St Andrews confirmed! (19 Viewers)

[Sbarcher]

Is there a site you can set up pledge signatures. A pledge to boycott Wasps and all associated businesses until the football club is back at the Ricoh.

JLR are managing to do that on their own. They will be pulling in the Marketing budget for the coming year.

 

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[MusicDating]

This is bigger than the team now. Should we just roll over and let them think this is acceptable!? Where does it end.

Should of been the same at Northampton. Total boycott sends a bigger message than 2-3k fans going.

How does boycotting send a message to Wasps that it's unacceptable?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

EXCLUSIVE: Coventry City off to Birmingham City as Ricoh Arena talks collapse

The ccfc statement is deluded surely. Why are SISU so happy to cover millions in losses? Beggars belief

 

[fellatio_Martinez]

To be fair it’s been said before, and it’s no real comfort in the scheme of things, but you can do a fantastic ale trail round Birmingham.

Of course it's comfort..

For some of us alcohol is the only thing we have left.

 

[Otis]

I can't believe the division and name calling on here. Predictable I guess but completely destroying any chance of unity amongst City fans. Despite all the rallying calls it's going to be a disaster ! I hope they win a court case eventually but fuck the hedge fund bastards on both sides. CCFC will only ever be the losers, SISU wouldn't invest any compensation in the football club even if they won and that could be years away. This will once again alienate a lot of older folk and families from watching their club regularly. It's plain embarrassing thinking Wasps will go pop anytime soon, they will get help from some knob or restructure their finances. Shame on all involved here !

I agree on all the name calling. It's not a good start is it, just a couple of hours in from the announcement.

I won't be criticising anyone for going, or anyone for not going either.

How is creating divisions going to help anything?

Same as with the Sisu blaming. Sisu do of course have great culpability in all this. I may disagree with people saying Sisu are 100% to blame, but I won't go round insulting them and calling them all c**ts.

I can't see how any of that serves any purpose at all

I think we need to be a more respectful to each other and agree or disagree without all the insults flying about.

I know this will all fall on deaf ears though.

I know people say this is different to Northampton, but I have this horrible feeling we are going to get the same factions and division unfortunately.

 

[mark82]

This is exactly my point. Suddenly SISU are seen as the victim in this . It really matters not one jot about the football club, even less the supporters. Yes, poor SISU, they deserve better.

So, the question remains, other than inventing a time machine and going back to undo something in the past, what could they have done differently in this situation?

 

[Otis]

I can't believe the division and name calling on here. Predictable I guess but completely destroying any chance of unity amongst City fans. Despite all the rallying calls it's going to be a disaster ! I hope they win a court case eventually but fuck the hedge fund bastards on both sides. CCFC will only ever be the losers, SISU wouldn't invest any compensation in the football club even if they won and that could be years away. This will once again alienate a lot of older folk and families from watching their club regularly. It's plain embarrassing thinking Wasps will go pop anytime soon, they will get help from some knob or restructure their finances. Shame on all involved here !

I agree on all the name calling. It's not a good start is it, just a couple of hours in from the announcement.

I won't be criticising anyone for going, or anyone for not going either.

How is creating divisions going to help anything?

Same as with the Sisu blaming. Sisu do of course have great culpability in all this. I may disagree with people saying Sisu are 100% to blame, but I won't go round insulting them and calling them all c**ts.

I can't see how any of that serves any purpose at all

I think we need to be a more respectful to each other and agree or disagree without all the insults flying about.

I know this will all fall on deaf ears though.

I know people say this is different to Northampton, but I have this horrible feeling we are going to get the same factions and division unfortunately.

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

The ccfc statement is deluded surely. Why are SISU so happy to cover millions in losses? Beggars belief

They have no choice? What do you want them to do - cover any potential EC investigations losses?

 

[Ashdown]

One stand open for home fans, one for away I guess. Not for me thanks, my life's changing and hope to be abroad full time by next year anyway. It's just another disappointment that makes moving easier !

 

[Nick]

Funny that the Cov Telegraph quoting of the statement leaves out the part about Wasps demands bankrupting us potentially. Nice balanced reporting there

Same as they never reported on the emails about Wasps / CCC / ACL in 2012?

