bigfatronssba
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Bolton Wanderers play in Metropolitan Borough of Bolton so its not really comparable.
I would go, Bolton have a similar situation where their ground isn't in Bolton, I know some of their fans aren't over the moon about this.
Who says they don't? Possibly they feel that a threat about wasting taxpayers' money generally isn't the correct subject for a chat site dedicated to Coventry City?
If people are so bothered about the tax payers losing out so much, then I suggest looking deeply into how much tax payers money is wasted on other things also...
One man's waste is another's necessity. I think all spending on armed forces and against the drug war is a huge waste, others think education is. That's the wonder of democracy.
I think the council does a decent enough job (especially as I had to deal with Dudley council last year, they make anyone look competent).
No I totally agree. I don't expect SISU to get the ground for free, I expect them to pay the market value for it or just under (don't most people haggle when buying property?). The people who say they don't want the tax payer to lose out over a quid etc etc are going a bit OTT as I would rather the tax payer lost out slightly when it comes to the football club (I know not all tax payers would agree) than some other things that seem totally pointless for most people.
I would give the club preferential treatment (free rent, access to revenues) every day of the week because they belong to the people of Coventry and a successful team has massive economic benefits. However, I'm still to be convinced any of this is for the benefit of the club.
Bolton Wanderers play in Metropolitan Borough of Bolton so its not really comparable.
I would give the club preferential treatment (free rent, access to revenues) every day of the week because they belong to the people of Coventry and a successful team has massive economic benefits. However, I'm still to be convinced any of this is for the benefit of the club.
Completely disagree that the taxpayers should support the club. The club does not belong to the people of Coventry, it belongs to an anonymous group of very rich people. Very rich people whose scruples do not exclude investing in a hedge fund like SISU that will take any extreme measure within the law to squeeze a pound. Very rich people who we know do not worry about hiding their money in offshore accounts (again courtesy of SISU) to avoid paying their dues to the country. And some people argue we should cut them some slack and give them a bargain deal on something that those of us who do pay tax have built? No way.
I probably won't go, but I'm not ruling it out 100%.
As for council selling te Arena at below market rates, it is a resounding no from me, this council bailed out the club when they screwed up on building the Ricoh by providing the finances & wherewithal to complete the project, now the owners want to turn round and ream the council.. so not again, it is not a good idea to reward ingratitude.
Just inside or just outside wouldn't really bother me. As long as it's not clearly nearer to another town/city I'd go. But 2017/18 is a hell of a long time away, and in all honesty I'd have probably moved on by then. Hopefully not still living in Coventry.
Completely disagree that the taxpayers should support the club. The club does not belong to the people of Coventry, it belongs to an anonymous group of very rich people. Very rich people whose scruples do not exclude investing in a hedge fund like SISU that will take any extreme measure within the law to squeeze a pound. Very rich people who we know do not worry about hiding their money in offshore accounts (again courtesy of SISU) to avoid paying their dues to the country. And some people argue we should cut them some slack and give them a bargain deal on something that those of us who do pay tax have built? No way.
I'm no socialist, indeed I typically vote Tory because I don't trust the others with the economy. But this is far far beyond the pail
Wouldn't bother me to be fair if it was 1 mile outside. Council boundaries change all the time.
No No NO NO NO they can stick it Cov or nowhere.AFC it will be for me. Don't care about other clubs and where they have built there grounds.....
Despite what some on here would have you believe, no other club has chose to build outside their boundaries, its only ever been out of necessity.
Is that true? Which clubs play outside their boundaries?
Grimsby, Brighton, Wimbledon the three obvious ones to kick you off.
He asked which clubs played outside their homes, I answered.
Ask anybody from Brighton if Falmer is Brighton, too. Falmer's Lewes District Council ain't it?
He asked which clubs played outside their homes, I answered.
Ask anybody from Brighton if Falmer is Brighton, too. Falmer's Lewes District Council ain't it?
There's some hypocrisy on this thread. There will be people who go to watch Warwickshire play cricket in the West Midlands, skilled laborers who have done 'tax free' jobs here stating they won't go and watch coventry outside of coventry or support a tax dodging hedge fund! If SISU sold the club to a sugar daddy who built a stadium 1 mile outside the city boundary we'd sell out for the first match. It's got nothing to do with whether the stadium is built inside or outside of some magical line and all to do with not being prepared to follow SISU's whim of where we play. Which is fair enough, but why not just admit that, rather than pretending the location of the stadium is some kind of sanctified line in the sand that can't be crossed
There was someone on here going on about how they evade tax a good while back which seemed mad. I'd hope they were joking, it's hardly the most private soapbox.
It is different owners though?
There's some hypocrisy on this thread. There will be people who go to watch Warwickshire play cricket in the West Midlands, skilled laborers who have done 'tax free' jobs here stating they won't go and watch coventry outside of coventry or support a tax dodging hedge fund! If SISU sold the club to a sugar daddy who built a stadium 1 mile outside the city boundary we'd sell out for the first match. It's got nothing to do with whether the stadium is built inside or outside of some magical line and all to do with not being prepared to follow SISU's whim of where we play. Which is fair enough, but why not just admit that, rather than pretending the location of the stadium is some kind of sanctified line in the sand that can't be crossed
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