See you at the Preston game? (5 Viewers)

[ajsccfc]

Scale the schtick back a little, you have to pace this kind of thing.

 

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[Joy Division]

Car full on Sunday, really looking forward to it PUSB ! PUSB !

Smart car?

 

[torchomatic]

You should have said estate car or people carrier. That would have annoyed them even more.

Car full on Sunday, really looking forward to it PUSB ! PUSB !

 

[RoboCCFC90]

Well, I wasn't talking to you really was I. In this guys case he couldn't be more obvious

No you weren't, but I'll be honest it's petty and without proof unjustified.

 

[stupot07]

It's a bit like being with a long term girlfriend who you really really love but has gone away for a few weeks. Haven't had sex for a while but all of a sudden you're out on a night out and an opportunity arises with another girl, she's nice and all, kind of reminds you of your girlfriend and she really wants a bit of rumpy pumpy with you, the urge is there and you are dying to get your end away as its been so long but you know deep down it is going to hurt your relationship in the long run, and with that she may never come back.

Isn't it a bit like you're girlfriend moving away to go to Uni for a few years, you don't want finish with her but you know you will miss her and the now long distance relationship might not last......but in the meantime you can still go an visit her every now and then for a bit of rumpy pumpy?

Edit....just seen you're twin sister analogy....isn't that every mans dream?

 

[wince]

Are we now making comparisons with the appeasement of Nazi Germany?

This is a new low.

No that was not the point, the point was people had to stand together for each other and did not after one week they give in ,yes I hold my hands up there are better comparisons to make a point but hands up so lets no go off topic ,

 

[stupot07]

I hope Godwin gets commission for his law. This place alone would make him a multi-millionaire.

Surely a Nobel Prize would be more appropriate for this level of genius?

 

[Nick]

No that was not the point, the point was people had to stand together for each other and did not after one week they give in ,yes I hold my hands up there are better comparisons to make a point but hands up so lets no go off topic ,

Surely if everybody agreed they would stand together?

 

[ccfcmustang]

No that was not the point, the point was people had to stand together for each other and did not after one week they give in ,yes I hold my hands up there are better comparisons to make a point but hands up so lets no go off topic ,

Like I said Wince, there needs to be leadership from the trust on this issue. They have done nothing to attempt to unite fans and have us all singing from the same hymn sheet, the NOPM campaign will not work as i have proved. there needs to be a new sense of optimism

 

[Joy Division]

No you weren't, but I'll be honest it's petty and without proof unjustified.

Petty to point it out probably yes. Maybe I should say, if you create another account to back up your argument at least make it look like it is someone else.

Again, I can't prove it but in this case it is really really obvious.

 

[WiganSkyBlue]

After much thought and listening to all views, opinions and weighing up facts. I've decided that the NOPM approach will not drive out SISU. My team is a pawn in a business tug-of-war and I'm the one (all fans) that's losing out on my main interest/passion outside family & work.

I'm supporting the team this Sunday and am quite sure a few hundred more supporters than the Bristol City game will take this view too.

I do support away too and am going to Shrewsbury (less contention) and would especially encourage those sticking with the NOPM conviction to come too...

2 wins and people think we're on a promotion roll - oh dear, 2 turkeys do not a promotion make. We'll see how many keep going in the depths of winter on evening and night matches when the pitch is crap and we are performing at our usual October/November rate.

These buggers will never be gone if they see the drift back. I fear that my home town club will never see their home town again now they have left, We are, in fact, the new Wimbledon and the rest of the FL clubs should take note that when their club is the next target of a hedge fund then the FL will abandon you just as quickly as they did us.

 

[wince]

Surely if everybody agreed they would stand together?

Don't we all agree we should be in Coventry not Northampton ?

 

[ccfcmustang]

Don't we all agree we should be in Coventry not Northampton ?

That is the common denominator yes, The the strategy we adopt pursuing that matter is where everything differs

 

[swisstony]

ffs ,theres 10,000 of us that want to watch the team!!!!
Where's the solidarity ?
I have 2 sons aged 11 and 13 that get nopm
1 game and it sounds like we're caving in
Timmy will need a chisel to get his pants off tonight !!!!

 

[oakey]

Some people are mistaken if they believe NOPM is merely a strategy to starve SISU of funds? It isn't my main reason for NOPM. To me it may or may not force SISU to sell or return to Coventry. It probably won't "work". However, it will make the point that loyal supporters are not willing to follow if the team is taken out of Coventry. This is both a principle and a warning to the owners that they will not get supporters to meekly follow wherever they lead.
If they can do without my £500 and 40 years of season ticket and support, good luck to them. I will not be dictated to. My support is not unconditional.
KCIC
NOPM
PUSB

 

[wince]

2 wins and people think we're on a promotion roll - oh dear, 2 turkeys do not a promotion make. We'll see how many keep going in the depths of winter on evening and night matches when the pitch is crap and we are performing at our usual October/November rate.

