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Fair point - I suspect you can get away with it in the lower divisions a bit more though. I don't want to dismiss it, I think there's a place for bumping it up quickly, especially if you've got a good target man and a bit of pace alongside and the opposition play a high line (e.g. Hucks/Dublin...

In truth I'd heard Bradford are a long-ball team, and I'm sure pre-game Pressley talked about them being 'direct' and having to cope with it. I'm a bit irked that we didn't, but then this is a young team and if it was simple to defend against this style of play then teams wouldn't bother...

Point taken. But honestly I still think that if the rent was paid, and/or a straightforward deal thrashed out, it wouldn't matter how much dislike there was for SISU, there's bugger all the Council/ACL could do about them. And on that I think I'd agree - assuming there is (or was) a deal to be...

That certainly is a presumption. If they did try to 'force' a change of ownership (via administration), wasn't it because the current owners weren't paying the rent, and indeed seemed determined to undermine ACL by that point (as has subsequently been demonstrated). That's the way I read it...

The blame for selling HR and moving to the Ricoh lies solely with previous CCFC boards. The council didn't force them to sell HR did they? Did they also force them to spend all of the money that they could and should have invested in the Arena in the first place? CCFC could have had half of...

I agree. Though I can also understand why the council might rather sell to someone who seems to have the ability to do it, and a plan to do so. Regardless, it doesn't change the fact that the council shouldn't sell undervalue just to benefit SISU/CCFC should it?

In what way is the road access restricted? There's a bit of road there that links directly to the A444 - the same bit of road that seems to adequately serve the Arena shopping complex. I think Ainsworth's point is well made, personally. There's a lot of well-connected land there, and a fair...

My proper football career is long since past, but I still play 5-a-side every Monday. My enthusiasm far outweighs my ability, as indeed it always has, but if you're struggling for numbers I'm always up for a game. If you want a clue to my years, let's just say that I'm of the same generation...

Yep, got to admit that's about my take on it too. If you've got an unbearable urge to scrap, my suggestion is to take up boxing. I tried it, got battered, realised I wasn't as hard or brave as I thought, and left much the wiser. I don't really have a great deal of respect for the hoolies...

Anywhere you put this on will be making a profit from the bar, whether it's for charity or not. Without wanting to put words in Nick's mouth, I think it's clear that what he's advocating here is a kind of NOPM aimed at ACL. He's entitled to that point of view, I'd disagree with him, but it's...

I see your point, but I don't think it's for the FL to intervene between a club and a landlord to the advantage of either party. And there are plenty of clubs that have chosen to lease grounds rather than purchase them, presumably a decision based on the financial reality of those...

Good point. From a personal point of view I wouldn't be unhappy to see thing go pop, football's gone mad over money. Doubt we'll (CCFC) see much of that of that £1bn - it doesn't exactly trickle down to the lower clubs does it, let alone grass-roots football where the whole thing starts. Most...

Yep, that's my feeling too. Personally speaking, I can't bring myself to go to MK Dons. What happened to Wimbledon and their fans was simply hideous, and I'll never be able to put money over the counter there. It's also far to close to our current situation for comfort. I appreciate others...

I don't doubt that both sides try to avoid awkward questions. But then I think that SISU have far, far more to answer than ACL. To your specific point though, Lucas and Reeves didn't need to show. The club was in administration, and the dispute was about rent at that point. ACL sent two...

Spot on. I'd like to know if the rent offer of £150k is still open, partly because I'm curious and partly because it's further evidence of SISU's unreasonableness that I'd like to see proven or otherwise. However, like you say, the truth of it is it's of little relevance - SISU don't want to...

Oof... there's something rather poignant about that picture. The pitch looks perfect. Wonder how Northampton's will look by February with both teams playing there....

I think I used that phrase because SISU will claim they've done a valuation, I fear a rather low one. I think the Council's value will be based on at least what has been put in so far, money that they might reasonably 'expect' to recover. They'd also, not unreasonably imho, expect the value of...

Would love to say 'Yes', but think the gap between the SISU valuation and the Council expectation will be too high, even if everything else was magically aligned (like what SISU would do with the freehold, what would happen to ACL, etc.). Think it's more likely that we'll see movement in the...

I've been wondering about this too. I think this is the key law.... "Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 enshrines the statutory duty on local authorities to achieve best value in the context of land disposals. It says that a local authority may dispose of land held by it in any...