Off Topic Airco for All

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Hull City AFC (DMD) said:
What do you make of Angus Young getting involved?

He's one of the better journalists in my view, and his comments on Council matters tend to have some influence. He certainly has a good inside track on the goings on at Guildhall.

He seems to be taking a 'voice of the people' line so far, which could prove interesting.
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Angus is the only proper journalist at the HDM and a thoroughly decent bloke. I like him.
 
Boothferry2Wembley said:
http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/848/20349/18-03-2015/going-to-hull-in-a-handbasket

Eric Kelly and Phil Culshaw
Assem Allam, multi-millionaire owner of Hull City AFC, has issued eviction notices to community sporting organisations which use City's facilities. In the same week, he promised Labour £1 million to undermine unions.
Allam, Labour's biggest business donor, made the offer after dinner with Tony Blair. He told the Sunday Times: "As I have always said to our friends in the Labour Party, Tony Blair and Ed Miliband, I would increase my political donations to gradually reduce the Labour Party's financial reliance on the trade unions."
In a radio interview last year, Allam said: "No one on earth is allowed to question how I do my business. No one on earth. Let's kill this point." This referred to his attempt to change Hull City's name to Hull Tigers.
Fans suffered 30% increases in season ticket costs and threats of financial withdrawal during Allam's campaign. But supporters' group City Till We Die organised concerted protests against the change, at matches and to the Football Association (FA).
Allam's response to the huge anger of working class fans at this attack on their community identity? He told one journalist they can "die when they want"! After enormous pressure from supporters, the FA said no to the name change.
Community out
Allam leases Hull's KC Stadium, together with the Airco Arena community sports ground, from Hull City Council. He wants community sports clubs out so he can turn the arena into an indoor football pitch for the almost exclusive use of Hull City. They have been given four weeks' notice.
Campaign group Airco for All has been set up to fight this attack, like City Till We Die did before them.
Labour seems happy to side with a super-rich bully who doesn't understand the word no. After all, he's the man with the money. The Socialist sides with the ordinary people of Hull.
■ Protest against the evictions! Sunday 22 March at 2pm, Airco Arena, Hull.
Messages of support to the Airco for All Facebook page, Twitter [HASHTAG]#AircoForAll[/HASHTAG].
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They left out the bit about the Airco Arena losing £250k a year.
 
tubbylard said:
They left out the bit about the Airco Arena losing £250k a year.
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They missed this too:-

"I want to take young people off the streets and let them put their energies into sport.”

& this

"I want to create a Sports Village, with a range of top-quality sporting facilities, used by local people seven days a week"

& this

"I'm sorry the community will be deprived of a 1st class sporting facility open for all the family every day"

& this

"I want to see our younger generation only go home to eat and sleep, rather than hanging around on street corners."

Just saying.
 
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In order to get Cat 2 level, isn't it the case that you have to have the buildings on the same premises as your academy?

So our indoor pitches will have to be at Bishop Burton?
 
Hank Scorpio said:
In order to get Cat 2 level, isn't it the case that you have to have the buildings on the same premises as your academy?

So our indoor pitches will have to be at Bishop Burton?
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The Premier League have the power to waive that consideration. The question is whether the eviction of local amateur sports from the facility will influence the Premier League to say no. You can see why it wouldn't look good on their CV.
 
Bum_Chinned_Crab said:
Angus is the only proper journalist at the HDM and a thoroughly decent bloke. I like him.
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I think hes the only one at HDM who can spell journalist and he comes across as possibly possessing a pair, unlike the rest of the Allam booty lickers in the local media......eg Peter Levys use of the Dr title at every given opportunity
 
Happy Tiger said:
What a twat.

Never seen while we've been battling the ****ing council, he sniffs a few votes and jumps straight in.

He should **** off and mind his own business.
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<laugh>

He's actually met with all concerned parties to try and sort something out between the council and Allams.

But don't let it get in the way of your scheduled faux-outrage. As you were.
 
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