Ricoh Return (11 Viewers)

[Sky Blue Pete]

That's a first

I like Simon - he’s a cautious journalist who ensures he has stories checked before releasing them and he was pretty good at being clear about the issues rather than parroting the mantra of get ccfc home Sisu that cwr started

 

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[shmmeee]

If we return and stay up with the rent likely to be lower than 1.2 million - would SISu technically have us in a better place then when they found us?

Still a couple of questions for me about the stability of that situation.

Are we more or less stable as a Championship club than when they took us over? Debatable both ways.

Will the crowds be the same? Time will tell.

How secure are we in building a stadium and having a deal until that’s stable until then? Again time will tell.

Keep us up and get us into a new ground or in some way make the Ricoh equally beneficial and yeah I’d say so. It’s been a long old road with a lot of pain along the way to move slightly forwards though.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Still a couple of questions for me about the stability of that situation.

Are we more or less stable as a Championship club than when they took us over? Debatable both ways.

Will the crowds be the same? Time will tell.

How secure are we in building a stadium and having a deal until that’s stable until then? Again time will tell.

Keep us up and get us into a new ground or in some way make the Ricoh equally beneficial and yeah I’d say so. It’s been a long old road with a lot of pain along the way to move slightly forwards though.

And some awful mistakes but not many in the last 4 years

 

[Liquid Gold]

I like Simon - he’s a cautious journalist who ensures he has stories checked before releasing them and he was pretty good at being clear about the issues rather than parroting the mantra of get ccfc home Sisu that cwr started

Now you're in the inner circle you can't shit on your mates is it?

 

[Evo1883]

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I desire to be a millionaire and build my own empire... I've had that desire for a good 20 years... Hasn't happened won't happen

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Now you're in the inner circle you can't shit on your mates is it?

Lol I dream of being in any inner circle. It’s interesting how things work and you always have to suspect that there is a reason you are being used. At some point I’ll write some of it down and look back and think wow.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

I can confirm there are rumours about a return to the Ricoh

 

[Grendel]

If we return and stay up with the rent likely to be lower than 1.2 million - would SISu technically have us in a better place then when they found us?

I would not think so. The balance sheet is an insolvent business and set in a way that they can call all the shots even I assume in another administration

There is also the issue of 13 years decline and lost revenue due to incompetent leadership. The real worry is that they are showing zero signs of departing either.

No doubt another 4 year deal looms and it’s rinse and repeat in 4 years time

Frankly if they have funds for the stadium they way as well make an offer the the one already in Coventry - it won’t cost any more - almost certainly a lot less

 

[Samo]

I would not think so. The balance sheet is an insolvent business and set in a way that they can call all the shots even I assume in another administration

There is also the issue of 13 years decline and lost revenue due to incompetent leadership. The real worry is that they are showing zero signs of departing either.

No doubt another 4 year deal looms and it’s rinse and repeat in 4 years time

Frankly if they have funds for the stadium they way as well make an offer the the one already in Coventry - it won’t cost any more - almost certainly a lot less

Would CCC allow that?

 

[Grendel]

Would CCC allow that?

I don’t see how you could stop it - purchase of shares in a private limited company

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Seeing actual fans on Twitter not wanting us playing back in Coventry at the Ricoh looool, we’re Coventry not Birmingham

 

[Lord_Nampil]

Accounts due this week aren’t they.... statement about going concern probably needed, or new to Ricoh agreement signed

 

[clint van damme]

I want to buy the club, but not if they're renting from Blues. ONLY if they are renting from a rugby club from London. Until.that happens, there's no deal. what a sack of shit.

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absolutely no two ways about it. we're a more attractive proposition for a perspective buyer when we're based in Cov, even if we're renting from that mob.
I don't like it anymore than you but it's mad to suggest otherwise.

 

[clint van damme]

Seeing actual fans on Twitter not wanting us playing back in Coventry at the Ricoh looool, we’re Coventry not Birmingham

we won't be anything if we don't get back to Cov.
It's our best chance of a future. I've said it many times, don't like the Ricoh and hate wasps but the clubs survival and ability to grow and develop depends on it.

 

[clint van damme]

That's a first

it's usually interlocking

 

[Old Warwickshire lad]

Return to the Ricoh?

