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It's a valid question though, even if you do question the motives behind it. Would the club (the fans) be better off had the CVA been signed? I suspect so, because not only would we not have had 10 points deducted, the prospect of agreement over a return to the Ricoh would have been a bit more...

I don't really think they have achieved anything, other than to annoy SISU, and I guess that's worth more to them than anything else such is the pathetic and childish manner with which all sides seem to conduct themselves. The tit for tat statements in the media in recent days have been an...

I would certainly make an exception for the Sheff U game and pay to get in so that we can make a statement for the cameras. A full house with everyone with their backs turned to the game for the opening five minutes, followed by other peaceful yet forceful displays would send out a strong...

You do realise that the 'hill' will be fenced off as it often is for Northampton games. The only way to put on a 'show' for the cameras will be to pay to get in.

May I suggest that everyone goes to the RIcoh but boycotts the ACL car parks. That's a compromise I can live with ;) I'm on holiday though as I suspect a lot of others are. Still think it is possible to get 7 or 8K up there.

In the pub. I'm boycotting both fixtures.

I fancy us to win the game. Any team playing in the third tier is, by definition, not very good. This isn't the sort of league where teams to roll up and batter the opposition. They might be better than us on paper, but so what. That didn't bother the likeS of Bury and Scunthorpe when they...

That isn't my point. The great thing about the march was how the numbers exceeded expectations. The stated aim of the chaity game should be to simply get more than the attendance at SIxfields. That is achievable and highly likely. If 10K turn up great, 20K amazing. As it stands, they have...

Err...no. At the same time, we can't be too upset. We're all refusing to support the club financially, so we have no right to expect anything other than failure for as long as that continues.

Please do, I enjoy a laugh. Your last point is so wide of the mark I wonder if you're on a wind up.

But people don't compare like with like. The rent paid at HR is the final few seasons enabled the club to operate the stadium 365 days a year. There were not a huge amount of facilities at HR, but there were bars, restaurants, function rooms and conference facilties. The club could profit from...

I know that's what you meant, but don't think it happens much anymore with computerised ticketing systems and the fact most people pay in advance. Might happen a bit in lower leagues where there are still cash turnstiles, but the taxman has long been wise to it.

There is a long history of gate fiddling in football, it was rife in the 80s, but I don't think it happens now. If anything, we have always overstated our attendances in recent years by counting ST holders even if they don't turn up. Most notably last season against Oldham after all that snow...

I'm sure they'll get a little creative with the numbers if they think they can get away with it.

2K. About 1K from each club.

Crap response. That heads of terms were agreed on a deal for SISU to buy the RIcoh has never been denied by anyone, and it was reported in the media at the time. That the council were uncomfortable with the deal is perhaps understandable, but by going back on that agreement it set in motion a...

It never ceases to amaze me the extent to which people are willing to defend the interests of the city council and a stadium management company over that of the football club. Several months ago, SISU had agreed a deal to buy the Ricoh (or at least the company that operate it). Had that gone...

No Bristol City fan in their right mind would choose to watch an exhibition game involving ex-players of clubs they have no affiliation to rather than cheer on their own team in a league fixture. We must get away from this idea that the wider football public give a toss about our current...

I'd argue it wasn't in the interest of the city either. It isn't clear what we are talking about here - is it the sale of the freehold or management company? There is a case for the council retaining ownership of the freehold, however the management of a leisure facility like the Ricoh should...

People should know better than to put any faith in this city's political leadership. Lucas is just the latest in a long line of low-calibre council leaders. Not that we can complain too much, we had a chance to go for an elected mayor, but we chose to keep the current set up. That elected...