Terry Neill tried to put City on the celebrity visit list too. He had Jimmy Saville ( I know) at the club for a photo shoot for example. Barry Rutter was often there too. We had a celebrity in the stands too, the playwright Alan Plater, who at that time was at the height of his writing career. Big City fan was Alan but he never courted the celebrity lifestyle. City often featured on the Pirate Radio ship moored off Scarbourgh, was it Radio 270?
Very good (as usual with Angus tbf) Moving a non profit making scheme where Councils were paid to house asylum seekers, to a profit making private enterprise was always going to mean they would do whatever to make as much money as possible for their shareholders, that’s their reason for existing. Why the coalition Govt would do that is another matter. Either they genuinely thought the private sector could do it more effectively, although I find that hard to believe because otherwise they’d have set the payment limits at less than they paid the Councils or…and I can’t believe I’m saying this…some of their donors encouraged them to so they could make shed loads of money. It’s a possibly isn’t it…
Barry Rutter was a mate of Waggy’s. Had a few pints with him and Waggy in Fulham after a game in which Waggy didn’t play as he was injured. Noticeable that Waggy, who bought us all a round as did Rutter was only drinking halves. Which didn’t stop the What You Are Wondering in the Green Mail having a piece about Waggy’s arm couldn’t have been injured judging by the way he was knocking back pints after the game. Completely untrue bullshit. We pointed out George Slater to Waggy and told him he was the one who always started off the Waggy, Waggy, Waggy chants. He called George over and gave him his lighter, which was an expensive Dunhill style one. George was in seventh heaven. Shame the way he went.
It was Radio 270. Funnily enough Don Robinson was one of the backers involved, long before his association with City.
They haven't, they dug up five months ago, it's going to take almost a year, so can't avoid it being out of action for all seasons.
Need deep pockets to risk opening a business down there. I'm sure someone will come along and question the time line and details but going off memory a fair bit of grant money was put in and enticed businesses to open but the access was rubbish, wrong side of castle street with just one pedestrian crossing. Then came the road works, by the time the bridge got built the rent subsidies had ended and some businesses had given up. Now the bridge is open the footfall picked up and the area was getting back on its feet and now they close off and dig up the marina front. City of culture is also in there too.
I would be gutted if I owned Green Bricks as alot of their business is from people sat outside. They still have some tables next to the pub but will still be affected. Like you say though, I suppose these things take time and it will be worth it in the long run. Saying that, the marina and particularly the bars and restuarants down Humber Street were buzzing on Saturday afternoon/night.
Wouldn't it be good if HCC and Highways got their **** together and had ALL this work complete at the same time... snap fingers, now wake up...
Symptomatic of the the right hand not knowing what the left had is doing... why have I started humming that some 'we dont talk anymore?'
They had no option on the timing, they got some government funding to do these works, but the money came with time limits, so they had to start immediately.
