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But this would not happen because the league would not allow it to happen. Did Bristol Rovers cease to be Bristol Rovers when they played in Bath? No, because it was temporary. So CCFC would return to the city because they would have to. If they didn't, or went bust then any new club would...

You have to be pretty thick to think a boycott will have much impact. There are plenty of clubs in this league who survive on gates of 3K-4K, some even make a profit. A boycott and they would simply slash the wage bill by off-loading players and bringing in kids and non-league players happy to...

Where has anyone said otherwise? You're seeing things that aren't there. To defend yourself against those who label you a 'moron' for buying a ST is not the same as elevating yourself to hero status is it?

I understand the point about interest rate differentials and the reasons why the council did what they did (I have been very critical of the council in many respects, but I fully understand their reasoning for settling the Yorkshire Bank mortgage and accept it was a move that benefited...

If it was temporary yes, if there was the slightest hint it might be permanent, then no.

Not seeking to get into an argument on your general point, but mortgage rates in 2005 were about 6% were they not? Just not sure about the relevance of the '15-18%' comment. BTW, this isn't an excuse to call me a shoolboy, a SISU employee, a communist or just plain stupid ;)

This is a wind up I'm sure, but it case it isn't, how can moving to a ground that holds less than 3000 with no corporate facilities possibly make sense? We would have the smallest ground in the top 5 divisions in England.

That's a shit comparison. That involved an already poorly supported club moving to the largest urban area in the UK without a league club and starting afresh. What large population centre could SISU move us to where there is no football club and a decent sized ground sitting empty? Not only...

Boycott? Our average gates: 05/06 21,180 06/07 20,342 07/08 19,123 08/09 17,408 09/10 17,305 10/11 16,310 11/12 15,119 12/13 10,864 Seems to me, large numbers of city fans started boycotting the club years ago, and what good has it done exactly?

The original league share was issued to CCFC Holdings Ltd (then known as The Coventry City Football Club Ltd), ie it was never with CCFC Ltd. If it is now with CCFC Ltd (which didn't exist before 1995), when did that happen? Perhaps following relegation back into the football league? Nobody...

I think this thread is a new low. Veiled threats aimed at people because they are planning to buy a season ticket? What fresh lunacy is this? The idea that a boycott is the way forward doesn't stack up anyway. People talk about 'lining SISUs pockets' when every penny spent by the fans goes...

You talk as though any move out of the city would be permanent, when we all know it wouldn't last more than a season in reality. Start a new club fine, but within a season or two, the real CCFC would be back in the city playing league football. Who would people choose to watch, CCFC or some...

Yes it can.

Simply not true. They did not 'buy the land' and they didn't 'fund the build' either. The council's contribution (from its own coffers) was minimal, but they did help bridge the funding shortfall by securing a loan from the bank which was paid by ACL (up until recently at least). They did...

It is simple, any move would have to be temporary (and it would). The club could not survive outside the city for more than a season or two, and on that basis I would follow them during that temporary exile. Brighton fans followed their team to Gillingham, Bristol Rovers fans watched their...

That doesn't really make any sense. We need a ground that holds 5K because rent would be smaller? Perhaps marginally, but the potential to make money from gate receipts would be vastly reduced. We could only give away teams 500 tickets - imagine playing Wolves and only giving them a few...

Will get one regardless of where we play.

Hysterical nonsense. The British people suffered more in the 1970s than they did in the 1980s when living standards were raised considerably (both in relative and real terms). You talk as if you knew her personally? She wasn't emotionless; hardly, she was a very emotive person. She didn't...

When Harold Wilson was dieing, MT when to visit him in hospital and spent some time with him. A formidable political foe he might have been, but she respected him. Compare that to her political opponents cracking open bottles of champagne because an old lady has passed away. Some people have...

Sorry, don't recognise that description. I know my neighbours and speak to them regularly. I guess you just have to make the effort. It typifies the ridiculous sense of entitlement many in this country have that they blame the Government for the fact they cannot be bothered to speak to...