Where did anyone say he made rational decisions?

If it was 10p it would still be 10p more than the council would've charged anyone wanting to see a parade and a pi[is[/is-up at Guildhall

This looks like he is showing the middle finger to the Council. He declines their offer of a civic reception therefore depriving the people of Hull who support City, including the ones that cannot afford a season pass or pay to attend games their chance to congratulate the team. Owning the SMC gives him the upper hand to dictate what he does at the KC, one of the reasons why it should not be run by a party with a vested interest in any of the tenants. Hope he is going to cover the cost of sorting out the gridlock on Anlaby Road that will be created tomorrow because of the rush to purchase tickets, rush hour will be interesting.

you quoted me before I'd double checked, they have to have tickets for ground safety, but they aren't charging.

and of course, when there are 25500 people in the ground, they have to turn people away. In queen Victoria square, more people could have got in to see the team.

* apologies, meant to say free tickets and not purchase them.

and people who aren't City fans may have turned up to congratulate them, a silly dummy spit that shows him up to be petulant.

Really struggling to get my head round HOW he owns the SMC.

When built the SMC was supposed to be independant of both clubs, to represent the council & community interests, Ensuring revenue raised was sufficient to maintain the stadium.

So now the owner of Hull City gets to dictate ?

IF the SMC was still independant, the council could then offer to sell the stadium & the SMC to any interested buyer, with the necessary covenants. Sounds like a decent business to me.

However, ALLAM can now block sales elsewhere by threatening to remove the main tenant - creating the really unsavoury situation we now have.

Now, did the council deceive us about the role of the SMC at the outset or has it changed in recent years ? Either way some really naive decsion making.

NB - I was a good time fan in the Prem, only struggled for tickets 5 or 6 times in 2 seasons. Second season only about 30% of games sold out.

NNB - whatever happened to the extra 3 - 4 rows at the back of North & South Stand ? Would have added 3,000 fans at modest cost. Perhaps we should have a whipround in exchange for ALLAM handing back the SMC to somebody independant ??

Like I've said all along - let him buy it for the price of building us a stadium at Costello, he's going to end up with it.

That will just block my street with parked cars, not far to walk though

The SMC has always been owned by the owner of Hull City, it has never been independent, Hull FC were originally offered joint ownership, but rejected it in case the SMC traded at a loss.

Hull City just won promotion and have decided to celebrate at their own stadium and you think that's an odd thing to do? Why on earth would Assem wan to share his achievement with a bunch of clueless local politicians who've spent the last six months slagging him off?

I know you lads are always looking for a conspiracy, but I'm afraid there isn't one here, Hull City are holding a free party at their own stadium(I say free, obviously Assem is paying for it).

You know the council own the stadium, right?

On first name terms, are we?



Give it a couple of years and City fans will be baying for his blood.

not to worry according to Look North's sports report Bruce is busy signing up most of the city squad that played v Cardiff hoping they will perform in the PL. Gonna be a short stay there if they do, then again maybe thats what Allam wants a cheap squad and his money back in his back pocket from what he laid out in the first place.

The people of Hull own the stadium, but unfortunately they keep voting in imbeciles to manage that ownership.

and any comments on my observation about you knowing ferk all about why FC didn't take a place on the SMC.

Part time! But it was only a home win to London!? www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2013-0 ... s-victory/?

Part time! But it was only a home win to London!? www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2013-0 ... s-victory/?

Mates with his daughter and lived round the corner from the family for many years, so yes.

I also know your owner as Adam.

It's what Adam told me, do you believe it to be incorrect?

"Adam", as in Pearson?

I KNOW it's not why Plummer didn't take the offered seat.

You think? Not much of a bargaining chip then surely. Why didn't the council call their bluff, or hull FC/Pearson, even?

I disagree about your lease agreement - it is pretty solid. He'd have to buy it or Pearson out. And there'd be all sorts of unpleasantness, if he did that.

Worst I can imagine for you is a publically-owned smc reporting 'rugby-related losses'. But these things can always be spun - how much the club does for the profile the city, what an important part of the community it is, that sort of thing. Just help them out by not reporting profits of your own those years, if it comes to it. Or if other parts of the business are doing better it can be hidden away.

As this is a Hull FC forum, that woukd seem likely...

lambretta stop taking the tablets there giving you dreams lol