Sporting England / Higgs (2 Viewers)

Sounds like sport England don't even have the required info let alone us.

It needs sorting ASAP.

Kingokings204 said:

Sounds like sport England don't even have the required info let alone us.

It needs sorting ASAP.

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Sitting on the fence.

Nick said:

Fair play! That will be the ultimate bluff caller I think either way!

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At last, will be interesting to see the response.

With the Sport England thing if its a condition that it has to go to them then surely if they come back and say they haven't been provided with enough information to make a decision it needs to be put on hold until they are given the information.

Whole thing is pointless otherwise. Wasps could just not put in anything Sport England might object to.

It is unfortunate that the guy from Sport England didn't have the balls to say "Sport England is a statutory consultee for this application. However, insufficient information has been provided to assess the application against Exception E5 of our policy, despite this information being requested by me in my letter to you of 26th June. Consequently, Sport England OBJECTS to the application in its present form."
Interesting from reading all the responses from consultees (many of whom are internal to Coventry City Council) that they will take greater consideration of bats being in residence than the Sky Blues!

They cant object same as they cant support it ............ they require more information to make a decision either way.

"From the information submitted in support of this application it is not clear how the proposal would impact the delivery of sport in Coventry. It is considered that the potential for the co-location of Wasps RFC and Coventry City FC needs to be further investigated by the parties involved in order to determine what activity could take place at the Alan Higgs Centre and determine what, if any, sporting activity would be displaced should the proposal be implemented. This information would then help to inform whether or not alternative sites would be required to maintain the sporting activity currently taking place at the Alan Higgs Centre and would also help to determine the impact on any displaced sporting activity. Unfortunately insufficient information has been submitted in support of this application to enable Sport England to adequately assess the proposal against Exception E5 or to make further comment.”

interesting that they talk about spreading the requirement across more than one site. However I do not think they are looking at it from the Academy point of view but more as to how the City of Coventry is providing sports facilities. In which case with the new site coming in at the University, the proposal of the swimming pools, even the additional facilities at Broadstreet then it is quite likely Sports England requirements will be met. I doubt that Sport England will need to look at it from simply a football point of view and the risk to the Academy. In terms of pitches lost its one isn't it?

Whilst it is another check on what is going on I would think CSF & CCC are closely involved with Sport England and fully understand what they need to do to meet the standard

I think the criteria is more likely to be having the space for grass pitches not necessarily for football or rugby pitches. Having more rugby pitches would fit in with strategy because of this City of Rugby thing. Sport England is a strategic partner in that. It isn't too difficult to change a community pitch from one sport to another

but that's just my opinion at the moment

OSB, I take your points, which are well-made. However, the absence of the "sufficient information" which they requested 5 weeks ago WOULD be regarded as grounds for objection of the application in its current form.

CET comments are a classic even by their own standards.

Stop the Acadamy - it might get rid of sisu. Lol.

OffenhamSkyBlue said:

OSB, I take your points, which are well-made. However, the absence of the "sufficient information" which they requested 5 weeks ago WOULD be regarded as grounds for objection of the application in its current form.

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They could reject it yes but as it seems to refer to a City wide assessment then I would think 5 weeks is not long enough for them to reject out of hand. Sport England have a say yes but they will like to work in partnership with organisations/LA's not act as simply a regulatory body. They have to be seen to both regulate and to encourage.

Academic really, they haven't objected and are prepared to give more time for i's to be dotted and t's to be crossed

Grendel said:

CET comments are a classic even by their own standards.

Stop the Acadamy - it might get rid of sisu. Lol.

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It seems that there are some who comment on CT stories who would be happy if the destruction of CCFC was the price to pay for getting one up on Sisu. Who do they support? It's certainly not the Sky Blues.