Evo1883
Well-Known Member
There we go then ,home football should resume at the end of the month .
Coventry City’s Sky Bet Championship fixture against Huddersfield Town on Saturday 20 August 2022 has been postponed by the EFL due to ongoing issues with the playing surface at the Coventry Building Society (CBS) Arena.
The option of reversing the fixture to the John Smith’s Stadium was considered but it was deemed not possible given the timescales involved.
This follows the recent postponements for the Club’s League fixtures against Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United, and the Carabao Cup Round One tie versus Bristol City being moved to Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium.
The EFL welcomes the news that the Club and the CBS Arena have accepted the recommendations of internationally-recognised sports turf experts to undertake a re-lay of substantial parts of the pitch to try and avoid further issues for the remainder of the season.
The timescales presented to the EFL by the Club will allow a further inspection of the pitch before their next home game on Wednesday 31 August, against Preston North End, in order to ensure that the new surface is declared safe for the players and match officials.
The primary objective for the EFL is to get Coventry City playing at the CBS Arena as soon as the pitch is in a safe condition for the participants. It is only then that the League will consider the collective circumstances of each postponement before determining what course of action could be taken in accordance with the Regulations.
Exactly. Rotherham was postponed 11 days ago. Had they started at that point, we could of had our 2 home games this week.Farcical they're only starting to work on it now.
Great! We’ll then have a months squabbling over who’s liable for that
Nah we won't, Bolton didn't.Be stunned if we don't get a points deduction. If it was any other club we'd be raging about it. Whole situation has been a farce.
Why is boddy thanking wasps they shouldn't need to be thanked it was there duty to make sure it was in good condition, instead of pissing about.
hope wasp are paying for this. Absolutely diabolical
Well they won't get that back when Wasps die.Think ccfc might be footing the bill.
At most a fineWill likely be a fine.
Won’t be a points deduction and of course there will be lots of discussion around who is liable me for the losses ccfc have had due to this situation. Quantifiable but not as easy to get the moneyAssuming it's not a points deduction
Not ultimately but certainly up frontThink ccfc might be footing the bill.
All the more to celebrate when they do.Well they won't get that back when Wasps die.
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Easier option isn’t it. Fuck it.
“How’s your food?”
Shite.
“Lovely pal”
Good statement that. He’s pretty much single-handedly fought to get this resolved . I know he’s not grendels best mate and you can argue this could have been foreseen but he’s earnt his money the last 2 weeks as far as I’m concernedNEWS: Club Update from Dave Boddy following pitch announcement and recent postponements
Coventry City Chief Executive Dave Boddy has provided the following Club Update to supporters:www.ccfc.co.uk
Obviously the mai thing is that it gets fixed but not happy we've got to this point and only now are Wasps bothering to start work.
Would also like to know who is paying for this, won't be happy if the answer is anyone but Wasps.
It had better be coming off the rent if we've fronted the cost. The fact that we can't play until the end of the month blows Wasps argument about there just needing to be a few extra days after the CWG out of the water.It certainly reads like CCFC.
You won’t be happy initially then but at some point. My worry is the need to maintain good working relationships and whilst this looks like it’s been bloody difficult maybe relationships can now get betterObviously the mai thing is that it gets fixed but not happy we've got to this point and only now are Wasps bothering to start work.
Would also like to know who is paying for this, won't be happy if the answer is anyone but Wasps.
Give it a rest,Good statement that. He’s pretty much single-handedly fought to get this resolved . I know he’s not grendels best mate and you can argue this could have been foreseen but he’s earnt his money the last 2 weeks as far as I’m concerned
Wow would hate to work on your team but okGive it a rest,
1. He's the CEO
2. Why wasn't he doing this 6 weeks ago as based on statements from both parties the state of the pitch pre CWG was unacceptable?
3. Let's wait to see what punishment we get from the EFL
4. Let's see what impact this has on the season generally, can't see it being beneficial
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I get that its a joint statement and has to be agreed with both sides but why are we thanking them and saying they have agreed to the work taking place. As you say that very much sounds like we're paying.It certainly reads like CCFC.
This will become apparent from any likely punishment from the EFL , if they had all the facts and then said we could not reverse the fixtures then we cannot expect any punishmentFound a part ansswer to my question
If everyone knew what was potentially going to happen- why did they not sit down with the EFL before the season started (or did they)
Newport county 2017-2018
The EFL has agreed to a request from Newport County to postpone any home games until 26 August in order for the club to complete the installation of a new playing surface at Rodney Parade.
Any Club who is scheduled to play at Newport prior to this date will be asked if they want to reverse the fixture following the confirmation of the League Two schedule on Wednesday 21 June. The decision to reverse the fixture will be at the sole discretion of the Club(s) involved. If the option is declined then matches will be postponed until a later date in the season.
In addition, the EFL has agreed to reverse the fixture for Round One of the Carabao Cup in the event that Newport are drawn at home.
Good statement that. He’s pretty much single-handedly fought to get this resolved . I know he’s not grendels best mate and you can argue this could have been foreseen but he’s earnt his money the last 2 weeks as far as I’m concerned
Wow would hate to work on your team but ok
Who knew there was an issue 6 weeks ago
How many calls do you think were made before the statement on Thursday before the Rotherham game?
How would you have dealt with it when you have to have an ongoing relationship?
It’s ok to say well done and still recognise things could have been done differently
ffs
Good statement that. He’s pretty much single-handedly fought to get this resolved . I know he’s not grendels best mate and you can argue this could have been foreseen but he’s earnt his money the last 2 weeks as far as I’m concerned
He is a CEO of a company that has 13,000 people he’s failed to deliver for. Get out of his arsE
glad you’re perfect and always deliver on time
In the real world it’s ok to say good job now and again
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