Video Why & what made you a Coventry Supporter (1 Viewer)

From a scouse family so was a mad Liverpool fan .... but that all changed in the early 80’s when I saw my birth certificate and saw I was born in Coventry. Prior to that I thought I was a scouser. I’d not stolen anything or thought I was naturally funnier than the general population but it was just an assumption on my part I was from Liverpool. The week after I went to a Cov v QPR game and that was it.... hooked. It’s been a roller coaster you just wouldn’t go on. Trundling along doing nothing....one spike in 87 but then gentle slopes up and down until a Nike swoosh....steep drop down followed by a recent sharp rise.
I wouldn’t change a thing!!!!

I grew up in Brizzle, and my elder sister's boyfriend (later husband) used to take me to Rovers games (went to every one in their 1973-74 promotion season from Div 3). Fell away a bit in the later 70s (as he stopped going, being married with young kids, i guess).
Then i came to Cov in 1982 to study at Warwick Uni. Was bored one Saturday in spring 1983, so found my way to Highfield Road. Didn't know much about them - just wanted to see a game of First Division footy. Thought the Sky Blue Terrace would be where the "popular support" went, so went in there, but moved to WT at half-time. Drew 1-1 with Spurs.
Never looked back (despite our appalling form at the end of that season). Don't get to many games, and never had a season ticket, as i have moved around a lot since, but as an adopted Cov Kid, City are MY team, always will be.
Play Up Sky Blues.

No much of a story but born and bred in cov only one team for me, but saying that my dad's side of family are from London and Arsenal fans so could of took that direction but to be fair he never really pushed the arsenal thing on me as he followed city as a sort of second team.

Born in Cov, so naturally had to be a Cov fan. Wouldn't change it for the world. Don't understand my mates who choose to support 'big' teams but don't go to any games - i'd much rather watch live sport than be sat at home watching on Sky.

Always City, born in Cov, really can't understand why people do not support other than their home team, unless they were born or grew up somewhere else

From a very young age, I was told by my dad and grandad - you didnt argue with your elders in those days
I did the same with my son

Always CCFC. Born in cov...taken up by dad to spion kop in old div 2. In div 1 we had season tickets in west stand.
Have lived in Leicester last 39years. 4 girls (all proud of Leicester...but only one really supports them) 1 lad. Have taken all to watch Leicester and 3girls & boy to watch Coventry. I wanted to give them chance to support their hometown club or mine and their grandads. As long as they weren’t glory hunters.
Me and the boy (only went to one Leicester game) but hooked at CCFC. Can’t believe how proud I was when he had his first season ticket, sat between his grandad and me. Even though grandad passed a few years ago we are still there at St. Andrews.


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Newcastle fan when I was younger because they scored a bundle. Best mates a lifetime city fan. Had a spare ticket one day and took me up to high field road, I was hooked! Will never forgive him for all the shit and sorrow he has put me through! But I am a proud city fan all the same

Never lived in or near Coventry. My Dad was a fan (he lived in Coventry briefly as a kid) and passed it on to me. People can't understand why I'm a Coventry fan having never lived near. I've recently had my own son and the club he supports will not be optional even though he'll grow up surrounded by Spurs and Arsenal fans. Being a Coventry fan is one of the things that defines me, and apart from my family and job it's the thing I dedicate the most mental energy towards.

superskyblue said:

Never lived in or near Coventry. My Dad was a fan (he lived in Coventry briefly as a kid) and passed it on to me. People can't understand why I'm a Coventry fan having never lived near. I've recently had my own son and the club he supports will not be optional even though he'll grow up surrounded by Spurs and Arsenal fans. Being a Coventry fan is one of the things that defines me, and apart from my family and job it's the thing I dedicate the most mental energy towards.

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Love this

Old man wasn’t into football, but 2 of my uncles were and they used to take me to some City games as a kid. Aged 13, started to go with mates to all home matches and that was the hook.

Born in Cov and old man was a fan. No brainer.

Success on the field, promotion, open top buses, appearances at Wembley is what attracts new supporters. Some people call them glory supporters but many stick with the team all their lives. This will form part of the hidden cost to us if the season gets voided.

Forced by my dad.

I’m now doing the same with my son. Anything else is a failure.

With both Gibson and Gynn in the same team, our average height must have been around 5 feet.

CrawleySkyBlue said:

Born in Cov, so naturally had to be a Cov fan. Wouldn't change it for the world. Don't understand my mates who choose to support 'big' teams but don't go to any games - i'd much rather watch live sport than be sat at home watching on Sky.

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I’m always taking the piss out of my mates like that who say “we” when talking about man united or Liverpool. Dickheads.

We.

And then there’s the blokes who are Man City fans now who were Blackburn fans in 1995.

Dad took me up on the spoin kop. For a year or two I supported Forest but when I could only see them once a year it became impossible

Born in Coventry, my brothers took me to my first match when I was about 6, though I wasn't interested in football then. I started to get into it and going regularly aged about 8, have never looked back.

I've said before on here, the feeling when we win is the same for me be it in League 2 or the top flight like when I was growing up.