These buggers will never be gone if they see the drift back. I fear that my home town club will never see their home town again now they have left, We are, in fact, the new Wimbledon and the rest of the FL clubs should take note that when their club is the next target of a hedge fund then the FL will abandon you just as quickly as they did us.

I think this about sums it up I do not wish it but we will have a bad spell, and people will stay away again and thus the status quo , this move away was a chance to all speak as one , of course we will always sell players ect but moving to another city had to be a step too far, was asked why are people selfish ? because there are people old people 60yr plus fans who will now probably never see city again in the flesh but as long as others get there ccfc fix who cares, one last point full credit to those who come on here and say they are going to northampton , easier to say nothing and go anyway so fair play to that

 

[StevieM]

Its killing me to not watch the team, BUT I will not be going to any other ground than the Ricoh for home games.
That also applies to the "imaginary bowl" that lies somewhere in Fuckfishes head!
They will not have any more money out of me.
KCIC
NOPM
PUSB
FOSISUYBOC-work it out!

 

[Postman Pat]

Petty to point it out probably yes. Maybe I should say, if you create another account to back up your argument at least make it look like it is someone else.

Again, I can't prove it but in this case it is really really obvious.

Love this ive been reading these forums for ages only posted a couple of times before one about a cup match in Portsmouth,cant remember what the other one was and your convinced im someone else.I will say this for the last time-YOU ARE WRONG

 

[skybluelee]

There are people seriously changing their stance after 2 wins? Nice principles, boys. Utterly pathetic.

Lets see how many people fancy the trip to the Northampton shed once Murphy, Baker and Clarke have been removed from the payroll, we start losing again, and then it starts to get a bit colder.

NOPM
FOSFC

 

[WiganSkyBlue]

I think this about sums it up I do not wish it but we will have a bad spell, and people will stay away again and thus the status quo , this move away was a chance to all speak as one , of course we will always sell players ect but moving to another city had to be a step too far, was asked why are people selfish ? because there are people old people 60yr plus fans who will now probably never see city again in the flesh but as long as others get there ccfc fix who cares, one last point full credit to those who come on here and say they are going to northampton , easier to say nothing and go anyway so fair play to that

I am a supporter of 50+ years who now, as my signature name suggests, is an exile from my home city. However, I will not attend home matches until/unless we are back within the boundaries of the City of Coventry, preferably at the RICOH. I have followed my team from afar, occasionally having the mick ripped due to the success of many of the teams here in the NW, but I do fear that I will never again see my team playing at their real home; they may even change their name when, as is my major fear, they become a nomad team, as did Wimbledon.

You are also right in paying tribute to those who come on here with their reasons/excuses for attending matches at Northampton; they are however wrong. Will they continue attending when, as I fear will happen in the long run, the team drops Coventry from its name?

 

[theferret]

You are also right in paying tribute to those who come on here with their reasons/excuses for attending matches at Northampton; they are however wrong. Will they continue attending when, as I fear will happen in the long run, the team drops Coventry from its name?

Of course they won't. None of them believe it is permanent, and if they did, they wouldn't go. There is not a single person on these forums or anywhere else that has said they will support a permanent move.

That is why the move will not be permanent. Those people who continue to beat the franchise drum have all failed to explain where they think this franchise will be located, and how it can possibly be sustained long term with nobody watching it.

 

[bigfatronssba]

Everyone is entitled to their opinions and are entitled to go to sixfields if they wish.

Now it is my opinion that anyone who goes to sixfields is cooperating in the destruction of our club. Had the attendance at sixfields been zero then we would be back in cov pretty quick.

Nopm would either force sisu out or back to Coventry.

Of course we all want to go and watch the team, but you need to fight it. If we dont we will have no club in our city.

If you support this move by financially cooperating then you will have blood on your hands.

 

[wince]

That is the common denominator yes, The the strategy we adopt pursuing that matter is where everything differs

But there is no other strategy ,none, sisu moved Coventry out of Coventry for money , so don't give them any until they come back, it is that black and white ,if they want to build another ground good on them , but play in Coventry while they do it, black and white

 

[skybluepete1987]

But there is no other strategy ,none, sisu moved Coventry out of Coventry for money , so don't give them any until they come back, it is that black and white ,if they want to build another ground good on them , but play in Coventry while they do it, black and white

Spot on, I despair that those who went to Bristol and those that will go to Preston don't see this simple point. "Supporting the lads" is not justification for assisting in the destruction of the link between Coventry and its team.

