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[ccfcway]

Garrison, if you go you know you'll be supporting SISU taking the club out of the city. A total boycott and we'd be at the Ricoh the next week.

Even if we had an empty stadium, I'm not convinced we would be back at the Ricoh, but as fans, all we can do is vote with our feet.

 

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[LastGarrison]

Attention seeking or couldn't give a shit about the club. Which one are you?

None of the above.

I personally won't go to Northampton, however, you have to appreciate that some people don't really give two fucks about ACL or SISU and just want to watch City play football. What part of that can't you understand?

You have your stance on SISU and the NOPM campaign and too be honest I'm pretty much in agreement, however, some people aren't and let's be honest no-one really knows whether the whole NOPM campaign will work so if they want to go and support their team then who are you to proclaim that they don't give a shit about their club. So wind your fucking neck in.

 

[theferret]

I understand the Sixfields boycott, and I will not attend myself. What bothers me, is that if it has the desired effect and we return to the Ricoh, the same people will then be calling for a boycott of the Ricoh, and I am not sure how they reconcile that. I do very much hope that if we play in Coventry people will continue to attend and support the team. I think it will be a travesty if fan power wins the day, but then nobody turns up to watch them play where we all say they belong. All credibility will be lost.

 

[italiahorse]

Some people just want to support their team.......

Support your team by going away.
People will travel to Northampton to support there team but don't travel away.
SISU need to be shown there is support for the team but not their plan.

Rule of thumb for me .....

If you travel to the away games then I don't feel so bad towards you if you go to Northampton. Not happy but you are a real CCFC addict with no treatment possible.
If you only go to Northampton then you are doing your team no favours in the long run, you support the SISU plan, and you deserve any adverse comments you get.

Not 100% but personally at the moment I will go away only, hoping that because of the little support for the ground share the plan will fail.
The moment the new stadium is a planned I will withdraw my support altogether. No waiting 5 years for me for a poxy L1 stadium outside Coventry.

 

[mrbluesky87]

Some people just want to support their team.......

What team is that then cuz it damn sure isnt Coventry City while they ply their trade in Northampton and believe me when I hear people say they are buying a ST to support Cov City, It makes me laugh.

 

[italiahorse]

I understand the Sixfields boycott, and I will not attend myself. What bothers me, is that if it has the desired effect and we return to the Ricoh, the same people will then be calling for a boycott of the Ricoh, and I am not sure how they reconcile that. I do very much hope that if we play in Coventry people will continue to attend and support the team. I think it will be a travesty if fan power wins the day, but then nobody turns up to watch them play where we all say they belong. All credibility will be lost.

The first game back at the Ricoh will be well attended, will be almost a party atmosphere, SISU will have given in and it will be a relief.
Dream scenario is an apology from SISU and promise of investment, ACL sell the stadium to them and we all move on.

 

[italiahorse]

What team is that then cuz it damn sure isnt Coventry City while they ply their trade in Northampton and believe me when I hear people say they are buying a ST to support Cov City, It makes me laugh.

No one has said they have actually bought a season ticket. Plenty of blaggers saying they will but they have not done it yet.

 

[theferret]

What team is that then cuz it damn sure isnt Coventry City while they ply their trade in Northampton and believe me when I hear people say they are buying a ST to support Cov City, It makes me laugh.

Playing outside of Coventry doesn't mean the club ceases to be Coventry City though, it the same way that Brighton, Bristol Rovers and Rotherham did not lose their identities when they were exiled for short periods.

The difference here of course is the circumstances. Those clubs had nowhere to play, whereas we do, so the whole thing is unnecessary and the boycott is justified.

Question though; let's say city never moved from Highfield Road, but were eventually evicted by the housing developers and then had to temporarily relocate outside the city while they looked at options in Coventry (so a Brighton situation). Would you have turned your back on the club in that instance?

 

[Skybluemilf]

£207 !! Im in at that price

 

[DazzleTommyDazzle]

Playing outside of Coventry doesn't mean the club ceases to be Coventry City though, it the same way that Brighton, Bristol Rovers and Rotherham did not lose their identities when they were exiled for short periods.

The difference here of course is the circumstances. Those clubs had nowhere to play, whereas we do, so the whole thing is unnecessary and the boycott is justified.

Question though; let's say city never moved from Highfield Road, but were eventually evicted by the housing developers and then had to temporarily relocate outside the city while they looked at options in Coventry (so a Brighton situation). Would you have turned your back on the club in that instance?

