Match Thread Coventry v Shrewsbury Match Thread - Saturday 13th Aug (3 Viewers)

theferret · Aug 11, 2016

Nick said:
My point was people putting hurdles in the way. It goes from the queues, to pricing. No doubt if the price was £20 it would be the car park price, if the car park price was £3 then it would be something else...

the season tickets are on par with pre sixfields arent they? Last season was a massive discount, which didn't recoup the difference

Don't have an issue with ST prices actually. They are fair. Matchday prices don't make much sense. Pay every game and it comes to £529 for the cheapest adult seat and £621 for the most expensive. All I am saying is that attendances will go down as a result. Hopefully not massively, but they will and I think the club know that but have crunched the numbers and have calculated they might be a bit better off with lower gates. Fine. I do think it's a false economy long term though.

Hopefully the match packages will be good value and they allow people to purchase STs during the season, but that's not looking likely.

Nick · Aug 11, 2016

theferret said:
Don't have an issue with ST prices actually. They are fair. Matchday prices don't make much sense. Pay every game and it comes to £529 for the cheapest adult seat and £621 for the most expensive. All I am saying is that attendances will go down as a result. Hopefully not massively, but they will and I think the club know that but have crunched the numbers and have calculated they might be a bit better off with lower gates. Fine. I do think it's a false economy long term though.

In theory, I'd be pushing people towards the Season Tickets / Match packages if they ever sort them out. Make it much cheaper to pay in bulk.

I could pay £20 odd a game or £35 a month for a season ticket, no brainer.

Brylowes · Aug 11, 2016

robbiekeane said:
Cost? Why how much more is it compared to normal? £3? Are our fans living below the poverty line?

Nick said:
There is pay on the gate now, so cost will be the next reason to not go..

Grendel said:
If you have a cheap seat and buy he ticket on the day it's a £1 more than pay turnstiles last season.

I go whatever the cost +my lad £60 petrol + another £40 on sundries, but that's not the point
Of course cost will put some off.
Aren't some of you already planning your 'packed lunch" because the foods gone up ?

skybluepm2 · Aug 11, 2016

FRY-CCFC said:
Charles-Cook

Willis Ojala Harries

Rose Gadzhev Stevenson Haynes

Jones Sordell Reid

3-0 City

3x JOB OGs

Agree with this, particularly the score and goalscorers. Although Haynes did well the other night, I'd still stick in Page. I think that's the only change I'd make. Looking forward to having McCann in there for Stevenson - who deserves to keep his place for Saturday - and then we won't be a million miles away from looking half decent. Another striker, centre half, midfielder and right back to get us up to full strength imo!

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Aug 11, 2016

If they sign more players I will put the other reasons aside and get a season ticket.

If they don't bring them on sale again after this weekend then they'll lose out on my money though. I'll go to some home games, but the fact is, inflated tickets, inflated parking, weaker team will all contribute to poorer attendances.

People are moaning and saying the fans are making the problems themselves, but it's down to the club ultimately. I didn't have a season ticket last year but ended up going to every single home game anyway because it was good value. I'm not a stay away fan, or one who shouts 'SISU out' from the stands, but I don't trust them enough to part with my money until I feel we have a strong enough squad to compete.

Brylowes · Aug 11, 2016

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
If they sign more players I will put the other reasons aside and get a season ticket.

If they don't bring them on sale again after this weekend then they'll lose out on my money though. I'll go to some home games, but the fact is, inflated tickets, inflated parking, weaker team will all contribute to poorer attendances.

People are moaning and saying the fans are making the problems themselves, but it's down to the club ultimately. I didn't have a season ticket last year but ended up going to every single home game anyway because it was good value. I'm not a stay away fan, or one who shouts 'SISU out' from the stands, but I don't trust them enough to part with my money until I feel we have a strong enough squad to compete.

You only have until midday tomorrow to get one.

fernandopartridge · Aug 11, 2016

theferret said:
Don't have an issue with ST prices actually. They are fair. Matchday prices don't make much sense. Pay every game and it comes to £529 for the cheapest adult seat and £621 for the most expensive. All I am saying is that attendances will go down as a result. Hopefully not massively, but they will and I think the club know that but have crunched the numbers and have calculated they might be a bit better off with lower gates. Fine. I do think it's a false economy long term though.

Hopefully the match packages will be good value and they allow people to purchase STs during the season, but that's not looking likely.

Your spot on, the match day attendances will suffer as there has been no real gain in season ticket sales.

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Aug 11, 2016

Brylowes said:
You only have until midday tomorrow to get one.

Yeah, I mean that's the thing. I won't be getting one unless they come back on sale in which case it'll be a match package perhaps.

Nick · Aug 11, 2016

Brylowes said:
I go whatever the cost +my lad £60 petrol + another £40 on sundries, but that's not the point
Of course cost will put some off.
Aren't some of you already planning your 'packed lunch" because the foods gone up ?

I have taken a packed lunch since I have been apart from a couple of emergency sausage rolls. That's mainly because I would find alternative ways, the same as I wouldn't refuse to go because 1 and only car park's price has increased. I'd park somewhere else.

SkyBlueScottie · Aug 11, 2016

I reckon we will have about 9500 there on Saturday, there will always be people moaning about something, last year there was a clamour to have the finance package reintroduced, done so this year and I think as of about a month ago 40 or 50 people had chosen to take up this option...

