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Apparently contrasting football finances in Germany compared to UK? :pimp:

The requirement to hold 1/2 a million pounds in an escrow account in case the rent is not paid is totally unjustified in the current financial climate. No one can afford to have that amount of money lying around doing nothing. But apart from arguments about that which are separate. the fact that...

I looked for an interview with him, on bbc, unimpressed! No charisma and pretty apologetic! God help us! :pimp:

While we have all been engrossed here discussing the meaning of life. Keith Curle has snuck in under the radar and become favourite for manager. What a wuss! please no! :pimp:

Thanks God, I was hoping for PK's confirmation. :pimp:

Thanks PK, So where does the money go? Who gets the profits from concerts and the Olympics? and where does the £1.2m a year in rent go? Does it stay with ACL or go back to the council? :pimp:

from wiki, The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. It has space for 27,740 spectators (reduced from 28,384 due to segregation).[3] The stadium was built in 1997 at a cost of £14.7 million as...

There is no-one who would come in! And if there was why would the council look more favourably on them? You say SISU have burnt their bridges but I don't think we have (or need) any alternative to SISU. We/they have an impasse. There is a legal framework in place that they took on when...

Wanting the F&B revenue is not for the actual money involved and I think the club would be happy to pay 100% of the money involved just to get the income into their accounts!! Although all money/revenue is important this has a special relevance now to the club. Now FFP is coming in even if the...

On reflection I really I asked the wrong question here. it should have been "And how does that compare with the abyss of not having them?" Interestingly that very same question is "per-tenant" to ACL in respect of the situation they would face without CCFC and or SISU. The Council/ACL perhaps...

What are they like? And how does that compare to the mythical alternative? :pimp:

Yep thats what I thnk too. But I think TF is running out of moves. The council have the legal high ground and I don't see them backing down. They dont want to listen. They will smoke SISU! But I don't see them picking up the pieces. And no one else will. :pimp:

Oh dear! We're buggered! After reading this, I suddenly don't see any way out of it for Sisu. We have been buggered by the council! Its going to get bumpy! :pimp:

I searched for an image of Joy... She's not easy to find! Is this her? :pimp:

Thanks for re-posting that JG, Apparently none of that definitely rules out Nene Park. 13.4 would appear to be the only stumbling block, where the board would need to rule on what it considered to be Coventry's "conurbation" then if necessary whether they would make an exception for a temporary...

Nene park was a flat pack bought from IKEA. they're going to repack it and move it to the memorial park! :pimp:

Yep that's a crux! I can understand the council thinking it wants to protect a community asset (and I say that because I assume that's why the ACL funding was voted for) but... the council provided most of the money to finance the stadium in the first place then set up ACL as an independent...

I think I agree with your first point, and maybe TF is purposely trying to be provocative, had he used the words "running aground" or "hitting the dust" perhaps you wouldn't have been able to be so concerned. But I don't think its half as sinister or unprofessional (or illegal?) as the council...

Surely this is a situation where a signed contract is expected. I think its slightly strange that ACL are putting such stress on shaking hands. Without checking I can't quite remember where this quote came from. But I seem to remember it was said to be at the end of the meeting that the...

I think there is too much reference to TF lying, and it isn't helpful or justified. the comment reported by KingHarvest was not a direct quote (didn't give the exact words used). Even if TF did use the word "vetoed" it may not have been literal. I think there was a point recently when we were...