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David O'Day

David O'Day

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shmmeee said:
Yeah I’ve looked at a few parcels of land round there. Posted about one I think UoW don’t own but have an option on elsewhere. Lots of land with use restrictions on that would seem to rule out a stadium up towards Gibbet Hill Road.
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Isn't up towards Gibbit Hill Road CCC area land anayway?

The land will be WDC land
 
mark82

mark82

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shmmeee said:
If you read the options document put before council before the Wasps sale was agreed they basically see Sisu or “a third party sports team” as the only options and Sisu not being willing to put a serious bid in leaves them with just Wasps. No Wasps would suggest the option is between Sisu and fuck all.

I’m not convinced Wasps will fuck off yet mind.
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Yeah, Wasps aren't going anywhere. Think people need to get out of that mindset.
 
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mark82 said:
Yeah, Wasps aren't going anywhere. Think people need to get out of that mindset.
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Still too early to tell, tbh. They, no doubt, would say that.

It's a bit irrelevant now anyway, as CCFC have decided a new ground is Plan A, so that happening doesn't need Wasps to be here, or not to be here. Best thing we could do, for all our sakes, is forget all about Wasps.
 
Warwickhunt

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Deleted member 5849 said:
Still too early to tell, tbh. They, no doubt, would say that.

It's a bit irrelevant now anyway, as CCFC have decided a new ground is Plan A, so that happening doesn't need Wasps to be here, or not to be here. Best thing we could do, for all our sakes, is forget all about Wasps.
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Deleted member 5849 said:
Still too early to tell, tbh. They, no doubt, would say that.

It's a bit irrelevant now anyway, as CCFC have decided a new ground is Plan A, so that happening doesn't need Wasps to be here, or not to be here. Best thing we could do, for all our sakes, is forget all about Wasps.
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We should all support the real Coventry Rugby Club!
 
BornSlippySkyBlue

BornSlippySkyBlue

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Warwickhunt said:
We should all support the real Coventry Rugby Club!
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Fucking hate rugby, but feel a bit for CRFC as they tend to be forgotten about in all this, whereas in reality what CCC did to them was as disrespectful to one of Coventry’s historic sporting institutions as what they did to us, more so in some ways. At least Milton Keynes didn’t already have a team one league lower when they parachuted Wimbledon in, so you could argue it’s worse than that situation in a way. Imagine if they’d supported their local teams in the way they’ve tickled wasps’ nuts for them, who knows we could both be in the top division and the council would have had a proper city of sport, happier residents and more money (hugely so if we both actually had made the top division — realise that’s a massive if).

That turned out longer than I planned.
 
shmmeee

shmmeee

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BornSlippySkyBlue said:
Fucking hate rugby, but feel a bit for CRFC as they tend to be forgotten about in all this, whereas in reality what CCC did to them was as disrespectful to one of Coventry’s historic sporting institutions as what they did to us, more so in some ways. At least Milton Keynes didn’t already have a team one league lower when they parachuted Wimbledon in, so you could argue it’s worse than that situation in a way. Imagine if they’d supported their local teams in the way they’ve tickled wasps’ nuts for them, who knows we could both be in the top division and the council would have had a proper city of sport, happier residents and more money (hugely so if we both actually had made the top division — realise that’s a massive if).

That turned out longer than I planned.
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You mean if only the council had arranged a stadium for CRFC and CCFC?

Um....

Do people think having two competing clubs harms Manchester football or Liverpool or Birmingham or London?

I really don’t get this argument. Cov Rugby attendances have been growing since Wasps arrived. They seem fine.

People really need to get over Wasps. It’s getting silly and it’s not good for your blood pressure.
 
Tommo1993

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Sometimes it does seem that Wasps going bust is the much bigger priority, when talking to some City fans.
 
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shmmeee said:
You mean if only the council had arranged a stadium for CRFC and CCFC?

Um....

Do people think having two competing clubs harms Manchester football or Liverpool or Birmingham or London?

I really don’t get this argument. Cov Rugby attendances have been growing since Wasps arrived. They seem fine.

People really need to get over Wasps. It’s getting silly and it’s not good for your blood pressure.
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Rugby's set up rather differently. The glass ceiling has been artificially placed over CRFC, in the same way that Leyton Orient are restricted by West Ham, say.
 
BornSlippySkyBlue

BornSlippySkyBlue

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shmmeee said:
You mean if only the council had arranged a stadium for CRFC and CCFC?