Personally no, in that scenario I'd have been behind the club.

In this case I'm not because:

1) we do not have to leave, we are leaving because of SISU's choice
2) the plan to move to Northampton makes no economic/financial sense
and so because of 1) and 2)
3) I am suspicious of what their true motives might be

 

[WiganSkyBlue]

The first game back at the Ricoh will be well attended, will be almost a party atmosphere, SISU will have given in and it will be a relief.
Dream scenario is an apology from SISU and promise of investment, ACL sell the stadium to them and we all move on.

I would certainly try to attend that first game back at the RICOH (finance permitting). However, would you accept a "promise" to invest from SISU? I'm afraid that I would want such a promise to be legally binding with knobs on, as this bunch have shown time and again that their word cannot be trusted. Similarly with selling them the stadium, I would suggest that such a sale be dependant on evidence of investment in the team over a period of, say 5 years, the amount of time they have taken to run the club and team down to its bare bones. Then we move on.

 

[mrbluesky87]

Playing outside of Coventry doesn't mean the club ceases to be Coventry City though, it the same way that Brighton, Bristol Rovers and Rotherham did not lose their identities when they were exiled for short periods.

The difference here of course is the circumstances. Those clubs had nowhere to play, whereas we do, so the whole thing is unnecessary and the boycott is justified.

Question though; let's say city never moved from Highfield Road, but were eventually evicted by the housing developers and then had to temporarily relocate outside the city while they looked at options in Coventry (so a Brighton situation). Would you have turned your back on the club in that instance?

The big difference is, we do have our own ground of which inside was built for Coventry City Football Club. I am strongly of the opinion that the minute the whistle goes and we are kicking off at Sixfields, we will never see CCFC again, thats the reality and at that point I will say I used to support Coventry City but they do not exist as it stands. They can play at the Ricoh for free but have still declined????

I am not trying to over dramatise matters but thats my reasoning. Quite simply, you play in the City or Town you represent and Northampton will have 2 teams representing them.

 

[Delboycov]

I had no intention of getting one. I just wanted to see what seats had been taken to judge the interest?

The first game back at the Ricoh will be well attended, will be almost a party atmosphere, SISU will have given in and it will be a relief.
Dream scenario is an apology from SISU and promise of investment, ACL sell the stadium to them and we all move on.

We've had the apologies and what difference did that make? Dream scenario for me is definitely not SISU owning the stadium....they have proven themselves to be completely untrustworthy, incompetent and uncaring and a dream scenario for me would be for them to get as far away from my club as possible and give someone else who at least gives the fans some consideration a chance. If we're back at the Ricoh under these clowns then so will I be...but that will be when the next battle begins.

 

[letsallsingtogether]

Well said deano you beat me to it..

We've had the apologies and what difference did that make? Dream scenario for me is definitely not SISU owning the stadium....they have proven themselves to be completely untrustworthy, incompetent and uncaring and a dream scenario for me would be for them to get as far away from my club as possible and give someone else who at least gives the fans some consideration a chance. If we're back at the Ricoh under these clowns then so will I be...but that will be when the next battle begins.

 

[theferret]

The big difference is, we do have our own ground of which inside was built for Coventry City Football Club. I am strongly of the opinion that the minute the whistle goes and we are kicking off at Sixfields, we will never see CCFC again, thats the reality and at that point I will say I used to support Coventry City but they do not exist as it stands. They can play at the Ricoh for free but have still declined????

I am not trying to over dramatise matters but thats my reasoning. Quite simply, you play in the City or Town you represent and Northampton will have 2 teams representing them.

I highlighted the difference in my own post, so no disagreement there.

I do disagree we'll never see CCFC again if they start in Northampton. I think a scenario where we start the season at Sixfields but make a hasty return to Coventry is feasible (and actually likely) - surely that would be exactly what the boycott would be trying to achieve? Are you saying a boycott would be pointless?

 

[letsallsingtogether]

Plus your traveling experiences will make it dearer then Last years £280 used to work in Northampton and with a regular petrol car it will cost nearly £10 a game and 3/4's of an hour traveling on a good day from kamikaze Island. so even if they charge you £5.00 on the coach you will still be paying more?
Well done they have conned you again..................

£207 !! Im in at that price

 

[mrbluesky87]

I highlighted the difference in my own post, so no disagreement there.

