Sisu lack of ambition & investment (16 Viewers)

[SkyBlueSid]

Edgy - you are an intelligent man and a proven supporter over many many seasons - why are you refusing to see the elephant that is - we have no fuckin ground to play at, we have no support, we have no income, we have no future and for what? What is the master plan that Sisu have? To get their own stadium or to get the Ricoh on the cheap?? There will be no club by the end of the season - surely you can see that unless there is some movement towards coming back to Coventry - the city that bears the clubs name!!

I fear you are right. The owners have taken us away from the city, resulting in abysmal attendances and alienating the majority of the fans. Whatever anyone may think, that is a complete disaster for the long term prospects of the club's survival. Their tactics have been beyond insane.

Were we playing at the Ricoh, under any arrangements, we would be in the top 6 playing in front of 15000+. If that were the case, Leon Clarke would not have wanted away. But who can blame him wanting away from this basket-case club? And is it any wonder Pressley can't attract new blood to this madhouse?

I genuinely feel sorry for Pressley, but he won't stick it out for long. Like with Clarke, who could blame him if he decided in the summer that he couldn't resist a better offer when it comes in - as it surely will. People can bicker over the finer points of who is to blame, but meanwhile the club is going down the toilet fast.

 

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[Astute]

Pressley after tonights match:

"I have the support of the owners to bring the players in. I just can't get them through the door."


Move on to your next anti-Sisu rant.

We tried to get a player in about a week ago. He wouldn't sign for us because we wouldn't give him a long enough contract. He went elsewhere on an 18 month contract.

So either Pressley went for the wrong sort of player like he said he would never do or he hasn't got the backing of SISU like some like to say he has. Would you expect him to say on the radio that things are so shite because they won't back him?

Yes things are looking bad because we don't have a fit striker. But most of us saw this coming months ago. Injuries always hit at this time of the season. We also hear some say that Pressley wanted a small squad. Can anyone honestly think that he wanted one this small that he has to play defenders up front? So he let players go. Anything to him being told how much his budget is and trying his best to make a skeleton squad up with it?

And the worse thing is it won't get better in a hurry. It will get worse the longer we are in Northampton. Who is looking forward to the FFP rules for next season? No wonder they couldn't offer a contract as long as 18 months for a player SP wanted. And then some wonder why he can't get players through the door. And I can see our home gates going down even further. How many will carry on with a round trip of 70 miles or more for 'home' games when our squad will be left with the crumbs that no other football club wants that are at the same level as us.

Not a good time at all to be a Coventry City fan

 

[Como]

What player would want to sign?

 

[bigfatronssba]

For God's sake! They have been funding the Club for how long? Give us a break and please look at the bigger picture, we're not in a great position but that's not just down to the owners. Others are equally to blame for this debacle!

Listen to Steven Pressley interview with BBC CWR tonight.

Why, in your opinion, have sisu had to fund us for so long?

Why have they not got the club profitable after 6+ years of ownership?

Why is the club in £40-£70m (depending on who you believe) of debt?

 

[Spionkop]

Why is anyone surprised that we play a 16 year old kid and a midfielder, then a right back as our strikers?
We all know Sisu tell lies. There is no pot of gold at the end of their rainbow.
Anyone who gives them any support or credit wants locking up.
It will get worse. I would imagine Conor, Franck, John Fleck, Cyrus, pretty well all the squad would be looking to get away from here. As a few posters have said - we are a basket case of a club.
Elvis will go. I wouldn't blame him. He's performed a minor miracle.
Someone said on another thread, us fans have to up the protest. Are we all prepared to have a second season in Northampton?
Sixfielders, join the boycott.

 

[cochese]

Why is anyone surprised that we play a 16 year old kid and a midfielder, then a right back as our strikers?
We all know Sisu tell lies. There is no pot of gold at the end of their rainbow.
Anyone who gives them any support or credit wants locking up.
It will get worse. I would imagine Conor, Franck, John Fleck, Cyrus, pretty well all the squad would be looking to get away from here. As a few posters have said - we are a basket case of a club.
Elvis will go. I wouldn't blame him. He's performed a minor miracle.
Someone said on another thread, us fans have to up the protest. Are we all prepared to have a second season in Northampton?
Sixfielders, join the boycott.

Great idea, give the club even less money so they can spend even less on players so we can complain even more.

 

[Spionkop]

But Sisu have told us they can finance Sixfields, not a problem for them. Yeah right.
If you want your club back don't go to Sixfields.
The penny will drop sooner or later.
Back at the Ricoh. It just makes sense.

 

[xxccfcxx]

Sisu are on the ropes here. They have backed themselves into a corner which they now can't get out of. Their plan has gone badly wrong, they under estimated the strength of other parties and the feelings of the fans.

