Wasps going into admin & the impact on CCFC (72 Viewers)

[shmmeee]

The council could give acl a "helping hand".
Would have happened already by all accounts if it hadn't have been leaked/opposed on social media and e.mails (See Gilbert's tweets tonight)... I'll see if I can paste below;

Who out that email up where the councillor had basically forwarded it to Duggins and said “not my monkey, not my circus”?

Reading between the lines suggests leadership were approached, didn’t immediately tell ACL to fuck off, set the meeting up then saw that literally no one would swallow it.

 

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[Hobo]

Or they go to leagues outside England

I doubt that will be an option for the majority. Maybe for the International players. But most of them aren't at Worcester and Wasps. Remember there are a lot of youngsters just starting out in their careers.

 

[Levship20]

No sorry
No responsibility
No acceptance of error
Shame really

Totally agree Pete.
Blamed everything else but not him or the board of directors!
Spent freely and surely would have known it wasn’t going to plan.

 

[shepardo01]

???

 

[shepardo01]

Who out that email up where the councillor had basically forwarded it to Duggins and said “not my monkey, not my circus”?

Reading between the lines suggests leadership were approached, didn’t immediately tell ACL to fuck off, set the meeting up then saw that literally no one would swallow it.

Haven't seen that one shmmeee.

 

[Great_Expectations]

Can’t recall the reasons “we” all hated Gilbert (I can’t personally remember feeling that strongly towards him).

But regardless he’s done an excellent job thus far. An axe to grind himself perhaps.

 

[shmmeee]

Haven't seen that one shmmeee.

It’s on this thread but the thread is fucking massive and I’ve no idea where. @Liquid Gold was it you? If so was it a Labour or story councillor?

 

[shmmeee]

Can’t recall the reasons “we” all hated Gilbert (I can’t personally remember feeling that strongly towards him).

But regardless he’s done an excellent job thus far. An axe to grind himself perhaps.

Lego hair then Steven Segal hair basically

 

[Levship20]

Who out that email up where the councillor had basically forwarded it to Duggins and said “not my monkey, not my circus”?

Reading between the lines suggests leadership were approached, didn’t immediately tell ACL to fuck off, set the meeting up then saw that literally no one would swallow it.

great journalism Simon Gilbert, keep up the good work as more surely has to come out.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

The council will want a bidding war. SISU will not. They will play hard ball and I would not be shocked to see them do one of two things in private negotiations.

1. Make it clear to whoever wants to buy the stadium (if it's not them) that there will be no anchor tennent.
2. Tell the interested party if they want to buy the stadium and retain CCFC playing there they will need to buy into the club at an inflated figure.

SISU could sell the whole club but would want top dollar and I think they would rather a partnership as they like the rest of the bidders know the real money will be achieved when CCFC are a premiership club.

Very interesting times and SISU hold a lot if cards now.

Ann Lucas and her cronies cuddled up to wasps and sanctioned an infestation of the city's best sporting infrastructure. Those not in denial could see the project was just not going to work and we are virtually back to square one with the stadium situation!!

What is fruststing is that its the bond holders who were sold a dream that have lost most while the corporate cowboys behind the scenes swan off to another desk job.

Surely now is the time to unite the stadium and club, if it doesn't happen what is the point of it all.

 

[Liquid Gold]

It’s on this thread but the thread is fucking massive and I’ve no idea where. @Liquid Gold was it you? If so was it a Labour or story councillor?

Labour councillor. Suggest internal divisions there.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

great journalism Simon Gilbert, keep up the good work as more surely has to come out.

Shhmmeee isn't Gilbert

 

[Evo1883]

I think the people that will eventually own us will buy the stadium 🏟

 

[chiefdave]

The council could give acl a "helping hand".
Would have happened already by all accounts if it hadn't have been leaked/opposed on social media and e.mails (See Gilbert's tweets tonight)... I'll see if I can paste below;

Is this purely because they end up looking like idiots if it all goes tits up? Too late for that isn't it, Wasps going pop did that.

Not seeing the benefit to risking taxpayers money. One of the alleged big selling points of the Wasps deal was that the taxpayer was no longer involved. What do the council gain from this?

 

[Levship20]

Shhmmeee isn't Gilbert

really?

 

[pusbccfc]

Can’t recall the reasons “we” all hated Gilbert (I can’t personally remember feeling that strongly towards him).

But regardless he’s done an excellent job thus far. An axe to grind himself perhaps.

People on here hate everyone. He's always worked hard to get answers and keep Cov in Coventry. Shame the rest of the journalists are so poor in Coventry.

