Can't find the link for the news story where he offered to build the Peacock Arts Centre and I've got to say I'm really surprised that a thread hasn't been started already regarding this, perhaps down to our sheer apathy towards goings on at our club?

 

So here it is.....

 

"Stewart Milne Group has repeated an offer to re-house the firm within its multi-million redevelopment of the historic Triple Kirks building which overlooks Union Terrace Gardens".

 

Now I'm not sure if that means 'giving' them a building?  If it means they're getting free rent at the Triple Kirks building for as long as they want?  If it means that they're getting floor space in a bigger project that SMG are proposing?

 

Now given you're talking a couple hundred thousand pounds for a city centre flat these days and bearing in mind the Peacock Visual Arts were looking to raise £13.5 million there's quite a scope for speculation as to how much SMG were giving away.

 

So what we talking here?

 

The wages of a decent striker?

 

A transfer fee to rival a lower division club like Dundee?

 

Bearing in mind that this was an 11th hour bid by Stuart Milne, something that hasn't been in the pipeline long, something that hasn't been looming over his head, something that's not pertinent to his day to day running of his business.  Not something like a new roof for the Main Stand which has been crumbling and barely passing safety inspections year on year for about the last 10 years.

 

This new Peacock building that he's just giving away.  For free.  "There you go".  What could you buy instead?

 

A purpose built training ground?

 

A fancy house to entice a flair player up North?

 

Land for a new staduim?

 

The repayments on a crippling loan for a season?  Two seasons?

 

A decent wedge of cash for a new stadium?

 

AFC have all these money issues and the man in charge is offering financial and building support to some Arts Centre whilst his football club is in dire need of both.  He's openly stated he's an Aberdeen fan, is he that much a fan of the arts that he'll just step forward to bail them out of trouble when his own sinking ship needs a gesture like this?

 

It's fucking criminal and I for one cannot get my head around why we aren't going fucking loopy over this!

Hasn't he bankrupted numerous businesses?....

 

Yeah he borrows a lot based on his status but he's not exactly a safe hand with money.

No one got as rich as him without taking risks, fact is he's came back from being bankrupt twice and is now a Billionaire, I admire him and really wish he'd invest in the dandies.

 

Feck I'd even buy a season ticket for the first time in years if he invests.

I think it would be great if he came to Pittodrie personally.

Cant see him doing a Romanov as he will finance a figurehead to do all the donkeywork while he takes the glory!

 

Some fans will be delighted but others will just hate him even more!!

 

Maybe its Milne asking him if he wants to build a hotel when Pittodrie gets knocked down

 

Could you imagine Paris Hilton we the pom poms out at Pittodrie cheering on the boys at the start of the game!

 

Actually, that could be taken two ways . . . .

I would easy have Trump run the club. He is probably one of the most successful businessmen going around and he doen seem like quite a sensible guy when it comes to his investments.

Isn't he building a golf course costing hundreds of millions in the middle of a financial meltoown with a hotel facing a farm?

At the tail end of a financial meltdown maybe.