Literally thousands not protesting outside Council House (31 Viewers)
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Deleted member 5849
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Here's their full site for ACL lovers and SISU haters to rip apart in minutiae
http://getcovbacktoricoh.wordpress.com/
mark82
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I said yes in that too.
torchomatic
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It's only causing "further division" because you don't agree with what they are doing. Correct?
chiefdave said:
RoboCCFC90
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Because you know how much I love the Ricoh..
davebart
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Explain to me again what they have done wrong? From the perspective of a company running a stadium complex.
RoboCCFC90
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Deleted member 5849
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tbf, I'm really not comfortable with us having more protest groups than squad players, whatever their message!
davebart
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no because of the tenor of the bulk of your posts
Nick
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To be honest, if it pushes them to be more public and 100% put the ball in SISU's court it can't do any harm. If they came out and said "we have offered this", "sisu said this".
I know they can't give everything away but at least if they are more open as because if anything they have just been praised for anything they do.
It is all well and good Lucas saying "let's talk" to the press but didn't Joy say that too?
mark82
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Or a bed sheet with a 5 year olds writing on it.
RoboCCFC90
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Now is it:
A) Because I just want to see the Sky Blues back in Coventry
B) Because I support SISU.
If it's B then you sir are wrong
bigfatronssba
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I think most of us would support that as an idea. Get the council to say publically what they would be willing to do in order for the club to come back.
However I can't help but think that sort of message would be more effective after the JR.
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Maybe you're right.
Now would be about the time, a month before, to focus their minds on what to say then though, wouldn't it?
Warwickhunt
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The 800 signature petition has been handed to the council who are obliged to make a statement, they should take this as a view of a cross section of the public's feelings and providing the group continues with another demo it will all be meaningful at the end of the day. If I was a councillor i would be thinking that i need people to vote for me in the next elections
mark82
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They haven't actually shown they are willing to talk.
bigfatronssba
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Possibly yes. I just mean I don't think the council will say much if anything before the JR.
torchomatic
Well-Known Member
I think that's correct. I don't think we'll hear a peep out of them until early December.
fernandopartridge
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I would suggest that the next act should be for individuals to write to their ward councillor to ask them the question.
Individuals can also write directly to Ann Lucas.
MichaelCCFC
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Was someone from Trust on cwr with new group. Was is to agree/disagree!
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Deleted member 5849
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Again you're probably right, and frankly the subsiding of statement wars is probably for the best anyway...
Not quite the way I'd be going with it, not comfortable with hundreds of splinter groups giving (exactly as predicted!) the opportunity for some to say no bugger cares... but have no problem with questions being asked, and answers expected.
Skybluesquirrel
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You might be right - after all Les Reid is the local politics reporter. Ainsworth is only a locally elected MP talking about a local issue that has dominated the news over the summer.
fernandopartridge
Well-Known Member
Where is the story to report on from what Ainsworth has 'revealed'? It's a half story without a response or rebuttal.
The protest is on the same scale of that which happened in the wake of the death of Daniel Pelka.
mark82
Super Moderator
I hope it was to give their backing.
SkyBlueCharlie
Well-Known Member
Surely it is worthy of some analysis, in the same way that Ainsworth's EDM were reported and commented upon?
shmmeee
Well-Known Member
They've talked to the fans through the Trust, Ann Lucas has asked for her "woman to woman talks", AFAIK they agreed to Nikki Sinclaire's request to meet with Joy. None of that is true of Seppala/CCFC.
shmmeee
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I love how quickly his viewpoint changed to "Sell the Ricoh" as soon as he got an exclusive "interview" with Seppala. Same as Sinclaire. Same as the "chosen few" fans who have met her. Problem is, if she's so damn persuasive, why only meet with people already sympathetic and why not make those same arguments publicly?
mark82
Super Moderator
Is it not possible Joy extended the same invite to Ann Lucas as she did to Nikki Sinclaire and some fans? Joy certainly said she was happy to talk - how do you know it wasn't Ann that refused, she has been awfully quiet since.
I have seen nothing from ACL or the council for months now.
chiefdave
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Not at all, are you saying that the launch of this campaign will help unite the fans because that's not the impression I get.
mark82
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It's hilarious. He was a hero a few weeks back.
torchomatic
Well-Known Member
Absolutely not. The fans will never be united. As I said on the other thread. One "side" takes the piss out of the other's protests.
We've never been more divided.
We've never been more divided.
chiefdave
Well-Known Member
I'm all for those who think the council are in the wrong having their chance to protest but having read their website I'm really not sure what they're hoping to achieve.
Of course the headline of the campaign, get cov back to the ricoh, is something I'm pretty sure we all agree with but the actual detail of the campaign doesn't seem to offer anything that will help us move towards that.
I'd much rather see this group come up with a clear plan that could facilitate the return of the club to the Ricoh and push both sides to move towards that.
If we are going to question the council I'd keep it simple, gives them less wriggle room:
Is the £150K rental offer available to Otium, if not what rental offer is available to them
Would the council consider any bids for the freehold
Would the council consider any bids for their 50% share in ACL
I think this campaign would get more support if they were clearer about what they think the council can do. It all comes across as a bit like 'let SISU have the Ricoh and everything will be OK'.
ajsccfc
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She's assimilating us one by one, it's only a matter of time.