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Maybe there are Cov fans who are also Cov taxpayers, and don't expect or want the club to be subsidised by the council when there are other more pressing needs on local finances. And maybe there are some others who think that SISU are such terrible owners that the best thing for the club would...

Maybe you could see that as a reflection of recovering part of the massive build cost, combined with the fact that the club didn't put much of anything in.

I can see your point, but actually I think making the offer through the FL is quite smart. Otium can't deny it's been made, and it makes the FL clearly aware that there's a reasonable offer on the table for the club to play in their home town. Personally, I think that puts both Otium and the...

I haven't seen any evidence whatsoever to suggest that the boycott isn't working. On a PR front it's clearly drawing national attention to our plight, and it's obviously hurting SISU financially whether they admit it or not. I would imagine the latest news regarding the zero rent deal will...

I blame SISU. Just kidding - I think whoever the owners are this kind of thing happens in football if you're a success, and the Academy is a success. I suspect he'll pop up at a 'bigger' club sometime soon. If he doesn't, then maybe there is room for speculation around the current issues, but...

Yep, that's as I understand it too. About 85% of these reviews fail. Where the review succeeds, about the same percentage fail when it gets to court. In other words, the odds of SISU winning are pretty long (based on a coarse statisitical analysis at least, plus the fact that the original...

From what I've seen kids tend to play reasonably fairly, when they're left to it. They don't tend to shout at their teachers when they're reffing games, but once out of that environment they start to see how certain adults behave towards referees. If even their coaches, who should know better...

C'mon Nick, you've given an single example of something you've witnessed, where a ref appears to be a manager's friend and you're suggesting that he's favoured the other team. The other is a story about a ref who's clearly a inconsiderate twat, and should be suspended. No refs punching players...

If you can see why a ref 'gets a slap', then I'm afraid you pretty much are condoning it. I played at a pretty crap level of football for around twenty years, and managed for a fair bit too. I even had to step in and referee sometimes, mostly because dickheads with no self-control had made the...

Fair point - I suspect you can get away with it in the lower divisions a bit more though. I don't want to dismiss it, I think there's a place for bumping it up quickly, especially if you've got a good target man and a bit of pace alongside and the opposition play a high line (e.g. Hucks/Dublin...

In truth I'd heard Bradford are a long-ball team, and I'm sure pre-game Pressley talked about them being 'direct' and having to cope with it. I'm a bit irked that we didn't, but then this is a young team and if it was simple to defend against this style of play then teams wouldn't bother...

Point taken. But honestly I still think that if the rent was paid, and/or a straightforward deal thrashed out, it wouldn't matter how much dislike there was for SISU, there's bugger all the Council/ACL could do about them. And on that I think I'd agree - assuming there is (or was) a deal to be...

That certainly is a presumption. If they did try to 'force' a change of ownership (via administration), wasn't it because the current owners weren't paying the rent, and indeed seemed determined to undermine ACL by that point (as has subsequently been demonstrated). That's the way I read it...

The blame for selling HR and moving to the Ricoh lies solely with previous CCFC boards. The council didn't force them to sell HR did they? Did they also force them to spend all of the money that they could and should have invested in the Arena in the first place? CCFC could have had half of...

I agree. Though I can also understand why the council might rather sell to someone who seems to have the ability to do it, and a plan to do so. Regardless, it doesn't change the fact that the council shouldn't sell undervalue just to benefit SISU/CCFC should it?

In what way is the road access restricted? There's a bit of road there that links directly to the A444 - the same bit of road that seems to adequately serve the Arena shopping complex. I think Ainsworth's point is well made, personally. There's a lot of well-connected land there, and a fair...

My proper football career is long since past, but I still play 5-a-side every Monday. My enthusiasm far outweighs my ability, as indeed it always has, but if you're struggling for numbers I'm always up for a game. If you want a clue to my years, let's just say that I'm of the same generation...

Yep, got to admit that's about my take on it too. If you've got an unbearable urge to scrap, my suggestion is to take up boxing. I tried it, got battered, realised I wasn't as hard or brave as I thought, and left much the wiser. I don't really have a great deal of respect for the hoolies...

Anywhere you put this on will be making a profit from the bar, whether it's for charity or not. Without wanting to put words in Nick's mouth, I think it's clear that what he's advocating here is a kind of NOPM aimed at ACL. He's entitled to that point of view, I'd disagree with him, but it's...

I see your point, but I don't think it's for the FL to intervene between a club and a landlord to the advantage of either party. And there are plenty of clubs that have chosen to lease grounds rather than purchase them, presumably a decision based on the financial reality of those...