Aims of different groups (1 Viewer)

Feels like things are getting a bit unpleasant so I wonder if a possible way forward is to focus on the one thing that I think just about 100% agree on ie getting us back to the Ricoh and for each of the different groups eg scg/sbt/Cov back to Ricoh etc to state their aim, strategy for getting us back to the Ricoh and what concrete actions they are taking to achieve that.

So to kick off with kcic -

Aim: CCFC to play at the Ricoh

Concrete actions: FL/sisu events last year; fan surveys in order to understand supporters' views; Emirates and Notts County why/when events; ePetition including ongoing promotion eg at Chelsea last week; kcic t-shirts to promote the kcic message and generate some campaign resources; sponsoring Coventry Sphinx as a way of contributing to football in Coventry. Consideration is being given to new events at sisu's office.

Strategy:

• kcic is 100% peaceful
• kcic is pro team and pro fans and has never bought into the pro/anti acl/sisu argument, as evidenced by the ePetition seeking to call to account all those responsible for the CCFC mess.
• kcic's view is that playing at NTFC is a disaster - record low attendances, people turning their back on CCFC, fears of a lost generation of City fans etc. See Callum Wilson's recent comments for a player's perspective. The situation is bad enough now but what will be left of CCFC if this continues to drag on well into the future as appears likely? (the JR is unlikely to see a resolution, simply further legal action. No land has been purchased for the promised new stadium, never mind a planning application submitted, etc)
• As kcic's starting point is the interests of the team and fans, as opposed to those whose starting point is being pro/anti acl/sisu, kcic's priority is not debating the rights and wrongs of the situation but what is needed to get us back to the Ricoh.
• Given the damage being done by playing at NTFC, kcic's view is that an immediate return to the Ricoh overrides all other considerations

How to get us back to the Ricoh

• An offer for CCFC to play at the Ricoh has been made, which CWR found financially advantageous compared with being at NTFC.

• An immediate return to the Ricoh would be followed by taking as much time as is needed to agree a long-term solution, but without causing the damage incurred by being at NTFC.

To achieve this a sequential approach is needed

1. Pressure needs to be put on sisu to make an immediate return to the Ricoh - we know they don't want to, hence the need for pressure.

2. If sisu say they want an immediate return to the Ricoh and acl/ccc are then obstructive, pressure on them (acl/ccc) will be easy to achieve given the council is a democratic body, councillors live locally and are widely known, mobilising people in Coventry is a lot easier than getting them to down to London, etc. As a pragmatic campaign, any action required against acl/ccc really is the easy bit.

Note: kcic does not propose any further campaigning against the Football League because the FL's position is now an issue of broader concern than its (in)action in relation to CCFC and is now very much one for government. kcic has a good relationship with sympathetic MPs.


Whether you agree with it or not, I hope the kcic position is at least clear


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