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"Club is currently recruiting for Administrators"............................ maybe this will be more accurate ;)

so knowing they were leaving recruitment late they haven't in ten weeks done any work of a tactical nature with the players they knew they had for certain so that any new players only had to slot in to a structure that was already there and would be covered by everyone else knowing their...

If people stood back and looked at the regulations that actually applied then not sure how you would expect a different outcome - and that is not me being happy with said outcome far from it. It should never have got to this The situation regarding the Academy was always operational, and Sport...

Seems they don't see a problem either http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/plan-wasps-training-centre-coventry-11855854

31 May 2015 accounts for the SBS&L group Turnover 4.8m Operating loss 4.6m Profit on Player sales 2.7m Interest payable 1.37m Loss for financial year 3.3m Going to be interesting to see how they save 3.3m to make the group self financing, even if they managed a profit of 2.5m on Maddison I...

correct - but the budget that is held up by TF etc as being 6th best is from a list provided by the FL based on their formula. It is, and to my mind has always been, misleading talking about budgets because people even within the same club, let alone the fans, talk about different figures but...

so would I but that's not necessarily the same as the one calculated by FL though ...... 60% of attributable turnover etc. Also the budget that are held up by fans and very often the club not to mention the press almost always lead back to the FL calculated one. That could be significantly...

We might have the calculated FL budget but do we have the cash? Which budget are they referring to - the clubs or the FL calculated one or something other? The budget set by the FL is not going to include all of the players we have in the 1st team squad because of their age and being ex Academy...

I think that TM & MV have to maximise all their options to create adequate cash flow to put a first team on the pitch. The short term fix to quality needed is probably to buy in. TM quite likely knows he doesn't have much time to turn it around so the current emphasis on buying in. Managers do...

Would agree duffer he had to put something out, had to state the clubs case and the letters were better than we have seen in the past. Had the club not put anything out they would have been battered by the fans. Still feels more like being seen to do something rather than any real substance...

No need to be a patronising dick don You put the figures up first on the thread, not me. I put up some facts, thoughts and questions that countered your sweeping assumptions Not restructuring anything. CAT 2 Academy for CCFC shouldn't even be at risk.

- you brought the Cat 2 figures and ex academy player sales in to this discussion - not about saving the Academy but about whether TM & MV see its value or see other options (personally I think they want to do both which is why a proper scouting system was vital) - only saves a fortune if you...

Where have I said that we shouldn't have an Academy. Does it have to be Cat 2 ? that's a different question My problem with what you and others are saying is that you are taking a cost of one area of the club and matching against the total sales of the whole club player wise. Basic accounting...

Question Does anyone ever question why some of our Academy stars were taken on as first team squad members? Was it because they could see potential to reach L1 standard or was it because the gaps in the squad couldn't be filled and this was the only solution? We seem to be ready with the excuse...

Sorry but you couldn't run the Academy on the transfer fees alone for 15 years because being an integrated model those transfer fees are expected to support the whole operation of the club not selected bits when it suits an argument. No first team no Academy, with no player sales there is no...

I think the Sports England aspect is being over played. My understanding, and I might be wrong, is that they are concerned that the overall sporting offer of the City of Coventry is not diminished. Not whether a professional club has been negatively affected by a decision of a sports venue...

Sorry don but I do not share your analysis. So have played devils advocate a little above Question - what is the basis of the assertion that we are the 4th (or whatever it is) best Cat 2 academy in the country? Someone mentioned Brentford earlier I believe - currently in which division? - and...

Sadly I cant help thinking that the release of these letters is to be able to say to the fans we tried. The retention of the Cat 2 Academy is not so much a planning issue but one of logistics, flexibility and finance in my opinion. Plus commitment

Then we have nothing to worry about. Wasn't saying they would be relegated btw............ am prepared to give it a bit of time before hitting the panic button........... but don't quite have your confidence CC4L :)

another question The perceived wisdom is - The academy is all important and it is vital we retain Cat 2 status for the future of the club. If it is so vital for our future and makes so much money for the club by player sales would CCFC still do it if there were no grant of £480k received? The...