Stadium update (5 Viewers)

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Aug 23, 2025

I can't believe it. Something I never thought would happen. Surely Doug has to go down as one of our best ever owners. It is quite surreal right now.

Does anyone know if he's ever purchased or run a train station before? Just kidding...

You heard the man. Every pint we purchase goes straight into the club. Get drinking!

Sick Boy · Aug 23, 2025

HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
I’m convinced the moves to sell the club began when that woman from PSG came in. This was the final piece of the puzzle.

Doug will net close to 100m if not over with this transaction

I imagine he'll hold out until the end of the 5 year plan (I think this is the 3rd year), as he'll stand to make a lot more if we go up.

Gynnsthetonic · Aug 23, 2025

StrettoBoy said:
Doug King stand!

I'd take that

SHUNT31 · Aug 23, 2025

shmmeee said:
Unless it’s to sell the club I don’t see the point here. Costs loads to maintain and makes no money, that’s why it’s been a hot potato from day one.

You’re proper on one this week.

Convinced you’re a parody account

Nick · Aug 23, 2025

Wonder how much they could sell naming rights for stands as well?

HuckerbyDublinWhelan · Aug 23, 2025

Sick Boy said:
I imagine he'll hold out until the end of the 5 year plan (I think this is the 3rd year), as he'll stand to make a lot more if we go up.

There is that. At least we don’t need to worry about the rent agreement expiring in the worst case scenario

Ccfcisparks · Aug 23, 2025

It's the increase in box prices thats paid for this.

Mucca Mad Boys · Aug 23, 2025

Sky Blue Goblin said:
And so dies the 40,000 butts park arena

I knew this was public posturing but never thought we were seriously in a position to buy the stadium!

Nick · Aug 23, 2025

Wonder if he will plan to open the halls for fan zones every week? If the club gets the money then the more beer and food the better?

djr8369 · Aug 23, 2025

Wonder if King will look to get the complex making a profit or possibly offer components out on a lease or separate entities? Will it be held under a separate company so any losses aren’t a drag on the club?

best case scenario is he gets it making money. A great day regardless

David O'Day · Aug 23, 2025

Nick said:
I guess it just means the staff will now transfer over? Don't know how it worked before if they worked for frasers.

It'll be TUPE law protected so the general staff can transfer over to the new owners on the same wages and terms

NortonSkyBlue · Aug 23, 2025

This is our city…this is Coventry City…this is our home…we are truly back home

Speedie's Head · Aug 23, 2025

rob9872 said:
George & John stand, Jimmy Hill Stand, Mark Robins Stand ... and leave room for Frank

Not with the Big Cyrille stand!

Frasers must have cut their losses. The club should be able to attract more investment now.

BackRoomRummermill · Aug 23, 2025

Would love to able to buy shares in the club now - imagine they did that and we were promoted

Gint11 · Aug 23, 2025

Buzzing. I’d love to know the details in the purchase though. Just thinking out loud

Is the stadium ownership under Doug or the football club or both?
How much did we pay?
How does he plan to service the debt of paying
Is his next step is to sell
What about maintenance? Didn’t we see the CBS costs about millions a year to keep maintained?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m buzzing but I’d love to know but maybe we’ll never know this.

CovInEssex · Aug 23, 2025

HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
I’m convinced the moves to sell the club began when that woman from PSG came in. This was the final piece of the puzzle.

Doug will net close to 100m if not over with this transaction

Also crossed my mind, he's joined the club and the ground under one, making a tasty little sell-able package

Nick · Aug 23, 2025

Gint11 said:
Buzzing. I’d love to know the details in the purchase though. Just thinking out loud

Is the stadium ownership under Doug or the football club or both?
How much did we pay?
How does he plan to service the debt of paying
Is his next step is to sell
What about maintenance? Didn’t we see the CBS costs about millions a year to keep maintained?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m buzzing but I’d love to know but maybe we’ll never know this.