Nick · Aug 11, 2016

SkyBlueScottie said:
I reckon we will have about 9500 there on Saturday, there will always be people moaning about something, last year there was a clamour to have the finance package reintroduced, done so this year and I think as of about a month ago 40 or 50 people had chosen to take up this option...

It has to be more than that surely?

SkyBlueScottie · Aug 11, 2016

It is actually, I was talking bollocks, 10% of season tickets have been purchased via that scheme.

Nick · Aug 11, 2016

Ah so probably 500-600.

Even so, I would have thought more would take it up. £35 or whatever a month you can't go wrong!

Cranfield Sky Blue · Aug 11, 2016

For some strange reason, I am looking forward to this game on Saturday...... Lord help me!

Mind you, I am not driving for a change, so there will be a sneaky visit to the casino to take my pain killing meds called Amstel.

I am going for a 3-1 win and I won't remember who scored.

I_Saw_Shaw_Score · Aug 11, 2016

http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport...ed-to-make-two-signings-in-the-next-24-hours/

Plenty of bodies coming into the Shrews over the summer.

Seamus1 · Aug 11, 2016

Not that this will be the team, but I would quite like to see the following:

-----------------RCC----------------
--------------Ricketts--------------
--------Willis---------Ojala(If signed)
Kelly-Evans---------------Haynes
------------------------ Rose---------
--------------Gadzhev----------------
-- Reid----------------------Jones--
-----------------Sordell---------------

Subs inc: Burge, Lameiras, Tudgay, Stevenson

I have switched Jones and Reid, as if they were to cut inside on their natural foot they could either take a shot at goal (get the crowd going), or drag the respective full-back out of position and allow the wing backs space to whip a cross in. I am far from Haynes' biggest fan, but he can whip a decent ball in, and Kelly-Evans against Nuneaton Town really got forward down the right well. My fear is that by playing Reid and Jones on their respective 'preferred' sides, this nullifies the attacking threat offered by wingbacks.

My premise would also be that when one of the full backs goes forward the other drops back to create a back 4, with Rose also offering some protection.

Like I say, it won't happen though

stupot07 · Aug 12, 2016

Jones is left footed.

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covcity4life · Aug 12, 2016

would keep rose at wb and maybe gamble on stevenson producing in a league 1 game. but then i have never seen DKE live so cant comment too much on him

Nick · Aug 12, 2016

But then it means having Stevenson against a Deegan.

covcity4life · Aug 12, 2016

Nick said:
But then it means having Stevenson against a Deegan.

agree it has its negatives. but a risk is a risk. he might run rings around a hardman

i just like thought of a workhorse as wingback. if DKE plays thats cool too

Hugh Jarse · Aug 12, 2016

1-2 to Shrewsbury, they will score the winner in the 92nd minute!

vow · Aug 12, 2016

1-0 City
Sordell to come good, if fit.

ccfcway · Aug 12, 2016

We might lose tomorrow, but hopefully we can get something. Anything a bonus as we aren't full strength yet

Nick · Aug 12, 2016

Hopefully Sordell will play, I think him, Jones and Reid may have goals in them. I dont think Reid is fully fit so Ruben I guess will start and then Reid for the impact about the same time (depending on the game).

theferret · Aug 12, 2016

Nick said:
Hopefully Sordell will play, I think him, Jones and Reid may have goals in them. I dont think Reid is fully fit so Ruben I guess will start and then Reid for the impact about the same time (depending on the game).

Reid looked pretty sharp the other night. Play 75 minutes didn't he? I think you're right though, he'll start with Lameiras.

Club tweeted gate likely to be 11K tomorrow.

ccfcway · Aug 12, 2016

how does 11k compare to previous seasons ?

theferret · Aug 12, 2016

ccfcway said:
how does 11k compare to previous seasons ?

they said 10-11k so will be down on wigan last season which was 13k, but decent away following that day iirc.

letsallsingtogether · Aug 12, 2016

ccfcway said:
We might lose tomorrow, but hopefully we can get something. Anything a bonus as we aren't full strength yet

Why are we not at full strength?
This maybe our best team we have all season no one wants to come here

bawtryneal · Aug 12, 2016

2-0 to the mighty Skyblues.
11,183

Nick · Aug 12, 2016

Anybody going to have any cheeky bets on it?

coop · Aug 13, 2016

3-1 win O'brien for them curse of the ex player

rd45 · Aug 13, 2016

I'll say 2-1, Jones and Rose, with JOB scoring a late consolation goal.

Attendance 10,998 - you'll be two short I'm afraid, because my son's in Birmingham Children's Hospital and we're both gutted we can't make it. Likely to miss the Bury game too.

Sing your hearts out for us.

Nick · Aug 13, 2016

rd45 said:
I'll say 2-1, Jones and Rose, with JOB scoring a late consolation goal.

Attendance 10,998 - you'll be two short I'm afraid, because my son's in Birmingham Children's Hospital and we're both gutted we can't make it. Likely to miss the Bury game too.

Sing your hearts out for us.

Sorry to hear it, hope he gets better soon!

Will they let him listen to it?

Kingokings204 · Aug 13, 2016

rd45 said:
I'll say 2-1, Jones and Rose, with JOB scoring a late consolation goal.

Attendance 10,998 - you'll be two short I'm afraid, because my son's in Birmingham Children's Hospital and we're both gutted we can't make it. Likely to miss the Bury game too.

Sing your hearts out for us.

You have my word. I will be going and cheering them on to a win today. I also agree 2-1 and bring your son a bit of cheer.

higgs · Aug 13, 2016

Keep an eye out for potential signings watching the game today lads

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