Labo telling porkies again??? (1 Viewer)
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James Smith
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I think we killed that off by taking the Higgs to court.
Grendel
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Oh I thought it was the other way round.
The Gentleman
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Quick question Grendel, rather than split hairs about someones post, what do you make of what Labovitch said last week and then what was said at the forum tonight and all the inconsistencies between the two?
Grendel
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I'd say its entirely consistent towards trying to achieve their intended aim.
The Gentleman
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So you think its entirely consistent that two people/parties who are supposed to be working very closely together are saying different things from one week to the next?
James Smith
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As has been pointed out by others Sisu could just have defended the claim from the Higgs for what they say they are owed. They didn't and instead reverted to type by just counter suing the charity for more than three times than the amount the Higgs allege is owed to them.
As I understsnd it the Higgs are under no obligation to sell to us and could keep hold of their share of ACL for the full term of the lease. The fact that they were prepared to talk to the club even after the rent boycott had been started says to me that they were still wanting to help the club. They could have just said get stuffed when approached by Sisu but they didn't.
We are currently the ones that are homeless, without a stadium in Coventry and one would suspect losing money hand over fist by being in Northampton. The messages from Sisu/Otium about what constitutes Plan A has changed both over time and by who you listen to. According to Mr Labovitch as I understand it a return to the Ricoh is now their preferred option, but then they keep on annoying the people who could make that happen making it less likely.
You say that you think the fact that the Higgs had to resort to the courts (as a charity they have to try) to recover the money allegedly owed has killed off a return to the Ricoh. Well they're the ones who have half the shares in a company that owns the lease on a decent stadium/arena (compared with our current home) and if the loan is paid off might make some money out of it. We're the ones who are playing 'home' games 34miles from our home and in a financial hole that dwarfs what we were in under the previous board (before Sisu took over) and a promised new stadium that appears to be less likely every time Mark Labovitch opens his mouth.
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Morning All
My understanding, rightly or wrongly, that the five years time limit, was from the time that the FA/FL gave the club in exchange for allowing them to play thier games at Sixfields, now it appears that it is a "rolling" five years.
Can anyone clarify????
sky blue john
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Bloody hell Grendel i actually agree with you for once.
Its about creating confusion and delaying tactics. The ultimate aim is the JR. All this stadium nonsense is a smoke screen to make it look like progress without commiting to anything. Purely for the football leagues benefit and try to pressure on ccc.
mark82
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It was a clear, honest and transparent statement. But to be fair, that statement is unlikely to have come from the top as it was an every day operational decision.
mark82
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It was 3 years extendable to 5, but, if there is no stadium built in 5 years time do you really think the football league will grow a backbone at that stage?
The Gentleman
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The point I was making is that, yes we got a clear statement from them about the tickets for Arsenal, but then only hours later they revert back to type and create even more confusion at the forum with what was said by Labovitch last week.
I doubt that was a SISU decision anyway, just a sensible decision by a member of the Coventry City paid staff !
Mary_Mungo_Midge
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And if their intended aim is ownership of the Ricoh leasehold, and/or the incorporation of ACL's business; and they're prepared to move the club out of it's own city to achieve this - why aren't you decrying this from the rooftops, instead of making 'smart' observations relating to people's posts?
You claim to love the club. If that's remotely true, you should look at what we all believe is SISU's 'desired output', look at what they're putting on the line to achieve this - and be damn well annoyed about it. Not be a glib, smug and constant 'authority', picking at the edges of other folk's (waranted) anger
Moff
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Labovitch clearly engages mouth before brain thinks at times, and blurts stuff out like an excited schoolkid trying to impress his mates with made up stuff. For a high powered businessman (allegedly) he comes across as a bit of a tool.
Either that or has bullshit tourettes.
Either that or has bullshit tourettes.
simple_simon
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I think that Fisher us putting ML up into the firing line to take the pressure and hatred away from him.
shmmeee
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As far as I can tell, basically the FL want to see "progress towards a new ground" every season to be happy with us being away. The only way they'll do anything is if there is absolutely nothing Sisu do that can be classed as progress. The Forum will do that this season, maybe a land purchase though that might be next year. Another year for planning, another for "unexpected construction delays" etc. etc.
It could be way more than 5 years.
chiefdave
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The FL have backed themselves into a corner now they have allowed the groundshare to start. What do they do now if they think progress isn't being made? All they can do is tell SISU to move back to Coventry or kick them out of the league. They could spin this out for well beyond 5 years, would the FL have the bottle to do anything at any point?
Senior Vick from Alicante
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The only way the football league will do anything is if they are forced to. It wont be down to a lack of progress by SISU either, it will be because government have had to force through good governance laws to protect the game from all the parasites that continually take a piece from the pie. I wonder what would happen if a private company did the same to something that JS and her family hold dear to themselves. The only way forward to exert more pressure on SISU is for a total ban on Sixfields, I know the fans that attend have every right to go but the message to the owners would be unequivocal. I know the argument is that fans are supporting the team but its the future of the club that's at stake, you can rebuild a team but once the club is lost what future for the team? NOPM
Captain Dart
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In theory our "flexible friend" the FL are supposed to check progress towards a new stadium, but I'm sure they won't disclose any details to the wider public.
It only becomes a problem that becomes an issue after 3 years have elapsed and guess what, I expect nothing much to happen until them, except of course forums & more litigation.
So just go to sleep till Aug 2016.
Florence1898
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Labo has no idea what he is saying, Timmy tells him to jump and he says how high, while Joy throws him a bone or two, to justify his £60,000 Non Executive Salary, I wonder how many ACL Directors are paid?
Astute
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Only 60k? Grendull tells us he earns twice that for an unskilled job.
The Gentleman
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That remind me, it's KFC night tonight