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wether as a set of fans we agree or disagree it is a fact that Sisu/Otium fisher/Sepalla and co have saved our bacon yet again!
The abundance of silence from the council speaks volumes, Fisher stated yesterday to sky sports that the administration process had been abused, and it had, the council used the administration action initially to place the club into liquidation, it would not have been done by Appleton, it would have been done by a council paid lackie. The club would have gone into liquidation and our of existence completely if the council had got their way.
If the fans who hate sisu consider one thing maybe they would see the council in a different way today: if we had not been mismanaged by Sisu (something they have admitted and apologized for) and lets say we were still in the championship middle table finish last season, buying players now for this season and all the associated excitement of the start of a season, would you be blaming Sisu/ Otium for this mess? no you wouldn't.
you need to remember a couple of obvious points here before you turn your backs on our club.
1. it was the rent issue that broke the camels back at the end of the day and the council flat refusal to budge to an acceptable rent rate. (about £150,000 a year)
2. It was the council who strarted administration process, not the club - as soon as they did so the game was over, liquidation was the only option viable to keeping the club alive
3. the council at the last minute decided to put us in liquidation (knowingly) when refusing to agree the cva.
4. this is our money - our taxes - almost £600,000 of our money the council just threw away because of their foolish pride.
5. the 14 million pound loan is going to put our council in the middle of a shit storm of a scandal soon enough
6. The club are stating they have not ruled out playing at the ricoh while they build a new stadium - so again its all down to the council
the council are now once again in a position where we can play at the Ricoh, (even though Northampton was ratified yesterday) but i bet you any penny they will not take the offer up.
let me tell you why - the council (or should i say - certain councilors) have plans for the Ricoh arena, where football is only a minor part if any. they are seeing the stadium as a perfectly placed exhibition and business centre / concert stadium. Board rooms and lecture halls as well as a bigger hotel venture etc... plus the land is already given the go ahead for buidling of shopping centres and rail links --- in other words the council have realized they might quite like the ricoh and what comes with it themselves. Why let anyone else make the profits. Thats the deal my friends, its nothing to do with the rent fro sisu, its about the money to be made from the grounds, the arena and the developmental area. this will all come out in time to come. heard it from TSB first though didn't you!
The abundance of silence from the council speaks volumes, Fisher stated yesterday to sky sports that the administration process had been abused, and it had, the council used the administration action initially to place the club into liquidation, it would not have been done by Appleton, it would have been done by a council paid lackie. The club would have gone into liquidation and our of existence completely if the council had got their way.
If the fans who hate sisu consider one thing maybe they would see the council in a different way today: if we had not been mismanaged by Sisu (something they have admitted and apologized for) and lets say we were still in the championship middle table finish last season, buying players now for this season and all the associated excitement of the start of a season, would you be blaming Sisu/ Otium for this mess? no you wouldn't.
you need to remember a couple of obvious points here before you turn your backs on our club.
1. it was the rent issue that broke the camels back at the end of the day and the council flat refusal to budge to an acceptable rent rate. (about £150,000 a year)
2. It was the council who strarted administration process, not the club - as soon as they did so the game was over, liquidation was the only option viable to keeping the club alive
3. the council at the last minute decided to put us in liquidation (knowingly) when refusing to agree the cva.
4. this is our money - our taxes - almost £600,000 of our money the council just threw away because of their foolish pride.
5. the 14 million pound loan is going to put our council in the middle of a shit storm of a scandal soon enough
6. The club are stating they have not ruled out playing at the ricoh while they build a new stadium - so again its all down to the council
the council are now once again in a position where we can play at the Ricoh, (even though Northampton was ratified yesterday) but i bet you any penny they will not take the offer up.
let me tell you why - the council (or should i say - certain councilors) have plans for the Ricoh arena, where football is only a minor part if any. they are seeing the stadium as a perfectly placed exhibition and business centre / concert stadium. Board rooms and lecture halls as well as a bigger hotel venture etc... plus the land is already given the go ahead for buidling of shopping centres and rail links --- in other words the council have realized they might quite like the ricoh and what comes with it themselves. Why let anyone else make the profits. Thats the deal my friends, its nothing to do with the rent fro sisu, its about the money to be made from the grounds, the arena and the developmental area. this will all come out in time to come. heard it from TSB first though didn't you!