mark82
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Well, the Bees have a contract to play there so guess its something to do with that.
Would make Sisu even more popular if they made the Bees homeless in the process of screwing us up.
What is the due diligence you have to do over the purchase of a plot of land? Isn't it just the land searches usually done by solicitors and approaching the planning authorities? There might of course be a land audit to see if land is suitable and to be carried out by buyer? How long would that take ? Arent the removal or settlement of charges over the property usually the problem of the vendor and settled out of the proceeds? What other due diligence is there? Just curious.
Quite true. The article was written in September - so last month.
CBRE were speaking on behalf of SISU as far back as May. Indeed by that point, they claimed they were close to acquiring a site:
http://www.football.co.uk/coventry_...se_to_acquiring_stadium_site_rss4224420.shtml
May and September are 4 months separated. My guess would be that if they were 'close' in May, they'd have approached at least one council in the period I am assuming the FOI was completed in.
As such, hold a firm view as to the seriousness of this 'venture'
I believe they haven't got a snowball's chance in hell of getting planning permission at Brandon. The locals seem to have plenty of clout, and the road access is notoriously poor, so that alone would kill off the plans. Appeals processes could take years too. So I think the club are using this as a delaying tactic to draw out the process. They can also do their usual trick of blaming everyone else when it goes tits-up.
The other consideration is that the land owners have apparently wanted to sell it for housing for years, but have been unable to get planning permission. The Bees could be the next of the City's sports teams to move, either to Perry Barr or Leicester, or fold altogether.
I can't view talk of a new stadium seriously myself, the information continuously fails to add up.
I do wait to be challenged on that by real hard fact, or confirmation by parties not employed by SISU, and not just words designed to give the impression of action. Which is why I original doubted that this was new information.
What is the due diligence you have to do over the purchase of a plot of land? Isn't it just the land searches usually done by solicitors and approaching the planning authorities? There might of course be a land audit to see if land is suitable and to be carried out by buyer? How long would that take ? Arent the removal or settlement of charges over the property usually the problem of the vendor and settled out of the proceeds? What other due diligence is there? Just curious.
You would put in a planning application to the local council to see if they will grant planning permission for a football stadium before you buy the land.
He only asked if official approaches had been made. At what point would a council call it an official approach? when an application is submitted?
Having said this on something the size of a stadium anything other than an official approach will not get you anywhere.
THIS SHIT WILL NEVER ENDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
at least maybe our sixfields form will lead to double promotion in the mean time
maybe they are also buying the Brandon Bees.
Where would they make the Bees hold their home matches - Leicester?
You are assuming crowds in excess of 2000.
If they were to buy the site at Brandon it's clear major road infrastructure improvements would be need. Would it be the case that some of these would be within the control of CCC? Where is the actual boundary?
If Brandon is to become a new academy site I wonder what the agreement with Alan Higgs Centre is in terms of length of tenure?
TGI Island is the boundary.
Anything happening on the actual island would need CCC approval.
The article says:
"Last month, Rugby Borough Council maintained it had still received no approach from any party acting for Coventry City interested in buying the Brandon site.
"The Telegraph has today asked all borough and district councils in Warwickshire bordering Coventry’s administrative boundary whether any approach has been made, for planning or any other purpose."
Update to the update - The article online now says:
Last month, Rugby Borough Council maintained it had still received no approach from any party acting for Coventry City interested in buying the Brandon site.
Today, a spokesman said: “Rugby Borough Council has been approached by a representative working on behalf of Coventry City Football Club.”
The council refused to say if the approach related to Brandon or another site.
The Telegraph has today asked all borough and district councils in Warwickshire bordering Coventry’s administrative boundary whether any approach has been made, for planning or any other purpose.
Would Brandon be covered by Warwickshire Police....... will they have the man power and resources to cover the policing of matches? ...... they are already stretched because of the cut backs. Is that another possible objection/problem?
get more punters at a car boot than sickfields, sisu out, play up sky blues.Sandhu couldn't even get permission for a car boot sale on it!
Sooner or later sisu are going to have to follow through with the building of this new stadium, like they did with the ground share, just to try and save face.
I would imagine despite their want to have CCFC back there, ACL wouldn't have a problem with them building there own ground.
As someone's already said, the continued legal action against the council for effectively securing the future of the ground they (used to) play in shows what 'plan a' actually is.
spot on, but some people still don't get it ?They've never wanted to build the ground. That's why the (completely unexplained from a business POV) decision to not build it in Coventry's borders.
Imagine if they'd said "We'll build a new ground in the city centre, near pubs, easy access for all, oh and it's a bit like HR". The pro-Sisu side would be double or treble what it is now, there was enough residual dislike of the Ricoh and nostalgia of HR for that to persuade a few fans it's a good idea.
What they need is the fans on at the council to give in because otherwise we'll lose our club.
The groundshare is vital for that plan because it shows they would do something as unthinkable as move the club away, it's also needed to get the fan base up in arms.
This is, was and always has been about the Ricoh and nothing else.
They've never wanted to build the ground. That's why the (completely unexplained from a business POV) decision to not build it in Coventry's borders.
Imagine if they'd said "We'll build a new ground in the city centre, near pubs, easy access for all, oh and it's a bit like HR". The pro-Sisu side would be double or treble what it is now, there was enough residual dislike of the Ricoh and nostalgia of HR for that to persuade a few fans it's a good idea.
What they need is the fans on at the council to give in because otherwise we'll lose our club.
The groundshare is vital for that plan because it shows they would do something as unthinkable as move the club away, it's also needed to get the fan base up in arms.
This is, was and always has been about the Ricoh and nothing else.
6 miles from Cov council house is a long way, reckon that would include all of Kenilworth and probably as far as Cubbington. Don't let the locals there hear about Fisher's plans, they ain't even got over HS2 yet!
Is just me, or does this article basically read as a crappy bit of SISU PR saying, "We still don't have a stadium, or even a plausible plan for one. Nothing's really moved on any of the sites that we were really, really close to buying a few months ago. We're still definitely going to build a new stadium though, honest. Oh yes. We've moved on. Apart from the JR and our demands for the keys to the Ricoh that is, obviously."
What a crock.
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