https://twitter.com/bbcburnsy/status/16 ... KISTg&s=19

https://twitter.com/bbcburnsy/status/16 ... KISTg&s=19

interesting read, case of been here before, but the council and citys' owner seem to get along better than the last mob, interesting about the hotel...and lets be fair, a lot needs doing around anlaby road to make it a tad more desirable location to stay for a few nights lol

Said the same thing about having a luxury hotel at the stadium.... the full area needs money spending on it

Good to hear all parties are round the table on lease extensions and developments to be announced early next year.

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... fc-7944879

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... fc-7944879

AP sounded pretty upbeat. Good to hear.

I’m guessing it will be easier to attract more investment in the club once security of tenure is assured?

Seems to be helping HCAFC in their plans as well.

Stopped reading after the bit with the stadium. The constant over-hype from the club has probably impacted the pass/ticket sales in the last couple of years, as gullible people buy in to the marketing and then get annoyed that we don't win everything.

Fairly interesting read overall and quite an honest view from AP, especially acknowledging that he has said similar things before and not got the results/performances though its does seem different this coming season.
Also the bit about IMG needing to be a success for the sake of the future of top flight pro RL.

Time seems right to do a lease deal, theres a better relationship with the SMC, a new party in power at the council and in this economic climate I cant see City wanting to have to cover all the stadium bills themselves. Likewise we realistically dont have the cash to build even a small new ground.

And yes there has been hype and no delivery many off seasons, but this is the first year I remember the staff and training facilities have so many changes so that will make it different (for better or worse) usually a big new signing arrives as a sticking plaster measure (Reynolds being the latest saviour) this time we seem serious in trying to find the root causes of our mediocre performances.

The new leader of the Council was interviewed this morning, talking about the stadium being very much our home hence why we are one of the parties round the table on development plans - he sounds keen for more detail to be made public in the near future. Hull Fair to be factored into redevelopment of the area with different funding options, would imagine some public money will be made available one way or another.

The improvement in relations between Hull and the SMC is certainly welcome. Hopefully no more of the nonsense we had under the previous SMC owners like the taking down of framed photos.

Fair to say though that at only twenty the MKM is looking a little tired and needs some TLC.

As you say there has been hype previous off seasons but I think it’s fair to say this is the first season we’ve actively addressed a number of the issues
Complete overhaul of coaching set up with experienced head coach, moved to new training facility complex, a new spine with pace and also addressing the fitness & injury problems.

So all in all it’s a much more organised and thought out host of changes rather than gambles. ,