Um....

Do people think having two competing clubs harms Manchester football or Liverpool or Birmingham or London?

I really don’t get this argument. Cov Rugby attendances have been growing since Wasps arrived. They seem fine.

People really need to get over Wasps. It’s getting silly and it’s not good for your blood pressure.
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I dunno, but it really doesn’t feel like the council have supported either team recently and it would have been interesting if they had. Supporting might mean not bringing in a third party, negotiating a favourable rent when we were on our knees, stuff like that.

Anyway, not looking to go over old ground again, we are where we are and all that. I just don’t see where we realistically go from here so I’m hoping this new ground isn’t bullshit.
 
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BornSlippySkyBlue

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Tommo1993 said:
Sometimes it does seem that Wasps going bust is the much bigger priority, when talking to some City fans.
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To be honest, I dislike wasps due to the way they carry about their business. They don’t seem to care about collateral damage as long as they achieve their aims, and the way they achieve those aims appears ‘ethically’ questionable at times. I’ve known plenty of people like that in life, they always seem to be the ones that make money but not friends (just hangers on).

But I couldn’t really care less if they go bust. I don’t particularly see an easy route back to the Ricoh even if they do. In a perfect world we’d build a new ground and wasps can carry on trying to make a go of a business that hasn’t worked, like ever. But for their genuine fans’ sake I hope they don’t go bust. In fact for their genuine fans I’d rather see them move back to their geographical home area, but what chance.
 
shmmeee

shmmeee

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BornSlippySkyBlue said:
I dunno, but it really doesn’t feel like the council have supported either team recently and it would have been interesting if they had. Supporting might mean not bringing in a third party, negotiating a favourable rent when we were on our knees, stuff like that.

Anyway, not looking to go over old ground again, we are where we are and all that. I just don’t see where we realistically go from here so I’m hoping this new ground isn’t bullshit.
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I mean the third party is literally only here because of our clubs actions and a new rent deal has been negotiated repeatedly and we’ve rejected it for a pretty costly one in Brum. It’s never been about the rent really.

Honestly I’d swallow our pride and just rent the Ricoh. I think the higher we go the less of a case for a new ground as the closer we get to needing something the size of the Ricoh, but yeah As that’s not likely to happen it’s got to be a new ground, but that’s been the case for years so like NW I will hope it happens but hardly expect it now.

Such a shitty time to have all this hanging over us. Could be a club defining season this year. Though I said that last year and we did OK 😁 Just hope Joys madcap schemes don’t limit us on the pitch too much.
 
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Magwitch

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Without sounding obvious I think it is all hanging on this up coming EU decision which seems to be taking an age and what happens especially if the sisu claim is thrown out, what will they do then.
 
shmmeee

shmmeee

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Magwitch said:
Without sounding obvious I think it is all hanging on this up coming EU decision which seems to be taking an age and what happens especially if the sisu claim is thrown out, what will they do then.
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I think we can all agree on this. Hurry the fuck up EU. I’d hoped Dec 31st was a hard deadline but as people have said even if the remedy isn’t enforced Sisu can probably use any judgement.
 
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Magwitch

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shmmeee said:
I think we can all agree on this. Hurry the fuck up EU. I’d hoped Dec 31st was a hard deadline but as people have said even if the remedy isn’t enforced Sisu can probably use any judgement.
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Surely it will revert back to UK law and the last verdict by the highest appeal court in the land was a rejection of the sisu claim. Would be good to hear an expert legal eagles view on that.
 
Sky Blue Pete

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Magwitch said:
Without sounding obvious I think it is all hanging on this up coming EU decision which seems to be taking an age and what happens especially if the sisu claim is thrown out, what will they do then.
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Good question there seems to be some talk that there is another stage but I don’t know enough to know about that.
 
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shmmeee said:
I think we can all agree on this. Hurry the fuck up EU. I’d hoped Dec 31st was a hard deadline but as people have said even if the remedy isn’t enforced Sisu can probably use any judgement.
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There'll be something else, there'll always be something else!
 
Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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BornSlippySkyBlue said:
To be honest, I dislike wasps due to the way they carry about their business. They don’t seem to care about collateral damage as long as they achieve their aims, and the way they achieve those aims appears ‘ethically’ questionable at times. I’ve known plenty of people like that in life, they always seem to be the ones that make money but not friends (just hangers on).
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All of that describes CCFC's owners as well.
 
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