Tony stewart has pumped £35 million into rufc.

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Correct me if I am wrong, but if my memory serves me correctly, back in the dark days when TS told Booth to jam his rent where the sun don't shine, TS stated he moved the club to DVS so RUFC wouldn't ever be held to ransom by greedy landlords again. I seem to remember him saying it was his goal to build a new stadium that would ultimately be owned by RUFC and that he wanted the club to own its ground and generate enough income to be self supporting.

Hope I wasn't just dreaming. If this is/was TS's intention, then I hope the ungrateful moaner's that are hurling their abuse towards the man who saved our great club don't end up making him think "wtf ..... why bother? Maybe i will just keep the returns and profits for myself"

Maybe, just maybe, TS genuinely has/had magnanimous intentions.

Regardless I would hate to see him jack it in because of a bunch of people that want to kick him in the teeth and stab him in the back for his efforts

Rotherham United Football Club don't own the New York Stadium.

They are sitting tenants paying rent to Tony Stewarts property company.

We are in no different position now than we were at Millmoor when we were paying rent to the Booths.

Therefore if the Stewart family did decide to sell the club on but retain ownership of the property company we could find ourselves back in a position of a landlord demanding an unsustainable rent.

Can't say I blame Mr Stewart for protecting his investment in this way and in a business way it makes a lot of sense to keep the main assets NYS, Guest & Chrimes site and training ground, separate from the Club as they can't then come into the equation should the club get in financial difficulties.

I'm totally grateful what Tony Stewart has done for the club, I just wish he'd be more realistic in the statements he makes and accept that for us to be successful in the Championship, which we all know is one of the big boys leagues, he needs additional investment and support to make us competitive.

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Rotherham United Football Club don't own the New York Stadium.

They are sitting tenants paying rent to Tony Stewarts property company.

We are in no different position now than we were at Millmoor when we were paying rent to the Booths.

Therefore if the Stewart family did decide to sell the club on but retain ownership of the property company we could find ourselves back in a position of a landlord demanding an unsustainable rent.

Can't say I blame Mr Stewart for protecting his investment in this way and in a business way it makes a lot of sense to keep the main assets NYS, Guest & Chrimes site and training ground, separate from the Club as they can't then come into the equation should the club get in financial difficulties.

I'm totally grateful what Tony Stewart has done for the club, I just wish he'd be more realistic in the statements he makes and accept that for us to be successful in the Championship, which we all know is one of the big boys leagues, he needs additional investment and support to make us competitive.

Pretty sure we are not paying rent in the 600k to 800k range that was being forced out of us with KB.

TS has every right to set ii up as he sees fit. If he takes a profit its his investment good luck to him. However, I think TS is honourable and would never rip RUFC off like KB did.

If his goal is to hand the ground over to RUFC when its paid off then he deserves a knighthood and the keys to the city if that happens. He still needs to cover his costs and take some sort of profit. The guy certainly doesn't deserve the flak he gets on here and i really believe he loves the club and wants to see it in a secure and stable state. He has made mistakes and is hopefully learning
from them. He seems to be eager to make the necessary changes. If he thinks PW is the man for the job then that's fine by me. I support TS and whoever he chooses to bring in. It is his business, not mine