Why do you think people are staying away?
It is also crippling because the people of Coventry don't support the club.
Leaned not learned. And no-one has supported SISU, they supported the club in the stance over the stadium. You really need to learn to read properly.
There is an old saying that goes "A dog is not just for christmas, its for life"
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Why do you think people are staying away?
Why were they staying away in the PL?
Why were they staying away in the PL?
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We never had an average crowd as low as this in the pl.
Why do you think Portsmouth's fans have deserted them?
Suspect because the majority of seasons in the PL were drawn out struggles to stay up-not likely to get the crowds rolling in regardless of league status.
It wasn't far off, it was about 15k in the PL. how many did Southampton and Norwich have in league one?
What did they expect?
It wasn't far off, it was about 15k in the PL. how many did Southampton and Norwich have in league one?
Easy looking at it with retrospect Stu but it doesn't diminish from the fact that most people won't pay to watch a team struggle year after year. I'd be curious to know the 99/00 attendance figures, anyway-may help to prove my point.
What w3as the average in the first season at the Ricoh?
Fans took the top flight for granted,thought we'd always be there etc. People got fed up with the yearly relegation battles,hence why people couldn't be arsed.
My point entirely....they can't be arsed. We have one of the worst fan bases. And I'm not being pro sisu here. If fans don't come it reduces revenue, meaning players have to be sold and wage bills reduced meaning lower quality meaning less fans, etc.
My point entirely....they can't be arsed. We have one of the worst fan bases. And I'm not being pro sisu here. If fans don't come it reduces revenue, meaning players have to be sold and wage bills reduced meaning lower quality meaning less fans, etc.
My point entirely....they can't be arsed. We have one of the worst fan bases. And I'm not being pro sisu here. If fans don't come it reduces revenue, meaning players have to be sold and wage bills reduced meaning lower quality meaning less fans, etc.
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You dont think success bring in more fans?
Yes of course, but even when it look like we were close to play offs people didnt bother.
But as a club who have lost 10,000 fans off their average attendance in a decade, there is clear potential for growth that should attract potential buyers. Not to mention that success-much more attainable in L1 than The Premiership-creates a buzz and excitement that will increase gates in a way that year after year of relegation battles can't.
Most of those extras were motivated by a new ground. The support by last season returned to the normal level of support.</p>
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<p>Many claimed we were going up at the start of the season with a great squad and a popular manager. First game against the biggest opponents in the league and we had 14,000 in attendance.
The last 3 seasons at Highfield Road had average league attendances of 16,055, 14,816, 14,812
Sisu came in with fan optimism and gates could have been held at 20k + if we had success. We didn't we flopped and the gate dropped year on year, whilst average gates in the championship held steady. Relegation and more failure took us to the lowest gates since the 60s.
Success would have got us average gates of over 20k, no doubts. Sadly Sisu bought us 6 seasons of failure.
Gates were in decline when they took over.
Gates were in decline when they took over.
Sisu came in with fan optimism and gates could have been held at 20k + if we had success. We didn't we flopped and the gate dropped year on year, whilst average gates in the championship held steady. Relegation and more failure took us to the lowest gates since the 60s.
Success would have got us average gates of over 20k, no doubts. Sadly Sisu bought us 6 seasons of failure.
We were failing before they got here, but we were in the Championship with gates of 19k. Their job was to improve things!
Instead we got season after season of failure and relegation. Lower gates come with failure it wasn't inevitable. Or are you suggesting the owners of the club can't do anything to improve gates?
You really are an appalling apologist for Sisu, embarrassing.
The gate was 19k when they came, 2.5k had already been lost after the initial new ground appeal had started to rub off.
We were failing before they got here, but we were in the Championship with gates of 19k. Their job was to improve things!
Instead we got season after season of failure and relegation. Lower gates come with failure it wasn't inevitable. Or are you suggesting the owners of the club can't do anything to improve gates?
You really are an appalling apologist for Sisu, embarrassing.
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