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And how exactly do SISU 'ride' on the back of a successful Ricoh? As it stands the club will gain precisely nothing from how well Wasps do - all of the money goes to them. As for Wasps being nomads, that's absolute rubbish used to justify supporting a franchise. Far better for those...

The problem is that it's not exactly polite. You could write the same sort of letter, formally, politely, without even the need to offer the trust's opinions, but asking for information. Instead, to me this reads as confrontational and critical, and with an unneccessary deadline - it's hardly...

Mate, absolutely, I couldn't agree more and I don't mean to snipe at the trust (or you) who are clearly trying to get answers - I just differ on the approach. SISU's model is completely opaque to me, and to those a lot cleverer than me too I suspect. Regardless of all of the Wasps stuff, I'd...

Yep, that's a fair point. But if the trust's open letter doesn't really show much respect for me as the club's owner, then I could just take the line that I'm wasting my time talking to them anyway. We know the club do not like the trust - what isn't needed is the trust giving them any further...

Mate there's no obligation on anyone at the club to provide information to the trust, so I don't know where any 'deadline' can suddenly come from, or how it can be 'six months overdue'. What the trust can do is ask, but if you're going to that I'd always say that it's better to be polite. What...

I'm in the trust, and there are a couple of things I don't like about that letter. First off, "Dear Tim" - that's not very professional, sorry, especially for an 'open' letter like this one. If you're going to make a set of formal statements and requests, then at least give the person that you...

That's the gamble that CCC and AEHC have chosen to take. Personally I don't feel obliged to support Wasps to back them in it. If the Ricoh ends up being turned into housing, or something else completely different now, so be it. I'd rather it was used by the club it was built for, but given...

CRFC just won ten on the bounce mate. Ten. How many more do they have to win before all of the people suddenly desperate to watch rugby in Coventry turn up at the Butts? And if you think Cov rugby are happy at the level they're at now, then clearly you've got no understanding of the game...

Otis mate, I take your point, but the more Wasps lose, the more likely the franchise is to fail. In the same way that it's just business to the owners, it's just business to me too. I don't wish current Wasps fans any ill, and I'm truly sorry that they find themselves in this situation. As...

It's not bitter mate, it's pragmatic. I want Wasps to fail because in the long run I think that offers the local football and rugby club a better chance of success. It also means something that I think is immoral, the franchising of a club away from it's core support, might ultimately fail. As...

If we can get some furniture around the edges and corners it should hold it down a bit - anybody got a spare sideboard kicking around? I'm going to guess that the landlord will insist that everyone going on the new pitch wears slippers, and I hope Tim's not expecting the damage deposit back...

C'mon mate, it's less security because now the club will never have a chance to buy into the Ricoh streams, regardless of who owns them. As for Wasps arrival meaning that we had to move back, I can't even begin to untwist that logic. I don't think anyone was aware of the Wasps deal until it...

In fairness mate he does pretty well. I mean have you tried typing in a strait-jacket? It's hell on your nose, capitalisation is particularly tricky, and Ctrl+Alt+Del is a total non-starter... ;)

Tell yer friends, I'm here all week. ;)

Might as well get some of the seeds too while we're at it. From what I understand it would calm the crowd down, increase snack sales, and we could sell a bit and use the profit to help fund a few new signings. In fact, isn't there a former Wasps player who could advise on the latter? They're...

Why would they need to? They've got the use of a facility that cost £118m to build, for less than £6m, and for 250 years. And with a sitting tenant contracted to boot, and naming rights still to come. It's just a pity that such a stonking deal was solely offered to the wrong team, imho.* Ho...

Yes, but it would keep the missus quiet during footy. There are some things that are worth risking armageddon for, surely. ;)

It is good news. I still don't like them being here, mind, but they don't dick about that's for sure. I'm guessing their expert took one look and said that by February the pitch would be more or less unplayable for either side. Fair play to them for acting quickly.

If it would shut the missus up I'd buy one tomorrow. However this presupposes that my driving is the *only* thing that generates complaints. Having said that, if my driverless car comes with a robot that can do DIY, mow the lawn, change nappies, take the rubbish out, and make well-thought out...

I believe October is traditionally the Wicker Man thing. Or is that just in Hinckley? Either way, I nominate Tim. ;)