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Let's just get the chain of events right here, so we can see how helpful the council have been... Aug 2014 (Just before the return to the Ricoh): Council chief: We need time to rebuild trust before we talk about ownership (with CCFC)...

Nothing to do with what I or you believe - it's on record. The facts are that the Council took steps that as a matter of public record said that they were seeking to protect their position by locking CCFC out of the Butts. It's absolutely undeniable, it's there in black and white mate. That...

Problem is, that it does hold up. It's a matter of public record... http://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/exclusive-leaked-email-reveals-council-bid-block-coventry-city-f-c-butts-groundshare/ ... The Council would however wish to raise one issue following recent items in the local press...

Anyone banking on the FL to stop us moving out of Coventry is barking up the wrong tree in my opinion. The club can point to the fact that Wasps have withdrawn from negotiations, and that the Council have said that they're not willing to 'help' the club unless the club gives them money that they...

I have genuine doubts that there's much that can be done about the academy. Personally, I'm not convinced that any side are acting in good faith. I fancy there will be another JR on the planning decision, but by then it will be too late. As for the Ricoh, we'll either do a short-term deal...

I'll never understand this, the last thing you want to do as a business of any kind is put obstacles or doubts in the way of people purchasing your product. Dedicated fans will tolerate a lot, but for anyone else stories and experiences like these will inevitably put them off. If our budget is...

Good result. Can you just confirm your address so that I can send my invoice. :)

Let me just rewrite that for them: "We're delighted that we got planning permission, because it'll be a lot cheaper for us to build here than anywhere else. We'd like to take this opportunity to make some nice noises about the football club, and make some vague, unlikely assurances, because...

This should not come as a surprise to anyone. From the moment the Ricoh was sold to Wasps, the Council have got in bed with them. They had to, because if for anyone reason Wasps fail, the council end up looking like complete idiots. The only thing that amazes me is why anyone who has CCFC at...

I don't think you can appeal against approval, SBT, only against failure to grant approval. I believe the only route would be, once again, a Judicial Review. I'd imagine we've got our own seats at the High Court now, and a season ticket for the parking facility.

My standard gags here: Swimming: Televised Foam. Golf: Televised Sky. Athletics: Would be a lot better if there was a ball. Any sport where there are marks for "Artistic Interpretation/Merit", is not a sport. :)

Precisely. Isn't that absolutely the nub of it. However when you've got the Head of Planning at CCC no less, saying to the Wasps side in an email, "‘help’ us ‘justify’ the application", it's patently obvious the fix is in. I don't care how crap SISU are and have been, that's undeniable...

I can see these guys are members of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), so from that point of view they look legitimate. I'd say the four key points here are: 1) Were they formally instructed to act 2) What specifically did you instruct them to do 3) What did they actually do 4)...

Mate, forgive me, but accusing a decent bloke you've never met or spoken to of spouting bullshit because it doesn't suit your little world view (one that involves you making money off a franchise club, let's remember) is pathetic. Reid won his tribunal against the CET, you might recall, and has...

To be honest mate, I'd say nobody should be punching anyone and we shouldn't kid ourselves that some of our lot are beyond kicking the crap out of people when they're down, tooling up, or taking advantage of age, size, or numerical differences. There's no honour in hooliganism - never has been.

And there's your problem, Nick. If a bunch of lads roll up to a bar, start sticking all the flags up, get pissed, pile into the usual offensive (and often racist) 'banter' and songs, and then behave like this then they're going to draw attention to themselves. It doesn't mean that they should...

I'll start the chant... "Gimme an 'F'".... :)

Absolutely - from a purely business perspective it makes good sense to take the option. It also very clearly screws the club over. It wouldn't make quite as much sense if people were willing to stand up for the club against Wasps for doing it, but who's going to trouble themselves to do that...

If you think CCFC have been genuinely offered space for the academy at the AEHC, then you certainly haven't been reading very well. Go have a look at those ins and outs again, especially the clauses like 'exclusive use'. I'm not going to let my dislike of SISU cloud the picture. Higgs, CSF...

The HIggs 'don't sell to SISU' clause, combined with the termination of the lease by CSF, and the refusal of Wasps to look for their own academy site but instead to take over ours, surely does spell the end for the academy in its current form. Let's be clear here: No one is forcing CSF to take...