 

[sky blue zam]

Im going on Sunday as well didnnt go to the first game at sixfields and didnt want to go to the Ricoh as in my opinion pressure has got to be put on both sides as i think ACL/CCC have a lot to answer for in all this and if the casino and compass were boycotted they would put pressure on ACL/CCC to sort it out.At the end of the day the football club needs to own the stadium otherwise we will go from one diaster to another.

to be fair everybody knows acl do have a fair share of the blame, but what more can they do now? sisu seemed to just want to bankrupt acl and were always going to leave the ricoh.

NOPM
KCIC
SISU OUT
PUSB

 

[Tom's Dad]

I also have spent a lot of time thinking about this, reading threads on here, press articles and others bits that come out from the Club, ACL, CCC and now the FL.

I consider myself quite articulate, but I honestly haven't a clue what's gone on, whose offered what and whose walked away when. I think the only people that actually do know (and maybe even they don't) are the people that have sat around the Board Room tables of these organisations.

All of the above parties are at fault and have caused this. So what can I/fans do to influence the return of CCFC to Coventry?

SISU - Apparently have funding to sit out a starvation campaign, very bloody minded so very unlikely to be influenced by NOPM etc.

ACL - A football ground without a team? Apparently a viable business without the football club. If so, and projected profits are sufficient not a lot of influencing potential. If projected profits dip or losses are projected then some opportunity to apply pressure.

CCC - A bunch of elected councillors who rely on public votes to keep them in office. I'd imagine lots of opportunity if the electorate of Coventry turn on them. Maybe possible for some people to stand on a single issue of the football club at future elections? I don't live in Cov so not one I can influence.

FL - I haven't a clue about this lot. I think there is potential to embarrass them but they appear to be masters of their own kingdom and outside normal legal processes?

What do I want? I want to watch the City, with my son, preferably in Cov. What can I do to make that happen? Pretty much nothing, so next best for me is to watch my team play in Northampton and let those people around the Board Room tables and in the Council Chambers sort it out. Do I have confidence in them? Based on past performance, No I don't. So I'll go to Northampton and wait to see what happens.

If 1 or 2 or 3 years pass with no sign of returning how will I feel? Not good I expect but I will have enjoyed my football without worrying about things I can't influence.

I may be concerned about international terrorism but I can't influence it so why waste my time worrying abut it!

PUSB

 

[stupot07]

There is no proof that NOPM will force the club back to the Ricoh or get rid of sisu, and there is no proof that going to Sixfields will contribute to the death of the club or even make them stay at Sixfields for longer.

 

[ampthill_sba]

Have to say that I find it pretty sad that anyone can decide boycotting Northampton and then change their mind after one game. Would your decision have been the same if we had lost the last two games? No backbone, where is the courage of your conviction?

I haven't boycotted technically as i've been in Florida (still here til Sat) for the past month. Although I haven't renewed my st due to uncertainty.

 

[ajsccfc]

Nopm would either force sisu out or back to Coventry.

Maybe. That's certainly the theory, but far from demonstrable fact. Certainly far enough from fact to make 'blood on your hands' a lot of theatrical nonsense.

 

[bigfatronssba]

Maybe. That's certainly the theory, but far from demonstrable fact. Certainly far enough from fact to make 'blood on your hands' a lot of theatrical nonsense.

No active business can survive with zero income for 3-5 years.

 

[ajsccfc]

They can if they're willing to plug the gaps and built debt in the meantime. Can you tell me with any kind of certainty that this isn't something Sisu would ever do?

 

[bigfatronssba]

They can if they're willing to plug the gaps and built debt in the meantime. Can you tell me with any kind of certainty that this isn't something Sisu would ever do?

Its pretty obvious that this is all about getting the Ricoh on the cheap. Losses will soon reach the stage where they could have just used that money to buy the Ricoh for the market rate.

 

[Baginton]

After much thought and listening to all views, opinions and weighing up facts. I've decided that the NOPM approach will not drive out SISU. My team is a pawn in a business tug-of-war and I'm the one (all fans) that's losing out on my main interest/passion outside family & work.

I'm supporting the team this Sunday and am quite sure a few hundred more supporters than the Bristol City game will take this view too.

I do support away too and am going to Shrewsbury (less contention) and would especially encourage those sticking with the NOPM conviction to come too...

See you there, loads of room behind the goal, oh and in the main stand haha

steer clear of the burgers, overpriced (£4.20) and take ages to make and taste rotten!

PUSB

 

[ajsccfc]

There have plenty of points where they could have done things that made more sense, like pay wages that kept us in a more profitable division and so on. They're still here.

There's absolutely no certainty that what you're shouting at people for not following you on is the successful method.

 

[bigfatronssba]

There have plenty of points where they could have done things that made more sense, like pay wages that kept us in a more profitable division and so on. They're still here.

There's absolutely no certainty that what you're shouting at people for not following you on is the successful method.

Who's shouting?!