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  1. Calista

    Interesting chat with City Insider yesterday

    Seppala only inquires after the results once a week … ... and having been told “Brilliant, exceptional, absolutely outstanding”, presumably thinks we are top of the table.
  2. Calista

    New stadium no further forward

    "The planning application could be straightforward or painful" We are talking about CCFC, right?
  3. Calista

    SP. No incoming transfers.

    Maybe it was full of chalk or something before? They should reinstate the old recipe, which gave the “end product” a nice firm texture – dry enough to use it for a quick game of footy without getting your school shoes in a mess. But you try telling the youngsters of today that and they won’t...
  4. Calista

    New stadium no further forward

    I take Ms Garlick to mean that a land deal announcement is still coming. The details of these FAILED sites are being released in the meanwhile, to (very belatedly) demonstrate that other attempts have been made over the last couple of years. Unfortunately the 3 sites mentioned appear to have...
  5. Calista

    New stadium no further forward

    I meant CCFC buying rights to revenues from Wasps or (better) somebody else bringing the two clubs and the stadium together.
  6. Calista

    New stadium no further forward

    So these are three sites we are NOT going to buy, which is interesting - but what about the actual location which we are still told is coming. I notice that Cllr Maton was mentioned – isn’t he on the City Council? It would indeed be a pleasant surprise if a site could be found “in town”. For...
  7. Calista

    New stadium no further forward

    It’s at least a good thing that these details are now coming out. What’s utterly baffling is that this information could surely have been released as soon as each site turned into a failure, saving an awful lot of ridicule and reputational damage. Have the new PR guys had a word in Mr...
  8. Calista

    SP. No incoming transfers.

    "White dog poo" dates you a bit Northern - I haven't seen any of that since about 1971! Whatever happened to that much-loved feature of the British street scene?
  9. Calista

    The economic benefits

    You may “LOL”, but in my view you’ve completely misjudged this. A quick look at the Wasps forum (not something I intend to do regularly) reveals Irish fans asking about the best hotels & restaurants to use for their visit. Wasps have turned these big European games, which they are pretty much...
  10. Calista

    New stadium no further forward

    In all seriousness, if SISU can deliver a great new atmospheric stadium which is clearly part of Coventry (the exact administrative boundary doesn’t matter much to me) and an ambitious team to go with it, I will happily congratulate them and will be first in line for a season ticket when it...
  11. Calista

    hell will freeze over...

    You're more succinct than me KingoKings!
  12. Calista

    hell will freeze over...

    I’m not being confrontational here G, but are you saying that Tim was just saving face, and that SISU would actually have paid £5.4 million for ACL and agreed to keep the £14 million loan in place as Wasps have done? They’ve always regarded ACL as a worthless basket case (chucking in a rent...
  13. Calista

    hell will freeze over...

    I have never called Tim Fisher a liar, so I don’t really get your response. I made a straightforward reference to a newspaper article which has a genuine bearing on this debate. Fisher clearly said they wouldn't have done the Wasps deal, and I can see no reason whatsoever for doubting it – can...
  14. Calista

    hell will freeze over...

    Tim Fisher doesn’t seem to think it’s been sold for a snip. Here’s what David Conn’s Guardian article (23/12/14) says … “City’s chief executive, Tim Fisher, insists they do not regret failing to buy the Ricoh, saying they could not agree to taking it on, as Wasps have done, not only for £5.4m...
  15. Calista

    More false Coventry council claims exposed over Ricoh Wasps deal-Les Reid

    I freely admit to having no financial or legal expertise, but I think the confusion about freehold/leasehold may arise from Seppala’s phrase “In any scenario we need a freehold or clean RESTRICTION-FREE long lease" [my capitals]. I seem to recall someone (possibly Fisher) saying they expected...
  16. Calista

    There is no pending land deal...

    You’re not the first person to propose using the church as an intermediary. Isn’t it just brilliant that whilst the club are boasting about their ability to communicate with fans and be “pillars of the community”, people are seriously having to suggest a priest as a go-between to see if they...
  17. Calista

    Where could a new stadium be?

    You could be right – but that still means the club could clear up this up for the fans, if they cared two hoots about the negative effect of this FOI debate.
  18. Calista

    Question for SCG

    It shouldn’t be necessary to ask the question - I think the club’s silence on this matter is disgraceful, and it fits in with a long-term pattern of revelling in causing confusion and division. This whole FOI thing has been affecting the club’s reputation for a year or more now, and they should...
  19. Calista

    Where could a new stadium be?

    This seems the likely explanation to me, as the FOI requests have been badly worded. There is no need to mention CCFC in the questions – just ask about discussions with ANY party regarding proposals for a stadium development. Any land dealings could easily be in the name of separate entities...
  20. Calista

    The one that got away...Big Nathan Cameron?!

    Robo, saying all those players “wanted to move on” only reinforces the point. Why did they want to go? In managing a football club, you can create an upward spiral or a downward spiral. Good players naturally want to leave when they see the constant sale of other good players. I suspect all...
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