Sure this has been shown before [urlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2006/mar/29/sport.comment[/url History Repeats itself.

Sounds like pearson is throwing his weight behind it now from his blunderside interview this morning

Not sure how you read it, but to me he's obviously well detached from this part of the Allams plan's, as he was quite surprised by some of the statement's Burnsy put too him. Such as Hull Fc's costing the Allam's money and he wanted to rip up the tennancy agreement and start again. AP seemed genuinely baffled as he say's Hull FC make the SMC good money and as for ripping up a tennancy agreement that's a non starter bececause he's tried before.

He pretty much said that the development is a good thing and he'll get involved to try and make it happen

That's how I heard it but it doesn't suit the Knight in Shining Armour (AP) beliefs of the majority of our posters



Regardless, new start, and it's gonna be interesting if nowt else.

Adam said a while ago that he was keeping well clear of it all!!! What else could he say today he works for Allam ...at present!!!!!............he'll keep his head down and like the rest of us no doubt breathe a sigh of relief!

I just think that the Council have rumbled a half baked unprepared scheme, I would think that when you consider the state of retail for the current traders in west hull and the number of empty shops there are in the City centre the last thing that they will want is more retail and boutiques been added to the scheme, then there is the demand for Squash in that part of West Hull. If a retail/sporting Village is his bright idea where better than Boothfery Road on the western fringes of the City. Costello would have been ideal, but he doesn't want that does he, he wants the Stadium to borrow agains and as he said a while ago to the City Fans he cannot speculate on better players if he does not own it, there's the rub I think!. Any way whatever Adam Pearson said, As I have said before if a well briefed Council portfolio holders states that Hull Fc could be out of there in 15 months you have to sit up and listen! Just my thoughts of course!

Wilf, much as I hate to play devils advocate here, are you saying he's expressing one opinion and meaning another?



Anybody else would get shouted off this board if that was the case.

I dont see why Hull FC fans are so dead set against the development. Adam Pearson has obviously got a good relationship with Allam and would be shrewd enough to get a watertight long term lease in place to use the Stadium.

The only way that i can see it affecting Hull FC is that long term you get to play in a better facility when Allams plans are realised.

you mean apart from it's a hair brained non starter drempt up by a lunatic?

It all depends on the price he was offering IMO. I've never seen an official number. If some of the rumours are true it was always goung to be a complete non-starter. Anything less than £25-30 million and his idea of [igiving[/i a gift is different to mine. That'd just be to make a referendum a political possibility - he'd maybe have to go higher to actually win it.

I don't see how else he will make a significant amount out of Hull FC

I can see why a lot a sceptical. The whole idea doesn't make any sense if take a face value. There is no need for another ice arena or swimming pool. If he was looking to develop a state of the art training facility and a gym etc for the clubs to use and maybe add car parking, hotel and even the casino then maybe but this all looks a bit thrown together.



I really don't think there is anything for FC fans to worry about, the scheme looks so flawed it'll never get signed off. As for the Melton complex I can't see how he has that kind of capital available.



The one big concern is if Wilf's statement is wrong and Pearson was Allams way of getting on the inside at FC.