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Petition SISU to sell the club (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Sep 20, 2016
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italiahorse

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #246
oucho said:
Did you miss the bit about "what happens if we leave the Ricoh, then Wasps get fed up with Cov and decide to knock it down and sell it for housing before moving back to London?" With no long term tenants, that would be dead easy for them. Once that happens, show me where we can accommodate fans for these "one offs"?
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They can't knock it down as its owned by the council.
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #247
Grendel said:
No oucho says we need to stay at the Ricoh as large crowds are required to be successful.
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Not solely large crowds but if large crowds aren't important nobody would ever redevelop their ground to increase capacity or move to larger purpose built stadium would they? If there was a 32000 seater stadium to rent in Bournemouth where do you think they'd be out of choice?
 
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oldfiver

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #248
italiahorse said:
They can't knock it down as its owned by the council.
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Leave it a few years and will fall down
 

Great_Expectations

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #249
Signed.

If nothing else it raises awareness of our situation.
 
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Captain Dart

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #250
Sumo signed..
the man deserves a ..
 
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Nathccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #251
Johnnythespider said:
Who by ?

Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
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No point giving anyone a name as he isn't anything to the club, other than a supporter and a very good friend to Joe Elliot. He also lives out in China and as I joke I said to him "you are a businessman in China, surely you know some people who would want to buy the club" his was response was "funnily enough, Joe asked me the same question the day before. A few business in China are interested but not for the 60million that SISU want for the club"

So who knows, if the price is right. We can only dream.

Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #252
Not Elliott again stirring the pot
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #253
Is it Byng, has he learnt how to use email yet?
 

idm1975

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #254
Nick said:
Not Elliott again stirring the pot
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Would rather have him stirring the pot than sisu shitting in it!
 
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Moff

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #255
idm1975 said:
Would rather have him stirring the pot than sisu shitting in it!
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Surely our problem is that SISU don't give a shit.........
 
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Kingokings204

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #256
Over 9k now. Amazing it's only been a day or so.
 
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Cavan O'Doherty

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #257
Kingokings204 said:
Over 9000k now. Amazing it's only been a day or so.
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9 million signatures! Jesus Christ
 
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ecky

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #258
Signed
 

Brylowes

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #259
Liquid Gold said:
Knock the place down. Shit atmosphere cursed stadium. Give me a decrepid city centre 20,000 seater any day.
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Trouble is if/when we leave the curse will be coming with us, the curse got us
But fucked up getting the stadium.
 
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georgehudson

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • #260
signed,
here's hoping there should be a good mention on talksport tomorrow,
so much for JS when she mentioned she adhered to christian values,
the complete lack of magnanimosity by sisu is a direct contradiction,
that's without mentioning the catastrophically poor recruitment record of those at the top
 

Captain Dart

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #261
9,685 supporters
315 needed to reach 10,000
 
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dongonzalos

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #262
Signed, genuinely believe the priorities of what's good for the club always have played second fiddle to another agenda.
Need new owners whose sole focus is moving the club forward.
 
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Skyblueweeman

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #263
It was plugged on FB by a page called Football Away Days. Interestingly the guy who runs it is a Sky Blue.

Bar some twattish Sunderland fans and a couple of rogue Foxes, everyone seems supportive.

To be fair to Sunderland and Leicester, some of their fans have signed it as well.


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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #264
Signed. I don't think this will make any difference personally but at least it highlights our situation.

Getting closer & closer to 10k. Hopefully should get that within next hour or so.
 

Sky Blue Kid

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #265
Moff said:
Surely our problem is that SISU don't give a shit.........
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They're certainly constipated where money is concerned.
 
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Buster

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #266
Feeling a bit better about the situation ( only a bit) . Ithought the fans and Coventry people in general were giving up . Hope something comes of it . Family have all signed now
PUSB
 

richnrg

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #267
Captain Dart said:
9,685 supporters
315 needed to reach 10,000
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thanks for that. How many more needed to reach 11,000 ?
 
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Esoterica

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #268
richnrg said:
thanks for that. How many more needed to reach 11,000 ?
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1000 less than to reach 12,000.
 

