Locals boosting the crowd. (4 Viewers)

[Grendel]

Nick - could I clarify that you did see kids at sixields yesterday wearing NTFC shirts?

KM has posted on facebook - NTFC Shirts, Northampton Saints colours, Northamptonshite cricket hats etc,. For them, watching CCFC, is some new leisure experience and from what we hear the football served up is far better than what the Cobblers are dishing up..

I didn't see any there. This is a smokescreen.

 

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[dongonzalos]

How's your mate thorny doing "football expert"?

You can always tell when I debate isn't going someone's way (topic hop)

 

[Captain Dart]

You are saying that people shouldn't be going on about gates though - aren't you? This season is lost. Winning or losing is now pretty much irrelevant to the bigger picture - we're not going up nor down. But gates and turnover are of vital importance to subsequent year's potential performance; and anyone dismissing their worth is delusional

Do you know, after only managing a draw with one of only 2 sides that has poorer current form I am beginning to wonder if relegation this season isn't on the cards.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

You can always tell when I debate isn't going someone's way (topic hop)

Yeah, I was enjoying the film thread far more

 

[Deleted member 5849]

If there are 100 from Northants I'd be surprised.

See, I really wouldn't.

Sure people living in Coventry would have popped to see their local football team without having to support them, too. When I've lived away I've gone to see the local football team near me, we have DazzleTommy on this(?) thread saying he went to see Telford.

It happens.

 

[Captain Dart]

Indeed, it's boring and depressing. I'd prefer to ignore what the attendance was personally, it's irrelevant.

That is so wrong, try putting that argument to the Chief Executive of any professional football club!
It is patently obvious poor attendances limit turnover, which has an impact on team quality, particularly so in these days of SCMP.
In fact I distinctly remember Fisher made that argument last summer when it suited him to make it.

 

[italiahorse]

I can't believe this thread has reached 17 pages. I don't see that it matters remotely whether a few Northampton fans come to our games, the fact remains that SISU are killing the club by enforcing us to play matches away from Coventry in front of the lowest ever gates in our 131 year history.

a/ Those that don't go would want the numbers to drop towards zero because they believe that will help their cause.
b/ Those that go would want the numbers to increase because they are not bothered about the politics they just want to support the team and increase will help that cause.

Both are trying to explain increases and decreases as it helps there cause. Northampton fans (this thread) is the latest one to argue about.

Strangely enough .... the Ricoh would be the answer to both these causes yet we argue about where we are rather than where we want to be.
All parties should pursue Sisu to get us back to the Ricoh asap and then pursue both ACL and SISU to keep us there.
Sisu should give ACL a rolling 3 years notice whilst attempting to agree a mutual deal with a fixed 3 year notice once they start the new stadium.
ACL would need to agree a rolling 3 year deal (instead of a 10 year one they want) and the FL would sign into it knowing that the fall back is a new stadium.

 

[bigfatronssba]

I would be very surprised that a league 1 football team, playing in a town of 212k people, gets not 1 local watching them.

 

[Lorksalordy]

Anyone that is under any illusions regarding how much shit we are in needs to read through this thread.
Monumentally depressing that it has come to this.

 

[Grendel]

I would be very surprised that a league 1 football team, playing in a town of 212k people, gets not 1 local watching them.

There were 700 there yesterday.

 

[spider_ricoh]

Let's face it, a handful of people might go from Northampton but no more than that. Many might be CCFC fans living in the Northamptonshire area who went to games at HR and the Ricoh.

If NNFC were playing homes games at the Ricoh, would any City fans go along to watch? I doubt many would.

 

[Godiva]

a/ Those that don't go would want the numbers to drop towards zero because they believe that will help their cause.
b/ Those that go would want the numbers to increase because they are not bothered about the politics they just want to support the team and increase will help that cause.

Both are trying to explain increases and decreases as it helps there cause. Northampton fans (this thread) is the latest one to argue about.

