Agreed. But the goalposts (sic) may have moved since then. Especially if a developer becomes interested in the potential for multi use that does indeed include association football.
Even of non league vintage
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Nick
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Why would the goal posts get moved?
Duh. A business transaction that benefitted all parties involved. WOW, that's hard to defend.
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Would that be the misled fans? Not sure any issues with the informed ones
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Nick
Administrator
Are sports teams just business transactions now? Maybe it's different to when the council were giving it the stuff about moving ccfc?
Nick
Administrator
What would an informed one think?
Business transactions? The sale of ACL was definitely a business transaction. It manages a sporting venue.
Your point is what?
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Tbf I think that was just a general insult.
Council giving stuff about moving CCFC..... doubt I'll be able to work out what this well chosen wording means.
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Nick
Administrator
Are wasps not a sports team being moved then?
Dunno. Don't know anything about them or their history. I think they play in a kind of franchise league
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The Reverend Skyblue
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Oh Tim you are making yourself look bloody stupid.
The council may have done this, this and that might have happened, and if you think the council didn't bring Wasps here you have had your head up Lucas's backside for the last two years.
Most sane Cov fans. BLAME SISU,HIGGS AND YES THE BLOODY COUNCIL, for where we are
The council may have done this, this and that might have happened, and if you think the council didn't bring Wasps here you have had your head up Lucas's backside for the last two years.
Most sane Cov fans. BLAME SISU,HIGGS AND YES THE BLOODY COUNCIL, for where we are
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The Reverend Skyblue
Well-Known Member
Tim, where do you stand on the team we had in the 70's or 80's.
Who was your favourite player,
Who was your favourite player,
The Reverend Skyblue
Well-Known Member
Tim, Wasps are infact a sports team, also owned by a hedgefund
letsallsingtogether
Well-Known Member
True but also would Wasps be here if we hadn't have moved away?
dongonzalos
Well-Known Member
30/10/2013
But let me be clear, the clock is ticking and time is moving on. I will not lead the Council into a state of paralysis around this issue. Difficult times call for difficult decisions. If this matter cannot be resolved by the turn of the year, then I and all of my colleagues on the Labour Group on Coventry City Council will look to put in place a process which ensures the best possible deal for the people of Coventry in relation to the Ricoh Arena.
Dec 2013
But let me be clear, the clock is ticking and time is moving on. I will not lead the Council into a state of paralysis around this issue. Difficult times call for difficult decisions. If this matter cannot be resolved by the turn of the year, then I and all of my colleagues on the Labour Group on Coventry City Council will look to put in place a process which ensures the best possible deal for the people of Coventry in relation to the Ricoh Arena.
Dec 2013
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chiefdave
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Before we moved we didn't own the ground. Would there have been anything to stop the council selling it to Wasps then? After all when they did sell it we were not playing in Northampton.
Warwickhunt
Well-Known Member
I had exactly the same problem on Wednesday my quote mentioned that the CCC gave coventry taxpayers assets away for a knock down price of £14 million which was then revalued at £42 million by the Maltese hedge fund. That was was deleted by their moderators
Show me what evidence you have that Coventry City Council (or a member of their staff) made contact with Wasps (or any other 'sports team for that matter), to offer them the stadium.
No? Thought not.
NOW WHO'S AN ARSEHOLE?
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letsallsingtogether
Well-Known Member
But would it have come to the attention of the Wasp that is my point.
Moving away let everyone know there was a stadium for the taking should they want it.
We had posters on here laughing that no one wanted the White Elephant well none of us are laughing now.
And honestly anyone who believes that Sisu wanted to buy it needs their heads checking.
We have the same issue now with the Academy Sisu don't want to fund it....
letsallsingtogether
Well-Known Member
But what gave them the push to go for it.
Nick doesn't matter how you paint it Sisu made a complete Cluster Fuck of everything they have tried to do at City name one thing that has come good since they have been here just one......
I am struggling to think of anything.
They fucked up on buying the Ricoh there is no one else to blame.
They could have brought it before they started pissing everyone off, who knows they themselves may have got a really good deal.
They and They alone have put us in this situation.
Funny but no one wants to deal with the Club while Sisu are in charge no one what does that tell you does that suggest they are a nice company to deal with?
Or does no one trust them?
I'm still bemused by the whole notion of a conspiracy around the demise of CCFC.
For me the simple fact remains - some talk business whilst others actually just crack on with it.
Let's look at the main players here -
CCC - Got their (don't you mean ours) money back.
Wasps - Own the Ricoh and about to build a training facility at Higgs (yes it will get through planning and not because of backhanders but because applications that fall within planning regs/laws have to be approved).
Higgs - sale of land/development of new Wasps training facility.
SISU - a lot of miffed shareholders - the constant fear of Tim Fisher ever speaking in public again.
CCFC - the possibility of nowhere to play plus no Academy.
djdoc1888
Member
Noticed that myself
skybluetony176
Well-Known Member
The minute we left it was open season on ACL.
letsallsingtogether
Well-Known Member
The bias is shocking! why? because they are going with the majority which goes against your views.
letsallsingtogether
Well-Known Member
italiahorse
Well-Known Member
It was all but agreed well before we returned.
Sisu would have been aware of this and that's why we came back.
Nick
Administrator
It's nothing to do with majority? Shouldn't news papers go with the facts and the news?
Ian1779
Well-Known Member
Which makes every statement by the council and ACL in relation to the return even more duplicitous.
And yet you still back them....
torchomatic
Well-Known Member
Nothing to do with "views" or "sides", but facts isn't it?
Grendel
Well-Known Member
Agreed - turner and Gilbert are the antithesis of journalism. Rather than hunt for news they report what they are told.
When the CET were exposed as suppressing news Gilbert didn't even have the balls to stand his ground - he just slinked off never to be seen again.
The fact that turner actually is behind Alan Poole in the pecking order in the sports department tells us all we need to know about that clueless oaf.