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Thank you so much for that Joy. I stood in the exact spot the picture was taken from with my dear old Dad for many years. So happy to see the image, yet it so nearly brought tears to my eyes. I'm pretty sure I was there with my Dad for the very last match before they made it all-seater and...

You don’t think such an investor would see Wasps as the main attraction, given that they (at least currently) have far more big games than us and they are a magnet to lucrative sponsors? Torch, it’s obvious from everything you post that you love CCFC, probably even more than most on here...

Can’t send you a link to the Sun article, but I too was keen to see it. I went up to the newsagents an hour ago in my mac and there were no Suns left on the shelf. So I went up to the counter and asked the nice young lady if she still had any copies of the Sun behind the counter, saying that I...

Fair enough, you could be right. Note to self, chill out more!

Now that’s a fair argument which I can understand. They claim to have exhausted all possible avenues in London over many years, but that could be bullshit and I have no idea about the details. Regardless, it was the original Wycombe move that made this a no-win situation. If they moved to...

On the contrary, NOBODY is saying that.

Equally, for some people, Fisher has told the truth about everything – but is telling porkies when he says that he wouldn’t have done the Wasps deal. Personally I’m in neither camp. I have never thought he’s a liar, I just find everything he says mystifying and counter-productive to the...

Certainly. Robert Kitson in the Guardian (in an article entitled “Wasps supporters accept move to Coventry without Adams Park protest”, 12th October 2014):- “There also seemed to be a collective acceptance there are no financially viable alternatives to Wasps’ impending switch to the Ricoh...

Thanks for that LAST - but don’t get carried away with the impression that I’ve called Tim Fisher a liar. You see Nick, when you wrongly assign statements to people, it can rapidly become accepted as fact. This is just one of several views you’ve wrongly attributed to me. I’ve repeatedly...

Nick, I’m not going to stir up the whole “franchising” thing again on this thread. But you’ve misrepresented me several times, put other people’s words into my mouth, and pretty much accused me of hypocrisy. So on the other forum (picking up a point made by Moff) I’ve made one more attempt to...

This is 100% the problem! Moving sports clubs is a terrible idea, and I hate it. In this case, once the Wycombe move was made (12 years ago I think), it was always going to end in tears. They moved to a pretty ropey site which isn’t in keeping with their status, but started building up a...

If the stadium was still useable after the Friday (just kidding)

Just a thought guys, and I’m sure a crazy one. If Wasps sold (say) half the revenues of the Ricoh to CCFC for an annual fee, that annual fee would still be an income for Wasps from their stadium wouldn’t it, and presumably accepted by the RFU as such for revenue/spending purposes. At the same...

A total misrepresentation of my view. I haven't got time to say more now, you'll be relieved to hear :)

Sorry - the question is easy to answer. If CCFC were moved elsewhere I'd be furious because they absolutely belong in Coventry. With Wasps it's different - do they belong in Wycombe where they built up a bigger fan base after being moved out of London many years ago ("franchised" if you insist...

Nick – really not intending this to be confrontational but you've totally misrepresented me. I said in my post that it’s complicated and that I respect the alternative view. They only put the “London” into their name as a branding thing in 1999, but it never caught on especially after they...

A total misrepresentation of my honestly-held views. See my response on the Wasps bit of the forum.

See my reply to Grendel. I really believe what I've written, and phrased it in a way that fully respected the alternative point of view. Didn't I?

Try answering some of the points - they are genuinely made, unlike the lazy "franchising - booo!" argument. I wouldn't presume to tell the Wasps fans where they should play, and a very large proportion of them love the Coventry move. Since you know better than them what they should do, please...