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Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #36
chiefdave said:
Not sure why some of our fans are so keen on us being kicked out of the league.

Seems like there’s a bit of a panic today. People expecting the accounts not to filed and the club not to be looking at alternative grounds?
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It's almost as if there was a thread about the chance of it backfiring like it did last time and that we should be careful about how it backfires...
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #37
cc84cov said:
Tomorrow afternoon is the deadline can’t see how anything postive will be announced by then tbh...
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Depends what you class as 'positive'...
 
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covboy1987

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #38
Odds on it's going to be Nuneaton
1. It probably just works within the 6 mile Coventry boundary
2. somehow it might save Nuneaton as a football team who are currently in trouble
Myself and mates will not be going to any ground other our home ground the Rioch - didn't go to Northampton and certainly will not be going to Nuneaton and also this time not going to any away matches - had enough of all this
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #39
How does it save Nuneaton by CCFC moving there?
 

SkyBlueDom26

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #40
Does anyone else think that the butts/nuneaton wouldn't meet football league standards??

This then makes you wonder on the alternative grounds!
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #41
SkyBlueSid said:
Of course the owners will talk. It just needs SISU to drop their ludicrous legal action which we all know is unwinnable anyway. Most City fans I know regard Wasps' stance as perfectly reasonable, in that why should they negotiate with someone who is trying to distress them as a company?
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Whilst I don’t really understand what SISU can realistically gain from winning its legal action. The premise that all will be fine on Wasps end is a bit of a misnomer because any future hypothetical conflict (even with new, hypothetical owners) we’ll be threatened with getting kicked out of the RICOH. To use an example, the state of the pitch gets brought up regularly, or Wasps wanting to play their home matches on Saturdays instead of Sunday’s. Little things could escalate and the reality of the situation is that the club probably will never own even a part of the stadium and our long-term future is in doubt. Frankly, the future has got to be a new stadium somehow if we cannot guy a share in the RICOH.

The council promised that CCFC and CRFC would be ‘protected’ even after Wasps arrival and they were empty words on the Council’s part. By accident or design, the sale of the RICOH to the Wasps puts CCFC’s future in jeopardy.

The bottom line is this, Wasps don’t actually have to sit and negotiate even if litigation was dropped. Both sides are trying to distress each other, and if the sale of the RICOH was fully legal, then the courts will confirm that, as they have done so far. Sisu have the right to appeal even if no one can really work out what they stand to gain even if they win.
 
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letsallsingtogether

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #42
Nick said:
How does it save Nuneaton by CCFC moving there?
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It doesn't just gives the smurf more money.
On another note if we ground share with someone like Walsall we would not have priority lots of games switched.
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #43
Sky Blue Pete said:
Walsall??
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Anywhere as long as we still exist.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #44
letsallsingtogether said:
if we ground share with someone like Walsall we would not have priority lots of games switched.
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I might be able to go to more games then. Every cloud, eh(!)
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #45
Cigarfingers said:
Forced upon? All Sisu have to do is drop legals and we can stay! If we leave the Ricoh it's because Sisu decided them pursuing the court case was worth more than the team playing in its rightful home
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There's always 2 sides to the story. I don't agree with the constant legals but I also don't agree with Wasps playing chicken with our club. All I care about is existing next year. I'd prefer Sisu weren't constantly litigating and I'd prefer we were at the Ricoh but if it doesn't happen I'll still support the club. What Wasps are doing isn't far from blackmail.
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #46
Liquid Gold said:
Does anybody think we shouldn't be looking at options when the owners of the only stadium we can realistically play in won't talk to us?
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It's the only thing Boddy & Fisher can realistically do. They don't have any real power over what Sisu do.
 

GaryJones

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #47
Think the deadline for a decision by 5th March is a Red Herring. EFL clearly state that if nothing is forthcoming by 5th March the issue will then be discussed at the EGM on 25th April.
Im sure the club are looking toward THAT deadline rather than tomorrow.

Extract from the EFL statement -
The Club has until 5 March 2019 to provide a further update to the Board, addressing the outstanding matter and should a satisfactory solution not be found over the next two months, an Extraordinary General Meeting of Clubs will be convened to consider Coventry City’s expulsion from the League. This would be held on the 25 April in order to provide clarity regarding the Club’s future membership in advance of relegation and promotion issues being resolved during the run-in to the end of the season.
 

ccfc92

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #48
SkyBlueDom26 said:
That's the Ricoh deal for next season gone then... Would anybody go next season if we are to groundshare again???
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Yes, completely different to last time IMO.

However, not sure if it was Villa Park or Leicester. Nuneaton 100%.
 
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ceetee

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #49
Wasps could easily say that whilst legal action is ongoing they will only agree season by season rental agreements.
They don't have to screw the club over completely.
 
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shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #50
mark82 said:
There's always 2 sides to the story. I don't agree with the constant legals but I also don't agree with Wasps playing chicken with our club. All I care about is existing next year. I'd prefer Sisu weren't constantly litigating and I'd prefer we were at the Ricoh but if it doesn't happen I'll still support the club. What Wasps are doing isn't far from blackmail.
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Both hedge funds are playing chicken with CCFC.

Only one is the owner and therefore directly responsible for them however.

I’ll take anywhere while the legals are resolved. I’d much rather this whole charade was behind us and we got on with building a ground though. What is it? 5 years now without so much as a location?
 
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The Lurker

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #51
chiefdave said:
Not sure why some of our fans are so keen on us being kicked out of the league.

