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Rumour: Hoffman and Elliot takeover negotiations (1 Viewer)

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skybluebeduff

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,216
Mr Overson said: “With season ticket sales plummeting, Sisu need to come out and say exactly what they want to do.”

Can't see anything wrong with that?
 
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covcity4life

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,217
i am sure there is a lil gamesmanship there but its also a fact. st sales are lower than ever
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,218
skybluebeduff said:
Mr Overson said: “With season ticket sales plummeting, Sisu need to come out and say exactly what they want to do.”

Can't see anything wrong with that?
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wonder if him and his sons are renewing?
 

skybluebeduff

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,219
So the synopsis on here today is:
CET and Investor instigate an ST boycott on early bird deadline day whilst investor under the same breath says him and his 3 sons have brought ST's.

Sounds legit...
 
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skybluebeduff

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,220
clint van damme said:
wonder if him and his sons are renewing?
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Quoted from the CET.
“I live in Stratford now. My three boys all have season tickets.

“I have been lucky enough to be successful in business and I have watched what has happened to the club from afar.

“I got in touch with Gary Hoffman five or six weeks ago and offered to help.”
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,221
skybluebeduff said:
Quoted from the CET.
“I live in Stratford now. My three boys all have season tickets.

“I have been lucky enough to be successful in business and I have watched what has happened to the club from afar.

“I got in touch with Gary Hoffman five or six weeks ago and offered to help.”
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Ah, misread that, thought he had one as well.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,222
I was more concerned to see Joe Elliot is more in an advisory role then financial. Let's hope he's advising on something other than how to pick a decent Coventry City board to get involved in!
 
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skybluebeduff

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,223
clint van damme said:
Ah, misread that, thought he had one as well.
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You'd imagine that he's does if his sons do too.
 

hill83

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,224
skybluebeduff said:
So the synopsis on here today is:
CET and Investor instigate an ST boycott on early bird deadline day whilst investor under the same breath says him and his 3 sons have brought ST's.

Sounds legit...
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I'm not going to comment until Nick explains it to me as I don't get it.
I like ice-cream.
 
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skybluetony176

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,225
I wouldn't think that his comments haven't convinced anyone who hadn't already made their mind up to boycott for whatever reason (not all of those renewing are doing so to force ownership change, in fact I'd say that's true of the majority) to boycott.

Fact is most people are just fed up and giving up. That's as a result of SISU and how they have chosen to run the club and alienate the fan base. All this guy has done is give Nick and others an opportunity to piss their pants and say it's someone else's fault. When any failure for season ticket take up falls with the current owners not the potential next ones. Most if not all made this decision during last season before there was any talk of this consortium or anyone had even heard of this guy.
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,226
This thread really is a broken record!

I wonder what page number this thread will be at when we finally get taken over...
 
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skybluebeduff

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,227
hill83 said:
I'm not going to comment until Nick explains it to me as I don't get it.
I like ice-cream.
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I'll save him some finger energy and say "How do we know he never meant last season blah blah blah.."
 

olderskyblue

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,228
chiefdave said:
Are people being deliberately thick? You've got one of the investors in the Telegraph saying if we don't sell many season tickets it might force SISU to sell up. How can you not interpret that as encouraging a boycott?
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Not what he said chief, and wouldn't it have been expected out on Friday, before we knew the early bird had been extended?

I think also, you/we need to think about why people are not buying. me? I'm not boycotting, I just can't be bothered. I sent an email to the club asking questions about the membership packages, as I was thinking about moving from premium to an even higher cost seat. No answer. So, if they aren't bothered... etc.
 
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Nick

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,229
skybluebeduff said:
So the synopsis on here today is:
CET and Investor instigate an ST boycott on early bird deadline day whilst investor under the same breath says him and his 3 sons have brought ST's.

Sounds legit...
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It's not just about 1 article is it? That's what I say when looking at the bigger picture..

You have Hoffman making a point of now being a NOPM hero after he had apparently given up, you have articles about outrage at season ticket prices that have been out a month. You have bids coming out the day before the last game of the season. You have "leaks" telling people to hold off renewing, you have fans groups telling people that admin is a way to get the fans to takeover.

That goes for all sides as well, the one revealing the bid was done to get in there first before Hoffman's side could
 

skybluebeduff

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,230
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
This thread really is a broken record!

I wonder what page number this thread will be at when we finally get taken over...
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It will be closed because Nick will hopefully be moving on with SISU.
 
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clint van damme

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,231
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
This thread really is a broken record!

I wonder what page number this thread will be at when we finally get taken over...
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hopefully 151.
 
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skybluebeduff

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,232
Nick said:
It's not just about 1 article is it? That's what I say when looking at the bigger picture..

You have Hoffman making a point of now being a NOPM hero after he had apparently given up, you have articles about outrage at season ticket prices that have been out a month.

You have bids coming out the day before the last game of the season.

