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Sorry mate, not trying to catch you out, but I'm reasonably certain that SISU wanted to buy out the whole thing for themselves for around £6m - £7m. Hence presenting ACL as distressed. In fairness, I'm too busy atm to dig it out myself, but if I can find it later I'll come back to you.

Also, more hotels means more bars within walking distance of the ground. Who could possibly stand against that? ;)

Where's the evidence that they would have been joint holders of the loan? Forgive me but I've never seen that. As to why they pulled out of the deal, if there was ever a deal, then I guess trust issues might be one reason, or that it was dangerously close to illegal might be another, or that...

Sorry mate, you're confused again. As BSB says, the £14m came way before Haskell arrived. Have you been listening to Bob again? ;)

All councils are cutting costs, in particular at the moment as a function of reduction in central funds from Government and the fact that they're not allowed to raise Council Tax by more than 2% to make up the deficit. There's nothing unique about CCC in that. In terms of the £14m loan, if...

I think there's a general shortage of hotel rooms when there are big events at the NEC too, fwiw. Plus, I think the idea of the extra rooms at the Ricoh is not only to make money at current events, but also to make them more attractive and hence bring in even more events there too. Regardless...

"A Sideways Look at Football"? One of the best footy books I've read. Actually written by a footballer iirc, rather than a ghost writer. Imagine, a footballer who can write! I've mislaid my copy, sadly. Paraphrasing - "I'm not saying they didn't like me at Birmingham, but I started to think...

It's in green belt as well as everything else, so it's definitely a non-runner for a new stadium, imho. Anyway, they were probably mis-quoted. I'm sure we'll soon hear that they were never interested in Brandon anyway. ;)

Don't fall off your chair mate, but I couldn't agree with you more. :) It's utterly incredible that there's this vast amount of money going into the game, and yet clubs are still going pop. It could only happen in football.

You've lost me on the one common enemy thing. Germany? ;) Personally I think the last thing the FL and FA will want is the Government taking an interest in them. If I was standing for election in a key swing marginal, and thought there were some votes in it, I'd be putting my kicking boots...

The completely opaque and multi-layered ownership structure for one thing. The fact that no one really knows where SISU's money comes from should be a massive red flag to anyone wanting to see whether they are fit and proper owners. How can you tell whether they are fit and proper, when you...

I wonder if it might stay around the same. This on the basis that it's already bottomed out, and those that leave because they can't bear it any more might be replaced by those who start going because they can't see anything changing? Personally though, I think there will be a slight drop...

Such is life. At least it probably means that one of our own players gets another chance to play in the first team. If I had one grumble against the loan system it's that it's a quick fix solution which can work against teams bringing their own players through. I hope the lad does well...

And he's got an excellent name too. ;) I hope the lad does well. Like the song says, if he can make it here, he'll make it anywhere!

My opinion: Because it's the bare minimum they can do to convince the FL that it isn't a load of bullshit. TF's already been caught lying in regard to disclosing the location 'in a matter of weeks', being in 'advanced discussions with councils', and the number of venues they are considering...

Give 'em some credit mate - they've managed to accelerate a steady decline into a complete freefall. We've gone from the brink of administration into full blown liquidation, from aiming for promotion in the Championship to avoiding relegation in League 1, and from Coventry to Northampton. It's...

That would explain it. I'm guessing he crossed the line once too often with the personal stuff.

I'm not sure it is understood by everyone. If SISU wanted half of ACL, why did they walk away from the deal with the Higgs Trust after signing Heads of Terms (hence the Higgs claim, going to the courts on 1st April)? Fisher's most recent statement I can recall is that Coventry City Council...

I think opinion was split on Marcus, but I always liked him. It always struck me that left-backs got more than their fair share of stick at HR, probably being perpetually under the cosh and pinned in front of the more vocal/p*ssed members of the Sky Blue Stand/West End didn't help! Take your...

Ah, this made me chuckle. Thank you. :)