Delboycov
Active Member
Oh right GMK......enough said Otis ;-)
Yesterday + Plan for this week + 11 Aug (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter MichaelCCFC
- Start date
Oh right GMK......enough said Otis ;-)
J
Jack Griffin
Guest
Yes, do not dilute the action and confuse people, one strong plan & make it in Coventry so it is easier for people to attend.. learn from yesterday.. events in Cov can get big numbers.. events in London & Northampton will get very small attendance & you'll lay yourself open to accusations of fan indifference..
As for the anti SISU chants, they were spontaneous and I didn't think there was a lot of dissent in the crowd, just the normal mix of people at a match, some sing out & some are more reserved... you can't gag people if that is what they truly feel.. don't overrate the views a very few people on another site, use what you saw & heard from yesterday to gauge the mood.
Last edited by a moderator:
skybluesam66
Well-Known Member
jimmys hill would be best - imagine us scoring and the players coming towards the hill to milk the applause
~Or after the game, applauding the hill for the support
you would need a couple of hundred minumum however to make it noisy enough - but the more the better
~Or after the game, applauding the hill for the support
you would need a couple of hundred minumum however to make it noisy enough - but the more the better
Skybluesam66, that's a brilliant image, running to the hill. Love it, absolutely love it.
But can't help thinking things would be better if everyone concentrated on the Ricoh. Half at Sixfields & half at the Ricoh, it'll dilute the impact.
To be honest I'd like to be in both places at the same time!
But can't help thinking things would be better if everyone concentrated on the Ricoh. Half at Sixfields & half at the Ricoh, it'll dilute the impact.
To be honest I'd like to be in both places at the same time!
Johnnythespider
Well-Known Member
They could have started a " we want sisu in " chant then, anyone who was there yesterday and wasn't expecting to here anti sisu chanting is imo extremely naive !!
covkid69
Well-Known Member
Didn't NTFC say that the police cordon the hill off on match days so nobody can get on it.
still think a peaceful pitch invasion at sixfields would be a good idea....yeah i know people have mentioned banning orders etc but would they do that if enough people went onto the pitch....get the game abandoned and that will get media coverage and embarrass shitzu....just a thought
still think a peaceful pitch invasion at sixfields would be a good idea....yeah i know people have mentioned banning orders etc but would they do that if enough people went onto the pitch....get the game abandoned and that will get media coverage and embarrass shitzu....just a thought
Broken Hearted Sky Blue
Well-Known Member
Its a good job that the vast majority who went yesterday have not even heard of GMK or SBT for that matter. What did they or even you think was going to happen? Everybody I spoke to old, middleaged or young want Sisu out, except of course the Brain Trust which is GMK and a few others on here whose posts always end with of course I am not defending Sisu etc but spend the rest of the post doing just that.
Yesterday was about keepin Cov in Cov but why did we need the event? Could it be the fact that Sisu are taking the club out of it?
So a few people on GMK were thinking of walking off and a few didn't go GOOD dont go to the next one youre not needed and you wont be missed.
sky blue zam
Member
i dont know if this is do-able or not but here is my idea.
could the sky blues trust and acl work TOGETHER to hold a family fun day at the ricoh on 11th august. open up the jag exhibition hall and have fair rides, ex cov players, cov blaze/ bees and cov rfc represntation, with the match and music on loudspeakers. while this is going on could a couple of matches be arranged between cov united v cov sphinx and cov city legends v a graeme hawley celebrity 11
any money made to cover costs plus whatevers leftover to go to help for heroes or something.
just an idea, failing that id be up for jimmys hill
could the sky blues trust and acl work TOGETHER to hold a family fun day at the ricoh on 11th august. open up the jag exhibition hall and have fair rides, ex cov players, cov blaze/ bees and cov rfc represntation, with the match and music on loudspeakers. while this is going on could a couple of matches be arranged between cov united v cov sphinx and cov city legends v a graeme hawley celebrity 11
any money made to cover costs plus whatevers leftover to go to help for heroes or something.
just an idea, failing that id be up for jimmys hill
Last edited:
T
true sky blue
Guest
concentrate on protesting againt the council and you will get us back in the Ricoh within a week. they need to simply sell to sisu
100% agree we continue to apply pressure to the FL, SISU, NTFC and individuals such as Fisher and Waggot.
But, in the event that all these players in this farce do not change their minds we need to have plan B,C and D ready to go.
For example, my plan overall is simple.....
Starve Otium of income.
Don't attend Sixfields matches,
Don't buy Northampton based team products.
Wear last seasons shirts, till they come home to Cov.
Embarrass the hell out Otium by leaving them with an empty stadium every "home" game.
Picket and leaflet the "home" turnstiles to explain our problem,
Arrange to meet all vistiting trusts in a nearby pub on "home" fixture days.
Encourage the away supporters in the ground to sing anti SISU out songs and drive the board bonkers in the mainstand.
Attend all away games in number and sing anti Sisu songs incessantly.
Meet Trusts away from home to get their support.
Above all, support the team.... it's not their fault.
Make these leeches crawl on hands and knees back to the Ricoh..... WE CAN WIN THIS !!!
But, in the event that all these players in this farce do not change their minds we need to have plan B,C and D ready to go.
For example, my plan overall is simple.....
Starve Otium of income.
Don't attend Sixfields matches,
Don't buy Northampton based team products.
Wear last seasons shirts, till they come home to Cov.
Embarrass the hell out Otium by leaving them with an empty stadium every "home" game.
Picket and leaflet the "home" turnstiles to explain our problem,
Arrange to meet all vistiting trusts in a nearby pub on "home" fixture days.
Encourage the away supporters in the ground to sing anti SISU out songs and drive the board bonkers in the mainstand.