Irish Sky Blue · Aug 23, 2025

rob9872 said:
George & John stand, Jimmy Hill Stand, Mark Robins Stand ... and leave room for Frank

One of the stands would have to be the Tommy Hutchison Stand.
It will be great to see the whole stadium branded with Coventry City stuff in the way that other clubs have done, both inside and outside. Much improved over the last couple of years but can be made into even more ‘ours’

Gynnsthetonic · Aug 23, 2025

Shmmeee eating his breakfast this morning after finding out the news

Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue · Aug 23, 2025

eastwoodsdustman said:
Biggest signing of the window!!

Maybe this explains why we haven’t been more active in the transfer window. If so, fair bloody play. Securing our long term future and no more groundshares or being kicked out of our own ground, is far more important than another centre forward.

The atmosphere will be unbelievable today. A historic day.

Mucca Mad Boys · Aug 23, 2025

clint van damme said:
Whole I don't disagree with this, it's still a far preferable position to wondering where we goi g to be playing every few years and having the spector of playing outside the city looming over us again.

Nor everyone will agree, but if the cost of the maintenance and plugging financial gaps is decreasing the playing budget or selling a player I'll take it any day of the week to have our own ground.

In fairness, these are only ‘poor club’ problems you’ll see at the bottom of the championship, L1 and L2… which we all got to experience!

In the Prem, it’s a different ball game so hopefully we get to the Prem and establish ourselves sooner rather than later.

Winny the Bish · Aug 23, 2025

An obligatory fuck you to Kevin Maton. Choke on your wasps scarf dickhead.

Manchester_sky_blue · Aug 23, 2025

Gint11 said:
Buzzing. I’d love to know the details in the purchase though. Just thinking out loud

Is the stadium ownership under Doug or the football club or both?
How much did we pay?
How does he plan to service the debt of paying
Is his next step is to sell
What about maintenance? Didn’t we see the CBS costs about millions a year to keep maintained?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m buzzing but I’d love to know but maybe we’ll never know this.

It says in the statement. CovCityCo have bought the stadium which is the same vehicle that owns the club, of which Doug King is the sole share holder so far as we know.

Warwickhunt · Aug 23, 2025

Seats will be rearranged from Monday! and i do like the "Fuck You Anne Lucas" stand, think one of the boxes should be named Council Underhand Nausiating Tossers Seats

StrettoBoy · Aug 23, 2025

SeshMouseSkyBlue said:
Better or worse than the defender or striker we need???

A thousand times better!

Saddlebrains · Aug 23, 2025

higgs said:
Hand job for sir Douglas saddle?

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Blow

rob9872 · Aug 23, 2025

Thought this would be headlines on Sky Sports, just opened the home page and not a mention. So PL focused. Ah well fek em.

Dodgy stick ole ole

Tommo1993 · Aug 23, 2025

And Wasps are dying on Sunday league pitches

Sky Blue Harry H · Aug 23, 2025

Haven't read through the thread, but massively improves our chance of selling the club to people with deeper pockets, or securing investors. Also allows us to increase income streams, and allows us to spend more/compete financially. That in itself makes it a massive turning point in achieving our potential. Great day in the club's history. Well done DK.

tisza · Aug 23, 2025

Nick said:
And anybody in the sky blue trust applauding the wasps bloke.

And my personal "favourite" that smug F PWKH.

skybluecam · Aug 23, 2025

King haters absolutely mogged

Ccfcisparks · Aug 23, 2025

rob9872 said:
Thought this would be headlines on Sky Sports, just opened the home page and not a mention. So PL focused. Ah well fek em.

Dodgy stick ole ole

To be fair we were on the yellow ticker on sky sports news

junglej13 · Aug 23, 2025

Hyam sold to pay for the pitch. Binks sold to buy the ground.

Hope Doug has the Frasers lettering in the stand replaced with his own name like Chansiri at Sheffield Weds.

Ccfcisparks · Aug 23, 2025

skybluecam said:
King haters absolutely mogged

17 year old virgin confirmed

Robccfc87 · Aug 23, 2025

Ccfcisparks said:
OK Bling. Fine. You've won me over ffs.

I’m here for this!

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