IJN":3s8idwbc said:Of course it is, why not?
If the Board care about our club, what are they to do, sit idly buy whilst the City Grandfathers screw us up?
The alternative 'bus station' is a farce. What is it, seven coaches rammed into Mayflower Street, just so British Land can be given the pearl in the crown?
I've now heard via a Pasoti'ite that Colin Campbell Court is or is about to be sold, so that's why that end isn't fit for the bus station then.
If I was a retailer/cinema owner/restauranter I'd pick Bretonside over HHP any day of the week, but why on earth have they those two options?
Seems as if our Landlord has screwed us over.
Let's just prey that they decide to give us our Grandstand, if they don't they have well and truly screwed us over.
If they don't, I reckon it's game on and a war will break out.
jerryatricjanner":3h50k57q said:To some extent this seems like a last attempt to save some credibility. Was the HHP scheme ever going to happen even before the British Land scheme was first mooted? JB was having clear problems trying to sell the units and finance what was an unattractive scheme all round. Along came British Land, a developer with a proven track record of delivering projects regularly and on time without having to borrow and use other peoples' money to finance their schemes. Just maybe the council themselves have come to the end of their tether with Mr Brent. As an outsider and very much a layman knowing nothing about the inner workings of such things maybe they have seen the lack of delivery from Mr Brent, even the lack of making a start on other projects and thought enough is enough. Let's not forget the council too played a huge part in saving the club whilst it was in administration and again recently facilitated payment of a large chunk of the balloon payment with another loan. Mr Brent drives a very hard bargain with everyone and is a master of brinkmanship as we have seen with the creditors as he is entitled to as a business man and maybe he is still trying to squeeze even more from the council now in his negotiations and they feel enough is enough. I don't know the answers and I am merely hazarding some sort of guess as an onlooker from some distance. I would not be surprised to see Mr Brent look for some sort of exit strategy now to be honest in the form of a buyer for the club.
jerryatricjanner":2ar3c5nz said:Ian, that's pretty emotive words when to date we have only heard one side of the story.