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I'm not generally against ACL, who I think have largely been the wronged party in all of this. However, I can't see this statement as in any way helpful - this looks a lot like closing doors rather than opening them. The FL have a lot to answer for here - and not for the first time. Having...

What a pathetic thing to say. "One of you lot". You've made a clearly inane, ill-thought out whine, and when someone points out how dumb it is, it becomes "one of you lot, defending the council again". I don't doubt the Council do things wrong, in fact I know they do, but to complain about...

Not quite with you - are you saying that you weren't having an inane rant, and I just misread you? You were just being ironic, right? Wow. Sorry. It's just that I'd got it in my head that you were just one of those pissy "it's all the Council's fault" whiners, who couldn't really be arsed to...

You can't strike at the drop-of-a-hat these days Torchy. That's a myth. Two ways of looking at this. You could grumble because you've been inconvenienced by having to look after your kids, etc. Or you could look at why people are going on strike and consider if they might have a point. I...

Erm... I think this is something that the Government have brought in. Here's the thing about stuff like this - if you don't like it you can set up some sort of pressure group, and see if you can get the law changed. Alternatively, as with all of the laws that you don't agree with, you can...

I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now what I'm with isn't "it", and what's "it" seems weird and scary to me. It'll happen to you too. ;)

All of those things give you great credit, imho. I'd obviously rather you didn't go to Sixfields, because as I've said I think it gives our owners (and to some degree the FL) the barest fig-leaf of respectability, but I accept entirely your reasons for going and I wouldn't criticise you for...

I think the premise here that deserves challenge, is that the Sixfields boycott isn't having some effect financially and also putting pressure on the owners to return to Coventry. Just because someone on here says that SISU are willing to continue to throw money at it doesn't make it true. It...

It's a fair point, but in reality how often does a player like that pop-up out of the academy? If the plan for funding losses is to turn a profit of three million every year on a single player, then I'd say that you're running a very big risk.

Funnily enough, other than Derby (who I guess are just about local), I'd also say Sheff Weds in terms of away trips. Man City a couple of times, Man Utd a couple or three. Stockport was a good day out, I recall. :)

Except that with regard to the liquidation threat, it's a matter of record that it was also made in meetings with ACL, AEHC and CCC. If that threat comes from the head of the company in those meetings, and then again later in the press, you'd be a bonehead to disregard it. This especially if...

Rubbish. I'm telling you what I felt. Who are you to tell me I felt something different? It might have been shit for you, but that's your problem. Don't make out that everyone here feels the same way as you. I had a pretty good time there myself, for most of the years I went - otherwise I...

Fair enough mate. It's Friday, and I'm a bit hot. Apologies if I got a bit snotty. Enjoy yourself at the Godiva. :)

No mate, I followed the team pretty much full on from the late eighties through until a few seasons into the Ricoh. I can remember the Neal era. Don Howe too. In terms of win ratios, I suspect that Neal was far from the worst manager we've seen at CCFC. I can only stand by what I felt and...

Ah, sorry, I've read this as you saying that if the worst happened, and the club was liquidated, that that would be it for most if not all supporters. (A made-up scenario, btw). I've then suggested (or offered my opinion) that that might not be the case. And then you seem to have said that...

Yep - I'm not saying you're wrong, although I suspect that HR gradually grew as the club improved its status and following, whereas the Ricoh was very quickly too big for us. I don't remember HR, even in the 80s, ever feeling quite as empty as the Ricoh could. If this sounds like I'm...

No - it's not a fact in my imagination, it's an opinion. My opinion is that we'd pick up a fair degree of support - your opinion is that we won't. Your opinion is no better (or worse) than mine. But if the best argument that you can come up with is that my opinion is a 'fact' in my head...

The turnstile bars were painted Sky Blue (or did I just make that up?). I think it was the history that made it personal to me, rather than the decor. The Ricoh never saw a First Division/Premiership game for starters, so for me it kind of started off slowly and then went rapidly downhill...

Blimey, can I just say that I'm feeling a bit sorry for Torchy here - he's made a couple of not unreasonable points and he's being hammered. I mean, I hate the bloke, but I still feel obliged to be at least a tiny bit polite. ;)

I see what you're saying, but to be honest not owning the Ricoh never really bothered me. Not being able to get a pint at half-time, that ticked me off good and proper though. I used to console myself with the thought that the cash never made it back to the club anyway! If we ever get back...