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Cov fans in the wild. (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Jan 29, 2021
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DannyThomas_1981

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  • Jan 29, 2021
  • #36
the rumpo kid said:
Went into an underground bar in Berlin only to see a massive union jack with Coventry city FC on it behind the bar.

Guy in a city shirt walking around Bangkok.
And slightly different , my Mrs was in Melbourne zoo talking with her brother when one of the keepers without even looking up from his job said what part of cov are you from.
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Did the zoo keeper admit to being from Wood End - and very highly qualified in dealing with animals?
 

Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Jan 29, 2021
  • #37
Met a few when I lived on the Isle of Wight. Local vicar was a city fan! There's also another City fan other than me in my local pub in Malvern - not that I've seen him lately! Come to think of it, I haven't seen many people at all, lately!
 

NortonSkyBlue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 29, 2021
  • #38
Liquid Gold said:
Anybody wearing a football shirt not at the football is a pervert and best avoided. Even about 50% of those wearing it at the football are into feet stuff.
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Is that what the finding of your research concluded? Personally I wear something sky blue everyday in one form or another but not on my feet so I buck the trend in that respect, the rest guilty as charged....
 

NortonSkyBlue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 29, 2021
  • #39
Earlier this week in Dubai I was asked whether I supported Liverpool or Manchester United, I said neither and stated that I was a Coventry City supporter and was met with a massive smile. Hadji, Chippo, Safri he said. i surmised he was Moroccan.
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Jan 29, 2021
  • #40
Greggs said:
Once had an interesting chat with a fellow city fan in a German sauna......
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German sausages are the wurst
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Jan 29, 2021
  • #41
riyadhskyblue said:
Is that what the finding of your research concluded? Personally I wear something sky blue everyday in one form or another but not on my feet so I buck the trend in that respect, the rest guilty as charged....
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yes, but you work as a nurse.....
 
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NortonSkyBlue

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  • Jan 29, 2021
  • #42
Sky Blue Harry H said:
yes, but you work as a nurse.....
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No I said I wear a nurses uniform on occasions...
 
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Kieranp96

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  • Jan 29, 2021
  • #43
Met some chick in New Orleans Louisiana USA in 2017 wearing a old sky blue shirt, turned out she was a year below me in school when I was there nwo we speak to each other daily .
 

kg82

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #44
Live in Hong Kong, I’ve actually met a good 20 Cov fans out here when we all watched the play off final together! But they were all from the UK. The weird one was when I was out in a bit of Hong Kong that’s kind of off the beaten track and walked past an Asian guy wearing a shirt from early 2000’s. It’s weird because everyone from here loves football, but they only like teams like Utd, Liverpool, Barca, AC Milan etc.

Another time (this isn’t a fan one though) was when I was in Anjuna in Goa. Went to a restaurant there and they had a few shirts hanging up. Turned round and there’s a big Cov flag hanging up there too.
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #45
I was in Australia, near Adelaide and we decided to get an Airbnb. Ended up finding a place in a vineyard out in the sticks.

Went to collect the key and happened to be wearing that season’s shirt. The owner opened the door and went “Ahh you’ve gotta be kidding me!”, turned out he was born and bred Coventry but had moved out there 15 years before.

Offered us an extra night at a discount and gave us a free bottle of wine!
 
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LastGarrison

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #46
Went travelling with a couple of mates around Thailand in 2006.

We ended up in a little town called Kanchanburi and as my mate was still in love with his bird at home he found a phone to ring her.

Me and my other mate walked into the nearest bar and a couple of lads outside said hello. As we walked inside the bar I said to my mate I’m sure I know that guy.

As we were waiting to get our beer I started looking at the pictures behind the bar and it was full of Cov memorabilia and a big picture of Highfield Road.

Walked back out and my love sick mate was hugging the owner who was a mate from home. Long story short Kanchanburi is the mini Cov of Thailand.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #47
LastGarrison said:
Went travelling with a couple of mates around Thailand in 2006.

We ended up in a little town called Kanchanburi and as my mate was still in love with his bird at home he found a phone to ring her.

Me and my other mate walked into the nearest bar and a couple of lads outside said hello. As we walked inside the bar I said to my mate I’m sure I know that guy.

As we were waiting to get our beer I started looking at the pictures behind the bar and it was full of Cov memorabilia and a big picture of Highfield Road.

Walked back out and my love sick mate was hugging the owner who was a mate from home. Long story short Kanchanburi is the mini Cov of Thailand.
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I’m definitely going to make the pilgrimage to this sacred site!
 
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Tartan Specials

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #48
kg82 said:
Live in Hong Kong, I’ve actually met a good 20 Cov fans out here when we all watched the play off final together! But they were all from the UK. The weird one was when I was out in a bit of Hong Kong that’s kind of off the beaten track and walked past an Asian guy wearing a shirt from early 2000’s. It’s weird because everyone from here loves football, but they only like teams like Utd, Liverpool, Barca, AC Milan etc.

Another time (this isn’t a fan one though) was when I was in Anjuna in Goa. Went to a restaurant there and they had a few shirts hanging up. Turned round and there’s a big Cov flag hanging up there too.
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Slightly off topic but I was in a market in Goa and they were selling fake Celtic tops. I'd cleverly deduced as such because the hoops were blue!!
 

stevefloyd

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #49
wingy said:
That's very callous.,,
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Thats corny
 
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stevefloyd

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #50
LastGarrison said:
Went travelling with a couple of mates around Thailand in 2006.

We ended up in a little town called Kanchanburi and as my mate was still in love with his bird at home he found a phone to ring her.

