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Since it appears SISU are telling you about stuff that they're not sharing publicly, can I ask what was the scope of these proposed talks, Rob? Was there, for instance, any suggestion that the JR might be dropped? Was the possiblity of returning to the Ricoh on a rental deal whilst other...

I wouldn't dispute any of that gent, it's just that I think Celtic would expect to appoint a 'big name'. I'm not saying it's right, mind, I'm just saying that for that reason alone I don't think Pressley has a chance of it at the moment. I should add that despite having Irish roots and some...

Well he'd done a pretty decent job as caretaker manager there before being appointed, and had the added bonus of being skipper and playing a couple of hundred times for them. No disrespect to SP, who I think is doing a good job here, but in Celtic terms Lennon's profile is probably slightly...

Probably not, but I don't think he's quite high-profile enough for the Celtic job... yet.

On the upside we've got a really smart manager (imho) and a terrific fanbase at this level. If by hook or by crook we could get back to the Ricoh, and do a bit of wheeling and dealing I think we could get out of this league without too many problems. The Championship is a much more difficult...

Not a terrible idea in and of itself, but £100k and £50k are pretty big sums, even for our Leamington-based supporters. ;) Did anyone take it up, I wonder?

Yeah, I've had enough of my employer too. I fell over and grazed my knee, and he didn't kiss it better. Bastards. And they're only paying me £100,000 per week too. Where's the respect? I'm off. ;)

Hey, in fairness there was a time I thought I'd got most of this clear in my head, that time has long since passed. I think it was reading and re-reading the hundreds of pages of Higgs trial transcripts and the SISU skeleton argument that finally broke me. By the end of the JR I'll be a...

Truthfully mate, I didn't really like him when he was here. Either he's improved a lot, or I was completely wrong about him. Probably both, but mostly the latter. I didn't think Jordan Henderson would end up playing for England either. :)

Practice makes perfect, and behind our current defence Murphy gets plenty of practice. So I'd say Murphy. Except for the fact that Westwood was a fantastic keeper, and clearly better, imho. I'm sure the (reputed) £20,000 per week takes some of the sting out of not playing in the first team...

Hi Godiva - I think this is separate to that. It wasn't money that came out of the administration as such, this is money that the FL have ordered Otium to pay as part of handing over the golden share to them. This is the sum of money ACL would've been paid had they agreed to the CVA, if I...

Personally, I don't think we'll keep Murphy, Wilson, or Marshall, or sign Boyd and McLeod. Barton's gone too, surely. I don't really know enough about the kids to know who comes into those positions, excepting Burge for Murphy. If we could get Petrasso again I'd be very happy - with him and...

I hear they all dress like that in the Wheatsheaf - in fact you might appear underdressed. Don't forget your top-hat else you might not get served. ;)

Ah no, the original appeal was CCFC v VOA based on the Rateable Value RV they were paying. The next one will be ACL v VOA, presumably based on the new RV that they will face. I think both of these appeals will have been/will be heard by the Valuation Tribunal if I've understood the mechanism...

Thanks! Of course this could be a sneaky ploy so that I get the blame for your proposition (things will probably be crap and we'll have to sell players, even at the Ricoh). If you really are that Machiavellian Torchy, I think you should apply for a job in local politics. ;)

Absolutely. In fairness even back at the Ricoh on a deal which saw (say) a low rent and a decent share of the income for the whole site we'll struggle - OSB's excellent analysis elsewhere* suggested that if you completely merged ACL and CCFC the whole thing would still likely run at a loss...

Hmm. With regards to the £590k there was also a legal contract to pay the rent of course, although as we've seen there are ways of avoiding paying what's legally due, depending on to what extremes you're prepared to go. I'd accept that both businesses are probably better off together (as long...

What's clear is that CCFC paid more rates than they should have, according to the VOA. It isn't necessarily the case that ACL will have to pay those additional rates, because the article suggests that they'll appeal too. It certainly isn't the case that ACL ripped-off CCFC here either, as far...

ACL have been paying rates and may to have to pay some more now. No one's accusing CCFC of ripping them off over this though, are they?

No they weren't - clearly CCFC were paying the rates directly to CCC, ACL weren't passing on the bills. If ACL were paying the rates, then the appeal would have been from ACL, and the rebate would have gone to them. But as we know, it didn't. You can't spin this as ACL ripping off CCFC, I'm...