 

[Liquid Gold]

Funny that the Cov Telegraph quoting of the statement leaves out the part about Wasps demands bankrupting us potentially. Nice balanced reporting there

If that's true that's fucking outrageous. Tin foil hat gif i suppose?

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

They have no choice? What do you want them to do - cover any potential EC investigations losses?

Perhaps they should have considered not going for the EC option in the first place.

 

[higgs]

There must be a lot of politics going on in the background that we don't know about it makes no sense from a business point of view for sisu to take us to Birmingham looks like they are being forced out or frozen out

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[SKYBLUES90]

How does boycotting send a message to Wasps that it's unacceptable?

Forces all parties to take action. SISU can’t sustain nobody attending matches, buying merchandise etc.

You think wasps/CCC/EFL want the PR that they were partly responsible for the death of the club!?

 

[Liquid Gold]

Perhaps they should have considered not going for the EC option in the first place.

So he's right with the time machine then.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

They have no choice? What do you want them to do - cover any potential EC investigations losses?

Much could have been done prior to now.

 

[Nick]

There must be a lot of politics going on in the background that we don't know about it makes no sense from a business point of view for sisu to take us to Birmingham looks like they are being forced out or frozen out

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It says in the statement...

 

[Nick]

What I don't get is "somebody tell my 4 year old they wont see the team they love play any more". Why won't they? If they love them that much then take them to games still.

 

[Nick]

Interesting Mail Headline.

Coventry City to play home games next season at Birmingham's St Andrew's stadium | Daily Mail Online

Coventry City will play home games at Birmingham City's St Andrew's next season as tenancy talks with Ricoh Arena owners Wasps break down after months of rows... because rent costs could BANKRUPT them!

Dont think it was the rent costs that would bankrupt.

 

[stupot07]

What I don't get is "somebody tell my 4 year old they wont see the team they love play any more". Why won't they? If they love them that much then take them to games still.

I wont be getting an ST but will get a match package, so that my 8 year old can continue to watch them.

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[MusicDating]

Forces all parties to take action. SISU can’t sustain nobody attending matches, buying merchandise etc.

You think wasps/CCC/EFL want the PR that they were partly responsible for the death of the club!?

So you want the club to die?

 

[Otis]

What I don't get is "somebody tell my 4 year old they wont see the team they love play any more". Why won't they? If they love them that much then take them to games still.

If they can. Not as easy as it sounds, Nick.

It's a much longer day for many and more incurred cost.

People have other commitments too, either before or after the games.

 

[Voice_of_Reason]

Think of the positives instead of the negatives. A decent pitch to play on, not much further to travel for supporters living north, west and south of Coventry outside of Coventry, a decent stadium and facilities, maybe bring in a few new supporters from Birmingham. No longer at the whim of Wasps or CCC. These are positives. Negatives are that for supporters living in Coventry itself, a bit further to travel and it's not our Stadium we can call home. For the record, for Wasps and CCC ask for CCFC to indemnify them if for any illegal actions it may have carried out beggars belief !

 

[Nick]

If they can. Not as easy as it sounds, Nick.

It's a much longer day for many and more incurred cost.

People have other commitments too, either before or after the games.

The moment I put a tweet out using my daughter saying she will be heartbroken is the moment none of the above would really matter too much so she could carry on doing it.

 

[theferret]

All these people declaring that they will not attend St Andrews, why? What is it you're hoping to achieve? To force the club back? Well, that isn't going to happen this time. The option to return to the Ricoh was always there when we played at Northampton, so I understood the boycott and its aims. This seems (and I suspect is) quite different.

There is now a straight choice - back your club, for a season at least, to keep it going in the hope something may change, or turn your back on it. If you choose the latter, fine, and I hope everyone can be civil.

The football club is not SISU. The football club is me and you. It is Mark Robins, the players, the kit man and all the back room staff. It is Sky Blues in the Community, it is the badge, it is 136 years of history and the memories of all those who are no longer with us. Divorce the two, because SISU are not, and never will be, the club.

So back it. Logistically it may be difficult, but I suspect tickets will be cheaper and travel provided. Many of us who do go will probably attend less frequently than usual, fine. But to declare that you will no longer support the club? I hope you reconsider.

