You can see why he choose Reading over us. I like Reading there a proper community club.
Another 2 goals in a crucial match for Reading.
That's the second week running!!
Sisu out.
F%£kin wankers! Im so annoyed. Money talks and reading didnt make a move till late august. We cud have bagged him June July if sisu werent feckwits! Cov fans hav been mugged off for years. Never real investment, always sold our best and had to make do. Had enuff!! Sisu out! Or i wont be renewing my season ticket! Tossers.
What's the difference if we signed him or not its the players around him which make a difference?u cud be best striker in the world but not have the best service
I h8 sisu just as much as u but if u think about it what would of happened if they wouldnt have bought the club.I agree, now it's time to jog on sisu
We would have gone into admin and had new owners by now. Odds are we would at least be back in the championship by now
Thats pretty much always been Covs problem tho'Our biggest problem this season has been not scoring enough goals.
I can't be bothered to look now, but wouldn't we have taken the 10 point hit and been 4 points above the drop zone? With bigger crowds, less ill-feeling toward the club and players like Leon Best on the books. Hmmm..... how very fortunate we are....
I can't be bothered to look now, but wouldn't we have taken the 10 point hit and been 4 points above the drop zone? With bigger crowds, less ill-feeling toward the club and players like Leon Best on the books. Hmmm..... how very fortunate we are....
CCFC were already in their second straight year of declining attendances when SISU took over (this may or may not be of interest).
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Okay, the season before the takeover, the average gate across all teams in the division over the season was 18,381; and our average 20,381
In 2007/8 - the season of the takeover, the divisional average 17,162, and ours 19,124
Now, this season to date, the divisional average sits at 17,673, and our average at 15,173
Over that term, gates across the division have dropped by 3.7%, whereas our gates have dropped in excess of 25%.
Comparing the seasons 2006/7 and 2007/8 the averages across the league dropped by 6.6%, and our gates by 6.2%; so to address Colonel's point; yes gates we're in decline as cited, but our decline almost exactly mirrored that of the balance of the league in that 'window'. However, over the term, I'm sure you'll agree there's an alarming dichotomy between our performance and that of the averaged balance of the division
Lots of teams in the division over the term have moved to new stadia. Stoke, Sunderland, Blackpool, Swansea, Derby, Leicester, Reading, Middlesbrough, Southampton, Hull, etc and have seen an increase in crowds and sustained it. The facts I've now presented you with show you that almost uniquely, we haven't during SISU's watch
Out of interest what is Blackpool's new ground called?
Let's ignore the fact we moved into a new stadium. What do you think the crowds would have been had we stayed at Highfield Road? Truth is the average was 14,000 before and that is what it is now.
I thought this was about Le Fondre? As it is then if Cody McDonald was in that team he too would score goals and be top of the table. Realistic please.
I'll bid you good evening now, dear chap, but before I do, can I kindly dispel your insinuation that a team only enjoys a temporary blip in swollen gates before reverting back to that which frequented the old ground?
Can I kindly refer my learned friend toward Derby County? Moved from the Baseball Ground, which had a capacity of 18,300 in 1997. In their last season, they were in the Premier League and averaged a season-long gate of 17,889, They've since moved to Pride Park of course, and when back in the Championship were averaging - by the 2002/3 season a gate of 25,469.
Do you know what is sits at now? This season it's 26,021.
They've had a brief swansong in the top flight, and I know their legacy of footballing success means that their crowds - as a ratio of city size - are superior to ours; but they've proven that, even with the mundane being served up (they finished below us last season, for example) that crowds can be retained
Not the best example imo. I agree with a lot of the other things you've said on this, but Derby showed that before the move they were operating at full capacity and probably therefore often had more wanting to attend games. At HR we were only operating at approx 60% full on average.
You can see why he choose Reading over us. I like Reading there a proper community club.
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