Hull : No International : Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:30 am  

Looks like Hull City's chairman has put his foot down and stopped our City getting a R.L. international later this year

All previous internationals have exceeded 20,000 plus and others have been sell outs.....its not as if Mr Duffen's SMC wouldn't have received a nice tidy sum.

Re: Hull : No International : Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:48 am  

Big Spender wrote:

Looks like Hull City's chairman has put his foot down and stopped our City getting a R.L. international later this year

All previous internationals have exceeded 20,000 plus and others have been sell outs.....its not as if Mr Duffen's SMC wouldn't have received a nice tidy sum.

cant we play it at craven park?

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:03 pm  

there has been no comment from the SMC so far, so i think some fans are jumping the gun with criticism, it could be that the RFL offered a fee that wouldn't make it worthwhile etc. There has been much criticism from both Hull and Rovers fans on this issue, and it really wouldn't do Paul Duffen's popularity in this City much good.

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:06 pm  

If true it does seem to be the downside of lodging with soccer teams. Wigan having to play a home game 'away' last year and now this. Surely tighter contracts could be drawn up when negotiating leases.

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:11 pm  

Hull will be relegated comfortably next season so it won't matter anyway.

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:14 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Hull will be relegated comfortably next season so it won't matter anyway.

God i hope so

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:40 pm  

I thought the stadium was run by a SMC appointed by the council. Why would City's chairman have any say in it?

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:47 pm  

JB Down Under wrote:

I thought the stadium was run by a SMC appointed by the council. Why would City's chairman have any say in it?

duffen is also chairman of SMC

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:14 pm  

bartw wrote:

duffen is also chairman of SMC

Which is a joke. I wish our council would grow a spine.

: Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:55 pm  

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