Well at least we have saved the South Stand which was on the cards to close too, the SMC wanted to do it for 2016. That would have been a disaster so well done to the Club for staving that off. .The fact that Adam Pearson paid a lot of cash out this season to keep the North Stand open made this an almost predictable move when you look how we are having to 'cut our cloth'. The SMC have absolutely no idea on providing a service at all, but I guess at the end of the day money talks.

I actually agree with the SMC on this. We currently have 8-9k people (official crowd numbers of 10k+ are clearly a nonsense) rattling around in 4 stands that seat approx 20k. Shutting the North Stand still leaves approx 7k empty seats. It may actually help the atmosphere as the middle of the East stand in particular is like a morgue these days.

Doesnt our "watertight" (as some put it) user agreement stipulate the SMC should provide the lower bowl for a set fee, and as and when the need arises the upper west is open.


So we will be having a reduction in our fee to the SMC, or taking legal action against them.

this is just the start.be south stand next.

Not even remotely bothered. The KC is like a morgue, and closing an empty stand won't make any difference.

Won't be an issue with likely attendances next year

As expected given the fall in attendances.

Hopefully condensing the East stand crowd will help with the atmosphere but there is a potential problem with away fans so close to the home support, especially if stewarding is reduced.

only way it'd make it better is if we were facing the away fans, not next to them. It's understandable, but that doesn't make it any less .

Starting to sound like the London fans who are moaning about having to move to a small amateur looking ground.

If you only have a few fans then that is where you should play.

If Hull FC only get 10k or below most weeks then why have an empty stand?

Reminds me of when the bedroom tax came out and hundreds of old people living in Council houses got all up tight about having to pay extra to stay in a 4 bed house when they lived on their own.

If you don't need the whole of a rented facility the landlord has every right to make it more cost effective.

I'm sure people will be glad when money is saved on match day costs and that can be re-invested into area's of the club more beneficial.

Hull FC won't be saving any money on match days. It will still pay the SMC the same. Its the SMC which will be saving money.

If you rent a 4 bedroom house and only use 3 bedrooms then provided you pay your rent the landlord can't put someone else in the spare room. I always thought the User Agreement said the SMC had to open the entire stadium except the Upper West.

I would have done this years ago, only a couple of teams ever bring a good following, usually Leeds and Rovers (Cas have this season), but even they could be fit into the East or west corner.

I've sat in the north of the east stand for many years in the same area and looks like i won't be getting a pass for next year. IMO this won't change the atmosphere at all! we need our own smaller stadium but doubt that will be happening anytime soon

Why can't you sit elsewhere?

Because i enjoy sitting in the corner and like i said, i've sat there for years.

Can't argue with the logic, from a financial perspective for the SMC.

I just hope on the back of it, AP has negotiated so that FC benefit financially too?

Does that mean you'll stop going or you just won't get a pass?

You won't sit elsewhere at the KC but you want us to move to a new stadium?

Sorry, not having a go I just don't get some Hull fans.

I'll probably just go occasionally but not getting a pass.

People don't really need much of an excuse to put them off going unfortunately. pearson has fukked up big style

So what will happen to the shower of plebs that currently occupy that area?

Of course they will, Adam said in the HuLl daily mail months ago that he's paid to have it open this season and paid out a lot of cash too, otherwise the SMC would have closed it this year. We seem to be running scared from them! We are lucky its not the South Stand as well and the Club did well to resist that. According to James Smailes he is now having to shell out large amounts to keep that Stand open too!! Come next year at this time that will probably be closing as well. It's just saving money again, who can blame Adam, he sees as we all do what's coming with season ticket renewals next season. As Jake said people are just looking for a reason not to come these days. We'll no doubt be told by those from the Club on here that the money saved will be spent elsewhere but no one will be able to tell us where, because it will just be another saving against diminishing income. We can't keep laying cash out without it coming in. It's an economic reality really and all a question as Mrs B said the other day of Cutting Your Cloth!

They will move into the east/south Corner or move into the south stand

They'll all go back to there caravans

Might work out well in the long run if we get back to the crowd levels we had a few years ago the north stand could be opened again but this time for home fans instead and leave the away fans in the north east corner thus having our fans on all four sides of the ground which would increase the atmosphere.

I take you mean the away supporters, who are being moved from the North Stand.