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I don't believe I have actually said they did want to do a deal have I? Although saying that I think it would be somewhat ridiculous to assume, were the right deal available, they wouldn't have been interested. What I have said is that there should have been a fair and open process based on...

MMM I don't think you're a stupid person so I really don't know why you are finding this so hard to understand. Rewind to before talks of average rent, unfettered freehold ownership or anything else. Fisher claimed that the rent was too high - it was; he claimed ACL were not viable without CCFC...

So you've seen both Wasps and CCFC's non-existent bid to purchase ACL with a 250 year lease, interesting to know. Care to tell the rest of us what both contain and on what basis Wasps would win?

What I'm suggesting it that there was an open process. Clearly state what is for sale and invite bids with a bidding deadline. Thats very different from saying I will listen to anyone who happens to rock up. We don't even know if the club were ever told a 200 year lease extension was a possibility.

The same old argument that SISU are 100% truthful but only when it suits the point you are trying to make.

As a public body the council have some leeway to accept a bid that is in the best interests of the city over one that is simply higher. Of course that would depend on the actual values and proposals involved. what businesses linked to ACL would be in trouble? The Ricoh would more than likely...

Its very simple MMM, I'm sure you can understand what I'm proposing here. CCC and Higgs say we are inviting bids for ACL, as part of the sale we will increase the lease to 250 giving effective ownership of the freehold. All bids must be received by this date following which a period of...

If there had been a fair and transparent process then, although I would be against Wasps moving here as I am against franchising and certainly wouldn't support them, then a fair fight would have been lost. I do feel that any process for inviting bids on ACL should not have just been based on the...

I agree it is highly unlikely we can persuade SISU to walk away but if it was known that there was a serious takeover bid on the table I think you would see fans unite behind it. I can't see any hope of uniting fans behind the unknown.

Not sure about that as the flip side is somehow force SISU out and go into administration with no one interested in buying us, is a slow death better than a quick one? I don't think anyone who had made a serious attempt to buy the club and had been turned away would have an issue with going...

Mark, If ACL had gone bust the lease would have reverted back to CCC and a fair sale process could have begun with all parties bidding for the same thing. Ideally the taxpayer would not lose money in such a scenario but if the taxpayer is to be put at risk of losing money there is absolutely no...

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I shouldn't have started listening to this, how can anyone hear her speak and not be absolutely furious? Banging on about franchises and business rates, it's like a sick joke. She is an absolute disgrace to the city. Oh good now she's hiding behind commercial confidentiality. Interesting that...

I can see your point that if the future is a slow death then when not try anything else as it can't be any worse. For me we need to see a serious potential new owner make clear their intentions publicly. Should that happen, and their plans stand up to scrutiny, I think there would be a lot of...

Not according to the council, only yesterday Lucas stated as fact that the Ricoh was always intended to be a multi-franchise stadium. What you're written there is basically agreeing with Fishers original argument, that we were providing the funding but not getting the benefits. Yet the council...

But they must have already approved that so they aren't going to take any further interest until we reach the end of it.

But what are you considering a well run business. If and when we reach championship level we're competing with teams who have owners who are happy to lose millions, not to mention teams who have parachute payments. A well run business is surely one that isn't losing money, isn't this SISU's...

I would guess that SISU have their lawyers very carefully examining claims made by CCC and Higgs regarding ACL and the loan during the JR. If they find that the same statements made to the public, that turned out to be untruthful, were made in court I would think they have strong grounds for...

So lets assume you are right and there is at least one group wishing to takeover the club. To date what have they done to make this happen? Have they made SISU aware of their interest, have they asked SISU what they would consider an acceptable offer, have they submitted an offer and had it...

Why would the FL get involved? We are currently playing in Coventry so they aren't going to get involved in anything.