The reality is that if a mediator had been involved from the start; with the circa. £1.2m and no F&B's - and the reality of the current position and something like £400K per annum and a share of F&B's; the view would be that ACL have been sufficiently accommodating already. Of late, they've even offered for the club to pay for free....
Fisher has gone back time and time again on agreements. He recently stated he hadn't even bothered to participate in talks with Compass - when such were initiated and arranged by ACL - so has no idea of what sort of F&B deal could be struck.
Moreover, what's this all been about in any case? Evidently not about rent, as the rent now offered is more than acceptable. How much more than 'free' does he expect? Not about F&B's either, as firstly, when offered the chance to explore-the-art-of-the-possible on F&B's Fisher didn't even participate; and secondly the idea now offered by Fisher of moving to another stadium, will have an even worse influence than an agreement he could perhaps have been reached with ACL/Compass.
For someone to state they think a line-in-the-sand should be drawn at this point; and that mediation should commence now is to ignore the flexibility already evidenced by ACL, and ignore Fisher's inflexibility and incomprehensible behaviour to date; and as such seems to have no basis in reality. Therefore, for me Knowl's call is wrong. With the greatest of respect and all....
