Then why havn't they moved back already when offered rent free for the rest of this season and next?
Im convinced more than ever CCFC will be back for 14/15 season, Northampton was a last minute move to fulfil fixtures and a year to get best rental deal possible. Never about buying the freehold ricoh. They know full well its never been for sale.
On his Twitter feed, that's still being actively used - up until one minute ago, he titles himself thus:
'UK Columnist of Year,Regional Press Awards 2013. Midlands Journalist of Yr 2012&13 Reporter of Yr 12&13.Coventry Telegraph politics.Guardian contributor'
That stated, his last 'political blog' was dated April 12th (according to the link he's put up), and the one before that was January 30th. So, any slumber from December 18th until now is bit a blink of the eye compared to gaps between his political wisdom being forthcoming; so who knows?
Then why havn't they moved back already when offered rent free for the rest of this season and next?
Then why havn't they moved back already when offered rent free for the rest of this season and next?
Im convinced more than ever CCFC will be back for 14/15 season, Northampton was a last minute move to fulfil fixtures and a year to get best rental deal possible. Never about buying the freehold ricoh. They know full well its never been for sale.
I think they'll be there as long as FL let them get away with it and whilst not hemorrhaging money.
I forsee another 4 to 5 years of posturing unless CCC/ACL bring in a new tenant, then SISU will sell up and move on.
The preferred site for a potential new Sky Blues stadium is likely to be officially revealed next month.
They cant buy it Cheshire its not for sale, confirmed this morning by AL, its rent or nothing mate.
I have checked what written media I can and nowhere does Ms Lucas state its rent or nothing. True its hard to break the deal with ACL... well offer to buy it. Everything has a price. They have said they would sell the Freehold under the correct conditions. Again it has a value. match it. The problem is SISU can't, or won't (I think they have no funds and that is the issue)
Then why havn't they moved back already when offered rent free for the rest of this season and next?
Cause they want what ACL have the revenue of the ARENA
Rent Only Deal Still Being Offered
Coventry City Council Leader Ann Lucas has maintained the Council's stance that the Ricoh Arena is not up for sale to Coventry City FC and is only available to them to rent.
Speaking on Shane O'Connor's show on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, the Council Leader who yesterday said that the Council must move on from the row over the Ricoh Arena, said that the council will not sell the Ricoh Arena to Coventry City FC and they will only discuss a new rent deal.
FACT. ITS NOT FOR SALE.
Everything is always for sale.It is misleading. It isn't the case and was clearly stated by AL this morning on radio. It is rent or nothing they clearly state. Simple isn't it really. Its not for sale. End of conversation.
Everything is always for sale.
Everything is always for sale.
No Cheshire, she did say rent or nothing. Promise. I listened live at 8am this morning. They cant and wont sell the freehold. If sisu don't want to rent then she has said do one. It was very clear
Yes. But not at any price.
I'm sure if Sisu offered £100m suddenly the council would be writing up compensation deals and winding up ACL. But that's not happening is it?
The only offer so far that I'm aware of is for £5m and all debt cancelled (a cost of £14m). Now they want the debt and the contracts cancelled taking the cost (I'd imagine) to tens of millions of pounds.
To sell something they don't want to sell.
Why on earth would you do that? You may as well start protesting the Neu Camp to get Barca to sell us Messi for £250k because it's all we've got.
Here we go again...
Labovitch in Cov Tel has mentioned land deal will be announced to supporters next month.
Sky Blues to reveal new Coventry City stadium plan next month
15 January 2014 12:04 PM By Simon Gilbert
Director says club is in the final stages of securing land for a new home - but return to Ricoh is still 'preferred option'
Architects' image for new Coventry City stadium
The preferred site for a potential new Sky Blues stadium is likely to be officially revealed next month.
Speaking to the Telegraph today, Mark Labovitch - non-executive director of Coventry City - confirmed the club was in the final stages of securing land for a new home and details were likely to be revealed in February.
He said: “We are about three weeks away from being able to name the final site. We are down to two sites and hopefully, within a month, two will be down to one.
"I don’t like the position of no comment, but the commercial and political sensitivity around land negotiations is such that we can not talk about individual sites yet.”
Mr Labovitch confirmed a return to the Ricoh Arena would be the preferred option, but with negotiations seemingly reaching stalemate , the club would press ahead with plans for a new stadium.
He said: “Our preferred option is to bring the football club back to Coventry as soon as possible.
“Obviously buying a stadium which is already there is the quickest option and that is what we would have preferred to do.”
He added the club would only return to the Ricoh if negotiations over arena ownership were re-opened by the council and suggested the 40-year lease of stadium operators Arena Coventry Limited (ACL) was a major stumbling block.
But a statement from Coventry City Council leader Ann Lucas, on Tuesday, insisted the council and ACL would now look to move on with or without the Sky Blues - possibly opening the door for a new anchor tenant.
Mr Labovitch said: “The council needs to make clear exactly what it would sell, the freehold or the leasehold. You can’t have the leasehold without dismantling ACL, but there is no break clause in ACL’s contract.
"Let’s say you wanted to buy a shop and have a great idea about how to make that shop more money, but it has a sitting tenant on a 20-year lease, why would you buy it?”
An impending judicial review over a deal which effectively saw the council become ACL’s mortgage lenders by buying the company’s bank debt for £14m could be key to negotiations.
Asked about the impact of the council loan potentially being recalled, Labovitch said: “I think ACL would go bust.”
Responding to the suggestion ACL folding is what the club wanted, he added: “It’s none of our business, we want to run a football club.”
Adding: “It would help it they were not there.”
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