W-S-M Seagull

Oh how I enjoyed watching Neymar cry. Love it.

Sisu appear to be very good at using the press to manipulate their fans. I'd like to think if this happened here, our fans wouldn't be so happy to rollover and believe any bs that the owners fed us. When Frasers offered the new licence, SISU tried to take the opportunity to add new things into it rather than just signing it. I think their issue is the length of the licence was reduced from their previous licence. Frasers stance is well that licence is now void so the license til the end of the season is better than the one you currently have. 8 days before their next home game and its all gone very quiet about whether the game will be at the CBS or not.

Take it you didn't go to the 6 nil home defeat by Cardiff?

I went. Absolutely fantastic experience and I'd go again. First off I remember growing up and watching all the big fights at stupid o clock in the morning because they were held in Las Vegas. To see a British World Championship fight on British soil (although a forgone conclusion) is pretty rare. I'm never going to be able to afford to go to Saudi or wherever to watch Fury fight. I can forever say now I've watched (in my opinion) one of the greatest ever heavyweights fight in his prime, on British soil for 60 odd quid. And the opportunity to visit the Spurs stadium also, just wow! When people say it is the best stadium in the UK, they are not kidding! It looks great on TV but in person its just something else. Every little detail has been thought about. The concourses, even on Level 5, look like posh wine bars. Just simply incredible! The Dubios fight was also good. I thought he was a goner in the 1st round, looks like the early bell saved him. Singing Tyson Furys version of Sweet Caroline with 60k others was pretty special. And then Furys ring walk with 3 lions being played and Mr Brightside and the lightshow and the fireworks, just spectacular. The actual fight? A bit mehh but glad it wasnt over quickly. Tyson retained his belt. And then witnessing the handbags between Fury and Usyk as an added bonus. All in all, whilst the fight wasnt a memorable one. The whole day and the whole experience was completely unforgettable, and all for 60 odd quid. Bargain. I think they sold out of the tickets they were allowed to sell. The overground station was closed so I imagine the local council issued a license for this event with a slightly limited capacity due to that.

My mate tells me even a lot of their own fans have fell into believing that the eviction isn't until the end of the season when it is in fact with immediate effect. For some bizarre reason, their fans are always wanting to blame anyone else other than SISU. Strange considering what SISU have put them through. But yea, this is in no way SISUs fault and all Mike Ashley's apparently, even tho Mike Ashley has acted just like any new owner of the arena would do. The fans are more concerned about a walk out at a council meeting about the sell of the arena rather than the fact they are actually homeless. Very strange. All the other companies that are based at the arena, also had to sign new agreements.

I don't think that's correct as staff were asked to return key cards etc immediately. My understanding is they have been evicted with immediate effect due to administration/new owners making the precious license null and void. They basically need to agree a new licence or they can't play there. Frasers said to them, right the old licence is void so we need to agree a new one, SISU said they didn't believe the old one was void. Frasers assured them it was. Frasers said right what we will do is we will agree a licence until the end of the season on the same terms and that's when they will discuss what the future terms will be. Sisu then refused because they were unhappy that the old licence had 8 years to run where as this new licence would be short term. Sisu then started demanding all sorts of things be put into this new agreement, Frasers said no that will be up for discussion in the summer. Frasers said you ever sign the new short term deal on the same terms, or you leave. Sisu refused to sign.

I don't think it's outlandish. I was very much in the minority with being disappointed we didn't sell in the summer. With just 12+8 months left his value has dropped since the summer. I don't think we've got a return for that value we've lost. He has absolutely zero interest in signing a new contract. He must be on pretty modest wages so the fact he hasn't signed to boost his income says it all really.

I think the dealbreaker for Coventry is their ability to play games in their City. Derby looked likely to always have that option. If Coventry have to leave the City again I can see them putting the club into administration and selling off the crown jewels to get some money back for themselves. Who's gonna wanna own and fund a Championship club that doesn't play in its own City and only gets what something like 5k crowds? It wouldn't be sustainable at all.

