Anyone hear Ann Lucas's interview on Cwr ??? (7 Viewers)

[Moff]

So we have to starve them out, it seems like the only thing they understand is money (cause it sure as sh1t ain't football) and maybe an acute shortage of that will make them rethink their plans?

If all they care about is money then they are as thick as pig shit for investing in a football club.

The thing that inherently worries me at the moment is for a company so interested in the lure of cold hard cash, they dont seem to be going anywhere quick even though they have been leeching it at the club for years. All these losses and they still remain, and still seem to have a bottomless pit of money to throw it around on stupid crass pathetic legal cases.

They may be scum but at present they are still scum with money. I just hope its nearly gone.

 

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[James Smith]

I've been sucked in again, haven't I? I always say I won't get involved but when I read anything like "good old ACL, good old CCC" then I have to reply. I hate them all me, on all sides. I'd love to see the back of SISU, the back of Fisher, the back of ACL, the back of PWKH, the back of Lucas and the back of CCC.

I want to watch my team in Coventry, that's all I care about.

And the only way that will happen appears to be when SISU have gone. If they wanted to build up trust again why not take the rent and revenues that were on offer as a sign of good faith? They could have done so many things to keep us in Coventry and they just didn't instead they're taking us 35 miles away and buggering the team under FFP because we'll get less revenue at Sixfields.

 

[James Smith]

Not sure that's right.

Comes across to me that they just don't want these owners owning the ground.

I've said it before I think the club should own a long lease (like the one ACL have only longer) on the Ricoh, the entire place if that means the club buying ACL and operating it as a wholly owned subsidiary then great. I just don't think that should be done whilst we're owned by SISU.

 

[Davs]

Heard the anne lucas interview...sounded she was a bit out of her depth to me....it's obvious that it's all about the ricoh....sisu/otium wanted it acl/ccc wont sell it to them.as much as I want sisu out what can they do....if we want to have a succesful club we have to own our ground.The ricoh will never be sold to anyone....The only way we'll see ccfc back at the ricoh with sisu/otium in charge is if acl back down....can't see that happening anytime soon.....

Of course she was out of her depth she's a fucking local councillor for christ's sake, this is the mafia of the mediocre.

The problem is that SISU realised this too, but forgot to take into account that even a mule can dig it's heels, and by the time they did work it out, they had no idea what to do to save face.

The whole sorry shower should hang their heads in shame at the way they have behaved, as should the board of CCFC at the time we had to go cap in hand to get the council to bail us out of a shit pit that the club created.

 

[chiefdave]

It's not in the interest of the football club though!!

why is it in the interest of the city to retain ownership? it's not like it's making a huge profit to fund additional services / cut council tax bills.

surely anyone who owned it would want it to be successful so it's not like, assuming they are responsible owners unlike SISU, it will suddenly be shut down or events will stop. the in the interest of the city line always seems a bit odd to me and has never really been explained.

 

[Jack Griffin]

More pressure needs to be put on SISU at this point, they are now deep in the mire & can never never in my opinion be trusted .

Get rid of them and the club can return to being a normal football club & I'm confident an equitable stadium deal can be worked out with new owners in good faith.

 

[James Smith]

If all they care about is money then they are as thick as pig shit for investing in a football club.

The thing that inherently worries me at the moment is for a company so interested in the lure of cold hard cash, they dont seem to be going anywhere quick even though they have been leeching it at the club for years. All these losses and they still remain, and still seem to have a bottomless pit of money to throw it around on stupid crass pathetic legal cases.

They may be scum but at present they are still scum with money. I just hope its nearly gone.

I actually now think that the Ricoh was the ultimate goal, the club is now just a means to an end. Had it been successful then great that would have been sold for a profit but the Stadium was a far juicier target. As I said in another thread I can see the Higgs charity becoming a target of the legal attacks as they're the only ones who SISU haven't targeted as part owners/leaseholders.

 

[James Smith]

why is it in the interest of the city to retain ownership? it's not like it's making a huge profit to fund additional services / cut council tax bills.

surely anyone who owned it would want it to be successful so it's not like, assuming they are responsible owners unlike SISU, it will suddenly be shut down or events will stop. the in the interest of the city line always seems a bit odd to me and has never really been explained.

To stop some bunch like SISU exploiting it, a very long lease as PaxmanII said a while ago is fine for the club as it would be offered at a far lower annual rent.

 

[Moff]

I actually now think that the Ricoh was the ultimate goal, the club is now just a means to an end. Had it been successful then great that would have been sold for a profit but the Stadium was a far juicier target. As I said in another thread I can see the Higgs charity becoming a target of the legal attacks as they're the only ones who SISU haven't targeted as part owners/leaseholders.

