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I think you're confusing your arguments here - you're certainly confusing me! Let's just stick with what we know. There's an offer to move back to the Ricoh that would make financial sense to the club. There's no remaining threat to sue NTFC, no way that ACL or anyone else can change the...

Threats of legal action by SISU? There was this statement by ACL. "Ms Seppala also stated at this meeting her intention to continue to threaten ACL and its shareholders with expensive litigation at every possible opportunity."...

But PH4 didn't come on the scene until well after the rent strike and all those other 'failed' negotiations had occurred. I take your point about trust, and it's fair enough. But right now it seems that there's one side that's moved on from trying to break the other one, and one side that...

Entirely accept that you're not coming from this as a SISU-apologist. I think the evidence that they were trying to break ACL comes from a number of places: Agreeing and then walking away from the purchase of the Higgs share, doing something similar with the £400k deal with ACL, completely...

Appreciate what you're saying. The one I'm thinking of here would be the formal offer that went via the FL. http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/sisu-boss-joy-seppala-rejects-6363684 Or the rolling ten-year £150,000 one that I think was made during admin. Either of...

There's some interesting stuff here - but I think you could turn it on it's head. The council didn't sail in, they stepped in reluctantly. One vote sealed the deal, otherwise the Ricoh wouldn't have been built at all. The rent represented the cost of the build. Financing CCFC's share of the...

I feel sorry for NTFC, but not for that money-grabbing sh*t. If Northampton should get relegated I wonder if it makes things more complex on the groundshare too. In essence at that point you have a non-league club's fixtures taking precedence over a league club. Regardless of the actual rules...

Utter bollocks. I'm sorry, but as usual you're spouting drivel. CCFC had painted themselves into a corner without doubt, but no one at the time complained at the rent that was set. No one. You're offering, once again, your lazy half-arsed, stir-it-up-opinion as fact. When there was a...

Fwiw, if it comes to principles and money, I respect principles every time. There was no spite in this. In what way would they get paid regardless? Rejecting the CVA highlighted how bent the whole process was. Notionally, the way the administration was run cost ACL £40m in future income too...

Let's be honest, ACL started this process because SISU wouldn't pay the rent or negotiate honestly regarding a reduction. I don't doubt ACL would've wanted anyone else in control of the club, given SISU's continually escalating demands. Less rent, then access to income streams, then the...

I think it was the process that ACL were deeply unhappy about - how a company that once was the football club suddenly turned into a vehicle containing only the lease and a vast amount of debt. The direct quote is here...

Nailed it, OSB. If the Council get a valuation then there won't be scope for much movement on that if they are to comply with their statutory duty of maximising any return on a sale of public assets. The interesting thing about the JR is that there isn't any direct mechanism for compensation...

More like "Mick, Ouch!", surely. ;)

Now that was funny - didn't David Phillips's lad get a question wrong? Given his dad played in the game that was pretty remarkable. I bet he didn't get Sunday dinner that week. ;) I don't worry too much about player's knowledge of our history either, fwiw. These lads didn't typically grow...

There's nowt wrong with it, as long as you're not pretending that the club are putting themselves out in a big way to do it.

Money going to charity is a good thing. I'm just not convinced that this is the selfless act that it at first appears to be. In fact, I'm not sure that this actually costs the club anything - the generosity here is primarily from the supporters. The club get rid of some end-of-stock shirts...

She won't be there because she has no interest in football. Our club is simply a vehicle for her to make money (or possibly, dump debt). I'd have no issue with the making money side of it, if SISU hadn't shown themselves to be so spectacularly inept at doing it with regard to our club. If...

I'm kind of confused by the OP. SISU started to negotiate for the Higgs share and then pulled out, supposedly owing the charity £30,000. Hence the impending court case. Both sides are now seemingly committed to court - it seems unlikely that either would trust the other sufficiently to begin...

Absolutely. When Turner first started playing for us I thought he was a liability and would never make it - was I ever wrong! Hopefully it will be the same with JC. He definitely makes mistakes, but it seems his heart is in it. It would be great to see him do as well as Turner, even better...

In a city where a fair proportion of the population is reduced to needing food banks, I wouldn't be quite so confident that children aren't going hungry for reasons other than their parents fecklessness. Appreciate it's easier to write it off with the standard Daily Mail approach because...