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But it works because they have a closed league (no promotion and relegation) so the clubs can live with it as they can't be relegated.

My Dad came from Coventry. I can't remember a time before I supported them - it's always been so! First game I can remember was losing 2-1 at home to Leeds in (I think) 1969.

I'm not sure which article you're referring to but I'd guess that any £30m quoted would have been based on the sum of the three £10 millions noted above.

Promised to pay off all our debts and give £30 m for new players - think that's a figment of your imagination. As I recall, the proposal that was talked about was £10m to buy out SISU (including all their loans), £10m to cover running costs and £10m for players.

As we agreed though, principles are principles :)

But that's the point Lord. My principle is that if you've served your time you should be rehabilitated into society and as you say, principles are principles.

Seem to remember debating the morality of that with some at the time. Happy to revisit if you insist :)

What a depressing view of the world.

I agree - this was the most revealing quote. As each day passes it becomes clearer and clearer that SISU were not negotiating in good faith. Sadly, that does not come as a surprise.

VAT isn't my specialist subject so I'm happy to be corrected but I think that the landlord has the option to charge VAT on rent or not.

I'm sure I recall someone posting a while back that they'd spoken to Joe Elliot who'd said that something looked like it would be happening (can't remember what wording was used) at about the end of November........

Not sure about these short term appointments? He managed Chelsea (first FA cup win), QPR (highest ever finish), did 4 or 5 years at Man Utd and then came to us for 2 seasons - which is longer than most of our managers in the last 10 years have managed. Will we ever have a manager of his...

Many a happy hour sat in front of it :D

Think he was Youth Team Coach in those days.

Assume it was Mick McGuire, but I think he'd gone to Norwich well before Dave Sexton arrived.

Dave Sexton built an exciting young team at Coventry to follow up his earlier success at Chelsea and QPR and his spell as Man United manager. In my view he was very unlucky to be sacked when the then new Chairman Iain Jameson brought in Bobby Gould (for his first spell as manager). It seemed...

Mark Hateley

The source of the money is not relevant. There are effectively 2 options for SISU to "walk away". The first is a sale. If they go down this route all my earlier comments apply and their investors will have to take a "bath", a "haircut" or whichever other metaphor you prefer, because as...

This isn't a pop at you CJ, but there have been a number of posts where people have said that it would cost £40/50/60m (as you prefer) to take over the club, because SISU have invested that much. The amount that they've invested is obviously of massive interest to them and I'm sure that they'd...

What about when 2 teams in the top 6 plat each other?????? That could push us down to 9th or 10th :D