Well considering ann lucas is a vampire , im sure she will be around to see what condition its inI wonder what condition it will be in?
“The owners of the club can come forward with an offer at any time.”
Has there been any speaker yet that has not backed the proposal?
Not one.
Are we cLose to a decision / announcement thenIt's gone private
No. It wasn't in the pre prepared script from Reeves and West.Has there been any speaker yet that has not backed the proposal?
Cllr O’Boyle: “The Ricoh has had a difficult birth and nobody in this city can believe that it has lived up to its potential.”
“All I’ll say is this, as difficult as it is in terms of emotion...time will tell, won’t it? If Wasps’ arrival can bring real jobs and real investment and be a catalyst for sporting opportunities for the city, then everybody has to recognise that the decision taken was for the good of the city’s people.”
Council received over six hours of information yesterday regarding the a Ricoh/Wasps takeover, including the potential impact on Coventry City FC any takeover would have.
Council claims the move is an opportunity which “cannot” be missed for the city.
Council claims nobody can make a decision without the facts, and people in the public domain should bear that in mind when the Council makes its decision.
Mutton:
I am probably being thick, but if a lease is 250 years surely that is pretty much owning the building? Happy for somebody to correct me and explain though.
Lucas: “I appreciate the arguments from everyone. The seriousness in which we are taking this is huge - sometimes we get e-mails and letters asking what planet we are on, but we are people who LIVE in Coventry and we LOVE Coventry.We are your neighbours, we sit next to you at the football, we worry about council tax...that’s who we are. We are charged with representing you.
You elect us and you decide whether we make those decisions in your interests or not. Regardless of party, we serve the people of Coventry and we will strive to do so.”
Public debate has now concluded, a private debate and vote will follow.
Members of the public are now being escorted out of the chambers.
Council leader Ann Lucas’ left us with one last resounding message: “We wish we could have an independent referendum on this issue but we can’t because we are a council - that’s what democracy is about!”
Yeah. It's right out of the Tony Blair 'How to show Iraqi dictators have Weapons of Mass Destruction' book.Cllr Joseph Clifford said he once trusted someone which was a mistake because he didn't have the facts. I'm taking this as a gnomic reference to the football club. Now he asks us to trust him, (because presumably he has all the facts). Cllr Lucas finishes with a nice Government 101 lecture - you elect us to make decisions and then decide whether we did the right thing.
you elect us to make decisions and then decide whether we did the right thing.
Lucas: “I appreciate the arguments from everyone. The seriousness in which we are taking this is huge - sometimes we get e-mails and letters asking what planet we are on, but we are people who LIVE in Coventry and we LOVE Coventry.We are your neighbours, we sit next to you at the football, we worry about council tax...that’s who we are. We are charged with representing you.
You elect us and you decide whether we make those decisions in your interests or not. Regardless of party, we serve the people of Coventry and we will strive to do so.”
Cllr Joseph Clifford said he once trusted someone which was a mistake because he didn't have the facts. I'm taking this as a gnomic reference to the football club. Now he asks us to trust him, (because presumably he has all the facts). Cllr Lucas finishes with a nice Government 101 lecture - you elect us to make decisions and then decide whether we did the right thing.
In summary then: CCFC have been deemed a necessary sacrifice in order to protect the interests of the electorate. Is that a fair assessment?
Our Sports Editor Keith Perry is worried about the consequences of Wasps moving to Coventry for the local rugby club.
Isn't that the bit to extend the lease?
Would they pay rent if they have the lease, did ACL? How did it work?
Ah so if they are taking on the debt you would assume that is them paying for ACL's Lease and then the £1m to move it up to 250 years.
Can't have it both ways - at the moment they can't move their academy, and there's no evidence that they'll be able to.
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