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  • Start date Nov 22, 2022
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #141
The Philosopher said:
Purely hypothetically, does anyone know if it is permitted in the Rugby world for CRFC to absorb / merge with Wasps? Would they get the P Share / any legacy right to play at CBS?

Just a question relating to this thread.
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It would be allowed, but I doubt CRFC would even entertain the idea.
 
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Mcbean

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #142
Yes ! @shmmeee
 

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jordan210

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #143
@shmmeee Get back in your car and get some photos !
 
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TomRad85

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #144
Mcbean said:
Yes ! @shmmeee
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I'm not being dramatic but this must be how people felt when the Berlin Wall came down.

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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #145
TomRad85 said:
I'm not being dramatic but this must be how people felt when the Berlin Wall came down.

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It also looks as though a CCFC badge was originally there too.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #146
Sick Boy said:
It also looks as thought a CCFC badge was originally there too.
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Yeah it was before
 

jordan210

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #147
 
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MAFF

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #148
Mcbean said:
Yes ! @shmmeee
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pls can someone go and confirm this?
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #149
Sorry lads missus has got the car today

Obviously I just got a glimpse of the future, off to buy a lotto ticket…
 
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MAFF

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #150

Rejoice!
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #151
The Philosopher said:
Actually, fair play for replying.

You say the real amount put in is £25m. I believe it’s a bit more and wrapped up to their “debt” will be huge legal fees and court costs, added on to paper “investor returns” (interest and management charges). My point was in order to balance their books they’ll need £60m. Ie, they’ll need to get the £60m debt off their books. I believe they’ve done this by transferring / moving either £50m or £60m of their book liability to Doug King’s hedge fund (maybe the 15% is the £10m diff?). Ie that hedge fund now has the liability and DK has 85% of the club (pending). I’ll stick to my guns on that. You can laugh - I don’t care.

WRT Hudlin, I’ll stick by it. He was worth a look based on location, cost and potential. We signed Sam Mc from non-league, we also signed Dexter Walters. Some you win. I do like the idea of an Akinfenwa / Onandi Lowe / Hudlin type curveball on the bench; gives the opposition something to ponder.

I may or may not be wrong about Hyam. The comma / space thing was odd and the insight to the dressing room seemed to make sense. Yes he posted a week after - he’ll have still had some insight from his mates. Someone then pointed out Overson did the same. It was a fair point-out. Maybe he had insight to the dressing room - we may never know. I’ll concede I might be wrong. Unsure with hindsight.

Yes, I googled the wage bill to try to work out how much HMRC might be owed to lift the embargo. I hadn’t given it much thought. It does seem to have gone from 4m to 17m rather quickly. So what’s that? £2m non-player and £15m player salaries?
20 players on an average £15k week? Seems high - thought it was £15k top players maximum. In anycase - it was out of date info from Google. My bad.

Having gone to rugby playing school next to the Coundon Road stadium I have a soft spot for CRFC. CRFC had links to my school. Unfortunately Wasps are a bigger brand in recent history and much as I’d like you to be right, I don’t think you are. I’m worried that Wasps will be back at CBS.

There seems to be a weirdness on this forum of people trying to ridicule the opinion of others. It’s a football forum. The weirdos make me laugh. It’s fun.
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I guess it's about what you consider break-even to be.

For me it's getting back the funds you've actually put in. Anything like management charges, interest are desired returns, not investment.

It'd be like me wanting to sell my house for £500k because that's what I wanted it to be worth at his point when I bought it. Doesn't mean it's actually worth that or that someone should or will pay it. Especially if I've spent the intervening years doing virtually no upkeep on it and smashed a whole through the roof that I'm currently covering up with polythene and gaffer tape.
 

Skyblueweeman

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #152
Is this for real?! Are their signs coming down?!
 

TomRad85

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #153
IMissMAF said:

Rejoice!
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The Wasps Shop...
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #154
Although, didn't we think this before but they were just moving them somewhere else?
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #155
TomRad85 said:
The Wasps Shop...
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Go apple!
Go orange!


Go Wasps!
 
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TomRad85

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #156
Nick said:
Although, didn't we think this before but they were just moving them somewhere else?
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The Tip is still somewhere else
 
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The Philosopher

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #157
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
I guess it's about what you consider break-even to be.

For me it's getting back the funds you've actually put in. Anything like management charges, interest are desired returns, not investment.

It'd be like me wanting to sell my house for £500k because that's what I wanted it to be worth at his point when I bought it. Doesn't mean it's actually worth that or that someone should or will pay it. Especially if I've spent the intervening years doing virtually no upkeep on it and smashed a whole through the roof that I'm currently covering up with polythene and gaffer tape.
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I think the point is if you want to sell your house, have a mortgage for £500k “ spent the intervening years doing virtually no upkeep on it and smashed a whole through the roof that I'm currently covering up with polythene and gaffer tape.” and it’s worth £250k. You can’t afford to sell it because you owe more than it’s worth to the bank and they’ll chase you down for the balance.

That’s the SISU scenario until just about now that we’ve got a squad worth something and regular decent income and potential.

The problem seems to be that SISU have been playing with other people’s money and couldn’t write off easily. See how it works?
 
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The Philosopher

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #158
“Sports Direct Sale Now On” sign will be up next.
 
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stay_up_skyblues

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #159
jordan210 said:
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shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #160
Interesting compared to this from Facebook a Wasps fan posted… “needs to play in the Coventry area”

 
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jordan210

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #161
shmmeee said:
Interesting compared to this from Facebook a Wasps fan posted… “needs to play in the Coventry area”

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owning the rights and having a functional sports team are so far apart.

I still would not be surprised if they have temporary stands at the training ground to try and get around some rules
 
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Evo1883

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #162
shmmeee said:
Interesting compared to this from Facebook a Wasps fan posted… “needs to play in the Coventry area”

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Can't see how that would be a must when they'd clearly make more money down south
 

The Philosopher

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #163
shmmeee said:
Interesting compared to this from Facebook a Wasps fan posted… “needs to play in the Coventry area”

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It did sound like the Rugby Prem bods had left the door open:

Something like “relegated unless they can prove exceptional circumstances such as COVID”.

Surely they’ll appeal and try to get the P Share income.

That said, signs down, little more optimistic that they won’t be back at CBS, was getting worried.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #164
What about the big signage by the Casino?
 

Saddlebrains

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #165
Nick said:
What about the big signage by the Casino?
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Gone
 
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Skyblueweeman

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #166
I guess if there was a chance of them playing at the CBSA, they'd leave the signs up, right?

Maybe MA doesn't want them there.

Either way, my Monday is much better off for those signs coming down.
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #167
Nick said:
Although, didn't we think this before but they were just moving them somewhere else?
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Imagine if an even bigger one replaced it later on
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #168
Sick Boy said:
Imagine if an even bigger one replaced it later on
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I think that happened last time
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #169
Fucking brilliant to see!!

Not only is it getting trace of them gone from our stadium it means they are much less likely to be turning back up.
 
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JAM See

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #170
I've no idea how to remove and refit stadium seats, but I'm willing to learn!

 
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Ash

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #171
Hopefully won’t be long until every visible sign of them existing in Coventry is removed!
 
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shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #172
JAM See said:
I've no idea how to remove and refit stadium seats, but I'm willing to learn!

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Was it all blue there before or did it say CCFC?
 

Kneeza

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #173
shmmeee said:
Was it all blue there before or did it say CCFC?
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Def CCFC or Sky Blues. Think the former.
 
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hill83

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #174
Robins next home game back in our proper changing room

 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • #175
It said RICOH
 
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