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Wasps going into admin & the impact on CCFC (4 Viewers)

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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,156
JAM See said:
I've not been keeping up with this recently.

When are HMRC due to come knocking?

That's the only date that really matters from what I can see.
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Think Wasps forum said the 19th was D Day iirc ?
 

Mcbean

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,157
Bond holders are fecked for sure if no administration and fecked if administration beckons as this unfolds
 

edgy

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,158
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Attendance given as 10,249 (will include free tickets plus Saints supporters).

Wasps leading by 8 points with 4 minutes left and lost 36-40. Very disappointing
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Every staff member of Cov BS were offered 4 free tickets.
 
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jordan210

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,159
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Think Wasps forum said the 19th was D Day iirc ?
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Last set of NOI ‘s are dated 4th so 18th I guess
 

slowpoke

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,160
Not sure about the reality of this £50million investment offer I read and have seen a list of RU clubs and their finances everyone are millions in the red and Wasps by some distance number one, who the hell would invest 50mill plus in that industry.
 
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Grendel

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,161
slowpoke said:
Not sure about the reality of this £50million investment offer I read and have seen a list of RU clubs and their finances everyone are millions in the red and Wasps by some distance number one, who the hell would invest 50mill in that industry.
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It’s buying the lease to the stadium
 

slowpoke

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,162
I gathered that was a possibility, I’ve also read there are other interested parties, plural, who decides which is a suitable one, and who could they be do the council have an input
 
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13th_choice_seamer

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,163
slowpoke said:
I gathered that was a possibility, I’ve also read there are other interested parties, plural, who decides which is a suitable one, and who could they be do the council have an input
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A court appointed administrator is usually charged with selecting the preferred buyer.
 

Grendel

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,164
13th_choice_seamer said:
A court appointed administrator is usually charged with selecting the preferred buyer.
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I assume the council has the influence on a lease if there’s an actual buyer as it has to assign as freeholder
 
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13th_choice_seamer

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,165
Grendel said:
I assume the council has the influence on a lease if there’s an actual buyer as it has to assign as freeholder
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Yeah I forgot to add that the administrator would need to factor that in when making their decision.
 

duffer

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,166
edgy said:
Every staff member of Cov BS were offered 4 free tickets.
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Even then. That claimed attendance would mean that one in three seats were occupied.

Watching on TV, behind one goal was completely empty. The North Stand behind the other goal looked about 10% full, and the East Stand, which was where most were sitting had huge empty spaces everywhere except for the two or three middle blocks. Maybe that stand was about 30-40% utilised.

So 8000, tops, I'd say - piss poor for a local derby with an awful lot of free tickets.
 

Gynnsthetonic

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,167
Do we have to face facts that the arena is just too big for the city and a financial burden. Should the council sell the freehold and with the money get another stadium built without all the exhibition hall and indoor concert space.
 

Samo

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,168
Gynnsthetonic said:
Do we have to face facts that the arena is just too big for the city and a financial burden. Should the council sell the freehold and with the money get another stadium built without all the exhibition hall and indoor concert space.
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I think that would be a backward step.
And... we are getting 20k per week to watch a bottom of the table Championship team, it's not too big for us. (potentially)
 
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jordan210

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,169
Where does WPS TRADING LIMITED fall in the group. Is this something to do with the bonds ?
 

torchomatic

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,170
edgy said:
Every staff member of Cov BS were offered 4 free tickets.
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The husband of my wife's best friend works for CBS and they went yesterday. They've not been before. They are now banned from our house.
 
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13th_choice_seamer

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,171
Gynnsthetonic said:
Do we have to face facts that the arena is just too big for the city and a financial burden. Should the council sell the freehold and with the money get another stadium built without all the exhibition hall and indoor concert space.
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Maybe it makes sense to close the Arena (i.e. the non-stadium bit) but the empty seats don't cost anything so demolishing the stadium itself makes no sense, even if we can't fill it.
 
