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Saddlebrains

Saddlebrains

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Or does anyone else expect the atmosphere next year to be quite positive? Don't get me wrong playing in Coventry is of course what should be happening, but we are where we are.

I just feel that with all this good feeling around the fundraiser, signings, new kit etc, i cant see anything other than positivity to start the season (apart from the obvious). We may only get say 5 thousand city fans per week, but that 5thousand are the hardcore, and people who want to be there, made the effort to go and support the lads. Just have a feeling that the vocal backing may actually be a lot better than some may think
 
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ccfcway

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its all gone very quiet over news on actual attempts to actually get back to Coventry. We have now known the news for a month and nothing about the plan to get us back.

Can't help thinking that with the travel, £20 a ticket and open days etc, even talk of the plan to get back would attract more people to the "temporary" away days in Birmingham
 
ccfcricoh

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I certainly feel positive for next season on the pitch.

Not sure there'll be 5k CCFC fans there though, 2k/3k maybe. Hope you're right though, and to be honest i'd rather there was 3k there and we get playoffs than 15k and we dont. We all know they'll come back!
 
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martcov

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ccfcricoh said:
I certainly feel positive for next season on the pitch.

Not sure there'll be 5k CCFC fans there though, 2k/3k maybe. Hope you're right though, and to be honest i'd rather there was 3k there and we get playoffs than 15k and we dont. We all know they'll come back!
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It isn’t as far this time and it’s not SISU being totally unreasonable. In the last year or so the club has been more fan orientated. 5000 should be possible on a regular basis if we do well. 2 or 3000 was more Sixfields when people were raging and it was further away.
 
edgy

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I think it will be a positive vibe there. That was one of the few positives that I saw at Sixfields. The crowd were very supportive of the team throughout. I assume that was because of the "mindset" of the people who went.

It will be different at St Andrews though. Sixfields had the feeling of a lower league club with an attendance to match. The 2k didnt look that out of place. 5k in St Andrews will.
 
ccfcway

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martcov said:
It isn’t as far this time and it’s not SISU being totally unreasonable. In the last year or so the club has been more fan orientated. 5000 should be possible on a regular basis if we do well. 2 or 3000 was more Sixfields when people were raging and it was further away.
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all the more reason why we need a plan to get back. a club of our size should not be operating on 5,000 "home" fans
 
ccfcricoh

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ccfcway said:
all the more reason why we need a plan to get back. a club of our size cannot be operating on 5,000 "home" fans
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100% agree - "If" there was actual plans of a new stadium, i think they could get away with 3 years in Brum, if next season comes to an end with no plan then they will really be struggling (unless we get promoted!)
 
Skyblueweeman

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edgy said:
I think it will be a positive vibe there. That was one of the few positives that I saw at Sixfields. The crowd were very supportive of the team throughout. I assume that was because of the "mindset" of the people who went.

It will be different at St Andrews though. Sixfields had the feeling of a lower league club with an attendance to match. The 2k didnt look that out of place. 5k in St Andrews will.
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Can I ban the word 'vibe' from the forum?
 
Skyblueweeman

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edgy said:
No you can't. Move with the times and don't get left behind, bruv.
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rob9872

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I'm positive on the pitch and the manager has clearly been backed, but I still can't get over the business decision. If we lose 5,000 season tickets x average £200 that's £1m gone from the bottom line with operating costs at a similar level. It just doesn't stack up and the ambition surely ahs to be to get back to the Ricoh sooner rather than later. Hopefully as soon as the court make it's next decision or possibly common sense will prevail that both sides are losing money, then I'd like to think we could be home for Christmas.
 
GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

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ccfcway said:
its all gone very quiet over news on actual attempts to actually get back to Coventry. We have now known the news for a month and nothing about the plan to get us back.

Can't help thinking that with the travel, £20 a ticket and open days etc, even talk of the plan to get back would attract more people to the "temporary" away days in Birmingham
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Whilst I take your point, it's not really reasonable to expect the club to release constant statements going 'Yeah, Wasps still want indemnity, so nothings moving.' And the other option (however unrealistic it appears to be), the concept of a new stadium isn't going to be resolved in one month. Whilst I understand the frustration that at the moment it looks like we're there for the foreseeable, we also have to be realistic about what we expect, and whilst long-term this is the most important factor, I am sure the club are currently doing everything they can to make sure pre-season arrangements are optimised and we are in the best possible position to make a fist of it on the pitch come the 3rd August.
 
Liquid Gold

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rob9872 said:
I'm positive on the pitch and the manager has clearly been backed, but I still can't get over the business decision. If we lose 5,000 season tickets x average £200 that's £1m gone from the bottom line with operating costs at a similar level. It just doesn't stack up and the ambition surely ahs to be to get back to the Ricoh sooner rather than later. Hopefully as soon as the court make it's next decision or possibly common sense will prevail that both sides are losing money, then I'd like to think we could be home for Christmas.
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Or £27m gone from providing London Wasps indemnity.
 
SkyBlueDom26

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martcov said:
It isn’t as far this time and it’s not SISU being totally unreasonable. In the last year or so the club has been more fan orientated. 5000 should be possible on a regular basis if we do well. 2 or 3000 was more Sixfields when people were raging and it was further away.
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Mart this ain’t the Brexit thread
 
win9nut

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rob9872 said:
I'm positive on the pitch and the manager has clearly been backed, but I still can't get over the business decision. If we lose 5,000 season tickets x average £200 that's £1m gone from the bottom line with operating costs at a similar level. It just doesn't stack up and the ambition surely ahs to be to get back to the Ricoh sooner rather than later. Hopefully as soon as the court make it's next decision or possibly common sense will prevail that both sides are losing money, then I'd like to think we could be home for Christmas.
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Agree that getting back to the Ricoh should be a priority, but not at the expense of covering Wasps costs from the EU case.
CCFC didn't make to decision to move, it was forced on them when Wasps wanted indemnity...
 
rob9872

rob9872

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I'm not suggesting they should back track on that. The part you should have highlighted was "possibly common sense will prevail that both sides are losing money". that for me is the key. I'd rather pay an extra £100k to play there and Wasps lose the revenue whether we indemnify or not. All I was trying to suggest was that as a business decision, it seems strange that some can't ground can't be found and I hope in time they see sense.
 
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theferret

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rob9872 said:
I'm not suggesting they should back track on that. The part you should have highlighted was "possibly common sense will prevail that both sides are losing money". that for me is the key. I'd rather pay an extra £100k to play there and Wasps lose the revenue whether we indemnify or not. All I was trying to suggest was that as a business decision, it seems strange that some can't ground can't be found and I hope in time they see sense.
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Long term, or even medium term, it makes no sense I agree. For one season I don't think it matters all that much. To put it into perspective, Wilson gets sold and its the equivalent to 20,000 season tickets. That may not happen, and if it does, it's not the sort of thing that happens very often.

This isn't a business decision, it is one that has been forced on us, and one which if it is short term shouldn't be all that damaging. If we're at the same point this time next year with no promotion, it becomes a problem.
 
fellatio_Martinez

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I think if anything the pressure will be off the players and that should make for better performances.

It will be odd though. Especially if there's a large away following.
 
shmmeee

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TBF £20 for L1 football is a bargain.

Especially when it’ll be a promotion winning season ;)
 
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