Grudgell has just revealed, Allam will inject further cash into HKR.

There's a surprise. He has to do something for them as he's letting us use his stadium and only charging us 10 grand a week

Probably going cap/fez in hand again!!

Anyone wishing to improve his standing both with the council and the local populace is doing a great job by clearly doing everything he can to help one rugby team.




Perhaps when he gets his supa dupa meton stadia his mate Hudge will bring his team into the fold ............

Don't normally read the HDM comments, but I did enjoy this :

“As captain of my darts team I think I will go down to my local at the weekend. I will explain to the landlord that as a patron of many years and captain of the darts team I wish to provide a gift for the community, and improve the facilites by buying a new dart board for the pub. I will then explain all he has to do is sign over the freehold of the pub and I will take all future profits - the darts team can stay. As I hit the ground outside I will think - it did not work for me either haha”

This thread would be really worth a good belly laugh, if it wasn't for the fact that similar myopic waffle has held this City back for years.

I have been looking at some of the city forums they seem to be seeing that the stadium deal has a few flaws.

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rlhttp://www.ambernectar.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f

Slowly the Allams are losing ground as more and more people see through the so called scheme and realise that Hull city's future could be at risk.

Hooray he's back!!

I see the HDM are fellating Allam again today, 28th richest man in Football, makes you wonder why he wants the stadium for free eh!

He may have the assets but not hard cash I was told from a very young age if you give somebody a gift you don't expect nothing in return If the man want money use his own assets to raise the cash
and not risk the tax payers of Hull money or is the man just an Indian Giver

Woo Hoo!
What's held city back (and other sporting clubs) are the morons that can't see the wood for the trees. City would end up in debt, fact. Look at the facts rather than spout constant anti rugby boring idiocy.

At least that puts to rest City as being rightfully a mid table championship side. It also clarifies therefore than a stand extension is not warranted, being that the fickle hoards can't sell it out as it is. In their rightful position of course.

There can be another way....

Heard on Talksport today a bloke from The Guardian talking about Manchester City and their stadium.

They have a similar arrangement to what we had. A Council owned stadium, Man City keep the revenue from the first 32,000, then share 50/50% with the Council for crowds up to 48,000.

If Man City extend the stadium at their own cost , they keep all additional revenue over 48,000.

Also Man City have recently sold the naming rights for £12m per season (alledgedly to themselves to get round a new income ruling). The Council have wavered the original naming rights arrangemnet and now recive an additional £2m from the club.

The key underlying message to this was that the stadium has transformed Man City's fortunes. If they had not moved to the stadium they would not have attracted their investors in the first place. Instead they would still be at a tired Maine Road with a restricted capacity, unable to compete within the Premier League, nor attract top players and be nowhere near the Champions League.

I know the Allams want to develop the area surrounding stadium, but a lot success can still be achieved on and off the pitch from the current stadium arrangement.