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Quoted from wigworld

Isn't this what Hull City do? Why would it only end in demise?

They rent new stadium .....if we signed over BP and the new stadium didn't materialise  ........then demise .......that's what I tried to say ......obviously badly ......sorry

The question I would like answering is ,Why John did you think it was a good idea to re-appoint Russel Slade.

Quoted from Rob_in_Grimsby

the Club made more money in the conference than it ever would have staying in L2, Dont get me wrong it was the worst 6 years football wise the club and fans have ever seen but financially it was not the worst time in the clubs history.

Really?

I'll agree that by dropping into non-league it forced us to reconsider how we spent money and adjust our purse strings accordingly, but maybe if we'd shown good financial practice in the first place we might not have ended up there.

But honestly, I can't believe we were better off financially in non-league.

Quoted from RichMariner

Really?

I'll agree that by dropping into non-league it forced us to reconsider how we spent money and adjust our purse strings accordingly, but maybe if we'd shown good financial practice in the first place we might not have ended up there.

But honestly, I can't believe we were better off financially in non-league.

Being 'better off financially' was probably just that - we eventually cut our cloth according to our means. That was mainly the impact the Trust going the board had. Hardly a ringing endorsement of his chairmanship. We'd managed to both overspend and underperform to get us there.

Quoted from Rob_in_Grimsby

not sure tbh but i suspect topping up player budgets whilst paying off the tax dept, Costs for studies in to Great Coats move that fell apart and paying off managers and players over the years, maybe a good question to ask at the trust meeting

Great Coates: people were pointing out that was a dead duck years before. Out of town retail had gone as a prospect back in the 90s. The decision to carry on pouring money in to studies was his mistake.

Paying off managers and players. Wonder why we had to do that.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Great Coates: people were pointing out that was a dead duck years before. Out of town retail had gone as a prospect back in the 90s. The decision to carry on pouring money in to studies was his mistake.

Paying off managers and players. Wonder why we had to do that.

The biggest and most costly managerial appointment in this clubs history  fell solely  on one persons shoulders and it was not JF then when it all went wrong and said manger was fired he ran to the hills and left others to pick up the pieces

Quoted from Rob_in_Grimsby

I totally agree the council and the Freeman can propose all of this but no one including the Freeman and NELC  have not mentioned how or who will pay for it. There is no grants or magical pots of money to build the stadium and with no prospect of a enabling development this is a dead duck. I know for a fact JF would be happy for it to be built anywhere if the funding could be found

That's a disappointing attitude. The type of negative mindset that will keep the town and the club stuck in the dark ages.

The town Freeman and the council have been really proactive here. They have gone well beyond their remit and prepared stadium designs and placed them at the heart of the community. All for the benefit of GY and GTFC. That's the same council that rightly or wrongly, has been criticised for hindering the club down the years. You've greeted it with the same tired old Fentyisms, 'dead duck', 'magical money pot', ' where's the enabling development?'. Well for starters, the council look to have secured the backing of Ibis Hotels for the development. That's more than it would appear Peaks Parkway got.

The funding doesn't have to come from houses. In fact, if the failure of PP is anything to go by, they should be down the list as potential sources of income. I bet there are thousands of fans that would be willing to commit to a share or debenture scheme to help fund the project. Grants will be available for the stadium. The renewable energy boom is going to take hold, can we partner with firms to benefit from that perhaps.

Old thinking has got us nowhere. We need to approach this opportunity differently. The council have given us a great vision here. As Nigel Lowther last year, let's focus on the goal and not the obstacles. Otherwise we will rot in BP with the rest of the town.

Quoted from Rob_in_Grimsby

The biggest and most costly managerial appointment in this clubs history  fell solely  on one persons shoulders and it was not JF then when it all went wrong and said manger was fired he ran to the hills and left others to pick up the pieces

If you're referring to Mike Parker, he "ran for the hills" after he was publicly shafted by Fenty and who could blame him?! Why would you want to work with someone who doesn't do what they've agreed they'll do and uses dirty tricks cause they're not getting things their own way?

Quoted from Rob_in_Grimsby

The biggest and most costly managerial appointment in this clubs history  fell solely  on one persons shoulders and it was not JF then when it all went wrong and said manger was fired he ran to the hills and left others to pick up the pieces

If you're talking about Mike Parker, we know why he 'ran to the hills'. It was because he was prepared to put his money in shares and your brother wasn't, and that Parker got caught by the rule which meant he had to buy everyone else out because he owned more than 50% of the shares.

And are you really saying it was solely Parker's decision to appoint Neil Woods? None of the other directors had a say in it? Really??

Quoted from mariner91

If you're referring to Mike Parker, he "ran for the hills" after he was publicly shafted by Fenty and who could blame him?! Why would you want to work with someone who doesn't do what they've agreed they'll do and uses dirty tricks cause they're not getting things their own way?

Sorry you beat me to it.