it won't really affect me but I know people who have missed far more games than anticipated due to work commitments and won't be renewing.
My wife has been to just 5 games on her season ticket this season. At this point we’re only likely to renew if we again make the play off final and can bet on the other team to reduce the cost!
Albeit a massive gulf in funding
I'd like to know how the itv deal with it differs through the prism of history?
The Prem League 2 has been spoken about for about 30 years I doubt if it will happen mainly because the 20 in the PL don't wish to share any money.
I think the difference is Sky have the money to back it up
Correct - but the gulf between the championship and League one will be even bigger
picking last seasons playoff finalists in the first couple of weeks seems reasonable, a lot less so thereafter.
I don't know the number of people from outside Cov who have season tickets but quite a few I know won't renew after this. It may be no big deal to you but to those who have to travel to midweek games from outside of the city it most certainly is, particularly if it's becoming a weekly event.
It's not really the club's fault. The solution would be for fans not to buy subscription tv packages but I am afraid that is unrealistic and I am as culpable as others in that respect.
Which is why emailing the club for "what assurances they can give that next season it won't happen again" is completely ridiculous.
I wonder if the atmosphere has anything to do with it. I've no idea but wouldn't surprise me if it was an amalgamation of us being a decent team with modern facilities with a fanbase that makes a lot of noise. Probably ticks all the boxes for Sky and their need to advertise the Championship.
Fixture lists and the terms and conditions of season tickets have always said they were subject to change. The problem is the frequency with which they have been changing - used to only be because of weather or cup ties, now it’s TV. Changes to times and day of the weekend don’t affect me much, but switches to mid week makes it a pain in the arse, particularly with post match road closures - and I only drive 60 miles each way.
Will be even more rare from next year onwards with the new TV deal.
Emailing the club at least lets them know where I stand on this. I don't suppose they will make any assurances whatsoever: they're in the pocket of sky whose money speaks more than my season ticket money but at least they will know from me directly rather than simply me just complain on here.
The club could also offer some kind of flexibility for ST holders - the ability to trade in tickets, or offer weekend-only ticket packages etc
Sky are an operational reality and if we get where we aspire to be are you going to refuse to attend games? The people you should be complaining to is Sky as they call the shots, trying to hold the club to ransom that unless games are played when it suits you, your attendance will be withdrawn I suspect will get the bland response you are expecting.
No, I'm not refusing, I simply can't make some midweek matches I've now missed 3 that were originally Saturday and there are bound to be at least a couple more midweek games I can't attend before the season's end. In hindsight buying a season ticket wasn't cost effective and for the first time in decades I've now reached the conclusion that picking and choosing matches on a game by game basis is going to be better financially than purchasing a season ticket. It's just the way it is but I never envisaged so many rearranged kick offs in a season.
Unfortunately there are plenty of fans who have to give up more than disrupted swimming lessons to deal with the schedule changes. There will come a point where any fan could decide it’s no longer worth it, and it will be up to the club to decide if it’s worth mitigating that.
Someone start the petition. I will sign it . It’s just put another nail in the coffin for me . I am sick of having to miss games because of Sky and rearranged fixtures. It’s bad enough having to travel 274 mile round trip for home games , leaving at 8.30 in the morning, now these 12-12.30 kickoffs has killed it . It’s not like trains are cheap if they actually run . Utter joke
And let's face it, it's not just Coventry City fans effected by this.Someone start the petition. I will sign it . It’s just put another nail in the coffin for me . I am sick of having to miss games because of Sky and rearranged fixtures. It’s bad enough having to travel 274 mile round trip for home games , leaving at 8.30 in the morning, now these 12-12.30 kickoffs has killed it . It’s not like trains are cheap if they actually run . Utter joke
It’s not that people will “refuse” to attend games, they will find themselves unable to and hence question the economic viability of a season ticket.
That would be a reasonable method of reimbursement. If that were offered I would certainly consider it. I doubt it will happen and if so I suspect it might limit it to two matches tops.
