1 - everyone says that during a negotiation. It's called taking a position. There was no doubt that an agreement could have been made amicably for a revised rent deal. Remember, the council offered a variable level of rent depending on which league we played in, ut our pre-SISU directors said no on the arrogant assumption that we'd go up, not down, so the fixed rent would be to our long term advantage. Plus CCFC screwed up its own business model which ensured two relegations, and the status at the Ricoh was only ever one contributory factor to this. As far as the council were concerned, the signed a deal , and a deal is a deal. Then CCFC screwed their business up and expected automatic sympathy and support from a council with no obligation to provide it (and which was suddenly hit by the need to cut spending generally).
2 - I find it abosletely disgusting at anyone with at least half a brain could defend what can only be described as the abuse of the admin process, in what could be written up as the textbook of "how to screw over your landlord for your own shark-like purposes". Some of the scumbags on Rogue Traders would be ashamed by SISU's blatant phoenixing scam. You can't justify that in your own heart just because CCFC benefitted in the end. You have to see the bigger picture.
3 - SISU said the stadium was worthless and offered to take it over from Higgs for a charitable donation.
4 - The Ricoh is our home and getting the club to stay there will represent final victory over SISU.
