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I don't pretend to represent all fans and I don't think any one fan or group ever can. I was clear about the position GCBTTR are coming from – making sure ALL sides are called to account – and was hopefully also clear about what a massively complicated and involved mess this is once you...

Briefly (as I'm a bit tied up with a mate's stag do this w/end)... Should have more answers late Wed/Thu re: owner POV If fans want to start doing their bit to stop this, Cov-based folks should contact their local councillors and tell them they don't want this. Non-Cov-based fans should...

Well done Simon...got there in the end ;-) http://www.eurofincapital.com/en

:-) I'll take it to mean that in this instance, we're leading the way..? Of course we want all fan groups to make a fuss about this as they see fit. Franchise rugby and messing up the city's existing rugby club is just not on even if you ignore messing around with our football club too.

A very good point. I'm in the process of setting up some meetings to get some answers and see where the club / Sisu could be heading & we've (GCBTTR) called on Joy publicly (in the press release – see the extract below*) to provide answers. (And yes, we will be pressuring for a Ricoh-ACL...

One thing to think about is the pitch. Most of the top class shared pitches and many top level 'mainly football' ones use the Desso GrassMaster system which is grass with some artificial fibres woven in for strength and durability. (Strictly speaking, the natural grass is grown around the...

I've done a bit more digging and apparently the prospectus is private and confidential info so not sure about how much more will see the light of day. (Not sure if this is based on a particular financial industry rule or just one set by Deloitte.) I think that if a prospectus has just come out...

Deloitte provide 'professional services' (!) to big companies. Financial advice and that kind of thing. It looks like they have been brought in to assist with raising finance and establishing the bid for the Wasps consortium. They have some specialism in the sports markets I think. It's a good...

From some of the conversations I've had – and I totally agree too about being allowed to have a few weeks off – this episode might be cut short if Wasps get cold feet following another fans outcry. Nipping this in the bud now could be the quickest route to a return to a quiet life. When...

I've read it through enough times over the past few days not to have any worries about it. Do you have a point? Don't get confused with a membership group (e.g. Trust, London Supporters etc.) and a campaign group (e.g. KCIC, GCBTTR etc.). Campaign groups tend to have people who front them and...

You might need to establish the facts about the differences between freehold & leasehold ownership and rental tenancy. I think this is something that confuses a lot of people. E.g. if you buy a flat most people would consider you the owner but you'd normally be a leaseholder. 'We need to own...

OH, BTW on the 'dramatic' tone. You're right. If I was writing for SBT I'd use a different tone & yet a different tone for say, The Times or Guardian. For local outlets like the Cov Tel or Observer, they tend to a more dramatic, slightly tabloid tone so you write to fit that with punchy...

It's real enough if there is a prospectus going around the City of London drumming up investment. Trying to get hold of a copy but it looks like the story breaking might have spooked a few people and they're laying low. I couldn't say with any certainty yet but I'm hearing that it is 'the...

All my forefathers worked on the docks & in the foundries of the East End so I'm very proud of my middle class status :-) Pffft. Trinity Mirror wages are terrible even at exec level. Plus I don't like being told what to write ;-)

Y'know I've often found that I have far better and more wide-ranging sources than you which is a bit disappointing seeing as you're getting paid for this. I s'pose I do have a few years head start on you tho'... Look, I'll be straightforward here...we all know that the Cov Tel has a particular...

The CT totally mis-read the situation and have been surprised by the backlash to the opinion piece and Bob Ainsworth's ridiculous comments. This is a far more sensible approach from Andy Turner.

Well, there is the problem (allegedly) of contracts & commitments of ACL and the short lease but my personal view is that if a long lease can be sorted out then owning ACL is not a problem. Others say that ACL being replaced by another entity might be better. I don't think that there's any...

For a more detailed response & a call for unity from GCBTTR: http://www.skybluestalk.co.uk/threads/49348-Get-Cov-Back-to-the-Ricoh-response-to-Wasps-Ricoh-Takeover

plus Open Letter to Coventry Telegraph Well I think we were all hoping for a bit of a rest and some actual football chat but here we go again. Time to make sure this gets nipped in the bud and we get our football club and football stadium reunited permanently with all sides being responsible...

Yeah, screw the fans of another sports team who will have to travel miles to see 'home' games at another stadium. No hypocrisy there at all is there? We're supposed to be enjoying the honeymoon period and focussing on football so why are the Cov Tel continuing to play the blame game over such a...