Strangely enough .... the Ricoh would be the answer to both these causes yet we argue about where we are rather than where we want to be.
All parties should pursue Sisu to get us back to the Ricoh asap and then pursue both ACL and SISU to keep us there.
Sisu should give ACL a rolling 3 years notice whilst attempting to agree a mutual deal with a fixed 3 year notice once they start the new stadium.
ACL would need to agree a rolling 3 year deal (instead of a 10 year one they want) and the FL would sign into it knowing that the fall back is a new stadium.

It's not strange - the Ricoh WOULD be the answer, but then the argument would be on what conditions.

I say:
There should be NO rental deal. ACL should be owned by SBS&L.
We should pursue CCC and Higgs to agree to start a process to sell their shares to SBS&L.

 

[bigfatronssba]

It's not s'trange - the Ricoh WOULD be the answer, but then the argument would be on what conditions.

I say:
There should be NO rental deal. ACL should be owned by SBS&L.
We should pursue CCC and Higgs to agree to start a process to sell their shares to SBS&L.

Sisu want the unencumbered freehold apparently.

 

[lordsummerisle]

See, I really wouldn't.

Sure people living in Coventry would have popped to see their local football team without having to support them, too. When I've lived away I've gone to see the local football team near me, we have DazzleTommy on this(?) thread saying he went to see Telford.

It happens.

Generally gone to see local teams playing wherever been living, working, with a fan of another team, or on courses etc, so very true that.

Saw Bristol Rovers v Bristol City about 1989 in Bath, during the 10 years that Rovers played outside Bristol in a Simod Cup game or something, Gerry Francis manager, Nigel Martin and Gary Penrice playing for Rovers!

Elm Park to see Reading v Middlesbrough in a Division One game, Robson manager, think possibily Ravenelli playing too.

Gay Meadow, Sincil Bank etc, all nice little grounds.

When out in Germany went to Borrussia Moenchengladbach games(most unpoular bloke in the crowd, the one who shouts "Give us a "B", also saw Schalke play Wattensheide(or Wattensheise as the Schalke fans had it, proving that "shitty" puns an international football language).

 

[italiahorse]

It's not strange - the Ricoh WOULD be the answer, but then the argument would be on what conditions.

I say:
There should be NO rental deal. ACL should be owned by SBS&L.
We should pursue CCC and Higgs to agree to start a process to sell their shares to SBS&L.

I thought SISU wanted to own the Ricoh not just ACL ?
Also don't they want CCC to get rid of all the ACL contracts first (Unemcucumbered ) so SISU can get in there own people.

Anybody see any problem with this ?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Saw Bristol Rovers v Bristol City about 1989 in Bath

Out of interest, how did that play out for banter between the sets of fans?!?

Or if it was Simod Cup, was the crowd about 17?

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

See, I really wouldn't.

Sure people living in Coventry would have popped to see their local football team without having to support them, too. When I've lived away I've gone to see the local football team near me, we have DazzleTommy on this(?) thread saying he went to see Telford.

It happens.

Sure it happens. But more than a 100 locals paying to see a bottom half League 1 game, on a cold/wet sunday---ummm doubt it.
Anyway see what happens at the big local derby on weds ...

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Sure it happens. But more than a 100 locals paying to see a bottom half League 1 game, on a cold/wet sunday---ummm doubt it.

Well no, it's not going to be masses is it.

But totally irrelevant really, as it's as obvious as the club give out free tickets to employees etc. etc. No great revelations there!

 

[Grendel]

Sure it happens. But more than a 100 locals paying to see a bottom half League 1 game, on a cold/wet sunday---ummm doubt it.
Anyway see what happens at the big local derby on weds ...

What will happen is another boring discussion about the crowd.

 

[Monners]

Virtually zero interest in CCFC here in the Northampton area. Chronicle & Echo literally never mentions a word about your matches.

You have to understand the town. The Saints get 15,000 a week and are expanding their stadium. The Cobblers get 5k. Highly unlikely many locals will watch Coventry v Shrewsbury when they don't watch their own team.

