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Not really the Mike Ashley model though is it? He’s already been here before with Newcastle - just replace “promotion” with “Champions League”.

So how many in the last ten years who’ve been promoted then? One? Two? Luton are sadly (for them, but also from a competitive POV) as likely to be relegated in the next five years as they are to get promoted. As a general rule, parachute payments tend to count for the majority of promotion...

So nothing more recent than 12 years ago? Seems like a risky investment if so!

What's the maximum net wealth someone can have before they can no longer offer a critique of capitalism in your view?

And miss Reading away?!

Thread only ever goes one way Sky Blues Talk: The council are EVIL and are trying to DESTROY the football club shmmee: Hold on a second, let's just be rational here, no council is going to deliberately do something evi-- CCC: Coventry City Council are proud to announce the launch of the CCFC...

I'm doing fine man! Seen you posting a lot on the non-CCFC boards recently, are you alright?

Lol what would you do, ask to see the manager?

I really think this is going to be the thread where @shmmeee manages to win over the hearts and minds of this board about the council, I can feel it.

Well looking at their squad that year I’m not sure Sheffield United didn’t have a bigger wage bill than ours, but OK sure, that’s one promoted team in the last three years you can think of? I really don’t think if you were a sports investor looking for a more level playing field (as you suggest)...

Is it more levelled? The common complaint is that parachute payments make it harder than ever for teams like us to achieve promotion. And I’m not sure what you mean by “relatively low wages” - who was the last team to go up on a “relatively low” wage bill?

Didn’t we have a Wasps thread for this stuff?

Yeah I should have edited that bit out in fairness. But is a Championship football club really that much of a good investment?

No beer sold around the stadiums now! Should make for a fun atmosphere…. This event may not turn out to be the boost for Qatar’s global image that it was hoping for…

Wow I can’t believe you found the original SISU strategy notes from 2007!

By that logic, Ashley must be delighted that a "local" businessman has come in and promised to make Coventry City more successful without Ashley having to spend a penny.

Watkins was one year into a five-year contract when he signed for Villa. Gyokeres can start negotiating a free transfer with teams in Europe in 13 months from now.

Where to start with this I really don't think any investor, let alone Mike Ashley, would turn down an overnight £8mn profit unless they thought they were sitting on a goldmine. It's already clear that neither ACL nor CCFC fits that description. This idea that Ashley needs to act ASAP before...