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The exact nature of the proposal is not yet clear. This is taken from the statement on the Wasps website :- “Wasps has made no secret of our desire to find a permanent home which reflects the ambitions of the Club. We have ALSO been exploring opportunities for high-profile European games...

Too subtle for most people I think Otis :-)

I’m a lapsed season ticket holder from 12/13, and after multiple failed attempts to buy the Gillingham seats that the system had kindly “reserved” for me, I gave up. We finished up right at the back of the East stand, so luckily we can go to the game. I’ll email the club to release the (much...

I'll say this CoventryIsMyFaith, assuming you are genuine, I am in awe of your obvious enthusiasm in the face of the circumstances we are in. And reading your excited posts on this thread, I just found myself getting angrier and angrier with the people in charge of our club, who will pursue...

One thing's certain - if either side (or both sides) let this opportunity go by for trivial or purely selfish reasons, and the price is that we play in Northampton for another season, they will incur the absolute fury of the supporters. I would say this to Joy & Tim - for the custodians of...

I got the open letter too. A very clear statement that ACCESS TO MATCH DAY REVENUES is all that is standing between CCFC and a return to the Ricoh paying a fair rent. Indeed, it seems that "We have always been happy to pay a competitive rent". No mention of never dealing with the City...

The OP's suggestion isn't a serious business proposition, and nobody in their wildest dreams would expect SISU to accept it. That's the point - it highlights the absurdity of SISU's constant and tiresome claim that they just want matchday revenues for the club. I have no idea why they keep...

So why does Mr. Fisher keep saying "matchday revenues"? That is, when he's not saying “the real value is not just in the stadium but land enablement and what is around it”. I think the OP has put forward a good proposal, which might prompt SISU to finally tell everyone what they ACTUALLY...

I appreciate what you’re saying, and obviously the previous regime got us into a scandalous mess. But that’s a long time ago now, and SISU had the chance to start afresh with much of the debt eradicated, yet through utter incompetence they’ve taken us ten steps backwards. By footballing...

Stupot - I’m not getting at anything, there is no clarity and that’s the point. If SISU can put forward an unambiguous plan to run the stadium and the football club as mutually-beneficial businesses, and to plough serious money into success on the pitch, they might stand a chance of getting...

12th June 2014, final day of the Judicial Review (CCFC official website):- “SISU QC responded by saying that CCFC were interested in a deal which provided them with match-day revenues, not an interest in the stadium. He recited that the issue which faced the Club was access to a share of...

Chelsea? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Pitch_Owners

If SISU got ownership of the Ricoh, would the much-talked-about revenues be ploughed into a prosperous and successful football club? Or at the other end of the scale, would the football be kept alive on basic life support, whilst the anonymous investors slowly clawed back their lost money...

This is a very depressing prospect, but seems entirely possible to me.

Forgive me if your post was intended as some kind of subtle joke, but “in camera” is simply a legal term meaning “in private”.

I’m still not clear on this. If Coventry City Football Club owned the Ricoh, would they be able to use the revenue from non-football activities at the stadium (exhibitions / concerts / hotel / casino) towards the FFP calculations? If so, owning the stadium could be a massive benefit to the...

I confess that the financial aspects of this whole saga are completely beyond me, but much has been made of the need for the club to have “access to all revenues”, and some people refer to this as the “pie money”. Can anyone on here clarify the Financial Fair Play rules? Can a club count ALL...

Got a map of Oxfordshire and an imagination?

Several people have suggested turning out in big numbers to a small club’s fixture. Sounds good to me – we are all starved of live football. But it needs to be somewhere that will grab the headlines, somewhere where a major public figure lives. Somewhere normally very quiet, and not used to...

"the auditor is satisfied there is no material uncertainty that he needs to refer to" What about the JR?!