I do disagree we'll never see CCFC again if they start in Northampton. I think a scenario where we start the season at Sixfields but make a hasty return to Coventry is feasible (and actually likely) - surely that would be exactly what the boycott would be trying to achieve? Are you saying a boycott would be pointless?

Of course not, what is concerning is what plans SISU have for us. They have already shown that they generally dont give a crap what any of us think. I hope you are right but I cannot see all this planning going in for Northampton just for a couple of games, it doesnt make sense. Why advertise Season Tickets?? Does that mean if we go back to the Ricoh they contact all of the Northampton season ticket holders and ask for an extra £100 or do we all get season tickets for £207 at the Ricoh?? If we start at Sixfields I believe we stay their for many years to come.

 

[theferret]

Of course not, what is concerning is what plans SISU have for us. They have already shown that they generally dont give a crap what any of us think. I hope you are right but I cannot see all this planning going in for Northampton just for a couple of games, it doesnt make sense. Why advertise Season Tickets?? Does that mean if we go back to the Ricoh they contact all of the Northampton season ticket holders and ask for an extra £100 or do we all get season tickets for £207 at the Ricoh?? If we start at Sixfields I believe we stay their for many years to come.

My belief is that they genuinely thought they would achieve gates of 5000-6000 outside of the city and formulated a business plan on that basis. When it becomes evident that they will not achieve anything like this, and the realisation that they are going to have to pump in considerably more than they planned hits home, it might force a change of stance. Actually, I think it already has, and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if the outcome of the CVA negotiations sees a 'deal' of sorts that sees a return to the Ricoh in the short term. Of course, you cannot rule out the possibility that they will follow through, and it is certainly feasible to sustain a FL club on gates of 2000-3000 (others do it); but ultimately stay long term at Sixfields at that 2K will whittle down to next to nothing because a new club will start in Coventry, and surely they'd want to avoid that scenario because it would render the club they are left with essentially worthless, because the value of any club is in the number of people that are prepared to pay to watch it.

 

[Spionkop]

Skybluemilf, you might say you're getting a season ticket at £207 but you try buying one, the system doesn't work as of a minute ago and hasn't worked for some days I understand. & how someone said they'd sold 315 beats me. If the booking system doesn't work, you can't buy one as they don't have a physical ticket office. You will get scammed, beware.
Anyone going to Sixfields needs their head looking at. Nobody goes, they will cave in.
Get rid of these rotten crooks. A football club without supporters is nothing.

 

[RPHunt]

Skybluemilf, you might say you're getting a season ticket at £207 but you try buying one, the system doesn't work as of a minute ago and hasn't worked for some days I understand. & how someone said they'd sold 315 beats me. If the booking system doesn't work, you can't buy one as they don't have a physical ticket office. You will get scammed, beware.
Anyone going to Sixfields needs their head looking at. Nobody goes, they will cave in.
Get rid of these rotten crooks. A football club without supporters is nothing.

Even if they have sold 300 tickets @ £200 each, that barely covers the cost of renting Sixfields for 6 months (or 6 days administration costs).

Fisher is going to be dipping into Seppala's handbag quite a bit in the coming months.

 

[skybluenewman]

Cant access the away games also

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

I really do hope people are using a credit card as can see sisu taking the money. Who is being paid?? Otuum??

 

[Jack Griffin]

I really do hope people are using a credit card as can see sisu taking the money. Who is being paid?? Otuum??

I emailed the club to ask them which company was selling the tickets & they haven't replied. :thinking about:

 

[ArchieLittle]

The shop is back up again, it wasn't this morning.
Quick glance around shows 27 misc seats taken, with some big blocks in the premium zone mapped taken.

 

[skybluebeduff]

The shop is back up again, it wasn't this morning.
Quick glance around shows 27 misc seats taken, with some big blocks in the premium zone mapped taken.

big blocks in premium zone were taken by Fishers swollen mind!

 

[Jack Griffin]

The shop is back up again, it wasn't this morning.
Quick glance around shows 27 misc seats taken, with some big blocks in the premium zone mapped taken.

The directors & guests always have a reserved area, they don't pay OFC.

 

[Spionkop]

So does this mean they've sold 27 season tickets in total? No wonder yesterday's meeting was adjourned. Sisu must have finally realised they've got their calculations horribly wrong. Oh the madness just goes on.