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  1. duffer

    New stadium meeting with RBC

    Because without income streams other than ticket revenue, we're going to suffer under SCMP in League One. In the championship the rules are even tougher. http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/financial-fair-play-league-one-8560150 So the likely scenario is that we stay...
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    Football League Highlights move to Channel 5

    It's hard to imagine anything worse than the current FL show on the beeb, but then I remember what ITV did to MoTD! Still, at least we'll be rid of Clem (hopefully). Can we just have a show that focuses on the game, rather than the chit-chat, please... As for all of this baldist stuff, I...
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    New stadium meeting with RBC

    I think the bond is about paying back Richardson to the tune of at least £10m, and clearing the mortgage for ACL for another £14m or so. That would leave £5-£10m spare, which currently would cover Wasps operating losses for a few years. In fairness, you'd probably expect Wasps to make more...
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    North Stand petition

    I don't much like the idea, but if regular attendees and STHs like Torchy are prepared to accept it for the greater good, then who am I as a part-timer (these days) to quibble. Let's see how it works out, I guess. If we're in the hunt for promotion then I suspect it will become academic...
  5. duffer

    Will TM be here next season?

    On the basis that SISU seem happy to make promises that they won't necessary fulfil, I think it's likely that they'll tell TM what he wants to hear. On that basis he'll stay. The impact on season ticket sales if he goes will be a big driver for them here. However, whether they'll action the...
  6. duffer

    Changes to the Ricoh next season - Waggott

    Ah, I'd pay to have that much hair on top. The rest is pretty accurate though. :)
  7. duffer

    Club aims to raise £35m from bond

    Again, from the prospectus. I read this a bit as Wasps saying "the valuation experts that we've paid for, find that the Arena leasehold is worth loads of money (please lend us some more so that we can pay something back to that bloke who keeps us running, and also keep our heads above water for...
  8. duffer

    Club aims to raise £35m from bond

    Here's the stuff from the prospectus relating to the lease (page 22 of 276). In essence CCC can claim back the lease if ACL goes pop. Though it's not black and white what happens in that circumstance, it's acknowledged as a risk in the second paragraph. In essence claiming in the media that...
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    Changes to the Ricoh next season - Waggott

    Me too - I've just got a much wider centre parting than I used to have. By way of recompense, I can grow lots more hair in my nose and ears these days.
  10. duffer

    Club aims to raise £35m from bond

    Not often that I'd disagree with you OSB, but the Ricoh leasehold belongs to ACL, and if ACL go bust the lease reverts to the council, doesn't it? In other words, if you bought a bond and and ACL failed for any reason (most likely Wasps going under), the Ricoh Arena itself could not be sold to...
  11. duffer

    Who is your Coventry City Player of the Season 2014/15?

    It's a fair enough point-of-view that - but I wonder if a different manager might have had a similar effect with him still here... Regardless, player-of-the-season, Danny Swanson all day long. Why are we even bothering to discuss this. :)
  12. duffer

    Who is your Coventry City Player of the Season 2014/15?

    A bit more to him than just being good on facebook, perhaps. ;)
  13. duffer

    Stolen Assets

    No court in the country would be that mean.
  14. duffer

    Wasps in talks to takeover Ricoh

    No, no - there's the alternative scenario where we're back at the Ricoh and the council and SISU sit back for a couple of years and y'know, rebuild trust. Like that nice man from the council proposed when we moved back from Northampton. In this scenario, after a year or two it's obvious that...
  15. duffer

    TM on his way ??

    Indeed. Although if Mowbray said publicly let's take our time and build a bit of trust before talking about contracts, and then it turned out he'd done another deal behind our backs at exactly the same time as saying it - then presumably he'd be slated here, no?
  16. duffer

    TM on his way ??

    Absolutely Otis, that's fair enough. I'd just like it if we started to hear the right noises from the club for once - y'know stuff like Fisher or Waggott saying that they're really happy with what TM is doing, and are hoping to persuade him to stay, etc. Show the bloke some love. I take your...
  17. duffer

    Congrats to Callum Wilson !

    Just scored too... brilliant for the lad. :)
  18. duffer

    Club aims to raise £35m from bond

    Although currently we might be in for a bit of deflation. As city fans we're used to being deflated... ;) Regardless, even without the politics I think the money would be safer under the mattress than in Wasps bonds.
  19. duffer

    TM on his way ??

    If you think he's the right man for the job, why wouldn't you negotiate now with contingencies for whether we stay up or go down? We've had this kind of rubbish before from SW, with players like Murphy who might have stayed had the club been a bit quicker to talk to him. It is, as with most...
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