 

[Otis]

I wont be getting an ST but will get a match package, so that my 8 year old can continue to watch them.

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I can't see my getting a ST. Will try and go to the odd game here and there though if I can.

The Checkatrade games will now surely be played in front of just a few ball boys and half a dozen fans.

 

[Skyblueol]

I had to put my opinion on it out there. I'm devastated that for the second time in my young life of supporting City i will have to face another groundshare.

 

[chiefdave]

Perhaps they should have considered not going for the EC option in the first place.

The EC will only investigate if there is something that needs looking it to. It's not like a court case where the other side have to defend themselves.

So if, and its still an if, that proceeds they think there's something worth investigating. As a local taxpayer surely thats a good thing or do you think the councils use of public funds should never be challenged?

 

[Nick]

All these people declaring that they will not attend St Andrews, why? What is it you're hoping to achieve? To force the club back? Well, that isn't going to happen this time. The option to return to the Ricoh was always there when we played at Northampton, so I understood the boycott and its aims. This seems (and I suspect is) quite different.

There is now a straight choice - back your club, for a season at least, to keep it going in the hope something may change, or turn your back on it. If you choose the latter, fine, and I hope everyone can be civil.

The football club is not SISU. The football club is me and you. It is Mark Robins, the players, the kit man and all the back room staff. It is Sky Blues in the Community, it is the badge, it is 136 years of history and the memories of all those who are no longer with us. Divorce the two, because SISU are not, and never will be, the club.

So back it. Logistically it may be difficult, but I suspect tickets will be cheaper and travel provided. Many of us who do go will probably attend less frequently than usual, fine. But to declare that you will no longer support the club? I hope you reconsider.

I just don't get why people want to make big statements, is it for likes?

"I won't ever do such and such"

"I won't give the club a penny" and then we get to Wembley.

 

[wince]

I agree on all the name calling

Shame on you Otis:angelic::angelic::angelic::angelic::angelic:

 

[higgs]

All these people declaring that they will not attend St Andrews, why? What is it you're hoping to achieve? To force the club back? Well, that isn't going to happen this time. The option to return to the Ricoh was always there when we played at Northampton, so I understood the boycott and its aims. This seems (and I suspect is) quite different.

There is now a straight choice - back your club, for a season at least, to keep it going in the hope something may change, or turn your back on it. If you choose the latter, fine, and I hope everyone can be civil.

The football club is not SISU. The football club is me and you. It is Mark Robins, the players, the kit man and all the back room staff. It is Sky Blues in the Community, it is the badge, it is 136 years of history and the memories of all those who are no longer with us. Divorce the two, because SISU are not, and never will be, the club.

So back it. Logistically it may be difficult, but I suspect tickets will be cheaper and travel provided. Many of us who do go will probably attend less frequently than usual, fine. But to declare that you will no longer support the club? I hope you reconsider.

Very well said I agree 100% if sky blue is in your blood it's in your blood. Mark robins and the players need us supporters more than anybody

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[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

I’ve already roped in my Reading supporting mate who lives in Birmingham for a few days out.. although I think he wants free tickets as reimbursement for McNulty

 

[oldfiver]

Interesting Mail Headline.

Coventry City to play home games next season at Birmingham's St Andrew's stadium | Daily Mail Online



Dont think it was the rent costs that would bankrupt.

Nothing to do with the rent - the statement says they expected CCFC to be included in paying any sums suffered by WASPs ( and their associated parties )

 

[chiefdave]

If they can. Not as easy as it sounds, Nick.

It's a much longer day for many and more incurred cost.

People have other commitments too, either before or after the games.

Its Birmingham not Barcelona we're ground sharing with. For a lot of people the time difference will be negligible.

If, as you suggest, people don't go as they prioritise other commitments fair enough but thats their decision. They aren't being stopped from going.

One thing I would say is I hope the club, and if not the club maybe the trust, ensure there is transport for those, particularly kids and the old boys, that can't drive there or walk from New St.

 

[greys4life]

Forces all parties to take action. SISU can’t sustain nobody attending matches, buying merchandise etc.

You think wasps/CCC/EFL want the PR that they were partly responsible for the death of the club!?

Once the club is dead it'll be too late and they won't care anyway.