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Haven't you just described state aid?

So in summary: The council are refusing to even speak with anyone unless the legal action is dropped. The council won't do anything to assist the club past what is required of them by law. SISU have spoken to the council in the past about sites for building a stadium. He doesn't know what is in...

He's responded to the Observers questions. Turns out its not just radio interviews he struggles with. If you're in any doubt still about the relationship between the council and certain fan groups you've got the leader of the council quoting Johnson as his defence for not attending the meeting!

That's putting it mildly.

I'm actually stunned by how bad a job he managed to make in what was a short interview with predictable questions.

Very clear that all they will do is the bare minimum required by law.

He doesn't know if the JLR site is in Coventry or not. This is the leader of the council.

Anything in parliament is a waste of time because nothing ever gets sorted. Could have said that as soon as they were invited to the meeting rather than just not turn up.

It wasn't worth going to the meeting as nothing came out of it. Maybe because you didn't turn up :emoji_rolling_eyes:

He's dropped a bollock there hasn't he? Just admitted that SISU has asked the council in the past about specific sites.

This is a shambles. He's not even on live and he's still crumbling under the pressure. Got an easy and surely expected question first up. Will the council support the club in building a new ground and he couldn't' answer.

What a surprise, he can find time to go on the radio and blame SISU but can't find time to attend a meeting that could be vital to the clubs survival.

But again this is something where people want it both ways. SISU get ridiculed for assuming the football club was the only possible option for the stadium. CCC are then excused by the same people for conducting a sale with Wasps in secret as there would be no other bidders. What is that based...

It certainly all seemed to happen in a rush so either something like that or the PR. Hard to imagine SISU were paying to improve the facilities at Northampton for the forthcoming season if they had any thought we wouldn't be there.

In all seriousness CCFC is likely to be one of the brands, for want of a better word, most closely associated with the city globally. Having the club there, maybe a couple of former players, to do the handshaking and photo ops certainly wouldn't do any harm but as with everything the council are...

You can't vote the whole council out so voting Duggins out, as the leader and one who is doing nothing to assist CCFC, would be a way of sending a message.

Alternatively they give everyone a way to back down from their entrenched positions. SISU can say they are dropping the legals as they need the council onside for a new stadium The council can say we will support any new stadium project and in the meantime it makes sense to stay at the Ricoh...

On the plus side means there's now a spare slot in the Northern Premier for our phoenix club.

This is how to get people behind Brexit. Say if we leave we have a Brexit Day bank holiday every year.

With a bit of luck SISU won't be our owners for the remainder of our existence.