shawny.dalton@ccfc.co.uk
This will be a totally independent, nothing to do with the club, committee?
This will be a totally independent, nothing to do with the club, committee?
SENT ON BEHALF OF SANDRA GARLICK, CHAIR OF THE CCFC STADIUM FORUM
Dear
I am sure you will have already read that I recently became the chair of the CCFC Stadium Forum.
The team working up plans for a new stadium for the club revealed the early impressions of what a new ground will look like just before Christmas and the purpose of the forum is to ensure the club’s tradition and history is imprinted on the new venue.
I have already met and chatted with lots of supporters since taking up my role, but I now want to meet with Sky Blues fans formally to make sure that all views are taken into account.
I know that everyone wants the club back in the Coventry area as soon as possible, and our only role is to ensure that when that happens, it will be coming to a home which reflects both the tradition and the ambition of the club.
I want to take supporters’ views and then translate them into a series of practical and workable recommendations for the owners of the club and their architects.
I held a meeting with Season Ticket holders earlier this month and I am holding an open meeting on Monday, January 20, for all supporters to attend.
This is not a committee meeting but a chance for fans to input their thoughts on the new ground and also, if they so desire, to put themselves forward to become part of the committee going forward.
Eventually, that committee – which will be formed in February – will be made up of a range of fans with a range of views – including Season Ticket holders, non Season Ticket holders and corporates.
Anyone wishing to attend needs to register by emailing shawny.dalton@ccfc.co.uk Confirmation of booked places will be sent via email. Supporters are asked to arrive at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
I do look forward to seeing you and working with you over the coming weeks and months to make sure the supporters have as big a say as possible in the club’s home.
Sandra Dee emailed me to say that I was the one that she wanted.
well everyone now has an opportunity to attend and give their view, i wouldnt recommend you hurl abuse at this Shaun guy when asking to attend!!!
Torch, what do you make of all this new stadium stuff? Personally, I think sisu are playing a blinder on this. They've come up with an idea that is impossible to disprove ie you can't 'prove' a stadium won't be built cos you can't prove a negative. The whole excitement about the Exhall site has been created without sisu saying anything in public at all - that really is pr genius. And they've now sustained the issue for 8 months without identifying a site, purchasing land, contacting councils beyond one speculative enquiry and have certainly not submitted a planning application. To achieve so much attention for an idea without actually doing anything concrete is again pr genius. I can't help but feel it's like me telling my wife I'm going to build us a new home, showing her some pics of what it might look like but after several months she says because I haven’t bought any land or submitted a planning application she doesn’t believe I’m going to build our new home. Can't help but feel an evening with Sandra G discussing hypotheticals isn't going to be much fun
Surely then you only attend if you 100% believe that a new stadium will be built in Coventry?????
If not, whats the point?
Surely then you only attend if you 100% believe that a new stadium will be built in Coventry?????
If not, whats the point?
I got that email, too. I replied saying that I believe the majority of fans don't want a stadium in the Coventry area, but a stadium in Coventry - where there is already a suitable one.
I had the same email and responded in the same way as you.
Actually, my formal response was;
Dear Sandra
I have yet to meet a single supporter who wants a new stadium 'in the Coventry area'.
We are Coventry City and all of its supporters want us to be playing in Coventry, at the Ricoh.
Our owners, and ONLY our owners are responsible for this mess.
I have no interest whatsoever in attending your pointless forum.
Regards
Lee Roberts
Well, that looks neat and tidy... You get the drift.
Torch, what do you make of all this new stadium stuff? Personally, I think sisu are playing a blinder on this. They've come up with an idea that is impossible to disprove ie you can't 'prove' a stadium won't be built cos you can't prove a negative. The whole excitement about the Exhall site has been created without sisu saying anything in public at all - that really is pr genius. And they've now sustained the issue for 8 months without identifying a site, purchasing land, contacting councils beyond one speculative enquiry and have certainly not submitted a planning application. To achieve so much attention for an idea without actually doing anything concrete is again pr genius. I can't help but feel it's like me telling my wife I'm going to build us a new home, showing her some pics of what it might look like but after several months she says because I haven’t bought any land or submitted a planning application she doesn’t believe I’m going to build our new home. Can't help but feel an evening with Sandra G discussing hypotheticals isn't going to be much fun
This will be a totally independent, nothing to do with the club, committee?
