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**ALL USERS READ THIS, ACTION REQUIRED ASAP** - Sky Blues Talk forum statement (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter Sky Blue Pete
  • Start date Jan 15, 2020
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Do you full support the statement from our online community

  • Fully support the statement

    Votes: 368 98.7%
  • Not in my name thank you

    Votes: 5 1.3%

  • Total voters
    373
  • Poll closed Jan 20, 2020.
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Wyken Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #246
Can we get Les Reid or someone on CCFC's side to push this on Twitter/Cov Obs? Cov Tel obviously won't give a shit
 

Skyblueweeman

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #247
@Nick Are you able to tell how many active users there are on the forum? There's 510 users who have viewed this thread...is that a good guide of total active users - ie, those who post once a month etc?

Just interested to know if the 350 or so we have who have answered the poll is a decent number based on active forum participants.
 

Frostie

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #248
WiganSkyBlue said:
So, about a 5% vote of 7500 on the forum. Not good for anyone to take notice. Just my opinion.
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But the Trust are given credence when how many of the "2700 Trust Members" do they actually represent?

I think they had approx 25 attendees at their last meeting (during which the board were given lots of excellent, constructive feedback that they've totally ignored).
Sky Blue Trust - Key Points from the Open Discussion at the Sky Blue Trust AGM, 15th July, 2019

Think it's fairly obvious that they represent little more than their 4(?) Board Members but as I say they're the only voice currently. By doing this we're showing that theirs is not the only voice & showing that over 350 fans (likely many more) have a different take.

Be interesting for the Trust to poll all their members if they agree with their statements... See if they get such a response with 98% in agreement.
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #249
WiganSkyBlue said:
So, about a 5% vote of 7500 on the forum. Not good for anyone to take notice. Just my opinion.
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Sorry mate but with the sample size this is 95% accurate under a 5% margin of error. Not my opinion.
 
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Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #250
Liquid Gold said:
Sorry mate but with the sample size this is 95% accurate under a 5% margin of error. Not my opinion.
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It’s very easily justified as an accurate representation as a percentage
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #251
Grendel said:
It’s very easily justified as an accurate representation as a percentage
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I think so it’s a hugely positive response from the social media platform we are all on regularly. And I’ll say it from my gut I think replicated more widely across our fan base than Stuart and Clive and sbt saying come on Sisu sort it out
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #252
Sky Blue Pete said:
I think so it’s a hugely positive response from the social media platform we are all on regularly. And I’ll say it from my gut I think replicated more widely across our fan base than Stuart and Clive and sbt saying come on Sisu sort it out
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Yes I know it’s different but political polls are based off a far lower sample.
 
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joemercersaces

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #253
On how many other questions for this site other than which football team do you support would we get 98.6% agreement? Not many.
 
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shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #254
Liquid Gold said:
Sorry mate but with the sample size this is 95% accurate under a 5% margin of error. Not my opinion.
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Assuming a representative sample. Which it’s not, it’s self selecting. But like given for some basis in proper stats.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #255
Back to the frothers for a minute, does anyone know if the wanker James Alexander "@JimmyHillsChin" on Twitter is the same James Alexander who appears to work for BBC CWR (this afternoon reporting on some Harry & Meghan shit)? If he is a BBC employee, he really needs to temper his language and attitude, whether he's speaking in a personal capacity or not. Sounds like a legohead clone!
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #256
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
Back to the frothers for a minute, does anyone know if the wanker James Alexander "@JimmyHillsChin" on Twitter is the same James Alexander who appears to work for BBC CWR (this afternoon reporting on some Harry & Meghan shit)? If he is a BBC employee, he really needs to temper his language and attitude, whether he's speaking in a personal capacity or not. Sounds like a legohead clone!
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No he’s a dickhead who lives in Australia and has been a Cov Utd fan since their foundation

The word c**t was invented just for him
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #257
Grendel said:
No he’s a dickhead who lives in Australia and has been a Cov Utd fan since their foundation

The word c**t was invented just for him
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Has Orca gone into Twitter hibernation after being exposed as a nasty piece of work the other day?
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #258
SlowerThanPlatt said:
Has Orca gone into Twitter hibernation after being exposed as a nasty piece of work the other day?
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Yes he says he needs time out to reflect
 
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SkyBlueMatt

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #259
Voted.

