Fordy wrote:
So comparing our 2 "perfect" agreements:
Castleford - Developer agrees to transfer freehold of the stadium land to Castleford Tigers for £1
Wakefield - Developer retains freehold of land
Castleford - Stadium will be managed and run by Castleford Tigers entitling them to the full benefit of revenue streams from matchdays and conference/hospitality facilities
Wakefield - Stadium will be leased and managed by Rodney's Trust at a peppercorn rent. Trust will then lease stadium to Wakefield Trinity for a commercial rent and they will have no access to revenue streams from conference/hospitality
Castleford - Stadium to be built and handed over prior to any retail unit being opened to trade (I couldn't find a specific trigger point linked to quantity/footage of retail units)
Wakefield - Stadium to be built when developer has assessed viability of housing, received planning permission for said housing and built sufficient quantity (no reference to what constitutes sufficient quantity)
And many others but these conditions show the intentions of developer and his mates.
Time Councillor Box grew a pair and put the Castleford s106 in front of Mackie and said this is what you need to provide or else we are revoking any planning permission you will ever receive
Excellent post Fordy
The reality will be that Box will take Mackie out for a business lunch (on expenses, obviously, that we will pay for) and they will agree that Mackie will then take several months re-considering his terms and conditions and will then come back with slightly more favourable terms and conditions, which once again will be totally unacceptable to the club. This will continue ad-infinitum until we are playing in the Sunday League in Thornes Park.
Mackie will then be granted freedom of the Town of Castleford.