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From what I have heard that in the Trusts discussions with Wasps and CSF the matter of the JR's was mentioned but was not an issue - to a long term Ricoh deal yes but not to the academy. The discussions were not centre on the Ricoh - one battle at a time! But as usual never let the facts get in...

CET have picked up story - http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/sky-blue-trust-offers-host-11487588 Await the usual helpful SISU out/NOPM brigade and their equally blinkered protagonists to turn a serious mater into another point scoring petty squabble - luckily that never...

No Stu - if Wasps and CSF cannot offer what we need then we have to look elsewhere for those bits - ie if there is not enough outdoor pitches then we have to look to Ryton, to Warwick Uni, to the bloody Memorial Park if necessary. We don't just give up and cry and bleat that the nasty boys won't...

I believe that its not so much what is needed for a Cat 2 or 3 etc as anyone can download this from the website but its more just how can we meet the various elements with what is or could be available, how flexible the FA could be with the interpretation of the regs (lets face it we all know...

Just posted on Trust website - looks like Steve and his crew have been busy! Hope For Sky Blues Academy The importance of the academy to CCFC cannot be overemphasised – it has produced a large number of very talented and successful players for the club over the years, many of whom have graced...

From Sky Blue Trust Website: Hope For Sky Blues Academy The importance of the academy to CCFC cannot be overemphasised – it has produced a large number of very talented and successful players for the club over the years, many of whom have graced the Sky Blue shirt with distinction and some who...

Stu - just to make clear I am not on Trust board anymore so anything I say is on my own behalf and has nothing to do with the Trust. But to answer your questions as I see it: Why would Wasps and CSF compromise? I guess because they can see that the Higgs should be a centre for sporting...

So you think we are bastards - shame on you Nick ;)

Can you actually read? I believe I said "because we aren't bastards" Still never let the facts get in the way of a good but pointless rant

Building wise there is enough room at present ie use Wasps indoor facility instead of the Higgs one but there is the issue of outdoor pitches which is where I suggested using them a alternative locations. But as I say it is not a case of fighting CSF or Wasps because with some compromise by all...

Having looked at the planning application etc there is still room at the Higgs Centre for both Wasps and CCFC but if the academy is truly important to CCFC they may have to compromise and rearrange some of it by using pitches at Ryton or Warwick Uni - there is nothing in the FA directive on...

Is OSB correct? Is this just more cost cutting - bit worried by Andersons statement about departure of Lee Glover - are they going to save money by not replacing him or am I reading too much into it Anderson said in CT “We’re looking to integrate the 21s more with the first team and Lee helped...

You are correct Godiva - closing academies would be wrong but the FA is actually looking to cut the number as they feel there are too many as it is therefore if we were to close ours or downgrade ours we would be very unlikely to reopen or upgrade later. This matter is vitally important to the...

Anderson said the current staff are on one year full time contracts and these are not being renewed - so technically they are not being made redundant. The position at the BPA is part time but I guess legally has to be advertised openly (sure someone with better employment law knowledge than me...

To be honest I don't remember the comment about having two years left etc. Whenever the issue of the Ricoh came up he tended to defer to CA as he was the point of contact with Wasps - Fisher was focussed on the BPA project that evening. Also the reported £75k per match figure quoted is incorrect...

Tim Fishers quote about another ground was at the SCG - it was an answer to a question about what had happened to the other proposed sites. In my opinion (for what little its worth) his reply was a bit laboured and stuttering. I think he was a bit embarrassed to be talking about other possible...

Just to expand on a comment by OSB above. There is absolutely no evidence in the accounts that CCFC through whatever company is funding SISU's legal cases, which conservatively must have costs of several million including what they are currently ordered to pay CCC but as mentioned there is a...

Tony - naming rights were mentioned by CA as being a major source of revenue to clubs these days. He said something along the lines of Wasps/ACL not willing to give up any share of this important revenue stream for nothing. Why some feel they should simply hand us free money because we are CCFC...

With respect to Wasps CA stated that they have had talks but due to the way Wasps business model is constructed it was very difficult for them to give the club what it needs. This he stated was not due to intransigence or vindictiveness from Wasps but simply a business reality - the Compass deal...

Fully agree Zack - without a top class academy the lifeblood of the club will be cut off, all the best youngsters will be taken by the other local clubs that have Cat 1 or 2 status academies. The Trust has in the past mobilized support for saving the academy and I am sure that it could do so...