Not excusing them in any way. Just saying if they've done it for Wasps they should do it for us and rather than waiting around to be asked someone from the clubs marketing department should be straight on the phone asking for it to happen. It's not that difficult to make it known if they get turned down out of hand, a loaded question at an SCG meeting for example would be an easy way to let everyone know if the council say no.
For me one of the biggest problems generally is the club don't force the councils hand on any issue. They should be taking every opportunity to apply pressure and paint the council in a bad light but they really don't help themselves. Look at the comments around the bid for 50%. Rather than just saying we want 50% and leaving it at that, which surely every fan would get behind and pressure the council on, they add on that they'd still move out in a couple of years. They've had a lot of opportunity, especially in the last few weeks, to work on getting people, if not behind SISU, at least more critical of the council but at every opportunity they seem to say they worst thing possible and shoot themselves in the foot.
Yeah they may have sold 3,000 tickets .
Yeah they may have sold 3,000 tickets .
Yeah they may have sold 3,000 tickets .
Yeah they may have sold 3,000 tickets .
Radio stations advertising? Well, you could knock me down with a feather. Whatever next?
Have you ever known a local authority promoting a sports team in this way? A team that has ZERO do with the the authority or the City? I expect one of your usual rants rather than an answer, but it is a bit odd, isn't it?
But it's a local station which as you say has zero to do with? Read above. Council have advertised ccfc before. As they probably promoted all music gigs the Ricoh have staged. You must be clutching at straws to try and dig out the council. Like I said if fans actually vented there anger more at sisu then the council then maybe this club would be in a better position.
I think the council are going to look a load of chumps if there are not at least 12,000 for this opening game.
I think the council are going to look a load of chumps if there are not at least 12,000 for this opening game.
I suspect there will be tbh, and more besides. They may be unethical swines, but they do seem to have grasped the concept of perception and bums on seats... and making sure that happens first out.
Concluding whether it works in financial terms or not on one game will be the danger however, if they have 30,000 or 3,000 it won't necessarily tell us much... although chiefdave is quite right, the higher the first gate, the easier it'll be for Wasps to sell the dream long term!
Why are they running a Rugby club now?
Not heard the radio, so what did CWR say? How were they "advertising"? As for Free Radio, they are a commercial station and would advertise a brothel if they could get enough money. And you say with confidence that CCC have advertised CCFC before. When was that? What was the occasion? To be honest, I don't believe it. Council's don't tend to have advertising on their sites unless it is for their own events.
Sports news was saying how tickets are available for sale as of today for the wasps game. Same as free radio. Free advertisement from local radio. It's terrible isn't it. So it's not just he council promoting Tickets.
Sports news was saying how tickets are available for sale as of today for the wasps game.
Sports news was saying how tickets are available for sale as of today for the wasps game. Same as free radio. Free advertisement from local radio. It's terrible isn't it. So it's not just he council promoting Tickets.
That's isn't "advertising" from CWR. That's called Sports News. They are simply saying tickets are for sale.
Don't forget to let me know how the CC website has advertised CCFC matches in the past.
Isn't that what the council are doing? So okay for CWR to promote tickets not the council. Double standards lol
They might be worried about the £14m debt they've foisted off on WASPS to be repaid over 20 yrs & not the 43yrs the Council arranged & agreed with ACL.
Will it ever be repaid?
Are the other 50% lease holders culpable if WASPS default? (ie. Higgs or SISU or whoever?)
Do CCC or ACL (for that matter want CCFC @ Ricoh?). Answer NO!
CCC were so desperate to attract CCFC back to the Ricoh WHY?
How long had they been in negotiations & talks with WASPS before the Sky Blues return?
Basically CCC are lying and throughout this whole debacle few if any have told the truth. Would I trust any of the parties incvloved here, simple answer NO!
It is just business!
It is good to see priorities though about looking after their own.
I will wait "oh but sisu are nasty pasties so why would they?" comments.
Nice bit of swerving. What about the ad? How do you feel about that?
Well apparently they will promote any sports team from the area that ask for it apparently have already promoted CCFC and CRFC.(mentioned on CWR) And to be fair I would never have known if it wasn't mentioned on here as I don't visit that site.
Still not right!!
As mentioned earlier in this thread, you can all protest outside the Ricoh at the Wasps first game let them know how you feel.
If you feel that strongly then let them know.
Lots of the uses of the word "apparently" i see, but again no proof from Lurker or anyone else. As i said this is extremely unusual for a Council site. And, at the end of the day, should not happen anyway. Not for us and not for anyone.
Whoever buys Coombe Abbey in a secret deal?
Rightly or wrongly, it's a historic occasion for the (City of) Coventry so of course the council will promote the first game - it is going to bring £ eleventy billion into the local economy after all.
If they continue to promote after the first match then surely that will be the time for Michael and Rob_S (backed up by GMK commandos) to storm the council house dressed in protective gear ( bee keepers outfits? ) and spray wasp repellent in the general direction of Ann Lucas et al, making sure that multi award winning journo Sir Les Reid is on hand for another free newspaper EXCLUSIVE!
Well, you certainly don't hide which side your bread is buttered!
You're right, it is an historic occasion but nothing to be celebrated. The Council shouldn't promote anything from a private company.
I think the Council should help promote every business that aims to bring trade/money to Coventry.
Whoring in Hillfields?
I think the Council should help promote every business that aims to bring trade/money to Coventry.
I don't agree. They shiuld encourage business enterprise but they should not advertise one business over another.
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