No offence intended. I just meant that Grendel was arguing with the intelligence of someone who'd just drove to Dundee in their bare feet.
New Stadium Announcement!!!!!! (11 Viewers)
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No offence intended. I just meant that Grendel was arguing with the intelligence of someone who'd just drove to Dundee in their bare feet.
fernandopartridge
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Signing a deal to come back to the Ricoh (if you recall when this news was leaked there was still a prospect of returning for August 2020) does not disprove that a new stadium will be developed.
Granted, it does look pie in the sky and there is plenty of scepticism about it in the thread. I'm not sure if you follow football but this announcement came off the back of the award of the L1 title, which would have impacted the reaction.
Nick
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There seem to be a lot of people who's first thought was to go on about the new stadium when it was announced there was a return. The bit they seem to miss is the apparent break clauses...
It's almost like people are lining themselves up for an excuse not to go. "Well there's no new stadium so I'm not going".
It's almost like people are lining themselves up for an excuse not to go. "Well there's no new stadium so I'm not going".
Exactly! Which isn't really something you would say if you thought the whole thing was nonsense, as one person suggests is what most people thought. In reality, much of this thread is people who are excited (delighted even!) at the prospect of a new stadium and leaving the Ricoh behind for good. Fair enough, but others are much more skeptical, and I've always been in the latter camp.
I think my very first post on this thread was pointing out how giddy everyone was about all this in the midst of the promotion excitement. It looks a lot different in the cold light of a relegation battle.
Grendel
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I think it’s fairly obvious he doesn’t follow football
Wrong again then. I'm just another fan with some opinions. Doesn't always have to be a conspiracy when you get argued down, you know.
Nick
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Yes, people excited about the thought of a new stadium and a lot of talking about the pros and cons of it. Saying "Looking forward to seeing something" doesn't mean you fully believe it. It could also mean the opposite...
It is miles away from people planning their view of the pitch.
Not sure what point you are trying to prove (again)?
Nick
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Exactly. There's probably only Frank on Twitter who is fully believing it is 100% going to happen.
Sky Blue Pete
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Triggered
what is your problem?
64 people quickly lor liked the statement
Overwhelmingly the comments were agreeable with a few questioning some aspects and one or two, probably you questioning whether it was the opinion of the forum
I don’t expect everyone to agree with everything Mark and I have tried to do but this disingenuous nonsense is really frustrating
I don’t see why it’a nonsense in hindsight.
I would fully expect the vast majority on here agree we should play in coventry and if we had a stadium of our own at some point that would be great.
That people didn't think the new stadium project was nonsense. That's all.
hill83
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tbf we should have moved into this 3-4 years ago.
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mr_monkey's a big fan
Of course! And it's also a decent indication that people think it could happen, right?
Sky Blue Pete
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Still at most 5% think the new stadium will come off. It needs such a passion and overwhelming desire that I just don’t think Mr Fisher and Ms Seppalla have
If it was a mixture of some on here behind it I’d be more hopeful but it’s not. Also on balance if the return is anything like has been proposed that sounds like the viable plan for the foreseeable future
If it was a mixture of some on here behind it I’d be more hopeful but it’s not. Also on balance if the return is anything like has been proposed that sounds like the viable plan for the foreseeable future
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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Is there any talk (now were reasonably stable for 7-10 years) of a sale
So in summary, this thread you started was a chance for everyone to get excited about something that most people thought was nonsense and would probably never happen? Is that how you think I should be reading it? Could be that I've dramatically misinterpreted it, but that honestly isn't the impression I get reading it back.
Nick
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The thread was started about news that came out. People were excited at the thought about it and the prospect of it. Things were discussed about the pros and cons of what had been said.
Much the same as people were excited at the thought of going round Earlsdon for beers if we played at the Butts but didn't actually think that was going to happen.
As I said, you are trying hard to push something that isn't there. As usual.
Fair enough. I see it slightly differently, but there's not much point us arguing round and round about it, when the posts are there for all to see.
Sky Blue Pete
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No but you have to think why would the club or Sisu tell anyone about it unless they could get something out of it
I’ve heard loads of rumours and I mean rumours from business people I know who were thrown out of the Ricoh by Sisu back in the day.
As I’ve said many times on here my sole reason for getting involved was to stop clive And oggy from parroting that ccfc needed to get back to coventry when they couldn’t due to an alleged indemnity clause. We won that one. They stopped doing it
Further and having spoken to every party everyone wants a successful football club playing in coventry so why isn’t it happening?
Well the reason I figured was because all parties couldn’t stand one another. Well that’s the same in most families so we’ve tried to talk and persuade over a now impossible length of time people that it suits everyone and it’s time the fans interests were prioritised by ccfc Sisu ccc and wasps and it looks like tomorrow some of that, all be it by a tiny tiny amount, will have been worth it
Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon
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Great news if/when it's made official, absolutely hated the drive to St Andrews. Will be very interesting to see if we ever get an update on the new stadium now, might just get quietly dropped. A 7 year commitment (if that's accurate) is such an improvement on all the 1/2 year periods of uncertainty we were going through before.
Sky Blue Pete
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Yep suits both
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Yes, but all you'd need is a few of the current corrupt councillors to own land/houses in that area to get their support - we already have a least a couple of labour councillors known to vote in dodgy ways over their own property interests.
Personally I could never get excited about any talk of a new stadium at any of the many rumoured (confirmed or unconfirmed) sites over the last many years. Not sure how long it has been now? That goes for my family and circle of friends, who are all sky blue. I think the majority of Cov fans know it was always just a tactic by SISU to apply pressure on whoever owns the Stadium. Also to appease the FL. I did used to be surprised and feel sorry for those dragged into it such SCG groups and now Warwick Uni. Wasting their precious time. I suppose also me now posting this on the matter when it will never happen 
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Nick
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Personally I could never get excited about any talk of a new stadium at any of the many rumoured (confirmed or unconfirmed) sites over the last many years. Not sure how long it has been now? That goes for my family and circle of friends, who are all sky blue. I think the majority of Cov fans know it was always just a tactic by SISU to apply pressure on whoever owns the Stadium. Also to appease the FL. I did used to be surprised and feel sorry for those dragged into it such SCG groups and now Warwick Uni. Wasting their precious time. I suppose also me now posting this on the matter when it will never happen
And they begin.
Grendel
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I don’t think you’ve read the whole thread. The crux of SBT argument was that people want a new stadium and that the statement is proof of that and that was the view of the forum - he referred to the 64 likes as evidence of that to sustain his point - the nonsense statement was referencing the stadium build comment he was referencing
letsallsingtogether
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Good job becsuse then you wouldnt speak to one another!
Covstu
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A new Ricoh kit is coming however, it’s a tired looking blue colour