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Date and location still to be confirmed, but aim is for it to take place before June’s Ricoh Arena judicial review
A Sky Blues official has said the finishing touches are being put to a planned public discussion about the situation at the club.
Mark Labovitch, CCFC non-executive director, said he has held around 24 small meetings with fans over the past few weeks as he decides which supporters to invite to the club-organised forum.
Officials from The Sky Blue Trust had previously offered to arrange a public meeting for fans to ask questions about the club’s accounts – but this offer was declined by Mr Labovitch in favour of a wider forum coordinated by the club.
The date and location are still to be confirmed, but the aim is for it to take place before June’s Ricoh Arena judicial review.
Mr Labovitch previously stated his desire to invite all concerned parties to participate in the forum including Arena Coventry Ltd (ACL), which operates the Ricoh Arena, and Coventry City Council and The Alan Edward Higgs Charity, which hold a joint stake in ACL.
He named Coventry City Council leader Ann Lucas and council chief executive Martin Reeves as two people he would like to attend – but it seems unlikely anyone from the council would agree to take part in any such forum as the authority has a long stance of refusing to publicly discuss the Ricoh Arena ahead of the judicial review.
Mr Labovitch has now added that he would like former CCFC board members Joe Elliott and Gary Hoffman to participate.
It is understood Mr Elliott would be willing to discuss the possibility of attending with Mr Labovitch, but he is likely to wait and see who else would be involved – and what shape the club-organised forum would take – before agreeing to participate.
Club director Steve Waggott and Sky Blues accountant Steve Brookfield would also be involved in the forum.
Mr Labovitch also said the forum could see more documents revealed.
He said: “We are going to announce a date very soon.
“I do not want any fan to have any kinds of doubts or questions that haven’t been answered and I do believe there are a few myths that need to be knocked on the head.
“When we have the date and the venue I’m going to ask the council and ACL as well as Joe and Gary to come. I think they have a significant level of involvement in all of this.
"I don’t think it’s fair for anyone’s ears to be burning. I don’t think there’s a solution that gets the club back as quickly as we want unless the truth is out there.”
A Sky Blues official has said the finishing touches are being put to a planned public discussion about the situation at the club.
Mark Labovitch, CCFC non-executive director, said he has held around 24 small meetings with fans over the past few weeks as he decides which supporters to invite to the club-organised forum.
Officials from The Sky Blue Trust had previously offered to arrange a public meeting for fans to ask questions about the club’s accounts – but this offer was declined by Mr Labovitch in favour of a wider forum coordinated by the club.
The date and location are still to be confirmed, but the aim is for it to take place before June’s Ricoh Arena judicial review.
Mr Labovitch previously stated his desire to invite all concerned parties to participate in the forum including Arena Coventry Ltd (ACL), which operates the Ricoh Arena, and Coventry City Council and The Alan Edward Higgs Charity, which hold a joint stake in ACL.
He named Coventry City Council leader Ann Lucas and council chief executive Martin Reeves as two people he would like to attend – but it seems unlikely anyone from the council would agree to take part in any such forum as the authority has a long stance of refusing to publicly discuss the Ricoh Arena ahead of the judicial review.
Mr Labovitch has now added that he would like former CCFC board members Joe Elliott and Gary Hoffman to participate.
It is understood Mr Elliott would be willing to discuss the possibility of attending with Mr Labovitch, but he is likely to wait and see who else would be involved – and what shape the club-organised forum would take – before agreeing to participate.
Club director Steve Waggott and Sky Blues accountant Steve Brookfield would also be involved in the forum.
Mr Labovitch also said the forum could see more documents revealed.
He said: “We are going to announce a date very soon.
“I do not want any fan to have any kinds of doubts or questions that haven’t been answered and I do believe there are a few myths that need to be knocked on the head.
“When we have the date and the venue I’m going to ask the council and ACL as well as Joe and Gary to come. I think they have a significant level of involvement in all of this.
"I don’t think it’s fair for anyone’s ears to be burning. I don’t think there’s a solution that gets the club back as quickly as we want unless the truth is out there.”
