Then the robbing would be no fun for them

It was never going to get built on Leads Road at Apex Park, so you can put that one to bed straight away.

3 sites were mooted, Leads Road "AREA" was one and would have been favoured if like I said KR had come on board.

Paul Caddick pulled out of the stadium proposal due to Hull City Council his idea was very similar to that of David Lloyd

To be fair I agree that the council shouldn't be financing (part or in full) a new stadium. IF there are benefits for the council to fund the new north stand (offices, community development etc) then maybe that would be a goer but that is only if the council saw a payback for the outlay in terms of generated revenue.

The only bit of this thread I disagree with (apart from us playing in west hull) is the benefits the city of Hull get from the stadium and in particular the SMC. From an outsiders point of view I see the stadium as being treated as Hull City's stadium and the rest can dance to their tune. Hull FC have a leasing agreement and it is honoured in as such they get to play their games there. Everything else seems to be put to one side in lieu of the football.

When it was first opened we had concerts, international rugby etc taking place there, since city got into the prem league that all seemed to be put away and it became a prem league ground that had a tennant that just got blamed for killing the pitch.

The SMC is far to incestuous with HCFC for it to be a true community stadium.

Do you not think the basic problem is that the uptake for the concerts was so low, I doubt many of them made much of a profit, in fact I'd go so far to say they probably made a loss on most of them.

People are forgetting that the economy has changed in all respects since the KC was originally built, there is no emphasis on City so far as I can see.

But I can see attempts at petty point scoring from a rovers fan.

When the Council got the Shares from KC I was working with 2 well know Councillors both were red and white fans ..They told me at the time a new Stadium was going to be built for ALL 3 sporting teams ..I can tell posters that both couldn't believe that HKR turn the chance down ..At the time I through it was pie in the sky .Even now when I talk to Matty he just say Rover missed a great opportunity to be playing in a great Stadium

Thought the east stand extension was paid for and built, opened on time in July didnt it?

It may have been that there was a low uptake, I just think the stadium could be used more in terms of events management. I thought the turning down of the trinations event was a travesty and would have been a great event.

There is no petty points scoring intended and if anything this wasn't a pop at FC, more at the fact that nationally football takes the lead over everything in matters like these.

The tri-nations was ot turned down, I know it suits people to say it was, but the RFL were incredibly inflexible.

What band do you envisage at the KC, it's not big enough for the big hitters, and it's too big for the smaller events.

we turned it down because it was in west hull we are east hull and if you all get your facts right the amount invested in west hull hessle road, west park kc stadium and housing far out weigh the financial assistance given to east hull and hull kr. also according to the european social fund, east hull is the poorest estate in britain yet you all have a pop, yet you don't seem to mention the education suite at the kc nor it centres for woodcock st and hessle road area. but i guess that doesnt count!. East hull doesn't have a gemtec arena or a super stadium but tell you what let hull fc and west hull have all the european money and council money then that would be ok by you wont it.

Obviousley people will know much more than me,and please correctif I am incorrect, but when they sold the ground to Morrisons did they not get a good deal on the ground in the east, did they not also get the old school ground at a reduced price then sell this back to the council and now lease this.Have they also not had the fitness centre built for free.

I have to say they make me laugh they had all the money when they moved but did were did it go now at a time when their is no money they ask for money for 7000 fans against the 30000+ fans who go to the stadium