Colin Inglis has some ideas about what the Council can do www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hul ... hip-596151

Colin Inglis has some ideas about what the Council can do www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hul ... hip-596151

Another boot in for the people of Hull. I've just come back from Hull Fair, every year since the stadium opened we have parked there with a blue badge for free, usually blue badge holders were allowed around the stadium bowl like at matches. Tonight we now have to pay £5 and park in the South Car Park with everyone else. Now before certain people kick off about how disabled people aren't exempt from charges, I absolutely agree, as its not about paying its about being able to park close to where I need to be, what I don't agree with is a fee charged this year when I'm not getting any closer than I did every other year without charge. Even the stewards weren't happy as they were getting complaints from a lot of disabled motorists and advised us to complain. I think I can take a guess as to who has moved the goal posts this year to make as much money as they can, but not advertised it anywhere.

If they are that desperate for money then you have to really pity them, I really can't imagine how sad, empty and pathetic the Allam's lives must be for them to be as petty as they are.

Can you imagine the planning warfare that would have ensued had the council gifted them the whole thing as many advocated?

"As stated in previous SMC statements this path is not a public right of way and this person had other ways of entering the stadium bowl if required."

Above quote from HDM web site. Don't like to state the obvious but so would someone with terrorist intent !!!!

You've more chance of being killed by a motorist in the UK many times over than you have of being killed by a terrorist, this is a fact. Indeed terrorist acts have being meted out by using motorvehicle a few times so why aren't the SMC blocking access to the stadium all all times for ANY motorvehicle given the high risk of death by such and potential terrorist attack?
Basically they've concocted some BS not backed up by any agency that deals with these matters because said agencies wouldn't say its closure negates a terrorist attack and the council are yet again shown to be weak as feck, incapable of being effective representatives of the people and not giving good value, not by a long chalk.

folk were hoping that 2017 would be a real cornerstone for the city and help build on what has being a very good year but a bit of tinsel and window dressing is no good for rebuilding the future, if the handling of the stadium and indeed many other aspects I see and experience for myself and hear about when i come back to my home city then KuH isn't going to flourish in the way people would have envisaged.

Where’s Webbo with his usual diatribe...!

Was there some sort of break clause after 25 years?

I think that's when they can kick us out

Oh dear. Well if there’s any slight legal possibility of that I think we know what the outcome would be.

What has permeated through the various and many discussions about this over the years is that perhaps they can't kick us out at that point because we have some protection for the second 25 years of our lease as the tenant, but they can at that point review our terms and conditions and perhaps impose different ones on us, which could make our tenure extremely difficult if not impossible.

I know originally we would have recourse to the Council in such circumstances but the SMC's lease seems now to be so water tight as far as the councils lack of input is concerned (probably because the authorities fears of having to maintain the place and the revenue costs that would accrue on them has seen them sign away any control, in exchange for the responsibility for maintenance shifting to the SMC re what happened with the arena) that I think that the existence of our club is under threat at that point myself.

That’s reassuring. How far off are we from this - 10 years?

Its a worry but hopefully Allam will have croaked it by then. Does anyone know if the running of the SMC itself up for re-negotiation at this point?

I don't have such an extreme hope, I hope they've sold it by then!