A nice write up in the Daily Mail (1 Viewer)

Daily Mail and nicely written? You sure?

Any chance you can copy the text on here so I don't have to click on that website? Cheers.

Witty the amount of interest for this game I think it would've sold out at 15-20 quid personally.goes to show we have got the fans though

Critically they forgot to mention the £5 tickets !!

Coventry on course for 30,000 crowd at showdown with Crewe... but why the sudden rush to the Ricoh?
By NEIL MOXLEY
PUBLISHED: 11:40, 5 February 2013 | UPDATED: 11:59, 5 February 2013
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Coventry City are set to smash a few attendance records this evening in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Area final first leg against Crewe Alexandra at the Ricoh Arena.
It has been a testing few years for the Sky Blues...demotion from the Premier League in 2001 followed by relegation from the Championship last year.
But with over 30,500 supporters expected at the stadium this evening - with 2,000 arriving from Cheshire - at last the club's beleaguered supporters may have something worthwhile to shout about.
Here, Midlands' football correspondent Neil Moxley looks at the reasons why so many punters will be turning out tonight.

Filling up: Coventry will be supported by 28,500 fans at the Ricoh Arena
Phew, 28,500 tickets have been sold for this...and it's only the first leg?
Yes, but there's a whiff of success in the air and you cannot accuse Coventry City supporters of being fair-weather supporters, can you?
I didn't realise the club was so well-supported?
Well, Coventry is England's ninth biggest city, so it's little surprise really that they can attract the support if the team is doing well.
Yes, but that's a big 'If', as far as the Sky Blues are concerned, isn't it?
Oh yes. It's reasonable to point out that Coventry supporters have just had one knock after another following the club's demotion from the Premier League in 2001.
Then chairman Bryan Richardson left the club either with a whopping £60million debt or a whopping £22m debt - depending on who you believe - and the Sky Blues have become embroiled in one financial problem after another since then.

On the up: Coventry are on the brink of moving into the play-off spots

Right, but what happened to Highfield Road?
It's a sore point. Richardson had done a deal to move to a state-of-the-art new stadium on a brownfield site on the outskirts of the city. But, in truth, though it was opened seven years ago, it was done without the proper finances to ensure that the club thrived.
How is that then?
Well the matchday revenues were sold off. Coventry still cannot take a penny from a burger, a pint or a pie that they sell to their supporters.
To be honest, it's all a gigantic mess.
Did it contribute to their fall into the Championship?
It had an effect, certainly, but it was by no means the only reason and now the current owners, a hedge fund with the acronym of SISU, are trying to sort out the mess. The only trouble is, they have racked up a £43m debt doing so.
So, why are the fans flocking to the stadium tonight?
Mark Robins and his arrival at the club following Andy Thorn's sacking earlier this season has given everyone a huge lift. From being in the bottom three, Robins has transformed the club's fortunes and now they are in with a realistic shot at promotion.

Main man: Mark Robins (left) has guided Coventry up the League One table
And in this competition too, a Wembley shot?
Yes, some might say Coventry's name might be on it. They won a penalty shoot-out with Burton in an earlier round and defeated Preston last time out 3-2 with two goals in the last few minutes.
How many supporters could the club take to Wembley?
Coventry were last at the national stadium in 1988 when they faced Everton in the Charity Shield. Estimates that day put the following at 40,000-plus.
If they can sell out the Ricoh Arena they should have no problem taking up their allocation.
But, as always with Coventry City, it's a mighty big 'If'!


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And those who don't read the Mail are Sun / Star / Daily Sport readers I suppose? ointlaugh:

Good article that. Pleased to read BR getting a few journalistic punches.

Good article from the Daily Mail, it must have been written by the work experience kid!

Donnie Brasco said:

It's a first.

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No it isn't really. In amongst all the silly alarmist stuff there are some well written articles and some good journalists. You don't become the world's most popular online newspaper (recently overtaking the New York Times) by being completely shit all of the time.

theferret said:

No it isn't really. In amongst all the silly alarmist stuff there are some well written articles and some good journalists. You don't become the world's most popular online newspaper (recently overtaking the New York Times) by being completely shit all of the time.

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Yes you do

1. The Sun (7,772,000 readers)
2. The Daily Mail (4,741,000)
3. The Daily Mirror (3,087,000)*
4. Metro (3,287,000)
5. The Daily Telegraph (1,680,000)
6. The Times (1,565,000)
7. Daily Star (1,571,000)
8. Daily Express (1,427,000)
9. The Guardian (1,103,000)
10. The Independent (532,000)

THE FUCKING SUN! Speaks volumes!

its an old article mixed with a few references to tonight

still nice to see us mentioned though

Greggs said:

Yes you do

1. The Sun (7,772,000 readers)
2. The Daily Mail (4,741,000)
3. The Daily Mirror (3,087,000)*
4. Metro (3,287,000)
5. The Daily Telegraph (1,680,000)
6. The Times (1,565,000)
7. Daily Star (1,571,000)
8. Daily Express (1,427,000)
9. The Guardian (1,103,000)
10. The Independent (532,000)

THE FUCKING SUN! Speaks volumes!

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It is the WORLD'S most popular online newspaper. You have to give them some credit for that.

Anyway, I have read the article and I take it back, it is rubbish. About 40K to Charity Shield, it was closer to 60,000. 2000 from Crewe? No. You have the feeling he just made most of that up.

Indeed ferretino

theferret said:

It is the WORLD'S most popular online newspaper. You have to give them some credit for that.

Anyway, I have read the article and I take it back, it is rubbish. About 40K to Charity Shield, it was closer to 60,000. 2000 from Crewe? No. You have the feeling he just made most of that up.

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It was also in 1987, not 1988.

Fair play to the bloke for not managing to shoe-horn in immigration and photos of Suri Cruise into the article.

Thought it was compulsory.

Pity Crewe cannot sell all there tickets though

It's not true... its in the mail. Lies lies and LIES!!!

Some people progress from the Dandy and Beano and take up reading newspapers like the Mail. Others progress but stick to comics like the Sun and Mirror

Mail is no progress!!

theferret said:

It is the WORLD'S most popular online newspaper. You have to give them some credit for that.

Anyway, I have read the article and I take it back, it is rubbish. About 40K to Charity Shield, it was closer to 60,000. 2000 from Crewe? No. You have the feeling he just made most of that up.

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At one point, The Spice Girls were the worlds most popular band. Popularity is not, by any means, a measure of quality when it comes to art and media.

Moxley's wife is a city fan

Astute said:

Some people progress from the Dandy and Beano and take up reading newspapers like the Mail. Others progress but stick to comics like the Sun and Mirror

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And others prefer not to read racist, alarmist classist crass and read The Independent.

WillieStanley said:

At one point, The Spice Girls were the worlds most popular band. Popularity is not, by any means, a measure of quality when it comes to art and media.

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In the Spice Girls case though it is true, possibly the finest group ever to have graced these or any shores.

Demotion? I think not....

Houchens Head said:

And those who don't read the Mail are Sun / Star / Daily Sport readers I suppose? ointlaugh:

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The Times? It's wat I read anyhoo!