This well crafted statement which seems to address most of the discussions on this board can obviously be taken two ways, one as an open an honest vision of how they want to move forward or the reasons why nothing is happening due to a political embargo preventing any discussion or development going forward , i.e. a charter to do nothing and point the finger.
I have always said that they they should be judged on what they do , not who they are.
But there are things that make me somewhat skeptical about Tim's mea culpa and new found honesty:
I do find it rather peculiar that first up he chooses to speculate on another companies financial position as the reason as to why they cannot get a deal, even though they are not talking and the accounts seem suggest otherwise(at least for now)
The comparison for the F&B revenues is also quite dislocated and somewhat convenient as it implies that they would have that revenue for the team, not to run the stadium. I would expect that the running costs of a stadium would probably eat up the Highfield Road F&B figures. The Ricoh running costs i understand are North of £1m
Also I don't see how the council can simply block any development , planning laws will simply not allow it. The council cannot block planning applications due to other disputes.
To me it feels like platitudes and a charter to do nothing and point the finger but what do i know. If i am wrong happy to hold up my hands , but as I said earlier, they should be judged by what they do now.