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You're right although I'm convinced that SISU will claim conspiracy and that they were forced out. They only need to claim that in order to litigate and cause mayhem - whether the claims would have any validity could be open to debate. SISU's counter claim against Higgs in court a few weeks...

It's a good call Astute. I don't see a win for SISU achieving anything but creating a requirement for re-financing ACL's mortgage. Where that damages SISU is also unclear as I'm not sure how a landlord's debt funding affects its tenant - especially one that refused to pay its rent. A win for...

Great idea Sky Blue John. As the club want an independent valuation of ACL / Ricoh the council should agree to it on the basis that SISU agree to an independent valuation of the club. Next, they put both businesses on the market for the valuations and the first person (a third party not...

Able to sue the council for what losses? I understood that you can sue if you have suffered loss. As a tenant of ACL I struggle to see where SISU have suffered any losses. They put the club into administration and walked away from the Ricoh so where is the loss? There is an argument that the...

May be not but they can dispute it if it's not the valuation that SISU want. Something tells me this valuation is just a smoke screen. ACL is a privately owned company and its value is what the shareholders demand for it. By removing the club from the stadium SISU have downvalued ACL - we all...

I'm not sure who is bringing the JR to court. If it is SISU (and others) then it is unlikely that the costs of 'others' will have to be paid by the club. Looking at the case I'm not sure what will happen if SISU are successful. I can only see the funding being reversed in some way. It will...

WTF? SISU took the claim to the higher court and had their claim thrown out on day one. The higher court makes for higher costs. I understood that the judge ruled that the way the talks broke down wasn't allowed for in the contract. The contract was for SISU to pay Higgs costs if the deal...

It's difficult to know the facts here but one that remains without doubt is that the (reported) £590,000 is owed. I'm sure SISU's team of lawyers will be on the case to prove that it's not owed - just yet anyway. If they play difficult with the liquidation they could delay payment for years...

On the pitch I think the season promised much and delivered little. I thought we would be relegated this season so in that respect it has been a success. Form since February will be the best indicator of things next season. The squad will be dismantled and rebuilt with cheap and (perhaps)...

I always look for Bournemouth's results. My lad played for Bristol City and Bournemouth so I like to see both clubs do well. A great community club it is good to see Bournemouth going great guns. Eases the pain of looking for our results. Having a wealthy Russian owner that is willing to...

If you need reminding as to what he (through his family) has done for the club then you're not the fan you claim to be. Ironic that the criticism of one for inappropriate behaviour is from the very person that starts this thread. Did we really need this thread or was it started just to...

Spot on. Let Fisher build his £20m stadium and run up a good few million more in losses on the way. I'm sure a public offer for ACL in line with their previously agreed valuation would be all that is needed to bring every fan on side. Especially if CCC rejected it.

Agreed. It is difficult to follow all the ins and outs but I confess that I wasn't aware that part of the HoT was buying the YB mortgage at a discount. I'm not quite sure how you would contract that into a HoT agreement.... Especially as the YB hadn't been approached and confirmed a selling...

Possibly. Possibly not. It's difficult to know and I understand your point. Any acquisition involves 'increased risk' and yet given that SISU agreed HoT at £5.5m. I doubt we'll ever know the nature of the 'increase' in risk that justifies a 60% reduction of the offer or whether there was any...

In many respects you're right however, when you sign Heads of Terms on a deal of £5.5m you would expect the deal to go through at that price. Due diligence is to identify that what you're being told about the Company is substantially true. Court record confirms that SUSU's due diligence wasn't...

Something tells me that the JR only affects the funding of ACL. A win for SISU may mean the Yorkshire Bank take back the mortgage. As the club was ACL's tenant it is difficult to see how SISU could sustain damages based on their landlord's funding. The club they were running went into...

Two things need to happen to resolve this mess. Unfortunately, given the fact that ACL have a long lease on the Ricoh the only deal available to SISU is a rental deal. In order for that to change SISU (the club) need to acquire ACL. ACL are a major player in this saga and that needs to be...

Poor signings reflect badly on Waggott and Pressley. I can't remember a season with so many poor signings for many a year. A friend of mine used to play for a championship club and is now manager of a league one club. I spoke to him about this a couple of years ago and he said that the single...

I'm not sure I've seen any evidence that the original offer for the mortgage would have been accepted by the YB. Anyone can make low offers that don't come close to valuation - they're rejected very quickly. I'm sure that if SISU made an offer YB would go back to ACL / CCC to get a better deal...

If Luton give away free tickets to kids then I'm sure only a small percentage would be actually used. You're right it does swell the crowd. If the tickets come from their central ticketing system they will be included in the crowd figures. Similarly if Coventry City print 300 free tickets for...