bigfatronssba
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C'mon your better than that.
Coventry Council WILL support a new stadium... (4 Viewers)
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C'mon your better than that.
italiahorse
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Tiresome or what.
They couldn't wait because that would have played into Sisu's hands of being the only game in town.
Not accepting the wasps deal would see years of Sisu driving the value of the Ricoh down by continuing to stress ACL.
From a CCFC fan point of view that sounds fantastic if the club got the stadium for nothing. (Although in reality Sisu would)
But Councillors have to do what's right for Coventry and clearly the Wasps deal was the best compromise.
Sometimes you need to take your Sky Blue tinted glasses off and look at the whole picture.
Chinny_Hill
New Member
That was more to do with Colemans tactics, pre kick off the atmosphere was good. It is quite refreshing to talk about football, but the honest truth is whenever we have had large crowds at the Ricoh (Gillingham excluded) the team have failed to get that crucial first goal to light the touch paper.
PS This is all in the past now, we wont see the like of these games or crowds again.
italiahorse
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How was Highfield Road accessible if you came by car ?
torchomatic
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torchomatic
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I'm slightly confused by your question. HR was easily accessible for people coming by bus and train as it was a relatively short walk from the centre of town. Also, in the 30 odd years I attended the place (coming from Warwick we always came by car) I never had any problems parking.
italiahorse
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They have committed for 250 years which is longer than CCFC has been in existence for.
italiahorse
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Don't you like top class rugby then ?
Parking is a fucking ball ache at the Ricoh...10 quid for an official car park, dodge security guards at Tesco or park in a quagmire of a field a mile away..
The Green Travel plan. Another gift from the Council to stitch up the football club.
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torchomatic
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Nick
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Did you before there was a bandwagon for you to be on
italiahorse
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I regret buying one every year under Sisu.
But I always commit for the year and attend all home and most away matches.
Yourself ??
torchomatic
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italiahorse
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So where did you park and did you get away okay ?
So eloquently put, could not have bettered that myself. Happy New Year by the way!
italiahorse
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Did you before there was a bandwagon for you to be on
Only internationals on TV as could not be bothered to go to Leicester or Northampton. Walking up for Wasps on my doorstep is a bonus.
I'm lucky that I can enjoy watching Wasps and now I feel Wasps are part of Coventry I can get behind them.
Not saying I will attend many matches but I'm awaiting my second match after picking up tickets at the last CCFC home game.
Wasps are not the problem like people make out.
italiahorse
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italiahorse
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Wayside £2 for football £5 for Wasps. Pass it every time. right next to M6 for a fast exit.
torchomatic
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INdustrial estate. The other side of the park sometimes On street by some old people's flats. I genuinely can't remember not being able to park.
Agreed, but now Wasps are part of the solution. Work with them and negotiate a fair rent and tenancy agreement. It's going to be a lot cheaper than servicing millions of pounds of debt...
torchomatic
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Yes, I do, they are taking the piss. I really don't have a problem with people having a go at SISU, they're rubbish owners. So was McGinnity, so was Richardson. However, there's really nothing fans can do. Owners will go when they've either had enough or someone offers them a pile of cash to leave. That is why I always wanted them to get a stake in the Ricoh. THey would have had something to sell, but that chance has now gone. I genuinely hope they do build a new ground for us. They will have something tangible to offer any potential new owners. And since Wasps arrival the Ricoh has felt even more alien.
italiahorse
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I lost 2 radios parking in the streets around the ground and it was a nightmare to get back to Bedworth.
Several times saw cars by the old veg market on bricks after the match.
My sister lived in a terraced house nearby and could never park her car on matchdays.
Hence why there will always be a need for residence to have priority.
4,400 seater stadium soon for sale about £5.5m is that what we are aiming for
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-30634834
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-30634834
torchomatic
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I was just lucky then, I guess. And yes, I feel sorry for those who live around town centre football stadia. However, it's different now with parking restrictions, etc. I would imagine if we were still at HR then parking wouldn't have been as easy as it was from the 70s-90s.
italiahorse
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At least with the previous owners they gave us something, although clearly living above their means.
With Sisu they have given us nothing and now we have absolutely zilch.
torchomatic
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Well, Wasps moved to Cov because they didn't have a home, so you never know. Something for the Trust to get behind.
torchomatic
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True. Richardson gave us a £60M debt and a nice shiny new stadium we couldn't afford. The good old days, eh?
italiahorse
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Is this the one backed by ex Man U players ?
italiahorse
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He would have succeeded if we had not got relegated or at least got back the next season.
bigfatronssba
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The green travel plan was dictated by the office of John Prescott.
sort of disgruntled fans who raised money to start up their own club after Glazer took over ManU
I lost one Radio as well. So I am not alone...
mattylad
Member
thats exactly what this is a preemptive strike by the council (who know wasps need ccfc at the ricoh to make its business plan work) so lets make it difficult for ccfc to move outside or announce they want to move out side of the city by stating that planning permission will not be an issue when of course we all know that it will be virtually impossible to get approval to build another stadium so close to the existing one. i know lots of people don't think this is going to happen but it does seem that a land purchase will happen shortly regardless of whether they actually build anything on it or not!Yep. Traffic would be an absolute nightmare. I travel that route every day and it's already clogged most of the time.
Anyone else think this is just the council being quite clever in expectation of a Sisu statement decalring that the new stadium has to be built so many miles away because they cannot build in Coventry?
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Jack Griffin
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No you're thinking of Salford.
dongonzalos
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I always felt land would get bought. Land rarely loses value so why not.
Land with planning permission in place is a good investment.
I just still don't see it financially better for the club to build a stadium over doing a deal/partnership with Wasps