Otium Entertainment Group Limited
- Have you ever received proposals from the Football League for them to broker talks with ACL on a rental deal of any kind?
- If so, did the Football League proposed talks include any offer from ACL of a rent free period?
- If so, did you inform the Football League that you rejected the proposal for talks and any rental offer? If so on what basis did you reject those proposals?
- What is the business case that makes remaining at Sixfields more viable than even a short term return to the Ricoh?
- In addition to the rent paid at Sixfields does CCFC pay match day costs?
- What match day revenue does CCFC receive whilst at Sixfields?
- Please define clearly the reasons why the only solution is for CCFC to own the freehold of its stadium – surely it is income streams that are of prime importance to the football club? That doesn’t necessarily mean freehold ownership.
- Are you willing to look at anything other than freehold ownership?
- Will Otium Entertainment Group Limited, its directors or owners enter in to any discussions with ACL regarding rental agreements?
ACL
- Have you ever asked the Football League to broker rental talks with Otium Entertainment Group Ltd? If so when?
- Did ACL ever provide proposals for the Football League to put to Otium Entertainment Group that included a rent free period for the 2013/14 season?
- What period did those proposals cover?
- Did the proposals conveyed to the Football League include any rights to match day incomes? If not could these match day incomes be purchased by the club at extra cost?
- What do match day expenses cover please define the costs involved?
- Are you prepared to discuss with CCFC a new rental deal at the Ricoh Arena even on a short term basis?
- Have you placed any time limits on the possibility of discussions?
Coventry Council
- Has the council ever made any rental proposals to CCFC, Otium Entertainment Group or SISU?
- Have the council excluded any potential option to settle the dispute?
- Has the freehold interest in the Ricoh Arena site ever been valued by the Council?
- Has the Council been approached by any SISU related entity or agent or neighbouring Council in respect of building a stadium or sports facilities within the City boundaries or within 5 miles of those boundaries?
- Are the Council prepared to discuss further with CCFC & ACL the return of the club to the City?
- Has the Council estimated the loss of revenue to the local economy of CCFC playing outside the City? If so what is the estimate?
Football League
- Were the Football League ever asked to broker talks between CCFC/Otium and ACL
- Who asked the Football League to broker talks and when?
- Did the Football League receive proposals from ACL that included an immediate return to the Ricoh Arena on a rent free basis this season?
- Were the ACL proposals (including rent free period) put to Otium/CCFC by the Football League?
- Who from the Football League put the proposals to Otium/CCFC?
- Who from Otium/CCFC were the proposal put to and when?
- Did Otium/CCFC reject those proposals?
- What reasons did CCFC give for rejecting the proposals?