RoboCCFC90
Well-Known Member
Exactly if this is the gamble that PH4 is willing to take, will it have any benefits to CCFC at all?
Afterall PH4 is a property developer is he not?
Although the Arena may not be as profitable at present (rather debatable) I'm sure with investment in another hotel and without the 20 odd home games it could become more successful with conferences and gigs etc. Its been said previously that the Arena loses out on a lot of business because of the lack of hotel rooms.
This is what Haskell sees and so I think it is less of a gamble for him.
I would love ACL to take the FL / Appleton to court and win but I can't see it happening. FL have ridiculously flexible rules and Appleton will wriggle out of any blame due to insolvency laws.
Although the Arena may not be as profitable at present (rather debatable) I'm sure with investment in another hotel and without the 20 odd home games it could become more successful with conferences and gigs etc. Its been said previously that the Arena loses out on a lot of business because of the lack of hotel rooms.
This is what Haskell sees and so I think it is less of a gamble for him.
I would love ACL to take the FL / Appleton to court and win but I can't see it happening. FL have ridiculously flexible rules and Appleton will wriggle out of any blame due to insolvency laws.
This stuff about they could have more gigs without the Ricoh there that keeps getting spouted is still tripe.
They are only going to be held in the summer, and only a certain amount of people each year touring that could fill the place, and with nothing getting in the way this year, only two gigs, Muse and Springsteen, when there were plenty of others on the circuit such as Bon Jovi and Robbie Williams who could have played there.(Bon Jovi, who has already played at the Ricoh, this year chose to play at Villa Park!).
The need for somebody coming in to build a hotel has always puzzled me, surely if there was such a need then somebody could have come in and built one already?
This stuff about they could have more gigs without the Ricoh there that keeps getting spouted is still tripe.
They are only going to be held in the summer, and only a certain amount of people each year touring that could fill the place, and with nothing getting in the way this year, only two gigs, Muse and Springsteen, when there were plenty of others on the circuit such as Bon Jovi and Robbie Williams who could have played there.(Bon Jovi, who has already played at the Ricoh, this year chose to play at Villa Park!).
The need for somebody coming in to build a hotel has always puzzled me, surely if there was such a need then somebody could have come in and built one already?
People do only tend to play the Ricoh once... I wonder why that is??
People do only tend to play the Ricoh once... I wonder why that is??
Sisu I expect.
Bon Jovi twice
2008 and ?
Land development ?
Actually handled Jon Bon Jovi when he flew in by helicopter to Coventry Airport for that one.
Nice bloke, real shortarse though!
2008 and ?
2006
2006 - Have a Nice Day Tour
2007 - 2008 - Lost Highway Tour
2013 - Do you know the way to Villa Park Tour?
Although the Arena may not be as profitable at present (rather debatable) I'm sure with investment in another hotel and without the 20 odd home games it could become more successful with conferences and gigs etc. Its been said previously that the Arena loses out on a lot of business because of the lack of hotel rooms.
This is what Haskell sees and so I think it is less of a gamble for him.
I don't think stadium 100% needs a team to be successful. None of us know how having 20 odd weekends a season being used for football impacts on other business. For all we know other events, be them stadium events or conference type events have been lost as the football has always had priority. I can't imagine many people looking to put a business type event on would be particularly thrilled at the the thought of 10K football fans milling around.
I think you can also make an argument that not having a football teams makes it more attractive for representative events and things like the rugby semis. Not having a league schedule to complete means the pitch should be in much better condition than others, availability for training days and general availability for event dates. Also means that if you had something like and England Womens or U21 match you wouldn't be competing for casual supporters against CCFC games.
Don't get me wrong I'm not saying it's an ideal scenario to lose CCFC from a business standpoint but I don't think it's the doomsday scenario some people would have us believe.
The thing that goes against the ricoh the most for me is no rail access.The LG is piss easy to get to by rail,get off at inter then a ten minute walk to the venue.Im convinced if the ricoh had the same transport links im sure it would get plenty more big gigs.Being a proud coventrian I hope the ricoh can fullfill its potential,unlike some it would seem.
i agree having no train station is one of the main reason the ricoh does not get loads of concerts it should of been built along with an underpass the same time as the ricoh so the council missed a trick there
Can't blame anybody but the management company of the Ricoh for it not fullfilling it's potential really.
The council and network rails problem I would of thought.
Can't blame anybody but the management company of the Ricoh for it not fullfilling it's potential really.
I agree that Acl hasn't fulfilled its potential, but it is a long way off from the "failing business" that Fisher tried to smear it as.
The Ricoh has just sort of ticked over under the management of ACL. I've seen nothing however from any of the sisu appointed board members over the last 6 years that made me think they could do any better.
Know it all les reid is now saying Summin along lines about 50 or 100% deal agreed for Ricoh or ACL won't confirm it it's 50 or 100%
I did see that they were going to appoint a proper stadium management company if they got the Higgs share(before it all fell apart of course).
That still needs to be done whoever owns the Ricoh/ACL regardless of the club position.
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