I expected this to happen next week and after the season ticket deadline passes. I must say its fair game from KT that he hasn't allowed that 'side show' to happen and for that I applaud him.
We all know that the council is incompetent but thats the case with most councils. Im not going to be too critical of them though, they have shown three times in the past (building Sixfields, the loan to DC and the write off to enable KT to do the 'deal') that they will 'support' the Football Club which quite frankly, is a financial drain around their necks…and one big hassle.
Its my opinion and I still feel exactly the same as I did back in March when it was announced that the Chinese had left the scenes that our current owners have taken the club as far as they can both on and off the pitch. Whilst massively increasing the cost base (wages).
None of us know whether or not this 'proposed development' was going to be funded by private investment or through regeneration. I *suspect the latter, totally. Which is why Im both pleased and relieved that it is now all out in the open. 2 and 2 together, I just couldn't see why these two individuals would want to spend 4 million quid on a new East Stand without significant opportunities to get that £££ back quickly. And if that is the case (which Im not saying it is, Im just saying what I think it is) then why would a Dubai based old age pensioner with zero interest in NTFC as a sports team who had previously sold out to the Chinese and basically been forced into re-aquiring his stake hold back be prepared to fund it for no realistic short-medium ROI?
I appreciate that most of our fans will blame the council like they did last time when DC couldn't get what he wanted for years. I was on the famous 'march' like I guess a fair few other contributors on here were, Im now battle worn and quite frankly just want our football club to be owned and run by people who love the game and want our team to do well. End of. If that is at 'cost' then fine, I don't expect any individual to pump money into what is essentially my hobby. On the flip side, I also don't want any individual to make money from it! And Im a capitalist and small business owner.
I again re-iterate what I said and was beaten up by a fair few people on here a few weeks back. I want our football club to END 15 years of 'redevelopment bullsh1t' and become a bloody 'Football Club' again once more. I don't want a land grabber to take over, or anybody who thinks they can make money out of the West Stand car park or whichever other land they think may be up for grabs. Its become obsessive, its pretty much all we bloody hear about.
A good day for me. It will be most interesting to see what occurs in the coming weeks.
Can't argue with too much of that.