Possibly, today was supposedly the last of the free tickets though. (at least the bunch that was announced after they first moved here)
I do, I live in Coventry do you, I am surrounded by Jonny come lately rugby fans who are taking the pi$$ out of my club, so important to me
The club is a joke. There are more than rugby fans taking the piss out of us. We deserve it.
There were still free tickets weren't there if they had bought them for the leinster game?Lol, the free ticket dish out has dried up so the attendance is down 16000 , the typical cov and warwickshire way lol
Wait until we're playing in a stadium with black and yellow seats
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Do rugby fans only go to big games then? Don't they support their team through thick and thin and no matter who they play?
Probably the same ones who came to the Gillingham game to never be seen againNo, same as football fans.
It was 9.6k, I think its basically a nothing competition where the top teams play reserves. Todays game was still one of the freebies game, where they gave approx. 3k tickets to schools and local rugby clubs.
Its a cup game though by all accounts , so probably be higher next league game in all fairness
No, same as football fans.
It's probably more of a Coventry public thing rather than football vs rugby tbh.
Disagree football fans have loyalty attached to the club first, the sport second, from what I am observing with rugby its the sport first, their club allegiance is less. The Ricoh with less than 15,000 is poor regardless of the sport.
My only reason for posting is that all this anger/guilt/gloating about Wasps and their supporters is against the interests of CCFC.
Sports clubs should not move, because of the damage to supporters. If it’s suggested the Sky Blues should move to Nuneaton I will fight it tooth and nail. Therefore I should be wailing and gnashing my teeth about Wasps being in Coventry, right?
Wasps created a no-win situation in 2002 when they moved to an unsustainable venue in High Wycombe, creating a UNIQUE SITUATION that nobody can fix just by lazily shouting “franchise”. They had ALREADY abandoned their original roots, and put down different ones – more than 80% of their season ticket holders were local to Wycombe/Bucks.
- There was a general acceptance that they had to move again
- There were arguments for years about where to go. Wycombe people wanted to keep them, some London people wanted them back (12 years after the event).
- Nobody could come up with a viable site anyway.
- An opportunity arose in Coventry because in 7 years of renting the Ricoh, the football club hadn’t put in a credible bid to buy it.
- No protests were staged, and a petition pretty much flopped.
The Guardian report for Wasps’ last game in Wycombe (WASPS SUPPORTERS ACCEPT MOVE TO COVENTRY WITHOUT ADAMS PARK PROTEST) said “There also seemed to be a collective acceptance there are no financially viable alternatives to Wasps’ impending switch to the Ricoh Arena”. So you can be an anti-capitalist warrior like Grendel and say that it’s “morally abhorrent” to attend Wasps games, but exactly whose battle are you fighting? An amazing amount of people from Bucks and London seem to love the move. That surprises me to be honest, but if that’s what they want, why patronise them by telling them they should want something else?
If Coventry City Council had turned down the chance of bringing them to the city on some sort of “anti-franchising” stance, they’d have been rightly accused by the ratepayers of pointless dogma.
I see no merit in knocking Wasps or their supporters, old or new. Looked at in a sensible way, their arrival is an opportunity to join forces with a prestigious club - what we need is for someone to pay for a place back at the top table for CCFC. And to stop worrying about extra lines on the pitch.
Very much looking forward to being called a hypocrite again
My only reason for posting is that all this anger/guilt/gloating about Wasps and their supporters is against the interests of CCFC.
Sports clubs should not move, because of the damage to supporters. If it’s suggested the Sky Blues should move to Nuneaton I will fight it tooth and nail. Therefore I should be wailing and gnashing my teeth about Wasps being in Coventry, right?
Wasps created a no-win situation in 2002 when they moved to an unsustainable venue in High Wycombe, creating a UNIQUE SITUATION that nobody can fix just by lazily shouting “franchise”. They had ALREADY abandoned their original roots, and put down different ones – more than 80% of their season ticket holders were local to Wycombe/Bucks.
- There was a general acceptance that they had to move again
- There were arguments for years about where to go. Wycombe people wanted to keep them, some London people wanted them back (12 years after the event).
