finaly news we have been waiting for! (5 Viewers)

OyJimmy · May 10, 2012

The council should publicly back this bid and say no more negations on the Ricoh until Sisu f off

Sbarcher · May 10, 2012

Cheapskates.... if they had serious money they'd be in Starbucks. Another consortium trying to save money right from the start.

Gynnsthetonic · May 10, 2012

The Chinese!
A great bunch of lads!
Father Ted Quote

skybluesam66 · May 10, 2012

so when bells playing - they call him a stupid pratt . Whats that going to do to Platt's confidence

PVA · May 10, 2012

Couple of links, one from yesterday's Observer and one interesting link from this forum a year ago:

http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/2012/05/09/news-Talks-of-Chinese-takeover-are-dismissed-by-Sky-Blues-chief-38543.html

http://www.skybluestalk.co.uk/threa...meting-i-saw-today!?highlight=hoffman+elliott

skyblueinBaku · May 10, 2012

Thanks for the link, Sub.

At the moment, I'll treat this news as the subject for pleasant daydreams. I'll only get excited when the paperwork is signed and the spivs from Sisu bugger off.

Voice_of_Reason · May 10, 2012

Agreed. Don't get carried away... just preliminary talks at the moment, no more. Long way to go... so forget it until news is more positive.

Astute · May 10, 2012

Who owns the casino? That could be a deal breaker as the chinese love them.

oldskyblue58 · May 10, 2012

Isnt really much there thats new to be honest. Lot of mights maybes and ifs

Unless they can make SISU an acceptable offer and unless they can convince the council and the charity ............

enough to give fans a little hope but nothing has really changed

sorry if that doesnt sound positive but I only believe in something at CCFC when it has actually happened

Astute · May 10, 2012

All if's and but's, but better than "if only" and "but only" which is all we have had for a long time.

craigus12 · May 10, 2012

"if successful, are likely to employ specialised people with expert knowledge and experience in the game to run the football side of the business."

SISU did that too, letting RR take the helm...!

I ain't holding my breath.

Sky Blue Kid · May 10, 2012

Sbarcher said:
Cheapskates.... if they had serious money they'd be in Starbucks. Another consortium trying to save money right from the start.

Starbucks publicly denounced both USA and UK troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.....They can shove their coffee up their a**e.

Senior Vick from Alicante · May 10, 2012

Sorry lads you can call me cynical but SISU are holding half the cards and the council the other. I presume the council own the land and dont have to sell as SISU own the club and dont want to sell unless they get an acceptable offer. Its good news that people are interested and can see the potential but were a country mile awawy from anything being done. I will give Hoffman some credit though, he is a persistant little sod and he must be getting right up SISUs nose. PUSB

sw88 · May 10, 2012

This Grant fella says they're interested in the club and "the Coventry Arena". Good to see he's done his homework

sw88 · May 10, 2012

Oh, and Happy Thursday everyone

Sky Blue Kid · May 10, 2012

skybluejelly said:
It will be great for sponsoring shirt numbers ..... No 6.. Prawn crackers..,,. No 11 chicken fried rice

very funny lol.:laugh:

Houchens Head · May 10, 2012

Costa Coffee? Costa-bleedin'-fortune more like!

Houchens Head · May 10, 2012

What do you call the new chinese woman that works in the Sky Blues kitchen?

Blenda!

Houchens Head · May 10, 2012

What do you call a woman with only one leg?

Eileen!

What do you call a chinese woman with only one leg?

Irene!

Sky Blue Kid · May 10, 2012

What response do you get from the chinese waiter when you tell him the chicken was rubbery...
Thank you very much

Tank Top · May 10, 2012

With our club Barely operational, due to financial constraints, Permanent, transfer embargo, unfiled accounts, and the totally unexistant Player buget,it is time for the squeeze to be applied to our owners, sisu Capital, in the same way they applied it to our former owners, who were headed by Geoff Robinson.
It must be absolutely clear now, that sisu are not in a position, and never have been, to take us anywhere but, out of existance, our club is in fact bankrupt, not only financially, but ethically.
They have told lies, broken pledges, and just shrugged their shoulders, when confronted with questions about how they see the future for CCFC.
It appears that Sisu finance are refusing to go under their own steam, "the game is up" Sisu are close to a "Check Mate" scenario, may I sugest that any money handed over to them in the form of season ticket Purchase, must be seriously considered as a risk, although I would imagine that any new owners would honour the purchase.
The news of the re-surfaced take over by a Hoffman
led group, is welcome, but prising the failed Sisu Finance group out of office , may be harder than it seems, but one things for certain, the damage to their prestigue as a finance House, is enormous, and details of their catastrophic attempt to manage a football club will spread like wild fire throughout the world of high finance, as ones to avoid...well spotted
Southhampton.

