He is described on the CCFC wesbite as an apprentice.
Coventry City Football Club is looking to recruit a Junior Grounds Person to work within the department to assist in the daily management and maintenance of the playing surfaces at the Coventry Building Society Arena where the first team play their home games.
So is he CCFC staff at the CBS or does he work for Wasps now?
It is the apprentice role I assume that was advertised and it included some work experience at the ground but reporting to the CBS groundsman who is employed by the Arena - we seem to have a grounds manager but his brief has nothing to do with the arena
So it's CCFC staff based at the CBS then?
Pete works at Ryton on a day-to-day basis with Colin Wilson, Grounds Manager at Ryton, and Groundsperson Matt Skingle. Pete joined the team at the Sky Blues training ground in November 2019, and spent a three month period on placement at the Coventry Building Society Arena as part of City and Wasps working closer together on the pitch.
So it's CCFC staff based at the CBS then?
No he is on an apprentice contract and has work experience there to learn a trade but under the management of the Arena staff - our actual ground staff do not work there - he works on the pitch for football and rugby. If he remains as a CCFC employee after the apprenticeship he would no longer work there. I assume we agreed to be part of an apprentice scheme with the collaboration of wasps ground staff to train up someone as a skill.
Unless you think a £5 an hour apprentice can be responsible for managing the pitch.
There are staff at Ryton and Higgs, there is a Junior staff member at the CBS full time...
Nobody has said how senior they are, just that there is somebody there.
I assumed he was now doing the job based at the CBS that was advertised as his Twitter looks to be doing stuff there now (even for non football).
Now, I'm no legal expert but I would think points 32.3.1 and 32.3.2 would cover us. If we we were given assurances about a new pitch, assurances that the pitch would be in a playable condition and that our groundstaff weren't allowed into the CBS, there's no way we can be saddled with a points deduction.
EFL will want to know the communication between the Club and Wasps from when the last game was played in May to when the CWG took overThe only blame is to be proactive and have a back up plan
Who is managed by Wasps hierarchy - SBB is correct we have no ground staff there - but our groundsman in an interview said that he has day tp day contact with the Head Groundsman at the arena
Coventry City Football Club is looking to recruit a Junior Grounds Person to work within the department to assist in the daily management and maintenance of the playing surfaces at the Coventry Building Society Arena where the first team play their home games.
- Operate pedestrian machinery
- Operate ride on machinery
- Operate tractor and trailer dependant on appropriate training
- Line marking
- Irrigation operations
- Divoting
- Strimming/Hedge Cutting
- Fertiliser application
- Aeration operations
- Basic maintenance
- General site maintenance
- Frost sheet application
This is a great opportunity to join the Coventry City Football Club Ground Staff team. You will undertake everyday tasks at the instruction of the Head Grounds Person and senior colleagues.
Looks like ground staff to me, regardless of who they report to on a daily basis.
Well it doesn't to me as ironically if he moves to work for the club full time he won't go to the CBS.
Its like a placement to learn the job - he was probably there when the CWG were on ironically
They would all work at the CBS full timeThere are staff at Ryton and Higgs, there is a Junior staff member at the CBS full time...
Nobody has said how senior they are, just that there is somebody there.
I assumed he was now doing the job based at the CBS that was advertised as his Twitter looks to be doing stuff there now (even for non football).
They would all work at the CBS full time
They would have known who would and who wouldn’t have been allowed access ages ago, this would not have been a last minute decision
CWG have not suddenly put a complete new grounds team in place , that would not make sense , they would want personnel that do know the pitch
It’s an absolutely shite situation, and the Burton one is random too - why Burton?!
But any blame being apportioned to SISU/the club/Boddy is nothing but agenda pushing.
Plenty to have a dig about, but control of a pitch in a stadium we don’t own is not one.
Talk of buying a ticket to check the pitch is ridiculous too. How bad a situation would that be; the only way for the CEO of the club who play at the pitch to check it is to buy a ticket, huh?!
