Iv'e been to SJP and watched us beat Newcastle in front of under 14k, i watched us beat Man u when only 30k of the red army were there, Chelsea played us with only 9k watching and the great Leeds fans numbered under 11k during poor times.Just look at Man City or Newcastle in the same league.
How many fans did we have at highfield road? 13-14k.
Coventry is a huge place but limited fans. We should be able to support 2 clubs!!!!
Population wise, coventry is one of the largest. Add nuneaton , Bedworth , leamington and kenilworth, we should have filled our ground every week.
Iv'e been to SJP and watched us beat Newcastle in front of under 14k, i watched us beat Man u when only 30k of the red army were there, Chelsea played us with only 9k watching and the great Leeds fans numbered under 11k during poor times.
Success breeds a fan base and lets face it apart from one day in the sun we have had precious little.
I am not mocking any one, if you cant be bothered to have a sensible debate with out trying to twist my words - let's not bother...I would rather spend my time having grown up discussion.
Anybody who goes to 'home' matches this year is helping to kill our club. Hope you can live with that.
Pipe down you sanctimonious wally
Those fans who do go to Northampton are still supporters, but might not have the same will power as most.
Or maybe don't believe staying away will actually have any positive effect, seeing as it's all just theory with a side order of emotional blackmail.
Population wise it isn't. It's the 17th largest urban area in the country, less than half the size of Nottingham for example. ...
What about the fans who just want to watch a game of football? I will probably go a couple of times to watch football.
I am a football fan, not a politics fan.
What attitude? That I just want to watch a ball being kicked about?
That you "just want to watch the football", yes. That you're prepared to ignore the "politics" to that end.
So what is wrong with just wanting to watch a football match on a Saturday afternoon?
go to sphinx or someone else nearby :thinking about: :blue:
In this scenario, a decision to ignore the politics is legitimising a disgraceful manoeuvre, giving it credence and making it feasible. To do so without even a thought for the ramifications or the off-field machinations is ignorant. Not that there will be many games on a Saturday afternoon
In general, apathy is the greatest enemy of democracy.
It is all well and good with this NOT ONE PENNY MORE stuff, when the season starts it will be a bit different.
You will see people in new kits changing not one penny more and sisu out.
I'm not ignoring anything, I just want to watch football and if somebody wants to stand there with their picket and have a go when i walk past then I will pop all of their balloons.
What then happens if we move back to Coventry? Will people then start going again?
At the minute it is just temporary, if it is confirmed and permanent then I would have to think about it and probably wouldn't go.
Why isn't it that simple?
It is all well and good with this NOT ONE PENNY MORE stuff, when the season starts it will be a bit different.
You will see people in new kits changing not one penny more and sisu out.
I'm not ignoring anything, I just want to watch football and if somebody wants to stand there with their picket and have a go when i walk past then I will pop all of their balloons.
What then happens if we move back to Coventry? Will people then start going again?
At the minute it is just temporary, if it is confirmed and permanent then I would have to think about it and probably wouldn't go.
I assume that people will start going again if we are back in Coventry, yes. Certainly the majority, although the damage done by this debacle will knock a couple of thousand off our gate this season even if we do move back.
If you want to pop peoples balloons, go for it. See, you're not so apathetic after all!
But aren't you capable of working the old grey matter enough to consider that when they say "temporary", there are no guarantees whatsoever? They can't even satisfy the FL's bare minimum guarantees.
I don't buy your "come the season people will abandon their principles" shtick, either. That's eerily reminiscent of Fisher's words and implying that we're an utterly exploitable market. You're telling me my principles are bluster and bullshit? Hmm, now where did I put my "Scab" balloons...
It's really difficult for all of us who are used to spending our Saturday afternoon's swearing at another cr@p ref!
My view is that the more people that go, the more likely it is that the move will become permanent.
I can't prove that, but I think it's a reasonable assumption based on what's going on.
Because of that, I'd much prefer it for people not to attend, but I'm not going to have a go at anyone that does.
scabs??? your fellow fans?? what a complete loon
Agree with you tsb.scabs??? your fellow fans?? what a complete loon
I can't stand people with that attitude. You may as well have the word "welcome" emblazoned across your forehead so that politicians-and football club owners-know where to wipe their feet.
Hark at Wolfie Smith
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