No they weren't., we got the land fairly cheap but we were not given a stadium, the funds came from the sale of the old Craven Park

100% spot on.

My eyes hurt.

Rovers’ playing at the KC was never going to happen and the club did the right thing in turning down the offer. As someone has mentioned before the rise of HKR in recent years came on a ‘Pride of East Hull’ campaign and idea, it wouldn’t have really worked if they’d played in West Park!!

How much money are Rovers/the fans of Rovers actually wanting here? I suspect a fraction of the 40 odd million spent on the KC, I was under the impression we were only a few million short of been able to give the North Stand plans the go ahead.

If the council were to help Rovers with a North stand then throw classrooms, conference suites, a gym or anything else that might benefit the local community into the design. A new North stand etc could not only benefit HKR but the people living around Craven Park, it becomes an investment in the area.

Schools need improvements, pot holes need filling and housing requires investment but I suspect all those things needed addressing when the KC was built too?!

As for Rovers currently being in financial trouble unfortunately it seems things aren’t exactly rosy on the books, but it’s been made clear we need to start averaging 10k gates and a new North stand would greatly improve the chances of us achieving that.

I agree with most of what you are saying but when the KC was built the Council took into consideration how much of an impact it would have on the City, for example the offer to all three sporting clubs to play there, the conference facilities, the floodlit pitches for the community, the arena for boxing, basketball and other sports, the landmark stadium to attract pop stars and International games. All things for the good of Hull.

What would building Rovers a new stadium do that they have not done already with the KC except please about 7000 people who was not even that bothered about Rovers 4 years ago and will go back where they came from if Rovers went down or went bust?

Hull has a stadium, in a central location (unless anyone can think of somewhere more central) and it is a Stadium that can be used by the whole of Hull in one way or another. It is not the Councils fault that Rovers didn't want to move in.

Do these FC muppets believe Salford, Wakey and cas (should they all get new grounds) will have absolutely no tax/ratepayers money involved. FC and City have benefitted well out of the flotation money and East Hull has largely been ignored (ok, technically the deep is in East Hull, but its really a city centre project that doesn't benefit the east in any way). As a tax payer, I dont expect the council to build us a brand new ground, but a part investment in a north stand that includes worthwhile community use is not much to ask.

Hull FC & Hull City have a stadium in West, that’s West... Park?! Hull Kingston Rovers are based in East Hull, end of. It’s barmy that anyone ever expected HKR to play there week in week out.

I don't know exactly what Rovers/the fans petition are/is asking for but for me its not an entire new stadium, one new stand would do and it could be built to include facilities like the KC has provided its local community with but on a smaller scale.

I’d like the council to give Rovers a helping hand, not a fantastic brand new stadium and facilities but just some help to provide better facilities.

As for it being only 7000 surly that would only be true if the average gate was 4/5000. Before Rovers fans be accused of all ‘coming out of the woodwork’ once in Super league, same in every sport and for every team, and I’d expect the crowds to go up again with better facilities.

The statement that FC pay a "peppercorn" rent is one of the most ill-informed and unintentionally ironic comments I've ever seen on here



Here's the deal. Lakin promised the RFL it was all systems go on the stadium planning and funding wise, and said the whole 14,000 capacity stadium would be ready for business by Feb 2010. Rovers have lost at least £900k since then and have been unable to secure the funding to fulfil their commitment. Hudgell has therefore been on the offensive trying to strong arm the council into bankrolling commitments he and Rovers made to the RFL two and a half years ago. The council will probably put some money in, but they might be wary given that they also assisted the Hull Stingrays over a long period of time who were loss-making and ultimately had an unsustainable business model.

I don't want a brand new stadium , a fruitball stadium , the KC is a lovely stadium no doubt , but these new stadiums lack atmosphere in my opinion , i wouldn't swap Craven Park for the world the atmosphere when the East stand are in full voice is awesome , these new seated stadiums kill that .

Regardless of the bickering and cheap digs by the FC fans , Rovers are in Sl and we are here to stay ,our franchise is secure , we are progressing slowly but surely , our ground is by no means perfect we all know that, but it is HOME !!!, we are where we are on passion ,commitment , belief and most of all merit , i love Craven Park , i love Rovers and i love that the Hull fans hate the fact we are in SL and that ain't gonna change , they had their chance to bury us and they failed miserably ... Rally Round !!!!!!!