It is. And it's a paper debt really. So not actual money they've put in. Just interest on the management and administration fees they charge to run a club they own or something like that.

My mate who's a massive Coventry fan and keeps me up to date with all the goings on there says that apparently Mark Robins is travelling to London to have talks with QPR.

I'd not be surprised if this is the beginning of the end for Coventry. Its been coming for a long time that a decent sized club would go bust. It's probably the wake up football needs. They have no assets apart from the players and they are in tens of millions of debt to Sisu.

In struggling to have any sympathy. Their fans despised Wasps. They celebrated quite hard when Wasps went bust. I don't think any genuine sports fan should celebrate the demise of another professional club, especially one that allowed them to return to the City. It's kinda ironic that Wasps going bust has therefore seen them become homeless. Sometimes you gotta be careful what you wish for. Cov becoming homeless would almost certainly trigger administration for them. The EFL have in the past warned them that any moving of home games, for what ever reason will also trigger a points deduction. The EFL are getting fed up of it now. They cant just keep moving games out of the City because they want to pay a cheaper rent. The deal to buy the arena has never made sense to me. I believe the current fee they are paying to be around 300-400k. The stadium is falling apart and needs 20 million of work done to it. It would take a hell of a long time to earn back the purchase price and the maintenance costs and that just doesn't seem to be the Mike Ashley way.

It's not a lease. It's a licence so therefore they are not afforded the same protections you get from a lease. I'm really not sure it was a good move on Covs part to release that statement criticising the new owners of the arena. In all of the turmoil they have been through, there is one constant in it all and thats them. Coincidence? They were the ones that signed a licence, and apparently under very favourable terms. They then can't really complain when the licence is suddenly not to their benefit. That's the risk they took.

Not saying he had a man of the match performance but him coming on along with the others got Ghana forward more. He pressed well. Took up good positions but wasn't passed to. Droped deep when needed to. Yes he could have done better with the shot, he'll be over thinking that for a while but he got himself into the position to have the opportunity of scoring in the world cup. He was likely about to get another opportunity to score until he was hacked down from behind. Var was never giving that with the game end to end.

Explain?

Semenyo gave a good showing of himself. I hope that miss doesn't impact him. He needed to just power it like he usually does but instead went for placement. 100% thought that was a penalty against him. Player went through the back of him to get the ball.

My car is 9 years old. I pay 20 quid a year tax on it yet I have to pay the charge.

Poland won't get anything out of this ref.

If a ref had the ability to explain his decision then maybe we could actually understand? Although I think even with an explanation I'd struggle to understanding that decision.

Never ever ever EVER is that a pen. Only given cos it was against Fifas golden boy.

I love Wales. I have many friends that are Welsh. They don't ever stop talking tho mind but they are all quite funny. One of my best friends lives in Merthyr and he is so passionate about his homeland and I admire that. I appreciate the Welsh identity and culture. As an Englishman, I'm somewhat quite envious of that. Wales is right on our doorsteps and is a beautiful country (Newport aside) Pembrokeshire being my favourite place in Wales. With there now not being any bridge tolls then it's never been easier to visit Wales. Anyone would be quite foolish to not enjoy Wales simply because of their small minded loathing of all things Welsh. I would be all for them building a bridge between Cardiff and Weston to make it even easier to visit there ? would sort out a lot of the traffic problems on the M4. When it's us Vs Cardiff then the rivalry is intense however as they are a British country, I'd much rather they would have progressed.

This is why Foden has to start.

We lost 1 nil to Sheffield United having absolutely battered them. Wales just need that one chance like Sheffield needed.

They'd still be delighted to come home with a win against England.

They will not get 4 goals. If they played in a way to get 4 goals then they'd probably be on the end of a 4-0 defeat themselves. That's football. Quite likely that USA and Iran could be a draw.