Seems like there’s a bit of a panic today. People expecting the accounts not to filed and the club not to be looking at alternative grounds?
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whose keen to be kicked out Of the league. fact of the matter, while Sisu want to take court action we’re screwed
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #52
shmmeee said:
Both hedge funds are playing chicken with CCFC.

Only one is the owner and therefore directly responsible for them however.

I’ll take anywhere while the legals are resolved. I’d much rather this whole charade was behind us and we got on with building a ground though. What is it? 5 years now without so much as a location?
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Worse, any potential new owners automatically weld themselves to the Ricoh as The Solution.

I'd love a credible owner to come forward with an actual plan for a new ground.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #53
We could do a midlands tour and rotate between:

Birmingham City
Villa
West Brom
Leicester
Walsall
Burton (at a push)

All important cup games at Sixfields.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #54
The Lurker said:
whose keen to be kicked out Of the league. fact of the matter, while Sisu want to take court action we’re screwed
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No one. It’s just yet another insult thrown out just because. Literally no one wants us kicked out.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #55
Deleted member 5849 said:
Worse, any potential new owners automatically weld themselves to the Ricoh as The Solution.

I'd love a credible owner to come forward with an actual plan for a new ground.
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Dream Scenario.

Sadly though, it would need some sort of Billionaire
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #56
How are they planning to do the increase? Would the ground be usable while they develop it?

Request Rejected

Edit: The link parsing as Request Rejected offers some dry social commentary on our situation!
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #57
shmmeee said:
No one. It’s just yet another insult thrown out just because. Literally no one wants us kicked out.
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That isn't true, go on social media and there are plenty of people advocating the club being kicked out of the league/liquidated in order to get rid of sisu.
 

ccfc92

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #58
shmmeee said:
Both hedge funds are playing chicken with CCFC.

Only one is the owner and therefore directly responsible for them however.

I’ll take anywhere while the legals are resolved. I’d much rather this whole charade was behind us and we got on with building a ground though. What is it? 5 years now without so much as a location?
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We have a pretty picture though...
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #59
Can’t see it being Nuneaton or the Butts. Walsall probably the best option in terms of size, Birmingham for easy travel.

Doesn’t really need to be a football ground. Leicester Tigers is not that far away.
 
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covboy1987

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #60
mark82 said:
Anywhere as long as we still exist.
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This situation seems to have no end - better to start all over again from the bottom- I think if they start ground sharing it won't be long before we find ourselves in non -legaue as fans will drift away -so we bite as well bite the bullet now
 

SkyBlueDom26

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #61
ccfc92 said:
Yes, completely different to last time IMO.

However, not sure if it was Villa Park or Leicester. Nuneaton 100%.
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I think it will be Brum/Walsall for sure
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #62
covboy1987 said:
This situation seems to have no end - better to start all over again from the bottom- I think if they start ground sharing it won't be long before we find ourselves in non -legaue as fans will drift away -so we bite as well bite the bullet now
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Start again from the bottom but still without a ground?

Some people need to think before they come out with random things about killing the club.
 
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JulianDarbyFTW

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #63
I doubt the EFL will be keen to see us go. A founding Premier League club, an FA Cup winner, a high profile team in the lower leagues, and owners that have no qualms with court action. They open themselves up to years of expensive litigation if they make any slight mistakes in the process. As, I suspect (I could be wrong, it's not unusual for me) do other teams that may vote us out. The ground problem needs a solution obviously, but I doubt there is much appetite to expel us.
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #64
shmmeee said:
No one. It’s just yet another insult thrown out just because. Literally no one wants us kicked out.
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There you go

covboy1987 said:
This situation seems to have no end - better to start all over again from the bottom- I think if they start ground sharing it won't be long before we find ourselves in non -legaue as fans will drift away -so we bite as well bite the bullet now
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Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #65
Nick said:
Dream Scenario.

Sadly though, it would need some sort of Billionaire who believes in fairies, unicorns and the afterlife!
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Edited for you.
 
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covboy1987

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #66
Nick said:
Start again from the bottom but still without a ground?

Some people need to think before they come out with random things about killing the club.
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Not sure if it is true but have heard (rumour) if they started again we could use the rioch - maybe plenty of local business owners or consortiums that would give a helping hand with finance
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #67
covboy1987 said:
Not sure if it is true but have heard (rumour) if they started again we could use the rioch - maybe plenty of local business owners or consortiums that would give a helping hand with finance
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I wonder where that rumour originated.



Maybe we can get everybody who wants CCFC to die, put them on a coach and drive them down to watch Sphinx play?
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #68
covboy1987 said:
Not sure if it is true but have heard (rumour) if they started again we could use the rioch - maybe plenty of local business owners or consortiums that would give a helping hand with finance
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If it's been said that a new team claiming to be city could use the Ricoh then it means the landlords have been in discussion with people intent on creating a phoenix club and the aim of their actions is to distress CCFC.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #69
Liquid Gold said:
If it's been said that a new team claiming to be city could use the Ricoh then it means the landlords have been in discussion with people intent on creating a phoenix club and the aim of their actions is to distress CCFC.
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Is this whole thing a Haskell Mk2?

This is where people like the Trust take people for fools
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • #70
covboy1987 said:
Not sure if it is true but have heard (rumour) if they started again we could use the rioch - maybe plenty of local business owners or consortiums that would give a helping hand with finance
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It'd haemorrage money at the level we'd start again at.

If we actually wanted to grow organically we'd be mental to start out again at the Ricoh.
 
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