That's my take on it.

I've only heard the rumour that you've just started.

You should try the other board. They were saying yesterday it was "all over the city". This is not a rumour of my making, cockle.

Ah. You're not an Unofficial board affiliate, then? More fool you. Marvin said it was all over the city 26 hours ago. I'd join, if I were you.

No ta, there's enough Bollox to read on here lol

If its "all over the city" I must live a sheltered life!

Have the Chillean Miners got out yet?

No, but Spandau Ballet have reformed. Good times.

Surprised the Mods haven't decided to 'Cut a long story short' here!

True

Eh? There's talk of it all over city, including the HDM comments section which is normally so credible, so well worth a chat on here I'd have thought. Wouldn't want communication to let us down.

So what do you think of it, Mrs B? Bad for FC, isn't it?

Self-evident as we there will be no Hull FC when he delivers on his twice declared preference for a merger. You are a bit silly.

In the event that Allam buys Rovers and runs the club, I don't know what that would mean. You'd be trading a passionate chairman willing to push the boat out for players even if running at a loss for one with probably less willingness to do so to clear the decks. If he builds his hotel thing, who knows? Could be a brilliant age of prosperity, could be another Firoz Kassam scenario.

My take on the financial side of the project is approx £6m is being guaranteed by the Council – Rovers owe £2m and the enterprise hub £4m.

Rover’s pay-back scheme is different to the enterprise hub although both are expected to be repaid within 30yrs.

Re the enterprise hub, the ‘tenants’ will be the NHS, Hull Training, and a company specialising in business start-ups. A non-profit management company will be set up by the Council to deal with the leases etc., and administration.

Re Hull Training, yes it is a Council run organisation, however, it is funded by central government (education budget).

One thing I haven’t heard any mention about, of late, is the proposed bar/restaurant? I know Rovers wanted ‘ownership’ of this as part of their sustainability model.

On the rumours about a take-over, it doesn't make sense to me simply because Neil and Rob have worked so hard to get the club and stadium to what it is (and what it is going to be). Why walk away now and let new owners take all the plaundits? Both Neil and Rob are proud men who want to be part of this legacy. Thats why I am treating it all with a pinch of salt!

I will believe it when I see it till then stop spreading rumors if true its

I'm sure I've read somewhere that the board would be willing to listen if the right offer became available and I'm 100% certain that if the club was sold then it would only be sold under the condition that the club continued in it's own right so the merger issue doesn't concern me at all.

If Mr Allam wants to buy the club, clear all the debts, finish the stadium and give us transfer money to get top quality players then why not? - and I'm sure if he did buy the club it would probably be on the condition that Neil Hudgell, Rob Crossland and the rest of the board continue to be involved anyway (Mr Allam stated that similarly he only bought Hull City under the condition that Adam Pearson continued as director of football operations).

It's quite possible that Mr Allam has thought that no matter how much cash he throws at Hull City, they will always be struggling either get into, or stay in the premier league where as he probably sees an opportunity to make a real difference with Rovers both from a stadium development (and surrounding areas) POV and the playing side of things for far less cash.

Mr Allam gets a lot of undeserved bad press IMO when you consider he's just shelled out £51M of his own money to save the city's football club which he'll never see again and ATEOD at 71 years of age, he probably just wants to leave a legacy before he pops his clogs.

There's way too much sentiment surrounding our club and it's fans and after standing at places like Batley and watched us get tonked by 40 points and I never want to see the club in that situation again so if Mr Allam wants to help take the club onto the next level then I'd welcome it.