I was looking forward to watching 2015 RWC in Coventry, oh well, I was planning to watch England and get local tickets anyway.
I met so many foreign people, they were loving their visit Coventry.
Oh how different the tune being played would have been if the Ricoh had got it..[/QUOTEt
Not from me, why should it, a couple of low key rugger games can go to the Butts Arena for that. Anyway there could be plenty of Rugby games at the Ricoh soon enough
Low key Rugby games, are you serious do you actually know that The Rugby World Cup is the third biggest worldwide event behind The Football World Cup and The Olympics? Butts Arena? muppet! Any game at The Ricoh would easily of sold out and I mean any even between two minnows.
Its bad news for the City regardless of the SISU/ACL debate and has nothing to do with capacity as why would they have pick StadiumMK, Sandy Park and Kingsholm.
Grendel - Showing utter ignorance AS PER
How difficult is it to understand!
NEC £150 per sqr mt
Pitch ALONE is 105m x 68.
IT works out at £1,071,000 PER EVENT.
But of course YOU are right, the £170 k / yr sisu want to pay cannot be improved upon
Your ignorance is only equalled by your arrogance!
CRETIN
Although I hate rugby, I agree. It would have been good for the City. However, it really underlines the fact that the Ricoh isn't the "money magnet" portrayed by ACL.
They need us as much as we need them. Hopefully sense will prevail and they will both realise that.
Low key Rugby games, are you serious do you actually know that The Rugby World Cup is the third biggest worldwide event behind The Football World Cup and The Olympics? Butts Arena? muppet! Any game at The Ricoh would easily of sold out and I mean any even between two minnows.
Its bad news for the City regardless of the SISU/ACL debate and has nothing to do with capacity as why would they have pick StadiumMK, Sandy Park and Kingsholm.
I think by low key he was meaning a game between say Canada and Uruguay. There would have been no chance of seeing Aus,Nz etc
I think by low key he was meaning a game between say Canada and Uruguay. There would have been no chance of seeing Aus,Nz etc
Fair enough, here is the schedule for The Rugby World Cup, in the grand scheme of things we would of got two games tops, hardly going to sink The Ricoh or ACL!
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/mm/Doc...azone/02/06/65/07/rwc-2015-match-schedule.pdf
yes who would have wanted to watch Australia play Fiji or NewZealand v Italy at the Ricoh :facepalm:
No it team would be playing at the RICOH! NZ, Oz or even SA would pack out 40k minimum, not just their fans, the vast majority being locals who appreciate good rugby, or as they pronounce it, Ragby.
Disagree on the money magent front Muse, Springsteen, Davis Cup, Psychic Sally (I'm taking the pee with this one) etc.
Fair enough, here is the schedule for The Rugby World Cup, in the grand scheme of things we would of got two games tops, hardly going to sink The Ricoh or ACL!
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/mm/Doc...azone/02/06/65/07/rwc-2015-match-schedule.pdf
But paying to bring in the Davis Cup will keep it afloat?
But paying to bring in the Davis Cup will keep it afloat?
What you fail to realise is who owns the land? The Council, who is the mortgage owed to, The Council......... Also The Davis Cup is an example of what other events are drawn to The Ricoh which ran concurrently with the football, oh and they have snooker soon too so the stadium does absolutely nothing to draw other events....... think on.
But paying to bring in the Davis Cup will keep it afloat?
So £50,000 is paid to host the Davis Cup, tickets priced at least £17 with 8,394 spectators over the three days so that would generate a net profit of £92,698 less the LTA fees on ticket sales alone, then put on top food and drink sales and car parking plus any other profits generated for the city such as hotel and restaurant profits....... What a stupid bloody decision to host an event and turn a profit.
So £50,000 is paid to host the Davis Cup, tickets priced at least £17 with 8,394 spectators over the three days so that would generate a net profit of £92,698 less the LTA fees on ticket sales alone, then put on top food and drink sales and car parking plus any other profits generated for the city such as hotel and restaurant profits....... What a stupid bloody decision to host an event and turn a profit.
By those calculations the event cost absolutly nothing to put on. Who paid the staffing costs, adverstising, electric, cost of preparing the hall, putting in courts etc? Was that all paid for by the LTA?
By those calculations the event cost absolutly nothing to put on. Who paid the staffing costs, adverstising, electric, cost of preparing the hall, putting in courts etc? Was that all paid for by the LTA?
