Animal is a Ram Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Quote Coventry City FC official statement on Butts Park Arena talks... Coventry City FC can confirm that long dated talks have been held with the Butts Park Arena and Coventry Rugby Club on a future ground-share deal. Whilst the club still has two years left on the current deal with the Ricoh Arena, it is important that the club continues to work towards securing it's long-term future. Coventry City FC are committed to competing at the highest possible level and for the club to continue to progress, it is essential that both matchday and non-matchday revenue potential can be realised. The club would like to stress that no decision has been finalised as talks are ongoing, and we aim to keep supporters informed of future developments. Read more at http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-butts-park-arena-ground-3117777.aspx#4AEV7AYYHP2CavxG.99 <snigger> Butts Park Arena </snigger> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Moving to a 3,000 capacity 'stadium'? The Ricoh holds over 32,000. It doesn't strike me as an ambitious move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCArmy Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Whenever you feel down about Derby just remember... there's clubs like Coventry and Blackpool. Got to feel for Blackpool in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 20 minutes ago, CornwallRam said: Moving to a 3,000 capacity 'stadium'? The Ricoh holds over 32,000. It doesn't strike me as an ambitious move. Moving to the Ricoh in the first place was an overly ambitious move. Coventry struggled to fill Highfield Road in the Premiership. They may have negotiated a better deal after moving back from Sixfields, but I know that the initial lease was incredibly unfavourable to the club, with Coventry needing to almost fill the Ricoh every game just to break even. Obviously Butts Park will need lots of work doing on it, but that expansion will ultimately prove cheaper than being charged through the nose by whoever owns the Ricoh. I'm not sure what's going to happen to Coventry RFC in the long term after the league disgracefully allowed Wasps to set up shop on their turf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 18 hours ago, DCFCArmy said: Whenever you feel down about Derby just remember... there's clubs like Coventry and Blackpool. Got to feel for Blackpool in particular. you forgot Forest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 18 hours ago, CornwallRam said: Moving to a 3,000 capacity 'stadium'? The Ricoh holds over 32,000. It doesn't strike me as an ambitious move. ground share with the gumps maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 11 minutes ago, Paul71 said: you forgot Forest. So did time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 20 minutes ago, Paul71 said: ground share with the gumps maybe. I don't know, on their current trajectory, 3,000 might be a too big for Forest. How big is Hucknall's ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I've been saying it for years, city ground will be redeveloped into posh flats and meadow lane will be "the Nottingham San Siro" except it'll just be meadow lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 But on topic, I'd like to see Cov revive themselves a bit. Their new ground always seemed over ambitious and clearly they didn't get it on good terms. Remember when Coventry City were virtually considered part of the top division furniture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 What about a ground swap with Burton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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