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David O'Day

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  • Thursday at 6:13 PM
  • #246
mark82 said:
Have to say there's an element of this being blown out of proportion.
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massively
 

TomRad85

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  • Thursday at 6:15 PM
  • #247
As far as I'm aware King has always said the club needs to own the stadium so I don't think Frasers will see this as some sort of ultimate betrayal. He's been fairly open about it.
 
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SkyBlueCV2

Active Member
  • Thursday at 6:16 PM
  • #248
Unfortunately the CBS has had problems from day one such as its location, transport links and general ability to get there.

I've started to warm to the ground in recent seasons though, plus there's been some investment so perhaps this is simply a tactic by King? I'd love our own stadium nearer the city centre but unsure how feasible it is with that capacity mentioned.
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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  • Thursday at 6:23 PM
  • #249
 
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Nick

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  • Thursday at 6:23 PM
  • #250
SkyBlueCV2 said:
Unfortunately the CBS has had problems from day one such as its location, transport links and general ability to get there.

I've started to warm to the ground in recent seasons though, plus there's been some investment so perhaps this is simply a tactic by King? I'd love our own stadium nearer the city centre but unsure how feasible it is with that capacity mentioned.
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The club has also been investing into the stadium.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Thursday at 6:39 PM
  • #251
Grendel said:
It’s the council and Gilbert stirring shite

I asked the journalist on here if he’d act like Gilbert has over the years with click bait shite and what a surprise - he refuses to answer
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I think it might have been the club who leaked it
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Thursday at 6:42 PM
  • #252
Sky Blue Pete said:
I think it might have been the club who leaked it
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Doesn’t really make sense for anyone else to imo
 

Grendel

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  • Thursday at 6:43 PM
  • #253
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Doesn’t really make sense for anyone else to imo
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Gilbert clearly has a source in the council so it’s very likely it came from there
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Thursday at 6:44 PM
  • #254
Grendel said:
Gilbert clearly has a source in the council so it’s very likely it came from there
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Wouldn’t it make more sense for the club to leak tho to put pressure on Fraser?
 

Grendel

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  • Thursday at 6:45 PM
  • #255
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Wouldn’t it make more sense for the club to leak tho to put pressure on Fraser?
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Not really I mean a stadium isn’t being built in two years is it.
 
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SBT

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  • Thursday at 6:50 PM
  • #256
Grendel said:
It’s the council and Gilbert stirring shite

I asked the journalist on here if he’d act like Gilbert has over the years with click bait shite and what a surprise - he refuses to answer
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You’re hanging on my every word today!

Would I write an article about notorious lunatic William Storey claiming he wanted to buy the club if it was my job to cover Coventry City and he was giving me an interview? I don’t know, maybe? Is this supposed to be some kind of major scandal?

Personally I’m glad there are journalists covering our club at all.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Thursday at 6:53 PM
  • #257
SBT said:
You’re hanging on my every word today!

Would I write an article about notorious lunatic William Storey claiming he wanted to buy the club if it was my job to cover Coventry City and he was giving me an interview? I don’t know, maybe? Is this supposed to be some kind of major scandal?

Personally I’m glad there are journalists covering our club at all.
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Surely you wouldn't if it was clear he was a lunatic. The same as cwr rolling out the red carpet for dale Evans.

You would at least check.
 
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Warwickhunt

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  • Thursday at 6:58 PM
  • #258
I think its a tactical statement its a case of Frasier groups ability to run a stadium without a football club! my lad who is a graphic designer is saying that l lot of Frasiers advertizing is being removed and CBS are using it!!!
Its who blinks first if you ask me will King take on the whole stadium or will Ashley buy the Club???
 

Nick

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  • Thursday at 7:01 PM
  • #259
Warwickhunt said:
I think its a tactical statement its a case of Frasier groups ability to run a stadium without a football club! my lad who is a graphic designer is saying that l lot of Frasiers advertizing is being removed and CBS are using it!!!
Its who blinks first if you ask me will King take on the whole stadium or will Ashley buy the Club???
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Wouldn't that just mean that CBS are paying to advertise and it's better for frasers financially than their own?
 
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SBT

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  • Thursday at 7:03 PM
  • #260
Nick said:
Surely you wouldn't if it was clear he was a lunatic. The same as cwr rolling out the red carpet for dale Evans.

You would at least check.
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I’m not here to personally defend every story that the BBC publish about us, but you’re right that stories should include proper context, of course.

As I say, for a comparatively niche beat like Coventry City Football Club, I’m glad that we get journalists covering us at all, and the bar for newsworthiness is probably pretty low. This article about the stadium today pretty clearly meets it.
 
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MacReady

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  • Thursday at 7:26 PM
  • #261
Look. I think we should look at what’s really important here.

