We should start planning a Phoenix club... (3 Viewers)
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He's talking about nuneaton isnt he?
Brighton Sky Blue
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Yes 'he' is.
Come on, it is a fight worth fighting, stick with it mate.
Grendel
Well-Known Member
It's completely embarrassing -- we can't get fans to watch professionals -- the majority who say its great never go anyway.
mark82
Super Moderator
First thing to do would be to discuss options with Supporters Direct. Think they helped a number of other clubs "start up". I know some will always be against this. That is fine, everyone is entitled to their own view. It may work out that what would be left of the Phoenix club in 10 years is a small non league club with a few hundred followers, but their is not necessarily anything wrong with that - it will serve its purpose of being there for anyone that is still disillusioned with CCFC in their current guise.
mark82
Super Moderator
Mainly because they are disillusioned with the club. A fresh start would maybe bring a lot of those back. Particularly when the prices will be a lot lower.
Grendel
Well-Known Member
No it wouldn't. There have been many cut priced initiatives in the Championship. Once against Swansea early in a season we were 4th and the crowd was poor. The game before Chelsea against Sheffield Utd we were close to top 6 and again the crowd was poor. I will pay to watch professional football but a game at the Ricoh against Tiverton Town? Get real.
Broken Hearted Sky Blue
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The way we're going thats ahu we'll be playing anyway
mark82
Super Moderator
That's fine, it's your choice and I respect that. Others would though. No one is thinking we would get 32,000. And it shoul definitely not be plan A, but a plan B needs to be ready if needed.
Grendel
Well-Known Member
No it isn't. In 50 years we have had one season in this League, many much bigger clubs have had far far more.
Broken Hearted Sky Blue
Well-Known Member
Sorry keep forgetting you're always right but not this time
BurbageSkyBlues
New Member
So, Grendel, what is your proposal?
I have yet to see anything constructive from you, only demeaning comments ridiculing the ideas of others.
I have yet to see anything constructive from you, only demeaning comments ridiculing the ideas of others.
Let me get this right......You think that we would be better off sticking with the Sisu model ie. CCFC playing anywhere but within Coventry?
thegameaintstraight
New Member
Who do you think we will be playing then, given the way its going?
Grendel
Well-Known Member
No but sisu will not be here for ever and we will not be outside Coventry next season.
Others have had dreadful owners. Wolves and the Bhati brothers, Southampton with Rupert Lowe, Blackburn and Portsmouth in similar times.
The notion that you have to drop 9 leagues to better yourselves is folly. Wolves crashed to the 4th tier and recovered. Would you have rather started new if you were them? The hypothesis is nonsensical.
Brighton Sky Blue
Well-Known Member
It's only something to consider if the current club is wound up and ceases to be. Let's emphasise here that SISU have an obligation to secure as big a return for the investors as possible. It is in their interests to sell to the highest bidder than to liquidate and dish out nothing.
shy_tall_knight
Well-Known Member
1 year in the last 50 in the third tier sounds ok but if you plot a graph of our league standing in the last 6 seasons under Shitsu there is a clear downward trend. Our next few years will be in this division or lower. What is the alternative stick with Sisu as they don't have our best interests at heart. They will allow the club to bump along at the bottom whilst the haggle with ACL the Council. Crowds will be down next year. What's your suggestion just accept it and back the club ?
BurbageSkyBlues
New Member
The Ricoh won't be here forever, either.....we don't have a clue how long that will be, likewise.
Grendel
Well-Known Member
Why where is it going? Skegness on holiday?