Hada bit of a bad thought what he might have planned for us.
So the mediation is a list of things he wants and everyone else involved are supposed to join in with the mediation. I can't see it getting us anywhere even if it does happen. Our contract to play at the Ricoh has one more season to go. And Wasps are refusing to talk until the legal action stops.
We are about to become a Division 4 side. Gates will be well down. But so will the player budget. It sounds like our budget will be about 8th highest in Division 4. So in other words not very high. So financially SISU will be OK.
Now the bad part. Nothing happens with the Butts. Kicked out of the Ricoh. Fisher goes to the FL to move us out of Coventry. The FL would probably agree with the move. And our budget would be so low that Fisher would expect about 3k of us again to travel to 'home' games. But what Fisher doesn't understand is there would be many less turning up this time.
Fisher isn't thick. But he certainly doesn't know what makes a football supporter tick.
I thought he just hid it by growing a beard, but he's really shifted some weight.
As I said on another thread, I worry that they are building up a case to move the club to (the eastern edge) Birmingham.
I thought for a long time (4 years) that the strategy was to move to a large site near where the new HS2 interchange will be, this is north of the motorcycle museum & east of the airport & NEC. Fisher even gave the game away a few years ago when he talked about 9 miles from Coventry being OK & he was sure the EFL would agree, well bless my cotton socks 9 miles brings this site just into range.... I think they have been working on the EFL all this time to get them to agree.. wearing them down till they say OK. There is no doubt they will get investors for that scheme.. a bit like MK Dons did.
If something like that happens I'd hope the people on this forum who are vocal about the unacceptability of franchises will boycott the new ground.
Hada bit of a bad thought what he might have planned for us.
So the mediation is a list of things he wants and everyone else involved are supposed to join in with the mediation. I can't see it getting us anywhere even if it does happen. Our contract to play at the Ricoh has one more season to go. And Wasps are refusing to talk until the legal action stops.
We are about to become a Division 4 side. Gates will be well down. But so will the player budget. It sounds like our budget will be about 8th highest in Division 4. So in other words not very high. So financially SISU will be OK.
Now the bad part. Nothing happens with the Butts. Kicked out of the Ricoh. Fisher goes to the FL to move us out of Coventry. The FL would probably agree with the move. And our budget would be so low that Fisher would expect about 3k of us again to travel to 'home' games. But what Fisher doesn't understand is there would be many less turning up this time.
Fisher isn't thick. But he certainly doesn't know what makes a football supporter tick.
As I said on another thread, I worry that they are building up a case to move the club to (the eastern edge) Birmingham.
I thought for a long time (4 years) that the strategy was to move to a large site near where the new HS2 interchange will be, this is north of the motorcycle museum & east of the airport & NEC. Fisher even gave the game away a few years ago when he talked about 9 miles from Coventry being OK & he was sure the EFL would agree, well bless my cotton socks 9 miles brings this site just into range.... I think they have been working on the EFL all this time to get them to agree.. wearing them down till they say OK. There is no doubt they will get investors for that scheme.. a bit like MK Dons did.
If something like that happens I'd hope the people on this forum who are vocal about the unacceptability of franchises will boycott the new ground.
Can see the logic with the rail and road links, but there is no guarantee people would travel (even if it is 9 miles) to justify someone being daft enough to put money into building a new stadium by the NEC. Only plus would be its the "package" to be sold on...though i'll be the NEC would have something to say. Taking possible non-footy events away from the Arena???
I would take a stab that, like so much of what's come out of his gob regarding owning or part owning our own stadium, its a smokescreen. Maybe the next step is to distress WASPS, like they tried with ACL, into getting the Ricoh on the cheap? Mediation would be a logial course, in so much as hey mr Football League softies, we tried to talk, they won't talk...so we're off to Northampton/Nuneaton somewhere else until they come round.
I agree with Astute, maybe they can raise enough money on a couple of thousand fans watching us, to keep us in Div 4 until something breaks in their favour.
Please share your reasoning. Why would a club moved to the outskirts of a city that already has 3 clubs (including West Brom who are far nearer the centre than the NEC) be successful?
Please share your reasoning. Why would a club moved to the outskirts of a city that already has 3 clubs (including West Brom who are far nearer the centre than the NEC) be successful?
I think that if they were to leave the city a 2nd time then it'll be because they're being forced out, rather than choosing to leave.
I can honestly see cov and Nuneaton merging together...there chairman is looking to sell, getting attendances as low as 500 with a bit of a spruce up you could get that ground to league standardIMO short-term Nuneaton is likely and potentially the Butts all on short-term ;leases all with a view to getting back to the Ricoh on more favourable terms SISU won't be investing in anything long-term. 3,000 crowds at the Butts or Nuneaton may just allow us to stay in the 4th Div. Is all this smoke and mirrors preventing the stadium sponsorship at the Ricoh being finalised, there's a tactic /angle to this mediation, onr things for sure JR2 will be pursued
The ground is shared with the rugby club who have resorted to blocking off turnstiles and catering as they are in dispute with the football club. Dont think it would work to be fair.I can honestly see cov and Nuneaton merging together...there chairman is looking to sell, getting attendances as low as 500 with a bit of a spruce up you could get that ground to league standard
Last time they lost thousands of supporters by moving away. Next season they will lose thousands with relegation. So they have less money to lose. Maybe Fisher thinks that those who went to Northampton are the hardcore supporters who will go whatever division we are in or where we play.My question is, what would they have to gain by moving the club out of the city?
Last time, there was a clear defined objective and, once that became impossible to achieve, they came back.
If they were to move out again, what would be the purpose?
I think Astute is spot on. The offer of mediation is conditional and SISU will not meet the conditions. But my thought is, where could they possibly move to? Warwickshire and Solihull would not entertain the notion because of the relationship with CCC. I can not think of a town that we could go and own a stadium with the exception of Rushden
So I repeat, what do they hope to gain after moving?Last time they lost thousands of supporters by moving away. Next season they will lose thousands with relegation. So they have less money to lose. Maybe Fisher thinks that those who went to Northampton are the hardcore supporters who will go whatever division we are in or where we play.
Maybe it's a build up for JR3
What relationship?Warwickshire and Solihull would not entertain the notion because of the relationship with CCC.
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