What’s it say, I’m not paying to read it
Coventry City are in talks with Walsall over a potential short-term groundshare after being plunged into another stadium crisis.
City face being kicked out of their CBS Arena home with Arena Coventry Limited (ACL), the company which owns the ground, on the verge of administration.
ACL must either secure new funding or a buyer for the stadium by Monday, with Coventry returning to Championship action on Tuesday with a home match against Blackburn.
Mark Robins, the Coventry manager, says they are looking at alternative venues and League Two club Walsall has emerged as a serious option.Walsall’s Poundland Bescot Stadium is 27 miles away from the CBS Arena, and negotiations between the two clubs are under way.
If the move goes ahead, it will be the third time Coventry have moved their home matches to a different stadium, after previously using Northampton Town’s Sixfields and Birmingham City’s St. Andrews.
Walsall do not play at home until November 19, while Coventry have three more home matches before the World Cup break. Coventry have played only six of their 15 matches at home this season, after games earlier in the campaign were cancelled due to a unsafe playing surface.
There are also fears that the EFL could punish Coventry with a fine or suspended points deduction if home matches are moved out of the city.
In another unwanted development at the club, the EFL has also hit Coventry with a transfer embargo after an alleged issue with payment to HMRC.
After the home defeat by Blackpool on Saturday, Robins said: “It's my job to prepare the team wherever we play.
"The players, the staff and the club have been punched around for far too long and the club should never be allowed to be separated from their stadium or their training ground. It should all go hand-in-hand. That's it.
"[Tuesday night’s game] will go ahead. I know where the potential alternatives are but I'm not at liberty to tell you."
Coventry are 22nd in the Championship table, three points ahead of bottom club West Bromwich Albion.
Short term groundshare at Walsall, who don’t play at home until November 19.What’s it say, I’m not paying to read it
Transfer embargo tooFk me, what a season
It really would.It would take brass balls of epic proportions to pull off a pre-pack, retain the stadium and just carry on in the city like nothing has happens.
I read it that they are only referring to the "Rugby Club" reformingIf they fuck over the current creditors they are going to need a large amount of cash to get started as surely most businesses will want cash up front and credit would be out of the question.
You can bet your life the cunts at the Council will be bending over backwards to make sure this farce goes the way of Wasps!
Anything to make sure CCFC are fucked over
You think?The council will be steering well clear of this
Not sure we are though?Sick of being a fucking laughing stock man
Short term groundshare at Walsall, who don’t play at home until November 19.
Fears that EFL could punish us with a fine or suspended points deduction if home matches are moved out of the city
“In another unwanted development at the club, the EFL has also hit Coventry with a transfer embargo after an alleged issue with payment to HMRC.”
Not sure we are though?
If games are on, we won't be.Farce, I’m not doing Walsall - Joke of a situation
Needs to be huge backlash from our supporters if we’re deducted points, would be disgraceful
Sisu have pulled the plug on us. I suspect that means a sale is around the corner.
I hope Richardson doesn’t get in the way of it.
As soon as I heard the news I didn't celebrate and thought I am not going to until the fat lady has finished singing and I know they have gone, never to return and the ground is solely ours to play in again.The cork-popping, gloating and premature ejaculations on here when Wasps went into admin were embarrassing. I must confess I haven’t got a clue what most of the stuff written since then even means, but I fear we still have years of legals to come.
The summer transfer window was all about making do.Who said they have?
"HMRC Reporting" whatever that meansWhy are we under an embargo?
Wait what's gone on today exactly? Why is everyone losing it?
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It's like the clocks went forwards rather than backwards and everyone is angry at a lack of sleep.Wait what's gone on today exactly? Why is everyone losing it?
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Hmmm wondering which side the story came from?
If wasps are about to pull a fast one then it's standard to get the city fans angry at sisu.
If this was allowed to happen then this is on the verge of criminal activity and the police would be watching bloody closely.It would take brass balls of epic proportions to pull off a pre-pack, retain the stadium and just carry on in the city like nothing has happens.
"HMRC Reporting" whatever that means
If this was allowed to happen then this is on the verge of criminal activity and the police would be watching bloody closely.
If those bastards retained the stadium by hook or crook what message does that send to the rest of sport and businesses in general just con your way to being given money and not pay it back and worm around ‘the system’ to be rewarded still?
The administrator will be watched very closely by everyone concerned and if there is a hint of wasps favouritism then he/she’s reputation should be in shatters.
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