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oldfiver

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,172
jordan210 said:
Where does WPS TRADING LIMITED fall in the group. Is this something to do with the bonds ?
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It doesnt
 

Gynnsthetonic

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,173
Samo said:
I think that would be a backward step.
And... we are getting 20k per week to watch a bottom of the table Championship team, it's not too big for us. (potentially)
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Didn't mean the stadium capacity although some would argue its too big I meant the whole complex, is to big and out of the way for it to be a success.
 
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jordan210

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,174
oldfiver said:
It doesnt
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Is it just a separate company not linked to wasps. With the same directors and registered address ?

Was just wondering as three accounts are online for august
 

skybluetony176

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,175
The exhibition hall needs either redeveloping or utilising. Either convert it into hotel rooms, retail, entertainment, offices or a combination. It’s pretty clear it’s dead space.
 
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Gynnsthetonic

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,176
skybluetony176 said:
The exhibition hall needs either redeveloping or utilising. Either convert it into hotel rooms, retail, entertainment, offices or a combination. It’s pretty clear it’s dead space.
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Sell it off separately, a big hotel right on the M6 would be a better option, we already have Warwick Arts Centre, HMV Empire, Belgrade Theater, Memorial Park, Old Cathedral and the NIA and NEC up the road for events
 
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13th_choice_seamer

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,177
Gynnsthetonic said:
Sell it off separately, a big hotel right on the M6 would be a better option, we already have Warwick Arts Centre, HMV Empire, Belgrade Theater, Memorial Park, Old Cathedral and the NIA and NEC up the road for events
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Or loads of flats, they're going up everywhere especially in London. New flats basically paid for Wimbledon and Brentford to build their new grounds between the tower blocks.
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,178
torchomatic said:
The husband of my wife's best friend works for CBS and they went yesterday. They've not been before. They are now banned from our house.
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Invite them round still, just lace their tea with something. Polonium ideally.
 
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duffer

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,179
I've always liked Brian Moore, even more so now...

No 'special case' for Wasps if they enter administration says rugby pundit

Wasps are facing a race against time to secure their future as HMRC chases an unpaid tax bill
www.coventrytelegraph.net
 
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Nick

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,180
Bridge still saying "pundit" rather than "wasps director"
 
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Winny the Bish

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,181
Been told Mike Ashley is circling
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,182
skyblue93 said:
Been told Mike Ashley is circling
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Can’t see him getting involved in Rugby
 

David O'Day

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,183
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
Can’t see him getting involved in Rugby
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Maybe he wants the hall to store all the BHS stock they didn't sell
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,184
The arena project has been a problem since it was first conceived as Arena 2000 it was a huge vanity project and was too expensive to build and the debt for building still seems to be around today. It has a train stop that doesn’t work and parking restrictions to the moon just to get you to park in a car park people struggle to get away from.

I have never been able to see the fascination with owing it the place is a money pit, last time I went in the posh seats against qpr last year the whole place needed tidying up and a lick of paint.
 
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MAFF

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,185
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
Can’t see him getting involved in Rugby
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might want stadium only.
 

jordan210

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,186
skyblue93 said:
Been told Mike Ashley is circling
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Im sure this will be based off the helicopter that keeps being spotted. Aa the pilot live near by and flys it home
 
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Winny the Bish

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,187
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
Can’t see him getting involved in Rugby
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Think the massive stadium is the big attraction lad
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,188
skyblue93 said:
Think the massive stadium is the big attraction lad
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Ok say £50m capital expenditure on the stadium - how is that repaid within the stadium's useful life?
 
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theferret

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,189
skybluetony176 said:
The exhibition hall needs either redeveloping or utilising. Either convert it into hotel rooms, retail, entertainment, offices or a combination. It’s pretty clear it’s dead space.
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The exhibition hall is in use constantly. Barely a week passes without an event there.
 
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13th_choice_seamer

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  • Oct 10, 2022
  • #1,190
theferret said:
The exhibition hall is in use constantly. Barely a week passes without an event there.
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Sure but it loses money as most of the events are fairly small beer. They struggle to sell it out for bigger events - had to cancel Bananarama a while back due to lack of sales.
 
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