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SkyBlueCharlie9

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  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #141
A fellow Cov work colleague here down south, who has as source close to the club, just mentioned a 5 year return deal. He is a really nice down to earth chap, and wouldn't make stuff up. To me it at least gives a bit of hope that there is some rumbling. Could go tits up any second though with personalities involved! I am not an attention seeking twat, before anyone jumps in
 
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chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #142
Considering how few people would be involved in talks its amazing that seemingly everyone on the forum knows someone who has inside info
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #143
SkyBlueCharlie9 said:
A fellow Cov work colleague here down south, who has as source close to the club, just mentioned a 5 year return deal. He is a really nice down to earth chap, and wouldn't make stuff up. To me it at least gives a bit of hope that there is some rumbling. Could go tits up any second though with personalities involved! I am not an attention seeking twat, before anyone jumps in
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I don't think people make stuff up, people hear things and they then become a bit like Chinese whispers where things get slightly misinterpreted.

Let's put it this way, there won't be a huge gap between the deal being made official and it being announced.
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #144
I heard that it was all sorted and we were going to have free spliffs at our seats but then Keir Starmer put a spanner in the works.

Make of it what you will.
 
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hill83

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  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #145
mark82 said:
I don't think people make stuff up, people hear things and they then become a bit like Chinese whispers where things get slightly misinterpreted.

Let's put it this way, there won't be a huge gap between the deal being made official and it being announced.
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ITIPPENSIHNAG =

It is happening
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #146
Just passed the Ricoh on my way to Tile Hill for work. It looks so lifeless. So sad to see.
 
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fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #147
Ccfcisparks said:
Just passed the Ricoh on my way to Tile Hill for work. It looks so lifeless. So sad to see.
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Sports stadium looking lifeless on non event day during lockdown shock
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #148
fernandopartridge said:
Sports stadium looking lifeless on non event day during lockdown shock
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It looked lifeless on match days too
 
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oscillatewildly

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #149
Bugsy said:
apparently heard on good authority that we have signed a deal to go back in July....PUSB

p.s. don't shoot me down if its wrong lol
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Nothing personal, Bugsy - just dusting off the old blunderbuss now.
 

chiefdave

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  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #150
Ccfcisparks said:
Just passed the Ricoh on my way to Tile Hill for work. It looks so lifeless. So sad to see.
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It really does need some TLC. Shame they haven't used the past 12 months to get things back up to a decent standard. Could probably even get the council to pay for it and say its for City of Culture of the Commonwealth Games.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #151
Ccfcisparks said:
It looked lifeless on match days too
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Agree on that. It probably doesn't help that the side next to the A444 with the hall is a bit like a back entrance, the most populated stand is on the other side. It's a really quite cheap and awkward design, it has no natural frontage (typical Coventry really)
 
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Malaka

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  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #152
I don't understand why we don't buy half of the lease and be done with it. They have their parking, food and beverages, we have ours. Split the concerts down the middle and costs of pitch and stadium maintenance. Everyone's a winner and no bursting into Hot Chocolate songs thank you.
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #153
SAJ said:
That’s quite impressive given we’ve only played at 3 “home” grounds in that period.
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Yeah, must admit I was struggling to come up with the '4th'.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #154
Malaka said:
I don't understand why we don't buy half of the lease and be done with it. They have their parking, food and beverages, we have ours. Split the concerts down the middle and costs of pitch and stadium maintenance. Everyone's a winner and no bursting into Hot Chocolate songs thank you.
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It’s not for sale
 
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shepardo01

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  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #155
Sky Blue Pete said:
It’s not for sale
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It possibly might be - but only over Ann Lucas's dead body allegedly.
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #156
Malaka said:
I don't understand why we don't buy half of the lease and be done with it. They have their parking, food and beverages, we have ours. Split the concerts down the middle and costs of pitch and stadium maintenance. Everyone's a winner and no bursting into Hot Chocolate songs thank you.
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There are £35m in bonds attached to it. You either pay them out for half of that, but £17.5m is a bit over the odds for half of something that cost £5m, or you end up- providing security for it when they don't seem to be able to pay them back. Neither are a very good option.
 
