Makes sense...the kids enjoy it so Daddy bought the company

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If they do sell then my preferred option would be for the club to demand a wedge from the council to give our agreement to the sale (I believe they need it) then get the council to apply for us some grants and get us one of these cheap loans and act as guarantor. Hopefully should enable us to get enough together to build our own stadium. The figures I've seen indicate that £1.6m is costing rovers £50k a year for 40 years. If we're currently paying £500k a year then we could presumably borrow £16m on similar terms. Add in some grants and cash from the KC sale and we have £25m for a new stadium and the job's a good un (or not as it will never happen

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I honestly don't think even £25M would be enough to get us a Saints like stadium, they managed to sell their land, essentially accquire free land & have a huge tesco partly fund the project too.
Don't forget on top of the hypothetical £500k per year loan payback we will have ALL the running costs of a new stadium, how much do you think that will cost on top of that each year.
Of course some of this would be offset by profit from food & beverage sales and profit from 'other' events (though would be limited due to the appeal of the KC in any case!). I'd be surprised if any profit would be close to half a whole years costs.
If there's a downturn or something goes majorly awry then it's the club that would have to sort it, as it stands the cntract we have is really the best thing for us & a reason we have had a period of stability financially.
Also what about the bricks laid at the KC, the monuments etc.
Funding another stadium within the city boundary is the least viable & wanted option in my honest opinion, the club should do absolutely everything within its power to stay put & to retain the same contract terms.

It was purely hypothetical although I do believe it could be viable though won't happen.

My preferred option is that the council don't sell the KC but I believe that they will at some point

Union leaders are, largely, worse than politicians, at least some politicians have a grasp on reality.

You only need look at the pathetic Police conference yesterday, and these people are meant to be enforcing the law.

Quote HULL KR chairman Neil Hudgell is not ruling out the Robins using the KC Stadium in future. It follows comments from Hull City owner Assem Allam, in which he said KR would be welcome to play at the KC.'" from tuesday 15th march 2011 www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html

Quote HULL KR chairman Neil Hudgell is not ruling out the Robins using the KC Stadium in future. It follows comments from Hull City owner Assem Allam, in which he said KR would be welcome to play at the KC.'" from tuesday 15th march 2011 www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... ticle.html

Is the KC Allem's to offer????

that's my point chris with

that story was in the paper in march.



funny i though the K.C Stadium was still own by HULL CITY COUNCIL

Shoddy HDM reporting I suspect

Until last season at least 2 of his grandkids and their dad were. This season they have a box.

And they liked the view that much they decided next season they will have the stadium

Allam also said on Boots and All last night that FC had the facility of playing at the KC along with the ticketing, and the loan to KR balanced that out. He appears to be very deluded as to the terms and conditions of the tenancy agreement, and is in cuckoo land thinking that he 'allows' us to play there. He's a clown, albeit not a funny one.

To stand on to look over the fence?

Those were the days.

He is talking like he owns the stadium already.

The key thing for us is that our lease is with the City Council and I'm sure to transfer this will require some sort of consent from us - maybe even a consideration. Allam may well buy the stadium, but FC may need to be compensated for the transfer of the lease by the Council. FC could be the spanner in the works.

We need Wilf's views as I am sure he will know a little more about this... or do we have to wait for the diary on Monday??

if the allams do get the stadium which looks likely at this point part of his plan is to extend the capacity to 35k now what as a club are we going to do about that because you think the atmosphere can be poor now whats it going to be like in a 35k stadium?

There will be plenty in there!!!! at present we have to know what covenants are in place and what covenants need to be in place when the Stadium is sold to ensure our tenure continues in there for years to come.

You are forgetting he thinks KR & FC should merge, and he is that stupid he thinks all supporters would all go arm in arm to watch the new team and every-one will live happily ever after, the man is mad as a hatter

We (the fans) could then form a supporters trust(IE-AFC Wimbledon style)and form a ''new'' Hull fc!!!!

True...according to sky FC Boss Allam has given KR £1m....

Concluded that deal quick eh!!

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