Would you have sacrificed cup final for L1 survival ? (1 Viewer)

And another reason I wouldn't swap it...all my mates and work colleagues know I'm a Cov fan.

As someone who lives nowhere near Cov, you don't know how great it's been since, telling people about the day with them all genuinely chuffed for me and Cov.

Made a massive difference from the normal Monday morning convo...'I see your lot lost again this weekend against [insert any shit league team here]. Yep, League 2 for us next season'.

That reminds me, must add my photos to the Final photos thread.


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Not a chance. Memories are made of days like that sunny Sunday. One particularly deafening rendition of "In our Coventry homes", not long after Oxford scored, gave me goose bumps and nearly had me in tears. Magnificent support. A perfect day.

I wouldn't swap for the.simple reason that we would probably have been relegated next year in any case. It was a great day out. However I would swap it for winning a playoff final at Wembley. The only way that will happen is under new owners.

covmark said:

I'm not offended. There again I'm a football fan not a court case fan.
Each to their own I suppose.

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I ama court case fan if that court case gives Sisu a battering.

duffer said:

Personally, no. L1 is a poor standard of football, L2 whilst disappointing is really just more of the same.

We've finally had a bloody good day out at Wembley as a unified bunch of supporters, and won something too! No way I'd swap that for survival in the third tier, though I appreciate others may differ.

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This sums it up pretty well. Why would I swop the best day in we've had for 30 years for avoiding relegation from the third division? April 2nd was priceless.

Alan Dugdales Moustache said:

......you mean you would swap ? Bloody hell, what a shock.

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I bet he is regretting not being there.
Will never admit it, of course.

hill83 said:

I'd swap. Had a good day etc, but ultimately what was the point.

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Memories my friend, memories.
Ultimately what is the point of anything if you want to get all philosophical.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:

When Thomas scored I ripped my shirt open like The Incredible Hulk, I just didn't know how to behave properly at that moment.

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Hahaha that's a great quote!

wingy said:

If it could be used as a fulcrum to build from.
Kick start something else then I'd say the Cup.

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Build from a fulcrum..???

I'd prefer a solid foundation to build a steady, solid future from myself.

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Difficult one the day was one to remember for years, but relegation to the division just one step from non league with these owners ?? If i could guarantee sisu gone but stay up I'd perhaps plump for that but I have 1987 to remember so I can understand younger fans picking the Wembley experience.

So those that wouldn't swap...would they be happy if SISU said we are targeting more Wembley days out for the fans as our future priority, but have no specific ambition in terms of league status?

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bawtryneal said:

Memories my friend, memories.
Ultimately what is the point of anything if you want to get all philosophical.

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Well yeah, but I can't remember most of it.

I'm gobsmacked at the apparent favour of sunny day out at Wembley over remote 'stability' of league 1 status. It's all hypothetical of course but if the wish were granted and it went to a vote, I'd be horrified at the outcome, regardless of reasons.
All of a sudden the prospect of 'fan ownership' leaves me a little worried.

Not a chance. Never seen us win anything in my lifetime, so it was special. It was the perfect day. It should also help put to bed this myth that the team always lets us down on the big stage/when there's a big attendance. A real culture-breaker.

SkyblueBazza said:

So those that wouldn't swap...would they be happy if SISU said we are targeting more Wembley days out for the fans as our future priority, but have no specific ambition in terms of league status?

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For those that would swap would you be happy just finishing surviving in league one for infinity? Of course not, it's a stupid question. April 2nd was a unique occasion. Since when did sisu start giving a shit about anything other than breaking even?

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:

I wouldn't change it for the world.

Let's say we did stay up instead, imagine if we got relegated next year? Also imagine if we get promoted next season. That would be a cup final and a promotion in consecutive seasons.

When Thomas scored I ripped my shirt open like The Incredible Hulk, I just didn't know how to behave properly at that moment. I wouldn't be doing that at Bristol Rovers or Grimsby, and let's face it what's the difference?

We've been shit all my life, and we probably will be shit for the rest of it. That day however, I will never forget.

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That must have made the Jacob Murphy tattoo over your heart awkward to explain!

Great day but staying in league 1 every time.
Stuck in league 2 for at least the next 12 months will show you why.
It's all about getting up the league not days out surely ?
One day out at Wembley and now a whole year slumming in league 2 grounds playing bullying unskilled football. Nope

i was thinking this the other day

i dunno if i would choose checkatrade over league 1 survival but i do know that the 16-17 season will go down as one of the most memorable in terms of happy memories.

odd but is what it is.

italiahorse said:

Great day but staying in league 1 every time.
Stuck in league 2 for at least the next 12 months will show you why.
It's all about getting up the league not days out surely ?
One day out at Wembley and now a whole year slumming in league 2 grounds playing bullying unskilled football. Nope

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I’m sure you’re right about the horrors of an extended stay in League 2. But that day at Wembley is the ONLY little bit of glory I’ve been able to share with the people that matter to me over the last few decades. If you wanted to take that memory away from me, I’m afraid you’d need to offer more than the prospect of another season playing against the likes of Oldham and Shrewsbury. I’ll settle for Cambridge and Notts County.

