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I think logically listening to some of the statements from Doug and the facts from the original acquisition by Fraser's group - 35-45M would make sense. It cost Frasers 18M to buy with improvements of 13M minimum needed - so that's 31M of "costs" to Frasers. Doug bid 25M knowing that he'd need...

I’d expect this cost somewhere around 25-30mil but total guess. Frasers bought it for 18mil including transaction costs. I guess we’ll find out when the respective accounts are published.

I guess my fear is that by voters not understanding the motivations behind people voting for Reform (or any party) makes the debate more polarised and ensures their success.

I'm saying that labelling someone who votes for Reform as far right because some of their policies are is probably an own goal. For the record, I'm not a reform voter, or even a conservative. I just think we've seen the results of this type of debating over and over again now - it's hubristic...

This is one of the reasons why I think the far right is gaining ground, because there's nuance here isn't there. You can say the party has far right policies and you hope that shouting that may deter less extreme people from voting for them - but actually it seems to make people more determined...

Yeah, Coventry did not get a good run out in that doc. More broadly, I can imagine poverty has a lot to do with this issue. Successive governments aren't doing enough to address poverty in the population and now the far-right has done a terrific job appealing to the poor white demographic. It's...

I understand this point of view but I think it's overly simplistic. The campaigns the club has done for marginalised communities are about inclusiveness, aren't they? Making people feel safe and welcome at the club. "STOP THE BOATS" is not that, quite the opposite.

Something to build on and take confidence from, but I don't know how many teams in this league are going to be so naive. Fantastic determination to keep going after some disappointing goals to concede, you have to be happy with 4 pts at this stage. Lots of good performances and moments but in...

You’re not really understanding your own comments pal. I can think someone is shit without making it about their gender. You clearly cannot.

I think it’s fine to say it’s shit and you don’t like it - I found Lorna insufferable during the Sunderland games at the end of last season. I can appreciate this might be an assignment forced on her and us because of cost cutting - but it’s still shite. When I listened last year it felt like...

I hope this thread doesn't descend further into misogyny. It's easy enough to criticise someone who is underperforming and/or in the wrong role without bringing their gender into it.

I think the thing that I find the most concerning / disappointing is I don't know that I can point to anything that suggests the coaching team have learned from last season and changed anything tactically. The Championship is a super competitive league and plenty of teams are very well...

I like EMC, but agree he has always looked a bit heavy. Pre-season looked like he had slimmed down a bit. Felt he played OK on Saturday, definitely a handful but sometimes he does way too much before just getting the ball in. In general, that laboriousness is what plagues the entire team. We...

Just read it again carefully, I was agreeing with your original post! Perhaps you’re in a noisy environment - it might be hard to focus on the words over the sound of your early retirement.

It's all mañana mañana lads

You totally missed the joke Hobo... I think I understand that names online aren't literal pal. I'll be sure to find time to send more jokes over your head though while tending to the garden in my palatial estate - which I retired to at 42.

Problem solving without context or constraints is the lifeblood of the Coventry City online community. I bet you're a Hobo because you haven't bought a house? If I were you, I'd prioritise that mate.

For EMC, I wonder if we'll see him faster and more nimble - it looked to me like he has lost a bit of bulk/muscle when I've seen him on pre season videos. Agree he can over complicate things at times, hopefully the coaches can work with him on that.

That's a great idea, have you thought about writing to Doug?

This is a good read on why this deal was done and perhaps why it took some time: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6501696/2025/07/26/arsenal-viktor-gyokeres-inside-transfer/