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Blimey, you’re not ruling out Coventry City playing on the outskirts of Birmingham? And the reaction of other fans wouldn’t matter, only whether it suited you to go? You’ve completely astonished me with that to be honest, after all the talk about the absolute principle of sports clubs not...

Let’s hypothetically say Fisher turns round and say he has a great plan to take us to the NEC (which seemed an outside possibility a while back, and which Grendel described as a perfect venue). In the club’s opinion securing CCFC in a new stadium is paramount. Some fans are persuaded by the...

Cannot agree with that. The move was at the expense of existing fans (who did far too little to oppose it, and some of whom were in favour), but to the benefit of a whole new set of people who have taken it on board and are enjoying it in larger numbers. They also did it for commercial gain of...

No, again fair comment. But the thing that makes me unwisely get drawn in, is the accusations of hypocrisy that get bandied about. The question is whether all moves (whether it be Wimbledon to MK, Wasps to Wycombe, CCFC to Northampton, Wasps to West Ham, Wasps to Coventry, or CCFC to...

Absolutely – if that had happened, CCFC fans and Wasps fans could have been staging sit-ins at the Ricoh, questions asked in Parliament, massive political pressure on CCC councillors etc. I would have been just as much on board as the next man, and with all that rumpus it might have been a...

It can get complicated though Nick. As an example, I think the Wimbledon move to MK was the most disgraceful thing in all my decades of following football, and I’m glad the Football League have taken steps to make sure it can’t happen again. I can’t think of a single Football League club that...

Totally disagree with this. OK I don’t get to all the games now, but every time I’ve seen Jones play his talent has been obvious, even when things aren’t going right for him. The skills are there in abundance, he’s quick and shows good commitment. I also think he’s very capable of playing...

It’s a fair point well made Nick, and I’m not going to argue :) But thankfully we’re not talking domestic violence here are we?

You’re right, people down south couldn’t really judge the effects of Sixfields – except by watching the unrelenting fury and resistance of our fans, which would have left them in no doubt. Equally, the best way I could judge the effects of their move to Coventry was through their reaction...

Are you Donald Trump? The Telegraph petition for SISU to sell up has something over 20,000, which according to you means that 270% of CCFC fans signed it. What kind of a ”fact” is that? Just like us at Wembley, when Wasps played big matches at Twickenham etc., didn’t they get tens of...

Plans to go today got ruined at the last minute. Thanks to everyone for the running comments, although I’m seriously confused as to Biamou’s performance! Table looks nice now, and although I’m not always a big fan of Robins he deserves a lot of credit for keeping us near the top end in the face...

According to the BBC, after 36 minutes each side has only had one shot. That can't be right can it?

That’s a neat summary of the point, and if it was that simple there would be absolutely no room for argument. But it’s not, because not all moves are exactly the same. Many of the most vehement “anti-franchise, anti-Wasps” posters on here seem to think that London rugby clubs playing in places...

Fair enough, I understand the feeling, but I don't think wishing them away is going to get us anywhere. Here's a thought - Wasps get into trouble, some rich so-and-so takes them over, merges Wasps with Cov Rugby and calls the resultant entity "Coventry Rugby Club". Could people stomach that...

Just to clarify, when I mentioned a future partnership I was talking longer term, and not necessarily about getting into bed with the current Wasps owners. Like everyone else, I’d love to see both of the hedge funds out of the picture. The way I see it, you’ve got 3 businesses - a sleeping...

We drew 0-0 at Old Trafford in 1980, and our pen felt very empty and lonely. With 40,000 Mancunians chanting at us, we needed good humour to get us through. It seemed like we had about 50 at the time, but I dare say it was more like a couple of hundred. Surprising I know, but we didn’t always...

It’s always painted as black and white, when surely there are shades of grey. Wasps weren’t ripped from a local community (like Wimbledon to MK), they were ripped from a region, which diluted the impact. They’d been out of London for a very long time, on an industrial estate in a town way...

I only saw him in one game (in the Trophy), and I really liked the way he played – athletic and positive. I really don’t think he has had enough first-team action to warrant the negative comments – as a young player he must be doing a lot right to be given this extension, so why not support him?

Always interesting to read your in-depth assessments, thanks for taking the trouble. It almost feels like I was there (largely absent recently, but hoping to get to a couple of games soon). Very glad to hear that Stevenson is coming back into form and showing what he can do, and that the...

It looks like 60 x 40 on the "Football Hall Floor Plan" which you can access via. the Planning Application link. Have you seen a different size mentioned somewhere? I haven't been following this closely, but wasn't it the case a while back that Wasps were going to have the site, leaving CCFC...