Wasps going into admin & the impact on CCFC (226 Viewers)

[Nick]

Of course they are, I have also said it. It's so obvious.

"The council have no say though"

 

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[joemercersaces]

So Reeves aka CCC was secretly conniving to mount a £60 million bail out of Wasps, who by then were in debt to the tune of over £100 million, and a failing outfit. It really beggars belief.

 

[rexo87]

as nick said, why would richardson say no?

 

[skybluetony176]

Can’t help but feel that SG releasing the story that Labour councillors were having a behind closed doors meeting regarding Wasps, the threat of a protest outside, heat on social media and people writing immediately to their councillors was enough to put enough Labour councillors off backing a financial bailout for Wasps so it became a non starter.

I guess we’ll never know for sure but what is clear is senior members of the council were at least toying with the idea.

 

[hill83]

Looks like Gilbert was right about meetings about funding to bail out Wasps.
Looks like Reeves / The Council are / were heavily involved in trying to save face with Wasps.

Not such a made up conspiracy after all @shmmeee

No mars bar for shmmeee

 

[chiefdave]

but the council have no influence or involvement. must mean The Times are part of the conspiracy against the council

 

[Nick]

I guess we’ll never know for sure but what is clear is senior members of the council were at least toying with the idea.

Not just toying, actively pushing the idea and confident it would go through.

 

[Senior Vick from Alicante]

And they say the Consevatives ard bad. One thing for sure is that the politicians of this city dont have any affection for the club. Duggins and Reeves et al need removing from post, being untruthfull seems a prerequisite in the local Labour party and senior management at the council. Wankers the lot of them.

 

[chiefdave]

Any chance that this will be the point they realise Richardson doesn't have some great love for Wasps and is just in it for himself.

 

[Nick]

Reeves told The Times that Coventry City Council had engaged in “very bona fide conversations” with Hottinger about its proposal. “We were interested. If it had got through on approval at the Wasps board, we would have gone to the Council,” he said. “It would have had a fair chance. If they had said: ‘Yes, the board really likes it’, we would have moved on to the next stage.”

Interesting.

 

[chiefdave]

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Interesting.

Surely if what Duggins says is even vaguely true then Reeves is out of a job

 

[SkyblueDad]

Just thought, maybe they are talking about long ago, before the stadium was even built?

A hospital was talked about for that old gas works site years ago.

 

[Nick]

Surely if what Duggins says is even vaguely true then Reeves is out of a job

You have the leader saying absolutely no intention ever and then the CEO actively proposing it to Richardson and quoting it has a good chance of going through.

How is it even possible?

 

[Nick]

So what the fuck are they up to now if they were trying to pull that beforehand?

Whatever it is, it won't be to benefit the club that's for sure.

 

[MusicDating]

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[JAM See]

Can anyone remove the paywall on this?

There’s an interesting line on the Twitter thread about the council providing funding to Wasps but cannot see it.

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Apologies if this has already been posted.

I can't keep up with this thread!

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

The council up to their neck in it again, and also lying about it as well.

This thread caught up quicker than I could post, but that night they were emailing everybody back and denying anything was going on was obviously a cover up. They got found out and other than one or two who obviously blundered the memo, they went into overdrive in saying there weren't any meetings. I mean, that was a bit obvious in itself, but none of this stuff posted today surprises me at all.

Some of the officials in North Korea are more honourable than these pricks.

 

[jordan210]

If Reeves is directly involved with Ashely the club are f*cked.


Reeves should be investigated.

 

[Nick]

I've spoken to Derek since the club went into administration and I've never heard him sound so upset. He's always been a lovely, upbeat, and positive chap, with a genuine love for Rugby in general and Wasps in particular. To imply, as this article does, that he was happy to see the club go under because of a personal grudge is absolutely obscene. As things stand he is out of pocket by a vast amount of money.

If he says that there was nothing about this that suggested it was a genuine and compelling offer then that's good enough for me.

I'd love to know who on the board it was that decided that this was a story that should be in the papers.

 

[Nick]

If Reeves is directly involved with Ashely the club are f*cked.


Reeves should be investigated.

Of course is directly involved, he has been at the heart of it all along.

It's a fucking massive conflict of interest at the very very best.

 

[Senior Vick from Alicante]

You have the leader saying absolutely no intention ever and then the CEO actively proposing it to Richardson and quoting it has a good chance of going through.

How is it even possible?

Reeves need to make a statement or he has to be toast.

 

[Nick]

Reeves need to make a statement or he has to be toast.

The bloke is seemingly bulletproof.

How he is anywhere near any takeover deal is laughable.

 

[SHUNT31]

He wasn’t saying he didn’t want to accept to let the club die. He said there were other offers which seemed more credible.

He didn’t believe the bid was genuine, apparently.

 

[Nick]

He wasn’t saying he didn’t want to accept to let the club die. He said there were other offers which seemed more credible.

He didn’t believe the bid was genuine, apparently.

So why was the CEO of the local council involved and pushing it if it wasn't genuine?

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

@hill83 Get to Lloyds - it's back on m8.

 

[hill83]

 

[hill83]

@hill83 Get to Lloyds - it's back on m8.

Grab us a pint of stella, a pint of carling and a 2 pint glass please mate

 

[Nick]

Grab us a pint of stella, a pint of carling and a 2 pint glass please mate

Although as you like Guiness it should be an Irish Car Bomb.

 

[chiefdave]

If Reeves is directly involved with Ashely the club are f*cked.

Reeves should be investigated.

The bloke is seemingly bulletproof.

How he is anywhere near any takeover deal is laughable.

Take out anything to do with CCFC, Wasps or the stadium and there's still numerous things that have gone on at the council while he has been chief exec that should have seen him lose his job.

 

[Saddlebrains]

Yet theres still some on here who refute things when i say ACL is just a front for the council.

They're still pulling the strings

Maybe. Just maybe, some of you on here will start to believe me

 

[Corrado]

Maybe. Just maybe, some of you on here will start to believe me
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Probably not. You do spout a lot of nonsense

 

[clint van damme]

I underestimated the councils conniving, won't make that mistake again.

 

[Nick]

If you are reading this Gary, Duggins and Reeves said they are going to knock you out. Don't stand for it.

 

[Nick]

I underestimated the councils conniving, won't make that mistake again.

The biggest worry is what the fuck they are up to now.

 

[fernandopartridge]

The land around the arena remains "ripe for development" yet despite planning permission hasn't happened. It's almost as if the council's belief just ignores commercial reality