Unless it was full of Wankers
Still more reliable than St George.My sauces tell me. We might make our 8th signing between now and the start of the season.
They also tell me we might sell someone in the same time frame.
I can now exclusively reveal my sauce.....
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Just drove down London Road behind a car with a sticker in the back saying "WE ARE WASPS" the mind boggles how people can adopt out of town sides. Why not support the citys own side?
Bit harsh, every single club is the same. The better the product the higher the demand. People will obviously go out of their way to get to a cup final rather than scramble to get to Fleetwood on a Tuesday night.Because the people of Coventry are glory hunters, Wasps are a Premiership side, if Cov Rugby were a Premiership side then the attendances would be up.
It's the same as the Football Club, for 40+ games a season 30,000 people don't give a damn, but get to Wembley and everyone is a CCFC fan again, sickening.
Bit harsh, every single club is the same. The better the product the higher the demand. People will obviously go out of their way to get to a cup final rather than scramble to get to Fleetwood on a Tuesday night.
So you would of been happier with just 10,000 city fans at Wembley would you?Because the people of Coventry are glory hunters, Wasps are a Premiership side, if Cov Rugby were a Premiership side then the attendances would be up.
It's the same as the Football Club, for 40+ games a season 30,000 people don't give a damn, but get to Wembley and everyone is a CCFC fan again, sickening.
Cardiff.I doubt there's a comparable population centre in English football with as poor average attendance as us.
So you would of been happier with just 10,000 city fans at Wembley would you?
I doubt there's a comparable population centre in English football with as poor average attendance as us.
Do you have anything to back that up?Cardiff.
When they aren’t in the prem/doing well in the championship, their attendances plummet.
A quick look:I doubt there's a comparable population centre in English football with as poor average attendance as us.
The majority of Bedworth and Nuneaton are City fans, not to mention significant numbers in Kenilworth, Leamington and Warwick too.Coventry has 325,949 people living in it, we had 12,363 on average at the Ricoh last season, under 4% of the population.. It's wrong.
I don't think it's harsh, I think as a city/surrounding area we genuinely must have the weakest fan base to glory in the country. I agree that to a level the product / demand will have a correlation, but if you look at the likes of Portsmouth, Sunderland, Bradford, and then even up to the likes of Leeds (I know they have a bigger history than we do), but they get huge numbers relative to us every week. Leeds averaged 24,000 the three years they were in League 1. Also have been run by shambolic owners, so can't even use that card.Bit harsh, every single club is the same. The better the product the higher the demand. People will obviously go out of their way to get to a cup final rather than scramble to get to Fleetwood on a Tuesday night.
Preston population 141,346A quick look:
Coventry: 359,262 - 12,362 avg
Reading: 318,014 - 14,991 avg
Hull: 314,018 - 12,165 avg
Preston: 313,332 - 14,160 avg
3 Championship teams that we're not that far off tbh.
Prestons population is never 313,332. It's 141,300: List of English districts by population - WikipediaA quick look:
Coventry: 359,262 - 12,362 avg
Reading: 318,014 - 14,991 avg
Hull: 314,018 - 12,165 avg
Preston: 313,332 - 14,160 avg
3 Championship teams that we're not that far off tbh.
Huh - I was going by this. Must be wrong.Preston population 141,346
Hull population 284,321
Reading population 218,705
How many were we getting when we were in prem? About 14/15?Coventry has 325,949 people living in it, we had 12,363 on average at the Ricoh last season, under 4% of the population.. It's wrong.
That is madness. They have Newport at over 300,000.Huh - I was going by this. Must be wrong.
The majority of Bedworth and Nuneaton are City fans, not to mention significant numbers in Kenilworth, Leamington and Warwick too.
What about those who work on a Saturday, or those with family commitments,What would make me happy is if half of those fans or pushing 3/4 could go home games every other Saturday, that would be the Ricoh at capacity and make the matchday an all round better experience, not to mention benefit the Club.
If only 10,000 City fans rocked up at Wembley it would be a reward to the loyalists who have supported the Club throughout the season.
Yes, and Coventry is the only city like this. Nowhere else are people poor or have children that play sports.What about those who work on a Saturday, or those with family commitments,
Or those who are watching their kids play sport, or those who don’t have the money to spend every other week on 3rd division football?
The fact that we can sell out our allocation for Wembley for a city that has many food banks, a homeless problem, and numerous kids living in homes that survive on incomes below the national average is a credit to the club, not a slight on the people of coventry.
I think a reality check is required.
I totally agree the ratio is poor, what I argue against is the fact that the irregular attendees get stick for turning up. Have a dig at the guys who NEVER turn up, not the ones that do it when they can.I don't think it's harsh, I think as a city/surrounding area we genuinely must have the weakest fan base to glory in the country. I agree that to a level the product / demand will have a correlation, but if you look at the likes of Portsmouth, Sunderland, Bradford, and then even up to the likes of Leeds (I know they have a bigger history than we do), but they get huge numbers relative to us every week. Leeds averaged 24,000 the three years they were in League 1. Also have been run by shambolic owners, so can't even use that card.
That’s right, and why we should be satisfied with one of the best attendance records in the third tier. 10-13k is not a bad number all thing considered.Yes, and Coventry is the only city like this. Nowhere else are people poor or have children that play sports.
Empirical knowledge. I live in Cardiff and have kept an eye out on attendances and the like. I’ve seen just how low they can get, even when they’re in the championship.Do you have anything to back that up?
Cardiff support is mostly Johnny come lately types enticed by the new stadium and comparative recent success, before that they were averaging lower than us and sub 10k for a long time. I used to go and visit family there and never once even met a Cardiff City fan (early 90s)Empirical knowledge. I live in Cardiff and have kept an eye out on attendances and the like. I’ve seen just how low they can get, even when they’re in the championship.
Cardiff is almost exactly the same size as cov, and is obviously a capital city so should attract more from local environs.
Not really, the fans are a minor part of the problem - if 50% of the Wembley 40k turned up regularly, we wouldn’t have SISU eitherBit harsh, every single club is the same. The better the product the higher the demand. People will obviously go out of their way to get to a cup final rather than scramble to get to Fleetwood on a Tuesday night.
What about those who work on a Saturday, or those with family commitments,
Or those who are watching their kids play sport, or those who don’t have the money to spend every other week on 3rd division football?
The fact that we can sell out our allocation for Wembley for a city that has many food banks, a homeless problem, and numerous kids living in homes that survive on incomes below the national average is a credit to the club, not a slight on the people of coventry.
I think a reality check is required.
Making a comparison from a Wembley cup final v Ave attendance is very unfair.Not really, the fans are a minor part of the problem - if 50% of the Wembley 40k turned up regularly, we wouldn’t have SISU either
Coventry is very fickle, and probably deserves nomad teams like the current football side and Wasps.
Go back to the Aidy Boothroyd Era - 26/27k at home against Leeds and Norwich when we were doing well - couldn’t wait to tear into us when we lost and disappeared straight after.
Then you’ve got the other “fans” who would rather see us kicked out the league
As would 95% of clubs.All the above would be irrelevant if the Club was in the Premier League though, attendances would be double every week.
Of course, a reality check though *sarcasm
Not really we have what - 25% regularly of that figure. That’s pitiful. Like someone said above - working on Saturdays and family commitments would go out the window if we were in the premier league.Making a comparison from a Wembley cup final v Ave attendance is very unfair.
Go back to the Aidy Boothroyd Era - 26/27k at home against Leeds and Norwich when we were doing well - couldn’t wait to tear into us when we lost and disappeared straight after.
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