The council and the charity should not be running a stadium management company. Both are 'fettered' as they are accountable to the electorate and laws governing the council's actions, and to laws governing the running of a charity. They would both undoubtedly like to get out. I don't think they need pressurising to sell up. The problem is how can they legaly sell ACL at a price that SISU may want to pay and the land/ stadium ( not sure what SISU want in addition to the bowl ) as an 'unfettered' freehold? SISU , or rather, Joy, has said that she doesn't waste time negotiating. So, until that position changes, what can the council do? In effect, we must keep the pressure on SISU to alter their stance on negotiations in order that the council can legaly give them at least part of what they demand ( e.g. a long term lease at favourable conditions or a buy-in of ACL ). I agree that the fans should also pressure the council to see CCFC as an economic factor and as a marketing factor. A successful football club gets the city's name in the headlines - at the moment the situation is the opposite - we get the headlines, but negative ones - and I think SISU, especially ML, should stop digging at the city council every other sentence. Even if they hate the council, they do own a team called ' Coventry City ' and their customers come largely from Coventry or near by. They should not, therefore be surprised at people hating them so long as they continue treating the fans with contempt ( e.g. threatening to sue the Trust ) and comparing the council with North Korea. If it were North Korea, the council would be able to give them a stadium deal without any pesky objections from disident citizens.