 

[Calista]

Make it clear to whoever wants to buy the stadium (if it's not them) that there will be no anchor tennent.

But they could get around that by going back to Heineken

 

[shepardo01]

Is this purely because they end up looking like idiots if it all goes tits up? Too late for that isn't it, Wasps going pop did that.

Not seeing the benefit to risking taxpayers money. One of the alleged big selling points of the Wasps deal was that the taxpayer was no longer involved. What do the council gain from this?

Not sure... bit lost in all of the intricacies of the "Wasps" business, but it would keep this "arm" of it going wouldnt it??...I think??.... not sure why?.... not sure if they think they could still have them about in the Rugby Championship?......

Still a bit fishy... someone mentioned they may have some bonds??...

 

[Cranfield Sky Blue]

It’s on this thread but the thread is fucking massive and I’ve no idea where. @Liquid Gold was it you? If so was it a Labour or story councillor?

This was the piece. I don’t know who posted it





Just had a nice chat with a friend of mine

Works for the council

Can now also say he's Gilberts leak so line up to buy him a pint

From Duggins directly (of course i cannot share on here) wasps are dead. Kaput. Gone. Will no longer be a club let alone in Coventry

There will be a vote on funding ACL in the time being, this is to ensure our games still go ahead, as the stadium at the mo literally hasnt a pot to piss in and contrary to media reports there is NO credible buyer for the stadium

Sisu are being 'strangely quiet' and council and sisu relations are nowhere near as frosty as they were.

The NEC are the only interested party at the mo, have lost 8.5 million in revenue to the CBS and is a case of cant beat them join them however they would not give 2 hoots about CCFC and is the worst possible thing that can happen

Will keep you all posted

 

[clint van damme]

People on here hate everyone. He's always worked hard to get answers and keep Cov in Coventry. Shame the rest of the journalists are so poor in Coventry.

Did he fuck

 

[tisza]

How can he seriously claim to have broken even for 6 months (big deal anyway) when there was at least £35 million to pay back, which they didn’t have

Possibly when they had a big chunk of money from CVC Premiership deal

 

[MacReady]

All the bondholders still want their slice.

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Fuck. That guy freaks me out so bad. Dateline!

 

[RedSalmon]

Bit of a random question but did wasps have some sort of link up with Broad Street?

 

[tisza]

???

Players would be mad to use it. Pick up an injury and kiss goodbye to a new club

 

[tisza]

Bit of a random question but did wasps have some sort of link up with Broad Street?

Trained there for a while

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Fuck. That guy freaks me out so bad. Dateline!

You want a slice?

 

[pusbccfc]

Did he fuck

Did more than you did

 

[robbiethemole]

Stephen Vaughan - “We're going to look at what life in the Championship would be like, we're going to see if there is still the appetite”

Going to assume he’s talking about his back pocket here.

If he’s been made redundant, why is this fucker doing a presser?

 

[robbiethemole]

Now you've turned half the forum against you

only half LG, not everybody thinks like that, if you don’t stop saying it, you’ll be cut off! Hahahaha

 

[oldfiver]

Possibly when they had a big chunk of money from CVC Premiership deal

£10m for Commonwealth Games helping hand,?

 

[steveo1987]

Wasps back but in the Championship next season? If they do that down south, where they belong, then good luck to them.

I've got every sympathy for their original fans, and their current players and coaches, who are now in a shit position. But I never, ever, want to see them in this city again unless it's playing Cov RFC as the away team.

Wasps exclusive: 'We're all sad and angry, including me' - Stephen Vaughan

Group chief executive is among those who have been made redundant after Wasps entered into administration

www.coventrytelegraph.net

Quite a stunning interview. Amazingly niave to say the least.

 

[OldBedrocker]

Anyone else think SISU are hoping ACL go in to admin so they can bid peanuts for the CBS as they can’t afford it otherwise?

 

[tisza]

£10m for Commonwealth Games helping hand,?

Vaughan said it was pre-Covid so maybe a bit early for Commonwealth games? Plus Commonwealth games cash probably went to ACL?

 

[joemercersaces]

great journalism Simon Gilbert, keep up the good work as more surely has to come out.

What really needs to emerge, and hopefully will one day, is the truth about the behind the scenes conspiracy to shaft CCFC and CRFC and get into bed with Wasps. I for one can’t wait

 

[Greggs]

Anyone else think SISU are hoping ACL go in to admin so they can bid peanuts for the CBS as they can’t afford it otherwise?

they could afford to pay for it a hundred times over, but they'll want it for the cheapest possible price