So you are stating that if SISU were to drop their appeal, despite most people saying it is utterly pointless, that it would make them look 'mighty weak.'Therefore using that logic, you would surely apply the same advice to ACL who have clearly stated their terms for a resumption of talks, ie the payment of the £590,000 and the dropping of legal threats.
For them to suddenly cave in and ignore their clear pre negotiation demands, will surely make them look incredibly weak. Or are you only worried about SISU having a loss of face.
the £590k has been lodge in escrow so effectively paid.
ACL would gain tremendously from the football club being back at the Ricoh. from sponsorship deals to f&b and footfall using all the available outlets from casino to burger van. They are getting income from all of these one way or another.
ACL can not dictate legal action be dropped or as you say suggest it is utterly pointless. How would anyone know that? If we knew the outcome of the courts beforehand then why do we have them?
Who cares how incredibly weak ACL appear? They are incredibly weak as it stands and getting more so every day.
They can negotiate without losing anything they have not got already without the hard ball attitude of stubbornness.
They are more venerable than SISU whether you like it or not.
The carrot has been dangled by SISU and is already an about turn in thinking so just respond and make an attempt at getting round the table. Drop all your conditions and show the fans how amenable you are and this will reflect badly if SISU having suggested it end up refusing it.
ACL's job is to have a football club using the Ricoh with it's potential capacity usage. There is only ever going to be one football club in the area that can achieve that, so stop with the pre conditions and attempt every time, any time to get that football team back in the Ricoh. Who SISU are, what they are, how they are has no concerns for doing your job.