We don't need a big capacity then. Sorted.So what makes you think we would be successful on and off the pitch, selling out a 25k or 15k
Stadium every week ?
Sounds like we have a lot of anti Wasps posters on here.
Nail on the head statement. Unless I've missed it as yet i haven't seen or read any reaction to this Butts Park Arena topic from sisu, Sepalla, Fisher or Chris Anderson our only concern at the minute should only be the promised re-build of our squad as promised to get us up and ready for a realistic promotion push and not get distracted from thatSounds like we have a lot of anti Wasps posters on here.' and are more concerned about escaping their sting (sorry) than anything else. I'm happy to remain at the Ricoh at the moment and have a settled feel to the club while we're rebuilding on the pitch. And that's where we should be focussing, instead of taking our issues 'outside' again. Get it right on the pitch, get into the Championship first, and suddenly our credibility changes completely and the idea of a 15,000 seater becomes a joke. We're on the up right now, so let's be patient and deal with the stadium issue when we have a clearer idea of where we are, and everything is clicking on the field....the priority.
Sounds like we have a lot of anti Wasps posters on here, and are more concerned about escaping their sting (sorry) than anything else, and this is more important to them than anything else! This is about Coventry City, not Wasps! I'm happy to remain at the Ricoh at the moment and have a settled feel to the club while we're rebuilding on the pitch. And that's where we should be focussing, instead of taking our issues 'outside' again. Get it right on the pitch, get into the Championship first, and suddenly our credibility changes completely and the idea of a 15,000 seater becomes a joke. We're on the up right now, so let's be patient and deal with the stadium issue when we have a clearer idea of where we are, and everything is clicking on the field....the priority.
our only concern at the minute should only be the promised re-build of our squad as promised to get us up and ready for a realistic promotion push and not get distracted from that
CHRIS ANDERSON ON MOVING TO BUTTSNail on the head statement. Unless I've missed it as yet i haven't seen or read any reaction to this Butts Park Arena topic from sisu, Sepalla, Fisher or Chris Anderson our only concern at the minute should only be the promised re-build of our squad as promised to get us up and ready for a realistic promotion push and not get distracted from that
To be honest I'd move to a 15K stadium and worry about it later. Would be better off owning a stadium, at least in part, and selling it out every week than half filling a stadium we don't own.
Would certainly make us a lot more attractive to new owners.
And we don't and never will own the Ricoh. What's your point?FFS We won't own it. Sisu will !
What planet are you people on ?
FFS We won't own it. Sisu will !
What planet are you people on ?
But hey we will be out of the shadow of the nasty Wasps.
Sounds like we have a lot of anti Wasps posters on here, and are more concerned about escaping their sting (sorry) than anything else, and this is more important to them than anything else! This is about Coventry City, not Wasps! I'm happy to remain at the Ricoh at the moment and have a settled feel to the club while we're rebuilding on the pitch. And that's where we should be focussing, instead of taking our issues 'outside' again. Get it right on the pitch, get into the Championship first, and suddenly our credibility changes completely and the idea of a 15,000 seater becomes a joke. We're on the up right now, so let's be patient and deal with the stadium issue when we have a clearer idea of where we are, and everything is clicking on the field....the priority.
No one has told me why crfc would play in a massive stadium when they get 1500 fans.
CRFC not count?
Spend next two years developing team at Ricoh then whilst considering the Butts scheme. ?
Not on wasps scale I meant.
Oxford United have just been promoted on a pitch they do not own either.
Fancy that.
Can people stop going on about 100k rent, that was part if the 2+2 year agreement, agreed prior to wasps buying the Ricoh, there's no chance the rent will stay that low when we extend our deal beyond 2018.
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Great post.
Exactly how I feel. Some posters on here are letting their wasps hatred and get out of the Ricoh at all costs get in the way of what actually real.
Let me clarify before I get slated, I hate wasps and I certainly hate those fucking poles they have on the round about and that they own the Ricoh. But for me staying at the Ricoh is what's best for business for now. For all the world we looked like top 6 for most of he season. Promotion to the championship gives us a much better hand to play in my opinion.
