Sky Blue Harry H
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Think Wasps forum said the 19th was D Day iirc ?
Wasps going into admin & the impact on CCFC (235 Viewers)
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Think Wasps forum said the 19th was D Day iirc ?
edgy
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Attendance given as 10,249 (will include free tickets plus Saints supporters).
Wasps leading by 8 points with 4 minutes left and lost 36-40. Very disappointing
Every staff member of Cov BS were offered 4 free tickets.
jordan210
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Last set of NOI ‘s are dated 4th so 18th I guess
SkyblueDad
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Not sure about the reality of this £50million investment offer I read and have seen a list of RU clubs and their finances everyone are millions in the red and Wasps by some distance number one, who the hell would invest 50mill plus in that industry.
Grendel
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It’s buying the lease to the stadium
SkyblueDad
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I gathered that was a possibility, I’ve also read there are other interested parties, plural, who decides which is a suitable one, and who could they be do the council have an input
13th_choice_seamer
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A court appointed administrator is usually charged with selecting the preferred buyer.
Grendel
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I assume the council has the influence on a lease if there’s an actual buyer as it has to assign as freeholder
13th_choice_seamer
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Yeah I forgot to add that the administrator would need to factor that in when making their decision.
duffer
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Even then. That claimed attendance would mean that one in three seats were occupied.
Watching on TV, behind one goal was completely empty. The North Stand behind the other goal looked about 10% full, and the East Stand, which was where most were sitting had huge empty spaces everywhere except for the two or three middle blocks. Maybe that stand was about 30-40% utilised.
So 8000, tops, I'd say - piss poor for a local derby with an awful lot of free tickets.
Gynnsthetonic
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Do we have to face facts that the arena is just too big for the city and a financial burden. Should the council sell the freehold and with the money get another stadium built without all the exhibition hall and indoor concert space.
Samo
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I think that would be a backward step.
And... we are getting 20k per week to watch a bottom of the table Championship team, it's not too big for us. (potentially)
torchomatic
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The husband of my wife's best friend works for CBS and they went yesterday. They've not been before. They are now banned from our house.
13th_choice_seamer
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Maybe it makes sense to close the Arena (i.e. the non-stadium bit) but the empty seats don't cost anything so demolishing the stadium itself makes no sense, even if we can't fill it.
It doesnt
Gynnsthetonic
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Didn't mean the stadium capacity although some would argue its too big I meant the whole complex, is to big and out of the way for it to be a success.
jordan210
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Is it just a separate company not linked to wasps. With the same directors and registered address ?
Was just wondering as three accounts are online for august
skybluetony176
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The exhibition hall needs either redeveloping or utilising. Either convert it into hotel rooms, retail, entertainment, offices or a combination. It’s pretty clear it’s dead space.
Gynnsthetonic
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Sell it off separately, a big hotel right on the M6 would be a better option, we already have Warwick Arts Centre, HMV Empire, Belgrade Theater, Memorial Park, Old Cathedral and the NIA and NEC up the road for events
13th_choice_seamer
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Or loads of flats, they're going up everywhere especially in London. New flats basically paid for Wimbledon and Brentford to build their new grounds between the tower blocks.
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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Invite them round still, just lace their tea with something. Polonium ideally.
duffer
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I've always liked Brian Moore, even more so now...
www.coventrytelegraph.net
No 'special case' for Wasps if they enter administration says rugby pundit
Wasps are facing a race against time to secure their future as HMRC chases an unpaid tax bill
Winny the Bish
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Been told Mike Ashley is circling
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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Can’t see him getting involved in Rugby
David O'Day
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Maybe he wants the hall to store all the BHS stock they didn't sell
Terry Gibson's perm
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The arena project has been a problem since it was first conceived as Arena 2000 it was a huge vanity project and was too expensive to build and the debt for building still seems to be around today. It has a train stop that doesn’t work and parking restrictions to the moon just to get you to park in a car park people struggle to get away from.
I have never been able to see the fascination with owing it the place is a money pit, last time I went in the posh seats against qpr last year the whole place needed tidying up and a lick of paint.
I have never been able to see the fascination with owing it the place is a money pit, last time I went in the posh seats against qpr last year the whole place needed tidying up and a lick of paint.
MAFF
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might want stadium only.
jordan210
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Im sure this will be based off the helicopter that keeps being spotted. Aa the pilot live near by and flys it home
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Winny the Bish
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Think the massive stadium is the big attraction lad
fernandopartridge
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Ok say £50m capital expenditure on the stadium - how is that repaid within the stadium's useful life?
The exhibition hall is in use constantly. Barely a week passes without an event there.
13th_choice_seamer
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Sure but it loses money as most of the events are fairly small beer. They struggle to sell it out for bigger events - had to cancel Bananarama a while back due to lack of sales.
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