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  1. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    Sorry Nick, I saw this and tried to let it go but can’t. People saying CCFC can’t leave Coventry isn’t preaching, it’s arguing for the right thing in the matter that directly concerns us as City fans. What would Coventry City at the NEC or Bermuda Park be other than a franchise? We could be...
  2. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    Regarding the banning of users, I can’t see the merit in it really, and where would the fun come from? Peeler’s awful grammar has had me grinning from ear to ear, given the way he was policing people’s punctuation the other day. Just let people say what they want, because everyone on here is...
  3. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    I know what you mean, but the shades of grey could be illustrated by the NEC example. For me, the outskirts of Coventry is OK, the outskirts of Birmingham isn’t. So the NEC / Birmingham International is unequivocally not right, and surely nearly all Sky Blues fans would agree. When they build...
  4. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    Could of been?! What an irony. Regarding the topic itself, you can't seriously be trying to pass over the quote in the Telegraph, which was "He added that the he saw Wasps as a real estate business 'with a rugby bit stuck on'". It may often look like I'm some kind of Wasps enthusiast, but in...
  5. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    I used the NEC as an example because people on SBT have actually mentioned it as a viable place for CCFC. We’re not talking Meriden here, we’re talking the NEC, which most definitely isn’t on the outskirts of Coventry. It’s Birmingham. People endlessly trundle out the line “If you’re OK about...
  6. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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...
  7. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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...
  8. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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...
  9. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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...
  10. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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...
  11. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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...
  12. Calista

    McNulty better off without Jones?

    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...
  13. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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?
  14. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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...
  15. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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...
  16. Calista

    Match Thread Coventry City - Chesterfield Match Thread 1st Jan 2018

    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...
  17. Calista

    Match Thread Coventry City - Chesterfield Match Thread 1st Jan 2018

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

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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...
  19. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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...
  20. Calista

    Stand up if you've never watched Wasps

    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...
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