Starving them of income by a boycott of sixfields is irrelevant as they are losing so much already .

The only way out of this for them is a Ricoh return and they know it.

A complete boycott of sixfields may force this so it's got to be worth a try due to the publicity it would receive and FA / league would have to get involved.

Time to turn the screw.

 

[Astute]

Great idea, give the club even less money so they can spend even less on players so we can complain even more.

So what happened to them financing our stay in Northampton? Or was it just another lie to us?

They can gift the club money. They will not lose out as they are charging the club 2.5m a year in mismanagement fees and 1.2m interest payments. And once they take us back to Coventry they will be in profit with the skeleton squad we will have to get used to.

 

[blueflint]

For God's sake! They have been funding the Club for how long? Give us a break and please look at the bigger picture, we're not in a great position but that's not just down to the owners. Others are equally to blame for this debacle!

Listen to Steven Pressley interview with BBC CWR tonight.

you are getting worse in your undying love of all things SISU totally out of sinc with most fans and thats pitiful

 

[blueflint]

And you need to look at the facts and not make personal attacks on individuals. If only you had a *****
HELP

you can't deny those facts pal they are true

 

[cochese]

So what happened to them financing our stay in Northampton? Or was it just another lie to us?

They can gift the club money. They will not lose out as they are charging the club 2.5m a year in mismanagement fees and 1.2m interest payments. And once they take us back to Coventry they will be in profit with the skeleton squad we will have to get used to.

Ok I'll bite since you seem to go on about it like a broken record. Where did this £2.5m in management fees (I'm not childish enough to say mismanagement) and £1.2m in interest come from. I hope this is fact and not some figure you've calculated, or a historical figure from way back when the likes of Orange Ken were trying to run the club.

Financing our stay in Northampton is one thing. Funding the team when our funds come from ticket sales and thankfully a decent enough FA cup run is something different. That's your financial fair play in action.

 

[shmmeee]

For God's sake! They have been funding the Club for how long? Give us a break and please look at the bigger picture, we're not in a great position but that's not just down to the owners. Others are equally to blame for this debacle!

Listen to Steven Pressley interview with BBC CWR tonight.

Sorry RFC no. There may be extenuating circumstances but only our owners hold ultimate responsibility for the state of the club.

 

[Sky Blue Kid]

cochese.....Great idea, give the club even less money so they can spend even less on players so we can complain even more.............................................................................................Him talkum heapum bigum sh**e.....um!

 

[Hobo]

That's a bit dramatic Dale. It's widely recognised that Pressley has this bunch playing the best football City fans have witnessed in many a year. It's crumbling because of a long term injury to Wilson and Clarke being the c**t we always knew he was. Pressley admits he has the support of the owners but can't get players in. We've been unlucky and I feel sorry for Pressley and his squad.

Edgy,
That is a nice little summary of this season. I agree Pressley has worked wonders and the players have performed beyond expectation.

However when some were getting carried away with it all in November and thinking we were the best team in the division, when we weren't. There was also numerous people saying we still needed to add three or four players to maintain the progress and have a chance of the play offs.

I think Pressley and others are working hard to achieve that. But I think two things are working against him. One is our off field situation is not attractive to many. Secondly the budget seems extremely limited. The second point does not help erode the fears around point one.

I also feel sorry for Pressley. Fans need to give him at least two more seasons to build slowly. I don't think we have been unlucky? One serious injury to one player Wilson? One unhappy player Clarke? A normal season if you ask me.

 

[Sky Blue Kid]

cochese.....Great idea, give the club even less money so they can spend even less on players so we can complain even more.............................................................................................Him talkum heapum bigum sh**e.....um!

 

[cochese]

cochese.....Great idea, give the club even less money so they can spend even less on players so we can complain even more.............................................................................................Him talkum heapum bigum sh**e.....um!

Wow. you're amazing.

 

[Hobo]

Ok I'll bite since you seem to go on about it like a broken record. Where did this £2.5m in management fees (I'm not childish enough to say mismanagement) and £1.2m in interest come from. I hope this is fact and not some figure you've calculated, or a historical figure from way back when the likes of Orange Ken were trying to run the club.

Financing our stay in Northampton is one thing. Funding the team when our funds come from ticket sales and thankfully a decent enough FA cup run is something different. That's your financial fair play in action.

So why are they so stubborn about not making offers or opening negotiations. Fisher made a big play about Lucas changing her mind on the train when she went for her meeting with Joy.

The key for me is who actually got on a train and went for a meeting?

 

[covcity4life]

interesting that SP looks like he genuinly beleives board are supporting him though, i mean this is a guy who has gone head to head with owners as a player let alone a manager.

FFP is gonna kick us in ass if we dont get back to ricoh though.