- Nobody could come up with a viable site anyway.
- An opportunity arose in Coventry because in 7 years of renting the Ricoh, the football club hadn’t put in a credible bid to buy it.
- No protests were staged, and a petition pretty much flopped.
The Guardian report for Wasps’ last game in Wycombe (WASPS SUPPORTERS ACCEPT MOVE TO COVENTRY WITHOUT ADAMS PARK PROTEST) said “There also seemed to be a collective acceptance there are no financially viable alternatives to Wasps’ impending switch to the Ricoh Arena”. So you can be an anti-capitalist warrior like Grendel and say that it’s “morally abhorrent” to attend Wasps games, but exactly whose battle are you fighting? An amazing amount of people from Bucks and London seem to love the move. That surprises me to be honest, but if that’s what they want, why patronise them by telling them they should want something else?
If Coventry City Council had turned down the chance of bringing them to the city on some sort of “anti-franchising” stance, they’d have been rightly accused by the ratepayers of pointless dogma.
I see no merit in knocking Wasps or their supporters, old or new. Looked at in a sensible way, their arrival is an opportunity to join forces with a prestigious club - what we need is for someone to pay for a place back at the top table for CCFC. And to stop worrying about extra lines on the pitch.
Very much looking forward to being called a hypocrite again
Your grounds too big for you, your grounds too big for you
Ssssshhhhhhhhhh
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The more Wasps struggle the more they need us. I don't wish to see them lose every game but the more they need us the more likelihood of our staying perhaps.
The worst scenario for us is Wasps doing mighily fine without us and no prospect of us building anything anywhere else.
Exactly, which is why the bandwagon jumping filling wasps coffers, giving them an inflated fan base is detrimental to ccfc.
In fact in terms of supporter base, it's in wasps interests for us to struggle, for fans to turn away, where they will be waiting with open arms for them.
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There were still free tickets weren't there if they had bought them for the leinster game?
Wait until we're playing in a stadium with black and yellow seats
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I think so, today was also the last set of there free tickets which they announced when they moved in as well.
You are a complete wum. Serious question. Why do you feel the need to come on here and wind people up with your constant Wasps love in?Just the JLR 30% discount and 20% early bird for me then ?
What difference will it make ?
We will be at our new stadium which will not be having sky blue seats because it clashes with the shirts.
What are the chances they will be yellow or black?
I think Rugby is still a second rate sport in England compared to football so I doubt they will be stealing many potential CCFC young fans (just some), generally the likes of Man City, United and Chelsea will be doing that still. The likes of Wales its the other way around in respect to Rugby/Football split...
I know a few people who now attend Wasps games who are Rugby fans, shame they didn't attend Cov Rugby but again similar scenario to Man City landing on your doorstep I guess, people just follow successful teams.
All well and good, but how is anger/guilt/gloating against the interests of ccfc?
The way I see it, most of the gloating comes from those that have attended and like to tell us how much better wasps are than us.
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Oh, so we are building a stadium now....i thought it was BS.
No, we will still be at the Ricoh under a matchday only little/no access to additional revenues rental deal in 5-6 years time, playing in a stadium built specifically for us, owned and completely rebranded for wasps.
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How big a slice of the pie do you think Wasps will give us?Fair points Otis & Stupot - Wasps will never be more important than CCFC for me (my interest in rugby is marginal and I’ve never attended any rugby match).
I guess you are saying that if Wasps were “too” successful, it might make them more likely to squeeze us out altogether. But I don’t really see it like that. I’m thinking more that their guarantee of some high-attendance games every year, and the backing they have from people like JLR, will raise the general profile and viability of the Ricoh. We should be looking for a slice of the pie, which will be a hugely bigger pie than any new stadium is likely to serve up.
I think in the back of my mind is that ultimately, whether it’s next year or the next decade, the three entities (stadium + two clubs) will end up joining forces in some way. Under one new owner might be nice! To me, that could be a powerful mix and I wouldn’t want a yah-boo reaction against Wasps to get in the way of that at our expense.
How big a slice of the pie do you think Wasps will give us?
How big a slice of the pie do you think Wasps will give us?
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