Coventry City ground share with Coventry RFC at Butts Park Arena could be back on (1 Viewer)
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They did the shafting first and most. They deserve what they get. Our eventual new owners will have the chance to start afresh and pick up the pieces. We just need SISU to sell for the recovery to begin.
And any new owners will probably benefit from a large chunk of goodwill from the council.
you're on the wind up, sisu may deserve what's coming but nothing indicates there will be a bright new dawn for the club I'm afraid.
The only thing that will get us out of this is a mega rich owner with no designs on getting a return on the money they invest. Here's hoping!
There will be little pieces to pick and I doubt the council will give thr club any goodwill, their eggs are all in the rugby basket. They aint interested in the football club.
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Actually the Council absolutely loved CCFC when they won the cup. A high profile football club carrying the name of the city does far more for the City than just 'Wasps'. I think they would welcome anyone with money and a business plan with open arms. The constant complaint from CCC is that they don't have a business plan from SISU ( just a couple of court cases).
The bit where RR said "£20m made ready to take CCFC forward" Which was approx 7-8 months before Eastwood joined us. so you can't say it was anything to do with mopping up his shit. The money was promised the day SISU took charge.
fair enough, don't agree myself but none of us know for sure how other parties will react once sisu have gone.
I actually believe he meant what he said but was reneged by SISU. I remember seeing him sat every home game cringing in his seat. It felt like he was forced to take the flak by Septic and Co. being made to sit there and take shit from supporters. In short, I did like him.
Not if the ends with the goals are facing North and South, no. Sorry mate.
So, back onto the BPA or some imaginary new stadium...I'd have one request (on top of the standard monkey-butlers serving beers...). I'd like to see new stadiums getting away from the 'soul-less bowl' design. I get that filling the corners adds to the capacity but it would be nice to have 4 distinctive and different stands.
Carry on....
Carry on....
and you would seek to tie the club down to that level... Robins & Hill didn't get the club up to the First Division by thinking small.
on the other hand Bryan Richardson had unrealistic expectations and plans which pushed the club into reverse..
someone needs to get a grip and find the right level, which IS NOT LEAGUE ONE!
Funny that one of the few 'new' grounds to not have the bowl is stoke.........and they built it on windy hill......fucking tits
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Since SUSI arrived attendances have dropped by 50% at this rate carry on and we would not need to alter BPA .That would suit them with there something for nothing attitude .Everything under them has gone down.
I agree weeman, four steep distinctive stands, there are some great relatively cheap but fantastic German stadiums built recently. Nice and steep so people are on top of the pitch,creates great atmosphere.
No one here wants to reduce us and think small, but we have to be realistic here. Hear me out.
We are a league 1 club. We have owners who don't have money to invest, who aren't going anywhere at least until the end of judicial proceedings. We have been here for years, our attendances, income, expenditure all reflect that.
We all want to "get back to where we belong" in the Premiership but in reality, the only way thats going to happen quickly is with massive investment, probably above the FFP rules.
So where we are now it all comes down to cash, if we went to a deal with the BPA it would take big money to build. Which has to come from somewhere. I DESPERATELY want to see it happen, but long term is a concern. If we can't get permissions to allow expansion and are capped to 15k then it should be a no g0. £30+million to spend for a non-long term solution.
But the RICOH comes with its own issues, not owning it, never being able to make non-footballing profits from it. etc etc. Limits income significantly, therefore limits what can be invested.
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Disagree completely. Would be basically accepting we are a tinpot lower league club.
The 70s have gone. Get over it.
I didn't say it had to have a capacity of 3,000 did I you sanctimonious plank?!
If you read my post again and CAREFULLY, I said 'BPA OR some imaginary new stadium'. I've underlined and made bold the bit you should take notice off.
And the atmosphere in bowl stadiums isn't as good as the old skool designs. Get over it.
Well to be fair, my point can be extended to cover my ass even more...I like 4 stand stadia better than bowls due to distinctiveness and better atmosphere...whether it's CCFC or another club.
I just some sort of light at the end of the tunnel Otis
And do you know what, I'd take us going to the Butts...it would rid us of the shackles of the Ricoh and we can concentrate on taking the club forward without any distractions of ACL, Wasps, Shared Revenues (depending on the contract etc.). Fresh start and crack on.
I agree, don't get me wrong I'm not wanting them to stick around.
But reality is that unless someone was to wander in with hundreds of millions and buy the club, SISU won't be doing anything major and definitely wont be leaving until the court case is finally wrapped up. Then things could begin to change if we're lucky.
We just have owners who can't afford to run their business.
The club isn't tin pot, it is been run in s tin pot manner by people with tin pot funds.