You have got a point. The thing is even their money pit isnt limitless so lets hope it runs out before they start any nob headed legal attacks on anyone else.
I really cant see what they see the end game as, but whatever it is it will fail....as I seroiusly think they underestimate the season ahead.

 

[kmj5000]

I don't trust her, Coventry City Council, ACL anymore than I trust SISU! They ALL 'spin' and IMHO, are economical with the truth.

Remember it was ACL who first applied to put CCFC into administration last November and ACL who refused to sign the CVA!

How can you go from demanding a totally unrealistic rent (£1:28 million) 8 months ago to suddenly offering sustainable figures like £150,000 in Division 1?

I've said it before and I'll say it again, ACL & CCC NEED THE FOOTBALL CLUB MORE than CCFC need them IMHO.

Don't let the facts get in the way of a pathetic argument eh?

1. ACL didn't apply to put the club in administration in November. It was in March, but only after Fisher publicly stated that they were seriously considering putting the club into receivership owing more than £1m in rent that they had unlawfully withheld. So ACL should have simply ignored that and crossed their fingers should they?

2. The club simply decided to illegally withhold rent under the lease agreement it had freely signed. ACL then offered to reduce the rent by £800k and the club agreed to accept the offer - and then reneged on the agreement.

3. ACL refused to sign the CVA, yes and thank god they did because the truth can now be revealed!

Your question should have been "How can a club go from being 4th in the championship with average crowds of nearly 20k, sell or not retain all it's promising players, go through countless managers and directors, get relegated, alienate 90% of its fans, finish up playing 35 miles away in a third rate stadium with crowds of less 2k, and devastate the players wages budget under the FFP that will virtually guarantee us relegation? "

Oh, and then they waste a small fortune on trying to sue the council and have to pay their legal fees too - could have spent that on the team but then that's the last of their priorities I would suggest?

I think ACL, CCC, the fans, the media, and everyone else have lost patience with SISU and who could blame them - apart from you perhaps!

 

[covmark]

Not sure that's right.

Comes across to me that they just don't want these owners owning the ground.

I'm not so sure Otis, I don't think the council will be willing to sell to any owners unless it's a ridiculous amount. She said the whole project cost 240 mil, if they're wanting that sort of money, we're screwed.

 

[CCFC PimpRail]

I don't trust her, Coventry City Council, ACL anymore than I trust SISU! They ALL 'spin' and IMHO, are economical with the truth.

Remember it was ACL who first applied to put CCFC into administration last November and ACL who refused to sign the CVA!

How can you go from demanding a totally unrealistic rent (£1:28 million) 8 months ago to suddenly offering sustainable figures like £150,000 in Division 1?

I've said it before and I'll say it again, ACL & CCC NEED THE FOOTBALL CLUB MORE than CCFC need them IMHO.

How dare CCC build a brand new stadium for CCFC after it became clear the club wasn't going to achieve that on their own.....!!

How dare CCC not insist on ensuring a sliding scale based on CCFC's league position, instead of giving them a choice of that or a fixed rate....!!

How dare CCC not charge a deposit or bond, especially since CCFC had recently sold Highfield Road for £5m+ and their own interests in the new stadium for £13m.

How dare CCC only charge £1.2m p.a. for a brand new stadium when CCFC was previously paying £1.0m to rent their own run-down wreck in need of radical improvement.

Do you want me to continue...?

 

[Grendel]

How dare CCC build a brand new stadium for CCFC after it became clear the club wasn't going to achieve that on their own.....!!

How dare CCC not insist on ensuring a sliding scale based on CCFC's league position, instead of giving them a choice of that or a fixed rate....!!

How dare CCC not charge a deposit or bond, especially since CCFC had recently sold Highfield Road for £5m+ and their own interests in the new stadium for £13m.

How dare CCC only charge £1.2m p.a. for a brand new stadium when CCFC was previously paying £1.0m to rent their own run-down wreck in need of radical improvement.

Do you want me to continue...?

I do, what about if you were stoke or swansea's council. How dare you explain the disgusting actions of our council that have effectively ruined this club coated to them? Swansea haven't even increased the rent now they are in the premier league. So why if you really only care about the club do you seem to make such an analogy.

Look further at other clubs who sold their stadia to the council - Ipswich and forest

You tell me any council that has offered a worse deal to its football club. I suspect silence is golden.

 

[Grendel]

I'm not so sure Otis, I don't think the council will be willing to sell to any owners unless it's a ridiculous amount. She said the whole project cost 240 mil, if they're wanting that sort of money, we're screwed.

Correct they care nothing about the club. Live in stoke or Swansea and find a caring council.