 

[ecky]

You're right about the football we are playing. However, If Pressley is getting the support of our owners, why is it that he still struggles in the transfer market. From what I can see other teams don't seem to have the same problems as us in the transfer market. I read that we are interested in a player or that we are in talks or that we are monitoring. Other clubs just make an offer and then sit down with the player to offer them a good deal, why can't we do that? I've said it before that Joy said in her interview said that the squad would be strengthened and before the transfer window we were told that Pressley 6 or 8 targets (or something like that) so why are some on here moaning that Clarke has to go first? You're right though, we have been unlucky. Unlucky that we ever got this shower of shit as owners in the first place

Sisu appear to not want to pay decent wages and contracts e.g dagnall
They don't seem bothered about getting out of this league the squad needed strengthening a month ago to have any chance of the playoffs

 

[smouch1975]

He quotes those numbers from the last actual accounts CCFC/SISU/Otium filed.

I'm sure the numbers have changed since Orange Ken but these have yet to make it to companies house.

Ok I'll bite since you seem to go on about it like a broken record. Where did this £2.5m in management fees (I'm not childish enough to say mismanagement) and £1.2m in interest come from. I hope this is fact and not some figure you've calculated, or a historical figure from way back when the likes of Orange Ken were trying to run the club.

Financing our stay in Northampton is one thing. Funding the team when our funds come from ticket sales and thankfully a decent enough FA cup run is something different. That's your financial fair play in action.

 

[Sky Blue Kid]

@ cochese....I know! amazing isn't it. Why would SISU change the habit of a lifetime, Leopards, spots, and all that? The only way to have...(Or at least try to have) a good football team is to invest in players. This doesn't mean wait till the last 2 days of the window to see what s**t is left for SP to try and perform miracles with, after other teams who actually want to gain promotion have "Bought" This isn't going to heal itself buddy. We need to be playing in the top flight to be making decent money. The owners can't use the football club as "Chips" like in a casino, hoping to trust to luck, on the "Turn of a card" or "Spin of the wheel"...SISU want to spend pennies on a 4th rate footballer, and in return expect Lionel Messi performances. Finally, you're not a masochist by any chance are you? The reason I ask is, along with a few others on this forum, you seem to make extraordinary excuses for owners that have persistently shafted the fans, and people of Coventry on a daily basis for 7 years......Watch out pal. Brace yourself. Here they come again!

 

[cochese]

@ cochese....I know! amazing isn't it. Why would SISU change the habit of a lifetime, Leopards, spots, and all that? The only way to have...(Or at least try to have) a good football team is to invest in players. This doesn't mean wait till the last 2 days of the window to see what s**t is left for SP to try and perform miracles with, after other teams who actually want to gain promotion have "Bought" This isn't going to heal itself buddy. We need to be playing in the top flight to be making decent money. The owners can't use the football club as "Chips" like in a casino, hoping to trust to luck, on the "Turn of a card" or "Spin of the wheel"...SISU want to spend pennies on a 4th rate footballer, and in return expect Lionel Messi performances. Finally, you're not a masochist by any chance are you? The reason I ask is, along with a few others on this forum, you seem to make extraordinary excuses for owners that have persistently shafted the fans, and people of Coventry on a daily basis for 7 years......Watch out pal. Brace yourself. Here they come again!

You do know how we got into this mess in the first place don't you? Before SISU. Yes, there were owners before SISU. Owners spending beyond our means.

 

[thaiskyblue]

You do know how we got into this mess in the first place don't you? Before SISU. Yes, there were owners before SISU. Owners spending beyond our means.

oh that one, sisu are doing a great repair job i see.

 

[Hobo]

You do know how we got into this mess in the first place don't you? Before SISU. Yes, there were owners before SISU. Owners spending beyond our means.

So will it always be someone else's fault? At what point in their tenure do they become responsible?

Have they saved money and or increased revenue by moving to Northampton?

I know Fisher says they were forced out, but I don't remember them being served with eviction notices do you?

 

[Astute]

Ok I'll bite since you seem to go on about it like a broken record. Where did this £2.5m in management fees (I'm not childish enough to say mismanagement) and £1.2m in interest come from. I hope this is fact and not some figure you've calculated, or a historical figure from way back when the likes of Orange Ken were trying to run the club.

Financing our stay in Northampton is one thing. Funding the team when our funds come from ticket sales and thankfully a decent enough FA cup run is something different. That's your financial fair play in action.

The last time they showed the accounts was in 2011. It was all there for everyone to see. You won't see any more recent after that as liquidation of CCFC LTD means they won't have to publish them. So this means we won't see how much they have charged for the last 2 years. Then we still have some saying our club is in the shit because we were being charged 1.2m rent when SISU charged us 3.7m on last published accounts.

