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This is a rare opportunity. The plan is to print “a few thousand”, but the impact would be far greater if you could print enough for everyone in the ground i.e. including the Arsenal fans as well. I think I’m right in saying that this match is included for Arsenal season ticket holders, so I...

Don’t they? I reckon that maintaining silence would be very dangerous. The Club has made a number of quite specific public statements about stadium discussions which have taken place with Local Authorities, but the formal FOI responses don’t appear to tally. I see various possibilities:- 1)...

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I can well imagine that kind of statement – nice :-) But unfortunately it would fail to dispel accusations being made (not by me) that the Club has deliberately misled the supporters. Are there two local authorities actively engaged with the Club about stadium plans, or are we (as it would...

As I said in another post, I’m assuming that CCFC will very soon put out a good explanation for the APPARENT discrepancy between their public statements about stadium discussions, and the FOI replies which have been received from various Councils. No doubt what goes on behind the scenes is...

So presumably you were happy when the Football League, in response to SISU’s rent dispute with the Council, gave CCFC permission to play in Northampton for THREE TO FIVE YEARS? I say they have betrayed the proper fans, bending their own rules to breaking point, and I stand by my view that they...

I agree. But I'd like to see some direct targetting of the Football League, to shame them into changing their "we can't do anything" stance. "FOOTBALL LEAGUE BETRAY REAL FANS" ?

I agree that the Arsenal match is a great opportunity to make waves. Forget trying to influence SISU or the Council – throughout this dispute, they’ve both proved many times that the fans come a distant second to their vested interests. It’s time to REALLY target the Football League & FA, and...

The psychological effect of travelling BEYOND Coventry to ANOTHER TOWN is more significant I think.

No. Why should the people of Bedworth host COVENTRY’S FOOTBALL TEAM and put up with all the hassle (including hordes of visiting fans every fortnight if we are still in the Football League by then) when the city has a first-class stadium of its own? If this turns out to be the plan, it’s a...

I feel EXACTLY the same Otis. I just don’t mind about the results any more, and it used to matter so much to me. Many people are assuming that when this is sorted out all the fans will automatically come back, but they are wrong. Long term damage to the fan-base has already been done, and I...

I agree. Any sale, lease or other arrangement would need to ensure that the assets & revenues are legally and permanently for the benefit of the FOOTBALL CLUB (preventing, for example, the sleight of hand we saw with the “non-trading property subsidiary”). It can’t be a mechanism for shunting...

Apologies if I’ve missed any discussions on this, but there seemed to be a hugely significant couple of paragraphs in the Telegraph’s reporting of the CCFC Holdings Ltd shareholders’ meeting (http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/buying-land-new-coventry-city-6404266):- “Mr Fisher...

Michael, I’m a bit confused by this. You say you agree with Nick, who talks about “packing out” a local club, but the only way to achieve that would be to PROMOTE the event widely and attract media interest. At the moment, this is just an idea quietly hidden away on a forum! OK, going to...

Thanks Michael - I’ve put this in my diary, and I’ll take the family. This could be the start of something new. For the benefit of myself and anyone else thinking of going, could you just confirm kick-off time and best directions to the ground?

No need to set up a temporary team by way of protest. Why not choose a small local team’s fixture and get all City fans go to and support them as if it was the biggest game ever? Swamp the place in Sky Blue. A massive windfall for the small club, problems coping with the crowds (but no...

Having read some of the responses above, I agree that points 1 & 4 are risky. No way do we want the current (slim?) hopes of an agreement between the parties to be damaged. God I wish my club hadn’t got into this mess. Still think 2 & 3 should be combined to have a better chance of mass support.

4 great ideas in my view. Getting support for the proposed “large scale event” may be difficult because everyone is so weary of the whole saga. I therefore suggest holding it in conjunction with the “big screen showing” of the Bradford match – I believe the two events combined would attract a...

Not a flounce mate, just a very rational decision not to waste any more time. I’ll keep reading this post though, for obvious reasons. And before you come back with a hilarious joke such as “welcome back”, I’ll be cancelling my account later when I’ve got time to work out how to do it.

Rich, I think your responses to me today as a moderator have been a total disgrace. With all the bile and dross that appears on here every day, you single out my thread? Your first response was clearly sarcasm, and when I said it was “negative” your reply (which was deleted shortly afterwards)...