Accringto,I mean,Coventry City? Who Are They? (6 Viewers)
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Covkid1968#
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I work in brum…. They are all wrapped up in their Villa Blues thing. I seem to amuse them.
baldy
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Whereabouts you work mate? I'm saluting you from my computer screen here at work
ajsccfc
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I'd say 2001 for a lot of people. We were the team getting away with relegation scraps from the top division forever but once you're in the second tier or below the only fans who stay aware of you tend to be that season's opponents and any bitter rivals, and we don't really have any of the latter
baldy
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Just irks me when people say thick things like 'Have they even got a football team?' - we're not that shit in the eyes of some people surely
baldy
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Liquid Gold
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The scrumpy rots their brains down here. I’ve had both a Bristol Rogers and a Swindon fan say they’re bigger than us.
Not even Bristol City can get away with that, not historically anyway.
baldy
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Bristol Rogers? Teds sister?
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SlowerThanPlatt
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baldy
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The clue is in the username
Doh....just realized
no_loyalty
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I hope you took the piss out of the Claret and Blue half this morning, they would have all been in tears
B-Ban-Boogie
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Most replies I get are.. "Coventry? So what Prem team do you support then?"
To which I reply "I don't because i'm not a plastic fuck!"
The weirdest one in 16 years was when i was in Texas last year at a Rodeo..
Proper Yankie doodle types in there.
One guy, who had travelled from Kentucky to see it, heard my accent and proceeded to show me his 'Liverpool' wallet and was rather excited to tell me about his love for the "Liverbirds'
Very out the blue that was!!
I did educate him on the Mighty Sky Blues though..
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SkyBlueSoul
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I get that response a lot in Manchester too. The second most popular is something along the lines of “Can you even call that watching football?”
baldy
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I get that response a lot in Manchester too. The second most popular is something along the lines of “Can you even call that watching football?”
Eurgh such a wrong & thick perception - most of the time the comments come from glory hunters anyway who've never even set foot in Old Trafford/Anfield etc etc
Torquay Sky Blue
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Not too bad down here . I play footy with a couple of Cov fans and know 2 or 3 in the local.
One things for sure when you see a cov shirt down here the wearer is definitely from Cov and not a glory boy
One things for sure when you see a cov shirt down here the wearer is definitely from Cov and not a glory boy
Brighton Sky Blue
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Even in Leamington the reaction I get is the same as when Simon tells Jay he doesn't 'have a plan'
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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COV
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Most replies I get are.. "Coventry? So what Prem team do you support then?"
To which I reply "I don't because i'm not a plastic fuck!"
The weirdest one in 16 years was when i was in Texas last year at a Rodeo..
Proper Yankie doodle types in there.
One guy, who had travelled from Kentucky to see it, heard my accent and proceeded to show me his 'Liverpool' wallet and was rather excited to tell me about his love for the "Liverbirds'
Very out the blue that was!!
I did educate him on the Mighty Sky Blues though..
going all the way to Texas for a rodeo is some commitment
B-Ban-Boogie
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Liquid Gold
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Rovers are certain they're bigger than City so that has to put them on par with us at least!
Meanwhile in the real world their stadium has more tents than Glastonbury.
Yorkshire SB
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Live and work in Leeds. Always found you get plenty of respect from fans of other clubs. Plenty of Yorkshire clubs including Leeds have had a tough time, it’s a respect of the struggle!
Terry_dactyl
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It can infuriate for sure…Most replies I get are.. "Coventry? So what Prem team do you support then?"
To which I reply "I don't because i'm not a plastic fuck!"
The weirdest one in 16 years was when i was in Texas last year at a Rodeo..
Proper Yankie doodle types in there.
One guy, who had travelled from Kentucky to see it, heard my accent and proceeded to show me his 'Liverpool' wallet and was rather excited to tell me about his love for the "Liverbirds'
Very out the blue that was!!
I did educate him on the Mighty Sky Blues though..
Slightly different point but…I live in Cardiff and a bloke (Man Utd fan obviously) I play football with was really patronising about me in the group chat about me going to watch Newport vs City…in the rain! It went something like “fair play that’s dedication. In all weathers too. What a legend etc etc etc etc”. Dickhead. I’ve probably been to old Trafford (once) more than that prick!
Anyway, I do find myself quite often wincing before revealing my allegiances. I’m not sure what this means.
stay_up_skyblues
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Yep spot on. Had a meeting on Wednesday just gone with two older chaps. Villa memorabilia on the director’s office wall and other chap was a Wolves fan. Started with a football chat obviously and we sat round for half hour going over past results between our clubs, ex and current players/transfers and the season ahead. It’s the same with my mates who support various teams.
I did have a giggle when Grealish went though, the bloke was adamant he wouldn’t leave and expected serious trophies within a few years.
It’s the (usually below their 30s) plastics and flag wavers that are condescending and give it some. And my standard response is to ask how much their season ticket cost.
oscillatewildly
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Genuinely hilarious!