So....retail development somewhere at Sixfields.....has this been mentioned before??
Taking off your claret tinted specs for a while, do you believe it is ok for KT/DB to sell off "PUBLICLY OWNED LAND" for retail development, and then presumably profit for the sale of that land?
The land may be "controlled" by NTFC/CDNL, but it is owned by the council. I'm sure they'll want a cut, and i'm sure they'll want to see as much of the remainder put into the club as possible...with a minimal amount if anything going to KT/DB.
KT states in a radio interview, when directly questioned by Stuart Linnell, that they have asked for no more land. The Council then issue a statement to say that they have. What the hell is going on??
And I'm fairly certain that during one of the Trust meetings he stated as 'absolute fact' that the delay had 'nothing to do with additional land, or developing additional land around the stadium.'
As Monty says, it's a case of needing to know the facts before deciding who's doing (or not doing) what. The Council's comment about 'retail development' sounds ominous, but it could just as likely be a red herring on their part, i.e. not signing land away which the Council itself might look to develop sometime in the future.
Alternatively, the whole Chinese 'partnership' fiasco left a bad taste in the mouth. People purchasing controlling shares in the club, and yet KT never showed willing to acknowledge it as a
takeover.
I certainly don't trust NBC, their hands are far from clean in the 'missing ten-millions' saga. Alternatively, they did throw the club a lifeline; although you can make your own mind up as to their reasoning on that one. KT always comes across as a decent and approachable bloke, although you'll never really get too much out of him beyond his 'media savvy patter.' I'm well aware he has the words to appease the masses, but his constant non-speak irks me somewhat. This being said, I'm not opposed to him making some decent money before he vacates the hot seat. But only if the football club's gains are greater.
Anyone's perception of
truth is always a variable to someone else's, but the only thing seems clear at this moment: Northampton Town Football Club is once again being used as a pawn in someone else's game; and it appears to be in a dangerous position on the board.