To be fair it is slightly more difficult nowadays to naturally gravitate towards your hometown club when all of the commercial football products for kids such as Match Attax cards etc are based on Premier League teams. Fortunately I grew up in an era where some coverage was given to Championship teams (where city were at the time) with Championship cards. The 'Championship' show on ITV, showing highlights from across the football league every Sunday morning with the distinctive 'Beautiful Day' theme tume by U2 also helped massively.

Greggs said:

Born in Cov and old man was a fan. No brainer.

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Same here,Skyblue blood!!!

Bedworth born, my dad thought it would be a good idea to take me to a game. Think it was 1963 V Millwall.
Still haven’t worked out wether it was the best thing he ever did for me, or the worst.
But whatever, I am now doing the same to my grandkids, roped 4 in up to now.
Trouble is match day can be a bit hectic.

hill83 said:

I’m always taking the piss out of my mates like that who say “we” when talking about man united or Liverpool. Dickheads.

We.

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I tend to use the lines “I’ve been to Anfield more times than you” or “I’ve been to more Liverpool games than you”. Despite us being terrible for about 15/20 of my 26 years, both lines still hold true.

Best mate supported cov. uncle got me into footy and wanted me to suppprt spurs. Tug of war but my mates dad would vuy programme for me sr games which i was obsessed with till he took me to my first game age 10(afyer telling my asian parents i will be safe from hooligans lol) and the rest is history

Funny that alot havw father son stories but mine is reverse. I got my dad into football and cov as years went on. Now he watches every game ifollow and goes to 3 or 4 home games a season(ricoh) after going 30 years without ever going.

I have been a Cov fan since since 1967 when my Dad took me and my brother to see Derby County 2-2 draw (on April 1st 1967 who,s s the fool now) we are not from this area but moved down from Lancashire in 1965 (apart from 4 years at Nottingham Uni i've been here ever since) My Brother was born at boundary park in Oldham (the hospital not the football ground) My great uncle was a big football man and he coached Jimmy Hill, Ron Greenwood, Tommy Docherty and Ron Atkinson to name a few and (say it quietly) managed Aston Villa in the 1930s. so coming from a football background was quite a shock to start supporting the City but my brother and i are still season ticket holders (and yes we do go to ST ANDREWS)
i have never lived in Coventry but have worked there for many years now. i was a consultant to CCFC and used to have to check all the barriers and floodlight pylons amongst other things at Highfield Rd
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My Dad was from Nottingham and a County fan, and my mum was from Cov. I was born down South while my Dad was was in the Army, and when he left we temporarily moved to Cov, while he sorted a new job out. I was 7 at the time when my Dad took me to my first game at Highfield Road, and other than tales from his childhood of Lawton and Sewell and 40,000 crowds, he never made much of an effort in getting me to support Notts. I was hooked immediately after that first game, and from that moment was never gonna support anyone else. Was ironic a few years later going to Cov v Notts games with my Dad where we always seemed to struggle, and twice got beat 5-1 by them. I did inherit a disproportionate dislike of Forest though, exacerbated by living in Nottingham for a while, who I dislike more than Villa, Leicester, or any other club really.

It's weird, I'm Coventry born and my dad got me into it I suppose, but there is a huge amount of civic pride involved. Although Cov is a bit of a shithole, its our shithole and it's not the City's fault. Bombed to bits and put back together in a very questionable way. When I lived up north I missed it like fuck though. If I ever move away again I still would. The football team is woven into the fabric of the city (despite the council thinking otherwise). It's why we need to get back.

The feeling of seeing Jordan Willis and Jordan Shipley, local lads, will live with me forever. Then that open top bus in broadgate, absolutely magic seeing all those people together in the most Coventry bit of Cov. For my money anyway. Bloody hell, I miss watching the city. Especially this season.

Was just born into it.

As a kid I frequently was brought down from Scotland by my mum when she was visiting her sister (in true Cov style both were Irish!). First game was the late 70's against Wolves at Easter in our usual relegation battle. Think we won 3-1, it was the days when the WT was segregated. Been to Wembley 87.... and been to Sutton!!

Tartan Specials said:

As a kid I frequently was brought down from Scotland by my mum when she was visiting her sister (in true Cov style both were Irish!). First game was the late 70's against Wolves at Easter in our usual relegation battle. Think we won 3-1, it was the days when the WT was segregated. Been to Wembley 87.... and been to Sutton!!

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Welcome to the madhouse TS PUSB!!!
In Robins we trust!!

Brought up in brum mum brought me a cov kit in 1968 I was 6 years old been a fan ever since, cov and England the only teams that mater.

Tartan Specials said:

As a kid I frequently was brought down from Scotland by my mum when she was visiting her sister (in true Cov style both were Irish!). First game was the late 70's against Wolves at Easter in our usual relegation battle. Think we won 3-1, it was the days when the WT was segregated. Been to Wembley 87.... and been to Sutton!!

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Only my second game - Alan Green hattrick.

westcountry_skyblue said:

Welcome to the madhouse TS PUSB!!!
In Robins we trust!!

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You're welcome. Anyone want to buy an EasyJet ticket for Glasgow to Birmingham for the Oxford game!

Born and bred thanks to Mum and Dad, City till i Die.