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Agreed. On the upside the barriers around the pitch mean that I don't have to retrieve my first touch from the nettles/brook/adjoining field/motorway (delete as appropriate).

Fair play to you for responding on this, it's more that a lot of people would have done. We probably still differ on some of the finer points, and I still believe it could have been handled better, but it is what it is and I'm not looking to provoke a row. It goes without saying that I wish...

I would think there would be a contract or agreement of some kind, as there is when entering into any kind of booking like this - that would protect both sides. The club in question is pretty big in terms of the number of kids teams that they run, and very well-established - it's not a Sunday...

Unless I've misread there isn't a shortfall, what SBiTC are trying to do is build up a contingency fund. So there isn't, presumably, a risk of the facility suddenly going broke - they just need to put a plan in place to build up reserves. The increase in price and required length of contract...

In fairness Nick, I think I know this chap and he's not kicking off on his own behalf, it relates to the team he's involved with. They've already budgeted for training costs for the year, and have been surprised that the deal's been changed at short notice is how I'm reading it. I've no axe to...

Yep, Powerleague is 3G, but private 5-a-side/7-side hire, and when Woodlands were there the kids got to play on it during the school day as I recall. I think it's pretty expensive, but it always looks fairly busy so is presumably doing quite well. There's Goals up at AT7 too, which I think is...

There's no harm in keeping track on how old players are doing, is there? Am I the only person who watches MoTD and the FL show (torture!) with half-an-eye on those with at best tenuous links to the club/city (e.g. Patrick Van Aanholt, McGoldrick etc. etc.)? I always thought Cody was half-way...

I read it as the men's and women's Cov United side. I don't follow CUFC, but I think it makes good sense for them. As a CRFC fan, I can only hope that they get a decent 3/4G pitch in place, 'cos this is going to give it some hammer!

More and more, Cap'n, I can only think the end game is a big punt on getting damages from the various court cases. In the meantime I honestly don't think there's enough left now to interest any potential purchaser. I'd be delighted to proved wrong - one day SISU will bugger off, and assuming...

I believe the only route open to challenging approved planning decisions is judicial review. I think both OSB abd CD make valid points here, and my personal opinion is that whichever way Sport England went, there was room for challenge by the other side. Having thought about it in more general...

No real surprise. I think Sport England might just have had sufficient grounds to maintain an objection, but the truth is that they're not there to protect CCFC's academy and they've made their decision on this basis. Wasps, of course, could have chosen another location, but like the Ricoh...

Blinded by your hate of SISU into giving the Council and Wasps a free pass? It's patently more than just the owners who are responsible for the mess here, but it's a lot easier to just rail against them than to consider the facts I guess.

Entirely possible, but I think it's also undeniable that neither the Council nor Wasps are exactly acting in a way that supports the ongoing provision of the academy. The questions placed by Fisher seem legitimate enough to me, we can only speculate on the motives. But it's a bit hard blaming...

In truth, I think there's more to Sport England than we're perhaps giving them credit for. Again going back to that link they've got a wide brief, and as statutory consultees the council can't ignore them. The point of referring to Sec of State is (as I understand it) related to the...

Yep, I think that's a legitimate concern OSB. Personally I get the impression that all sides are playing this game to a greater or lesser degree. However it is the council that need to come up with something that satisifies Sport England, and it's fair enough for other parties to point that...

Let's be careful that opinion doesn't trump facts here. Sport England are a statutory consultee for this kind of development. This means that the council are legally obliged to take into account their comments with regard to awarding planning permission...

I can't really think of a single thing here I'd disagree with. I'm tremendously sorry for all of the loyal fans that Wasps left behind, and I'm amazed that the RFU simply waved it through. My personal opinion is that both association and union codes have governing bodies that are barely worthy...

Absolutely. And if I could ever afford it again it would be cheaper for hotels too. But it won't do much for Oakland, a not particularly well off, working-class kind of town loses a core part of its identity and a big income stream. Sounds familiar somehow.

Raiders, my other chosen team. I've even been to see them. I can pick 'em, eh. :)

To finally finish,I can't but point out that the council's last offer is to demand £325k before they do anything to 'help'! I'll leave it at that chap, appreciate we differ. :)