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Rotherham's 12K capacity stadium cost £20m to build plus cost of land, planning, legals etc so I would say you're looking at £30m as a minimum. There are no other facilities to sell on or lease to generate money. Potentially you could sell naming rights but I can't see them being worth a great...

Both Fisher (at the forums) and Labovich (on CWR) have been asked how it was going to be funded and they said they weren't able to answer as they didn't know yet but a mix of investment and borrowing. If they don't even know how they're going to pay for it there's no chance they know how they're...

You can only assume because if they gave a clear question the trust could give a clear answer and that doesn't fit in with ML's requirements. He just seems to be seeking to push blame onto as many other parties as he can with little or no evidence to back anything up. As you say if they have a...

Do we actually know for a fact WS are engaged purely to deal with the CCFC / SISU situation? Do ACL have a seperate PR company who deal with their general PR?

Didn't they go to court after the initial application for a JR has been rejected and ask for access to council and / or ACL documents. To me that implies they don't have all the information and they're hoping something will turn up when it all gets investigated. If you had all the evidence you...

If ACL went into admin isn't it probable that the lease reverts to CCC?

I never remember it being an issue. We were told where it was going to be and shown plans well in advance and I don't recall any great outcry about the seat colour being wrong or anything like that. Are there things that could be improved at the Ricoh? Of course there is but I don't think...

You're confusing 2 different things. Duffer mentioned about outdoor shows which the first comment is related to. Anyone looking to put on a stadium show would most likely pick the Ricoh, as a stadium with a good track record in putting on shows, above a new stadium away from a major city. The...

You mean a venue that is sat right next to the motorway, has a track record of putting on shows and, going by the industry awards its been nominated for, is considered to be one of the top venues in the country? Of course not you'd go to a tinpot stadium in the middle of nowhere.

That's the thing, ML is supposed to be in this job as he knows what he's doing yet he can't grasp basic facts that everyone else can. The guy is an absolute idiot.

So you are only allowed to have your say if you agree with them. What is the point of a Stadium Consultation Group if no one is allowed to have their own opinion? Glad we're spending time looking at these vital issues. This is frankly absolute bollocks. There's no way you're going to have a...

Does he even think before he opens his mouth? A certain London based hedge fund don't seem to have much understanding of football in Coventry (or now the lack of it they have caused) or the fanbase. He's not talking about lobbying in private meetings, he's talking about the general fanbase...

Everytime I hear Labovich speak or read something like this I have to seriously question if he is fit to be in the role. He seems absolutly delusional! The way he talks about Weber Shandwich they must be the most effective PR company in the world!

How much does a station actually cost? The station near my office is a strip on concrete either side, a bridge over the track and a ticket machine. No staff, no facilities, not a lot of anything. Can't have cost that much.

Isn't that the point? More hotels around the Ricoh would help in getting those events in. It may well be the case that you can split people over 20 hotels in the area and bus them in as Grendal says but doesn't that give an advantage to a venue that can say you don't have to do that, we have...

Problem is supporting City there is no smooth. I started going in 86 and of course it was great for a couple of seasons but since then we've pretty much always been struggling and going from bad to worse. Sure we got to see some great performances and some great players but overall we never...

No idea of actual figures but as an example lets say we had £10m in revenue last year but spent £15m so a loss of £5m. Now at Sixfields lets say we have £5m in revenue. If, as SISU said, they could cover the loss of revenue caused by the move to Sixfields I would expect them to put in the...

I would guess they want more hotels and it encourages more conference business. I went to an event in the middle of nowhere in New Jersey at a conference centre around the same size as the Ricoh, it was surrounded by hotels and they were all sold out. Maybe it's a chicken and egg situation, they...

SISU didn't term it cover losses did they? Didn't they actually say they could cover the loss in income caused by the move? That's a different thing and implies there will be zero impact on playing budget as SISU will make up any lost revenue. If SISU had said we need to fill Sixfields every...

Same here, at least my phone bill has gone down! My Dad doesn't even ask me what's going on and if I bring up the City I can tell he's got no interest anymore.