Broken Hearted Sky Blue
Well-Known Member
What money weve got till May
So you set up a new club 'taking our club back'. Sisu then move back to the Ricoh, what happens to the new club and all the money that's been spent on it?
So you set up a new club 'taking our club back'. Sisu then move back to the Ricoh, what happens to the new club and all the money that's been spent on it?
A few months ago we at the Trust were asked by some of our members to look into this and set up a small working party. They have met with Supporters Direct and spoken to the FL about the concept.
Obviously for a number of reasons we have not taken this any further but we do have all the relevant details and information available when required.
Coventry City AFC Limited
Set up and ready to go if the existing CCFC does not come back.
Investors are already interested !!!!!
Stupot, do you live under a wet blanket? Doing nothing and being defeatist is not an option.
Even if this latest 'new stadium' rumour (that's all it is) turns out to be yet more bollox, who wants another season in Northampton? Not you, not me, nobody.
If we take our club back and reform in Coventry people will be over the moon to be free of this football misery. They'd turn out in big numbers. With that support we'd fly up the leagues. And not as many divisions required as you seem to think.
Your ancestors weren't at the back of the pub scoffing at Willy Stanley and his ideas for a football club were they?
Defeatist?? Setting up another club whilst ours is being held hostage is defeatist.
Never give in to terrorism the ransom will never be enough for these scum
When does it change from held hostage to relocated though?
For me as soon as the club states it has no intention to return to Coventry it's time for a new club.
So sisu are terrorists now?
If it is slightly outside Coventry I'd have to see where it was I guess.
Providing a new club played in Sky Blue, were nicknamed The Sky Blues and had a badge as closely resembling the existing badge as they could legally get away with, then they become my new club. If a new club didn't meet this criteria my love for football would all but die, apart from the odd game down at the BLS to watch Weymouth.
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Add to that - we must use the Sky Blue Song as our club song. Otherwise I'm not interested.
At the minute people are just panicking. There is no evidence yet to support any theory. When we know 100% what is going on only then can people make decisions.
Some people are claiming they know but in reality nobody knows exactly what will happen.
What's wrong with preparing for different scenarios?
I think if we were to form a breakaway club now, it would give SISU the oppurtunity to move the club to wherever it feels like. We can't give them that option yet.
There does seem to be a bit of a mood shift about afc - I'm certainly getting more emails about it - but seems like there's 2 different scenarios. If ccfc is liquidated then that's clean slate time and the Trust would be able to start up a new club with Supporters Direct helping. But if ccfc isn't liquidated and continues to play in northants in 2014/15, then what is being suggested is setting up a rival club. My understanding is that if a new club is set up while ccfc still exists then there would be no preferential treatment. http://www.nonleague.co.uk/articles/english_pyramid.php shows the different league tiers - Premiership is tier 1 and we're tier 3 at the moment. Didn't afc Wimbledon start at tier 9? Tier 9 is where Spinx are. Tier 10 includes Alvis, Copsewood, Griff and Racing club Warwick. What would a realistic crowd be at that level for afc Coventry - 500? The Ricoh wouldn't be economically feasible so where would games be played - groundshare with Sphinx/Copsewood maybe? As I say, I'm getting more emails about this and there are a small number of people who definitely want to pursue it but a big dose of realism is needed too
In either scenario I think there needs to be plans being made now. It's no good waiting till the close season and then everyone complaining it's too late. If a new club were to start at the same level as Sphinx maybe it would be worth also investigating a method of making them 'the' Coventry team? Not suggesting we suddenly rename them or anything like that (why are they called Sphinx anyway) but more a marketing exercise / some sort of club relaunch. Would at least be worth looking into as it may avoid reinventing the wheel.
There does seem to be a bit of a mood shift about afc - I'm certainly getting more emails about it - but seems like there's 2 different scenarios. If ccfc is liquidated then that's clean slate time and the Trust would be able to start up a new club with Supporters Direct helping. But if ccfc isn't liquidated and continues to play in northants in 2014/15, then what is being suggested is setting up a rival club. My understanding is that if a new club is set up while ccfc still exists then there would be no preferential treatment. http://www.nonleague.co.uk/articles/english_pyramid.php shows the different league tiers - Premiership is tier 1 and we're tier 3 at the moment. Didn't afc Wimbledon start at tier 9? Tier 9 is where Spinx are. Tier 10 includes Alvis, Copsewood, Griff and Racing club Warwick. What would a realistic crowd be at that level for afc Coventry - 500? The Ricoh wouldn't be economically feasible so where would games be played - groundshare with Sphinx/Copsewood maybe? As I say, I'm getting more emails about this and there are a small number of people who definitely want to pursue it but a big dose of realism is needed too
Soon as SISU say they are building a new ground and its outside Coventry then I am with AFC Coventry.
Think that is two of us Matty.
Our history is about a team in Coventry representing Coventry.
If SISU continue with this they don't appreciate what constitutes the core of the club and why the majority of fans support it. So they could move players and basically a company.
But to me the spirit of Coventry City FC would remain in Coventry like the fans. I would support the Phoenix club.
They are called the Sphinx because they were founded by workers at Armstrong Sidderley Motors. The logo of Armstrong Sidderley was the Sphinx in Egypt.
seems ccfc were not the only club started from local manufacturing. this is why i say forget Coventry afc, throw your weight behind a club that already exist and historically represents your city. rather than starting a breakaway club, be breakaway fans.
seems ccfc were not the only club started from local manufacturing. this is why i say forget Coventry afc, throw your weight behind a club that already exist and historically represents your city. rather than starting a breakaway club, be breakaway fans.
It's not about break away fans, it is about keeping the spirit of Coventry City alive...the heritage can only be transferred to a new club while SISu take name and current owning company away.
If fans want to break away go support Man U or Villa.
It's not about break away fans, it is about keeping the spirit of Coventry City alive...the heritage can only be transferred to a new club while SISu take name and current owning company away.
If fans want to break away go support Man U or Villa.
If a new ground is outside of Coventry then it is the club that has broke away, not us.
Like I said, Coventry needs a professional football club. If sisu are determined to take our existing club away, then we need to start our own.
There does seem to be a bit of a mood shift about afc - I'm certainly getting more emails about it - but seems like there's 2 different scenarios. If ccfc is liquidated then that's clean slate time and the Trust would be able to start up a new club with Supporters Direct helping. But if ccfc isn't liquidated and continues to play in northants in 2014/15, then what is being suggested is setting up a rival club. My understanding is that if a new club is set up while ccfc still exists then there would be no preferential treatment. http://www.nonleague.co.uk/articles/english_pyramid.php shows the different league tiers - Premiership is tier 1 and we're tier 3 at the moment. Didn't afc Wimbledon start at tier 9? Tier 9 is where Spinx are. Tier 10 includes Alvis, Copsewood, Griff and Racing club Warwick. What would a realistic crowd be at that level for afc Coventry - 500? The Ricoh wouldn't be economically feasible so where would games be played - groundshare with Sphinx/Copsewood maybe? As I say, I'm getting more emails about this and there are a small number of people who definitely want to pursue it but a big dose of realism is needed too
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