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Possibly, although it doesn't seem to have stopped a number of football clubs. You've also got the ability to build on land unsuitable for housing for various reasons, or take over land covenanted for sports use only etc. Was this actually the best deal for Wasps, or the best deal for Wasps'...

Just thinking this naming rights thing through... My suggestion is that they get a few tubs of white paint, and simplify it by selling to either Richard 'Ric' Keys, or the Information Commissioner's Office. That red is a bit of a swine for bleeding through though. Better make it a couple...

No spooning though. OK?

What, the council, taken in by some wide-boy who spins a few lines but in reality cares not a jot about either the club that he owns or the city that he's coming to? Never going to happen. ;)

I didn't think it was until you arrived. An Englishman, and Irishman and a Scot walk into a pub. The barman says, "What, is this some kind of a joke?" Night all. Tell your friends, I'm here all week.

Mate, it's a free country, and I've yet to meet a Kiwi I didn't get on with. But this is brutally unfair to Wasps fans and I'd actually appeal to your better nature not to support it. I think Wasps owners have spun a bit of a line to the council here about the academy, but the rules (at least...

Wasps academy has to stay in London under RFU rules. And can you honestly see Wasps allowing CRFC to move up the leagues and split their fanbase - which will likely be rather small in any case. There are plenty of other top players from Cov btw, I was only thinking of the ones that went to my...

Andy Goode too, I found out tonight. Born in Cov, started at Barker Butts, Leicester, and now at.... Wasps! Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see these guys play in Coventry - but for Coventry RFC not some franchise team we've brought in at someone else's expense. The point I was making was...

Me too. I'm so chuffed that we've dragged a club 70 miles away from their supporters that I can hardly wait to go and support them. Coventry RFC are delighted too, because having Wasps on their doorstep will obviously help them push forward with their ultimate aim of getting to the top level...

I think they're running out of people to sue. Saying that, I hope Wasps select 'legal cover' as well as 'accidental damage' when they come to insure the stadium. ;)

Basically it didn't sound like there was any chance of SISU trying to make a matching offer.

I don't think the chap on CWR is particularly well clued up on this - I'd go with the CET line, it's 100% and CCC will buy and sell the Higgs share to Wasps back-to-back.

Well argued as ever, Chief. As things stand, what we do know is that this deal spikes the chance of CCFC under SISU ever getting access to the Ricoh's revenue streams. Four possibilities that I can see: 1) SISU sell to Wasps. This is what I think the councillors have been told will probably...

Exactly. Wasps can't move lock, stock and barrel to Coventry because they need to pretend to stay in London to fulfil RFU criteria. I sense there has been some blagging when the Wasps owners met the Labour group yesterday. A few thousand fans every other Sunday for a few months of the year is...

I know Joe personally, and I really like him. He is a thoroughly decent man. But he's wrong on this. I'm giving you a like for 'gnomic reference' - there's a phrase that doesn't crop up here often. :)

She probably won't want to sit next to me at the football. "Ann, I've had a long meeting with a large number of people, and we've decided unanimously that it would be best if we crapped in your shoes. I'd like to explain why it benefits you, but unfortunately there are issues surrounding...

Not one.

More on the love of sport from Coventry City Council. Clearly they've never played on the dog-sh*t council pitches that junior footballers have to use. (Most rugby clubs, in fairness have their own club houses and facilities - they seem to manage pretty well without having a big franchise next...

Cllr Kershaw. Another one hanging his hat on the idea that Wasps can improve local sport (despite the fact that they aren't allowed to move their academy, ffs!). I've got a lot of mates playing junior rugby (Barker Butts, Old Covents etc.). I don't see those clubs struggling or in need of a...

Can't have it both ways - at the moment they can't move their academy, and there's no evidence that they'll be able to.