Great, let's hear them.

By that picture it's going to be expensive.

there will be a demand if the siemans thing comes off if it doesnt there wont be simple

for one you seem to think it has to come in a straight line go further up hedon rd plenty of land also willerby caravans doesnt own that land and doesnt use it all neither it can be worked out

You would not think there would be a demand for a hotel near spurn point but there is one

There's no free land for another junction at all, the only option is to connect to Somerden road or Marfleet lane.

You could use Elba street and split Willerby Caravans storage yard into 2
I am sure they would welcome the money

Oh I agree, it's seems on the face of it a crackers idea to me. There's long been talk of a connecting road but I can't ever think of there being a good reason.

However, there's a seventy acre site which requires a bit of a road putting in. I've no idea what other land is available in the area and what potential demand there might be. These sort of developments seesm to utilise all sorts of revenue streams to get off the ground and I would imagine that all these stakeholders bring their own criteria to the party, so perhaps it would be viewed as a best fit.#

I'd no doubt be a lot less ambivalent about it if I lived in the area and it was my local authority spending the brass, but then I've sub contracted worrying about things that have nothing to do with me to Mrs. Barista.

Funnily enough, an option I was told about was using Summerden Road and then an 'access to the stadium' road alongside the old railway track.

There are options but at the moment it is all pure speculation.

But who's paying? I appreciate you won't be able to answer that, but my point is that any extra expense has to be weighted against the demand for the hotel given the obstacles that will get in the way (planning etc.) and the fact there's a perfectly good hotel already a mile or so down the road.
This kind of deal would require partnership with somebody, why wouldn't they just buld the hotel somewhere more practical?

Would a new road even be needed, especially? Up Marfleet lane and then down Preston Road is hardly an arduous journey. Tbh - looking at that piccie and google maps it doesn't look an insurmountable problem to put a road in, but I know the square root of squat about that sort of thing. Money would seem a more obvious issue.
I did think the idea of a hotel seemed very odd, initially. But if somebody thinks that the Alexandra dock development means it could work, then why would we look a gift horse in the mouth? If nobody does, perhaps the club will look at other contingencies. If and when any plans come out, I'm sure it'll all make sense.

There's options, but none that are practical.

So are you now admitting that when you posted this it was rather foolish as it is possible just rather hard to do?

Another good swerve there.
How about you just admit you were making it up and have been proved to be talking out of your hat over it?

Why would we care? Either somebody wants to do it (and if so it's great) or they don't (and if so it's moot).

Extra traffic around that area would be a problem, especially coming from Hedon Road. The problem is economic, you're right, it's the 'extra work' that's the problem for me. Why would any firm go to the trouble when they could build in an 'easier' location, or in the case of Siemens, on the site itself?

Connecting roads isn't making a DIRECT road to Hedon road.

Seriously, don't get into the conversation if your only points are to try and nitpick at me. You make yourself look foolish as you're the only one doing it, that's twice now.

Even MR has raised his puzzlement at the idea at first glance, which is all i'm doing. I've spoke to plenty of Rovers supporters (half my family as stated earlier) who think the ideas stupid, just because they don't post on here (to my knowledge) doesn't mean they don't exist.

RGF support has been requested to improve road access to the site, unlocking the private sector investment required to develop the stadium, hotel and multi sport facility, as well as generating additional private sector investment over the medium to long-term to develop the 70-acre site adjacent to the stadium.

Isn't the idea of the road to unlock the potential of the area and not just a road leading to Craven park and a hotel?

As i've said to your mod mate, we'll see if it happens in a few years, won't we.

The area is an eyesore next to CP and development is needed and will be good for the area, no doubting that. But I don't see the need for a hotel.

Why not?

Yep - I'm glad they're looking at options and trying to find commercial partners, though. Might not guarantee success, but it is a pre-requisite.

I think Mr F90 makes a pertinent point.

Dear Liza, Dear Liza,

If it's a budget hotel do you think we may also get a wetherspoons?

I do like their £4.40 large breakfasts

What else would people like to see on site?

Serioiusly? We're going round in circles and arguing for arguments sake here.

Given what's to be built there (hotel aside), more convenient locations on Hedon road for potential hotelliers (or the Siemens site itself in that instance) and the proximity of a perfectly good hotel with function rooms and business facilities within 5 minutes. Where is the demand?