new club shop to be opened (8 Viewers)

[Houdi]

Well the original club shop in town closed, presumably because it wasn't making a profit, then they moved to a very small outlet near the market and they then closed that. Now having effectively turned their back on 85% of their customer base they open a new superstore, genius.:facepalm:
If the vast majority of fans are refusing to go to Northampton, do they seriously believe they are suddenly going to rush to a new superstore to buy shirts and merchandise. Still at least Coventry Council will be pleased to get a cheque off SISU for their business rates. I wonder if they will cash it, or just frame it.

 

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[jaytskyblue]

If you want to conveniently give Sisu some of your money then you might find this the most exciting news since Rolf Harris got charged.
But I think a large proportion of fans couldnt give a sh*t whilst Sisu are there.
Guess we'll see how busy it is.

 

[RPHunt]

SISU have opened a shop in Coventry - whopee we are moving in the right direction!

FFS, Manchester United have a store in Singapore, but it doesn't mean they will be moving there any time soon.

 

[valiant15]

Football club opens a shop. Is this how low the club has fallen that this is actually news?

Its bound to get vandalised/covered in graffiti.

Nopm.

 

[chiefdave]

i think it shows how low this club has been taken, that something that any" normal ran club" has ,a shop is news worthy !

spot on, look how far we've fallen that having a place to buy tickets and merchandise is even news let alone something we should be congratulating SISU on.

can't picture the size of the store in my head but those shops are quite big aren't they? wonder what they're going to use it all for, if they get in loads of stock at this stage of the season there must be a big risk (esp with NOPM) of ending up with a lot of stock you can't shift. After all it's usually after Xmas when they start the massive discounts to try and get rid of everything.

 

[sw88]

They struggled to get custom in the former City Centre one, so why go for a new base so big?

That said, the city centre one was very small, and only sold 'discounted / sale' items so may have been the reason for the slow trade.

Still not sure they've chosen the right location though. Most fans found it a struggle to get to the Ricoh for merchandise and tickets, especially if they live the opposite side of the City. I can vouch for that. It's a bit of a ball ache finding the time to get over.

Oh well, atleast they're making the option available to those who may wish to use it. And it will give the staff somewhere a bit more comfortable to be working, rather than all huddled around barrel in a walkway!

 

[mrbluesky87]

Still at least Coventry Council will be pleased to get a cheque off SISU for their business rates. I wonder if they will cash it, or just frame it.

Who's to say that they will pay the rates and not refuse on the basis that they are to high after agreeing the rates in the first place that is:laugh:

 

[valiant15]

Ramraid it

 

[torchomatic]

Why, is it?

Its bound to get vandalised/covered in graffiti.

Nopm.

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

err I guess Sisu arent too popular in Coventry, although you seem to quite like them.

 

[thaiskyblue]

i wonder if they will stock the new "sisu out " winter range ?

 

[torchomatic]

Nope, SISU aren't too popular, but it's not a SISU shop, it's a Coventry City outlet. No, I don't like them either.

err I guess Sisu arent too popular in Coventry, although you seem to quite like them.

 

[edgy]

It's selling CCFC gear, revenue to help fund a squad for next season not SISU T-Shirts, you fruit loop.


Why the fuck would any City fan vandalism a CCFC shop staffed by Coventry folk selling gear with their club badge on it? It beggars belief. Absolute bonkers.

 

[torchomatic]

True, edgy. I find it difficult to fathom why opening a new club shop is bad news, but nothing surprises me anymore.

Wrong time
Wrong location
Wrong size
Just plain wrong, it seems.

 

[thaiskyblue]

True, edgy. I find it difficult to fathom why opening a new club shop is bad news, but nothing surprises me anymore.

Wrong time
Wrong location
Wrong size
Just plain wrong, it seems.

read above posts, why should it be news ?

 

[mrbluesky87]

It's selling CCFC gear, revenue to help fund a squad for next season not SISU T-Shirts, you fruit loop.


Why the fuck would any City fan vandalism a CCFC shop staffed by Coventry folk selling gear with their club badge on it? It beggars belief. Absolute bonkers.

Take it as a pinch of salt, its just anger talking, we all do it. Im sure nobody affiliated with the club would really vandalise the place.

 

[torchomatic]

Because it's related to the club we support. Because we don't have a proper club shop, we have a barrow in Tescos. So why shouldn't it be news?

read above posts, why should it be news ?

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

The money goes to Sisu, they decide what to do with it, nothing is guaranteed for the squad now is it.
The less money they make, the quicker they realise its over for them in Coventry and they sell up.

 

[torchomatic]

Cuckoo, cuckoo.

To whom?

The money goes to Sisu, they decide what to do with it, nothing is guaranteed for the squad now is it.
The less money they make, the quicker they realise its over for them in Coventry and they sell up.