I couldnt see the option on Tapatalk to vote. Shitty app. Had to log in via the website, couldnt remember my password, then which email I used. I got there in the end.

Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
 
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Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #260
SkyBlueMatt said:
Voted.

I couldnt see the option on Tapatalk to vote. Shitty app. Had to log in via the website, couldnt remember my password, then which email I used. I got there in the end.

Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
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Thanks for taking the time to show your agreement
 
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PurpleBin

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #261
Sky Blue Pete said:
Thanks for taking the time to show your agreement
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I wonder Pete if you could do something in person? I say you, I mean could "we" the SBT arrange for a meet pre game, in a pub perhaps with an old fashioned clip board style petition to go alongside this? I'd suggest a lot of our older support aren't active on social media/forum?
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #262
Statement on behalf of the Sky Blues Talk online forum.

Sky Blues Talk is a forum of 7500 members; it is the oldest and one of the largest online Coventry City Football Club (CCFC) fan communities. 371 members responded to a recent survey, with 98.4% confirming that they fully support this statement.

We, as members of Sky Blues Talk, would like to express our disappointment and frustration with all parties who have contributed to Coventry City playing its home games outside the city that bears its name.

We call upon Wasps RFC to drop any request that CCFC (or its owners) indemnify Wasps against potential or actual costs and losses incurred by them as a result of the State Aid case currently being considered by the European Commission. If the European Commission decides that the sale of the Ricoh Arena to Wasps contravenes State Aid regulations, then this will have been through no fault of CCFC; if CCFC were to agree to indemnify Wasps, the size of any likely financial settlement would in all likelihood bankrupt the club we all love so much.

Equally, we call upon Sisu as owners of CCFC to recommit to halting all legal action surrounding the sale of the Ricoh Arena, as it did prior to last year’s talks regarding playing home games at the Ricoh Arena for the 2019-2020 season. Any continued legal action by Sisu is a roadblock to repairing the relationships required to find CCFC a home in Coventry, either temporarily at the Ricoh Arena or if necessary, in any new stadium (which will obviously require support of the city).

We are very disappointed in the recent press release (dated 15th January 2020) from the Sky Blue Trust. The bewildering absence of any mention of the request by Wasps for financial indemnity by CCFC leaves many members of our community wondering if the Sky Blue Trust can legitimately claim to represent CCFC supporters’ interests in an unbiased manner.

We need to be back playing our home games in Coventry. Staying away is playing Russian roulette with our future and our existence

We acknowledge that our fans have different opinions on whether to travel to St Andrews this season and we hold no grudge against any fan attending or not attending. It is a personal choice for every individual.

We would like to praise Mark Robins and the CCFC squad for continuing the hard job of rebuilding the playing side of the club and turning us into an attractive winning team deserving of a far wider match day audience than has yet been seen in Birmingham.

Finally, we plead with all elements of the media to challenge misleading claims and hold private and public bodies to account to ensure they actively pursue a resolution to the current impasse, and to help facilitate a move back to Coventry without delay.

For further information, questions or comments please contact me on
comms@skybluestalk.co.uk

PUSB
Sky Blue Pete on behalf of the Sky Blues Talk Community
 
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Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #263
PurpleBin said:
I wonder Pete if you could do something in person? I say you, I mean could "we" the SBT arrange for a meet pre game, in a pub perhaps with an old fashioned clip board style petition to go alongside this? I'd suggest a lot of our older support aren't active on social media/forum?
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I think that’s an admirable thing to do depending on the response to this initially. As someone has already said every local media outlet will have eyes on this site and have chosen not to do anything with it. Let’s see what happens. I’m out this Friday so if nothing happens the least we should do is follow up with cwr to confirm they received it and ask them why it didn’t merit any publicity
 
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Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #264
Going to forward it to as many media outlets as I can find overnight. I am pretty certain that the coventry observer will use it but not sure of any others. Once it has been published can those who were forwarding it to football blogs send it and those on twitter retweet and send away to get some traction
 
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mr_monkey

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #265
Sky Blue Pete said:
Statement on behalf of the Sky Blues Talk online forum.