Astute · May 10, 2012

Senior Vick from Alicante said:
Sorry lads you can call me cynical but SISU are holding half the cards and the council the other. I presume the council own the land and dont have to sell as SISU own the club and dont want to sell unless they get an acceptable offer. Its good news that people are interested and can see the potential but were a country mile awawy from anything being done. I will give Hoffman some credit though, he is a persistant little sod and he must be getting right up SISUs nose. PUSB

And on Joys tits

Otis · May 10, 2012

Houchens Head said:
What do you call a woman with only one leg?

Eileen!

What do you call a chinese woman with only one leg?

Irene!

What do you call a Chinese woman with a food processor on her head?

Blenda.

hughescov · May 10, 2012

Houchens Head said:
What do you call a woman with only one leg?

Eileen!

What do you call a chinese woman with only one leg?

Irene!

What do you call a pregnant chinese woman?

Iwean!

Houchens Head · May 10, 2012

Otis said:
What do you call a Chinese woman with a food processor on her head?

Blenda.

Otis see #53 (I just re-arranged it slightly! )

Otis · May 10, 2012

Oops. Missed that.

Velly solly.

johnniericoh · May 10, 2012

Voice_of_Reason said:
Agreed. Don't get carried away... just preliminary talks at the moment, no more. Long way to go... so forget it until news is more positive.

Surely time is absolutely critical - we can't have "long way to go" because AT needs transfer/wages kitty now, the accounts need full audited approval, we require a forward business plan and short/medium term cash flow forecast and the new season is just 13 weeks away.

With all of the interested parties to communicate with, due diligence tests for the potential investors and all the other contractual/legal process to be completed time is already rapidly running out.

PUSB

pw362 · May 10, 2012

OyJimmy said:
The council should publicly back this bid and say no more negations on the Ricoh until Sisu f off

Hope the council do their homework properly. Don't forget SISU were their prefered option last time.

ccfcway · May 10, 2012

Wasn't the timing of last year's takeover critical cause we needed to rebuild squad

This is no more "new news" than joy or fishers recent comments

We are one year on, in the same position within the boardroom, yet in a league lower and even less of an income

Let's hope 12 months from now the Chinese are not considering investing in a league 2 ccfc

thorninmyside · May 10, 2012

anyone remember that documentry about wealthy chinese business men buying english clubs?? i think this is absolute dreamworld and Hoffman is spinning!! ffs chinese businessmen interested in a 3rd tier side with huge debts no home and owners that will want a massive buy out? i hope they dont rearise we have a pwemier league where you can buy a club twice as good and twice as big for half the money. just one more thing, there is one thing wrong with this story on a serious note, if the chinese wanted to buy the buy the land or/and the stadium they could do it like handing out smarties. they dont need the team,. it is all bullshit guys take it with a pinch of salt that hoffmans spin usually deserves.

and now for our chinese freinds: 任何人都记得，大约documentry富裕的中国企业购买英国俱乐部的男性？我认为这是绝对的梦幻和霍夫曼旋转！ FFS在第三层没有回家和业主将要大规模买巨额债务方感兴趣的中国商人？我希望他们不rearise我们有一个pwemier联赛在哪里可以买到好一半的钱的两倍大俱乐部两次。只是一件事，有一件事是错误的这一个严肃的故事，如果中国想要买买土地或/和体育场，他们可能不喜欢派尖子。他们不需要团队。它是所有废话的家伙，用少许盐，hoffmans自旋通常值得。

rob9872 · May 10, 2012

Pray Up Sky Brues

Otis · May 10, 2012

Thanks, Joy.

shmmeee · May 10, 2012

thorninmyside said:
anyone remember that documentry about wealthy chinese business men buying english clubs?? i think this is absolute dreamworld and Hoffman is spinning!! ffs chinese businessmen interested in a 3rd tier side with huge debts no home and owners that will want a massive buy out? i hope they dont rearise we have a pwemier league where you can buy a club twice as good and twice as big for half the money. just one more thing, there is one thing wrong with this story on a serious note, if the chinese wanted to buy the buy the land or/and the stadium they could do it like handing out smarties. they dont need the team,. it is all bullshit guys take it with a pinch of salt that hoffmans spin usually deserves.

and now for our chinese freinds: 任何人都记得，大约documentry富裕的中国企业购买英国俱乐部的男性？我认为这是绝对的梦幻和霍夫曼旋转！ FFS在第三层没有回家和业主将要大规模买巨额债务方感兴趣的中国商人？我希望他们不rearise我们有一个pwemier联赛在哪里可以买到好一半的钱的两倍大俱乐部两次。只是一件事，有一件事是错误的这一个严肃的故事，如果中国想要买买土地或/和体育场，他们可能不喜欢派尖子。他们不需要团队。它是所有废话的家伙，用少许盐，hoffmans自旋通常值得。

What the hell are you talking about? No one unconnected to the club can buy the stadium.

Chipfat · May 10, 2012

This may not happen but it will put to bed the TF stance of without SISU we have no one.... Which is complete and utter bollocks anyway even without this story breaking...

mattylad · May 10, 2012

I doubt these are the same Chinese banking people previously courted and absolutely no doubt that this has been done to derail today's discussions between SISU and the council. Makes it difficult for SISU to play the "were the only show in town" card.

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