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  • Start date May 28, 2023
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rondog1973

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #71
Grendel said:
he also sacked Sillett and couldn’t be bothered to tell him first
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True. Sillett was actually hospitalised with Yellow Jaundice when he heard the news. When he finally spoke to Poynton he told him the only thing yellow is you, you bastard!
 

slowpoke

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #72
Grendel said:
Fisher in reality has only been a figure head for years and has had to manage The Madness Of Queen Joy and her constantly failing strategies
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It was he who moved us to Northampton and was using Northampton as a stepping stone to Nene Park where we would have stayed but was thankfully blocked by the EFL.
 

Grendel

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #73
slowpoke said:
It was he who moved us to Northampton and was using Northampton as a stepping stone to Nene Park where we would have stayed but was thankfully blocked by the EFL.
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He would not have had the authority to do that and the only reason it was done was pretty obvious
 
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theferret

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #74
Whether there is any arrangement in place for SISU to receive a % of the prize money (no evidence there is) is largely irrelevant to the reason they were there (it won't have been conditional on them turning up ).

They were there because they would have been invited out of courtesy and they accepted. That's about the sum total of it.
 
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slowpoke

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #75
I know for a fact it was a plan or idea. Like I’ve said Northampton was a stepping stone or he thought it would be.
 

Grendel

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #76
slowpoke said:
I know for a fact it was a plan or idea. Like I’ve said Northampton was a stepping stone or he thought it would be.
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Fisher said a lot of things
 
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oldfiver

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #77
Grendel said:
What Sisu offer?
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Any of them
For all or part

The comment was they tried to get it on the cheap ?
 

shmmeee

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #78
oldfiver said:
Any of them
For all or part

The comment was they tried to get it on the cheap ?
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What offers did they actually make? Certainly none in the admin process.
 

Grendel

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #79
oldfiver said:
Any of them
For all or part

The comment was they tried to get it on the cheap ?
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The only offer I recall was the £2m for Higgs share - did they ever make a formal offer at all?
 

slowpoke

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #80
Well he started with quotes “we have moved on” and the “ship has sailed” Also boasting “we” batter people in court then later trying to distance himself from sisu.
 
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its a buzzard

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #81
Flying Fokker said:
He was tall at the supporters forums just before he took us to Northampton
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And he's still tall by the sounds of it. Well I never.

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Grendel

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #82
slowpoke said:
Well he started with quotes “we have moved on” and the “ship has sailed” Also boasting “we” batter people in court then later trying to distance himself from sisu.
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Yes Tim as I said loves the stage and says anything he likes with no real grain of fact
 

ovduk78

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #83
Grendel said:
Yes Tim as I said loves the stage and says anything he likes with no real grain of fact
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Sounds like if he hasn't already then he should join SBT and post shit on here!
 
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chiefdave

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #84
I'd be amazed if there wasn't some clause that saw Sepalla / SISU get some sort of return if certain things happened, that would be pretty standard wouldn't it? You wouldn't leave yourself open to selling the business and 6 months later the business is £100m+ better off.

Could well be the same with players. Otherwise what's the benefit to not holding on to the next transfer window, selling everyone who attracts a fee and taking that money out of the club?

But I wouldn't read too much into them being a Wembley. Would just be a courtesy to invite the owners who were, like it or not, involved in part of the season. If they start turning up at games regularly next season then maybe its time to worry.
 
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Grendel

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #85
chiefdave said:
I'd be amazed if there wasn't some clause that saw Sepalla / SISU get some sort of return if certain things happened, that would be pretty standard wouldn't it? You wouldn't leave yourself open to selling the business and 6 months later the business is £100m+ better off.

Could well be the same with players. Otherwise what's the benefit to not holding on to the next transfer window, selling everyone who attracts a fee and taking that money out of the club?

But I wouldn't read too much into them being a Wembley. Would just be a courtesy to invite the owners who were, like it or not, involved in part of the season. If they start turning up at games regularly next season then maybe its time to worry.
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I don’t think it would be standard at all
 

Flying Fokker

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #86
its a buzzard said:
And he's still tall by the sounds of it. Well I never.

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Well yes…Sort of hit the nail on the head. However, there was a giant of a man at the match on Saturday. Must have been 7ft.
 