I like the idea of the butts for 2 reasons, one is we would have our own stadium as such and two then location is fantastic for many. (Apart from away fans) now as yet no one has told me where the countless millions comes from to build this, no one has told me that this location would fit a potential 25k stadium as I don't think it would. No one has told me why crfc would play in a massive stadium when they get 1500 fans. How long would all this take for permission and build? 5 years? More?
Well we didn't do too bad at the Ricoh last year and got over 17k twice in cracking atmospheres at the Ricoh. So for 15k stadium at the butts for the costs of countless millions and we could of got championship this year potentially. We would have Cov v villa at the butts for 15k stadium.
Which ever way you look at it it doesn't work. The only thing I hear is we would own our own destiny and stadium. Well yes but considering we get all ticket money and no costs to pay at the Ricoh whilst it isn't ideal we sell out the Ricoh at times for the big games and who is to stay we won't get a big cup draw next season. League 1 we are with just a hint of success in November were getting over 18k of which all was our money revenue. Rent of 100 or even 200k if it went up if nothing compared to all this.
I'm sorry the 15k stadium is a complete no go based on all of the above. Please no on one call me a wasps fan as I fucking hate rugby with a passion.
You are going on about reality and then saying what if we are pushing the top of the championship?Well that's a very fair point about how long it will take to build.
If we are building a 15,000 seater stadium and it takes 3 years to complete and by then we are pushing near the top of the Championship, then the project is all going to look rather silly.
I too think the 25,000 is not feasible. I honestly believe the infrastructure of the area, access and the amount of local opposition would make the thing a total no goer.
Butts sounds great as a dream, but the reality is so much more complicated and difficult.
Well that's a very fair point about how long it will take to build.
If we are building a 15,000 seater stadium and it takes 3 years to complete and by then we are pushing near the top of the Championship, then the project is all going to look rather silly.
I too think the 25,000 is not feasible. I honestly believe the infrastructure of the area, access and the amount of local opposition would make the thing a total no goer.
Butts sounds great as a dream, but the reality is so much more complicated and difficult.
You are going on about reality and then saying what if we are pushing the top of the championship?
Isn't that why you would do it so it could be expanded easily if that's the case, otherwise where do you stop? Ideally the ambition would be premier league, but there's no point while league oneI think the point is Nick even if we weren't surely we aspire to compete top end of the championship and beyond of course at which point 15k looks a bit silly then as we would easily cover it every game in the championship.
You are going on about reality and then saying what if we are pushing the top of the championship?
Isn't that why you would do it so it could be expanded easily if that's the case, otherwise where do you stop? Ideally the ambition would be premier league, but there's no point while league one
Yes but pushing top 6 next season isn't the top of the championship competing with the teams with parachute payments... I wish it wasI understand what you are saying Nick, but we had a dreadful slump to our season and yet still only finished 5 points outside the play-off places.
If we were to go up then with that can come great momentum. Talking of reality is great, but it is not in fact unrealistic to believe we could be in the Championship in 3 years.
If we don't think it is then TM might as well pack in now. Burton showed what is needed and if we can bring the right calibre of player (mentally so as much as anything else), then I see no reason why we can't go up.
Mowbray has said himself, top 6 minimum is the aim next season.
Is that being unrealistic?
Spend next two years developing team at Ricoh then whilst considering the Butts scheme. ?
You would hope if we went to the prem and came back down the fans would stick around like they do with other clubs.Right but can the butts but easily developed to 25k I'm not so sure and also with that theory if we did get to championship and premier league we expand but what if we were relegated back down to league 1. Do we start knocking stands down again. It doesn't work like that Nick. Surely?
He said we would own the stadium so we should move.And we don't and never will own the Ricoh. What's your point?
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Yes but pushing top 6 next season isn't the top of the championship competing with the teams with parachute payments... I wish it was
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