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Because if they purchased ACL we wouldn't have to play for years in Northampton losing a fortune. It seems they could purchase the Higgs share for around £5-6m, then there's the £14m loan plus the cost of the council share. So even if the council share cost them nothing they're looking at around...

could end up a right mess if both teams get a couple of home games called off. It has crossed my mind before what happens if their new manager doesn't play hoofball and decides he doesn't want another team playing there. Would assume Cardoza has a get out clause at the end of each season so he...

Why do SISU not make a formal bid for ACL, or even the freehold and leasehold combined, that includes repayment of the £14m loan? If they did that and it was rejected then would that not massively strengthen their case or at the very least give those that feel the blame lies with SISU something...

very interesting that the rugby club sees the stadium as a viable prospect on crowds of less than 1K as they make enough from corporate functions. Would seem to support ACLs argument that they can survive without the size crowds CCFC attracted. I wonder if at some point there will be a push...

Just as well they got an expert in! Chelsea have lost £50m which apparently isn't enough to fall foul of FFP regulations. The Swansea situation is interesting. There are some who have been using them as an example of how unsupportive CCC have been but it looks likely they could be in trouble...

Has he been in trouble again or did they just think he wasn't up to the job?

Runs till 2025 now, IIRC it was stated by ACL (PWKH?) that Ricoh weren't really that bothered if there was a football team there or not. Guess that's true else they wouldn't have renewed.

Guess they mean depends on how the word is used. You probably couldn't have AFC Coventry City as people would drop the AFC and you'd have two teams called the same thing. City of Coventry AFC or something like that would be OK. Personally I'd keep it simple and just go for AFC Coventry. Quite...

Probably just him giving an opinion off the cuff, none of us really knows yet people want to take his opinion as fact when it suits their argument.

Why would Bates have consulted an administration specialist when not in administration? I'm sure he would have spoken to others but isn't it more likely that the people he spoke to would have been those more used to dealing with takeovers rather than administration. Is there any actual...

Are we really suggesting that a guy worth £164m couldn't afford to buy the club? How would Guilfoyle know if he had the money anyway, he would never have had any reason to need to see proof of funds from PH4. People worth that much can generally get their hands on a fair bit of cash if...

is there any particular reason people were expecting thousands to go to Rotherham?

Correct, legally as a charity they have very little choice other than to accept a CVA that offers some return. ACL, as a private company, have different legal requirements but still have to operate within the law so presumably those that think ACL rejected the CVA for reasons other than the best...

I think the option to buy the Higgs share has gone but technically the lease will still exist until liquidation. Didn't SISUs CVA offer include a pay off to cancel the remainder of the contract?

Genuine question for you Nick do you think we will return to Coventry given that SISU have stated the new ground will not be in Coventry?

Nothing wrong with that but we'll see what happens. Once the window closes we need to have at least the same strength and depth in the squad as we do currently and ideally we need to increase both areas if we want to make a serious go at the play offs, especially with regard to squad depth. If...

I think that someone checked with the police before the first game and was told that so long as there was no trouble there wouldn't be an issue. I imagine if thousands turned up on the hill there might be safety issues but so far there doesn't seem to have been any problems for the guys on the hill.

You're asking that question with the benefit of hindsight. ACL are supposed to be getting the same amount now as was proposed under the CVA so if you flip the question around financially what have they lost? You have to remember that ACL are a company in their own right and have a legal...

Mate of mine does business in Northampton and advertises with cobblers sometimes and gets free tickets as a result. He's invited me to our games a couple of times this season when he's been offered freebies. He's told me that he now gets offered pretty much as many as he wants for every 'home'...

If it was to happen I don't see how anyone could blame it on ACL. Given that the company being liquidated is no longer part of the football club (and we've already had a 10 point deduction for that) the only reason I can see for another deduction would be failure to pay the money owed to ACL...