kg82
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This is one of the weirdest sentences I’ve seen. You choose not to post about football, on a football forum, that you signed up to, on a section that is dedicated to Coventry City, who you support?
Yes, I've been posting about football for years and still do Nick. I just choose not to do it here. To you, that means I've no interest in football, because you can't see past this forum. There are other places to discuss games/players/tactics than just this place. I know it consumes your waking hours, and the fact that it doesn't consume mine means I'm less of a fan to you.
This is one of the weirdest sentences I’ve seen. You choose not to post about football, on a football forum, that you signed up to, on a section that is dedicated to Coventry City, who you support?
He's come on here to argue with Grendel. He has no interest in anything football related, they've just moved their little Twitter spat here. I don't know where either of them find the time or energy to keep up this carry-on.
My point from then still stands. I want the club to do more. I want the club to have a plan. The only thing we've seen is the oft derided "The Way Forward" article which is strangely still available on the club's website.He’s been on here before and his interest then was the club not supporting any community work and that wasps were putting more money into such things
This is one of the weirdest sentences I’ve seen. You choose not to post about football, on a football forum, that you signed up to, on a section that is dedicated to Coventry City, who you support?
He's come on here to argue with Grendel. He has no interest in anything football related, they've just moved their little Twitter spat here. I don't know where either of them find the time or energy to keep up this carry-on.
Yeah, you've mentioned this before. I've read some detail around this, but I'm interested to learn about how something was 'demanded'. Is it correct that all the other buyers wanted the stadium included as part of the deal and SISU were the only ones who were prepared to take on the club with them as tenants of ACL?
I think that’s fair. My priorities as the trust would be to maximise the support to ccfc. Anything else is not a priorityMy point from then still stands. I want the club to do more. I want the club to have a plan. The only thing we've seen is the oft derided "The Way Forward" article which is strangely still available on the club's website.
I see you're choosing to ignore this question then @Grendel
I'd generally no interest on being on here at all Mark until Grendel pointed out I'd been mentioned.
I'd generally no interest on being on here at all Mark until Grendel pointed out I'd been mentioned.
tbf, I'd bite and pop on if I was being mentioned somewhere.Again, no-one is forcing you.
I have to say that even though I don't like the weird clique orca surrounds himself with on Twitter, he's spot on. It is time to see a long term plan and then some actual plans for a new stadium in Coventry.
Not necessarily new stadium but a return and a plan and something for us to get behindOf course it is. We can revolve round blame all we like (and that has its place) but we need a constructive way forward more than anything.
No I haven’t - they wanted a share yes but as I’ve said before they would have had a warm welcome with open arms from other councils who’d be keen to do business
Ours wanted the opposite as our council have done nothing to support the club for decades
Many clubs - Swansea for instance were gifted it. Mutton and sepalla fell out and the rest is purely willy wanging. Council thought they could manipulate sisu and they were wrong. Lots of what sisu have done is an unmitigated disaster but the last 3 years not at all! Although everyone had failed ccfc for this seasonHow would they have acquired this share? Gift or pay for it?
How would they have acquired this share? Gift or pay for it?
I think that’s fair. My priorities as the trust would be to maximise the support to ccfc. Anything else is not a priority
However it is appropriate to put pressure on all parties
Sisu
Wasps
Council
Efl
Eu commission
Ccfc
To ensure there is a roadmap and timescale for a return to Coventry
Pay clearly
I have to say that even though I don't like the weird clique orca surrounds himself with on Twitter, he's spot on. It is time to see a long term plan and then some actual plans for a new stadium in Coventry.
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I'd like a supporters body that's fit for purpose, but I also need the club and their owners to properly engage with them. Boddy has always been communicative and responded happily to questions I've posed him, but it needs to be widened to include the whole community of fans, including those disaffected by two moves away from the City.
But ACL wasn't for sale at the time, was it? Had a valuation been done?
So eveyone who would usually go didn't is down to protest?? That's absolute crap....Today he's insisting every single person who didn't attend St Andrews last week did it as a protest, that Wasps broke off talks with the club when they found out about the EC complaint - despite their being a press release from Wasps on their website categorically saying that wasn't the case; that if Wasps allowed the club back the club would refuse to return and that the council offered their shares in ACL to SISU - something I don't think even the most pro-council supporters has ever claimed before....
The Higgs share was always available for repurchase back to the club and without the club it would have been worth nothing
Unfortunately the council were in awe of Daniel Gidney who had an absurd notion the Arena would rival the NEC as a venue
It’s well known Gidney thought the football club was a nuisance an an obstacle so at least Sisu were seen as less of a problem. It’s known they wanted a premier sports brand and that was not the club
So eveyone who would usually go didn't is down to protest?? That's absolute crap.
My family blame all the idiots for this situation, but not one of us wouldn't follow the team because of the politics. My bro and dad would usually go to the Ricoh, but St Andrews is a problem simply because of logistics . I'm the opposite - in the fact it's much easier for me to get to Blues. 20 mins from my house via a direct train to Boardlesy. Money is tight but when I've got a spare £30, I'll be supporting the lads more than I was able to before.
Seems he's ignoring the other facts you've listed Dave. Take it he's going to ignore Grendel's poll findings too?
There a bit of conjecture there Grendel, particularly about the football club being an obstacle. There's no evidence to suggest Gidney had this notion at the time of SISU's purchase.
SISU paid £1m for the option on the Higgs shares.
So back to your original point, how did the Council force the SISU purchase?
Straw clutching. I doubt the researcher doing an exit poll on election day demands that info, but they usually get it 99% right.He says my poll is not representing be as it’s not phone calls with peoples names. he asked me if I could poll fans if they think sisu should making a complaint to the Eu and then suggested I was being fed information by sisu
I've only got your word for it on Gidney then.Ken Taylor took control of the process and though describing the bid as derisory it was considered the most appropriate. They would have considered selling ACL but demanded regeneration - well that went well.
It’s not conjecture at all about Gidney
Straw clutching. I doubt the researcher doing an exit poll on election day demands that info, but they usually get it 99% right.
Happy to provide my details to you, as stated in another thread.
I've only got your word for it on Gidney then.
So SISU was the most appropriate bidder. Best of a bad bunch. Blaming the Council for CCFC being sold to the 'most appropriate' bidder seems a bit of a stretch. We are where we are, and what they've done since then has been catastrophic.
I'm fairly sure control of the process lay with the Co-op bank anyway. They'd lost patience, wanted to call it in, and had reached favourable terms with SISU for repayment. So it was either that, or admin.I've only got your word for it on Gidney then.
So SISU was the most appropriate bidder. Best of a bad bunch. Blaming the Council for CCFC being sold to the 'most appropriate' bidder seems a bit of a stretch. We are where we are, and what they've done since then has been catastrophic.
If we extended that to the club;'s owners it's not necessarily as nonsensical, mind you.He said that there is no evidence she club want to come back to the Ricoh even short to medium term which is nonsense
I'm fairly sure control of the process lay with the Co-op bank anyway. They'd lost patience, wanted to call it in, and had reached favourable terms with SISU for repayment. So it was either that, or admin.
Elliott, Robinson et al in their wisdom preferred SISU to admin. Again, I can only assume the terms were beneficial to creditors (which was Robinson really, with a bit of McGinnity) compared to the alternative. Someone wiser than me could explain why SISU never went for clubs in admin (our current MEP Rupert Lowe preferred admin to SISU, after all!)
Most appropriate bidder in Coventry
Least appropriate in Swansea, Nottingham, Ipswich, Hull and Doncaster
The council in selling out to a London franchise made the biggest catastrophic decision regarding this clubs long term stability
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