NOPM Brigade (3 Viewers)

[pastythegreat]

a fair few season ticket holders didn't go today either, they will have missed a good one !

I almost didn't. Only decided yesterday I wanted to go! Couldn't justify spending £25 and was nearly gonna go and watch the egg chasers at the butts instead! Glad I never now though!

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[pastythegreat]

Fantastic post. Yes I missed a great game today, by all accounts. And yes on a couple of occasions I've missed going to the football. However my reason for staying away isn't to starve SISU out, it's based on the fact I no longer want to fund the on-going court cases. And before anyone quotes Tim Fisher and says that ticket money isn't being used, don' be so wet. Of course it is. We all really know it Is, some just choose to believe otherwise. Enjoy the football, I have nothing against you for going, but for the time being I'm spending my time and money elsewhere.

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[Terry Gibson's perm]

Missed today as a bit short on pennies after xmas and trips to Morecambe and port vale and not a big fan of the fa cup

 

[shmmeee]

14000 people to watch a L2 side. People aren’t staying away in any significant number. Most either think what’s on offer is shit or like me have fallen so far out of the habit life has crept into the spaces left by football. For the vast majority of absent fans it’s not solely about Sisu, though their poor management has lead us to drop two divisions and lose the appropriate amount of fans with that.

 

[wingy]

Robins said tonight he gets the money for transfer budget

Get Bayliss tied down on a decent deal!

 

[Hobo]

14000 people to watch a L2 side. People aren’t staying away in any significant number. Most either think what’s on offer is shit or like me have fallen so far out of the habit life has crept into the spaces left by football. For the vast majority of absent fans it’s not solely about Sisu, though their poor management has lead us to drop two divisions and lose the appropriate amount of fans with that.

As I put on another thread Bolton v Huddersfiels 11,000
Birmingham v Burton 7,000....so not too shabby considering what we have been through.

 

[ccfcway]

14000 people to watch a L2 side. People aren’t staying away in any significant number. .

wait till the Swindon game. We will be back to less than 10

 

[matesx]

wait till the Swindon game. We will be back to less than 10

Sadly yes
Less than 9k

 

[ccfcway]

2nd best we can hope for is that some who went today enjoyed it so much to return

Ideally senerio is that some kids went due to prem opposition and are hooked for life !

 

[ps1948]

wait till the Swindon game. We will be back to less than 10

Unless we get one of the Big 6 Premier clubs in the 4th round, and they guarantee a ticket if you go to the Swindon game......

 

[Hobo]

wait till the Swindon game. We will be back to less than 10

Probably, but then that is where the club has to ask how do we keep some of these extra fans. Perhaps they need to analyse the data base and target the extra take up with a few incentives over the next few games. It might not mean anything extra. Just publicise, are you aware of our match day packages? Three Game package? Family deals? Whatever it is.

They have a great marketing opportunity. If we get a good draw on Monday.

 

[pastythegreat]

2nd best we can hope for is that some who went today enjoyed it so much to return

Ideally senerio is that some kids went due to prem opposition and are hooked for life !

Personally I think it's just the confidence boost we need to take into the league now. Take that confidence and commitment into the next 3 games and were right in the thick of a promotion push, add to that the fans feel good factor and hopefully the 2 will go hand in hand and by March we'll be averaging 10k and we can help pull the team over the finish line as the proverbial 12th man

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[ccfcway]

Unless we get one of the Big 6 Premier clubs in the 4th round, and they guarantee a ticket if you go to the Swindon game......

exactly. on one hand we are trying to encourage fans to turn up, on the other, some are cynical if they do turn up due to an incentive, either the place we are playing or the team we are facing.

 

[Kingokings204]

I respect people’s opinion either way. That’s the point really everyone will make their own choice based on their own knowledge and research.

Absolutely certain thing is if we keep winning football matches and dare I say be top of the table with a few games to go and or bag a play off spot fans will come back. Winning football gets the fans at any club to come back. Was it 18k for gillingham and we won 4-1 when we went top of the table 2 years ago that’s almost three times what attends now. Hard evidence shows fans come back to support a winning side.

 

[Monkeyface]

Fuck sake....where do you think the money comes from to pay the players? The fairies?!

* I don't know, league membership, cup runs, player sales? Oh and maybe the odd fairy donation!

It’s people like you who’ll moan that we’re shit in the transfer market then come out with crap like that.

* I really don't think it is "people like me". I think that's fans in general. And actually I've not had anything to say on the matter.

Yes, SISU are wankers and the court cases are a pile of wank but the money needs to come from somewhere to get players in and pay them.

* Absolutley and maybe it's about time SISU tried making amends and spending a bit of their money. Surely they know by now that you can't be successful owners without investing?

If you got other reasons for not going, fair enough but stop all that shit about all our money going to fund court cases. It costs fucking money to run a club.

* What other reasons?

I really despair sometimes with some of our fans...

* Well don't, it really isn't worth it.
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[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

Do you know that or do you just listen to the propaganda put out?

Which propaganda is that then ? The one that says SISU are leaving CCFC to stand alone (and therefore take all the money from an F.A. cup run) or the one that says SISU are leaving CCFC to stand alone and will have bucket loads to spend as a result of F.A.Cup revenue ?

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Came home from work at 1pm and said to my 11year old, come lets go up the City. So glad we did otherwise id be pig sick now. Best home game for me since Gillingham 4-1 under Mowbray.
Feel a bit sad now though as wishing we had more of those games more often with a big away following and a good atmosphere

 

[clint van damme]

I respect people’s opinion either way. That’s the point really everyone will make their own choice based on their own knowledge and research.

