Whitestar , I was under the impression the green card scheme ended in 1999 ?

The overall cost of the whole stadium project was £53m.

Whilst you're correct in what you said about cash being ring fenced, they would still be better off leaving the proceeds in the bank and using the interest gained as income, because like i said they currently get nothing in way of a return on the KC.

When the project was signed off by the Council its cost was £43m, thats in the Council minutes, an additional £1m was spent on infrastructural improvements and access. There was a plan to send an additional £9m on Walton Street fairground and West Park but that was not spent in the end. Pathfinder and other external and government funding was used to fund West Park improvements, which have been pulled half way through without lighting etc being completed. So can you tell me where this additional £9m was spent?

Fair enough. I thought i'd read somewhere that the toal cost was £53m, i stand corrected. I'd be interested to know how much was spent on the project that was dumped half way through though.

So, if that's the case, why don't the council knock down all the old housing and build modern, new houses in their place? They'd make a bloody fortune

That was a gateway project funded from the old Government urban renewal fund and part of the bigger West Hull Woodcock Street demolition and renewal programme the work that you see done now in West Park was totally funded by the government but the coalition pulled the plug and would not allow projects that had been started to be finished. At present as the lighting columns that were removed have not been replaced the SMC are providing portable lighting across West park for night games. Its a real mess but it s hard to find out what the cost of the West park project was as its tighed in with the rest of central Gov funding. Best I can do I am affraid.