Or do you think that our debts jumped so high for another reason? They said at worse we were losing 0.5m a month. That stopped ages ago. But if it was from day 1 until now it would be 36m.

FFP can be bypassed if they gift money to the club. All they do is give loans and charges though.

 

[Moff]

So will it always be someone else's fault? At what point in their tenure do they become responsible?

Have they saved money and or increased revenue by moving to Northampton?

I know Fisher says they were forced out, but I don't remember them being served with eviction notices do you?

Sorry where exactly did Cochese say is was entirely somebody else's fault? He merely pointed out that aside from SISU, who everyone agrees are the main protagonists here, there were other people who also have some responsibility for the position we now find ourselves in, or did everyone miss that.

If we hadnt have been in such a financial mess thanks to Richardson and his cronies, we would own our own stadium, and we wouldnt have had to have sold our soul and club to the devil when we were in danger of going into admin. With the benefit of hindsight how must JE and Robinson regret that decision now.

 

[Astute]

He quotes those numbers from the last actual accounts CCFC/SISU/Otium filed.

I'm sure the numbers have changed since Orange Ken but these have yet to make it to companies house.

Beat me to it.

And I bet none of the ones that blame CCC or our past owners for what is going on currently like mentioning or thinking about the 3.7m charges they have put on our club.....and the charges could well be more now. As more money is owed to them I can see the interest charges being higher. And the mismanagement fees were going up each year as well. Yet some still blame it all on the rent :facepalm:

 

[savosdad]

For God's sake! They have been funding the Club for how long? Give us a break and please look at the bigger picture, we're not in a great position but that's not just down to the owners. Others are equally to blame for this debacle!

Listen to Steven Pressley interview with BBC CWR tonight.

stupid

 

[Astute]

Sorry where exactly did Cochese say is was entirely somebody else's fault? He merely pointed out that aside from SISU, who everyone agrees are the main protagonists here, there were other people who also have some responsibility for the position we now find ourselves in, or did everyone miss that.

If we hadnt have been in such a financial mess thanks to Richardson and his cronies, we would own our own stadium, and we wouldnt have had to have sold our soul and club to the devil when we were in danger of going into admin. With the benefit of hindsight how must JE and Robinson regret that decision now.

He says he knows nothing of the charges put onto our club by SISU yet knows about the finances enough to blame CCC for our predicament.

ACL provided us with a ground to play in for 1.2m. We all say that was too much.

SISU charge our club 3.7m for ripping our club apart and taking it to Northampton. Is this value for money?

 

[Sky Blue Kid]

@ cochese and all the Blind posters, I'll put this on the forum again................aprisonofmeasuredtime.wordpress.com/.../coventry-city-and-sisu-capital-...‎

 

[Moff]

He says he knows nothing of the charges put onto our club by SISU yet knows about the finances enough to blame CCC for our predicament.

ACL provided us with a ground to play in for 1.2m. We all say that was too much.

SISU charge our club 3.7m for ripping our club apart and taking it to Northampton. Is this value for money?

I know the reasons for our current predicament, lets face it its mentioned in most posts each and every day, but I felt Cochese made a valid point about what set the wheels in motion, which was what I pointed out. If we hadnt had been in such a mess we would never have needed to sell to a Hedge Fund.

 

[Sky Blue Kid]

Once again the link doesn't work....but I think you'll get the "Gist" from this.......................Coventry City and SISU Capital. £60 Million in debt? | A Prison of ... aprisonofmeasuredtime.wordpress.com/.../coventry-city-and-sisu-capital-...‎ 29 Apr 2013 - The long suffering fans of Coventry City have had very little to look forward to .... (2010, £1,663,196) and charging management fees of £2,686,842 (2010, £2,769,758). Who these management fees are paid to is not disclosed.

 

[Hobo]

Sorry where exactly did Cochese say is was entirely somebody else's fault? He merely pointed out that aside from SISU, who everyone agrees are the main protagonists here, there were other people who also have some responsibility for the position we now find ourselves in, or did everyone miss that.

If we hadnt have been in such a financial mess thanks to Richardson and his cronies, we would own our own stadium, and we wouldnt have had to have sold our soul and club to the devil when we were in danger of going into admin. With the benefit of hindsight how must JE and Robinson regret that decision now.

And that is the situation we are in and only the current owners can change it.

 

[stupot07]

Sisu appear to not want to pay decent wages and contracts e.g dagnall
They don't seem bothered about getting out of this league the squad needed strengthening a month ago to have any chance of the playoffs

How can't you use Dagnell as an example, Pressley only saw him as a stop gap for this season, why give him a longer contract to then have to go through the hassle of offloading him next season?

I imagine with the likes of Clarke, baker and murphy our wage bill is still In the top half.


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