Talking to my Rugby mad boss about this again this afternoon and i have to say i am really worried about this. He was asking me about the facilities at the Ricoh, so i was telling him about the capacity, exhibition hall, hotel, casino etc and his reply was "yeah they'll really want that".
He then proceeded to remind me about the England game at Twickenham he took me to earlier in the year. Every inch of available space in the area had something corporate going on. We were in the local masonic halls having a drink before the game, there was a huge (and i do mean HUGE) marquee in the grounds doing corporate at a few £100 pounds a ticket. The exhibition hall would be ideal for this type of thing, maybe not every game but certainly the european games, cup game and bigger derbies. Guiness had a huge (and again, i do mean HUGE) marquee just out side the ground. The exhibition hall would be ideal for this type of thing, maybe not every game but certainly the european games, cup game and bigger derbies. He's sure that they would fill the ground on a regular basis even with a boycott from Coventry folk, especially when Saints or Tigers come, European and Cup games too. And when he says full he apparently means full, remember no segregation at Rugby matches. Also you can drink your beer in your seat at a rugby game so the F & B revenue is going to be huge as people will be drinking all game, not just before kick off, half time and after the game. The average group of Rugby fans tend to hang around after the game and drink too, especially when Guiness have set up in the exhibition hall next door, and there's a casino on site, and there's a hotel on site if you want to stop over. Then there's the transportation links. Right on J3 of the M6, within 3 junctions you're on the M69 to get the M1 North, you're on the M1 south and you're on the A14 east and then there is the rail links. Talking to my boss, this has disaser writen all over it for CCFC.
SISU it's time to put your cards on the table, stop bluffing and unite the club and the Ricoh once and for all. While you're commiting the club to 2+ maybe 2more years short term, short sighted deals at the Ricoh and bluffing that you're building your own ground this oppertunity is going to pass you and my club by. And for what?
I think and would hope that at the moment SISU could take the driving seat over anyone and any corperation because of their ownership of CCFC but how long will this be the case while TF is spewing the rubbish he has been in his new "capacity"?
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