And thats your choice, there are some saying it wasnt fair that only ST holders (superduper fans) were allowed to input so now they have the chance to say their piece.
And if Garlick insists this has nothing to do with the club, then why are the club letting her have access to my email details via their database?
I agree that i am not convinced that there is a stadium in the offing either however they are clearly financing this charade by employing Sandra to lead this up so i suppose an honest question is why would they go through all of this trouble for no reason. The fans are clear they wont step into 6fields so it is not about increasing attendance figures but is it to simply keep the fans on a leash for the next 3 years?
Firstly she is not being paid by anybody!
Sandra Garlick owns her own business (Solicitors) and she specialises in 'Social Media Law'! She is and always has been a life long fan and former season ticket holder but did not renew because of the move to Northampton, however she's been to Sixfields on at least five occasions and enjoyed the experience.
One of the points that came out of last weeks meeting is that she's eager to get the club back into Coventry (or the area) as soon as possible and went to some lengths to point out that neither herself or any other Coventry City supporter had any input whatsoever when we left Highfield Road for the Ricoh.
This is a great opportunity for everyone to make a contribution that will make the new ground feel much more like home, hopefully the same feel that Highfield Road had but it's up to you.
FL have strict timescale rules regarding clubs with temporary homes moving back to their original location and if no deal for the Ricoh is forthcoming in the next 12 or 13 weeks they have to submit these by around May or June (so I'm lead to believe). PUSB !
SENT ON BEHALF OF SANDRA GARLICK, CHAIR OF THE CCFC STADIUM FORUM
Dear
I am sure you will have already read that I recently became the chair of the CCFC Stadium Forum.
The team working up plans for a new stadium for the club revealed the early impressions of what a new ground will look like just before Christmas and the purpose of the forum is to ensure the club’s tradition and history is imprinted on the new venue.
I have already met and chatted with lots of supporters since taking up my role, but I now want to meet with Sky Blues fans formally to make sure that all views are taken into account.
I know that everyone wants the club back in the Coventry area as soon as possible, and our only role is to ensure that when that happens, it will be coming to a home which reflects both the tradition and the ambition of the club.
I want to take supporters’ views and then translate them into a series of practical and workable recommendations for the owners of the club and their architects.
I held a meeting with Season Ticket holders earlier this month and I am holding an open meeting on Monday, January 20, for all supporters to attend.
This is not a committee meeting but a chance for fans to input their thoughts on the new ground and also, if they so desire, to put themselves forward to become part of the committee going forward.
Eventually, that committee – which will be formed in February – will be made up of a range of fans with a range of views – including Season Ticket holders, non Season Ticket holders and corporates.
Anyone wishing to attend needs to register by emailing shawny.dalton@ccfc.co.uk Confirmation of booked places will be sent via email. Supporters are asked to arrive at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
I do look forward to seeing you and working with you over the coming weeks and months to make sure the supporters have as big a say as possible in the club’s home.
The fact that we weren't consulted on the Ricoh is a mute point.
I'd like to know how many new stadiums have been built in England in recent times where fans of the club have had an impact on the design or features.
I doubt any.
The fact that we weren't consulted on the Ricoh is a mute point.
This 'unique' opportunity is bollocks. If the fans say we'd like padded seats like the emirates in sky blue they won't get them cos they'll be too expensive and when the stadiums empty the players won't see each other...
You also have to consider that all the things we are supposedly getting a say in are things that could pretty easily and relatively easily be sorted at the Ricoh.
You also have to consider that all the things we are supposedly getting a say in are things that could pretty easily and relatively easily be sorted at the Ricoh.
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