Sky Blues
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Just had an idea pop into my head. There maybe 101 holes you can pick in it - and I'm sure you all will point them out to me! But here it is:
Could the fans, through the Sky Blues Trust, buy the Higgs share of the Ricoh?
If I remember correctly CCFC Ltd loses the first right to that share when it is liquidated. Isn't the charity looking to sell and get back what it put into it which, from memory, I think was about £6million?
Now, the common consensus is the fans alone could not afford the tens of millions Sisu would probably want to get lost, but maybe, just maybe, they could raise enough money to buy half the stadium.
Why would we do that you ask?
Well, the fans would then have a voice and could tell Sisu "come and talk to us". If a deal could be done, fan ownership should ensure that the football club gets the very best deal possible. It would also be a way of giving the fans a lasting and protective stake in the football club.
If Sisu did not want to talk to the fans, want to continue in Northampton and the club is eventually liquidated, well then the fans are already have the infrastructure in place to restart the club. And, with a share in the ownership of the ground, they would have a stake in the food and beverage income too...
Since neither side appears to be willing to sit down and talk, and with many fans saying a phoenix club is a non-starter before CCFC is gone for good (or at least judged to be never returning to Coventry), could this be a third way?
Instead of protests which, although excellent, appear to so far be falling on deaf ears, maybe we could unite behind a constructive fundraising drive that could one day secure a permanent voice for the fans in the future of the football club in whatever form that ends up taking.
What do you all think?
Could the fans, through the Sky Blues Trust, buy the Higgs share of the Ricoh?
If I remember correctly CCFC Ltd loses the first right to that share when it is liquidated. Isn't the charity looking to sell and get back what it put into it which, from memory, I think was about £6million?
Now, the common consensus is the fans alone could not afford the tens of millions Sisu would probably want to get lost, but maybe, just maybe, they could raise enough money to buy half the stadium.
Why would we do that you ask?
Well, the fans would then have a voice and could tell Sisu "come and talk to us". If a deal could be done, fan ownership should ensure that the football club gets the very best deal possible. It would also be a way of giving the fans a lasting and protective stake in the football club.
If Sisu did not want to talk to the fans, want to continue in Northampton and the club is eventually liquidated, well then the fans are already have the infrastructure in place to restart the club. And, with a share in the ownership of the ground, they would have a stake in the food and beverage income too...
Since neither side appears to be willing to sit down and talk, and with many fans saying a phoenix club is a non-starter before CCFC is gone for good (or at least judged to be never returning to Coventry), could this be a third way?
Instead of protests which, although excellent, appear to so far be falling on deaf ears, maybe we could unite behind a constructive fundraising drive that could one day secure a permanent voice for the fans in the future of the football club in whatever form that ends up taking.
What do you all think?