I think Nick is forgetting that I am nearly 72 and not a spring chicken -- at Highfield Road and the Ricoh I had a season ticket which made it much easier. I also had car parking arrangements near both grounds. Bristol is 46 miles away and Swindon is nearer, but at 72 I like to know where I am going, where I am going to park, and where I am sitting.
I'm not quite as old as you, but after 50 years, the last 46 as a season ticket holder, I have not seen my team this season and am not likely to. I live near Birmingham so there are a few games not too far away, but Nick's comments show a complete lack of understanding of us older fans.
I used to go to every away game, and at one point saw every game City played in the UK for 10 years, including friendlies. But following your team all over the place is a young man's game, not necessarily something people of our age would be capable of doing. I got out of the habit of away games years ago, preferring to just go to home games. I have neither the desire nor the inclination to start being treated like a second class citizen again in the lower reaches of the Football League. I also feel I could not feel comfortable going to away games and missing home games.
Sadly, the current owners have also broken the 50-year habit of attending every single home game. I do still miss them now, but that is diminishing game by game, and if we are not back in Coventry soon it is unlikely I will start again in 5 years time. Priorities change, and it does get harder to sustain after too much time, so I fear I am another lifelong fan who will be lost forever. The way things are, not even a bit of on-field success is making any difference, probably because supporters like me have seen so many of these false dawns over the decades.
