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OK, I'll confess. I've never really 'loved' the Ricoh, and I doubt I ever will. But I sure as hell prefer it to Northampton* *Or the Seppala-Fisher Brandon/Ryton/TreacleTown Megabowl (actual capacity, 8000), should it ever come to that. ;)

Entirely fair response this - I take your point. ACL should be monitored, and should not sit above criticism, however I do think it needs to be based on facts where possible. For what it's worth I did read your post as a "screw ACL, they've shafted us, I hope they die" missive, and that...

As above, other than the fact it's a team called United, playing in red, I wish them luck. But they could never replace CCFC. In truth I'd sooner follow Cov Sphinx or Nuneaton or Leamington, in the hope of watching them progress, than an entirely new team claiming to be the real Coventry City...

Erm... if all of the F & B contracts now reside in a company 77% owned by ACL, then it's a nailed-on certainty that it won't go legal. It would be like Otium taking SISU to court, never going to happen. As for RICOH pulling out, who knows. Would they really have a clause in the naming...

Yep, personally speaking I don't think our Judicial Review would relate to your situation. There are substantial doubts that SISU's JR will necessarily succeed in any case. If you were looking at this purely from in terms of self-interest (and you weren't overly concerned about the state of...

Absolutely. For what it's worth, as part of a community action I've had cause to discuss JRs with a real, actual solicitor with regard to planning permission and nuisance issues. He said, at a minimum, expect a five-figure biil (not £109.99 btw!) to get it to court. You could do the...

So you haven't got anything to support what you said then, other than your opinion. Fair enough.

TSB's evidence... No point in wasting any further time on this one.

Mate, seriously, you're making the claim. You prove it. Who has caught who out here, really?

Apart from the fact that technically they're not, where does it say in law that the council can't invest in something that they part-own? If that was the case then Ricoh doesn't even get built. Regardless, again, show me one single case that backs up your contention.

I've looked through a few here. They're absolutely nothing to do with what we're talking about. Be honest, there's not a single example of a JR being used in the way that you've outlined is there? Not one. Sorry to catch you out, but with regard to JRs you're going on entirely on opinion...

I'm afraid most of that seems to relate to stuff coming in the future. Could you be bothered to read a little further, I think the Local Government Act 2003, Section 12 (which is I believe is still in force) might inform you further: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/26/section/12...

Oh aye, the council tried to screw us up by bailing the club out when they had no home. Personally, I think the true whiners are people who cry that a business that has racked up £60m of debts should be rewarded by being given the Arena (thus screwing over both Council taxpayers and The Higgs...

I've got to get on, but I think it's a bit more subtle than that. I think it's more along the lines that a third party, Otium, has negotiated with NTFC to offer CCFC Ltd a place to play, when both of those parties know that CCFC Ltd already has a contract for a place to play. In essence an...

We've got a ground to play in mate, thanks. And at least at the moment, a legal obligation to play in it. And you're getting the cart before the horse - if your money grabbing chairman doesn't get involved then the FL don't have any decision to make. We're not bullying you - your club's...

For what it's worth, I think this court action might be on the grounds of "tortious interference". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortious_interference In essence, ACL has a contract with CCFC Ltd to play at the arena. NTFC are aware of that contract but interfere and CCFC Ltd break the...

As it goes, you can sue the FL. Stevenage did. They lost, but what the judge said was quite telling. http://www.5rb.com/case/Stevenage-Borough-FC-v-The-Football-League As I read it, I think that you would need to argue that the FL rules were arbitrary or capricious, or that they have been...

We don't agree on everything torchy, but I'm right with you on this. If ACL did to another club (football or rugby), what Cardoza has done to us, then they would deserve our utter disdain (imho). Just because you can make a few quid out of something doesn't make it right.

Taking a return isn't the same as offering a loan. The deal is to play for free, with money coming back to SISU. In what way is that a worse outcome for SISU than moving to Northampton, except that it prevents SISU distressing ACL? If you listen to PWKH of the Higgs trust, he says that SISU...