New Stadium (maybe) : Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:36 pm  

David Burns
@bbcburnsy
Breaking....Adam Pearson the owner of @hullfcofficial
tells me and @swanster66
on Sportstalk @RadioHumberside
that he's exploring the possibilities of a new stadium for the club for when the current lease runs out.

Re: New Stadium (maybe) : Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:39 pm  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p098ccvd

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p098ccvd

Re: New Stadium (maybe) : Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:59 pm  

He’s nothing if not honest in interviews!
And with the bits about equity deals and terrestrial TV coverage.

Great news he’s even considering a new stadium. Can’t deny his passion for the club after listening to him tonight.

Re: New Stadium (maybe) : Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:14 pm  

Would maximise income meaning more to spend on the squad

Re: New Stadium (maybe) : Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:16 pm  

For me an excellent interview and we are lucky that the bloke is looking to be around for another '10 to 15 years' we are lucky to have such an owner. But as for the Stadium stuff I think the most pertinent thing was his comment 'I'll have the leader onto me now saying Adam what you thinking of' which indicates for me that the Council is involved. The only thing that stopped this happening in the past was a shortfall of finance but now it appears he seems to like private equity funding.

Re: New Stadium (maybe) : Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:17 pm  

Rocknrolla69er wrote:

Would maximise income meaning more to spend on the squad

.... let's hope it will cost nothing to build (or maintain).

Re: New Stadium (maybe) : Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:35 pm  

stadium share with KR

Re: New Stadium (maybe) : Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:49 pm  

Would love us to get a new stadium but surely your looking at 50 million to do so?

Re: New Stadium (maybe) : Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:53 pm  

Sebasteeno wrote:

Would love us to get a new stadium but surely your looking at 50 million to do so?

He seems confident that it's doable. Very early days and it's a few years off but interesting that he's floating the idea.

Re: New Stadium (maybe) : Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:02 pm  

Usually you’d need Council involvement in order to get some cheap land.

Glad he’s seriously considering it. Make it a proper community stadium.

Quite funny that Adam is now bound by the terms and conditions of an agreement that he helped negotiate. With someone from the Council who then went onto work for the SMC.....