Apologes I meant to put Gross not Net profit as I was only factoring in the known cost of £50,000 and it wouldn't of cost nothing to put on, I also mentioned other profit varibles such as food & drink and parking also there could of been corperate packages. Yes you have to consider other costs I agree but the bottom line is that this event will have made a profit althogh we can only speculate numbers.
Don't cherry pick items to support your argument.
So £50,000 is paid to host the Davis Cup, tickets priced at least £17 with 8,394 spectators over the three days so that would generate a net profit of £92,698 less the LTA fees on ticket sales alone, then put on top food and drink sales and car parking plus any other profits generated for the city such as hotel and restaurant profits....... What a stupid bloody decision to host an event and turn a profit.
Therefore instead of charging the club rent the council/ACL should pay the club £50,000 per 9000 fans that come through the doors.
Worked out that just about £2million including cup games that they would owe us from just last season.
Wonder how much it would be from all the previous seasons then?
Thanks for helping the argument for the club against ACL though.
The LTA and players themselves went on record to particularly praise the facilities and organisation..........even the atmosphere. Its likely they will be back and maybe it will be received by even more paying spectators. It was good for the City, forget the SISU/ACL dispute in this !
So £50,000 is paid to host the Davis Cup, tickets priced at least £17 with 8,394 spectators over the three days so that would generate a net profit of £92,698 less the LTA fees on ticket sales alone, then put on top food and drink sales and car parking plus any other profits generated for the city such as hotel and restaurant profits....... What a stupid bloody decision to host an event and turn a profit.
Kids were free.
Wasn't me who said it!
Wasn't me who said it!
Therefore instead of charging the club rent the council/ACL should pay the club £50,000 per 9000 fans that come through the doors.
Worked out that just about £2million including cup games that they would owe us from just last season.
Wonder how much it would be from all the previous seasons then?
Thanks for helping the argument for the club against ACL though.
Ok i'm goint to blunt here, I can see you are from Lincoln, I am from Coventry therfore a tax payer in Coventry so it is in my interest to see the stadium do well regardless of who is a tennant there.
SISU should pay the agreed rent and you are talking nonsense about the £50k in essence the stadium does well it does my City well, you in Lincoln it does not affect you so stop wishing ill upon the City you have no connection with apart from supporting to football team, it runs deeper than the ACL/SISU debate.
If things were so crap they would not be attacting other events such as the snooker.....
Ok i'm goint to blunt here, I can see you are from Lincoln, I am from Coventry therfore a tax payer in Coventry so it is in my interest to see the stadium do well regardless of who is a tennant there.
SISU should pay the agreed rent and you are talking nonsense about the £50k in essence the stadium does well it does my City well, you in Lincoln it does not affect you so stop wishing ill upon the City you have no connection with apart from supporting to football team, it runs deeper than the ACL/SISU debate.
If things were so crap they would not be attacting other events such as the snooker.....
Basically you fell into a trap of defending the clubs position with your argument so have now resorted to "You don't live in Coventry so it doesn't matter".
Your own argument was that it is good business to pay £50,000 to any entity bringing in 9000 people through the doors for the council.
The same should surely apply to the club, or your original argument is flawed.
The LTA would, they were paid £50,000 to come here!
Seems strange though that people are highlighting the "benefits" of the Davis Cup yet at the same time downplaying the loss of Rugby World Cup games as just a couple of minor games that nobody would bother about.
Basically you fell into a trap of defending the clubs position with your argument so have now resorted to "You don't live in Coventry so it doesn't matter".
Your own argument was that it is good business to pay £50,000 to any entity bringing in 9000 people through the doors for the council.
The same should surely apply to the club, or your original argument is flawed.
Trap, really, you have a high opinion of yourself Mr Selfrighteous don't you? :facepalm:Ok i'll say it because it is what you want to hear and what you crave, I don't agree with you but you are right, there now go and sit satifsifed with your petty little ego.
I'm certainly not, any world cup games would have brought the City to the map around the globe and highlighted once again what a great stadium we have here in Coventry.
Lordsummerisle - I have chosen to ignore you, carry on posting to your hearts content by all means I just can't be bothered with your drivel anymore......
Lordsummerisle - I have chosen to ignore you, carry on posting to your hearts content by all means I just can't be bothered with your drivel anymore......
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