Blue Maniac
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I imagine the fixture wizards would find a way round it.
I imagine the fixture wizards would find a way round it.Switch our games to a Sunday then-seems to be the better short term option (can't believe this is actually being discussed).
it's crazy that we've even talking about things like this as a possibility and I don't think SISU will let it come to that. They'll either get what they want from ACL or they will liquidate. To be honest so long as it means the club survives I don't care where we have to play in the short term or if we have to play at 9am on a Monday. Any short term inconvenience pales compared to ensuring we have a club in the long term.
Switch our games to Sunday and don't tell the opposition. We may win a few more home games then.
I imagine the fixture wizards would find a way round it.
If they liquidate we have no assets and no ground. We cease to exist.
Easier to get to, sure. But would the PL/FL/whoever want four big clubs so close to each other? I think they'll avoid allowing another club into Birmingham if they can. Not that I think they'd entertain sharing with us either - it's two trains away for those on public transport, and the above mentioned egg chasers would complicate the situation.To be honest I'd prefer St Andrews-a lot more accessible than King Pwawn Awena.
Easier to get to, sure. But would the PL/FL/whoever want four big clubs so close to each other? I think they'll avoid allowing another club into Birmingham if they can. Not that I think they'd entertain sharing with us either - it's two trains away for those on public transport, and the above mentioned egg chasers would complicate the situation.
In the unlikely event that Coventry play their home games at the KPS, I promise not to throw stones at anyone in a sky blue shirt.Public transport alone makes it better-though Blues themselves would have to approve it. Also run risks of hooliganism with either choice.
In the unlikely event that Coventry play their home games at the KPS, I promise not to throw stones at anyone in a sky blue shirt.
Just a little thought - if we ground shared with anyone aren't we contractually obliged to pay ACL rent? And pay rent on a new ground. Yes it's looking a real option to me. Lets go the whole hog and hire Old Trafford. They play most games on a Sunday so looks a goer to me.
Just a little thought - if we ground shared with anyone aren't we contractually obliged to pay ACL rent? And pay rent on a new ground. Yes it's looking a real option to me. Lets go the whole hog and hire Old Trafford. They play most games on a Sunday so looks a goer to me.
PWKH makes it sound like its all in CCFC not CCFCH in his post tonight ,I think:wave:
Only the FL golden share and player contracts are at CCFC, everything else is held at CCFCH.
Player registrations are also at CCFC
He definately states CCFC have the contract with ACL and it would be that which is wound up.
The player registrations and the Football League's share are in CCFC.
The Option to buy Football Investors Ltd (the company that holds the 50% shares in ACL) is in CCFC.
The Lease and licence on the Ricoh is between CCFC and ACL.
PKWH, correct me if I'm wrong but I believe you sit on ACL's board of directors. Could some of the stuff you are saying here be classed as a breach of the non disclosure agreement we've heard so much about?
Don't get me wrong it's nice to hear the counterpoint to Fisher/SISU but it is likely you're here just pushing your own agenda, as part of the Higgs Charity, and the truth probably still lies somewhere in the middle.
So can PKWH explain why it was OK for Higgs to acquire their 50% stake of the Ricoh at a hugely undervalued price - what was it again? Allegedly £4m when it was probably worth ten times that.
How does that demonstrate doing the right thing for the city or CCFC?
I'm sure he can ,I'll have a go for him. Firstly they did'nt get a 50% stake of the Arena,the freehold to that belongs to the Council,they actually took aSo can PKWH explain why it was OK for Higgs to acquire their 50% stake of the Ricoh at a hugely undervalued price - what was it again? Allegedly £4m when it was probably worth ten times that.
How does that demonstrate doing the right thing for the city or CCFC?
Yes I get that... Higgs helped to form ACL to run the Ricoh. So what I am failing to understand is why it was OK for Higgs to have the club over a barrel and pay them a pittance for their share, yet when the club want to have their rent to be manageable for League 1 - this becomes unacceptable. So it's ok for Higgs and ultimately ACL to profit massively from the clubs perilous position, but the same club is not afforded the opportunity to break even with a realistic rent???
Smacks of some serious double standards...
ACL have profited... Higgs helped to create it... So where exactly do you expect those profits to have gone?Higgs money saved this club at a time when the Co-op wanted to close the doors, and Higgs have not made one penny out of the Ricoh so far.
What about the Northampton Town's stadium at sixfields as an alternative?
35 mins from Coventry and easy access straight off the m1?
ACL have profited... Higgs helped to create it... So where exactly do you expect those profits to have gone?
I'm sure he can ,I'll have a go for him. Firstly they did'nt get a 50% stake of the Arena,the freehold to that belongs to the Council,they actually took a
50% stake of the stadium management company set up to facilitate the mortgage for the shortfall of the construction costs £21M. which had to be
done as the Club lost control of its own finances along with control of the project .
Quite a risk for them given that most people value it at somewhere under its mortgage value currently ,Maybe if they had'nt we would'nt be going
through what we are now,it may have been preferable.
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