Every word of this is true. I live in the town, and no-one gives a toss about us and very few about the Cobblers. A silly thread

 

[lordsummerisle]

Out of interest, how did that play out for banter between the sets of fans?!?

Or if it was Simod Cup, was the crowd about 17?

To be honest can't really remember that well, was terribly, terribly drunk!

Not a huge crowd, but nothing out of the ordinary sticks in the mind about chanting between the fans.

 

[RoboCCFC90]

I think the main point is being missed.

We are getting new visitors going all the time. Even Grendul went yesterday. We will always get neutrals turn up. Yet we have lost hundreds from earlier in the season. And this is from a number of which were record lows or very close to. How many of the original Northampton goers have already given up on going to Northampton? Will any of these be back next season?

Such sad times for my once proud club.

It is sad, admittedly I have considered it and strongly contemplating going to Sixfields before the end of the season.

 

[torchomatic]

No doubt. Not really that important though is it?

I would be very surprised that a league 1 football team, playing in a town of 212k people, gets not 1 local watching them.

 

[GaryPendrysEyes]

What will happen is another boring discussion about the crowd.

Might be best you avoid threads headed 'Locals boosting the crowd' then ...

 

[RoboCCFC90]

No doubt. Not really that important though is it?

Of course it is.

IT'S THE END OF THE UNIVERSE

 

[Nick]

I might buy a fake Ajax shirt off ebay with Kluivert on the back and wear it to the next game, that will really mess with people's minds.

 

[_brian_]

I think Northampton fans buying tickets is the way forward! That means that Coventry fans can stick to NOPM, but the club still gets a bit of money to help with FFP and all that!!! Just my opinion before anyone starts!

 

[Grendel]

It is sad, admittedly I have considered it and strongly contemplating going to Sixfields before the end of the season.

If you do when you get up the next day remember you will not be able to look at yourself in the mirror.

Going to Sixfields turns you into a vampire apparantly.

 

[Monners]

Looking forward to starting next Mondays revelatory thread " Cov fans boost attendance at Kettering Town game". I'm sure that will cause ructions amongst the Poppies hardcore support.

 

[RoboCCFC90]

If you do when you get up the next day remember you will not be able to look at yourself in the mirror.

Going to Sixfields turns you into a vampire apparantly.

I genuinely couldn't give two hoots what most on here think G-Man, in actual fact if I wanted to go and watch another game bar Coventry City in Northampton I'd watch Exeter, but I don't want to watch Exeter I want to Coventry, sure I'd like to be doing this in Coventry at the Ricoh, but for complicated reasons which never made me fall in love with the Club in this first place I can't, all I want to do is watch the lads as much as I can, if that means Sixfields, if that time comes then so be it.

 

[Grendel]

I genuinely couldn't give two hoots what most on here think G-Man, in actual fact if I wanted to go and watch another game bar Coventry City in Northampton I'd watch Exeter, but I don't want to watch Exeter I want to Coventry, sure I'd like to be doing this in Coventry at the Ricoh, but for complicated reasons which never made me fall in love with the Club in this first place I can't, all I want to do is watch the lads as much as I can, if that means Sixfields, if that time comes then so be it.

I agree. That's why I ended up going. Its nowhere near as crap as people make out either.

 

[shmmeee]

I agree. That's why I ended up going. Its nowhere near as crap as people make out either.

So you agree with us moving there?

People aren't complaining about the facilities G, they're complaining about the situation.

 

[Godiva]

So you agree with us moving there?

Do you think we should move back as owners of ACL to boost our business and FFP calculation - even under sisu management?
Or would you rather we stay at sixfields and risk sisu build a new stadium with much less potential?

 

[Grendel]

So you agree with us moving there?

People aren't complaining about the facilities G, they're complaining about the situation.

Clearly I don't agree moving there. Plenty say its a cowshed, shitsfields etc. all I'm pointing out is that as a viewing experience its acceptable.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

People aren't complaining about the facilities G, they're complaining about the situation.

Some complain about the former, too. tbh I'm still seething about my uncooked onions on top of the situation.