Broken Hearted Sky Blue
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At some point Acl have to take Sisu at face value ie they are not coming back,what happens if then they start booking things for weekends and the Ricoh is not available?
It's not about accepting it, it's about not making any rash decisions about a club that's been our club for over a century. Sometimes you have to sit tight and wait things out regardless of how painful it is.
IMO a breakaway club, I.e. One set up before ccfc ceases to exist or permanently moves, will be in direct competition with the club and will further fragment an already fragile fanbase.
It would be hillarious see Fishers face when he hears that City of Coventry FC (known by its fans as Coventry City), nicknamed the Sky Blues, using an adaptation of the citys coat of arms as its badge has been set up.
No doubt he would threaten legal action, claiming those names to be intellectual property of otium.
Coventry own the civic badge not ccfcWould have to be somewhere like the Butts to start with. Unless you severely limit the Ricoh capacity and get free rent.
Not worth doing anything until proper confirmation the club is leaving the city IMO. But I agree with the nickname and kit. Not sure how close you could get to the badge without infringing IP though. Especially as the two businesses compete in the same market.
Listen I would love nothing more than City to come back to the City but saying that I go to all the away games and the buzz I get at games is slowly draining away there will come a point when its gone and then it will be too late.
why are people planning a new club on 1 speculative thread?
seriously if the worst does happen and you are from cov follow cov sphinx
i'm from rugby so will follow rugby town and rugby town alone
there is Bedworth united, Nuneaton borough, racing club warwick etc.
if cov go to the wall or move to Birmingham, Hinckley or wherever just follow your next available local non league, they are already established, already have history and will already represent where you are from
The fact you have named 5 teams there is exactly the problem.
If their not coming back we need a successor club. Something we all see as the continuation of our club.
If we all threw our weight behind a new team it would fly up the leagues.
It won't be too late, you will get the big again. Things are shit. But setting up an afc for 2014 start is too soon.
never thought i would be suggesting such a thing, but after the rumour/news today is the time right to start talking about setting up a new club in coventry?
Ideas, thoughts, comments?
you would give up if they lose the first two games.
you would give up if they lose the first two games.
What made me think about this was seeing how proud the AFc Wimbledon fans were of their club. Because I tell you what I'm not proud of our club at the moment except for the lads that are playing
54 years, you are much to old for me.
What made me think about this was seeing how proud the AFc Wimbledon fans were of their club. Because I tell you what I'm not proud of our club at the moment except for the lads that are playing
Agreed. That's why to me, the OP is bang on. All I care about is a club that best represents the city of Coventry. At present (or at least up until a few months ago) is CCFC.My view has been the same from the outset. If the club does not return to within the City boundaries my 30 years support would cease. It is so sad to read that back given the almost unhealthy addicition I have had with the club since the age of 7.
Providing a new club played in Sky Blue, were nicknamed The Sky Blues and had a badge as closely resembling the existing badge as they could legally get away with, then they become my new club. If a new club didn't meet this criteria my love for football would all but die, apart from the odd game down at the BLS to watch Weymouth.
Whether its too soon........not sure. Certainly if we kick off next season at Shitfields, with talks ended on a return to the Ricoh and no concrete plans for a stadium INSIDE Coventry, then that would certainly signal a need to create a new club IMO. Maybe sooner. I don't fucking know any more.
But AFC Wimbledon were set up after it was confirmed that the club would be permanently moving to MK dons. They set the club up to replace the one they had lost permanently never to return.
The suggestions here are to set up AFC Coventry to put sisu under pressure to come back. What happens when they come back? Scrap and abandon afc Coventry? Abandon ccfc forever?
Exactly! Sorry Tony, but Cov's United & Sphinx just don't float my boat.The fact you have named 5 teams there is exactly the problem.
If their not coming back we need a successor club. Something we all see as the continuation of our club.
If we all threw our weight behind a new team it would fly up the leagues.
There was a bit of dialogue between some posters and the Trust a few months back. I'm sure the person speaking for the Trust said they were working on contingency plans for a reclaimed CCFC if this feared scenario arose.
Saltaire is perfectly right. The mere idea of a fans CCFC would totally put the wind up Sisu.
Forming a fans version of our club for next season is something we seriously have to look at if it emerges Sisu want to build in Meriden or Chipping Camden or anywhere really that is outside what is normally thought of as Coventry.
Already a few that go to Sixfields now are saying they won't go there next season if this drags on.
It isn't a nice feeling, I'll grant you. Thinking about this. But a reformed CCFC (with a subtle name change for legality) would be ours. No debts. No Sisu. As BigFatRon said - we would fly up the leagues with good support.
We've had years of this Sisu nonsense now. Just when you think it can't get any worse - it does with them.
We'd be flying up the leagues (and the League owe us very much) while Elmdon Sisu United collapse in chaos with no fans.
Don't diss the idea. We'd be the true sky blues.
Of course, it's just a rumour right now and 90% of us believe Sisu don't spend money on building. They make money by destroying and distressing businesses.
But letting 2014/15 go by in another blur like this one is not the way to go.
Yes Sisu will drag it on for the time being ton keep- us divided need to start up for next season and then take it from there.
If we can get good support then the FL cannot put us in a too low a league as the clubs we play can not accommodate 500 away supporters.
Afc Wimbledon started in the 9th tier, they were getting 3-4k, we won't get any special favours.
We won't have that many.If we have 5,000 season ticket holders and a dedicated big away following we will.
If we have 5,000 season ticket holders and a dedicated big away following we will.
We won't have that many.
This - from Letsallsingtogether "Yes Sisu will drag it on for the time being ton keep- us divided need to start up for next season and then take it from there.
If we can get good support then the FL cannot put us in a too low a league as the clubs we play can not accommodate 500 away supporters."
Spot on.
Just a serious plan. Leaving it another year is not good enough. We've let Sisu dictate the terms for too long. How about us fans take our club back?
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