James Smith
Well-Known Member
Ah yes who could forget Bryan Richardson - wish I could.
Speak for yourself, I wanted to stay at Highfield Road personally the only place I will ever call our home and I know that's an opinion shared by my family and many of my friends. "They wanted it to be the new National Stadium" just an example of the nonsense..
Yes. Your incessant "balance" has meant its hard to know what the fuck you actually think.
How about you answer a simple question: do you think this is OK?
I seriously want to know why you are happy that SISU are suing the Higgs charity.
I seriously want to know why you are happy that SISU are suing the Higgs charity.
How have they caused this?
By changing their mind about giving away a large part of their regeneration plans for North Coventry or by changing their mind about screwing a local charity or perhaps even by realising that what's being suggested is in fact far closer to state aid than what's been brought up in the JR.
I'm assuming you're a resident of Coventry. As such, how much more are you willing to pay in council tax to fund these plans you're cheering? Or which services shall we cut? Maybe social services can take a cut so your favourite hedge fund gets richer? (let remember it's still far from proven this outcome will even benefit the club)
Come on, you're so cavalier about "smashing the council" how do you want to pay for it?
Ahhh so I said I was happy about it too?
I don't really know all of the facts and what was agreed. If the charity have done nothing wrong at all then of course it is out of order.
And this is where we can find out. Was (& how was) the Higgs deal agreed & did CCC pull out & under what basis? Bring it out in court.
And for all of the "suing a kid's charity" talk, the charity seems to do enough suing of it's own (e.g. Northampton Town).
as long as it gets club back who cares? gotta take the chance.
i dont know how it affected services, just love the club enough to take risk
yes you did. post #207.
What would they have to have done to make it OK?
That was ACL.
Whatever SISU are accusing them off I guess as they would have the right to sue them?
So as long as it's legal, it's moral. Got ya. Makes sense of a lot of your thoughts to be honest (not judging) and many of those with a similar view.
Sisu arent the club-- Coventry and its people are the club. I didnt mention the council, but they are at least voted in, and are accountable and all parties have taken a stance- I guess that is democracy, right?
Does being a charity entitle you to do things wrong though? (I am not saying they have). If the charity have done nothing wrong then there should be some sort of compensation towards the charity I think.
See that club you love.
Let's say (and this is all legal and possible) that Sisu get the freehold by smashing the council and try then mortgage the Ricoh to the hilt, take the cash and leave City with an enormous mortgage to pay (almost certainly higher than the previous rent).
Would you still be cheering?
See that club you love.
Let's say (and this is all legal and possible) that Sisu get the freehold by smashing the council and try then mortgage the Ricoh to the hilt, take the cash and leave City with an enormous mortgage to pay (almost certainly higher than the previous rent).
Would you still be cheering?
if your gonna make up stuff that you dont know will happen why not throw some dragons in there?
What like "a Sisu win will help CCFC"?
Completely incapable of adult conversation again I see.
There will be court costs. That's it.
I'm just a bit saddened to see people fall for the "no smoke without fire" tactic so often.
Now your defending yourself and people have the thought in the back of their mind. This has been Sisu's style since day one.
I don't see today as evidence of anything other than Joy really did threaten to tie everyone up in legal costs if she didn't get what she wants.
I think that's a subversion of the legal system and I think it's wrong. Maybe not illegal at the moment, but wrong.
They might do it, they might not. New owners might do it, they might not. Can't see why we need to get outraged by something that hasn't happened.
I did say it would be totally wrong IF the Higgs hadn't done anything wrong, of course it would be wrong but the charity must have been expecting some sort of fight about the money by taking them to court (again, I don't know what was agreed about the fees before hand).
Why a stupid argument. So we can't discuss future events now?
Really? Maybe I need to put in big letters when something is sarcasm in response to people trying to put words into my mouth.
certainly a brand new era scamming a charity, can we sink any lower.or: "This is a very exciting day in the long, proud history of Coventry City Football Club and I am positive that will be reflected in the attendance for Saturday's game against Southampton. I am sure that Ray Ranson and Sisu Capital will help drive Coventry City forward into a brand new era for the club."
this saga is becoming absolutely disgraceful.I reckon.
Charities have a legal obligation to pursue money owed to them I believe.
To be honest even if SISU hadn't agreed to it before hand they should have just put their hand in their pocket and given Higgs the £30K that they left them out of pocket. The rate SISU are burning through money it would make no differnce and might actually have given them some good PR but no, their preferred option is back into court and legal fees all round.
Try a smilie, maybe?
Fair enough. I hope you'll join in my "Colonization of Mars" thread.
I did put "I have said it loads of times through this thread" when I clearly hadn't which I thought might be enough.
I will in future be sure to read all of your pearls of wisdom so that I don't miss any of your sarcastic wit.
(this was sarcasm BTW)
We need some kind of self marking quiz that you have to pass to post in these topics. I have no issue with different opinions, but it's pointless if people don't grasp the basic facts.
I've seen people post that the council can do what they like with ACL cos yet own it. That the Higgs Center and the Higgs Charity are the same organisation, etc. If you don't get that stuff it's easy to go off half cocked.
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