full backing from all Hull Fc supporters

So if it cost us 700k for 5 games

paying for our own stadium now doesn't seem so bad..........


Somethings got to give, if the council arnt going to help then there's no option but to look for finance for a smaller stadium

More likely £700k for the season, which just happened to be 5 games.

The way it’s going I just don’t see any other option for AP than to leave the KCOM as it’s clear staying under the current regime is just not viable. In the grand scheme of things whist a stadium won’t come cheap it may well be a viable option with additional benefit of it being an asset rather than dead money in terms of rental for the KCOM.

Didn’t he say there is private equity money kicking about at the moment?

Things are coming to a head though, one way or the other. Think he’s had enough and is looking to ramp up the pressure.

Change of leadership at the Council coming up, but its going to be Daren Hale who may turn the Stadium into a Velodrome

James Smales trying to stir the mess posting it on twitter half an hour before kickoff que a pile on by City fans with the usual bs.

And you’d think they’d be able to provide hot water in the toilets for just a few games.

Anti FC / rugby BS ?

The KCOM is in a disgusting state. The amount of bird droppings is unbelievable.

That and the general lack of maintenance, it's hard to believe it's not quite twenty years old.

I’ve complained to the SMC several times about the lack of hot water within the toilets and had a couple of replies to say it was down to an issue with the boiler and that they were in the process of solving the issue. But as there’s been no hot water for long enough it’s clear that this isn’t/hasn’t been the case.

It’s certainly being neglected and no cleaning had been done as the seats where covered in a considerable amount of dust etc. Whilst I appreciate the bird droppings is difficult to stop, periodical cleaning wouldn’t go amiss.

Yes mate the usual tripe, fc pay little or no rent, kcom would be viable without fc etc.etc..

Loads of complaints on twitter tagging Hull CC, Angus Young, James Smales highlighting it.

I must say I was very surprised at the poor state the Stadium was in and whilst everyone accepts an outdoor stadium is never going to be spotlessly clean etc there has clearly been no attempts made to clean anything within the Stadium. Dust on seats is one thing but the level of bird muck on the floor, walls and seating wasn't just recent droppings as can be seen [url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/hull-fc-fans-disgusted-filthy-5427718here in the HDM article[/url. Given that the Stadium hasnt been used by fans for a year you would have thought the SMC would have at least attempted some kind of cleaning program after being closed for such a long time let alone we are finally hoping to see an end to lockdown following the pandemic

You would have expected that the SMC would have used the time the stadium hasn't been used by the public to attend the the work that was and is needed around the place, this is just further evidence that the SMC are not maintaining the Stadium as required and I would imagine is in breach of contract and something the Council can not ignore any longer.

Makes me laugh really. So they bang on about the ownership of their club, but leap to their defence when it comes to FC?

It’s looking jaded now , especially when compared to other stadiums built at a similar time, or even before.

Basic cleanliness and running water should be a gimme though, especially now.

Just don't go and read what they're saying on Not606.

You couldn't make it up, although, tbf, that's what most of them are doing.

They do know that we get bigger gates than them?

Give it until October, and then it will be back to Ehab / McCann out

You beat me to it. I've never read such a pile of deluded rubbish. The main culprit seems to be someone calling himself City Man. He'll no doubt be among those calling for the Allams to be booted out, but leaping to their defence whenever someone queries their mishandling of the SMC.

There's an email address for anyone wishing to complain about the state of the KCOM last night. kevin.hickson@hulltigers.com This is the SMC's Facilities Manager.

There's an email address for anyone wishing to complain about the state of the KCOM last night. kevin.hickson@hulltigers.com This is the SMC's Facilities Manager.

Not popped in there for a while it's quite funny some of the stuff they come up with, bit like the Dobbins who are stuck in the dark ages about passed achievements they are still stuck in the 1960's with Waggy n Chillo

Hopefully the snowball is starting to roll a little bit faster !! , The dirt around the stadium concourse is disgusting and Im sure public health inspectors should be made aware of the issues now blighting the KC stadium .

If you take the tribal emotion out of it it comes down to this.
The KCOM stadium is a publicly owned asset.
The Council appointed the SMC as its custodian, presumably to manage its operation for the benefit of both tenants, and to preserve its condition and value for the taxpayer. It seems to be failing on both counts.
As has long been the case the Council seemingly has no interest or appetite in holding them to account - the Allams have good expensive lawyers I would expect. We have seen today the council advise people to flag concerns to the SMC but no interest in getting involved. Rather than taking them to task over their failure to deliver, they simply advise fans of the sub lessees to send an email, which they fully know will be ignored, in a misspelt tweet. Beyond weak.
So in effect we are knackered. No leverage, no protection from the council, no realistic alternative.

Thing is, if I remember rightly, the management of the SMC was thrown in as a sweetener originally when AP took over City. It should have been set up as a stand alone entity from the outset, but Hull CC haven’t managed their asset at all since it’s been built, and they seem to be washing their hands of it now as well.

We were given the option to be part of the SMC, but it was not financially viable, so we declined the offer.