I’m being forced to go out drinking in Nuneaton on Saturday by my dad. Pray for me.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Thursday at 7:27 PM
  • #262
MacReady said:
Look. I think we should look at what’s really important here.

I’m being forced to go out drinking in Nuneaton on Saturday by my dad. Pray for me.
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What, before or after the game?
 

shmmeee

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  • Thursday at 8:03 PM
  • #263
Nick said:
What has actually been revealed?
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A very short conversation
 
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peteCCFC

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  • Thursday at 8:41 PM
  • #264
Any good names for our new imaginary 60 thousand seater stadium? Kingdome, King's Ring, The House of Doug.....?
 

shmmeee

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  • Thursday at 8:52 PM
  • #265
peteCCFC said:
Any good names for our new imaginary 60 thousand seater stadium? Kingdome, King's Ring, The House of Doug.....?
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Something strong and recognising the owner like King Power Stadium
 
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stupot07

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  • Thursday at 9:01 PM
  • #266
Doug out. NOPM
 
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Hobo

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  • Thursday at 9:17 PM
  • #267
Warwickhunt said:
I think its a tactical statement its a case of Frasier groups ability to run a stadium without a football club! my lad who is a graphic designer is saying that l lot of Frasiers advertizing is being removed and CBS are using it!!!
Its who blinks first if you ask me will King take on the whole stadium or will Ashley buy the Club???
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I don't think Ashley has any interest in buying the club. The time to buy it was when he bought the stadium. He has no interest in owning a football. He is playing hardball over the need for a long stadium lease.
 
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Senior Vick from Alicante

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  • Thursday at 10:29 PM
  • #268
The football club is the major contributor to Fraser's bottom line at the CBS. This is a game of bluff but Doug as a responsible owner has to look beyond a lease deal. It would not be good business practice if he didn't explore all the options to maximise the potential now he has earned the good will of the fans. The ground could have been so much better but that's history that doesn't need digging up. The main stand has always looked like a bolt on that doesn't fit the rest of the ground. As long as the club stays within a couple of miles of the city who's bothered as long as it's a success. DK has to do what's best for the future of the club.
 
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Lamps

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  • Yesterday at 7:08 AM
  • #269
Hobo said:
I don't think Ashley has any interest in buying the club. The time to buy it was when he bought the stadium. He has no interest in owning a football. He is playing hardball over the need for a long stadium lease.
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I'm not surprised Ashley doesn't want to own a football. Have you seen the size of him?
 
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skyblue_55

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  • Yesterday at 7:57 AM
  • #270
What a wonderful dream this would be , with 2 new bronze statues of Joy & Tim , adorned by 100’s of pigeons to formally greet you , between Golden Arches & further outside , the noise of thousands of cars trying to get out of the car parks …….
 
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TomRad85

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  • Yesterday at 9:05 AM
  • #271
Hear me out. Underground stadium at the Butts called The Butt Hole.
 
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long way home

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  • Yesterday at 9:13 AM
  • #272
TomRad85 said:
Hear me out. Underground stadium at the Butts called The Butt Hole.
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The entrance would need a right good clean after all those exits....
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Yesterday at 9:25 AM
  • #273
Been autisticly looking at this space now for a bit.

Assuming we couldn’t buy the park north of the arena and the houses above?

I think they’d also have to demolish the BPA to build it which I can’t imagine the rugby club would like
 
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long way home

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  • Yesterday at 9:27 AM
  • #274
Just not enough land in that area for any serious consideration, its a big city but land for something like a 40k stadium would be hard to find. Doug is desperate for a deal or to buy the CBS.

Ashley will not be easy to deal with either way.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Yesterday at 10:04 AM
  • #275
TomRad85 said:
Hear me out. Underground stadium at the Butts called The Butt Hole.
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Tonight's telegraph front page sorted
 
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Calista

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  • Yesterday at 10:22 AM
  • #276
clint van damme said:
Tonight's telegraph front page sorted
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"Sky Blues urged by fans to build radical new stadium, and the name will take your breath away…"
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Yesterday at 10:55 AM
  • #277
Calista said:
"Sky Blues urged by fans to build radical new stadium, and the name will take your breath away…"
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We’ve had the butts retreat
 
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GC1976

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  • Yesterday at 11:00 AM
  • #278
Skydome and old IKEA building now that’s a stadium location.
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Yesterday at 11:00 AM
  • #279
“Coventry plan for Bigger Butts”
 
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quinn1971

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  • Yesterday at 11:02 AM
  • #280
When we do finally get promoted we’ll fill the ground every week easily, and seeing as the CBS can’t be expanded then at some point we would need a bigger ground ?
 
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