Well said that man. HBC need to hang there heads in shame over the treatment of IOR who without which we wouldnt have a footy team, just look at the peg sellers down the road.

If HUFC relocate elsewhere why can't the council sell the land that the current ground is on?

You are right flag the gadgie i'm thinking of was mandys man for labour and he was called stephen but it was not Allison.

I agree with that and have stated previously that the value of the land on the open market isn't high due to its location and the fact that it housing wise it could only be sold for what is currently referred to as "social housing" and its commercial value is limited because of better land (in terms of location) on the marina for retail or leisure development. It's not even as if the supermarket next door would want it for expansion as Morrisons don't go in for the mega-stores that Asda and Tesco have elsewhere in the country even if Hartlepool was deemed suitable for such a large store.

It doesn't mean that the council couldn't sell it if HUFC relocated though, it just means that its value wouldn't be as high as some of the nuggets on the council might think it would be.

Mandelsons right hand man was Steve Wallace one time taxi driver,now in charge of the NHS trust I think.

I wonder if he's heard any rumours about our hospital or who Pools might be signing in the summer?

I'm sure he still plans to borrow millions under PFI to get the hospital built at vastly inflated fees over the next 30 yrs. Not sure if he has any ideas on the squad for next season

Thats him thanks.

My worry is that with all this talk of a Tees Valley authority in the future, maybe the ground won't be Hartlepool Council's to sell and the decision made in Middlesbrough.