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A story from 2009? Exactly how could we have shown concern about that here unless we had a time machine?! So we've shot down that argument. As for the value of the Arena - that's a complete red herring, we're talking about ACL here and we're told that's a sustainable and profitable business...

No one needed to show that they were worried about the future of Cov RFC before, because it wasn't under threat. What's worse in my book is someone pretending to care about them, or to claim to stand against franchising in general, when actually they're not really fussed as long as it doesn't...

What depresses me is how many people will go along with it, because there's a slight possiblity that it might suit CCFC, or perhaps more accurately not suit SISU. To mix a metaphor, people have grasped onto that straw and thrown their morals out of the window. If the council vote for this they...

You could be right, but there's an awful lot of supposition here, and very little actual evidence. Even if bringing in a franchise club did herald the end of SISU, it still would be wrong in my opinion. The key is in the word 'franchise'. As for Rob and Les working for SISU, that's a cheap...

I think we're currently in a 2+2 deal Otis - so SISU or Wasps could move the club out of the Ricoh again at the end of next season I think. My point here remains; if we're not willing to stand against Wasps being moved now, we'll hardly have grounds for complaint if SISU decide to take us away...

In fairness to the club, I think they are getting the message to some degree - all the bitching about the "lost 20,000" comes from a segment of the fans. What worries me, is that it feels we're trying to run everything on a shoestring - the squad, the club shop, and the operational back-office...

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure you've really thought through how that works for Coventry RFC. They don't seem to keen on it at the moment, and as a fan of CRFC I'd like to imagine that one day they could push for the top flight (hard as that is), rather than just be a feeder club to a franchise...

Last post of the night, but again I'd disagree. The council have a duty to behave properly and fairly as well as doing the best deal possible for the city. As a citizen of Coventry, to me it is unacceptable to see the city associated with a franchise team - something that many members of the...

I disagree. We vote for the Council, and without them voting it through it doesn't happen. So we certainly do have a say in the matter. Whether they'll listen is a different thing, but if we sit still and say nothing we can hardly blame them for thinking we don't care.

He'd rather talk to the mirror. :)

Politely again, this misses the point for me. Even if it was a brilliant move for everyone involved except the Wasps fans, it would still be wrong. Franchising teams away from their fanbase is simply wrong. How did you feel when it happened to us, and how would you feel if it happened again?

To be honest, it's always nice to be liked, but if I even was the only person in the world who saw what's going on as wrong, then I'd still have to say something. In fact, now I thnk about it, I sometimes think I am the only person in the world who values my opinion. I'm certainly the only...

I honestly had to think about that one for a moment Otis. D'oh! Anyway, I've always quite liked Ali's in Earsldon - you have to take your own booze though. It's up the stairs next to Da Vinci's (which is my favourite restaurant in the city, but unless you're torchy or grendel it's for special...

Steady now. :)

If I could do one of those gif thingys, it'd be the one with Kevin Costner in J.F.K. "We're through the looking-glass here people". ;)

Wouldn't want to shoot you down, but the thought of SISU having anything to do with CRFC fills me with dread. This is a business that has turned the corner, and is well-run, sustainable and improving. The guys in charge now seem to have a plan, and I would hope are too level-headed to even...

The fact that it's ethically improper provides a sufficient right to challenge it. If you're against moving clubs away from their fanbase, then you should be against this. Let's not pretend that Wasps fans are happy about it, because they aren't. They don't want to move further away from...

I doubt Les is just making this up for the hell of it. There are wheels within wheels here - it may not go the way anyone expects though!

Ah, I only follow them because there's always something to talk about. I've no interest in football at all, but the off-the-pitch stuff is fantastic. ;) I'd write a book, but you couldn't do it justice. I think the only way forward is opera, or possibly pantomime. Tim, Joy and Ann should...

Appreciated. I'm just trying to understand what's really going on here and get into the detail. My opinion is pretty shaky at the best of times, but I do at least try to support it with the occasional fact. I'm struggling here though. :)