Attend all away games in number and sing anti Sisu songs incessantly.
Meet Trusts away from home to get their support.
Above all, support the team.... it's not their fault.
Make these leeches crawl on hands and knees back to the Ricoh..... WE CAN WIN THIS !!!
STUPID, ignorant statement....
CCC/ Higgs saved the stadium 2000 Ricoh project when CCFC couldn't or Wouldn't fund it.
They invested 113 million pounds with CCFC paying only 30 million over 25 years, WHO DO YOU THINK PAYS THE REST OF THE 83 million ?
ACL/ HIGGS do.... get real and don't muddy the waters with this nonsense.
Wiseoldfool
Well-Known Member
Didn't tesco invest over 100 million
Not in the stadium they didn't...... haven't you seen their store in the corner ? They did sponsor a stand though.
Wiseoldfool
Well-Known Member
They helped to facilitate the building of the stadium
shropshirecov
New Member
No they didn't. Absolute rubbish.
ccfcway
Well-Known Member
There was talk of them putting up a wall, so you cant see the pitch from the hill, but i dont think the police cordon off the hill. The one thing for certian is, if they dont put up the "wall" for the 1st home game, they certainly will for the 2nd
skybluesam66
Well-Known Member
miles off mark cov kid - you will find that to date the football club in rent and decontamination, have put in more than both the council and higgs trust
yet for that they own nothing
The Arena Coventry complex is split into TWO entities, The Stadium complex including casino and exhibition halls etc; The Retail complex was in part funded by Tesco to enable the WHOLE project to get off the ground.
The 113 million is for the stadium complex on its own..... how much do you think it cost to build this complex ? The retail part of the complex is quite separate and still is.
Maybe they didn't actually have to SPEND the 113 million, but they did have it underwrite it when CCFC pulled out of the deal. Why do you think CCC recently had to invest 14 million to prevent ACL going under ?
I suggest you look into the project post 1997 when it commenced, to get to the truth about it financing before saying I write rubbish.....
skybluesam66
Well-Known Member
Sam66, I quite agree they spent a fortune on the prelim work, but it was nowhere near finished. There was still a gasometer etc; and other ground cleaning to be done.
I firmly believe our relegation was because of two reasons, 1. the project cost City so much money player investment stopped 2. Leicester city's stadium failure caused the Cov builders to pull out and set it back years.
You are right, CCFC should have had a stake for what they spent in the prelim works stages of the project.
I firmly believe our relegation was because of two reasons, 1. the project cost City so much money player investment stopped 2. Leicester city's stadium failure caused the Cov builders to pull out and set it back years.
You are right, CCFC should have had a stake for what they spent in the prelim works stages of the project.
J
Jack Griffin
Guest
What an awful thought, you cannot associate Sixfields with a Coventry legend.. that would kill the man for sure..
J
Jack Griffin
Guest
That is a lie..a complete falsehood, in round figures...
CCFC put in about £6M but later sold their interest to the Higgs Charity, the rent they paid is irrelevant.. it does not entitle them to a cut, that is the way rent agreements work you idiot.
CCC put in about £25M and arranged a £21M loan and also put in all the profit from selling the land they'd acquired from British Gas (yes they bought it not CCFC), about another £45M
Higgs put in £6M to buy the clubs interest in the Arena business and they've therefore forgone all potential interest on that capital over a number of years which by now could be another £1.5M.
Last edited by a moderator:
Otis
Well-Known Member
But the fact is, we need all the fans we can get backing the campaign. If people are put off they won't back it.
We need everyone unified.
Johnnythespider
Well-Known Member
100% agree with that, but surely that means we all have to accept that there are differences of opinion amongst us, and that we have to put those differences to one side, not stomp of in a hissy fit because some fans are singing something we might not like. Each to there own and all that !
Otis
Well-Known Member
I think they are saying it is fine for people to chant if they want as long as that doesn't detract from what we all really want .... and that is the City back in the city.
Basically it needs to be a Coventry in Coventry campaign rather than a Sisu Out one. Fact is, I don't think any of us believe that Sisu will just actually walk away.
Basically it needs to be a Coventry in Coventry campaign rather than a Sisu Out one. Fact is, I don't think any of us believe that Sisu will just actually walk away.
Johnnythespider
Well-Known Member
Perhaps we could buy a cheese and chase it down the hill :facepalm:
Johnnythespider
Well-Known Member
All of the speeches yesterday were about coventry playing in coventry, you are right that nobody believes that they will just walk away, but that doesn't mean we can't tell them that's what we would like them to do. It is no more ridiculous than those who think the council should just hand the keys to the ricoh over.
Sky Blue Harry H
Well-Known Member
What a great idea - then SISU will show how much they have really cared about the football team and fans all along. They'll invest in the team and unite the Coventry public and make sure that the flying pigs don't sh*t all over The Ricoh pitch, by re-employing the stewards they've sacked. True sky blue, you are indeed a visonary:slap:
skybluegnome
Well-Known Member
Finally, someone thinking rationally and not hysterically...
SkyBlueBlood
Member
I sort of agree with your overall view, but Sepalla is the one person who can make this happen. ACL are prepared to meet with her or her lapdog Fisher, but she is refusing the meeting unless ACL bow to her unreasonable demands. All parties are prepared to sort this out except SISU and she is the Dictator in charge, she has to be the one in the spotlight.
NorthernWisdom
Well-Known Member
No, it splits efforts and makes it risk apathy, division, and a mixed message.
NorthernWisdom
Well-Known Member
As that message has been at the forefront of the first successful protest getting decent numbers and actually showing people care, surely it would be sensible to keep doing what has been shown to work and keep a nice simple, clear message.
A confused message is the surefire way to risk losing momentum, and now that momentum's up and running it would be criminal to do that.
