Not immediately relevant, but there is a story about extending the KC's capacity to 30k, with a hotel and business park in the HDMhttp://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/163-20m-hotel-business-centre-unlock-KC-Stadium-expansion/article-1978475-detail/article.htmlrl

The SMC, City, Bartlett, Pearson, The council or Hull RLFC do NOT have £20mill

It'd be a hotelier or commercial property developer funding it if it did happen, I assume.

Ah the good old HDM they've dusted of this story again. Next week they'll be an interview with Paul Cooke telling us how victimised he and his gran are!!

And then it'll be the same question to Rule "are we signing Paul Cooke?"

On the KC, isn't Pearson here to sell the club?

pearson,could always try and sell to the former portsmouth ''owners''

There is little doubt discussions will be had at PL level about this issue. Teams like Everton, Man utd and others have used the state of the pitch particulalry at Wigan, as an excuse every time they have a below par performance.

What may happen as a result is that they could make a rule that would prevent any further admission to a team that ground shares. This would not immediately affect the current situation but should city or wigan or both go down, they would have to make serious adjustment plans if they ever intended getting back there.

On a more cynical note, should either team manage to stave off the dreaded relegation into undoubted oblivion, the PL and their referees may well ensure its only a stay of execution for the next year = problems solved

So are they saying to Huddersfield, Reading. Watford.Oldham,Cardiff, Bradford city if they more to Odsal,plus any other clubs who share stadi you have no chance of the promised land. No use of Old Trafford (( they had a rugby union match there this season} or Wembley. The Rugby League i think have a user agreement there for ex number of years to.

The Guardian also running the story www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/ap ... m-eviction

The Guardian also running the story www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/ap ... m-eviction

Hull City Council will tell them to take a running jump ..The KC Stadium was built has a Sporting Arena To be used all year round ..The Council involved Hull F C / Hull City in talk when the K C Stadium was Built ..If both teams had not agreed to play in the Stadium it would not have been built ..People should remember the Council paid Hull cash for the Boulevard as part of the deal for us to move into the K C Stadium ..Plus we have a lease and for the Council to terminate that would cost the Council a lot of money Or a new ground I cannot see them doing that

The Premier League makes me laugh,not only are they taking the game away from the ordinary punter,but they also want to dictate what other sports do.
I hope the R.L tell them to ram it.

What a crock of poop this story is ! if it was up to me premier league clubs in the same city should be made to ground share , ala Pool/Everton.
If not,don`t let em build another one.

It's a non event really and has only come up because of the extra snow cover and freezing we endured this winter. This had a major effect on all pitches not just dual use ones, also as stadiums get bigger with better cover the pitches get less sun exposure which also affects growth etc.

Given the state of the Chelsea pitch back in 2006 I can't see any credance to the viewpoint of poor pitches. Were Chelsea threatened with expulsion for the pitch condition? Not a murmer as far as I know and Chelsea played Barca in a Champions league match on it.
Even if the PL put through a rule with fines/points deduction for non compliance etc, it wouldn't have a leg to stand on from a legal enforcement POV. If the PL then decided to throw its weight about & relegate a team they would be in a world of quag.

The irony of course is that some teams who play (eventually) in the Premier League cant even compete if it is a cabbage patch or a bowling green.