He is a conservative counciller!
Err ... actually he is a Labour councillor
Listening to his phone call to CWR I too am concerned that the Council will not sell their share in the stadium. If you remember they came to the party very late when it was clear CCFC could not afford to continue the project. I cannot recall exactly how much they invested BUT it was surely not intended that they should hold on to the asset for any great time. Was it not supposedly a short term solution?
No we don't. We need to get rid of Sisu first, then deal with the other problems later.
Only caught a bit of this guy on CWR on way back from game. He was the last caller and pretty much got cut short but from what I heard, the council do not agree that the stadium should ever be in the complete control of the football club and they should only ever get a share. He cited our failure to look after Highfield Road as why the club shouldn't have full ownership.
Didn't get a good vibe listening to this as I still believe full ownership is the only real way forward.
The Council owning the club? How will that be seen by the electorate?
Blimey the penny really is dropping tonight isn't it. Lets see what next few weeks brings.
Blimey the penny really is dropping tonight isn't it. Lets see what next few weeks brings.
Get real, where the fuck are you going to put a new ground ?This is why we need a new ground. Ccfc need to own all of it or we may as well turn the lights out and call it a day.
This is why we need a new ground. Ccfc need to own all of it or we may as well turn the lights out and call it a day.
Kevin Maton has been a member of the Labour party for 32 years. Is it any wonder that he does not agree with private ownership? Jeez.
Unfortunately SISU's running of the club has undermined the concept if one person owning the Ricoh
As has the running of the club at Highfield Road.
Owning 50 % of the Ricoh could still pay big dividends
Not that big. It only made £1m last year and that was with the club paying £1.3m rent. Yes debts and mortgage been restructured but other than giving a revenue stream against FFP, in actual fact it's going to offer much actual income to support the playing budget.
Well that's let the ACL/CCC cat out of the bag then, hasn't it? The elephant in the room (or the elephant in the City) is that ACL/CCC will never sell to any owner of the football club. Although they expect the football club to regenerate the surrounding area for them.
Spot on. Why aren't City supporting council tax payers up in arms over this?
Well that's let the ACL/CCC cat out of the bag then, hasn't it? The elephant in the room (or the elephant in the City) is that ACL/CCC will never sell to any owner of the football club. Although they expect the football club to regenerate the surrounding area for them.
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Because 1 councillors opinion doesn't make it council policy.
The main thing for the club is to remain at the Ricoh on reduced rent ie 400k pa, getting benefit of the match day revenues for FFP. I believe this was/is on offer. If bloody Walsall can survive on paying more than that for their rent , no reason we can't..
If we could own half or all of the stadium, even better but lots of clubs don't own their grounds and do ok, it's the level of the rent and matchday revenues that are important.
I don't really like the counsellors attitude though, it might put off potential investors which goes against why acl went for admin of the club in the first place.
He should've kept his mouth shut, said they would consider all options but are mindful of protecting the tax payers and the supporters interests.
Unfortunately politicians can't help but stick their noses in !
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