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If it is a 15,000 capacity to start should we push to move from the Ricoh?


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Grendel

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Is there a will to own our stadium? Should this be our focus or do we stay tenants of a nomadic Rugby Club?
 

Kingokings204

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I said no. Because after away allocation probably get 10k Cov fans maximum. 15k stadium simply isn't big enough G.

Highfield road was 23k. It's a step backwards. I don't want to rent of wasps either but at a low 100k rent as it stands it's surely better even if the rent was doubled.

As OSB said we can earn more but then there are more costs and for the sake of a 15k stadium it's not worth it for me. 25k stadium and I'm in.
 

tisza

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yes but i'm not convinced part ownership of another stadium is the way to go.
we are supposed to have investors lined up for a new stadium if the right site is available. if we're to have a new home then let it be ours alone.
 

torchomatic

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Absolutely, yes.
 

Grendel

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I would love our focus to be on developing a new stadium but until SISU go this will never be the case.

Anyone who calls himself "Super Graham Withey" deserves nothing but ridicule
 

Grendel

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Otis

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I can't answer the question until I know if the ground is expandable and to what degree.

Absolutely no point moving to a new stadium if we then find out it cannot be developed further down the line (i.e. the area and transport system and roads might be able to cope with 15,000 fans in the vicinity, but not 25,000, leaving any application for expansion blocked and gathering dust on a shelf somwhere).

We have to think long term future and not just the immediate and to spend millions and millions of pounds on something that may not be fit for purpose 5, 10 or 15 years down the line would end up a fruitless exercise.

Leicester have had success and are now talking in terms of expanding the stadium to increase capacity from 32,000 to 40,000. We don't necessarily need that, but we need to expand if we have success and that has to be of course what we are striving for.

We are successful, 15,000 is nowhere near enough.
 
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Absolutely it has to be pursued, if nothing else to box SISU into a corner, if nothing else to show our local authority there is a desire for our football club to have its stadium within the city, and provision needs to be made for that.
 

Brylowes

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yes but i'm not convinced part ownership of another stadium is the way to go.
we are supposed to have investors lined up for a new stadium if the right site is available. if we're to have a new home then let it be ours alone.
It won't be ours
 

italiahorse

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No, out of frying pan and into the fire, but saddled with millions more dept.

Spot on.

How much rent will Sisu charge us ? Is it better than staying at the Ricoh with the £100K rent ?
What percentage of the additional incomes will we get ? Will they be less than at the Ricoh in real terms because we now have to purchase those incomes ?
What additional incomes will there be in 4 small stands crammed into the Butts ?
No car parking incomes then ?

Or perhaps, it doesn't matter as long as we leave the Ricoh ?
That will show those nasty Wasps and CCC ?
 

Grendel

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Otis

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Spot on.

How much rent will Sisu charge us ? Is it better than staying at the Ricoh with the £100K rent ?
What percentage of the additional incomes will we get ? Will they be less than at the Ricoh because we now have to purchase those incomes ?
What additional incomes will there be in 4 small stands crammed into the Butts ?
No car parking incomes then ?

Or perhaps, it doesn't matter as long as we leave the Ricoh ?
That will show those nasty Wasps and CCC ?

Well no car park incomes, little in terms of indoor event incomes, weddings, venue hire, conferences, conventions, exhibitions etc. Going to be so little space and before we have even started the talk is of 'squeezing' a stadium in.
 

Grendel

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Well no car park incomes, little in terms of indoor event incomes, weddings, venue hire, conferences, conventions, exhibitions etc. Going to be so little space and before we have even started the talk is of 'squeezing' a stadium in.

So given Wasps will not negotiate you would rather what? Extinction?
 

italiahorse

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Well no car park incomes, little in terms of indoor event incomes, weddings, venue hire, conferences, conventions, exhibitions etc. Going to be so little space and before we have even started the talk is of 'squeezing' a stadium in.

So many questions before we buy into it ?
 

torchomatic

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So given Wasps will not negotiate you would rather what? Extinction?
If we stay where we are then we'll be able to choose a yellow seat or a black seat. And don't forget all those lovely empty seats we have at the Ricoh. We desperately need those empty seats, you know.

It's all about capacity.

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torchomatic

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It's a mighty big yes from me. Let's get out of the Ricoh as soon as we can and start building foundations for a properous future as we have no future what so ever at the wasps nest
Absolutely.

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