covboy1987
Well-Known Member
In one corner, a minority at the moment you have the supporters who say wherever the team play then the supporters should follow (sixfields or wherever) as the club is bigger than the owners and then in the other corner the majority saying starve them out financially and force them back to the Ricoh. Who is right and who is wrong? Similarities have been mentioned Brighton and Rotherham, and you look at their stories but the nearest similarity i can see is Wimbledon. Below is a frightening thought which on writing at first a bit of tongue in cheek, then suddenly dawned 'this could really happen'
Are we the new Wimbledon Franchise Model of sorts? play in a different area attract a new band of supporters from all areas to add to the loyal bunch that will return, use the local young lads as ball boys and the whole family start coming along share a ground, and with another club have the local council (Northampton) increase the capacity to 12,000 straight away as reported with room to exapand (very similar to new stadium thoughts) and hey presto, you suddenly have two streams of income and then you could then further down the road call yourself a franchise name 'the Bantams'' 'Northampton City' 'Northampton Skyblues' or simply 'Skyblues' the bit about the word Coventry are proud city could be just a note in the record books - the league have insisted the club must be back in Coventry within three years then suddenly five years is mentioned - at the end of that long period the club might say we have a stable great fan base shared costs no need to go back to Coventry, we have nothing to do with Coventry it will cost us to much to build a new stadium,and it will affect the financial fair play rules - league says okay we are impressed on your set up you can stay in Northampton?
Are we the new Wimbledon Franchise Model of sorts? play in a different area attract a new band of supporters from all areas to add to the loyal bunch that will return, use the local young lads as ball boys and the whole family start coming along share a ground, and with another club have the local council (Northampton) increase the capacity to 12,000 straight away as reported with room to exapand (very similar to new stadium thoughts) and hey presto, you suddenly have two streams of income and then you could then further down the road call yourself a franchise name 'the Bantams'' 'Northampton City' 'Northampton Skyblues' or simply 'Skyblues' the bit about the word Coventry are proud city could be just a note in the record books - the league have insisted the club must be back in Coventry within three years then suddenly five years is mentioned - at the end of that long period the club might say we have a stable great fan base shared costs no need to go back to Coventry, we have nothing to do with Coventry it will cost us to much to build a new stadium,and it will affect the financial fair play rules - league says okay we are impressed on your set up you can stay in Northampton?