 

[sky blue zam]

now im pretty certain that she refused to go in 2010 because of marlon king.

but i agree with otis its all down to the owners why acl wont sell and to be fair who can blame them.

acl bought the fireworks but sisu lit the fuse to make them all go bang

 

[theferret]

How dare CCC build a brand new stadium for CCFC after it became clear the club wasn't going to achieve that on their own.....!!

How dare CCC not insist on ensuring a sliding scale based on CCFC's league position, instead of giving them a choice of that or a fixed rate....!!

How dare CCC not charge a deposit or bond, especially since CCFC had recently sold Highfield Road for £5m+ and their own interests in the new stadium for £13m.

How dare CCC only charge £1.2m p.a. for a brand new stadium when CCFC was previously paying £1.0m to rent their own run-down wreck in need of radical improvement.

Do you want me to continue...?

Please do, I enjoy a laugh. Your last point is so wide of the mark I wonder if you're on a wind up.

 

[torchomatic]

Don't let the facts get in the way of a pathetic argument eh?

1. ACL didn't apply to put the club in administration in November. It was in March, but only after Fisher publicly stated that they were seriously considering putting the club into receivership owing more than £1m in rent that they had unlawfully withheld. So ACL should have simply ignored that and crossed their fingers should they?

2. The club simply decided to illegally withhold rent under the lease agreement it had freely signed. ACL then offered to reduce the rent by £800k and the club agreed to accept the offer - and then reneged on the agreement.

3. ACL refused to sign the CVA, yes and thank god they did because the truth can now be revealed!

Your question should have been "How can a club go from being 4th in the championship with average crowds of nearly 20k, sell or not retain all it's promising players, go through countless managers and directors, get relegated, alienate 90% of its fans, finish up playing 35 miles away in a third rate stadium with crowds of less 2k, and devastate the players wages budget under the FFP that will virtually guarantee us relegation? "

Oh, and then they waste a small fortune on trying to sue the council and have to pay their legal fees too - could have spent that on the team but then that's the last of their priorities I would suggest?

I think ACL, CCC, the fans, the media, and everyone else have lost patience with SISU and who could blame them - apart from you perhaps!

Weird they forced us into admin as they 'thought' SISU would liquidate us an then ACL end up doing it anyway! What a masterstroke. Not.

It's a funny old game ain't it?

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[torchomatic]

IMHO pressure needs to be exerted on ALL sides. SISU to bring us back or sell up and get out and ACL to do whatever it takes to get the Club back in Coventry. That is the priority, nothing else matters.

More pressure needs to be put on SISU at this point, they are now deep in the mire & can never never in my opinion be trusted .

Get rid of them and the club can return to being a normal football club & I'm confident an equitable stadium deal can be worked out with new owners in good faith.

 

[Seyeclops666]

I've been sucked in again, haven't I? I always say I won't get involved but when I read anything like "good old ACL, good old CCC" then I have to reply. I hate them all me, on all sides. I'd love to see the back of SISU, the back of Fisher, the back of ACL, the back of PWKH, the back of Lucas and the back of CCC.

I want to watch my team in Coventry, that's all I care about.

Maybe you should have supported a club that could afford to build and complete a stadium or buy it from those that stepped in to do just that.

 

[Seyeclops666]

Don't let the facts get in the way of a pathetic argument eh?

1. ACL didn't apply to put the club in administration in November. It was in March, but only after Fisher publicly stated that they were seriously considering putting the club into receivership owing more than £1m in rent that they had unlawfully withheld. So ACL should have simply ignored that and crossed their fingers should they?

2. The club simply decided to illegally withhold rent under the lease agreement it had freely signed. ACL then offered to reduce the rent by £800k and the club agreed to accept the offer - and then reneged on the agreement.

3. ACL refused to sign the CVA, yes and thank god they did because the truth can now be revealed!

Your question should have been "How can a club go from being 4th in the championship with average crowds of nearly 20k, sell or not retain all it's promising players, go through countless managers and directors, get relegated, alienate 90% of its fans, finish up playing 35 miles away in a third rate stadium with crowds of less 2k, and devastate the players wages budget under the FFP that will virtually guarantee us relegation? "

Oh, and then they waste a small fortune on trying to sue the council and have to pay their legal fees too - could have spent that on the team but then that's the last of their priorities I would suggest?

I think ACL, CCC, the fans, the media, and everyone else have lost patience with SISU and who could blame them - apart from you perhaps!

Brilliant!!

 

[Seyeclops666]

How dare CCC build a brand new stadium for CCFC after it became clear the club wasn't going to achieve that on their own.....!!

How dare CCC not insist on ensuring a sliding scale based on CCFC's league position, instead of giving them a choice of that or a fixed rate....!!

