Council announcement today? (4 Viewers)

[MichaelCCFC]

This has appeared on twitter

Prof Simon Chadwick‏@Prof_Chadwick
I am informed that at a Coventry City Council meeting today, important news about Coventry City will be revealed: http://moderngov.coventry.gov.uk/documents/s8652/Public%20Notice%20of%20Meetings%20wc%2014th%20January%202013.pdf …

 

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[covcity4life]

pray its good news

 

[The Reverend Skyblue]

Fingers,toes,legs and arms crossed, it will be good news.

The Rev

 

[ajsccfc]

Meetings at 1 and 2 according to that PDF, so either in process or soon to start. Crikey.

 

[Nick]

Is it news to the public though or internal news?

 

[hill83]

Here we go again then. Hold tight.

 

[ajsccfc]

'The councillor would like to confirm to the board that the leaked kit is in fact an amateurish drawing and not the legitimate product'

'Aye, rabble rabble rabble'

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

Its a council meeting......you know, attended & run by councillors.....

....tea, coffee, donuts and finally an agreement to hold another meeting....

...Thats my prediction.

Its open to the public according the pdf.......anyone nearby the venue fancy popping in ot get the low-down......

...better be quick otherwise the donuts will be gone.

 

[torchomatic]

Absolutely. We can concentrate on the pitch then.

pray its good news

 

[ajsccfc]

Someone was saying here that they'd heard rumour of an announcement today, weren't they? It's nice when you get the odd legitimate one.

 

[TheRoyalScam]

There is no mention of CCFC/SISU/ACL/Ricoh Stadium in any of the agenda.

The 'rent issue' could be brought up in the cabinet meeting by a member introducing this:

Any other items of public business which the Chair decides to take as a matter
of urgency because of the special circumstances involved.

 

[RoboCCFC90]

I wouldn't get my hopes up guys, can't see this being what we all hope for!

 

[Gray]

says they are broadcasting the meeting from 2 so you'll all be able to find out yourselves

http://www.coventry.public-i.tv/core/portal/home

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

says they are broadcasting the meeting from 2 so you'll all be able to find out yourselves

http://www.coventry.public-i.tv/core/portal/home

Anything meaningful yet?

 

[ashbyjan]

If it isn't announced during the meeting it will be appearing on Telegraph site in next hour. Trust have been informed of news but we have been asked not to give details as the CT have been promised exclusive.

 

[ashbyjan]

It is not directly connected to rent agreement or settlement of it but relates more to what OSB speculated ACL might be doing to safeguard their business.

 

[Sky Blues]

Loing at the agendas the only item I could even vaguely imagine it appearing under (if it was not bought up as an urgent item) was a private one (i.e. Not discussed in public) about Capital Refinancing. As council finances should normally be open to public discussion (it's public money) the idea of holding that discussion behind closed doors doesn't seem right unless the refinancing had something to do with a commercial enterprise (such as a stadium or football club for example) where commercially sensitive information might be discussed.

But I couldn't figure out how council capital refinancing would fit in with Coventry City. That left me speculating along the lines of: Could the council be about to raise the finances to buy out the Higgs Charity and take the stadium under sole ownership? If so, to what end? To enable it to do a deal with the club? Maybe along similar lines to Donny? Or at the other extreme, to take decisive action to enforce the rent? These are just mental shots in the dark really. Probably won't hit anything with ' em.

 

[ashbyjan]

no and no

 

[covcity4life]

It is not directly connected to rent agreement or settlement of it but relates more to what OSB speculated ACL might be doing to safeguard their business.

so it is bad news for ccfc

 

[Davo]

It is not directly connected to rent agreement or settlement of it but relates more to what OSB speculated ACL might be doing to safeguard their business.

Will it be good news for the club, in terms of being able to concentrate on on field matters, or is it neither here nor there?

 

[RoboCCFC90]

no and no

How positive are you on this out of 10 if you don't mind me asking?

Just I wouldn't rule anything out at this moment.

 

[ashbyjan]

Not directly anything to do with CCFC

 

[RoboCCFC90]

so it is bad news for ccfc

CovCity4Life unitl you see a slab of news that say's anything either way I wouldn't be worried..

 

[torchomatic]

So Professor Chadwick was misinformed then?

Not directly anything to do with CCFC

 

[ashbyjan]

How positive are you on this out of 10 if you don't mind me asking?

Just I wouldn't rule anything out at this moment.

10 As has been stated before Trust have been in communication with all parties and have been told what it is about but we have been asked out of courtesy not to reveal details as CT have been promised exclusive. Its quite frustrating not to be able to say but if we say too much we may not be trusted with information in future.

 

[lordsummerisle]

Always nice to be thrown a few crumbs to make you feel important.

 

[Bluegloucester]

10 As has been stated before Trust have been in communication with all parties and have been told what it is about but we have been asked out of courtesy not to reveal details as CT have been promised exclusive. Its quite frustrating not to be able to say but if we say too much we may not be trusted with information in future.

Ash, when are the CT revealing the Council's announcement?

 

[Sky Blues]

It is not directly connected to rent agreement or settlement of it but relates more to what OSB speculated ACL might be doing to safeguard their business.

Or providing the funds to build a roof on the Ricoh to turn it into a fully-fledged indoor arena should the football club no longer wish to pay to play there? (Shot in the dark #3)

Or some similar course of action that allows ACL to make up the loss or revenue streams? It might not actually be intended to happen unless the club is thrown out/pulls out, but be an attempt to show the football club that ACL could survive without it as a tenant.

 

[RoboCCFC90]

10 As has been stated before Trust have been in communication with all parties and have been told what it is about but we have been asked out of courtesy not to reveal details as CT have been promised exclusive. Its quite frustrating not to be able to say but if we say too much we may not be trusted with information in future.

Nope that's fine I won't hold a gun to your head and ask just yet

 

[ashbyjan]

Ash, when are the CT revealing the Council's announcement?

We were told it should be on CT website within the next hour

 

[torchomatic]

...Its quite frustrating not to be able to say but if we say too much we may not be trusted with information in future.

 

[torchomatic]

Which they wouldn't be able to. White Elephant springs to mind.

but be an attempt to show the football club that ACL could survive without it as a tenant.

 

[TheRoyalScam]

Just moved on to dogging in Stivichall

 

[RoboCCFC90]

Has anyone else got the feeling this is going to be very Anti-Climatic?

 

[lordsummerisle]

Or providing the funds to build a roof on the Ricoh to turn it into a fully-fledged indoor arena should the football club no longer wish to pay to play there? (Shot in the dark #3)

Or some similar course of action that allows ACL to make up the loss or revenue streams? It might not actually be intended to happen unless the club is thrown out/pulls out, but be an attempt to show the football club that ACL could survive without it as a tenant.

Make it a glass roof and they could market it as a new Eden Project.

Though Eden and Coventry not two words that would normally associate with each other.