ClaretPete001 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 31, 2022 5:04 pm

Rejecting the history of the deal and how it has been funded thus far is somewhat of an odd stance for a history lecturer don't you think...?

Not really .. I’m of the opinion that they know what they’re doing and you and Chester don’t that’s all

If you mean my view that it was a risky deal that placed unnecessary risk on our club then No because it is not relevant. It makes more sense because it is unlikely that the owners would expose themselves to £20 million quid's worth of debt without leveraging all the assets at their disposal. Pure ...

That's why I added "assuming no external investment". Hard to see how we secure that investment without PL status and even harder to see how a Championship club with a turnover of £25m services that level of financing. The fact that we are playing great stuff on the field, and AP gets credit for th...

ClaretPete001 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 31, 2022 4:50 pm

I think it is more realistic to present the £20 million as a group debt as opposed to some notional figure that exists with the owners.

Because it suits your agenda

ClaretPete001 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 31, 2022 4:40 pm

I would say errs on the positive but an excellent summation of where we seem to be at...

Not really the external debt is @£32m is it not ?
The £20m owed to MG et al is the owners’ debt not the clubs ? How they finance that remains to be seen at this point.

A few might if they are all pulled in January and we have to start bedding other in, just as we had really start to get going - particularly if the Venky's get the bit between their teeth and offer much more to say Southampton for Tella and the rest not saying that any of this will happen it is jus...

I’ve got family in Cov but their fans - in the unlikely event you can find any who actually watch Sky blues games live - can be an odd bunch . In all the years I’ve been going down there , which is many now , I’ve met very few .

Coventry are just one of those meh clubs. Never really done much and always just seem to be there in the middle of the pack. A club that no one really talks about. True in many respects - never played in the topflight until 1967 although they did manage an impressive unbroken 34 years at the top ta...

claptrappers_union wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 31, 2022 8:54 am

Just looking at pictures of Highfield Road on Google Images. They had a good thing going there, and the stadium would still be suitable, even by todays standards with a bit of redevelopment.

They sold it to clear debt..a huge gamble that failed miserably

Quicknick wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:12 pm

It is Coventry. It was a great pub. Near the cathedral. I am talking forty years ago, though.

Golden Cross ? Half-timbered building

Indeed. I also think O'Hare will be instrumental in them climbing out of trouble. As long as their financial problems get sorted. Other way around .. if he stays fit he’ll be instrumental in them lasting the season finance wise . If he stays fit he leaves in the window but if he is injured again th...

Yes they probably lost around £500k + of incoming walk on gate receipts say 6k per match at £30 each plus X million thanks to a certain player staying put due to injury.

It wasn’t a penalty because he didn’t give it and until they change the rules that’s all that matters

RVclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:32 pm

Hope you aren’t judging Cabango against us! He was shocking. Tella ripped him a new one.

True that their entire defence was dreadful

I had to log on to add my comments to the THB debate. We are very lucky to have this lad. He is clearly the BEST player in this league by a mile. He’s got the lot, pace, power, height. His passing is awesome and he strolls through games. AND he is 20 - TWO ZERO !! Future England full international ...

Given the number of ST holders at Cov if they do end up at Walsall it’s going to be a big problem as I do believe the number of ST holders is greater than the Bescot’s capacity

Sorry Bob, how many average championship defenders have captained their Country at youth levels? Folk on here lauded Collins, who made plenty of silly mistakes. None of those defenders you watched over the last few years were anywhere near as good as THB when they were his age. History tells us tha...

True - which is why they should just show the goals.

Rowls wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 30, 2022 3:32 am

Ex rovers boss, Michael Applecart, was the pundit.

Which one was he then Woozencroft ,Parkin, or Mackie ? Poor show really - littered with errors as usual.

...but I'd have been plssed off at not getting the most blatant penalty I've ever seen.... Nearly as bad as the one at Huddersfield which we could see from the other end of ground ? It’s actually happened at least twice at Huddersfield one this season and one in 2017-18 when their keeper happily ad...

Bfc wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:20 pm

My comments were from Stan himself and we’ve been having a pint together today..

Same but replace pint today with coffee in his kitchen some time ago

Proud Dad alert - Good picture of thehistorylecturer Junior

I don't have the remotest of interest in them. It's really irrational to have depth of emotion about it, and in fact, is a form of prejudice. I learned this when a buyer for a haulage firm based in the region declined to do business with me when he learned I was a claret. The guy should have been r...

Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 27, 2022 10:11 am

He also scored over 20 goals in the Championship last season

No he really didn’t