Forte_Baby Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Does Richard still go away games? Sure he still does a fair few maybe not as many he use to do, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.hill12 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 my dad told me they'd cleared the shop and everything. Seems a strange decision as the stadium owners told them they could stay until the end of the season and rent could be deferred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsSideOfLife Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Sure he still does a fair few maybe not as many he use to do, Argh right, glad to see him still going. my dad told me they'd cleared the shop and everything. Seems a strange decision as the stadium owners told them they could stay until the end of the season and rent could be deferred That's the last I heard through sky sports . Seems a little strange that they want to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The Ricoh's not much use to it's owners empty. What can they use it for now apart from the concerts? I wouldn't be surprised to see Coventry back their next season after negotiations in the summer, it has got to be better for them to move back and the council/charity receiving a much reduced rent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 They've cleared all the offices and shop etc because of all the money they owe to the company that owns the stadium. If left within the stadium, the company could have easily taken all the stock as repossesion for the amount of money they owe... Moving the stock has kept some 'capital' with the football club, providing they find somewhere to sell it from. It's a shame really, but another football club who had a stadium built miles too big for them, they may have once been a bigger club but they never needed a stadium that big. Over-ambition seems to be the disease for football clubs at the moment, it can ultimately cause them more damage than good. Stability should be the aim, with steady progression, rather than peaking too soon and having the early plummet to league 1. Latics may be doing something right for once, i hesitate to say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerinedreams Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) They've cleared all the offices and shop etc because of all the money they owe to the company that owns the stadium. If left within the stadium, the company could have easily taken all the stock as repossesion for the amount of money they owe... Moving the stock has kept some 'capital' with the football club, providing they find somewhere to sell it from. It's a shame really, but another football club who had a stadium built miles too big for them, they may have once been a bigger club but they never needed a stadium that big. Over-ambition seems to be the disease for football clubs at the moment, it can ultimately cause them more damage than good. Stability should be the aim, with steady progression, rather than peaking too soon and having the early plummet to league 1. Latics may be doing something right for once, i hesitate to say... The stadium plans originally were for 45,000 but once relegated in 09 those plans were downgraded to 32,500...heard on the radion yesterday also that all gate receipts doesn't go to Coventry City FC, so where on earth does their revenue come from? It's not as if they've tapped into the world wide markets! Edit: only once have they had a full capacity against Chelsea. Edited March 25, 2013 by tangerinedreams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerinedreams Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The 10m gbp sponsorship leaves them with 200k gbp to find per annum presumably from merchandise sales alone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 They've cleared all the offices and shop etc because of all the money they owe to the company that owns the stadium. If left within the stadium, the company could have easily taken all the stock as repossesion for the amount of money they owe... Moving the stock has kept some 'capital' with the football club, providing they find somewhere to sell it from. It's a shame really, but another football club who had a stadium built miles too big for them, they may have once been a bigger club but they never needed a stadium that big. Over-ambition seems to be the disease for football clubs at the moment, it can ultimately cause them more damage than good. Stability should be the aim, with steady progression, rather than peaking too soon and having the early plummet to league 1. Latics may be doing something right for once, i hesitate to say... Rubbish. No way is this stadium too big for Coventry. They filled it for the JPT game against Crewe, and would fill it every week if they get back to the Premiiership. Even in the Championship they averages over 15000 in last seasons relegation, and 16400 the season before with the highest attendance being 28184. It's not just false ambition, it's planning for the future. Companies go to the wall, if they only plan for the present. Coventry's problem is they don't own the stadium and get no income from it. The people responsible for this decision are long gone after alleged dodgy deals. The original plan by the way, was for a 45000 indoor stadium with a retractable pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 They've cleared all the offices and shop etc because of all the money they owe to the company that owns the stadium. If left within the stadium, the company could have easily taken all the stock as repossesion for the amount of money they owe... Moving the stock has kept some 'capital' with the football club, providing they find somewhere to sell it from. It's a shame really, but another football club who had a stadium built miles too big for them, they may have once been a bigger club but they never needed a stadium that big. Over-ambition seems to be the disease for football clubs at the moment, it can ultimately cause them more damage than good. Stability should be the aim, with steady progression, rather than peaking too soon and having the early plummet to league 1. Latics may be doing something right for once, i hesitate to say... Which brings us back to the new stand being too small!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 At the Ricoh see http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21956944 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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