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PurpleBin

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #87
Isn't it as easy as Doug probably invited them out of respect as they were here all the way? Nothing to suggest there is any bad blood between them.
 

Brylowes

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #88
Grendel said:
Yes Tim as I said loves the stage and says anything he likes with no real grain of fact
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Trumpian!!!
 
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slowpoke

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #89
PurpleBin said:
Isn't it as easy as Doug probably invited them out of respect as they were here all the way? Nothing to suggest there is any bad blood between them.
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Should have given them a pair of seats in and amongst the fans, the experience will have opened their eyes to what could have been.
 
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Hobo

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #90
Look they were the owners for first half of the season. To suggest they would not have some pride in Coventry reaching Wembley Play Off Final would be ludicrous. Remember they would know the players and their families. Not just as players but people. Of course they would want to be there.
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #91
Grendel said:
The only offer I recall was the £2m for Higgs share - did they ever make a formal offer at all?
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I believe they did they said it was simply because they were a charity they would give them it out of generosity said it was not worth that much but did not withdraw it , just didn't follow through so suppose it was a withdrawal.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #92
bigfatronssba said:
thekidfromstrettoncamp said:
I believe they did they said it was simply because they were a charity they would give them it out of generosity said it was not worth that much but did not withdraw it , just didn't follow through so suppose it was a withdrawal.
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Let's face it, Fisher as chairman oversaw our rise from the bottom division to the cusp of the top, only he and Derrick Robbins can say that.
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fatso

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #93
Major Tom said:
Do they(sisu) still own 15%?
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No
 

Evo1883

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #94
slowpoke said:
I know for a fact it was a plan or idea. Like I’ve said Northampton was a stepping stone or he thought it would be.
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Still adamant vik will be here next season
 

Perryccfc

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #95
Grendel said:
Yes Tim as I said loves the stage and says anything he likes with no real grain of fact
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Reminds me of someone….
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #96
Grendel said:
Yes Tim as I said loves the stage and says anything he likes with no real grain of fact
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Guess his next move will be into politics then.
 

Grendel

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #97
Perryccfc said:
Reminds me of someone….
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don’t be so harsh on yourself Perry
 
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slowpoke

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #98
Evo1883 said:
Still adamant vik will be here next season
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Will it disappoint you if he is ?
 

Evo1883

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #99
slowpoke said:
Will it disappoint you if he is ?
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No I'd be delighted
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • May 29, 2023
  • #100
Grendel said:
The only offer I recall was the £2m for Higgs share - did they ever make a formal offer at all?
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Yes, they went with Wasps.
 

slowpoke

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #101
Evo1883 said:
No I'd be delighted
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Are you sure ?
 

Evo1883

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #102
slowpoke said:
Are you sure ?
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So he's not staying then , got it
 
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Grendel

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #103
Nick said:
Yes, they went with Wasps.
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They never made an offer for the whole ground
 
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SBT

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #104
Hobo said:
Look they were the owners for first half of the season. To suggest they would not have some pride in Coventry reaching Wembley Play Off Final would be ludicrous. Remember they would know the players and their families. Not just as players but people. Of course they would want to be there.
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If they were that sentimental about the club’s fortunes during their time here, they didn’t show it very often but anyway.

If they’d completely cashed out of the club only to watch us get promoted just a few months later then it would mean they’d missed out on tens of millions of pounds…..personally I wouldn’t want a front row seat to that - I wonder why Tim and Joy felt differently.
 

Hobo

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  • May 29, 2023
  • #105
SBT said:
If they were that sentimental about the club’s fortunes during their time here, they didn’t show it very often but anyway.

If they’d completely cashed out of the club only to watch us get promoted just a few months later then it would mean they’d missed out on tens of millions of pounds…..personally I wouldn’t want a front row seat to that - I wonder why Tim and Joy felt differently.
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They didn't sell the club for £1.00 and how you would personally feel is irrelevant.

I have never met either, I suspect I wouldn't like them. But Mark Robins seemed to have a working relationship with Joy. People were deluded about how much money SISU had. They confused the amount people were investing in their funds with the small percentages SISU were earning. For a number of years the investment markets have been tough.
 
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