El Diablo wrote:
All their boards have done something about it with a fair amount of help from commercial backers, and crucially their local authorities.
What you wouldn't want is a situation where two clubs in one city inhabited older grounds, but only one of them got the chance to move into a new state-of-the-art stadium with the football team, with loads of council backing, while one got very little help from the council.
Know any cities where that would happen?
I don't know of ANY cities were that would happen and it certainly did'nt happen in Hull.
Rovers had the chance to move into the new stadium but turned it down. They turned it down because Paul Caddick promised to upgrade their ground and invest in the club. If Rovers had come on board the new stadium would have been located in the Sutton Road area (East). Unfortunately for Rovers Caddick pulled out and you were stuck with what you have got. You get a lot of help from the council, including a peppercorn rent and a new 6.5Million grant. They got the land for their "stadium" from the council for virtually nothing (some of which they sold on to Kwiksave!). The above post is so far from the truth it's laughable, but typical.
My apologises to Widnes fans for this post but these Dobbins have no idea what actually did happen with regards the KC stadium, they need to be told.