Absolutely certain thing is if we keep winning football matches and dare I say be top of the table with a few games to go and or bag a play off spot fans will come back. Winning football gets the fans at any club to come back. Was it 18k for gillingham and we won 4-1 when we went top of the table 2 years ago that’s almost three times what attends now. Hard evidence shows fans come back to support a winning side.

I'm surprised crowds haven't picked up considering where we are.
But it's a strange division, for team in third we've lost a lot of games and put in some really shit performances. Think Notts and Exeter could probably say the same. Luton have been pretty consistent.

 

[David O'Day]

I was at work c**t

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[Hobo]

I'm surprised crowds haven't picked up considering where we are.
But it's a strange division, for team in third we've lost a lot of games and put in some really shit performances. Think Notts and Exeter could probably say the same. Luton have been pretty consistent.

It's getting the mix, yes winning is important but so is entertainment. It won't happen overnight, we need a couple of seasons of steady progress. The club also needs to work hard at promoting itself and engage with the fans.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

Awa

I'm surprised crowds haven't picked up considering where we are.
But it's a strange division, for team in third we've lost a lot of games and put in some really shit performances. Think Notts and Exeter could probably say the same. Luton have been pretty consistent.

Agreed home support should be better, will slowly start to grow if we keep up good recent form.

Away support is as good as it’s always been any division. Amazing away support.

 

[ccfcway]

It's getting the mix, yes winning is important but so is entertainment. It won't happen overnight, we need a couple of seasons of steady progress. The club also needs to work hard at promoting itself and engage with the fans.

exactly. The fans left gradually, and will return the same way if results on the pitch are favourable

 

[christonabike]

Delighted for today’s result may now go to the odd game again after 24 years a ST holder until this season. If they run their bollocks off and play half decent football I’m in. Been very little over the last few years but the team we have now that I haven’t seen this season seem to be putting the fight back in the team.

 

[clint van damme]

Delighted for today’s result may now go to the odd game again after 24 years a ST holder until this season. If they run their bollocks off and play half decent football I’m in. Been very little over the last few years but the team we have now that I haven’t seen this season seem to be putting the fight back in the team.

so many of these lads have been here since they were kids. It's the club that's given them a chance.
Be great if people can put their anger with sisu to one side and give them the support they deserve.

 

[The Reverend Skyblue]

so many of these lads have been here since they were kids. It's the club that's given them a chance.
Be great if people can put their anger with sisu to one side and give them the support they deserve.

Well put Clint

 

[Otis]

Fuck sake....where do you think the money comes from to pay the players? The fairies?!

It’s people like you who’ll moan that we’re shit in the transfer market then come out with crap like that.

Yes, SISU are wankers and the court cases are a pile of wank but the money needs to come from somewhere to get players in and pay them.

If you got other reasons for not going, fair enough but stop all that shit about all our money going to fund court cases. It costs fucking money to run a club.

I really despair sometimes with some of our fans...




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I think this is what just doesn't sink in.

Yeah, there are plenty of rich owners of clubs who fund transfers and put money into their clubs invest in their clubs, back their clubs and keep them afloat and going.

We simply haven't got that type of owner here. Sisu don't want to put any money into the club. They sell players to keep the club going. Therefore the only other way we can truly get them to invest is by us fans buying tickets, going up and putting coffers into the club so that money can be reinvested.

 

[Hobo]

so many of these lads have been here since they were kids. It's the club that's given them a chance.
Be great if people can put their anger with sisu to one side and give them the support they deserve.

It would also help if fans stopped sniping at each other and trying to get one upmanship from little digs.

 

[letsallsingtogether]

I don' buy this NOPM I honestly don' know any.
People have just given up for various reasons and just can' be arsed to come back.

Need to target the younger generation not all the old ones that have left forever.

 

[Nick]

Which propaganda is that then ? The one that says SISU are leaving CCFC to stand alone (and therefore take all the money from an F.A. cup run) or the one that says SISU are leaving CCFC to stand alone and will have bucket loads to spend as a result of F.A.Cup revenue ?

The bit he was so eager to come back and post after a decent result for us. Was just a bit obvious.

 

[cov4theprem]

I normally just travel up with my lad from Derby but yesterday we took a friend of his and his dad for their first ever match, and who are neutrals. They enjoyed it that much we ended up walking over to The club shop afterwards to the get the lad a Cov scarf.

 

[Macca]

Are the NOPM classed as a brigade now.

 

[Suffolk sky blues]

I would buy a season ticket tomorrow when sisu leave.

 

[Otis]

Are the NOPM classed as a brigade now.

More of a cluster.

 

[Hobo]

The bit he was so eager to come back and post after a decent result for us. Was just a bit obvious.

The problem is though Nick, rightly or wrongly ('re propaganda) that is what a lot of the stay away fans either believe or suspect. You might have a different view, but it is still one of the reasons keeping them away. The club needs to do more to try and get these fans back. No business should just accept their customers are drifting away.

It's also no good, this attitude moaning about stay away fans and then when they turn up belittling them as glory hunters. When they turn up they can be kept. Traditionally Coventry have gone soft for the big occasion, which hasn't helped.

It was great that yesterday for once we were the Giant Killers. I would say this to the Coventry cynics, who seem to be little everything based on some notion we should still be a Premier League club. Yesterday League 2 v Premier League, one of Coventrys greatest victories ever. For the younger fans who have never see us in top flight, it will be a game they always remember. Well done MR and the team.

 

[Mild-Mannered Janitor]

I would expect the legal fees have to be incurred and paid for by the "statutory entity" that is taking the, therefore, I have always said you have to listen to Tim's words very carefully, he doesn't lie when he says the legal fees are not being paid for by CCFC as that is a separate legal entity to the holding company above which is taking the action.

Strictly, he is correct and ultimately, no doubt it does impact those funds from the holding company to CCFC for investment but same at every club.