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Nick

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #1
NEWS: Richard Overson discusses his support for the Sky Blues and the improvements at Ryton

What a bloke! Seems to genuinely be selfless in helping the club!
 
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clint van damme

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #2
Always comes across as a decent fella.
Wonder of the timing of the article is significant?
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #3
It says she has seen the changing rooms. Been to ryton when she was here?
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #4
Hits absolutely the right note. I think the club are reaching out to say help us make Coventry proud of its football club
 
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Kingokings204

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #5
So who else wants to knows how much of the 208m did he personally get?

Richard I love you, you are a great great man.
 
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RegTheDonk

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #6
That's a tremendous gesture and I like his view point of getting something tangible that he's paid for/towards. Fair play to the guy, spread the wealth.
 

Frostie

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #7
He's invested in my local team Rugby Town too, massive City fan.

Would love to see him get involved further with a real consortium (not the crazy one he quit) but it is quite telling that he's prepared to contribute like this while SISU are still here.
 
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Skybluefaz

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #8
Frostie said:
He's invested in my local team Rugby Town too, massive City fan.

Would love to see him get involved further with a real consortium (not the crazy one he quit) but it is quite telling that he's prepared to contribute like this while SISU are still here.
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And even more telling that he quit the consortium and outed the wasps attempted coup.
 
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Warwickhunt

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #9
Nick said:
It says she has seen the changing rooms. Been to ryton when she was here?
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Hoping to catch a glimpse of the lads in the Showers LOL
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #10
Fantastic gesture, amongst others he has done for CCFC, but really the investment should have come from the owners?
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #11
Still some dickheads on facebook whinging about it.
 
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Kingokings204

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  • Mar 5, 2020
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fernandopartridge said:
Still some dickheads on facebook whinging about it.
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how?
 

rob9872

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #13
Fair play and quality that it's direct for projects to make a tangible difference rather than simply a chunk of money. I'd like to think if I ever had any money that could bring such positive changes, that I'd do similar.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #14
Kingokings204 said:
how?
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It's awful that somebody has paid for this instead of sisu.
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Mar 5, 2020
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fernandopartridge said:
It's awful that somebody has paid for this instead of sisu.
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Using that argument you could say that about any income stream that wasn't directly SISU (and as we are aiming at self sufficiency, SISU shouldn't be putting anything in -apart from guaranteeing shortfall)Don't mind if they do, obviously!
 
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Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon

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  • Mar 5, 2020
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fernandopartridge said:
It's awful that somebody has paid for this instead of sisu.
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He's unlikely to be putting his own money in if he thinks SISU are taking the piss and taking cash out at the other end so it's quite encouraging from that perspective. I wonder what sort of sums he's been putting in over the years?
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Mar 5, 2020
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He’s a top bloke. If I had eleventy billion pounds he’d be the guy I would be approaching to be in a consortium with. If he ever did become an owner/co owner of the club he’d arrive with exactly the the right approach and with a legacy already in place of wanting to do the right thing by the club. That would be a good place for any new owners to start. The consortium he left on the other hand can fuck off.
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #18
Frostie said:
He's invested in my local team Rugby Town too, massive City fan.

Would love to see him get involved further with a real consortium (not the crazy one he quit) but it is quite telling that he's prepared to contribute like this while SISU are still here.
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Didn’t know that. When you say Rugby Town is that Rugby Town based on Kilsby Lane or VS Rugby aka Rugby Town.
 
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CCFC54321

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #19
Wonderful gesture
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #20
fernandopartridge said:
It's awful that somebody has paid for this instead of sisu.
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Also true but it’s where we are and thankfully someone like him is around to do the right thing by the club.
 

matesx

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #21
Please buy us Richard.

Nice one.
 
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Nick

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #22
Would be have shares in ryton? I know he is wealthy but is he going to throw loads of money in for no reason?

People don't get to be wealthy by doing that.
 

eastwoodsdustman

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #23
matesx said:
Please buy us Richard.

Nice one.
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I’d be happy if he procured a piece of land and built a nice stadium on it. Not too fussy about corners being filled either.
 
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Frostie

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #24
skybluetony176 said:
Didn’t know that. When you say Rugby Town is that Rugby Town based on Kilsby Lane or VS Rugby aka Rugby Town.
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VS
 
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mark82

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #25
eastwoodsdustman said:
I’d be happy if he procured a piece of land and built a nice stadium on it. Not too fussy about corners being filled either.
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Maybe he's part of that plan. Would be an interesting question to ask in the future.
 
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The Reverend Skyblue

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #26
skybluetony176 said:
Didn’t know that. When you say Rugby Town is that Rugby Town based on Kilsby Lane or VS Rugby aka Rugby Town.
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The winner of the most confusing post so far this year
 
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The Reverend Skyblue

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #27
I think I may be able to pay for some extra toilet rolls if corona virus hits skyblue lodge
 

skybluetony176

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #28
The Reverend Skyblue said:
The winner of the most confusing post so far this year
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It’s complicated.
 

SBAndy

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #29
Said before that I expect him to be the next owner.
 

Frostie

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #30
skybluetony176 said:
It’s complicated.
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Ha ha, sure is!
 
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hill83

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #31
SBAndy said:
Said before that I expect him to be the next owner.
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robbiethemole

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #32
Top man, but I thought Ryton was under the hammer? would you install new gym equipment and changing rooms and new drainage system if it was going to be cleared out for housing?
Just my thoughts, but is something else happening
 

GaryJones

Well-Known Member
  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #33
Nothing happening at Ryton for a while. Under EFL/Sport England rules nothing can happen to the training facility until Coventry City actually move in to a new training ground.
They cannot develop it for houses (which was the plan) until a new facility is found, had planning granted and then actually built before being kitted out and the players actually start training on it. Only then can anything tangible happen with Ryton - those are the rules.
We will be at Ryton for quite a while yet.
 
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higgs

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #34
He would make a good chairman

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RegiswasGod

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  • Mar 5, 2020
  • #35
Saw him.in my local pub a few months ago and we chatted city for about 45 minutes. He's so passionate about our club. Great guy
 
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