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This is the 3rd time this case has been heard already isn't it? Why not a few more appeals. That's the way the law works, if you have the money & resolve keep on appealing all the way to the highest court.

I don't think they can go there unless these 3 Judges rule they can. I foresee a judgement in a couple of weeks saying this is a European matter. Then the government will appeal to the next Court, which may be the General Court (European Union)...

The club is turning into a retirement home for ageing footballers.

Isn't it more likely they'll put CCC under 'special measures' and arc-weld the City to Birmingham.

LOL, if you think the government will just roll over and allow the principle of rogue councils behaviour causing them to fork out commercial damages to be established without putting up a strong challenge then you are living in cloud cuckoo land. This litigation has got a couple of years left in...

By the sounds the Judges are making I would expect this to go to a European Court next. Happy days. :facepalm:

What compensation? I can find no references where major damages have been awarded for illegal state aid, the main thrust of discussion around the topic is that it is nearly impossible to prove that state aid was awarded.

SISU are taking on the Secretary of State now, this baby is going to Europe unless it is strangled now.

No the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors define it thus.. http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/glossary/ransom-strips/

I was on about "how on earth can you call Car park C" a ransom strip? Please do tell.

Simple maths (for me anyway) 2 x 2.78 = 5.56.

Here is Car Park C, the blue one, how does that block access to anything? Definitely possible to develop something there, but still needs to retain a lot of parking or it messes up Arena capacity for big events, if only there was a direct rail service! :thinking about:

Which loans expire soon? Errmm none I think.. Kent, Turner gone. Maddison - end of season Cargill - end of season Stephens - end of season Bigirimana - end of season Armstrong - end of season Murphy - end of season There's no limit on the number on loan players you can have at any one time...

The loan was something ACL took out initially as an alternative to playing a lease premium. http://www.skybluetrust.co.uk/index.php/club-information/timeline/353-the-ccfc-ltd-holdings-ricoh-build-years-1993-to-2007

I agree the extension looks rather undervalued. I suppose the logic is that Wasps become bound to the City in perpetuity and because of the deal are enabled to raise (borrow) the capital they need to run the Arena for the foreseeable future. I guess that will be the next claim about 'state aid' :D

Therefore another pacey player is needed to replace Kent.

They also divested the loan debt in its entirety which was about £14M.. even if that is not strictly part of the price paid it is another big chunk of money that was rolled into the deal. You can't focus on one part of the equation as it suits you.

I didn't need yet another reason not to watch it.

Presumably they've fixed that issue with Wasps? :thinking about:

It was pretty much the same in the previous hearings, SISU arguments were often interjected with the Judges saying "thats not relevant" or "this is of no consequence" etc. etc.. so far there is no smoking gun, just a rehash, looks like it is going the same way.. roll on the sequel, that is JR2...