Ricoh isn't intimidating at all for opposition teams.
When Saints, Norwich etc were playing their grounds were rocking.
Having said that they current state of our football won't help matters one bit.
In L1 they had the following average attendances:
Southampton
2010–11: 22,160 (Football League One)
2009–10: 20,982 (Football League One)
Norwich
2009–10: 24,755 (Football League One)
Coventry so far:
2012-13: 11,453 (Football League One)