Tim said we are moving to rugby (1 Viewer)

clint van damme · Mar 23, 2019

So are we taking Tim Fisher at his word now?

Liquid Gold · Mar 23, 2019

CanadianCCFC said:
CCFC not being liquidated? Yes please.

At lest we'll be more fluid than we were today

chiefdave · Mar 23, 2019

Garryb80 said:
It can be segregated. Stand behind the goal for away fans and add in separate turnstiles. Wouldn't take much work

Think some people over estimate what is actually involved in brining a ground up to league standard. Look at some of the places we've been to the last few years.

Elvis Pressley · Mar 23, 2019

CanadianCCFC said:
What is

Wasps rolling into coventry

CanadianCCFC · Mar 23, 2019

clint van damme said:
So are we taking Tim Fisher at his word now?

Bit different when he’s addressing buisness people and sponsors than when he’s addressing fans.
But no, remain sceptical.

Garryb80 · Mar 23, 2019

chiefdave said:
Think some people over estimate what is actually involved in brining a ground up to league standard. Look at some of the places we've been to the last few years.

Places that are in the league?

samccov1987 · Mar 23, 2019

As bad as it is to be leaving city again Rugby probably is just about tolerable if it means the club continues.

Don’t know the ground at all but guessing temporary stands are required; given these will be uncovered and the lack of facilities compared to the Ricoh what prices are they intending on charging for season tickets? Will they provide subsidised travel?

Of course this could all be another game by Tim but they have form from Northampton. It’s going to take more than a year for wasps to go bust too so this could be two to three years at least.

Liquid Gold · Mar 23, 2019

Garryb80 said:
Places that are in the league?

Forest Green was just a couple of steps next to a pitch.

CJ_covblaze · Mar 23, 2019

Evo1883 said:
I would travel to rugby , it is after all a CV postcode full of Coventry fans

The CV Postcode area borders Derbyshire in it’s North and Gloucestershire in it’s South West.

Elvis Pressley · Mar 23, 2019

clint van damme said:
So are we taking Tim Fisher at his word now?

They have sourced temporary stands so what does that say

Nick · Mar 23, 2019

Any pubs close?

Liquid Gold · Mar 23, 2019

Nick said:
Any pubs close?

5 a week apparently

6 Generations · Mar 23, 2019

Elvis Pressley said:
They have sourced temporary stands so what does that say

This is the man who said ‘the ship has sailed ‘

‘We will deliver a new stadium within 3 years’

Otis · Mar 23, 2019

pusbccfc said:
Very surprised how many people are willing to go.

Rugby is definitely the best of all the options of a ground share outside the city.

10 mins on the train only.

usskyblue · Mar 23, 2019

Elvis Pressley said:
They have sourced temporary stands so what does that say

When it’s assembled it’ll look like this m8

Otis · Mar 23, 2019

clint van damme said:
So are we taking Tim Fisher at his word now?

Elvis Pressley · Mar 23, 2019

Nick said:
Any pubs close?

The squirrel inn

Deleted member 5849 · Mar 23, 2019

Elvis Pressley said:
The squirrel inn

Get about five people in there.

So plenty of space for our crowd.

Mucca Mad Boys · Mar 23, 2019

I’m hoping this doesn’t mean we can’t stay at the RICOH.

But, if we can’t stay at the RICOH, we need a Plan B and Rugby or Nuneaton would probably be the next best thing after the RICOH.

If Wasps are refusing to talk, we don’t have much of a choice, and I hope Wasps do negoiate. Things could go v badly for them over the next few years...

Grendel · Mar 23, 2019

CJ_covblaze said:
The CV Postcode area borders Derbyshire in it’s North and Gloucestershire in it’s South West.

I’m sure the trust will back the club if this was the only resolution available

Speedies_Chips · Mar 23, 2019

Cavan O'Doherty said:
It really shows how badly we’ve been treated as fans that people aren’t outraged that we’re being moved to a 9,000 capacity ground outside our home city!

I'm outraged. This is my 50th year of watching City First game was April 1969. If we move out of The Ricoh, I'm done.

usskyblue · Mar 23, 2019

Grendel said:
I’m sure the trust will back the club if this was the only resolution available

Sick Boy · Mar 23, 2019

Cavan O'Doherty said:
If true this could be the death of us.

The day the London Rugby club moved into the city was far worse.