How dare CCC not charge a deposit or bond, especially since CCFC had recently sold Highfield Road for £5m+ and their own interests in the new stadium for £13m.

How dare CCC only charge £1.2m p.a. for a brand new stadium when CCFC was previously paying £1.0m to rent their own run-down wreck in need of radical improvement.

Do you want me to continue...?

Well said!!

 

[Seyeclops666]

Weird they forced us into admin as they 'thought' SISU would liquidate us an then ACL end up doing it anyway! What a masterstroke. Not.

It's a funny old game ain't it?

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You really are a twat.

 

[duffer]

First off, why do the club need to own the freehold in order to access the income streams?

The rent didn't seem to be an issue at all until we got relegated. And then when the rent was dropped it was about F & B, and now it's gone from there to owning the freehold.

It's quite clear now that all SISU want is to break ACL and get the Ricoh for next to nothing. I can't support that personally, and I struggle to see how anyone can. All about opinions I guess.

 

[torchomatic]

Yeah, I will in my next life. It'll be Man Utd for me.

Maybe you should have supported a club that could afford to build and complete a stadium or buy it from those that stepped in to do just that.

 

[torchomatic]

Sorry, I came over all funny there. Normal service has now been resumed. I agree with whatever you say and hold exactly the same opinions as you.

You really are a twat.

 

[skybluehugh]

I heard some of it and the sofa analogy was worse than the "if I didn't pay the rent of my house" rubbish we get on here. She talked a lot without saying much if you know what I mean.

Like most politicians,when pushed on something, sadly

 

[covmark]

You really are a twat.

Great arguement, you really are a complete balloon

 

[CCFC PimpRail]

I do, what about if you were stoke or swansea's council. How dare you explain the disgusting actions of our council that have effectively ruined this club coated to them? Swansea haven't even increased the rent now they are in the premier league. So why if you really only care about the club do you seem to make such an analogy.

Look further at other clubs who sold their stadia to the council - Ipswich and forest

You tell me any council that has offered a worse deal to its football club. I suspect silence is golden.

As if I or anyone on here would know the details any more than they know what % the rent is when compared to the whole budget....? But as we all know, the rent isn't the issue....!!

I take it you've supplied these examples to SISU so they can use the cases of Portman Road and especially the City Ground, the latter being of interest as an all new stadium for the 2018 world cup has been shelved. I'm glad you've made it clear that other clubs rent their grounds, but unlike CCFC (or SISU), haven't fallen out with their landlords. Both clubs seem to be firm championship sides with previous history, but I bet when they were looking at relegation from the first tier you could ask any fan and just like CCFC ones they'd tell you they belonged at the top, instead of the current position where they may just have a fleeting chance of being a yo-yo team with promotion followed by relegation. What would you give for hindsight in realising the Sky Blues could have been a strong Championship side, instead of wasting money trying to retain their place in the premiership...?

 

[skybluehugh]

Like most politicians,when pushed on something, sadly

And Hedge Fund employees actually

 

[kmj5000]

Weird they forced us into admin as they 'thought' SISU would liquidate us an then ACL end up doing it anyway! What a masterstroke. Not.

It's a funny old game ain't it?

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Yes, it may very well prove to be a masterstroke when we see theresults of the investigation?

 

[Snozz_is_god]

It's not in the interest of the football club though!!

When will they get it through their thick heads! The only way CCFC can move forwards is if they own or part own the stadium. It's talk like this that made Sisu decide to look to groundshare and talk of a new stadium in the first place.

I am hoping above hope that she just said what she said in terms of Sisu only and that they would gladly sell to different buyers.

Otherwise we're never going to get anywhere.

I think CCC & ACL realize that CCFC must own the Ricoh, I think that has become obvious even to them.

However, SISU aren't going to get their dirty mits on it

 

[torchomatic]

And as SISU don't seem to he going anywhere I guess we better get used to playing away from the city.

And ACL better try and think of doing something with that big green bit in the middle.

If there isn't a compromise then this football club is fucked.

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[Grendel]

And as SISU don't seem to he going anywhere I guess we better get used to playing away from the city.

And ACL better try and think of doing something with that big green bit in the middle.

If there isn't a compromise then this football club is fucked.

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Having heard Lucas give a very spluttering interview this morning in which she admitted without the loan ACL would be "in a right mess"'I agree with you we are in serious trouble.

 

[BrisbaneBronco]

Having heard Lucas give a very spluttering interview this morning in which she admitted without the loan ACL would be "in a right mess"'I agree with you we are in serious trouble.

And without CCFC they will continue to be in a right mess

 

[torchomatic]

She's very contradictory. If the Ricoh can survive without the Club then why did CCC need to bail them out to the tune of £14M. It doesn't make sense. Posturing on both sides just frustrates fans all the more.