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fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #157
Liquid Gold said:
There are £35m in bonds attached to it. You either pay them out for half of that, but £17.5m is a bit over the odds for half of something that cost £5m, or you end up- providing security for it when they don't seem to be able to pay them back. Neither are a very good option.
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You could just establish a secondary syvlluv lease couldn't you? It doesn't need to be a share of the existing deal.

Iirc, the bondholders' path to getting hold of the lease in the event of a default isn't particularly clear. I think one of Derek Richardson's companies effectively is in front of them.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #158
Wasnt there a rumour last time Joy had asked for 50% and got told no and that’s why she pulled the plug?

I may have entirely made this up.
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #159
I think the stadium itself has always looked half finished. A lot of the new stadiums at least have the cladding stuff all the way round which is better, the ricoh just has that cheap fake brick thing up to a a couple of meters then the exposed stadium skeleton, looks shit.
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #160
fernandopartridge said:
You could just establish a secondary syvlluv lease couldn't you? It doesn't need to be a share of the existing deal.

Iirc, the bondholders' path to getting hold of the lease in the event of a default isn't particularly clear. I think one of Derek Richardson's companies effectively is in front of them.
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Pretty sure it broke down because Sisu promised no further action having already made the Eu complaint. This should not be a problem this time. Not to say there won’t be others but I’m hopeful
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #161
shmmeee said:
Wasnt there a rumour last time Joy had asked for 50% and got told no and that’s why she pulled the plug?

I may have entirely made this up.
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They've asked in the past but Wasps aren't interested in selling.
 
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clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #162
Ccfcisparks said:
Just passed the Ricoh on my way to Tile Hill for work. It looks so lifeless. So sad to see.
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You need a new sat nav mate
 
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shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #163
Whatever happened to the state aid case?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #164
clint van damme said:
You need a new sat nav mate
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Not if im coming from Leicester I don't
 
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señor Santiago

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #165
Ccfcisparks said:
Not if im coming from Leicester I don't
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M69, A46, A45 lad
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #166
señor Santiago said:
M69, A46, A45 lad
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yeah the 444 is a weird route from Leicester
 

LastGarrison

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #167
Some posters will call people out on absolutely fucking anything on here.
 
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fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #168
LastGarrison said:
Some posters will call people out on absolutely fucking anything on here.
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It's like mr you don't wanna do that
 
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Travs

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #169
I often run round past the Ricoh, and to be honest it looks like a stadium that has seen better days, and definitely not a "new" stadium. Ok i understand it is something like 15 years old now, but it certainly hasn't aged well in that time.
 

Old Warwickshire lad

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #170
Travs said:
I often run round past the Ricoh, and to be honest it looks like a stadium that has seen better days, and definitely not a "new" stadium. Ok i understand it is something like 15 years old now, but it certainly hasn't aged well in that time.
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If you just left your house for 15 years or so without any maintenance , it wouldn’t look to good either.
 
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Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #171
Bugsy said:
apparently heard on good authority that we have signed a deal to go back in July....PUSB

p.s. don't shoot me down if its wrong lol
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Needs to happen, here's hoping it's true
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #172
Ccfcisparks said:
Just passed the Ricoh on my way to Tile Hill for work. It looks so lifeless. So sad to see.
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Not a nice thing to say about tile hill, we have the countryside next door
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #173
Evo1883 said:
Not a nice thing to say about tile hill, we have the countryside next door
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Berkeswell and Balsall Common, how the other half live
 
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Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #174
Deleted member 5849 said:
Berkeswell and Balsall Common, how the other half live
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I worked up at the long shoot in Nuneaton today, some of those houses

 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #175
If CCFC came into some money (new owners) and gained ownership of the Arena, it'd look a lot better if all of the metalwork was painted sky blue. Also, the cladding on the inside which is currently white would look better navy imho.
 
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