Essentially all true but fans can possibly control one thing and that's the timing of our demise by not providing anymore funding to this sham next season, forcing us to stand out even to those muppets at the football league as a possible club 'not to be able to complete the season'. That way they have to act before the season starts ?!Italiahorse is right in pointing out the vultures are out there.
Coventry City are in a desperate situation and we all know what could happen in the future. This is not new, this is predictable and probable.
The owners are idiots but not fools, they know that keeping the club as a going concern keeps them in the game with their investors in the dark.
The real story here is not the academy or where we play but what is the exit strategy of Sisu and that is what is baffling.
They prolong our agony and what is in it for them?
Are they hoping the JR2 goes their way? Yes.
Are they hoping that the team will go through the leagues and reach the premier league and its riches? Can the club unearth a talent that will take the pain away? Unlikely they are that unrealistic.
Wasps, a new ground is wishful thinking, speculation without foundation.
The only thing that is certain is that the club is dying and no amount of if's buts or maybes will change that. It's contracted down to a mere shell and L2 status will only lead to more squeezing.
The owners are in the driving seat and as much as the fans dislike that, the club is theirs do with as they please until they say otherwise.
We are at their mercy and no amount of accounts threads, Slade out threads or Fisher forums held, are going to change that.
We need to plan for a post Sisu world, unsure of what it looks like, be ready to assist in picking up the pieces.
We need fans who can see past the apocalypse and have planned for that scenario. Contingency plans that involve interested parties which could be the council, Wasps, Elliott, Hoffman, fans groups, anybody who can assist the club to stand up after Sisu.
In that case, isn't it in Wasps' interest to continue talks with CCFC about extending the Ricoh agreement, and stop this ludicrous 'no talks while the JR is being persued' stance?As for the 'Land Rover' sponsorship I stick with it until proven wrong.
Unfortunately it's delayed, I'm reliably informed, until CCFC are sorted. The uncertainty of CCFC not being here long term effects the deal politically and financially.
While the Court battles continue CCFC won't be able to commit medium or long term.In that case, isn't it in Wasps' interest to continue talks with CCFC about extending the Ricoh agreement, and stop this ludicrous 'no talks while the JR is being persued' stance?
Strongly agree. But it's all part of any long term deal, with substantial increases for the higher level of exposure should we go up the leagues.Since that sponsorship, or at least the level of that sponsorship, is dependant on CCFC playing at the RIcoh, then surely CCFC deserve a share of it.
there is a slightly different interpretation you could put on the stadium sponsorship
The potential sponsors are waiting not for CCFC to be sorted but for CCFC to be gone before investing, to avoid a blight on their brand. Not all sponsors are football orientated
as for not selling players well the next transfer window opens in July so any sales will help mitigate a fall in ST income 2017/18 and mean there is an SCMP budget for next season
As it stands Wasps are putting pressure on CCFC by refusing to talk and winding the clock down , its a negotiating position aimed at CCFC/Otium/SISU. I do not see the panic on this just yet that is being stirred up
Agree on football. But not in Coventry at the moment.I thought that the franchise were top of the league? Goes to show that football and CCFC will always be a much bigger draw than them.
Like Wasps, CCC are just sitting back and watching CCFC self destruct.
Mark my previous words, when CCFC folds Wasps will just buy the name and be seen as saviors of the club and enable them to cut CCFC costs with shared facilities.
Fans expectations will be rock bottom by then so Wasps will have a few years of grace before fans expect more.
That's what I said at the end.If your beloved London Wasps picked up the football club what do you think they could do with it? The fan base is destroyed and nothing says people will go back if they are the owners and they don't seem to have the finance to control a team anywhere above league one have you seen the kind of money Forest and other teams up there are losing.
No just contractual agreement.Just for pr then?
So is in the contract with the council?No just contractual agreement.
The contract CCFC have with Wasps. And why will public opinion always favour Wasps?So is in the contract with the council?
That's what I said at the end.
It will be more like moving to Nuneaton under current owners.So no benefit in them owning us as they will just try to tread water I think another company has tried that are where has it got us? I would rather move to Nuneaton under new owners than be under their control at the Ricoh.
Do you have a Google Alert setup when something negative is posted on here about the franchise? You're majorly deluded, there would nothing in them buying in the club and they would rather see us go out of business.
I cannot believe SISU do not have an exit strategy even if it is unpalatable for them... but
Winding down the current agreements at the end of next season kind of makes sense as there could be wholesale upheaval at that time with those contracts needing to be renewed or re-negotiated. No penalties for ending early etc.. I would certainly get all aspects aligned in that manner.
JR2 is the most likely the last stand for CCFC/Otium/SISU and that said given that they are most likely to seek damages isn't it in their interest to create the narrative and a balance sheet that will show a severely distressed CCFC , with no home, training facility , academy etc... all at the hands of others.
It will be more like moving to Nuneaton under current owners.
If fans are happy with that then they deserve the club they get.Under any owners then
If fans are happy with that then they deserve the club they get.
Surely they offer us a shared stadium and academy plus financial improvements through economies of scale ?I am finished while sisu are here and will come back straight away under new owners but if it is Wasps then I won't come back they offer no more than Sisu we need massive investment that is not something they can supply. They should stick to massive worldwide sports like Rugby and netball.
Ditto I have said that all alongIf wasps want to be so entrenched in the community why are they not changing their name to "coventry wasps"?
They need to maintain a UK brand. Calling themselves Coventry Wasps would upset current fans that remain loyal despite moving and also restrict new supporters.If wasps want to be so entrenched in the community why are they not changing their name to "coventry wasps"?
Wasps is their brand and Coventry is where they have decided to play for the next few years. If they call themselves Coventry wasps it puts down roots and would prob help them why would they not want to do this??They need to maintain a UK brand. Calling themselves Coventry Wasps would upset current fans that remain loyal despite moving and also restrict new supporters.
Their target area appears to be Warwickshire, West Midlands and other surrounding areas like Shropshire and Staffordshire.
Strangely I see Leicester fans and Worcester fans on occasions.
Read what I said regards calling themselves 'Coventry Wasps' where it would alienate most the current supporters who are outside Coventry, including myself.Wasps is their brand and Coventry is where they have decided to play for the next few years. If they call themselves Coventry wasps it puts down roots and would prob help them why would they not want to do this??
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