I am a Coventry kid first (born and lived in Coventry all my life)and a sports fan second. As such this week was mostly good. On Saturday Coventry United won again, Coventry Sphinx won, Coventry RFC won (9 games now without a defeat ). On Sunday Wasps beat French side Castres Olympique.
The team whose result I would have most like to have added were not in action as it was the second round of the FA cup and they had been eliminated in the first round by a conference club. This is the team I once watched win the cup and who had competed for many years against the best in the land.
Before I hear the expected tirade against Wasps, like it or not they are going to play their home games in Coventry from now on. Out of interest Wasps fly half was born in Coventry, he went to the same Coventry school as my son and I and began his rugby playing as a child at Barkers Butts RFC.
Last week my grandson who plays junior rugby for Old Coventrians RFC was invited to Barkers to meet visiting Wasps coaching staff and one of the first team players, just the kind of PR the kids appreciate.
I have no evidence that their future presence will harm local sport or support, and who knows they may one day be considered just as much part of the sporting scene as say Coventry Blaze, another import
Sadly Coventry city's owners are still threatening to take the club, this time permanently, out of the city whose name they carry.
I hope things get better soon but unfortunately see little tangible evidence so far.
I make no apology for saying I have tickets to take my grandson to the Ricoh on 21 December when we will see first class rugby players in action and hopefully an enjoyable game.
The team whose result I would have most like to have added were not in action as it was the second round of the FA cup and they had been eliminated in the first round by a conference club. This is the team I once watched win the cup and who had competed for many years against the best in the land.
Before I hear the expected tirade against Wasps, like it or not they are going to play their home games in Coventry from now on. Out of interest Wasps fly half was born in Coventry, he went to the same Coventry school as my son and I and began his rugby playing as a child at Barkers Butts RFC.
Last week my grandson who plays junior rugby for Old Coventrians RFC was invited to Barkers to meet visiting Wasps coaching staff and one of the first team players, just the kind of PR the kids appreciate.
I have no evidence that their future presence will harm local sport or support, and who knows they may one day be considered just as much part of the sporting scene as say Coventry Blaze, another import
Sadly Coventry city's owners are still threatening to take the club, this time permanently, out of the city whose name they carry.
I hope things get better soon but unfortunately see little tangible evidence so far.
I make no apology for saying I have tickets to take my grandson to the Ricoh on 21 December when we will see first class rugby players in action and hopefully an enjoyable game.
