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The Jimmy's Hill thing seems pretty clear to me - I've always assumed the message is this: We love the club enough to drag ourselves to Northampton, and to stand in the cold and wet with a crap view of the team. We hate SISU so much that even though we've dragged ourselves here, we're not...

Think it might take a bit more than that, but even then, I wonder how the application for planning permission might go...

Think we've been here before - the Butts as it is couldn't handle the crowds, two turnstiles and one stand to start off with. I don't think the RFC would be overly keen, the FL certainly wouldn't like it, and the pitch isn't great and gets horrid in winter. (Although I reckon it's better now...

Great post OSB. FWIW I think SISU's plan is, and has been for a while, getting their hands on the stadium for as little as possible. If the JR succeeds, then I think they'll be a bit closer to that outcome, but if it fails I think they'll be a lot further away. Given the firm terms of the...

Yep, see what you're saying entirely, and take your point that the overall value of the trade might be nil (or less!). However, if you just took the positive stuff - the TV rights, the sponsorship, the ticket sales etc, and left the liabilities, particularly the lease, then overall that...

Hi OSB, not trying to shoot you down here, but don't asset transfers between group companies still need to be at market value, unless they are classed as distributions in which case the company transferring the asset must be profitable...

As I recall Ainsworth tried that when this all started, but didn't get anywhere with SISU. Doesn't look like the MEP has made much progress either. I think her politics have rather got in the way here. As far as I'm concerned this at least keeps a bit of pressure on the FL, even if everyone...

Not quite sure how that works. If I run company A (Ltd), and I've got something of value I want to give to company B (Holdings), then company B has to pay me for it or it's surely an undervalue transfer. I'm not an accountant either, but I ran my own business for a while and that's how I...

It's an interesting point. Let's say we disregard the players - what about all of the trade that was done from CCFC Ltd. Where did all that go - the ticket revenue, the sponsorship, the TV money etc? The golden share itself, which is the right to play in the league, that's an asset of immense...

Hi OSB, not sure how much it will really cost to challenge the Administrator's decision, but in truth having come this far it would seem odd (to me) not to exhaust all of the legal avenues open. If you're not going to do that then voting down the CVA does seem rather pointless. If it can be...

Wind you neck in yourself mate - if it's tongue in cheek maybe you want to include something vaguely humorous in the posting to make that clear. I responded to your post in the tone in which it was written, before I got to see your next one. Sorry if that upset you. You seemed to imply rugby...

Yep, although that's probably a bit of a myth. The first mention of football as an organised team sport, as opposed to the free-for-alls which often bore more resemblance to rugby than football, was perhaps at Eton. (accoding to wiki, anyway). Maybe the fat posh lads didn't like rugby...

I'm sorry mate, but that's just utter rubbish. I don't know where you played, or where you watch, but that's not what I've seen. As for singing vulgar songs, you do occasionally go to footy, right? ;) Cov RFC's fall from grace came about by not being properly geared up for the professional...

I'd have to disagree. Cov RFC are building steadily and sustainably and would be much better off continuing to do so. The last thing they want to do is involve themselves in the Ricoh/CCFC circus. The BPA is ideal for the crowds they'll get in the forseeable future, and as things improve it...

Yep, I can see your point. I suppose my argument is that stadium rentals are typically leases over a long period, and the club should be able to budget for, manage and control that. If you took away a club's freedom to rent rather than buy, does it mean that some clubs wouldn't be able to...

I see your point, but I think the FL's rules as they are drafted are quite adequate, if only they were enforced. I'd say it's up to teams to decide how they fulfil them - the key to it is that they're not allowed to move out of their area. There's no difference to my my mind between building a...

What a difference - the FA stick to their rules, and the academy seems to be heading back to Cov. The FL break theirs, and the first team is stuck in Northampton.

Great question. In truth I'm struggling to see much that they did wrong - and I don't mean that as a wind-up, I just can't see what they could've done differently. I suppose they could've held off on administration - but Fisher did threaten liquidation and it seemed fairly obvious that the...

I'm not quite sure which bit of my response was snide, but hey ho. What on earth gives you the idea that SISU could either afford or would offer £30m for the Ricoh? They walked away from buying the Higgs share, and they've got the arse with the council because they couldn't pick up the...

Here we go again. £10m grant, plus the £14m to buy out the ACL mortgage (which wouldn't have been necessary had SISU paid the rent). That's at least £24m that Cov CC are down at the moment. Higgs put in £6m, to buy out CCFC's share. To be honest, I've got work to do today, but I'm always...