board comment?

It's trolls like you that turn one off comments into stories.

I know the AUP doesn't legislate against stupidity, would that it did, blatant trolling would be a good offence to add too.

You are right about Paul though.

Radders is entitled to an opinion as well, i actually feel when the crowd gets behind the team at the KC the atmospheres not that bad, it does appear when we play the so called lesser sides its poor.
Yes the Boulevard was always special though, still is to me, as my Grandad once called it , 'Gods land'

I don't think anyone is saying Boulevard isn't special, but it is our history, not our future.

Ah the other one is logged in today I see

Official website would suggest it is only Radders opinion....surprisingly enough!

Quote ="knocker norton"Official website would suggest it is only Radders opinion....surprisingly enough! '" www.hullfc.com/hullfc/contents/?p=2459 cant believe theybe even commented, Rule wont be happy hes having to make statements against more rumours Wonder is Radders will get suspended

Quote ="knocker norton"Official website would suggest it is only Radders opinion....surprisingly enough! '" www.hullfc.com/hullfc/contents/?p=2459 cant believe theybe even commented, Rule wont be happy hes having to make statements against more rumours Wonder is Radders will get suspended

oh sho@ite, we are then,

Where is all this cash coming from.?

City in the premiership this year have done fantastically well, but next season once the first season new boys tag is over and they have been found out will be different. The novelty will be over for some " fans " and the chances are that the season tickets will not all be snapped up. Credit crunch etc will affect city next season if its still going on.
As a watcher of the premiership I notice grounds increasingly with empty seats. Christ even Man U are not selling out every match now. Once that starts to happen you know that the cash is not around.

Those companies that sponsor football clubs will soon start to pull the cash flow. Can you honestly see Barclays sponsoring the game to the extent they do now, in a year or two.?

The champions league in Cricket has been pulled, because ESPN have not been able to fund the £600+m they were paying for it. Money is drying up.

So why oh why would city after 1 good season in the premiership want to increase the capacity to 35000. Look at the crowd at the Riverside now for the visit of one of the best teams in Europe.

Also why would we / our board who are running the club like a business want to move to a stadium that we would have to run at considerable cost.?

Half of our much publicised cash problems pre KC were created by the costs incurred in keeping up the stadium.

As for atmosphere as someone who did not stand / sit in threepenny I do not feel the atmosphere is any worst at the KC. If the team perform as they did in 2006 we will have the atmosphere. If we perform as we did last season then whereever we play we will not have an atmosphere.

As for Radders. He should be sacked from the captancy role as this kind of comment is not sensible at all. As has been said he should be looking to the future. We have A grade licence because we have the best stadium in RL and to go back to the Boulevard would consign us to the also ran status of the likes of our near neighbours.

The first part i agree with . Secondly ,The housing issue around the stadium wouldn't be a major problem as many are due for demolition within 5 years. Gordon st & Airlie st ends would be flattend with new stands built nearer the pitch freeing up space for cars.
I dont know whether the current 3d stand could be converted to an all terraced area like they have at Warrington's ground with a new Best stand with seats.
But like you said , where's the funding for this going to come from.