Fenty on proposed Shutes takover

Quoted from Stadium

Have you considered it might a part of a regeneration project and not limited to the building of a football stadium?
Maybe a good idea is not to dismiss it out of hand before we know the facts?

And that’s fair comment.

My take on the docks is it will never be for public access, it’s effectively a dangerous industrial area owned by a huge organisation who are not into gifting land to the people for leisure purposes, whereas Freeman Street is sat
waiting for much needed regeneration. I think the stadium being there would be great.

But why does it take months on end?!?!
Showing proof of funds must surely be possible in a day or two.

Quoted from Heisenberg

And that’s fair comment.

My take on the docks is it will never be for public access, it’s effectively a dangerous industrial area owned by a huge organisation who are not into gifting land to the people for leisure purposes, whereas Freeman Street is sat
waiting for much needed regeneration. I think the stadium being there would be great.

I don’t get the obsession some people have with it being on the docks ?! Freemo is basically on the docks anyway and is part of the docks history.

Quoted from moosey_club

The hypocrisy of the man is unbelievable.

He has blatantly ignored every other option to bloody mindedly push for Peaks Parkway, well that was after going for Great Coates....i would think even less than 6 months ago he was still publicly promoting the PP site as his favourite.....now that has fell through he wants Shutes to hurry up so we dont lose the Freeman St site.....give it a rest John...you have had 15yrs ? to move us so don't try deflecting the blame to Shutes if the ground move stalls again.

I refer you to the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

Quoted from Bigdog

Reading between the lines.. the regeneration project as a whole that Shutes is proposing is much more than just a new stadium and includes a huge part of the designated area. It won't be him funding it on his own, it won't be funded solely by other investors and more likely also involve grants etc. I can understand the impatience, but how long has the whole of NE Lincs been waiting for regeneration? A lot longer than the absolute age that we've been waiting for a new stadium. It may turn out to be a false dawn, it may not, but good or great things don't come easy, especially in areas like ours and projects of this size, and in the grand scheme of things.. just under a year isn't a great deal of time to rubber stamp and underwrite ..

I haven't been reading between the lines but if that is what you have summised then very well done because this is just about what I have been told by an insider.

I thought that was a good post. Ducks in a row won't be just purchasing GTFC, but intertwining the whole regeneration project with new stadium as a focal point. There won't just be Shutes involved but many other parties and linked projects.

And surely the club will be pre-warned if time is up and they going to start cracking on with different ideas for Freemo?

Let's not get into left vs right again but sure I read somewhere that if Tories elected there will be big funding for 100 deprived areas.

As Grimsby one of most deprived areas in country surely we in with a shout?

Just checked and Grimsby is one of the 100 chosen, and can bid for up to £25 million to help with infrastructure.

Now that won't go to club or stadium of course but could help out no end with surrounding infrastructure and the Greater Grimsby Project.

Quoted from chaos33

But why does it take months on end?!?!
Showing proof of funds must surely be possible in a day or two.

It's all down to how big his piggy bank is and how many coins there are to count.  

Quoted from chaos33

But why does it take months on end?!?!
Showing proof of funds must surely be possible in a day or two.

It is very difficult if your so called funds are tied up in other projects-some making a profit,some making a loss. He wont go to the Post Office and ask " How much money is there in my account " These people buy a newspaper with a credit card. It has to be taken into account whether his investments are "good" for the future. Lawyers will be sorting these things out not individuals.In my opinion it looks pretty tight whether he can come up with the proof or not.

i’m really not sure how I feel about this.

I think we’ve all gathered by now that Shutes isn’t a football man. So what’s his motive?

My feeling is, it is solely the money to be made by regenerating the docks. Football stadium would play a big part of that. If Nothing becomes of the docks he will walk away anyway.

So with this being a money orientated purchase. I am a little bit wary. I can think of a few former football club owners who are purchased a club with redevelopment in mind.

The plus side for me is: Because the guy is in a football man, my guess is he would bring somebody in to run the club on a day-to-day basis.

And that means we can finally kick on at the football club. A new CEO will quickly see that what we have in house bar one or two people have not got the ability to run a modern day football club and they will have to leave. We can finally Have a football club both professionally run and forwardthinking