More than 2 years ago Rule was working on the redevelopment of the Boulevard project for FC's training facilities, to relocate the team from Brantingham. Now you're saying it's all McRae's idea and he's fallen out with Rule about it. What an utter fool you are.

Hull have been looking and talking about YPI for months!
Have you thought about writing for comics in future?

Quite funny from somebody who's team have been like Nomads in their search for training facilities,they seemed to have found their spiritual home on Bogroll Park Saltend(next to the sewage farm) but they were even worked off there.

barista, its a sign of weakness to resort to insults. The Boulevard project was always a non-starter, absolutely no way were the old FC Board going to invest in such a project when it was always their aim to sell the club. Don't you just love hindsight!

Wilf, the same goes for you as well. The YPI talks began when AP arrived (in conjunction with the Sirius Academy location) and fell to Mcrae to negotiate. The old regime had plans in place to use Brantingham.

Why was a £1m investment from the NHS negotiated and agreed? Why were Hull FC in advanced talks with the council?

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Let's hear your explanation of this and the "years of work" behind it, including securing a £1m investment from the NHS if it was "Always a non-starter".

So they had lots of negotiations with the NHS, and Hull University and employed projects managers as part of an elaborate 2 year smokescreen then?



How's life under the tinfoil hat?

dabhand, I don't dispute the fact Rovers have been nomads, and I have to say I find it amusing (even ironic) that the fall out at Saltend sort of brought Mike Smith to Rovers - the jury for me is still out on that decision. Life's twists and turns never cease to amaze me. Mind you, for all of the moving from pillar to post its great to see the MS3CP has much improved training facilities.

But a move away from Brantingham is something Rule would never sanction. Do keep up with our new friend.

The level of trolling really has nosedived in recent weeks hasn't it.

Ahh well, only 5 months to the new season.

Not for me, it was genius:

On signing Mason:"Signing a player of Willie's demonstrates our ambition moving forward to become the very best. He is rugby league's David Beckham. We had to do our [udue diligence [/uand we took our time before announcing him as a signing and [uwe wanted to make sure everything was right[/u. He’s not here for the buck.”

February 2011 : HULL KR: Craven Park will be 'unrecognisable' in six months – Mike Smith. Rovers announced they hoped work on the east stand extension will start within the next two weeks.

"Misi has got a real hunger to play at the top level again and we're glad he'll be doing that with us," said Smith.

A true visionary for sure.

barista, I don't need to explain anything. I know how much work was put into the project by the Council and the NHS, and how much it cost these organisations; lest we forget, tax payers money written off. If the old regime had been committed to the Boulevard project, which was a whisper away from becoming a reality, then it would have happened. Like I say hindsight speaks volumes.

barista, I have had plenty of spats with Smithy over those 'blips'. Mind you, he has Rhinosarous skin! The crazy thing is that the instances you recount (I am sure you do so with great relish) didn't have as much effect on the season as I and many others envisaged. Perhaps FC ought to have a few 'blips' then they might overtake Rovers in the league Lol!

So you are saying the reason the Boulevard scheme didn't happen was that the old board weren't committed to it, yet they allowed their CEO to have a project team, negotiate a deal with the NHS, go public in the press to say the final draft was being completed and the lease being ready to sign off. And nothing to do with this as reported in the HDM:
"But the [udecision by Hull City Council's cabinet leaves a question mark over separate proposals by Hull FC and the city's primary care trust, NHS Hull, to open a new £700,000 health and lifestyle centre at the ground.[/u Under the joint initiative, Hull FC also want to relocate all of its current training facilities to the club's spiritual home. [uBoth the rugby club and the health trust had been keen to occupy the site immediately[/u. However, the [ufavoured option of the council's cabinet[/u now envisages a long-term mixed development including facilities for both the club and the trust as well as a new 1,100-place Academy school"

Oh dear. Poor poor effort I 'm afraid, you really need to up your game.
1) FC and the NHS wanted to do the project. The Council decided not too.
2) Your original trollage on here that Rule was apoplectic about moving away from Brantingham has been shown up as bollox as he was working on a deal to move away from Brantingham years ago.

it was even before Rules time that a move away was being considered

Hmmm! Have to raise my game do I? Don't think so.

If you read my post again you will see I make reference to the fact the Boulevard project had mileage in it and had progressed to the fund-crunching stage. However, it was at that point when FCs Board started to move the goal posts not the Council. The Council suggested building a school on the site as a SOLUTION, but this was used as the reason why FC withdrew from the project. Official channels have minuted the latter version as the HDM reported. All the parties involved know otherwise. It will all come out in the wash in memoirs or hopefully earlier thro FOI.

One other thing, don't put words in my mouth. It was you who said Rule wouldn't sanction ANY move away from Brantingham, not me!!!! My wind-up remark clearly alludes to Rule not being happy over the decision to move NOW.




I can go into a fuller account of the reasons why a SOLUTION was sought but

Go for it then.

You havn't thought them up yet?

Why the new name Councillor ?

I think you're going to have to, otherwise it all looks like made-up rubbish TBH. Can't see the Council standing by and allowing themselves to be blamed in public for the deal going south if the real story was different.

In a nutshell.

Doesn't seem to correlate at all with the reasoning for a school that I was given by the then leader of the City Council when I met him to ask if the fans could have the seats from the old Boulevard, It was the Councils decision not the clubs come on Councillor get a grip! Oh asnd its [uMrs [/uBarista if you don't mind!

Surely not

Are we talking about the road rage/discrimination one? Like you I'd very much doubt it, although it would be fun. That particular chappy has recently been discredited by the Taxpayers alliance for making stuff up too. Shame.

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The Council hasn't been the same since Pat D left