Damn, you're an idiot.
I'd like to hear italia's views on this, I'm sure he will be in full support of the move after backing his new team's move so much.
Is infrastructure that much of an issue? Look at some of the other grounds we can't to, they don't seem to have much infrastructure but manage to work around it. In an ideal world it would have a major road, thousands of parking spaces, constant flow of buses and trains but that's unlikely isn't it?
Well I'm like you, Dave.
The way I feel is that the stadium has to be closer to Coventry than to any other town or city.
Love the way people on this board believe that if Sisu build the new stadium it will actually belong to the club.
Surely this is just one of the facts they need to clarified before fans support a new stadium. Others ...
1/ What is the long term plan for CCFC to take ownership of the stadium ?
2/ What proportion of match day incomes will go to CCFC ?
3/ What proportion of other incomes such as retail park, hotels, exhibition halls, car parking will CCFC get ?
4/ Confirmation of stadium size, expandability and cost.
5/ Financing of the new stadium.
6/ Estimate of expected fan base based on distance and location from Coventry centre.
That's just a start and all the above would need to be justified and compared to actually staying at the Ricoh under any current/long term deal.
Assuming a stadium can't be built in Green belt then close to Rugby would be a big no for me.
My new love of Rugby would enable me to go to Wasps one week and Coventry RFC the next
The Ricoh is closer to Bedworth than Coventry centre.
and yet still in COVENTRY
I am Coventry born and bred but have lived in Rugby since 1991 .
It is totally impractical for the people within the boundary of Coventry to be expected to travel to anywhere within the town of Rugby to watch a relocated football club. Butlin Road (Rugby Town FC) is on the wrong side of town and would take people from Ernsford Grange/ Willenhall/ Whitley 45 minutes to get to via the villages and through Clifton Road, those on the West side of Coventry another 45 minutes on top.
DIRFT as mentioned earlier is in the middle of nowhere, half way between Daventry and Rugby. Well developed logistical site unsuitable and ridiculously out of way for Cov people.
The proposed old BT site near Rugby is again the wrong side of town for Coventry folk. It's huge but is already earmarked for mainly housing. It's at least an hours drive for Coventrians.
The Ricoh is closer to Bedworth than Coventry centre.
I am Coventry born and bred but have lived in Rugby since 1991 .
It is totally impractical for the people within the boundary of Coventry to be expected to travel to anywhere within the town of Rugby to watch a relocated football club. Butlin Road (Rugby Town FC) is on the wrong side of town and would take people from Ernsford Grange/ Willenhall/ Whitley 45 minutes to get to via the villages and through Clifton Road, those on the West side of Coventry another 30 minutes on top.
DIRFT as mentioned earlier is in the middle of nowhere, half way between Daventry and Rugby. Well developed logistical site unsuitable and ridiculously out of way for Cov people.
The proposed old BT site near Rugby is again the wrong side of town for Coventry folk. It's huge but is already earmarked for mainly housing. It's at least an hours drive for Coventrians.
Yes, yes ... but are there any decent pubs?
If the imaginary ground feels close enough for me, it is. I'm not getting the maps out and drawing lines to decide.
The old BT site is the only likely that i can see and as you've said it's mainly earmarked for housing and always has been but if the club do a Ricoh style redevelopment there with a big shopping chain (albeit with an inferior stadium) i can see why RBC would be interested in at least hearing them out. I'll be sure to point out to my local councillor SISU history with local authorities when they come round looking for my vote.
Timing might be against SISU on this as currently there is a huge development going on at "Junction 1" in the north of the town and a big row over substantial redevelopment of the town centre "Clock towers" The two developments appear to clash. A third development would possibly, on a large enough scale, be to the detriment of both of these: Rugby simply isn't big enough to need three.
Damn, you're an idiot.
Would we become Coventry RUGBY Club then?not being in Coventry would essentially make us a franchise
cant stand the thought of that
If any potential owner said they would build a stadium and the clun would own it then we've found someone more incompetent than sisu.
Why do you keep peddling this nonsense?
MMMM! you have to think of where the boundries of Rugby are! for example Rugby encompasses right down the Brandon Road up to the Fields where Broad Street Rugby Club isTiming might be against SISU on this as currently there is a huge development going on at "Junction 1" in the north of the town and a big row over substantial redevelopment of the town centre "Clock towers" The two developments appear to clash. A third development would possibly, on a large enough scale, be to the detriment of both of these: Rugby simply isn't big enough to need three.
I may be wrong but I am sure that it has been said that Rugby is set to grow massively in the years to come.
Love the way people on this board believe that if Sisu build the new stadium it will actually belong to the club.
That's just a start and all the above would need to be justified and compared to actually staying at the Ricoh under any current/long term deal.
MMMM! you have to think of where the boundries of Rugby are! for example Rugby encompasses right down the Brandon Road up to the Fields where Broad Street Rugby Club is
For pointing out a fact that goes against your agenda? No doubt the situations are completely different, eh?
The fact that tony has liked your post says it all.
Wanker.
So if it where Leekes is you wouldn't go?
Who's saying the club would own the stadium? Not even Fisher is saying that. It would be owned by a prop co and that is as it should be. They key would be the relationship between the prop co and the company that is he football club.
We know staying at the Ricoh doesn't work if we want to play above our current level. I don't think anyone is blindly saying build a new stadium and everything will be magically solved, people are saying it is an option and if it is shown to be the best option then that is what we should pursue.
No idea where that is. It could be closer to Timbuktu than Coventry City centre but it would still be in Coventry.
Serious question. They never did replace Labovich are you on trial for his job? Its the only explanation for the moronic spin you're trying to put on it. We only have one confirmed contact with a council and it's not N&BBC its RBC and as a Rugby resedent who regularly travels to the Ricoh I can assure you that the Ricoh is closer to Coventry City centre than it is Rugby town centre.
Leekes is two minutes walk from the ground. It's outside the boundary though.
It's an upmarket store selling high end furnishings, electrics etc. it appeals to the AB demographic.
I'm not surprised that you haven't heard of it.
Leekes is two minutes walk from the ground. It's outside the boundary though.
It's an upmarket store selling high end furnishings, electrics etc. it appeals to the AB demographic.
I'm not surprised that you haven't heard of it.
Exactly Noggin.They aren't building a new stadium anywhere let alone Rugby, They have clearly just spoken to rugby to end the humiliation of the foi showing them to be misleading everyone, it's been 2 years and we are further away from buying land than they told us they were right at the start. It's getting kinda ridiculous that after all this time people still believe them.
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