Nick
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I think he did put some money into them a while ago to be fair didn't he?
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I think he did put some money into them a while ago to be fair didn't he?
dongonzalos
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I was under the impression he saved them which is why he has the lease?
Or saved the butts project
Nick
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I think it was something like that, but now Jon Sharp is the owner (not going to claim to know that bit). Not sure whether Sharp bought it off him then? Somebody can correct it!
He is on a fishing trip?
Ask him where he gets his figures from and on what he basis his theories
dongonzalos
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http://m.rugbynetwork.net/main/s425/st191364.htm
It seems it can only be used for rugby, am I reading that right?
It seems it can only be used for rugby, am I reading that right?
dongonzalos
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http://m.sportnetwork.net/boards/read/s425.htm?798,15668065
Bloke at the end "old nick " seems to know the score
Bloke at the end "old nick " seems to know the score
He put a considerable sum in at the start but so did others
The original headlease deal was : http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/butts-park-arena-deal-secures-3067399
Millerchips donation - http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/former-player-donates-50000-towards-3067080
The new leader of Coventry council says the authority ‘will not put any obstacles in the way’ of Coventry City moving to Butts Park Arena.
Coun George Duggins’ pledge comes after leaked documents emerged this week which seemed to show an attempt to block the Sky Blues from playing at the home of Coventry Rugby Club.
The email from the council’s legal department to the rugby club suggested specifically barring football being played at the ground as part of negotiations to alter a lease at the stadium.
That was dismissed by a senior council official as a tactic to extract information from the rugby club after rumours of the ground share were denied when they first surfaced last year.
Except he is wrong about acquiring the lease at the start! see above
dongonzalos
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This bit.....
First of all, JS isn't acquiring the freehold. That remains with the council. What he is attempting to obtain is the lease on the non-playing part of the site.
Nick
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Yes, freehold is owned by the council.
Hobo
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But he has an interest in CRFC and may just have a different opinion to Sharpe? But he is not representing Wasps either and I know of no connection do you?
Hobo
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Engage...that isn't just Wasps it includes CRFC, England Rugby and Coventy Bears. It is in fact a national scheme to promote Rugby.
Certain people on here are making it sound like it is a scheme concocted by CCC and Wasps to bring down Coventry City FC.
Millerchip nothing to do with CRFC? Apart from buying the lease years ago to protect the club when they were in dire straights.
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Nick
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Nobody has said ccc concocted it, just that they are all linked..
Maybe people just believe in co incidences a lot?
Where have you seen he has "an interest" in CRFC - nothing on Companies House ?
Nick
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People seem keen to say he is part of crfc and dismiss he is involved with anybody else.
Hobo
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You mean like Coventry City FC is linked to Wasps and CRFC? You can link what you like mate. You criticise CET for misleading people...but here you go full of nudge nudge wink wink because local rugby teams and the local council are involved in a national scheme to promote rugby? We are really in the shut now because England Rugby are involved too, shit, everyone is against us!!
JS ( Mr ) is trying to acquire the head lease to the whole site
This was originally purchased by a development company - see the CT article above
The ENGAGE project was originally a CRFC document
Hobo
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Can you read? He did not buy the lease years ago - see the article posted above[/QUOTE]
My recollection is he obtained it when the club aS in administration which I think was around 2009.
Nick
Administrator
Maybe it is something they can look into then?
As it was millerchip and breed driving the city of rugby, that was setup as wasps moved in, breed was helping them move here also. They also only just found out by co incidence that breed runs a sports centre that would be great for their training base, they had looked at 17 sites but then they found that out!
Maybe if papers did a bit more digging about things like that they wouldn't get digs for misleading.
Still, just one big huge co incidence isn't it?
Nick
Administrator
How did that end up with breed?
best ask CRFC
Hobo
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Interest as he is from Coventry and has assisted the club and has an interest in them. As I have an interest in Coventry City FC having been a fan all my life.
Hobo
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There are lots of engage rugby projects nationally and internationally. It is not unique to Coventry.
Hobo
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"Chris Millerchip did the club a great service by obtaining the lease when the club was in administration and by doing so protecting it, and the land it covers from external predators, and has basically sat on it, from his office in America. If the club is to develop the site it needs control of it here - if only so potentially it can negotiate to sub-lease sections of the land to a developer."
The Reverend Skyblue
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Bloody hell Otis I thought I was the only one into this.
Land Registry states :
10.04.2014 Proprietor COVENTRY RUGBY PROPERTIES LLP
Purchased on 24.03.2014