It's all timed
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Yet they've not effected CCFC or it's budget cuts like people predicted with low ST sales have they?
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,233
skybluebeduff said:
It will be closed because Nick will hopefully be moving on with SISU.
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One Gold Star for you!
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,234
olderskyblue said:
I sent an email to the club asking questions about the membership packages, as I was thinking about moving from premium to an even higher cost seat. No answer.
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That's truly shoddy.
 

olderskyblue

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,235
Deleted member 5849 said:
That's truly shoddy.
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Yes, I thought so
 

clint van damme

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,236
olderskyblue said:
Not what he said chief, and wouldn't it have been expected out on Friday, before we knew the early bird had been extended?

I think also, you/we need to think about why people are not buying. me? I'm not boycotting, I just can't be bothered. I sent an email to the club asking questions about the membership packages, as I was thinking about moving from premium to an even higher cost seat. No answer. So, if they aren't bothered... etc.
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that really is disgusting, they miss opportunity after opportunity, it really pisses me off when I hear stuff like this.
 
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covcity4life

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,237
Deleted member 5849 said:
I was more concerned to see Joe Elliot is more in an advisory role then financial. Let's hope he's advising on something other than how to pick a decent Coventry City board to get involved in!
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whats the matter? only positive news today so far? you need post something as negative as possible still though?

 

Nick

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,238
skybluebeduff said:
It will be closed because Nick will hopefully be moving on with SISU.
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Very strange, why on earth would that happen?
 

olderskyblue

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,239
clint van damme said:
that really is disgusting, they miss opportunity after opportunity, it really pisses me off when I hear stuff like this.
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My plan was to renew during the early bird. Not bothering now.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,240
clint van damme said:
that really is disgusting, they miss opportunity after opportunity, it really pisses me off when I hear stuff like this.
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Say what you will, the club have been best at encouraging NOPM for a number of years now.

They seem to make it as hard as possible to give them your cash at times!
 
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Nick

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,241
olderskyblue said:
Not what he said chief, and wouldn't it have been expected out on Friday, before we knew the early bird had been extended?

I think also, you/we need to think about why people are not buying. me? I'm not boycotting, I just can't be bothered. I sent an email to the club asking questions about the membership packages, as I was thinking about moving from premium to an even higher cost seat. No answer. So, if they aren't bothered... etc.
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That's shocking. Who did you e-mail?
 

lifeskyblue

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,242
olderskyblue said:
Not what he said chief, and wouldn't it have been expected out on Friday, before we knew the early bird had been extended?

I think also, you/we need to think about why people are not buying. me? I'm not boycotting, I just can't be bothered. I sent an email to the club asking questions about the membership packages, as I was thinking about moving from premium to an even higher cost seat. No answer. So, if they aren't bothered... etc.
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Why oh why does this sadden me BUT not surprise me.
They can't run a football club on or off the pitch


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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,243
covcity4life said:
whats the matter? only positive news today so far? you need post something as negative as possible still though?
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What's the matter? Can't handle the truth?
 
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olderskyblue

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,244
Nick said:
That's shocking. Who did you e-mail?
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Tynan. You going to embarrass me now and tell me he's long gone?? :emoji_anguished:
 

skybluebeduff

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,245
Nick said:
Very strange, why on earth would that happen?
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It was a joke, lighten up, kids are finished from school soon, may aswell crack a smile.
 

Nick

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,246
olderskyblue said:
Tynan. You going to embarrass me now and tell me he's long gone?? :emoji_anguished:
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No, but he should be for shit like that.
 
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covcity4life

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,247
Deleted member 5849 said:
What's the matter? Can't handle the truth?
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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,248
covcity4life said:
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Irish Sky Blue

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,249
Nick said:
Because it's obvious? Starting with fans groups saying we can get hold of the club through admin, through italia saying to hold off renewing when he was leaking things, through hoffman making a point about not renewing. Season ticket price outrage a month after the prices come out on just before the renewal was extended
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According to you this is all part of a planned and coordinated conspiracy set to distress CCFC so that a wealthy consortium can buy the club on the cheap.
What I see is a club run into the ground by the current owners where fans in their droves have given up going, not through any coordinated boycott, but simply because they have lost hope and faith that things will ever get better.
From the very start of Hoffman's interest you have been completely negative towards him and the bids he has made. Another investor appears on the scene and you can't accept this as being good news, it is all part of "the conspiracy", the "hidden agenda" that you constantly hint at and only you can see.
I don't think there is any conspiracy but if there was and this group were using tactics to get at Sisu and ultimately take control of the club then I would be supportive of what they were doing.
Back in the real world almost all City fans would welcome new owners with open arms. It is only you and a few others who see intrigue where there is none who try to put a dampener on what can only be good for CCFC.
Of course you will say that you, like everyone else want Sisu gone. This certainly does not come across in the way that you try to disparage those who protest about Sisu and the things they have done or those who are trying to buy the club.
 
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covcity4life

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  • May 22, 2017
  • #5,250
Deleted member 5849 said:
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