That was his rot, this is theirsView attachment 7157 This is where it started. The rot started way before SISU. #CoventryCity #SkyBlues #PUSB
The Richardson era was disastrous and yes led to our downfall and ultimately led to sisu coming here. But I can go back further to Derrick Robins who did bankroll us in the JH days and often lauded on here but fluffed it massively letting Brian Clough slip through his fingers.
That was his rot, this is theirs
Mate...However the decline is nothing new and has been coming gradually over many, many years and others have to shoulder a lot of blame for this including CCC!
Did he have some sort of deal where his company installed the seats in the ricoh?
And the fella ( I cleaned that up) came on the radio the day we got relagated at villa park saying the fans didn't do enough
Nothing to do with selling Keane and mcAllister then
Ok sorry cheers fellaNo that was McGinnity. Whoever was chairman at the time voted for the introduction of all-seater stadium & I think McGinnity's family business was one of or the main seat installers across the country
Did he have some sort of deal where his company installed the seats in the ricoh?
Also wasn't there a plan in place at one time to turn the Ricoh into the national football stadium or have I got confused, or was McGinnety ?
Not sure if McGinnity's family firm was involved in installing the seats at the Ricoh. He was instrumental in the sale of Highfield Road (with Robinson I think) and another of his family's businesses may have been involved with the building of houses/flats on the HR site. Nothing dodgy there at allOk sorry cheers fella
No that was McGinnity. Whoever was chairman at the time voted for the introduction of all-seater stadium & I think McGinnity's family business was one of or the main seat installers across the country
Did he have some sort of deal where his company installed the seats in the ricoh?
I'll bet Joe Elliot is reminded of that whenever Christmas is on the horizon.Hindsights a wonderful thing!
I blame those bastards who changed our name from Singer FC, if they hadn't have done it CCFC wouldn't be in the shit know.View attachment 7157 This is where it started. The rot started way before SISU. #CoventryCity #SkyBlues #PUSB
However the decline is nothing new and has been coming gradually over many, many years and others have to shoulder a lot of blame for this including CCC!
View attachment 7157 This is where it started. The rot started way before SISU. #CoventryCity #SkyBlues #PUSB
Hindsights a wonderful thing!
Hindsights a wonderful thing!
Yeah and that was Ransons watch.The rot may have started before SISU, but SISU failed to put solid foundations in, knowing full well what situation we were in.
Things the pre Sisu board were responsible for:
Relegation from the Premiership.
Being tenants rather than owners at the Ricoh.
The high Ricoh rent deal.
Things Sisu are responsible for:
Relegation from the Championship
Relegation from League 1
Imminent loss of the Academy
Lowest attendances in our history
No stadium deal in place from 2018
Two lots of point deductions
Purposely moving our club to Northampton
Richardson, Robinson and McGuinity were terrible owners of the club. Yet they aren't the worst.
You forgot to mention selling the home we owned for a soulless box that crippled us.
Have to thank MM for that one.
LOL. If you say so. It was Richardson's "vision" after all. A move no one wanted to make apart from him.
If we hadn't got relegated it would have been a viable project.
He had a buy back clause in the contract for the eventuality of relegation. You can say it all you like but he didn't sell the clause and he was removed as the remaining board members and the council wanted the project to happen.
And Sisu also took people's shares off them. People always forget this.Things the pre Sisu board were responsible for:
Relegation from the Premiership.
Being tenants rather than owners at the Ricoh.
The high Ricoh rent deal.
Things Sisu are responsible for:
Relegation from the Championship
Relegation from League 1
Imminent loss of the Academy
Lowest attendances in our history
No stadium deal in place from 2018
Two lots of point deductions
Purposely moving our club to Northampton
Richardson, Robinson and McGuinity were terrible owners of the club. Yet they aren't the worst.
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