Right, so we've spent a shed load of money creating a dead end (never going to happen). Now, where's the demand for a hotel?

Siemens workers

The demand would be there for at least 14 years.

What do you care you would never use it so why are you bothered

Looking beyond the blinkered 'contractors' demand:

SL team stop-overs;
SL away supporters;
Enterprise hub visitors;
Conference delegates;
Wedding and other celebration guests;
HKR sponsors and visitors;
Euro zone visitors;
Tourists;
Etc., etc.

Ridiculous, why would they stay in a hotel?

Wow, it's getting even more ridiculous.

Its only ridiculous because you are against it. No matter what argument is put before you, you will pick a hole in it.

It's impossible to have a meaningful discussion about any potential south stand development until the plans are in the public domain. I'm sure any commercial partners will assess feasibility to their own satisfaction.
If it comes off, I'd expect Rovers fans to be very pleased - but we've seen with the North stand that nothing should be taken for granted too soon.

I'm not against it, it has no effect on me whatsoever. I think the idea is daft and no sensible argument has been put forward to challenge that opinion.
The problem lies in that I support FC, so I'm instantly seen as purposefully being negative towards anything Rovers may or may not do, and that's simply not the case.

The same reason the offshore workers stay in a hotel near Humberside airport

Is the Siemens plant going to be offshore? Will the workers need easy airport access? Maybe you should put a helipad on the east stand.

Naw! Thats going to be on top of the hotel, silly!

Do you actually understand what the siemens plant in Hull is going to be?
It is an assembly point. The parts are mainly manufactured at other sites
and delivered to Hull.

Support vessels will then transport them from Hull to the wind farm locations in the North sea.

So there will be a lot of support staff that need accommodating

Are you just upset that something positive may be on the cards?

That's providing Siemens actually come here mate.

So, who's going to pay for all this infrastructure then? Rovers? No. So then you're asking somebody else (probably the government) to fund it just to suit Rovers. If there is such demand wouldn't it be simpler to build accommodation on site or somebody to build one actually on Hedon Road were infrastructure changes would be a lot less?
I'm not upset at all, I'm quite happy at how defensive of a daft idea you've become just because of the rugby team I support. Most of your own fans think its a daft idea too, you know.

not like you at all is it

Oh no, the FC "domestic" has spilled over onto our site.

It's not a daft idea though if Rovers end up with a South stand is it? And if its funded or partly funded by someone else then its a win win situation for Rovers really.

Indeed.
He was all over the fact that it couldn't be done until I pointed out that there was/is a through road already at which point he quickly changed tac.
No real suprise I know but there it is.

I believe F90 has explained quite eloquently in one of his above posts, the reasons why Seimens support workers would stay in the Hotel.
Surely you understand that a Hotel is not always dependant just on holidaymakers etc for its business, many of them also concentrate quite heavily on the corporate side.
Quite recently i had to stay in a Hotel in Slough which was miles away from any populated area, in fact it was in the middle of an industrial estate and quite franky a horible sh..thole of an area to be staying, no pubs or cafes, just offices and factory units for miles.
However, the Hotel was full of guests,(mostly business i would say) and according to the staff, was nearly always the case.

no not at all mate, talking =#FF0000Edit-AS is still talking =#FF0000Edit-AS no matter which site your on, some fans on both side just cant hack it when the others hit on something!!!
Personally anything that secures HKRs or in fact any teams stable future in SL is a good thing

I agree with that, I want you to improve the south stand. But the idea of a hotel isn't feasible, no matter what anybody says.

If that is the case I have one more question.
Can you show me a link to this official poll you ran?
I mean surely someone who claims 'so I'm instantly seen as purposefully being negative towards anything Rovers may or may not do, and that's simply not the case.' cannot have made something up in his head and then passed it off as fact can he?

You do know that there's a difference between 'couldn't be done' and 'wouldn't/won't be done' don't you? Find any post where i've said it couldn't be done.



You jumping the gun to try and have a dig but falling flat on your face? No, no there isn't.

If he had stated FACT in capitals we would have had to have taken it as true.