Captain Dart

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #269
richnrg said:
thanks for that. How many more needed to reach 11,000 ?
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Here is the link there is a counter on the page, top right. 10,030 as i post this.
https://www.change.org/p/sisu-put-c...up-for-sale?utm_source=embedded_petition_view
 

Warwickhunt

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #270
we need that Reporter in the Times i think his name is Winter who has signed the petion! If he could get one of his colleagues doing a peice on SISU in the financial pages regarding their ability to manage the CCFC finances as this publicity would effect future funds from the money boys to support their hedge fund
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #271
Warwickhunt said:
we need that Reporter in the Times i think his name is Winter who has signed the petion! If he could get one of his colleagues doing a peice on SISU in the financial pages regarding their ability to manage the CCFC finances as this publicity would effect future funds from the money boys to support their hedge fund
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What would he write about though? They are trying to make the club "break even" so there isn't too much for him to do with that (unless he can find loads of money being taken like people suggest).

It is a good idea if he has a contact who can find more out about SISU away from CCFC though, their other investments, maybe some of their investors. People in that world will know more about them away from them being our owners.
 

Warwickhunt

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #272
Nick said:
What would he write about though? They are trying to make the club "break even" so there isn't too much for him to do with that (unless he can find loads of money being taken like people suggest).

It is a good idea if he has a contact who can find more out about SISU away from CCFC though, their other investments, maybe some of their investors. People in that world will know more about them away from them being our owners.
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agreed but any negative publicity in the Financial Circles does them more harm than we ever could because of CCFC's plight, Mind you Nick you have to question why a hedge fund takes over a club with 35million debt and over 8 years they have only increased it i am sure future investors would shy away from their fund (I hope my bloody pension is no where near them)
 
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georgehudson

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #273
it would be of interest to know which pension funds are their investors,
+ who other investors are
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #274
Warwickhunt said:
agreed but any negative publicity in the Financial Circles does them more harm than we ever could because of CCFC's plight, Mind you Nick you have to question why a hedge fund takes over a club with 35million debt and over 8 years they have only increased it i am sure future investors would shy away from their fund (I hope my bloody pension is no where near them)
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Yes but it has to be factual, it is like people demanding the telegraph reveal SISU taking all of the money out of the club etc. Do they not think it would have been front page news over a week if they could prove it?

Like georgehudson says, people need to start digging on SISU the finance company and not going at SISU the ccfc owners as we have seen so often that hitting CCFC doesn't bother them and just damages CCFC.
 

jimmyhillsfanclub

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #275
I certainly agree than even a tiiny bit of negative publicity regarding their alleged core competency would do way more than any fan protest, march, boycott etc.

.....even an article hinting at some things & maybe drawing comparisons to sharp practice around the admin process, phoenix company fraud etc.

...not that I'm suggesting for one minute that any actual fraud has taken place of course......I don't want to be battered in court
 
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Kingokings204

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #276
Over 10k signatures. Great effort in my opinion regardless.
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #277
georgehudson said:
it would be of interest to know which pension funds are their investors,
+ who other investors are
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If only to find out who our actual owners are.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #278
jimmyhillsfanclub said:
I certainly agree than even a tiiny bit of negative publicity regarding their alleged core competency would do way more than any fan protest, march, boycott etc.

.....even an article hinting at some things & maybe drawing comparisons to sharp practice around the admin process, phoenix company fraud etc.

...not that I'm suggesting for one minute that any actual fraud has taken place of course......I don't want to be battered in court
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Newspapers can't hint at things like that though unless they are true, it's like hinting to say SISU have taken millions out of the club. All it would do is make them look bad if it isn't the case and leading the fans up the path.

One of the main issues in all of this is confusion isn't it?
 
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dongonzalos

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #279
Nick said:
What would he write about though? They are trying to make the club "break even" so there isn't too much for him to do with that (unless he can find loads of money being taken like people suggest).

It is a good idea if he has a contact who can find more out about SISU away from CCFC though, their other investments, maybe some of their investors. People in that world will know more about them away from them being our owners.
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He could do both I suppose highlighting in national media how badly they have mismanaged the finances and how all their plans so far to rectify that have consistently failed. Whilst also investigating like you have suggested.
 

jimmyhillsfanclub

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 22, 2016
  • #280
Nick said:
Newspapers can't hint at things like that though unless they are true, it's like hinting to say SISU have taken millions out of the club. All it would do is make them look bad if it isn't the case and leading the fans up the path.

One of the main issues in all of this is confusion isn't it?
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OK, hinting was the wrong word...but a piece about CCFC's plight, that then leads onto a general piece about "the 10 greatest financial fuck-ups in football".....that kinda thing.....
....you know the sort of thing.....nothing that can get anyone in trouble, yet enough to allow readers to make the associations for themselves.

...as I say, I don't want anyone battered in court.
 
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