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You know what I do, when it comes to anything legal with the possiblity of confusion or a dispute - I send a letter via registered post with a polite request for a written reply. That gives me both confidence and evidence of what the other side are going to do. You don't need to do that at...

Thoughtful analysis as ever, OSB. Just a couple of things. Wasps: They are a threat to CRFC. The supporter demographic at CRFC is quite old, and younger rugby fans are being drawn to Wasps through a combination of factors, not least the fairly remarkable dumping of large numbers of free...

Simply because that may be the only realistic option on the table.

So then, it seems that pretty much everyone, regardless of opinions, accepts we're not going to get a deal out of Wasps. Can we now put to bed the idea that we're somehow 'partners' with them or that selling the Ricoh to Wasps was in any way good for the club. Anyone, especially anyone from...

Just to add, that's not the official website - it's a blog written by a supporter who attended a supporters' forum. I'm not sure that CRFC would've wanted this news to break in this way.

Interesting this, because in truth I was starting to think that I was the only one who felt that the Trust are far too pro-Wasps. I'm not asking for them to boycott Wasps, I just want them to ignore them and quit lining up with the Council to demand that the club talk to them. Many of us do...

Yes. It's Les Reid. Trouble yourself to find out what went on at the CET when he tried to expose the Council bailout that was done in secret for the Ricoh, and then feel free to come on here and apologise for being sold a much bigger pup yourself.

I can't understand why anyone gets particularly bothered by SISU pursuing action through the courts against the Council. If SISU continue to lose, it doesn't cost the taxpayer any huge amount of money because they'll get their costs back. In the meatime there are still plenty of questions to...

He's not saying what I think mate. If the council gave a shit about the club they'd have done what they promised and given it some time to build trust rather than jumping straight into bed with Wasps. I'd rather he just shut up about the club and quit pretending to care - it's crocodile tears...

Properly exposing council decisions regarding £14.4m of public money to scrutiny has nothing to do with going to the polls - so that's a pretty easy straw man to demolish. What the council seemingly did here is pressurise the CET to the point of costing a decent journalist his job, just so they...

Nope, the outstanding questions are: How did ACL go from being profitable when the council wanted to support it (and not sell to SISU), to being unprofitable when the council wanted to sell it (to Wasps)? Why was public debate regarding the council loan subverted and bypassed? Why weren't the...

You do understand that at some point you have to pay all of the money back, right?

Sort of like taking out a credit card to pay your mortgage. It's possible, but it wouldn't suggest a great business model to me as a potential investor.

Can someone pop round and move all of the sharp objects away from oucho's desk please. He's going to be very disappointed when he reads what happens next...

With respect CJ, who are you or I to say that? This case might be done, but there are some mighty big questions about the conduct of the Council with regard to the arena and the sale that I'd be more than happy to be thrashed out properly in court. And this has nothing to do with supporting...

Sorry SBW! Unforgiveable mistake. :)

Wasps are only loaded because they're £30m in debt to their bondholders. I see nothing in their recent history to suggest that Wasps owners are any better than SISU, they do not have Coventry City's (or the City of Coventry's) interests at heart. They've bought an historic rugby club and...

I honestly do SBK. They've got their own complete legal department for a start, and the ability and funds to go as far as required. In terms of an LA's resources, this is peanuts. I've never yet heard of a council abandoning a legal action because it's run out of budget. If they think a case...

You've not heard about the six new Pot Noodle bars they're opening in town then? ;)

Generally speaking 'the law is an ass' tends to be quoted by those who haven't got the judgement that they've already decided is correct. There's a reason and a purpose for appeal courts, and a well-established process in civil and criminal law that can always eventually be exhausted This...