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In fairness I think that everyone is aware of SISU's history, and Jon Sharp's no mug - CRFC are heading in the right direction. I don't think that there's any risk of them losing control of the rugby club through this. Assuming there's any reality to the project, then the key for all parties...

That one is easy enough Otis, the covenant was suggested by the Council when they got wind of the possibility that CCFC might want to move in there. The stated reason was to "protect the Council's position". Regardless of all of the other issues, what does anyone think that "position" is...

In that case what you're really saying is that as long as something is commercially feasible then it should be accepted. The problem with that, is that if our owners say that something is commerically necessary, you've got to take it on the chin or (politely) look like a hypocrite. The...

Oh aye, yeah, and what exactly have you been doing then? Not going to games and shaking your fist in rage at the computer screen? Picture of Fisher on the dartboard? Mostly whining here? No need to answer, I can probably guess. You could always try organising something I suppose, but I'm...

Moving from West London to Wycombe does not make Wasps a de facto franchise. No matter how much you repeat it, it does not make it true. Please stop making excuses, I've got more respect for people who just admit that they don't care about it than those who try to justify it using a thin layer...

I think I'm as "anti-wasps" as anybody but I'm not about to join a march demanding that they leave. What I will do though is politely point out to any CCFC fan who I think hasn't understood, or indeed anyone else I know who goes there, why I think they shouldn't attend. It's their choice...

Congratulations HH, that's some going. Do you start wrapping the Christmas presents in January? :)

Where do you get the idea that objections to moving were feeble? It's a slightly different type of audience, much less likely to fight against the inevitable perhaps, but there were 3,000-odd signatures in the petition hastily done after it was announced. There were many Wasps fans who were...

Good spot, although in context I think it makes sense. Unlike a double positive which can never ever represent a negative. Yeah, right. :)

Even if that were true it's still only 2,200 of an average gate of between six and seven thousand. So where do you think the rest came from? And being a West London club would likely mean that they drew a proportion from Wycombe previously in any case. Wycombe is a pretty substantial commuter...

To start off with CRFC aren't going nowhere, they're trying to get out of the third division of rugby - it's not easy though because it's one up, one down and a competitive league. They are the best supported team in the division. There are big parallels here with CCFC. Trying to get out of...

Depends where you're starting from - but it's a lot closer to where Wasps were based than Coventry, that's for sure. The real point is that Wasps are and were a London club - indeed when their new owner took over he made exactly that point. They even re-branded as "London" Wasps. Until the...

Then with respect you've answered your own question. Wasps most certainly were not a franchise before they moved here. They'd moved around a few grounds in North/West London, were described by their owner when he purchased them as a 'London' club, had their base of operations and their academy...

Ooh, I can answer that. One. Coventry RFC (est. 1874, in Coventry) were a professional club well before London Wasps came here. They had paid full-time staff, their own ground, and a number of paid full-time players, and when Wasps arrived they still plied their trade in the third division...

You can influence the future by not supporting the business who have: 1) Taken ownership of the stadium that was built for us. 2) Bought our academy and are now pushing us out of that. 3) Are refusing to negotiate with CCFC on the pretence that the legal action in some way affects them. (Clue...

Just to add my tuppence to this. I'm a regular at Cov rugby and I'm not particularly happy that we're having anything at all to do with Wasps. Some fans will probably feel the same as me, and some won't. That isn't the players' fault though, so they'll get my support when they're on the...

They can rant - they're more than welcome to. I like a good rant myself. However I think it's fair enough to point out the level of actual information therein and to defend an article that makes a lot of sense to me. The OP might be smarter than Einstein for all I know, he's just not showing...

What was the point in calling someone "SISU Nick" then? If you don't want to cause trouble, then be a man, grow up and apologise. No one's going to unite behind someone who doesn't put their brain into gear before they post offensive rubbish like this. If you want to get fans together I think...

OK, so the OP here started off with the usual juvenile pun about the author's name, and then signally failed to identify where any of the article was factually wrong. He's so one eyed that he's completely missed Reid's criticism of SISU. It's an utter waste of time arguing with people like...

I think you've kind of answered your own question there. In fairness SISU must know that we want them out, they for whatever reason don't want to go. There's probably nothing served in a meeting on that basis - they're well aware of how the fans feel, they just don't much care...