13th_choice_seamer
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They were filling that ground long before they got promoted to the Prem
They were filling that ground long before they got promoted to the PremBrighton another great example.
It’s not just the City of Derby, though. Being a county team anchors greater support locally, too. The same applies to Leicester - people from Loughborough still consider themselves ‘Leicester‘ by virtue of living in the county of Leicester. By comparison, Coventry’s support may not be that widespread as the city boundaries are tightly knit and it’s not a guarantee that all Warwickshire folk are committed to Coventry.
That‘s not to say the support we have from Warwickshire towns isn’t great, it’s just not a given as Coventry isn‘t a hub for a large conurbation in the same way that Derby, Leicester and Nottingham are.
They were filling that ground long before they got promoted to the Prem
Wasnt there some analysis that said 20% of our support is from Leamington Warwick areas?
Actually mid-20s was the capacity when that ground opened, it later expanded to its current size.They were getting crowds in the low to mid 20s in the first few years there, just like we were when we moved to the Ricoh. They progressed and we didn't.
That's before you consider the things Brighton have done to make it a good stadium for home fans to visit including the free train etc.
The villages surrounding Rugby have large numbers of ST holders. Binley Woods, Wolston, Brinklow & Dunchurch to name a few. Rugby itself has also attracted a much younger crowd following city in the last couple of years.I'd love to know the statistics but I reckon 30% of our season tickets are from outside of the city boundaries. There's loads of Coventry fans in Nuneaton/Bedworth alongside the other Warwickshire towns and further afield.
The villages surrounding Rugby have large numbers of ST holders. Binley Woods, Wolston, Brinklow & Dunchurch to name a few. Rugby itself has also attracted a much younger crowd following city in the last couple of years.
I'm from Cov but have lived in Rugby for 30 years. Yes it has a number of Leicester City supporters and your usual Man U "fans" but it is a Coventry City town essentially, and it always has been.The villages surrounding Rugby have large numbers of ST holders. Binley Woods, Wolston, Brinklow & Dunchurch to name a few. Rugby itself has also attracted a much younger crowd following city in the last couple of years.
I agree with you thereI'm from Cov but have lived in Rugby for 30 years. Yes it has a number of Leicester City supporters and your usual Man U "fans" but it is a Coventry City town essentially, and it always has been.
They were getting crowds in the low to mid 20s in the first few years there, just like we were when we moved to the Ricoh. They progressed and we didn't.
That's before you consider the things Brighton have done to make it a good stadium for home fans to visit including the free train etc.
Read the other day that virtually all clubs lost a third of their support as an average in the 70s, early 80s due to hooliganism, crap facilities and poor clogging football. I certainly stopped going away getting fed up with all the violence. So it was not just us. Late 60s under Jimmy Hill with several seasons of success, and the Villa on a downward spiral, we were the best supported club in the Midlands. Remember Clough saying we were a bigger club than Derby when they won the old Division One. The sky was the limit for us in those days. If we can maintain our upward trajectory (which gets harder from here on in), I wonder how many we could attract. I think a few neutrals would come to watch us for the classy football and the awesome atmosphere.It's impressive to be honest. Most of those clubs above have been in the Prem in more recent times.
And then factor in the fall in our support over the last 10 years after playing away in both Northampton and Birmingham. To get those missing fans back so quickly shows the potential of our support.
The atmosphere and the support at the Ricoh has been great since our return - and our away support must be the loudest in the division.
I remember gates of 8,000 in the early 80s at HR for top flight games - never would have imagined 20,000 in the Champ if you'd asked me back then.
Are there any cities other than Bradford who average less as a percentage of population?
Difficult to draw simple boundaries in cities in big metropolitan areasAre there any cities other than Bradford who average less as a percentage of population?
Pretty decent numbers for Sunderland, Wednesday and Ipswich there, none of those have had much to shout about in recent years.
Don’t forget Norwich is a small town in Ipswich and vice versaDifficult to draw simple boundaries in cities in big metropolitan areas
Birmingham even allowing for two clubs
Leeds possibly
Bristol even with two clubs
Difficult to draw simple boundaries in cities in big metropolitan areas
Birmingham even allowing for two clubs
Leeds possibly
Bristol even with two clubs
if you extend it to the greater area the population around Coventry without a league team near it is nearly 900,000
Blame sisu, twice when our regular gates were nudging 1500 they moved us away from a Cov reducing our home attendances to 5000 on a good day, we have managed to claw that back and now have about 17000 regular support and rising.
When everything had to be Americanised.when did "game week" become a thing?
When everything had to be Americanised.
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