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  1. oldskyblue58

    The mammoth sum Coventry City owners Sisu would need to walk away without loss

    firstly someone with more money than sense .............. and probably whatever is sufficient to clear ARVO. Clearing ARVO could be done by them claiming Ryton and perhaps a small amount of cash Personally I wouldn't pay them more than a couple of million to take the football assets and...
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    The mammoth sum Coventry City owners Sisu would need to walk away without loss

    Here is a thought for you (not a good one) there are, ignoring Wembley, 5 home games left. If we assume an average of 8000 fans per game and a match income of £10 ph net of VAT that gives net income at £400k Annual costs say have decreased to £1m direct costs £3.3m wages and £1.5m...
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    The mammoth sum Coventry City owners Sisu would need to walk away without loss

    I also suspect due the solvency rules to come out of administration the EFL would not allow CCFC to transfer the loan and insisted that it became shares. SISU needed to retain the amounts to support the amount that's owed to investors I would guess
  4. oldskyblue58

    The mammoth sum Coventry City owners Sisu would need to walk away without loss

    Yes Nick the total was 750k of which 220k repaid - seems the net figure is shown in the accounts
  5. oldskyblue58

    The mammoth sum Coventry City owners Sisu would need to walk away without loss

    Just a few facts 1)Firstly the preference shares in Otium are owned by ARVO and SBS&L (15m:50m). So any capitalisation of "loans" was not by SISU or the original investors as such. The 50m is entirely internal to the group so does not represent money put in as loans at all. ARVO have taken up...
  6. oldskyblue58

    Who's responsible?

    breakdown in communication and training from what I can see. There are changes, the stewards need to buy in to that, the operation and interaction with the customers needs to be improved. No reason why it cant be done in a positive friendly well mannered way But I would bet part of this is...
  7. oldskyblue58

    Who's responsible?

    I cant help thinking after such articles that things are being positioned so that it is easier for CCFC to leave, and that suits more than one side of this saga
  8. oldskyblue58

    Who's responsible?

    You see I can see the news in the article to and including quoting Stupot .................... but the point of the stuff beneath it for umpteenth time is? So basically its all about change and the stewards, like most people, do not like change. The safety committee have insisted on improved...
  9. oldskyblue58

    Fan ownership, why won't it work?

    This proof of funds demand that keeps being put forward. It isn't really how fans ownership bid works It is usually that a club becomes available and the fans group is given the opportunity and time to see if they can raise funds to meet part or all of the sale price. So to sit down and talk...
  10. oldskyblue58

    Fan ownership, why won't it work?

    The immediate prospect of fans ownership is slim, SISU are not for selling. I think people get hung up on "fans ownership" thinking that it means entirely owned by the fans, given the potential fan base at CCFC then it is much more likely to be a joint ownership As for things like the Academy...
  11. oldskyblue58

    Who's responsible?

    I think this is a reflection of how the operational relationship is breaking down. The main body of stewards are employed by CCFC (it is detailed in the accounts). Immediate responsibility is with CCFC therefore. However CCFC have to comply with the Safety committee standards. The safety...
  12. oldskyblue58

    Is this the investment Robins is expecting?

    also from the article unless Oxford fans match us for numbers then we create a bigger windfall for their club by having more fans as the split is 45:45 between the clubs and 10% to the EFL.
  13. oldskyblue58

    Is this the investment Robins is expecting?

    only a small fly in the ointment, but the club probably has no real reserves of cash and need to be able to finance May, June & July when the club has no income. That's an additional cash burden to building a squad. So I wouldn't get hopes up The accounts that were signed off in February...
  14. oldskyblue58

    Journalist shares hilarious abuse from online trolls

    To be fair it isn't just Gilbert & Turner & CT you can point a finger at Reid & Cov Observer just as well. There is a battle going on between the two papers and the journalists involved and much of the coverage actually does none of them any credit in my opinion. Some of what has gone on I find...
  15. oldskyblue58

    Journalist shares hilarious abuse from online trolls

    You know I remember a time when journalism was about reporting the news, challenging those in power and was not about the very public egos of the journalists involved or agendas between two news outlets. (yes I know there was always stuff in the back ground but I cant help feeling very let down...
  16. oldskyblue58

    Expectations

    Then you concentrate on being the best you can be, have players that believe in it and the drive to see it through. Size of club does not come in to it. Pessimism won't change until the team consistently achieve. We shouldn't see ourselves as second to anyone..... but that's going to take mental...
  17. oldskyblue58

    Expectations

    Agree we should be a big team. There is some potential but there must be reasons why that has not been harnessed in 40 years. We go in to L2 thinking we are bigger than the rest and that leads to the wrong thinking and weakness not strength. Concentrate on being the best not the biggest
  18. oldskyblue58

    Expectations

    To be fair though if Ccfc get off to a poor start then those expectations from fans and bookies will fade pretty rapidly. We will be seen as a big team and that could easily hamper progress against teams who will raise their game. Not to mention the echoing support of a less than quarter filled...
  19. oldskyblue58

    Rallying Cry

    Cheers Oti changed it :)
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    Rallying Cry

    Cwr suggested Bradford brought between 1500 and 2000. So you could well be right wingy.
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