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As I’ve been banging on a few times: Getting planning on a green belt or old brownfield site is one set of hurdles. Expanding an existing venue leaves less opportunity for Council meddling (the Council has issues with SISU and worries that the appeal might bite them). Sure they’ll be issues...

Don’t know why we don’t just try to “merge” with Sphinx (or Pinley or Broadstreet) and develop their site or similar. Might be some planning objections from local houses but you never know.

It might just be the time for SISU to cash in their chips. It’s not implausible now that the net value of the assets (players and Ryton (less mortgage?)) and “golden share” in the Championship might be about equal to the value of their “real” investment (can’t recall, did OSB work this to be...

Didn’t we have someone called Carlito or have I made that up?

100% agree. Hate the Ricoh. Even more so now the Wasps have used it. It’s like going back to an ex. after she’s been elsewhere. Move on. Fresh start.

The other thing to remember is how much the attendances were under-declared back in the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s etc. (Particularly for cup games where the gate spilt would be different). I used to see the attendances flash up at say 16000 (when the HR capacity was about 28000) then try to see if...

Longer this goes on the less likely a restart.

The sticking point will be where in the rules it will state (along the lines of) “.,..governed under English Law...,” which as I stated earlier could end up being anything. The potential for legal issues between employee (player) and employer is actually more clear. I mumbled on in a different...

Most legal positions rely on precedent (ie based on what has been judged and accepted before) It may well be that COVID is deemed an “Act of God” which usually trumps precedent. It could (and I’m not sure technically) also the depend if the case is appealed to a higher arbitrator (ie UEFA)...

Don’t think our wages will be anywhere near most of the others in the Championship, promotion bonuses or not. Such is the nature of player contracts many of the “assets” of the big spending clubs may actually become liabilities. Eg where clubs will be willing to pay players off or part fund...

Because often the ridiculous becomes real. I mean, fifteen years ago the idea that we’d be homeless playing in Northampton and Birmingham with a London Rugby team playing in our ground sounded - ridiculous. The idea 6 months ago that we’d all be locked up at home with the pubs shut because...

Well with Red Bull being run by a Coventry City fanatic as it is, Red Bull with a history of investing in football, us having loads of stadia options (not) and us being a homeless club in the Championship (probably) where our chances of competing are helped by division rivals being financially...

And I’m not on about changing the name, just having them a shirt and stadium sponsors who own the venue in which we play.

I know that this was huge nonsense at the time but with us now on the cusp of the championship it’s perhaps slightly less huge nonsense. There’s some sense in building a facility at Brandon (keep with me) that houses a stadium for football and has an out-door “Red Bull Racing” karting track...

If we were to go up I’d like to see us go after the likes of Jamie Paterson, James Collins or Marcus Harness. I think a lot of clubs miss a trick in not signing players who (I think) grew up supporting the club that they play for. Money becomes (slightly) less of an issue and that extra 1%...

Even if the vote goes to “play on”, there’ll be a number of reasons why it’ll end up going to PPG. In fact, I predict that a lot of clubs will vote to play on, bowing to fan and chairman pressure after the word “integrity” is banded around like a fake Rolex. When the practical realities kick...

In the meantime, three at Watford test positive and Troy Deeney is unwilling to train. Troy Deeney: Watford captain says he will not return to training

I know, I mean upon restart whenever that may be. The system is so open that those of low morals may take advantage. Not mentioning any names SISU.

The furlough scheme has been extended until end of October. There’s also a change in the scheme where staff can go back part time and the government tops up the difference. Wouldn’t surprise me if SISU claim and put our staff on part time, and class our players as working 90 mins or whatever a...

Hoffman should just use his executive power and expel Villa and replace with CCFC on the proviso that SISU sell up. We can dream can’t we?