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Always good to know when to sell up, also a lesson in not relying on one big supplier/customer.

I don't see how that would impact on our chances of success, anymore than trying to repay the build costs of a new stadium. In fact, I'm confident we will be far better off renting.

That's true enough. I probably should have used past tense in my response.

The biggest catchment area for CCFC is in Coventry.

They will have 4 years to sort out a longer rental deal. That's the best option for the club.

How can anyone stop them making a bid?

They are not considered to be encroaching on those development areas as they are not moving their academy. I'm glad you're sticking by Cov though.

I'm as fussed as I was before, I hope they get as much as they are happy with. They can't be forced into selling their share so I imagine they must be ok with the sale. They were happy to sell for a £1m loss before, I know that's not a lot to the likes of me and you, but for some people that's...

If I'd typed tax payer I would definitely have also used speech marks, so we're even there. Just giving a bit of balance Nick, I know you like a bit of balance.

is it such a bad one?

They probably wish they had carried on with the purchase now.

Ownership of a lease.

What sale amount are you basing your hypothesis on?

I was mainly referring to smallish businesses that I used to do some accounts work for, but a large company example would be John Caudwell who set up Phones 4 u.

I disagree, and I guess SISU do as well, otherwise they wouldn't be obsessed with freehold.

I've always assumed the stadium to be the civic asset, not the management company.

People often sell profitable businesses, maybe they have had enough, maybe they have received an offer too good to refuse.

Seems a very expensive way of getting ourselves into position to give discounts on the very thing that is deemed so important.

Its not great news, it's not harmful, it would be business as usual. We will have an agreement to play, and we will play. We have to accept that if the club is not prepared to pay for exclusivity then we won't get it. We are second best to gaming conventions at the moment.

Approached with the option to do what?