Johhny Blue
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We could try 5-0-5
We could try 5-0-5We could always ground share with cov and nw cricket club, they always have a lovely playing surface, although no one would be allowed to run across that bit in the middle!
To be honest the best thing was to let ACL default and go bust. Start again. Although the council weren’t going to have that.
Clearly people are making money from that venture
I’m not against a relationship with Wasps per se - They only want us there as a junior partner at most. Not a 50/50 venture
I’m more than happy to split non sport revenue and keep all football revenue - they can keep rugby revenue
I’m not sure how ACL going bust would help. We’d be back to square one.
There seems to be this fantasy that if the current occupiers go bust then we’ll (and by we I mean Sisu, CCFC won’t own anything) just get given it. I’m not sure where that comes from.
Or wasps go into administration, create a new company buy the bits back it needs and start again by taking on a new lease at the ricoh from the council............... some sort of deal done for pennies in the £ for the bondholders to release their charge..... where have i seen a plan like that before ????
I would be surprised if wasps hadn't done some insolvency planning or at least taken some advice on it
As for letting ACL go bust you could argue the best thing would have been to let CCFC go bust back in 2007 and start again........... It was the bank as the major creditor that had the final say on that particular insolvency decision making ........ The club and CCC work together to rebuild rather than but heads for years
Or both and a new company formed that purchases assets of eachOr ccfc made ACL go bust in 2007
can we stay at St A until the old place has had a lick of paint and a good tidy up, feckin shithole, we don't need to be paying for the maintenance of the place
Apart from anything else. Any new deal has to include clauses on pitch condition.
Well we’ll cease to exist without a viable planAs long as the wasps are involved with the Ricoh i dont want to be thanks, Sisu owners or not.
Think we need the franchise to up and leave one way or the other or build new. Can't see either of those happening in the next couple of years though.
Thought Italia was back for a minute, that was one of his favourite assertions. Although he never could explain why having their own ground is unaffordable for CCFC yet doesn't seem to present an issue for so many other clubs.To be honest I’m not sure such a price exists that allows us to run the Ricoh without Wasps there. I suspect (no evidence obvs) that a ground share between the two clubs is the only thing that’ll make the Ricoh viable.
Thought Italia was back for a minute, that was one of his favourite assertions. Although he never could explain why having their own ground is unaffordable for CCFC yet doesn't seem to present an issue for so many other clubs.
How many other clubs play at the Ricoh?
I said I’m not sure the Ricoh is viable on our current crowds on our own.
My position from day one has been: if we can’t afford what the council are asking (and that’s what CCFCs line has been so take it up with them) we should build our own ground. The Ricoh is made for a team getting 15k+ crowds regularly at least. If we went up I could see a route to us paying for it ourselves, but if ifs and buts were candy and nuts every day would be Christmas.
As always you’re arguing with a person and argument you’ve made up in your head.
I'm almost positive that when we first moved to the Ricoh it was said that the 'break even' crowd required was 20k .
I don’t want us to go back to the Ricoh.
It’s done now.
It’s Wasps stadium. It’s a rugby ground.
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With respect the seats are still branded CCFC. There is the memorial garden and many fans own a brick in the fabric of the building. If franchise rugby club change those things (mainly the seats) I would agree it's done. Until then there is hope.I don’t want us to go back to the Ricoh.
It’s done now.
It’s Wasps stadium. It’s a rugby ground.
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Certainly true in the first two seasons.Hasn’t our form dipped at the Ricoh in each season once they started playing Rugby on it? I’ll try and dig out some stats when the Sultan of Brunei grants me proper internet access in his guest palace if that’s ok w Hill83 ;-)
i think it was 23000, that was our maximum gate for the first few months, can’t remember why[/QUOTE]]I'm almost positive that when we first moved to the Ricoh it was said that the 'break even' crowd required was 20k .
i think it was 23000, that was our maximum gate for the first few months, can’t remember why[/QUOTE]]I'm almost positive that when we first moved to the Ricoh it was said that the 'break even' crowd required was 20k .
Will they be laying it with pot holes so it seems like the normal pitchRicoh pitch still hasn’t fully been laid.
They don’t play till October.Ricoh pitch still hasn’t fully been laid.
If that’s sand, then if we ever return there we can just ask to play on that, sign some Brazilian players and they can lead us to glory playing barefoot.Ricoh pitch still hasn’t fully been laid.
But surely better to start the work as soon as the monster trucks were gone, to give the pitch as much summer sun as possible to enable healthy growth.They don’t play till October.
It’s wasps at the Ricoh, what did u expect.But surely better to start the work as soon as the monster trucks were gone, to give the pitch as much summer sun as possible to enable healthy growth.
I don't expect anything, just replying to Canadian saying they don't play there till October. So what, start the pitch as early as possible so it's in the best possible condition for the season ahead. Shows that WXXXS don't give a dam about the pitch. Anything is ok for egg chasing if it saves a couple of pounds.It’s wasps at the Ricoh, what did u expect.
Yeah I know sorry I was just unsure if people were aware that the rugby season starts later this year because of the RWC, I wasn’t defending the c***s.I don't expect anything, just replying to Canadian saying they don't play there till October. So what, start the pitch as early as possible so it's in the best possible condition for the season ahead. Shows that WXXXS don't give a dam about the pitch. Anything is ok for egg chasing if it saves a couple of pounds.
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