Lewys33......What's the 5 million you're talking about? Where did that come from? If you are talking about the extract from the article 'Wasps paid £5.54m for 100 per cent of Ricoh Arena operating firm ACL last year and took on the remainder of a £14.4m loan from Coventry City Council - which...
Reminds me of the time I went to Ryton to watch the boys practicing. The team were set up to play against a series of traffic cones. I had to leave at half-time......the cones were winning 2-0.
Having watched City play Burton on the TV the week before, I was really pleased with the way they played........I was pretty impressed. Was the BBC correct in saying that in the whole 90 minutes against Scunny, we had only ONE shot on goal. If so that has to be a record of some kind doesn't...
Correct....Stan Smith was manager and Ronnie Farmer was head coach (both former City players). Kirk Stephens was a scrawny 15 year old kid, but you could see he was going to be a pro someday, even then.
Not so much a funny story, but I've read every one of the posts on this and got hit with a bout of nostalgia. I found myself reminiscing over my playing career back in Cov. Sunday League teams I played for were Wyken WMC, Canley Social, Tile Hill WMC, Binley WMC. They were bruising leagues...
George Curtis, Ian Gibson, Ronnie Rees and George Hudson. If I was forced to choose between them, I'd have to go with Hudson though. Ah, those were the days.
I too am sad that CCFC didn't get the Ricoh Arena. However, failure to acquire the Arena can ONLY be attributed to one party here, I'm afraid. Most City supporters know who that is, but having read some of the diatribe on this forum, there are still a few that speak in venom. Age comes in...
You know the Council 'offered' a longer lease to Wasps.....for fact? Might it have been during the 'negotiation' process, that WASPS 'requested' a longer lease to make it economically justifiable? Just asking, 'cos I don't know either......I wasn't there at the negotiations......but it sounds...
That's why they'll be known as the COVENTRY WASPS soon enough. Coventry the only City with 3 professional Rugby teams......soon, right? (For those who don't get the 60's style sarcasm.....that's 2 Rugger teams and 1 in Rugby).
But wasn't that because the Football Club said REPEATEDLY they didn't want it? I don't know which party is in power over there, but I believe it was unanimous across the spectrum that the only suitor in town was the new Coventry Wasps. Pretty easy decision in my book. Can't understand why...