“I can't say unexpected escalation of prices was in my mind. What I wanted the city to do was explain to themselves and Bellevue citizens what they thought the life-cycle cost of the building and its construction was and the cost to operate and maintain it.”
“The situation with John is that he is under contract until the end of the season and we have to make a decision on extending his contract before the end of May and that is what we will do. I can see why all this speculation has come about. John is out of contract, so is Brian Smith, and he is also a former Hull coach.”
“We'd have been happy to have stuck to that (May 31 deadline) but speculation and events have meant we have had no alternative but to bring things forward.”