No, rather we had highfield road. The ricoh has no atmosphere, clearly wasn't within the clubs interests or within an affordable price and because it's so far away from the city and the streets, it's a boring pain in the arse to get to.

The only thing wrong with the RICOH is that we can’t fill it.

 

[Sick Boy]

The only thing wrong with the RICOH is that we can’t fill it.

And it’s a London rugby club’s stadium?

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Still a couple of questions for me about the stability of that situation.

Are we more or less stable as a Championship club than when they took us over? Debatable both ways.

Will the crowds be the same? Time will tell.

How secure are we in building a stadium and having a deal until that’s stable until then? Again time will tell.

Keep us up and get us into a new ground or in some way make the Ricoh equally beneficial and yeah I’d say so. It’s been a long old road with a lot of pain along the way to move slightly forwards though.

I would not think so. The balance sheet is an insolvent business and set in a way that they can call all the shots even I assume in another administration

There is also the issue of 13 years decline and lost revenue due to incompetent leadership. The real worry is that they are showing zero signs of departing either.

No doubt another 4 year deal looms and it’s rinse and repeat in 4 years time

Frankly if they have funds for the stadium they way as well make an offer the the one already in Coventry - it won’t cost any more - almost certainly a lot less

I more hopeful that they’d look to sell, given a return to the Ricoh and possible championship football. Would this be at the top of the cycle?

 

[Deleted member 9744]

And it’s a London rugby club’s stadium?

There are many things wrong with the Ricoh but yes this is the biggest one

 

[AOM]

I had a dream we were back at the ricoh, the match day experience had improved with Wasps giving us more options in the concourse and it had more CCFC signage around but when I went up the steps someone was in my seat.

It’s 100% happening based on this dream alone.

Haha completely forgot we were only ever given access to Twirl bars and Heineken that had been sat out for ages at the Ricoh.

Hopefully can use them all and get an actual decent pint if we're to go back

 

[chiefdave]

I desire to be a millionaire and build my own empire... I've had that desire for a good 20 years... Hasn't happened won't happen

Once we're back in Cov they can bang on about building a new stadium all they want, it just becomes background noise.

 

[lordy_87]

Seeing actual fans on Twitter not wanting us playing back in Coventry at the Ricoh looool, we’re Coventry not Birmingham

Absolute plebs mate

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

I would not think so. The balance sheet is an insolvent business and set in a way that they can call all the shots even I assume in another administration

There is also the issue of 13 years decline and lost revenue due to incompetent leadership. The real worry is that they are showing zero signs of departing either.

No doubt another 4 year deal looms and it’s rinse and repeat in 4 years time

Frankly if they have funds for the stadium they way as well make an offer the the one already in Coventry - it won’t cost any more - almost certainly a lot less

It’s not for sale

 

[Grendel]

It’s not for sale

So if someone offered £100m for the shares wasps holdings would not sell?

 

[Sick Boy]

So if someone offered £100m for the shares wasps holdings would not sell?

The football club is not going to pay over the odds for it, I hope.

 

[Grendel]

The football club is not going to pay over the odds for it, I hope.

The point is of course every thing is for sale

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

So if someone offered £100m for the shares wasps holdings would not sell?

They won’t

 

[Evo1883]

They won’t

If somebody offered me 500k for my 280k house I'd sell it immediately (it's not 280k just a way of.... You know)

 

[Sick Boy]

The point is of course every thing is for sale

Yeah, but we'd likely have to pay way more than it's worth.

 

[Nick]

I don’t see how you could stop it - purchase of shares in a private limited company

Wouldn't they have a say about the transfer of the lease?

 

[chiefdave]

The football club is not going to pay over the odds for it, I hope.

Of all the things we could argue about on here I don't think we need to waste our time on what would happen if Sepalla offered £100m for the Ricoh!

 

[Grendel]

Of all the things we could argue about on here I don't think we need to waste our time on what would happen if Sepalla offered £100m for the Ricoh!

They would say no to a billion according to Pete

 

[Skyblue_CP]

Not for most

I was being sarcastic, dw

 

[Magwitch]

Tbf, it is easier to get to St Andrews
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Support Birmingham then.

 

[Deleted member 11652]

Seeing actual fans on Twitter not wanting us playing back in Coventry at the Ricoh looool, we’re Coventry not Birmingham

And you’re a leicester fan now?