Sky Blues Talk is a forum of 7500 members; it is the oldest and one of the largest online Coventry City Football Club (CCFC) fan communities. 371 members responded to a recent survey, with 98.4% confirming that they fully support this statement.

We, as members of Sky Blues Talk, would like to express our disappointment and frustration with all parties who have contributed to Coventry City playing its home games outside the city that bears its name.

We call upon Wasps RFC to drop any request that CCFC (or its owners) indemnify Wasps against potential or actual costs and losses incurred by them as a result of the State Aid case currently being considered by the European Commission. If the European Commission decides that the sale of the Ricoh Arena to Wasps contravenes State Aid regulations, then this will have been through no fault of CCFC; if CCFC were to agree to indemnify Wasps, the size of any likely financial settlement would in all likelihood bankrupt the club we all love so much.

Equally, we call upon Sisu as owners of CCFC to recommit to halting all legal action surrounding the sale of the Ricoh Arena, as it did prior to last year’s talks regarding playing home games at the Ricoh Arena for the 2019-2020 season. Any continued legal action by Sisu is a roadblock to repairing the relationships required to find CCFC a home in Coventry, either temporarily at the Ricoh Arena or if necessary, in any new stadium (which will obviously require support of the city).

We are very disappointed in the recent press release (dated 15th January 2020) from the Sky Blue Trust. The bewildering absence of any mention of the request by Wasps for financial indemnity by CCFC leaves many members of our community wondering if the Sky Blue Trust can legitimately claim to represent CCFC supporters’ interests in an unbiased manner.

We need to be back playing our home games in Coventry. Staying away is playing Russian roulette with our future and our existence

We acknowledge that our fans have different opinions on whether to travel to St Andrews this season and we hold no grudge against any fan attending or not attending. It is a personal choice for every individual.

We would like to praise Mark Robins and the CCFC squad for continuing the hard job of rebuilding the playing side of the club and turning us into an attractive winning team deserving of a far wider match day audience than has yet been seen in Birmingham.

Finally, we plead with all elements of the media to challenge misleading claims and hold private and public bodies to account to ensure they actively pursue a resolution to the current impasse, and to help facilitate a move back to Coventry without delay.

For further information, questions or comments please contact me on
comms@skybluestalk.co.uk

PUSB
Sky Blue Pete on behalf of the Sky Blues Talk Community
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Thank you Pete and anyone else involved in that statement, hopefully it will get the attention it deserves
 
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shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #266
joemercersaces said:
Well that’s a bit personal Neal!
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Not on Grindr
 
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oldfiver

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #267
Nick

How do I get the statement in a file/format or whatever to send to someone to post on FB/Twitter?
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #268
Sent to

Coventry observer
Coventry telegraph
Cwr - various individuals
Texted Stuart Linell who has acknowledged it
Midlands today sports reporters

Let’s see
 
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usskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #269
I sent the statement to Dan Roan of BBC Sports. I’ve communicated with him before on behalf of Ricky Hill.
 
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SBbucks

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #270
Great job Pete, thanks for organising this and pushing it through.
:emoji_clap:
 
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bawtryneal

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #271
joemercersaces said:
Well that’s a bit personal Neal!
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Apologies.
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #272
oldfiver said:
Nick

How do I get the statement in a file/format or whatever to send to someone to post on FB/Twitter?
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Think you'd probably have to copy/paste.

