I'd say it is a factor, we have lost out on the income, but the mismanagement of the club for decades has been the crux of the problem, ACL aren't necessarily to blame as it was McGinnity and co. who signed it, Richardson came up with the idea. SISU have played their part in this sorry story but we were prophetically warned by Alki David indirectly when he wished the new owners 'good luck' (meaning to me, that, they were fucked), you could argue the people that let SISU in were at fault. Now, I'd say ACL are pushing the club to brink (as well as SISU, both do not have the club at heart imo), threatening liquidation, admin, and generally not helping the club as well as they could. I do think the council took advantage of CCFC in their time of need as I do think they could've helped us out financially like they have with ACL.
This is a total farce, and I can't wait till the club finishes this chapter.
There's so many factors for the demise of our beloved club, you can't particularly pick one factor, only a main factor.
Add in Kenilworth, Rugby, Leamington, Nuneaton etc. Huge, huge catchment area. It does make you wonder what CCFC's marketing department has been up to over the decades. There should be a big outreach.
Leonard Brody may have been a nutter, but at least he threw ideas out there. We need more of that, no matter how daft. Funfairs at the ground, teaming up with cinemas to throw in free tickets with matchday tickets, karaoke halftime entertainment, more online engagement and free content for fans - anything, really.
Leeds, Norwich, Southampton and many other did....
Add in Kenilworth, Rugby, Leamington, Nuneaton etc. Huge, huge catchment area. It does make you wonder what CCFC's marketing department has been up to over the decades. There should be a big outreach.
Leonard Brody may have been a nutter, but at least he threw ideas out there. We need more of that, no matter how daft. Funfairs at the ground, teaming up with cinemas to throw in free tickets with matchday tickets, karaoke halftime entertainment, more online engagement and free content for fans - anything, really.
Agree with most of this
I'd say it is a factor, we have lost out on the income, but the mismanagement of the club for decades has been the crux of the problem, ACL aren't necessarily to blame as it was McGinnity and co. who signed it, Richardson came up with the idea. SISU have played their part in this sorry story but we were prophetically warned by Alki David indirectly when he wished the new owners 'good luck' (meaning to me, that, they were fucked), you could argue the people that let SISU in were at fault. Now, I'd say ACL are pushing the club to brink (as well as SISU, both do not have the club at heart imo), threatening liquidation, admin, and generally not helping the club as well as they could. I do think the council took advantage of CCFC in their time of need as I do think they could've helped us out financially like they have with ACL.
This is a total farce, and I can't wait till the club finishes this chapter.
There's so many factors for the demise of our beloved club, you can't particularly pick one factor, only a main factor.
If that's your view go and support one of the prem teams.....
Same here.
City till I die.
It's definitely a factor but your sums are way out. If you consider the average price of a ticket when considering concessions, adults and season tickets is probably about £15-16 per game.
We averaged approx 17.3k in 2009/10 season £15 x 17500 x 23 matches is £5,968,500
This season we average 11k at home £15 x11000 x 23 is £3,795,000
Yes and they were winning at home and near the top of the league, success breads success and failure breads .............?
You need to add 550k for Warwickshire to that as that's pretty much the catchment area.
Less than that IMO. Nearer 13 quid.
Coundon-Worthing is 10 miles away from Brighton and Littlehampton is 20 miles away, so how they are counted as one conurbation I have no idea.
Well then I will have to do much the same for everywhere then won't I?
You need to add 550k for Warwickshire to that as that's pretty much the catchment area.
Well then I will have to do much the same for everywhere then won't I?
The new rail station will help too, making it a fairly easy journey from Rugby, Leamington, Warwick, Nuneaton.
The new rail station will help too, making it a fairly easy journey from Rugby, Leamington, Warwick, Nuneaton.
Haha, I was wondering how long it would take to be our fault
How many reasons would you like?
The lack of success on the pitch, the fact that Coventry as a city is struggling with the decimation of the manufacturing industry, the move from Highfield Road, the ongoing soap opera of our owners and that of the stadium STILL being in a pissing contest after all these years, the general malaise in English football that those running and playing the game are completely disconnected from those they expect to spend money week in week going to games. I could go on!
Sorry, macca, I agree with all your other comments, but this is a valid point.
Do the people of Cov - not the out-lying areas (Nuneaton, Bedworth, Tamworth, Leamington, Stratford, Warwick etc.) - really want a football team?
From a city of 330-350,000 people, how many turn up week in, week out? How many have season tickets (3000 max.)?
It's a one-club city and the turn out, is quite fankly, a joke.
So are many towns up and down the country.
If we had got to wembley and all that....but it does show that we have a fair few fairweather fans in Cov....you can't dispute that.
How many do you think other clubs get from their actual city then? Most clubs get their support from the surrounding areas.
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