Councillor Duggins, whose Longford ward includes the Ricoh Arena, said in response to our e-mail: “I don't accept the commitment was timeless.” Mr Duggins needs to prove it – the evidence does not back his claim.
We would also welcome an explanation why the Council is desperately seeking a meeting with the management of Aldi over the closure of a supermarket in Bell Green, also within Councillor Duggins’ ward, but refuses to meet with us over the future of the club?
The Council cannot just come out and just say ‘Blame Sisu’ when there are questions for them to answer. There are questions for all sides to answer, including our Owners, and the Council cannot wash their hands of their responsibility to taxpayers and to the public they claim to represent.
Surely this latest court litigation came after the Ricoh was sold to Wasps?But the litigation was ongoing when these statements were made?
Will be interesting to see Duggins reply, maybe the Trust can pressure him?
Bang on!
Thing is, the statement was there in black and white. He said “as long as they want” please find where he says as long as everyone behaved themselvesSurely this latest court litigation came after the Ricoh was sold to Wasps?
Eastwood stated that certain agreements were made such as Coventry City being allowed to play at te Ricoh as long as everyone behaved themselves.
Be interesting to hear the trusts statement now.It’s not desperation at all. It’s what lots of us have been saying and asking the trust to say.
Be interesting to hear the trusts statement now.
Do they support the questions by the club? Or do they support the council
He said it this morning, Interview with Gilbert. Twice he said the court case over seeds all agreements.Thing is, the statement was there in black and white. He said “as long as they want” please find where he says as long as everyone behaved themselves
The point I’m making is - he didn’t say “it supercedes all agreements” last February when he made his statement, the current JR was ongoing then if I recallHe said it this morning, Interview with Gilbert. Twice he said the court case over seeds all agreements.
He said it this morning, Interview with Gilbert. Twice he said the court case over seeds all agreements.
So he's lying thenHe said it this morning, Interview with Gilbert. Twice he said the court case over seeds all agreements.
Eastwood was asked about this and he stated that the ongoing court litigation super seeds any agreement that was made.
Simon asked if there was anything they were willing to do to prevent that disaster. He said to Mr Eastwood that they have a key position here in preventing it.
He said: “I don’t think we are able to do that I think if we were to try and do something - as you say - from our side of the fence, that might lead me in my position to expose the Wasps group to significant potential risks.
“It’s not a question of wanting to do it I think it is a question of being able to do it. I think I would be failing in my statutory duty.”
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Will be interesting to see Duggins reply, maybe the Trust can pressure him?
Bang on!
I dunno guys, I’m starting to think CWR isn’t the home of hard hitting journalism we thought it was.
can't be that simple. From memory the leasehold is the guarantee for the bond so 50% couldn't be easily bought for 2.77m. Also there's a revaluation of the lease agreement after Wasps bought out the Higgs/CCC shares. If i was a bond holder I'd be looking at legal action if the 50% was anything less than the value of the bond debt.
SISU slightly screwed by their insistence was undervalued in the first place.
Lost track of the company structures re: bond, stadium contract etc.
My money is on the latter or just silence.
They'll all be busy no doubt.
I mentioned it a few weeks ago, but the Trust act similarly to everything they criticise Sisu for
Didn't I say the other day, JR3 is being prepped.Club have just put this up
NEWS: CCFC demands answers from Coventry City Council over unconditional promises made regarding "security and future" of Club in 2014
This seems like things are really getting desperate.
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The conspiracy theorist would suggest we're being manipulated into this position for just that reason...Didn't I say the other day, JR3 is being prepped.
Even I've been on CWR, that's how low they go
The conspiracy theorist would suggest we're being manipulated into this position for just that reason...
It could never be totally "unconditional". What happens if CCFC (SISU) said they would only be willing to pay £1 in rent....that is obviously undeliverable from a landlords perspective. I'm sure the intention was to ensure we had a home at the Ricoh, however, this has now become a commercial/legal argument. The Council must have known these risks when they sold to Wasps, the only way to have avoided it was for CCFC to sign a new longer term lease at the same time of the sale (I'm not sure if this was discussed or not....or whether we were on the verge of buying a site to build out own ground at the time !). I hate what Wasps are doing to/threatening to do to our football club, however, if I am being totally honest, if I was them I'd be doing exactly the same.
Commercial agreement is the languageIt could never be totally "unconditional". What happens if CCFC (SISU) said they would only be willing to pay £1 in rent....that is obviously undeliverable from a landlords perspective. I'm sure the intention was to ensure we had a home at the Ricoh, however, this has now become a commercial/legal argument. The Council must have known these risks when they sold to Wasps, the only way to have avoided it was for CCFC to sign a new longer term lease at the same time of the sale (I'm not sure if this was discussed or not....or whether we were on the verge of buying a site to build out own ground at the time !). I hate what Wasps are doing to/threatening to do to our football club, however, if I am being totally honest, if I was them I'd be doing exactly the same.
If I were Wasps, I would. Get rid of the competition!If you was them, you would make the football club homeless who have been here since 1883. Who the stadium was built for that you own?
If you was them, you would make the football club homeless who have been here since 1883. Who the stadium was built for that you own? I don’t want Sisu here, but I want CCFC to play in Coventry. One year rolling deal at say 125k per year. Is that not commercially fair?
Reid has followed up and asked Wasps about the significant risks mentioned on the radio. Got the usual copy and paste answer that was nothing to do with the question. Pressed for an answer to the actual question and they are refusing to comment.
The conspiracy theorist would suggest we're being manipulated into this position for just that reason...
My worry is how many seem to play into it too.I normally go for the cock-up theory of life, rather than the conspiracy version - but this has been my worry for some time.
If you was them, you would make the football club homeless who have been here since 1883. Who the stadium was built for that you own? I don’t want Sisu here, but I want CCFC to play in Coventry. One year rolling deal at say 125k per year. Is that not commercially fair?
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