Rodders1 · Mar 23, 2019

Nick said:
Any pubs close?

The Clifton inn is about 1 min walk from the ground. The landlord must be rubbing his hands together. Town centre is about a mile away (maybe 2).

usskyblue · Mar 23, 2019

Rodders1 said:
The Clifton inn is about 1 min walk from the ground. The landlord must be rubbing his hands together. Town centre is about a mile away (maybe 2).

Better tell him to get another keg in...

...and a case of Babysham for Grendel m8

JulianDarbyFTW · Mar 23, 2019

I need to hear a second or third person claim to have been in the room when it was said before I begin to believe this. I've been using the internet for too many years to trust anything off the say-so of one person.

Irish Sky Blue · Mar 23, 2019

I haven’t been there for a few years but if it is still the same, there was only one fairly narrow cul de sac up to the ground. I am pretty sure that there were only one set of entrances, beside the social club. That would be a real problem getting a few thousand “home” fans in, never mind the problem of segregation. I think a lot of work would need to be done on the infrastructure. The ground itself is neat and tidy, bigger and better than Nuneaton. There is a large grassed area in front of the ground and Astro turf pitches beside it. I think the railway line runs alongside the terrace opposite the social club. I am not sure if there would be space for temporary stands etc.
I didn’t go to Northampton but I would go this time. Sisu still the main protagonist in all of this mess but the club itself needs support to survive the current parasites who own us. My fear would be that if gates are reasonable it may suit Sisu to simply leave the club outside of Coventry waiting for Wasps to fail.

Covstu · Mar 23, 2019

Just can’t understand why this would come out in this manner if it was true, we criticise the club and SISU for being secretive and then they let this slip in general conversation? Really?

chiefdave · Mar 23, 2019

Evo1883 said:
Honestly , the thing I would enjoy most about wasps crumbling is looking at the faces of the smug council wankers .

Don't think they'll go bust overnight or anything like that but I think the impact of our potentially leaving is being vastly underplayed.

Of course we've been here before when ACL was under council control. We were told over and over again the football clubs contribution was minimal and ACL would be just fine if we left. How many times did we hear the phrase 'washing its face', turned out to be BS.

Think it would be similar. We're talking about a business making significant losses losing a minimum of 23 event days and over 280K customers. Its not just our rent and match day revenues they'll lose, it will be a big hit to the value of things like naming rights. No coincidence they've struggled to sell them while there's doubt about us staying.

As a business surely they'll have to justify to bondholders why they've let that revenue walk away.

Terry Gibson's perm · Mar 23, 2019

Covstu said:
Just can’t understand why this would come out in this manner if it was true, we criticise the club and SISU for being secretive and then they let this slip in general conversation? Really?

Maybe it pays to get it out there to pressure London wasps

Kneeza · Mar 23, 2019

Rodders1 said:
It’s a really great non league ground.... needs more stands obviously. But the best silver lining is it’s my home town!

And mine!

SAJ · Mar 23, 2019

covcity4life said:
Who owns it? Rugby fc?

Yes owned by I think Brian Melvin who owns Melbros they are also the chief sponsors. Interestingly they play in sky blue.

shepardo01 · Mar 23, 2019

This if true would be heartbraking.
Live in Rugby, played at Butlin Road for VS. Never ever thought I'd be going there to watch City.
Ground is decent for the level they play at (Currently Step 5 of non league - equivalent to Sphinx/Cov Utd)
BUT- access is poor, one very narrow (Butlin Rd) residential road off main road. (Clifton rd) 10 mins off M6 jct 2 but a decent number, (more than 1000) would cause chaos.
2 set of turnstiles only.
Small clubhouse for refreshments.
Only really one place anything temporary stand wise could go. (To right of clubhouse as looking from car park) due to size of space, looking at 500 max! (Main stand holds 500)
Pitch would need re-doing, would be by far the worse surface in football league if not.
Away teams ch room would never fit a league 1 squad in - plus staff/kit/crates etc...
Would be worse than anything in the football league, even with temp stands.

SAJ · Mar 23, 2019

Rodders1 said:
Yes

No it isn’t SFF is at Rugby Town JFC in Kilsby Lane.

ccfcway · Mar 23, 2019

usskyblue said:
Better tell him to get another keg in...

...and a case of Babysham for Grendel m8

Bitter would be more appropriate

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