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The OP's suggestion isn't a serious business proposition, and nobody in their wildest dreams would expect SISU to accept it. That's the point - it highlights the absurdity of SISU's constant and tiresome claim that they just want matchday revenues for the club. I have no idea why they keep...

So why does Mr. Fisher keep saying "matchday revenues"? That is, when he's not saying “the real value is not just in the stadium but land enablement and what is around it”. I think the OP has put forward a good proposal, which might prompt SISU to finally tell everyone what they ACTUALLY...

I appreciate what you’re saying, and obviously the previous regime got us into a scandalous mess. But that’s a long time ago now, and SISU had the chance to start afresh with much of the debt eradicated, yet through utter incompetence they’ve taken us ten steps backwards. By footballing...

Stupot - I’m not getting at anything, there is no clarity and that’s the point. If SISU can put forward an unambiguous plan to run the stadium and the football club as mutually-beneficial businesses, and to plough serious money into success on the pitch, they might stand a chance of getting...

12th June 2014, final day of the Judicial Review (CCFC official website):- “SISU QC responded by saying that CCFC were interested in a deal which provided them with match-day revenues, not an interest in the stadium. He recited that the issue which faced the Club was access to a share of...

Chelsea? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Pitch_Owners

If SISU got ownership of the Ricoh, would the much-talked-about revenues be ploughed into a prosperous and successful football club? Or at the other end of the scale, would the football be kept alive on basic life support, whilst the anonymous investors slowly clawed back their lost money...

This is a very depressing prospect, but seems entirely possible to me.

Forgive me if your post was intended as some kind of subtle joke, but “in camera” is simply a legal term meaning “in private”.

I’m still not clear on this. If Coventry City Football Club owned the Ricoh, would they be able to use the revenue from non-football activities at the stadium (exhibitions / concerts / hotel / casino) towards the FFP calculations? If so, owning the stadium could be a massive benefit to the...

I confess that the financial aspects of this whole saga are completely beyond me, but much has been made of the need for the club to have “access to all revenues”, and some people refer to this as the “pie money”. Can anyone on here clarify the Financial Fair Play rules? Can a club count ALL...

Got a map of Oxfordshire and an imagination?

Several people have suggested turning out in big numbers to a small club’s fixture. Sounds good to me – we are all starved of live football. But it needs to be somewhere that will grab the headlines, somewhere where a major public figure lives. Somewhere normally very quiet, and not used to...

"the auditor is satisfied there is no material uncertainty that he needs to refer to" What about the JR?!

"Of course, we understand that supporters want to know where the stadium is going to be and how long it will take to build. I know for some - probably most - it won't be anything more than a "PR" exercise until they see evidence of location and timescales etc.” He’s completely missing the...

This thread is very hard to read, I can fully identify with nearly every post. Some may think it’s down to a few bad results, but this is exactly how I’ve felt ever since we played our first match in Northampton. Can the complacency of the people running CCFC carry on in the face of this...

Can’t disagree with those things Macca – it would be nice wouldn’t it? A regards financial clout, that doesn’t look likely, since we still owe ourselves £60 million and rising fast. The only thing for which there’s an unlimited budget is staying in Northampton. Funnily enough, for me the...

You may take the piss out of “wrist-slashing”, but I don’t see that on this thread – I just see a lot of rational responses to the original question. Yes, lifelong fans are disconnecting from the club, it’s HAPPENING – read what people are saying and believe it. 1400 City fans at a home league...

The posts on this thread should be a wake-up call to the people running CCFC. I’ve been an avid supporter for over 50 years, and a season ticket holder for most of that time, until this season. I won’t go to Northampton, and have only been to three away games. I don’t listen on the radio...

Grendel and Stupot, thanks for the info - I’ve got no axe to grind and I’ve no reason to doubt what you say. If McDonald actually cost more money it’s even more annoying! My feeling at the time, based partly on comments made by le Fondre himself, was that we didn’t show sufficient ambition to...