: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:14 pm  

The guy's a first class prat. I know plenty of people who go to both the football and Rugby League matches. So in turn he's just insulted his clubs own fans.
As if this city hasn't had enough people knocking it over the last few years.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:23 pm  

Hull Kingston Convicts wrote:

Being a band wagon City fan means that you wont know about a man called Adam Pearson, without him and the council owned telephone company called "Kingston Communications" the stadium would not have been built.

I have been a passholder since 1974 of Hull City , think it was 3 shillings to get in back in about 1970 when I first went . The Chairman then was Harold needler , we have had his son Christopher , Don Robbie , Richard Chetham , Michael Fish , Tim Wilby etc as Chairman since off the top of my head so if that makes me a bandwagan fan then tough . But as I have said , the onlty reason the stadium was built was because Hull City would be the main tenant . FC as the only tenant would not of made it viable. Listen to Humberside as Burnsey said tonight that he hopes to speak to a RL rep.re. the KC and non international event . The RL rep may blame Duffen but he may back what Duffen has said. PS. I have been going regularly to Fc since late 1975 when crowds were often round the 3 K make so that makes me an Fc bandwagon fan too.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:35 pm  

Kosh wrote:

The stadium would not have been built for City alone, so it works both ways. The whole point is that the project was only viable, and to an extent remains so, with both clubs using it. Something that both you and Duffen appear to have either forgotten or arrogantly chosen to ignore.

I normally steer clear of these arguments as I'm not really bothered about City one way or the other, but you're doing them no favours on here with your defence of the indefensible.

You are partly right in that it would be better for the stadium to be in use all year so FC would use it during the summer . However if only FC had committed to the move to the KC and City had elected to remain at BP then the stadium would not have been built. I know of several councilors who worked on the stadium project who said that Hull City had to be involved or the KC would not be built , but it would have been built if City had been the only professional tenants.You do need to be bother about City because without them FC would still be at the Boulevard playing in front smaller gates than at the KC .

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:41 pm  

davey37 wrote:

We don't expect any say.................the same way City Hull shouldn't have any say.

The SMC were given the task of running the COMMUNITY stadium and should do so showing no preference to either club that plays there

That is what is happening . I get the feeling that you think SMC gives 100% preference to City and did not go the whole hog and have City play saturday lunch time Oct '07 so FC could play Wigan in a play off game the same evening .

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:43 pm  

FC Tiger wrote:

You are partly right in that it would be better for the stadium to be in use all year so FC would use it during the summer . However if only FC had committed to the move to the KC and City had elected to remain at BP then the stadium would not have been built. I know of several councilors who worked on the stadium project who said that Hull City had to be involved or the KC would not be built , but it would have been built if City had been the only professional tenants.You do need to be bother about City because without them FC would still be at the Boulevard playing in front smaller gates than at the KC .

Whether this is true or not i couldn't give two hoots.

But the fact remains it is meant to be a community stadium run INDEPENDANTLY by the SMC on behalf of the council.

Now IF he has let his role with Hull City affect his decision as chairman of the SMC to allow an International RL match to be staged there then he needs to be made to answer why?

It's not just Hull FC fans that will suffer from this decision. Many Hull KR fans attend the test matches at the KC as well as fans from Yorkshire and Lancashire.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:45 pm  

My Uncle Harry wrote:

Christ you make me laugh.

One of the reasons I started to post on here was the absolute crud some of you posted about Hull City. The chairman makes one little joke and some of you are drowning us with tears. Get a back bone.
For those twittering about him resigning due to conflicts of interest, give your heads a rattle.

It's FC's board you need to be calling negligent because they've turned down every opportunity to get involved with the SMC. The plan was that they'd be equal partners, FC wouldn't do it. About the only input they had was to try to reduce the capacity. If they'd won that battle, you wouldn't even be having this debate.

Now, when all the works done you're expecting more say?

So, about that 40K seater doncatser stadium....

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:57 pm  

davey37 wrote:

Whether this is true or not i couldn't give two hoots.

But the fact remains it is meant to be a community stadium run INDEPENDANTLY by the SMC on behalf of the council.

Now IF he has let his role with Hull City affect his decision as chairman of the SMC to allow an International RL match to be staged there then he needs to be made to answer why?

It's not just Hull FC fans that will suffer from this decision. Many Hull KR fans attend the test matches at the KC as well as fans from Yorkshire and Lancashire.

You should give 2 hoots because without the local fooball that the blinkered Rugby only people despise then there would be no international rugby locally . The venues for the internationals all host football clubs as the main tenant . Even in Hull , while I have been watching RL. , Boothferry Park was used many times to host GB internationals and at least one FC game against NZ early 80 's .

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:21 pm  

Funny how City only played at home once on a saturday between 1 Sept & 30 Nov isnt it.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:27 pm  

FC Tiger wrote:

You should give 2 hoots because without the local fooball that the blinkered Rugby only people despise then there would be no international rugby locally . The venues for the internationals all host football clubs as the main tenant . Even in Hull , while I have been watching RL. , Boothferry Park was used many times to host GB internationals and at least one FC game against NZ early 80 's .

Whatever the whys and werefore that you mention. The fact remains that we now have a COMMUNITY STADIUM that serves the greater COMMUNITY as a WHOLE. Now that includes RL fans, pop fans and football fans. If City had decided to stay at BP then the KC might not have been built. I can also assure you that you would now be playing Northern Premier football at best. So don't throw that arguement at us. City representatives failed on numerous occassions to be present at meetings re the KC and in fact it was one Shane Richardson who did most of the back breaking work to get the project off the ground.

As for BP being used "many times" for RL what the F has that got to do with anything.? If it wasn't such a pooh hole in the end it might just might have been used more. As it was I have seen more internationals at CP and The Boulevard than at BP.

MR D has failed to act in the interests of the whole community on this matter and for that he has cost the local area business and the City as a whole the opportunity of placing itself in the publics gaze. Now if he believes the City is best served with a poor Premier division side as opposed to international sport then so be it. But I fail to see how he can continue as the chair of the SMC as that attitude flies in the face of the COMMUNITY aspect of the stadium.

This whole situation in one go has simply ignited bad feeling throughout the community. D has also stoked the flames as well if his comment stated on here is in fact true. The man is a disgrace and clearly does not appreciate the City for which he is supposed to represent.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:32 pm  

RENDELL wrote:

This whole situation in one go has simply ignited bad feeling throughout the community. D has also stoked the flames as well if his comment stated on here is in fact true. The man is a disgrace and clearly does not appreciate the City for which he is supposed to represent.

David Lloyd said something similarly derogitory about the people of Hull and got short shrift. I hope the same fate awaits Duffen.