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Saddlebrains

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #1
A load of bollocks and smokescreen do we feel?

Or is this rumour that's gathering pace actually going to come to fruition?

Would someone taking on Us, Stadium and the insects actually work?

Discuss
 

skyblueeyesrevisited

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #2
NO
 
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chiefdave

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #3
Wouldn't it cost an insane amount? £20m plus to SISU for us, £35m to pay off the bondholders plus whatever the Wasps owner wants.

Would anyone really put £55m minimum to get the lot? If you want to own a football club there's a lot easier ways to do it.
 
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rob9872

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #4
If I won the lottery I'd take on all 3 and then kick the Wasps back to London where they belong or fold them completely!
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #5
chiefdave said:
Wouldn't it cost an insane amount? £20m plus to SISU for us, £35m to pay off the bondholders plus whatever the Wasps owner wants.

Would anyone really put £55m minimum to get the lot? If you want to own a football club there's a lot easier ways to do it.
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Agree completely, this is why I'm struggling to believe anything more than it being pie in the sky
 

Otis

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #6
rob9872 said:
If I won the lottery I'd take on all 3 and then kick the Wasps back to London where they belong or fold them completely!
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I would fold them into a Chinese lantern, light it and then send it out over the Atlantic.
 
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lord_garrincha

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #7
Some prick will hoodwink the Telegraph stating it... with clowns (on both sides) eating it up.
 
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Gynnsthetonic

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #8
Sisu won't want to pay anything for the stadium, they will want it gifted I can't see anyone taking it in without the football club having a long lease
 
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usskyblue

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #9
Saddlebrains said:
Discuss
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Philosoraptor

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #10
usskyblue said:
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That gif is just poetry.

I have a soft spot for this discipline.

Harder than it looks.
 

shmmeee

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #11
No.

Sisu will keep asking eleventy billion for a club worth fuck all, some greasy accountant will keep Wasps going and in control of the Ricoh.

Well be having the same discussions in ten years time reminiscing about those few seasons we spent in the Championship and how James Maddison is available on a free.
 
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robbiekeane

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #12
We want rid of the fuckers not tied together for life.

No one wants to buy and SISU don’t want to sell
 
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Grendel

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #13
shmmeee said:
No.

Sisu will keep asking eleventy billion for a club worth fuck all, some greasy accountant will keep Wasps going and in control of the Ricoh.

Well be having the same discussions in ten years time reminiscing about those few seasons we spent in the Championship and how James Maddison is available on a free.
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Things will change regarding wasps
 

shmmeee

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #14
Grendel said:
Things will change regarding wasps
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Ill believe it when I see it. I have no faith in the financial system around sports clubs (or any business for that matter).
 

Grendel

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #15
shmmeee said:
Ill believe it when I see it. I have no faith in the financial system around sports clubs (or any business for that matter).
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They are separating the businesses at least. That’s been pretty much the subliminal message for some time
 

Philosoraptor

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #16
shmmeee said:
Ill believe it when I see it. I have no faith in the financial system around sports clubs (or any business for that matter).
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There is a myth that been shared around by a lot of people for a very long time that a sports stadium can lead to regeneration.
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #17
rob9872 said:
If I won the lottery I'd take on all 3 and then kick the Wasps back to London where they belong or fold them completely!
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Nah I'd let them stay for a while but just do some proper petty shit with them like they've made us deal with.

Lock them out of the the changing rooms for a game, turn on the sprinklers mid game, insert a charge for every divot they make in the pitch etc.

Really petty shit.

Only after I've broken their spirit willI allow them to fold.
 
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glasgowfan

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #18
Otis said:
I would fold them into a Chinese lantern, light it and then send it out over the Atlantic.
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The prevailing wind is in the wrong direction
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #19
Saddlebrains said:
Agree completely, this is why I'm struggling to believe anything more than it being pie in the sky
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See I disagree - us + the Ricoh would be worth 55m alone - see Derby sale. Add Wasps in - despite how much we hate them - you’d have a historic rugby club on the books. Throw the netball team in, take over the Coventry ladies team again, you can push for WSL spot.

you’d Have a Coventry sports empire for around 60m
 
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Esoterica

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  • Sep 22, 2022
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
See I disagree - us + the Ricoh would be worth 55m alone - see Derby sale. Add Wasps in - despite how much we hate them - you’d have a historic rugby club on the books. Throw the netball team in, take over the Coventry ladies team again, you can push for WSL spot.

you’d Have a Coventry sports empire for around 60m
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A Coventry Sports Direct Empire?
 
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chiefdave

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #21
Philosorapter said:
There is a myth that been shared around by a lot of people for a very long time that a sports stadium can lead to regeneration.
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The bit people miss is that they're looking at arenas in North America used for NBA and NHL. The arenas are largely owned and operated by groups such as AEG who have enough artists on their books to ensure they are in use pretty much every night of the week and who also invest in the surrounding area creating plazas or 'entertainment avenues'.

