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dongonzalos · Jun 17, 2016

Good to see TM understands the potential the club has......

“You have to remember that we are in League One and we have to understand that good players – the ones we’re looking at from the Championship – ideally they want to stay there and earn the money.

“But they understand Coventry is a club that has ambitions to get out of this division and if we can we’ll be a pretty big club.

“Their advisors will be telling them that they can sign for certain teams but Coventry is a good option because if Coventry get promoted they will be coming past a lot of those other teams because there’s potential for 20,000 fans.

“They are the decisions they have to make and I understand that and that’s why I am not pushing overly hard.”

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/coventry-city-boss-tony-mowbray-11480881

Otis · Jun 17, 2016

dongonzalos said:
Good to see TM understands the potential the club has......

“You have to remember that we are in League One and we have to understand that good players – the ones we’re looking at from the Championship – ideally they want to stay there and earn the money.

“But they understand Coventry is a club that has ambitions to get out of this division and if we can we’ll be a pretty big club.

“Their advisors will be telling them that they can sign for certain teams but Coventry is a good option because if Coventry get promoted they will be coming past a lot of those other teams because there’s potential for 20,000 fans.

“They are the decisions they have to make and I understand that and that’s why I am not pushing overly hard.”

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/coventry-city-boss-tony-mowbray-11480881

20,000 fans?

Not 12,000 - 15,000?

Or even the 1,500 Grendel advocates by going to a non league ground with temporary stands?

Tony Mowbray, you are an idiot!!

dongonzalos · Jun 17, 2016

Exactly and according to TM players considering signing will be contemplating playing in front of 20k

robbiekeane · Jun 17, 2016

yeh you're right, those who advocate BPA clearly think 1500 fans is a long term thing.
:facepalm:
Jesus, there are so many better arguments

Otis · Jun 17, 2016

robbiekeane said:
yeh you're right, those who advocate BPA clearly think 1500 fans is a long term thing.
:facepalm:
Jesus, there are so many better arguments

The 1,500 wasn't the Butts though, that was the talk of us ground-sharing at a non league ground somewhere.

Brylowes · Jun 17, 2016

dongonzalos said:
Exactly and according to TM players considering signing will be contemplating playing in front of 20k

If our good form had carried o to 'say' March last season, I think we'd have been
hitting the 20-000 mark.

WestEndAgro · Jun 17, 2016

Brylowes said:
If our good form had carried o to 'say' March last season, I think we'd have been
hitting the 20-000 mark.

This

torchomatic · Jun 17, 2016

Otis said:
20,000 fans?

Not 12,000 - 15,000?

Or even the 1,500 Grendel advocates by going to a non league ground with temporary stands?

Tony Mowbray, you are an idiot!!

Well, we didn't 20K last season despite being top of the league.

christonabike · Jun 17, 2016

It will take time to build the att figures up. Many on here only buy tickets in bundles and pick their games. Joe public will have to come to a few games and see what they like and gradually go to more games etc. Its a long process but if we can consistently perform and entertain people they will get up there like the missing 1000`s who vanished after the Gillingham game when we came back to the Ricoh.
Off the pitch issues need to be put to bed also as the publicity doesn't do us any good either.

Otis · Jun 17, 2016

torchomatic said:
Well, we didn't 20K last season despite being top of the league.

Yep, but we were top of the league some time back in the season. Had that have been later on, or the run continued, the attendances would have grown and certain games like Sheff U at home would have drawn much bigger crowds.

Grendel · Jun 17, 2016

Of course this is press speak.

I can really see a player being offered 5,000 a week by someone else and rejecting it for 4,000 a week here to play in front of 12,000 fans - not 20,000 - but even if it's 30,000 they will pick the highest,

How in earth do Bournemouth attract any players - surely they'd all come here.

Otis · Jun 17, 2016

Grendel said:
Of course this is press speak.

I can really see a player being offered 5,000 a week by someone else and rejecting it for 4,000 a week here to play in front of 12,000 fans - not 20,000 - but even if it's 30,000 they will pick the highest,

How in earth do Bournemouth attract any players - surely they'd all come here.

Errm.... they are in the Premier League?

Grendel · Jun 17, 2016

Otis said:
Errm.... they are in the Premier League?

But less crowds so surely less potential?

Ok Rotherham offer a player 8,000 a week we offer him 4,000 a week - where does he go?

eastwoodsdustman · Jun 17, 2016

Players coming in expecting to play in front of 20K fans every week are going to be in for a bit of a shock. Even if we are in the mix at the end of the season we'll be lucky to be getting that many week in week out.

skybluetony176 · Jun 17, 2016

Grendel said:
But less crowds so surely less potential?

Ok Rotherham offer a player 8,000 a week we offer him 4,000 a week - where does he go?

To us. Rotherham don't have the means to offer 8,000. Unless you're talking rupees.

Grendel · Jun 17, 2016

skybluetony176 said:
To us. Rotherham don't have the means to offer 8,000. Unless you're talking rupees.

They are the smallest club in the championship but their turnover last year was far greater than ours and their wage bill was £5 million so it's very conceivable a Rotherham player would earn that.

Why do you think they wouldn't when they have massive income compared to CCFC?

ccfcway · Jun 17, 2016

what a depressing thread when its being argued that Rotherham are a better option than ccfc

Gazolba · Jun 17, 2016

I doubt whether many players think more than one season ahead.

Captain Dart · Jun 18, 2016

Gazolba said:
I doubt whether many players think more than one day ahead.

I've corrected that for you. :angelic:

standupforcity · Jun 18, 2016

Sounds like we may be on the verge of a significant signing.....and that's where my focus and interest is!

Captain Dart · Jun 18, 2016

standupforcity said:
Sounds like we may be on the verge of a significant signing.....and that's where my focus and interest is!

About time, the CT wasn't very inspiring this morning. Headline reads..

Coventry City step up efforts to re-sign veteran duo Sam Ricketts and Marcus Tudgay

ccfcway · Jun 19, 2016

standupforcity said:
Sounds like we may be on the verge of a significant signing.....and that's where my focus and interest is!

???

Otis · Jun 19, 2016

ccfcway said:
???

Okay, so it's 3 letters.

My guess is Danny Fox.

ccfcway · Jun 19, 2016

where have you seen we might be on the verge of something ?

SkyBlue_Bear83 · Jun 19, 2016

Gazolba said:
I doubt whether many players think more than one season ahead.

And if they did they would surely avoid us like the plague

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