Wasps downward spiral... (34 Viewers)
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Grendel
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It’s not a sports story anyway.
It’s a business that employs over 200 people and there is at least a possibility in 4 weeks it goes into receivership
Then the council who have backed the project end up with holding the baby almost certainly at local taxpayers expense - there’s issues regarding the hosting of commonwealth games events
It’s a huge story
clint van damme
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It would be great if local 'journalists' cared about local journalism.
You’re right. It would be a massive benefit to the community if local papers had proper funding and staffing, to cover stories that actually mattered. Instead people seem to want them to disappear entirely.
clint van damme
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Gynnsthetonic
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Nick Eastwood has a few Wasps related accounts overdue on Companies House, not sure what the WPS trading Ltd is, might be something to do with the building and property development side
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Nick
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You would think a "Journalist of the Year" could write a basic story about it though?
I know it's a bit more grown up than trying to get free food and writing a "I had a burger and this is what happened" article but can't really blame funding when these people seem to have degrees in their field and put things out on par with GCSE English projects.
Just £2 a month can help me buy a new electric kettle in time for Christmas, guys.
He likely doesn’t see it as his domain or wheelhouse - like Grendel says, he probably thinks a political reporter should pick it up - and it’s not in his career interests to try. As I said at the start, he’ll look like an idiot if he doesn’t get on the story it subsequently blows up.
duffer
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To wind the clock back to the time of Les Reid, I think it was fairly well established that the CET squashed stories about the secret deal with Wasps, at the behest of the Council (a major advertiser).
I'm not sure that there's a conspiracy here, but I also wouldn't put it past them to conveniently ignore the story.
Regardless, the CET has gone hugely downhill even since then.
Even if there was a story about this you'd struggle to find it amongst all of the clickbait and adverts. It is literally the worst website of its kind, and there's a fair amount of competition!
I'm not sure that there's a conspiracy here, but I also wouldn't put it past them to conveniently ignore the story.
Regardless, the CET has gone hugely downhill even since then.
Even if there was a story about this you'd struggle to find it amongst all of the clickbait and adverts. It is literally the worst website of its kind, and there's a fair amount of competition!
chiefdave
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This came up in one of the court cases didn't it. Seem to recall there was a council email that mentioned they'd spoken to the editor of the Telegraph and made sure the story didn't get out.
fernandopartridge
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I think that was the vehicle set up to develop the hotel on the carpark C
skybluesam66
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Even if they just reported the facts it is a start
1. Bond payment not made when due
2. No definite view of when it will be paid if it is
3. Filings are overdue and winding up orders have been issued - albeit this is standard process
4, Refinancing of the bond is causing a hold up with repayment
5. Currently playing in front of crowds of around 5000 with numbers decreasing on a weekly basis
A slightly better journalist would explain the implications of that
we dont need them to go on and criticise, just to print the facts.
Albeit if it was CCFC there would be a headline along the lines of "SISU about to take CCFC out of business"
1. Bond payment not made when due
2. No definite view of when it will be paid if it is
3. Filings are overdue and winding up orders have been issued - albeit this is standard process
4, Refinancing of the bond is causing a hold up with repayment
5. Currently playing in front of crowds of around 5000 with numbers decreasing on a weekly basis
A slightly better journalist would explain the implications of that
we dont need them to go on and criticise, just to print the facts.
Albeit if it was CCFC there would be a headline along the lines of "SISU about to take CCFC out of business"
FulltimeWum
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AOM
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Exactly this, there have been some local stories I've actually wanted to read before, but it's almost impossible to decipher where the articles begin and end!
I can't imagine many people read it, but it seems to be the exact same format for all local media outlets. I assume they're all run by the same company?
Sky Blue Pete
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Simon has said he has been looking into the whole story for a few weeks and nothing is straight forward. Hopes to publish something in the next few weeks after the jubilee is off every page.
fernandopartridge
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All of the Reach Group ones are the same. In fairness, the internet has destroyed local journalism. If you have to make your product free to view you have to find the funding for it from somewhere.
mr_monkey
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Surely it's more important to the city and people of Coventry than celebrating a nonce sympathiser
duffer
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Yep, wouldn't disagree with that, but the site is so poorly done that I doubt people hang around long enough to generate much click-through revenue!
Yep, wouldn't disagree with that, but the site is so poorly done that I doubt people hang around long enough to generate much click-through revenue!
SBAndy
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Errrrrr…
Nick
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Sky Blue Pete
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No reason to second guess what he’s said
mr_monkey
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Tbf it took people on here 10 mins to do the research and find out what was going on so surely with his journalistic skills he should be able to run it up in a day or so (or just do what his mate turner does and lift things directly from here) and the jubilee nonsense is over by next Monday so why the couple of weeks wait
It's just deflection as always as when the wasps experiment comes crashing down the telegraph are going to look even more silly than normal due to their part in all of it
Nick
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Apart from having a memory.
Gynnsthetonic
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I just love this whole thread, everyone of us on here wants Wasps gone, not necessarily bankrupt just gone from C&W, what that would mean for the football club with the rental agreement and council situation who knows.
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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Nope I want them bust, I’m sure as sub tenants were protected. There’s no way the council would throw us out. They didn’t before and they wouldn’t after wasps go bust
Brighton Sky Blue
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There was a time when OSB revealed the ARVO debentures which were later to be used to block ACL’s attempted takeover. I did write to Andy Turner to point this out, got a reply and then suddenly it appears as a double page ‘exclusive’ with no acknowledgement of who it ultimately came from.
Gilbert is a full time journo, it’s bollocks for it to take this long to understand the basics enough to write a short piece.
Gilbert is a full time journo, it’s bollocks for it to take this long to understand the basics enough to write a short piece.
FulltimeWum
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Sadly I don't work in the self employed or work when suits world of journalism. Surely anyone who doesn't like writing about royalty or Love Island has decided to take two weeks off.
If it will cheer you up, I'll pretend to be a journalist. You write the headline and I'll write some words.
If it will cheer you up, I'll pretend to be a journalist. You write the headline and I'll write some words.
But when the article is published it will be all rosey and alls great for London wasps and it’s clear as days it’s not.
I’m starting to wonder what is going on with the local journalists. They wouldn’t last those pair working in Fleet Street!
FulltimeWum
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The majority of Newspapers left Fleet Street over 30 years ago.