A group of Hull City supporters have applied for the KC
Stadium to be made an asset of community value.
If approved, it will mean that if the city council ever put
the stadium up for sale, theHull City Supporters Trust will get a chance
to bid to buy it.
Mark Gretton from the Supporters Trust says it'll provide a
safety-net for the fans' interests whatever happens in the future:
"We're
not planning on bidding for this. We're not necessarily expecting that
the stadium will be put up for sale, but we think it gives a degree of
transparency and helps us as supporters and helps the people and the city
of Hull to know what's happening with a major asset at the heart of the
community."
He says it's only fair that the fans get to know any
future changes at the stadium:
"We hear a lot about the money that's put in to
football by the owners, but both Hull FC and Hull City have been kept
going over a lot of years because the money that all of us fans have put
in. I think it's right that we have a little bit more transparency on our
teams."
Mark says the fans of Hull City and FC
deserve to know about whatever the future holds for the stadium, and their
teams.
"Ownership of the ground is important, and I think as a
fan knowing what's happening and knowing if the stadium
changes hands, which could have a big effect on our club, that we
will be able to be aware of that from the start, to know who it
is, who's coming and who's putting bids in, and I think that
will help."
In a statement, Hull City Council says:
"We can confirm that we have received an application
nominating the KC Stadium as an Asset of Community Value.
“We are legally obliged to consider any such application and
assess the eligibility of the nomination to be included as a Community asset on
a public list. As part of this process, we must notify all parties with a vested
interest and invite them to comment on the nomination.”
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