Right can anyone say whats come of the talks between boddy and vaughan?
I've worked on the concourse the last 2 pre seasons and we do have groundsman working on the pitch constantly. All wearing CCFC clothing.We don’t have any grounds staff at the CBS Stadium
I do not think there would be a points deduction at allI'd be very surprised if we got a points deduction. Here's the EFL rules and regs on fixture postponement:
32 PENALTY FOR NON-FULFILMENT OF FIXTURE OBLIGATIONS
32.1 Each Club will use its best endeavours to ensure that each match under the jurisdiction of The League takes place on the date and at the time fixed for it.
32.2 Any Club failing to fulfil its fixture obligations in respect of any match under the jurisdiction of The League on the appointed date or dates or causing The League to suspend any fixture shall be deemed guilty of misconduct, unless the Club is successfully able to demonstrate that Regulation 32.2 applies . The burden of proof will rest with the Club.
32.3 The Club will not be deemed to be guilty of misconduct in accordance with Regulation 32.1 where it is able to demonstrate that:
32.3.1 the dominant and effective cause of the non-fulfilment was the occurrence of an event which was outside the control of the Club (an ‘Event’); and
32.3.2 the Club could not have been reasonably foreseen or reasonably anticipated and remediedremedy the consequences of the Event prior to the match despite using its best endeavours to do so.
32.4 The Club failing to fulfil its fixture or causing The League to suspend such fixture shall be liable to pay compensation for any expenses actually incurred by the opposing Club as a direct result of the failure or suspension. The amount of compensation will be at the discretion of the Board who will consider every such case on its merits. The Board may refer the amount of compensation to be paid to the Disciplinary Commission dealing with the misconduct by the Club failing to fulfil its fixture or causing The League to suspend the same.
Now, I'm no legal expert but I would think points 32.3.1 and 32.3.2 would cover us. If we we were given assurances about a new pitch, assurances that the pitch would be in a playable condition and that our groundstaff weren't allowed into the CBS, there's no way we can be saddled with a points deduction.
Worst case scenario, a fine and I'm sure big D will be taking that up with the 'sects.
And after the first season of Coventry City being here and the Commonwealth Games, we’re going to be laying an entirely brand-new pitch again.
When do wasps fixtures start? This pitch needs some time away from rugby
Key words financially and physically and post CWG a new PITCH.
CCFC and Wasps to work together to provide best possible pitch
Sky Blues and Wasps CEOs Dave Boddy and Stephen Vaughan insist the Ricoh Arena pitch will be the best it possibly can be as the two clubs join forces on renovation and maintenancewww.coventrytelegraph.net
Key words financially and physically and post CWG a new PITCH.
CCFC and Wasps to work together to provide best possible pitch
Sky Blues and Wasps CEOs Dave Boddy and Stephen Vaughan insist the Ricoh Arena pitch will be the best it possibly can be as the two clubs join forces on renovation and maintenancewww.coventrytelegraph.net
I think we are trying to stir the pot but the ground staff bit clearly is a red herring
Yes, but this was over a year ago.
Boddy also says the club and Wasps will work very closely together and that there will be a real working partnership as to how the pitch is prepared moving forward.
Yet somehow seemingly no one from the club's end seems to know why the pitch has been re-laid.
Something is clearly very amiss and clarity is needed as previous comments just aren't matching up with current statements from Boddy and Robins at the minute.
Maybe it's the fact that Wasps have no money and cannot afford the intended renovations/upkeep/new surface?
Obviously that's the case. But that's not the point.
In their statement it's said: "Promised investment by the Arena into a new pitch has unfortunately not materialised over the Summer, which has been compounded by concerts on the pitch and then a huge amount of use at the Commonwealth Games last weekend.”
Surely I'm not the only one that thinks this raises a number of questions... Why are the club only finding out now that the pitch hasn't been relaid? Surely that was something to follow up in the summer no? Have the club had any dialogue with Wasps this year?
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