 

[thaiskyblue]

Because it's related to the club we support. Because we don't have a proper club shop, we have a barrow in Tescos. So why shouldn't it be news?

you have a point there. Its just gallows humour , i'm past getting sad about this situation .

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

Cuckoo, cuckoo.

To whom?

Not that one again. Some were saying no one would ever be interested in the club, then they went mighty quiet when there were 4 or 5 interested parties at administration. Now we're back to that as an excuse for doing nothing to oppose Sisu.

The fact is Sisu may have to sell, to get rid of a bad investment, and they will have to sell at whatever the market will pay. The club has potential, it is way below where it should be due to Sisu failure.

 

[skybluetony176]

Wrong time
Wrong location
Wrong size
Just plain wrong

keep on subject please. we are talking about the shop, not sixfields

 

[covmark]

The money goes to Sisu, they decide what to do with it, nothing is guaranteed for the squad now is it.
The less money they make, the quicker they realise its over for them in Coventry and they sell up.

dear oh dear, the crap you post becomes more boring everyday.

 

[mrbluesky87]

you have a point there. Its just gallows humour , i'm past getting sad about this situation .

Its anger and we do have a right to be angry. Lets face it, just like the Sixfields attendance, I cannot at this moment in time imagine the shop being busy therefore I wouldnt let it bother you.

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

dear oh dear, the crap you post becomes more boring everyday.

Sadly for you I give the logic you just give abuse, based on eff all.

 

[torchomatic]

Oh yeah, we're not going to sell to SISU as they only want us for the Arena. We'll sell the American property developer who is obviously a massive City fan.

Not arguing over SISUs failure, but I don't think whoever buys us will be football fans. Rather fans of the Ricoh and its potential.

Not that one again. Some were saying no one would ever be interested in the club, then they went mighty quiet when there were 4 or 5 interested parties at administration. Now we're back to that as an excuse for doing nothing to oppose Sisu.

The fact is Sisu may have to sell, to get rid of a bad investment, and they will have to sell at whatever the market will pay. The club has potential, it is way below where it should be due to Sisu failure.

 

[torchomatic]

Logic? I must have missed that post.

Sadly for you I give the logic you just give abuse, based on eff all.

 

[thaiskyblue]

will joy be cutting the ribbon at the grand opening ?

 

[Ashdown1]

Edgy,

What a great post I couldnt have put it better myself.

Some people on here like nothing more than to moan about everything. Shut the club shop, moan, have a barrow at Tesco, more moans, open a brand new store at an accessible location in Coventry even more moaning.

It makes me laugh as these same people would have a meltdown if the shop was in Northampton.

I want the Club back in the City, I despise SISU, closely followed by ACL, and wish for new owners....but will not moan moan moan on here like others when the club actually try to do something, albeit a very small gesture, right. Get a grip.

Go on Moff, I hand you the floor, please explain to everyone why exactly it is ACL's fault that CCFC find themselves up shit street? Why it's owners began to withdraw funding it over two years ago, why it's owners sold it's best striker in the January before relegation after stripping the club of most decent players anyway and why that all rental charges only ever amounted to about 1/7th of all losses each year. Go on pal tell me why are they almost as much to blame !!??

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

Oh yeah, we're not going to sell to SISU as they only want us for the Arena. We'll sell the American property developer who is obviously a massive City fan.

I thought you were saying nobody was/would be interested in buying us-- talk about zero logic.

 

[edgy]

The club has little or no potential without a stadium. Join the two together and the buyers will be back. Only the Council can allow that to happen now.

 

[Nick]

Not that one again. Some were saying no one would ever be interested in the club, then they went mighty quiet when there were 4 or 5 interested parties at administration. Now we're back to that as an excuse for doing nothing to oppose Sisu.

The fact is Sisu may have to sell, to get rid of a bad investment, and they will have to sell at whatever the market will pay. The club has potential, it is way below where it should be due to Sisu failure.

We don't know much about the other people, only Haskell really who apparently put in a serious bid. We don't know too much about the other bidders to comment but how do we know they will be any better than SISU or if they would be interested?

Surely I could have made an offer of £1 for the club?

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

A buyer will agree a Ricoh deal in parallel to a Sisu sale. Sisu need to find a buyer and sell.

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

We don't know much about the other people, only Haskell really who apparently put in a serious bid. We don't know too much about the other bidders to comment but how do we know they will be any better than SISU or if they would be interested?

Surely I could have made an offer of £1 for the club?

The point is there were serious interested parties and there will be buyers at the right price. Sisu may well be realising they need to find potential buyers to get out of this bad investment. In fact they would be crazy not to building some contingency plans now re a sale.

I thought we all agreed we want Sisu gone, given their terrible record....

 

[RPHunt]

The club has little or no potential without a stadium. Join the two together and the buyers will be back. Only the Council can allow that to happen now.

The club has a lot of potential with an owner who actually knows something about football and has some sort of passion for football. It doesn't have a future with an owner that sees it only as a pawn in a money making game.