Not sure if Nick will post it on Twitter. May be best to share it from there.
 
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Wiseoldfool

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #273
Sky Blue Pete said:
Sent to

Coventry observer
Coventry telegraph
Cwr - various individuals
Texted Stuart Linell who has acknowledged it
Midlands today sports reporters

Let’s see
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Well done SBP you're a star I'M 70 now,not in greatest of health,it's about time somebody took the bull by horns something I may have done 20years ago.We need to save this club,for future generations,if we ever met I would definetley by you a drink.

Well done
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #274
Only criticism @Sky Blue Pete is that I'd have used your real name rather than forum name. Appreciate it's a leap but may be taken more seriously.
 
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PurpleBin

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #275
Sky Blue Pete said:
Sent to

Coventry observer
Coventry telegraph
Cwr - various individuals
Texted Stuart Linell who has acknowledged it
Midlands today sports reporters

Let’s see
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Great work Pete. Thanks.
 

stay_up_skyblues

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #276
Great work Pete.

The biggest corporations in the world use the results of polls/surveys of literally 50 people as the tag line for their marketing campaigns. So make no mistake the response here is more than credible.
 
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Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #277
Sky Blue Pete said:
Statement on behalf of the Sky Blues Talk online forum.

Sky Blues Talk is a forum of 7500 members; it is the oldest and one of the largest online Coventry City Football Club (CCFC) fan communities. 371 members responded to a recent survey, with 98.4% confirming that they fully support this statement.

We, as members of Sky Blues Talk, would like to express our disappointment and frustration with all parties who have contributed to Coventry City playing its home games outside the city that bears its name.

We call upon Wasps RFC to drop any request that CCFC (or its owners) indemnify Wasps against potential or actual costs and losses incurred by them as a result of the State Aid case currently being considered by the European Commission. If the European Commission decides that the sale of the Ricoh Arena to Wasps contravenes State Aid regulations, then this will have been through no fault of CCFC; if CCFC were to agree to indemnify Wasps, the size of any likely financial settlement would in all likelihood bankrupt the club we all love so much.

Equally, we call upon Sisu as owners of CCFC to recommit to halting all legal action surrounding the sale of the Ricoh Arena, as it did prior to last year’s talks regarding playing home games at the Ricoh Arena for the 2019-2020 season. Any continued legal action by Sisu is a roadblock to repairing the relationships required to find CCFC a home in Coventry, either temporarily at the Ricoh Arena or if necessary, in any new stadium (which will obviously require support of the city).

We are very disappointed in the recent press release (dated 15th January 2020) from the Sky Blue Trust. The bewildering absence of any mention of the request by Wasps for financial indemnity by CCFC leaves many members of our community wondering if the Sky Blue Trust can legitimately claim to represent CCFC supporters’ interests in an unbiased manner.

We need to be back playing our home games in Coventry. Staying away is playing Russian roulette with our future and our existence

We acknowledge that our fans have different opinions on whether to travel to St Andrews this season and we hold no grudge against any fan attending or not attending. It is a personal choice for every individual.

We would like to praise Mark Robins and the CCFC squad for continuing the hard job of rebuilding the playing side of the club and turning us into an attractive winning team deserving of a far wider match day audience than has yet been seen in Birmingham.

Finally, we plead with all elements of the media to challenge misleading claims and hold private and public bodies to account to ensure they actively pursue a resolution to the current impasse, and to help facilitate a move back to Coventry without delay.

For further information, questions or comments please contact me on
comms@skybluestalk.co.uk

PUSB
Sky Blue Pete on behalf of the Sky Blues Talk Community
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Can this be put on a stand-alone thread with no comments and I will start to put around on twitter to journalists
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #278
i think we know where it won’t gain any traction. Good work Pete.
 
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PurpleBin

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #279
Is it worth going National press?
 

usskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • #280
Working on a few avenues of national press. Plus getting in contact with a mutual acquaintance of Adrian Durham (Talk Sport.)
 
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