Not naive at all mate. As Mrs B has just highlighted there are a number of options open should anything happen with the KC.

Spot On

I don't believe his "I'm doing this for the people of hull"

He may be worth so many millions but how much has he got in the bank and what would happen if his business went under

I meant naive to believe we're in a strong position because we have a tenancy agreement. they could lock us out and the only recourse we would have would be a long and expensive legal battle

Scenario 5) Call his bluff. Don't sell. Allam will be refused the Melton development due to planning restraints and can't afford it anyway. The whole point of buying the KC is to give him borrowing power. The status quo is maintained.

I feel scenario 4 is the most likely outcome, though. Trouble ahead depending on how much Brady wants to sell and how gullible the people of Hull are... oh dear.

The last scenario (no sell, Allan can't afford to build) I think is equally likely

What some poster are forgetting To build a Sports Centre
He will want the land around the K C Stadium
Will the people of the area want West Park turned into the Sports
Centre ..Its not just Hull City/Hull FC its other Business that will have a say
that pay rent to the Council that share land around the K C ..

Another option buys KC, keeps both City and us with current terms. Mortgages stadium so City can by Christiano Ronaldo. Fails to keep up payments on said mortgage and both teams are up the creek looking for a paddle. Scary times ahead if the council agree.

The referendum is an interesting idea to a difficult problem , but IMO it is a bit of a sloping shoulder option from the elected politicians.

Additionally , what would the voting turn out be like - typically IIRC around 35% of the electorate vote in Hull Council elections , such an issue may well have an even poorer level of interest.

5) Allams don't buy KC stadium as council declines. Allams build a stadium at Melton for City only. Hull continue to use the KC and rovers move in to ground share. ground also used for international rugby and concerts

Begs a question. How much does the stadium need Hull City and what are the alternatives for it's use? Will the rental agreement of Hull FC cover our own matchday costs and more? Similarly, does Hull City's agreement merely cover the costs of it's own presence within the stadium, therefore does it matter if they're gone?

Call his bluff and the HDM can then print the headline: "Small boy points out Emperor Allam is actually stark-bollock naked"

What about Allam buys kc, winds up smc (our lease will be with them) then says we cannot play at kc because the pl dont like dual use stadiums

Our lease isn't with the SMC.

oops thought that it would be - it would be strange to have a lease with one company and pay the money to another though

As I understand the situation our lease is with the council who are the landlords. The SMC manage the stadium and effectively collect payments from the users on their behalf (plus a margin for themselves).

Of course if Allam buys the stadium then our lease would pass to him as the new landlord. Whether our lease transfers with the same rental conditions will depend on the exact details of the lease agreement.

given that a lot of funding for the KC was secured because of it's "unique park land setting" etc. then Allam wouldn't get planning permission anyway.

Plus, where is the commercial viability in biulding an olympic swimming pool, is he intending on bidding to host the Commonwealth Games or something?

it'll never happen

Unfortunately people prefer to ignore facts.

If Allam is serious then he needs to turn the SMC into something like [url=http://www.manchestersportandleisure.org/about-usthis[/url or [url=http://www.sivltd.com/this[/url.

This city doesn't have a big enough sport infrastructure for this.

Indeed, I'm just pointing people in the direction of (almost) comparable schemes, the swimming pool at Ponds Forge isn't profit making, either.

Maybe thats due to lack of current facilities though

what facilities does Hull lack?

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Certainly seems to have the financial clout.

what you are worth on paper is meaningless, you need assets to borrow against, Allam doesn't have many.

whether the allams buy the kc or not, neither hull city nor hull fc could afford to keep that stadium afloat alone.

the allams will want to make asmuch money as humanly possivle, if they buy the stadium then the £100m plus on the "sports village" it would take alot of fans through the gates (aswell as the cafe, pool etc) to get that money back and earn profits.

allam is a hull fan...(all sports) FC, KR and City fan, so he won't throw anyone out etc...

2 reasons there, no need to worry.

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