AEG have done it here with the O2. The CBS has fuck all around it, you struggle to even find somewhere for a pre match pint.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #22
Philosorapter said:
There is a myth that been shared around by a lot of people for a very long time that a sports stadium can lead to regeneration.
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Can thank Dave Nellist of all people for the general stuff being tied even closer to the Arena.
 

torchomatic

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #23
Liquid Gold said:
Nah I'd let them stay for a while but just do some proper petty shit with them like they've made us deal with.

Lock them out of the the changing rooms for a game, turn on the sprinklers mid game, insert a charge for every divot they make in the pitch etc.

Really petty shit.

Only after I've broken their spirit willI allow them to fold.
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I'd make the size of their badge the same as a sheet of A4.
 
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RegTheDonk

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #24
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
See I disagree - us + the Ricoh would be worth 55m alone - see Derby sale. Add Wasps in - despite how much we hate them - you’d have a historic rugby club on the books. Throw the netball team in, take over the Coventry ladies team again, you can push for WSL spot.

you’d Have a Coventry sports empire for around 60m
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Which hardly anybody would watch.
 

Senior Vick from Alicante

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #25
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
See I disagree - us + the Ricoh would be worth 55m alone - see Derby sale. Add Wasps in - despite how much we hate them - you’d have a historic rugby club on the books. Throw the netball team in, take over the Coventry ladies team again, you can push for WSL spot.

you’d Have a Coventry sports empire for around 60m
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Morris wanted 22 million for Pride Park which valued the whole amount of club and ground at over 50 million. The purchasers said the total package at tops was only worth £30 million in total but the actual sale price has not been disclosed but Morris took a massive haircut on the asking price for the ground.
 

stupot07

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #26
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
See I disagree - us + the Ricoh would be worth 55m alone - see Derby sale. Add Wasps in - despite how much we hate them - you’d have a historic rugby club on the books. Throw the netball team in, take over the Coventry ladies team again, you can push for WSL spot.

you’d Have a Coventry sports empire for around 60m
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Which combined loses around £20m per annum and would all require significant investment to make successful.

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theferret

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #27
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
See I disagree - us + the Ricoh would be worth 55m alone - see Derby sale. Add Wasps in - despite how much we hate them - you’d have a historic rugby club on the books. Throw the netball team in, take over the Coventry ladies team again, you can push for WSL spot.

you’d Have a Coventry sports empire for around 60m
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It's unworkable, there would be huge potential for conflict. How would stadium revenues be split between the clubs; equally? Pro-rata based on turnover? Based on need? Would be be happy, if we were promoted to the PL, to share the spolis of that with Wasps, or to use money that might otherwise be ours to bail them out? Equally, would they be happy propping us up?

You can't possibly have 2 professional sports teams sharing the same revenue streams and not have one or the other feeling they are being shafted. It would be a disaster.
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #28
theferret said:
It's unworkable, there would be huge potential for conflict. How would stadium revenues be split between the clubs; equally? Pro-rata based on turnover? Based on need? Would be be happy, if we were promoted to the PL, to share the spolis of that with Wasps, or to use money that might otherwise be ours to bail them out? Equally, would they be happy propping us up?

You can't possibly have 2 professional sports teams sharing the same revenue streams and not have one or the other feeling they are being shafted. It would be a disaster.
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Bristol don’t seem to have an issue with it
 
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wingy

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #29
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
Bristol don’t seem to have an issue with it
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Rich benefactor with intent to make the city a sporting success.
 
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theferret

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  • Sep 22, 2022
  • #30
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
Bristol don’t seem to have an issue with it
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While it's all being bankrolled by a wealthy individual perhaps, but as a long term arrangement, it will unravel.
 

Mcbean

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  • Sep 23, 2022
  • #31
Will be having an interested party when wasps bite the dust - free beer
 

emgeeveecee

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  • Sep 23, 2022
  • #32
Saddlebrains said:
A load of bollocks and smokescreen do we feel?

Or is this rumour that's gathering pace actually going to come to fruition?

Would someone taking on Us, Stadium and the insects actually work?

Discuss
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In my opinion, it would be a very good solution to the current problems. A powerful group, owning both clubs and the arena, with all the commercial outlets, would give stability, security and success. In theory it would be brilliant. In practice, it would depend on the overall owners.
 
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emgeeveecee

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  • Sep 23, 2022
  • #33
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
Bristol don’t seem to have an issue with it
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One owner would have interests in both clubs - why create conflict with your own interests?
 
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emgeeveecee

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  • Sep 23, 2022
  • #34
theferret said:
While it's all being bankrolled by a wealthy individual perhaps, but as a long term arrangement, it will unravel.
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I do not agree. It is the only solution from where we are now which has the clear potential to be a success.
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Sep 23, 2022
  • #35
emgeeveecee said:
I do not agree. It is the only solution from where we are now which has the clear potential to be a success.
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Your post history is going to set a few alarm bells ringing…
 
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