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In a nutshell, this is what I got, I had to leave before the end of the interview... Shane O'Connor started by asking about Labovitch: TF: Mark's role was independent advice during turbulent times. (Suggested no longer required, but would remain a friend of the club). SOC: Have you come out...

The quotes I liked best were the misquotes. ;) Can't say that I'll miss ML much. Out of all of the recent directors (even including the utterly barmy Orange Ken), he seemed the most divisive. Some people seem to delight in spin, confusion, and provocation - getting shot of him is a smart move.

OK, I confess, I'm utterly baffled. We've got a 32,000 seater stadium. We've sold 15,000 tickets on general sale, and are reserving 4,000 others for ST holders. We'll have to block out (say) 2,000 for away fans. That's 21,000. Let's say another 1,000 are lost for segregation and other...

That's how I read it too. Not an issue in terms of how he runs his show, but I'd rather we had a die-hard Cov lad in there. Rob Gurney, where are you... ;)

I'm not convinced about doing this just for atmosphere, I think it's a bit more about cutting costs. Otherwise, as Nick says, it would be better to simply move everyone closer to the pitch, and have home support behind both goals. Regardless, and fwiw, I always thought the 'home' end should...

Torchy's cat will be getting nervous. ;)

Just tell the steward that you knew you wouldn't be allowed to bring a flammable banner into the ground, so you've confirmed that yours is inflammable. :)

Ah, that way lies disaster. By the time you get out, you'll probably have lost enough to buy us all a season ticket. :)

No mate, not here. Apologies, I was trying to post something that wasn't divisive!

I'll be there - or at least as much as I was in the last few seasons. I don't have the same passion for the club as I used to, and my personal life is a bit busier now that I've got kids to look after. In fairness, that's not all down to SISU (especially the last bit, I hope!), but it's bloody...

Don't even know where to start. Great news, I am genuinely surprised. As fans I hope we can get past all of the SISU v ACL v CCC bullshit now, and just get back to slating the players. ;) No problem with the fact that it's a short-term deal either. This means that both sides will have to...

Now there's an opinion that's based on a general dislike of the council rather than backed by any actual data I'd venture. It's just lazy thinking, like RFC's assertion that the council turned down planning for HR when there is no evidence of any plan on the table, or the good old bullshit...

I would check 'off-line' too, but in fact for something like this I wouldn't need to. Football ground redevelopments in residential areas are always going to be very, very hard to get through PP I'd venture. Blaming the council for that is ridiculous, which is where I came in, I think...

No need to ask Uncle Joe, RFC. Just point us to the documents or stories where CCFC applied for planning permission, please? It's a matter of public record, planning, so it should be there somewhere. No? And even if they did suggest that PP might be hard to come by for a major stadium...

I think there's a fair bit of truth to this. In fairness to the trust though, if this is the game that SISU are playing, I don't think they've fallen for it. As NW has already said, it isn't as though the Trust have stopped protesting. Always better to meet than not meet, I'd say, but it's...

Isn't this a kind of 'damned if you do, and damned if you don't' thing? As a member of the Trust, I want them to engage with the current owners at every opportunity. However I'd expect those meetings to be as public as possible, and minuted so that everyone can see what's gone on. If the...

There's no doubt the Council do things that I disagree with, but I'd rather stick to the facts. The Rugby club chose to leave Coundon Road. When the previous owners got into trouble at Butts Park Arena it was looking bleak for a while, but guess what - the new owners at the club negotiated a...

I agree - but I think the point here is that it isn't really an advantage because it actually discourages the other side entering into negotiations, or at least gives them cover for doing so. ACL can now, quite rightly, say there's no deal to be done at the moment and we're not going to talk...

I thought a bit more about the 'appeal as a bargaining chip' argument again this morning, after I'd calmed down a bit. ;) In truth, if you're genuinely looking to seek a short-term rent deal, it still makes little sense. It's an obvious obstacle to talks, and from ACL's point, it actually...

It's a negotiation. The only party at the moment being unreasonable is SISU with this continued bloody-minded insistence of pressing on through the courts. If they can't do a deal with ACL, then they go back to building their own stadium. The bargaining tool they've got is the fact that ACL...