Anyway, given that the Premier League is now looking nearly impossible, the Championship is the best we can aim at in the next few years. Dropping down to the 4th tier at least gives us the prospect of TWO enjoyable promotions to get there, rather than one! A desperate way to look at it I know, but the situation is so bleak you’ve got to look for positives

Alan Dugdales Moustache said:

The Wembley final was brilliant . It showed what huge potential this club still has. I for one didn't think we could sell out our initial 39,000 allocation due to years of decline, but how wrong I was.
I went in 1987 to Wembley. This time round of course it meant little in the context of the greater footballing world, but I will not forget the atmosphere and the pride I felt in experiencing Wembley 2017.

. I know relegation has financial implications that more than offset any success the cup run brought, but would I give up that one fantastic day ? Never.

What do you think ?

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Nope

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sweeno68 said:

You know what, I wouldn't give that cup up for anything. Season ticket holder for more years then I can remember, apart from Northampton of course, so years of decline and a little silver lining, one of my best days ever. Wife and daughter with their heads in hands not being able to watch with 5 mins left....priceless.

Now we are down I am looking forward to this division new grounds and I think that once we start winning we will get some good crowds..... so no wouldn't swap it!!!!!

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Got to agree the look on my 21 year old sons face when that first goal went in was priceless.
1 ray of sunshine in his Coventry City supporting days.
Now let's win the league and all will be good.

There's too much future context missing for me to give up the Cup final. I'd never been to Wembley, I'd never stood in unison with 43,000 Coventry fans, I'd not seen us win anything for 30 years. To give that up just to still be in L1 vs L2 - well it's not enough. However if for example you said that if we'd avoided relegation we'd be in the League 1 play offs next season I'd be much more tempted or that it would be back to back relegations and out of the FL, then of course I'd swap it.

no , it wasn't one day , it was a run of wins , . the squad did well and got the reward, the one thing ive learnt of late is you cant pre-empt anything with ccfc as you never know who will be gone , who will come in , who will the manager be , Wembley was the best advert for the potential of this club and the worst advert for our owners , the supporters deserved that day and all that went with it

No wouldn't swap it had always said to my oldest son that we would only go to Wembley to watch anything until after we had watched the sky blues there the same as my dad had said to me all those years ago in the 80's.

To see my five year old sons face on the day was worth all the relegations and that my mum and dad could be there and my brother travelled and surprised us all on the day made it better.

He still talks of his Wembley day and has decided the sky blues are his team not the royal blues as his other grandad wanted.

Now all we need is Sisu to push off

No wouldn't swap. Great day that represented our potential under Robins. D2 will give us the opportunity to face up to the reality and rebuild. I'm looking forward to next season, and maybe even another visit to Wembley in the play-offs, although in such a situation, I'd gladly give it a miss for automatic promotion.

standupforcity said:

D2 will give us the opportunity to face up to the reality and rebuild. I'm looking forward to next season, and maybe even another visit to Wembley in the play-offs, although in such a situation, I'd gladly give it a miss for automatic promotion.

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Up the divisions by 2 and go back a few years and this could have been posted when we got relegated from the Premier League.

Liquid Gold said:

That was one of the best days of my life. What's the difference between league 1 and 2, fuck all really. We'll be shit anyway and for us to win something was so special I wouldn't swap it at all.

I'm a season ticket holder

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Under normal circumstances it would always be L1 but the tricky part here is would it have just been putting off relegation by 12 months. There's little to suggest there would have been a sudden turnaround.

Skybluefaz said:

For those that would swap would you be happy just finishing surviving in league one for infinity? Of course not, it's a stupid question. April 2nd was a unique occasion. Since when did sisu start giving a shit about anything other than breaking even?

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That wasn't a condition set in the question though, was it?
I feel pretty sure some posters would be happy to trade six straight defeats in the Lg 2 campaign for a family day out at Legoland if it was on the table.

No, for all the reasons already stated.
I have actually got to the stage where I don't care as much as I did about what division we are in. Since Wembley in 87 we have spent most of the time in the bottom 8 of any division we're in and League One didn't feel much different from the Championship. For most of my life I have kind of grouped the teams in the bottom two divisions together in my mind, so I won't see it as different just further to climb, I know.
Another influence is working in Wolverhampton during the 80s. They fell though all the leagues but once they turned it around they climbed again and Wolves fans had a blast (like our old timers did in the 60s).
The trick is to turn it around and maybe Wembley gives us hope which can inspire players and fans.
If not, we were sinking anyway and staying up this season would only be a stay of execution.
So, I wouldn't swap it for anything.

I'd swap, great day out an' all that, but relegation sucks.

Wouldn't swap it, felt happier on the day out at wembley than I would have if we stayed up - Never thought id get to see Cov at wembley in any capacity.

oscillatewildly said:

That wasn't a condition set in the question though, was it?
I feel pretty sure some posters would be happy to trade six straight defeats in the Lg 2 campaign for a family day out at Legoland if it was on the table.

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No but it was as wildly hypothetical. It's a massively personal thing I suppose, I also hope it can act as a catalyst for a change in fortunes.

chiefdave said:

Under normal circumstances it would always be L1 but the tricky part here is would it have just been putting off relegation by 12 months. There's little to suggest there would have been a sudden turnaround.

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Spot on. With our current owners, relegation down the leagues is our only real prospect. Given the gross mis-management of the club, it was a minor miracle we managed to put a cup run together and actually lift it. I'd say the chances of doing that again are pretty slim.

Would never swap it.

In the hundreds of games I've been to over the last 10/15 years, I've not once had a day out like April 2nd.