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In which case we might as well close the club down now hadn't we? What's the point in carrying on?

So what your saying there is until a new stadium is built we have no chance of being sustainable in the Championship. Now as a new stadium is at best years off, wouldn't we be better doing what some of us have said all along, and enter in negotiations with Wasps to get a deal at the Ricoh that...

You raise two points there, neither have anything to do with what I said.

The current deal has two more years left to run. Do you think we will get out of league 1 within two years?

Wow, I know people are bitter and twisted but this must be right up there amongst the best. Whilst in league 1 CCFC have an excellent deal at the Ricoh. As for leeching, do you really think a £100k rent and selling a few manky pies is going to make much difference to ACL paying off a £14m debt.

This election is certainly not one to win. With the sort of cuts that still need to be made, and with every party claiming everything will be fine in the future, I predict the next government to be easily the most unpopular ever. Cameron has got away with the cuts in this parliament because...

As things currently stand our income should easily be amongst the top half of teams in this division. Yet we are struggling to stay up, and still losing money. Now you have to ask what is wrong there. It can't be income potential, so it's either outgoings are too high, or poor management. Now...

What way did it happen then? Do you think Ray Ranson or any of the first board were good? Do you think any board members since have been good? It sounds like you are now complaining that fans originally supported Sisu. Should we have hated them from the start?

Personally they are successful, however with their directors hats on they have been dismal failures.

Would you seriously hand your money over to someone who said "I'm going to go and invest this in something I know nothing about, it might make a profit, or it might not, your guess is as good as mine. Doesn't matter though as its your money not ours". Who are these people that advise them that...

I don't buy this argument that sisu is ran by intelligent people. For a start they have already admitted themselves that they make investments into sectors they know nothing about. They seem incapable of gauging human emotion or anticipating a natural reaction. Lastly their staff...

Blackburn at home September/October 1996. They were bottom of the league. Finished 0-0, game was so poor both sets of fans were singing "what a load of rubbish". Can't exactly say I was glad I went, but it sticks in my mind.

Whilst that would work, is that not what every business strives to do? Find something with high demand and low supply. As you say, with the people that would be running it, that would be down to luck rather than judgement.

Well the colour of the seats isn't really critical to the future of the club. Just over 2 years ago Mark Robins was moaning about Sky Blue seats and half the posters on here were calling for a seat colour change. What I am absolutely certain of though, is doing the wrong thing is far worse than...

So if a major regional stadium and conference centre can't cover those losses, why would a smaller, less adequate stadium be able to generate enough revenue? Do you think a new stadium being able to generate enough revenue to pay for itself and cover CCFC losses is realistic?

A judgement cannot be made retrospectively.

So aren't we better taking the safe option? Taking a gamble got us into this mess, I'm surprised anyone thinks taking a gamble is the way out of it.

No, as you well know it wasn't.

Why? The best thing for CCFC to do is buy into income streams at the Ricoh and sign up to a long term rental contract. Its only the income streams that matter. Ownership of a ground is of no use to the running CCFC.

It wouldn't make sense for Wasps to buy out the council mortgage, the rate it is currently at is less than anything a bank would offer. The same could happen with any new CCFC owner. Sisu lend the new stadium company money at say 7%, in the years between this happening and new buyers turning...