Leaving the Arena (4 Viewers)

[Sky Blues]

Looks like Darlington are leaving their Arena. Based on what the following article says they were paying by my calculations £130,000 a year with an average attendance of 2,200 - and can't afford it. Cov's average attendance is about 7 times greater but we pay nearly 10 times as much. Maybe we really will be looking for a home outside the city, as Darlington are, in the not too distant future...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17916404

 

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[classicfooty]

outside the city?

 

[Sky Blues]

Well, town in Darlington's case.

 

[classicfooty]

yea but are you saying coventry should move away from coventry?

 

[Sky Blues]

I'm not advocating anything, but Sisu say we can't afford the current rent & the point has been made by some people in other threads that there's no real viable alternative ground in Coventry, so if there is no rent reduction what choice would we have?

 

[flammablepiss]

Obviously nobody would want it but could we part rent a stadium with another club like in Milan? Or is this a stupid suggestion?

 

[pusbccfc]

Cov sphinx,
Copeswood
Massey ferguson
Butts park
Training ground,

Take your pic?

 

[rocksocks]

Doesn't the new guy on the CCFC board (Paul Barber?) have experience of moving a previous team to a temporary arena?

Looks like he could have been brought in to potentially look at the same option for us.

 

[Glen]

Moving us would result in madness mk dons should not exist

 

[Bill Glazier]

Cov sphinx,
Copeswood
Massey ferguson
Butts park
Training ground

Take your pic?

Which is the biggest of those?

 

[pw362]

Moving us would result in madness mk dons should not exist

Exactly.Thats why FA & League changed rules so it can't happen again.

 

[pusbccfc]

Which is the biggest of those?

I assume sphinx with around 1500.

 

[mark82]

I assume sphinx with around 1500.

No. Butts Park is second biggest. About 4k I think. Still not big enough though.

 

[Sharpie83]

The butts does have grounds to grow tho nice pitch aswell well it is for rugby I egg chased there a few times

 

[Sir Digby Chicken Caesar]

No. Butts Park is second biggest. About 4k I think. Still not big enough though.

Whack a pitch in the middle of the track at Brandon.

5000

 

[rob9872]

Is Ryton in Warwickshire or Coventry? As we actually own that, could we get permission to build a stadium there? 20,000 seats for probably less than the £20m quoted, no rent and all of the income streams. I appreciate that we don't have £20m (presume SISU do and could actually see this as an investment).

I accept OSB has informed us about hte 40 year lease but could that be broken by going into administration? A 10 point dedustion wouldn't bother them and they take straight back over again - as Ken Bates did with Leeds. Not ideal and not rid of SISU, but would make us competetive. I'm sure in the interim period we could ground share for a lot lower rent (probably at somewhere like Blues?)

 

[rob9872]

Brandon is still Cov council though as is Butts so no way would we get planning permission or safety certificates through.

 

[Sharpie83]

What about the oval buy that off beduff they ain't in coventry council so there would b more of a chance of getting planning

 

[rob9872]

But you all have six fingers and webbed feet out there

Tbh I wouldn't be comfortable with it. Nor with moving into Warwickshire at all for that matter, although at least for many years Ryton does have that association with the club so would feel less of a franchise.

 

[Sharpie83]

No I had to glue the fingers on I'm an immigrant to beduff (cheaper house prices) I was just thinking for links to the ground it wouldn't b bad but ryton is like the spiritual training ground for us

 

[SkyBlueUkeman]

we'd either try and mooch The Butts or do a Brighton and whack up some Temp stands at Warwick Uni.


Fucking hell...

 

[pusbccfc]

Butts would surely be the favourite as its the biggest and in the city centre.
I wish the ricoh was situated there! Would be far easier for most!

 

[CJparker]

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[Wrenstreetcarpark]

Unless Joy Seppala puts the Club into liquidation, then the tumbleweed will roll...

 

[OyJimmy]

Doesn't the new guy on the CCFC board (Paul Barber?) have experience of moving a previous team to a temporary arena?

Looks like he could have been brought in to potentially look at the same option for us.

Is that true?

One option SISU may go for (because they are Sisu) is a groundshare in B'ham or Leicester? I'd hate that but I could see them going for it. So perhaps we need to think slightly further a field in terms of what may be available to them.

 

[rob9872]

WE ARE NOT LEAVING THE RICOH
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How many times????

Is the answer 15?

 

[castlevaleskyblue]

Beat me to it Rob, is there a prize?