Me and my other mate walked into the nearest bar and a couple of lads outside said hello. As we walked inside the bar I said to my mate I’m sure I know that guy.

As we were waiting to get our beer I started looking at the pictures behind the bar and it was full of Cov memorabilia and a big picture of Highfield Road.

Walked back out and my love sick mate was hugging the owner who was a mate from home. Long story short Kanchanburi is the mini Cov of Thailand.
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I never stopped at Kanchanaburi but went a little further to the Bridge at the river so damn I missed out on that but I seen a Cov fan walking down the road in Pattaya with his shirt on, I stopped and had a chat with him
 
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Si80

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #51
Pouhon corner at the Belgian F1 GP a few years back. Got there nice and early, put our seats out next a lad and his dad and placed in front of them was a flag with SISU OUT on it.
 
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tisza

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #52
Most obscure was in a village was a group on the northern border of Senegal. Had gotten shirts from clothes packages and started following us.
Met them all round the world.
Closer to home (for me) one of my daughter's law professors in Budapest turned out to a City fan. Met a few more Hungarians through him who are City fans. Roots were apparently English teachers used to come over to Kecskemét (a town reasonably close to Budapest) as part of a twinning program with Coventry .
 
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letsallsingtogether

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #53
Seen a few on my travels from New York to Iceland used to wear one myself when I was younger.
Always see someone at the airport wearing one.
Always dressed my children in City gear when they were little, I was always proud to be from Cov and wanted everyone to know.
Bit old now but still have this seasons shirt and a few new tee shirts.
 

Samo

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #54
I think there's one living in my shrubs
 
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Travs

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #55
Obviously you always hear the odd shouts of Sky Blue Army if you're walking round any resorts in the med with a Cov top on.

I used to go raving in the early 2000's, and there'd be many people there in football tops, of which City featured quite heavily. Especially at the Sanctuary Milton Keynes due to being one of the largest venues and so close to home.
 

SIR ERNIE

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #56
15 years ago, literally the other side of the world, a tiny Fijian island called Vomo. Only about 50 people on holiday there and Lady Ernie and I got talking to a great young couple called Greg and Linda. I soon discovered that Greg and I had a lot in common. We shared the same birthday, though he was 12 years younger. He worked at Sainsbury's Head Office in Holborn, where I used to visit 6 or 7 times a year to meet a buyer and to top it all he was a cov nut.
 

LastGarrison

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #57
Mucca Mad Boys said:
I’m definitely going to make the pilgrimage to this sacred site!
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Unfortunately, said bar is under new management but there is a bar there ran by a guy from Nuneaton called Rob. But he’s a Liverpool fan.

There is another bar there with a city flag on the wall (well there was last time I was there in 2015) but that was just put up by some of the Cov locals.

As an aside if anyone does visit Thailand then for history Kanchanaburi is well worth a visit with the Bridge over the River Kwai, Hellfire Pass, the War Cemeteries etc.

Plus it is one of the cheapest places for a beer in Thailand!
 

speedie87

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #58
In sark Channel Islands only about 500 people live there they don’t have cars, go in pub in Cov shirt, barman gets well excited cus the landlord was Cov fan ran across the island to get him to meet me!
 

olderskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #59
North Somerset last September. Young chap with a couple of mates. He had an old Peugeot top on. Wild cos it was about the only chance we had for a break away last year.

I was wearing my 2 tone face mask, so he eventually realised why I gave him a cheer
 
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ms639

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #60
I was once watching a Real Madrid game at the bernabeau. The team bus pulled up and Cristiano Ronaldo got off. I was wearing a CCFC polo top. He asked the stewards to clear the way and walked right up to me screaming PUSB. He asked me to come and sit in his box for the game. When he scored he took is top off to reveal a #sisuout t shirt.
Absolutely wild





This may not be true


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Spurs 'City Away Kit' Kit

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #61
John Silletts granddaughter emailed me with a business request after seeing that I support Cov on my company’s website.
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #62
Was in Indonesia last summer, and joined the gym on the island of Gili Trawangan. When I signed up, the old boy who owned it (Australian and absolutely stacked) asked me which 'English Soccer Team' I supported.

I told him Coventry and he went beserk. Said he used to own various Jaguar cars and always followed the team. Every time I went in he wanted to talk about it.
 
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Covcraig@bury

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #63
Margoa market , Goa . 20 years ago wearing the brown away shirt . He was from Napal ex British forces . Had a drink with him , said he got it off his CO , supported them ever since .
 

bringbackrattles

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #64
On a walking holiday some years ago with just me and my young son in Aberdaron in North Wales. I left him in the tent early morning to go for a walk on the nearby beach, and it was really quiet and peaceful, with just myself and a few dog walkers. But a couple were approaching and to my surprise the bloke had a Cov City top on, I was that taken aback I just said good morning and passed them by. This was a really quiet remote place, and not a busy seaside resort, but I should have stopped and spoken to them.
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #65
ms639 said:
I was once watching a Real Madrid game at the bernabeau. The team bus pulled up and Cristiano Ronaldo got off. I was wearing a CCFC polo top. He asked the stewards to clear the way and walked right up to me screaming PUSB. He asked me to come and sit in his box for the game. When he scored he took is top off to reveal a #sisuout t shirt.
Absolutely wild





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I remember, I was driving the bus
 

Johhny Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #66
LastGarrison said:
Went travelling with a couple of mates around Thailand in 2006.

We ended up in a little town called Kanchanburi and as my mate was still in love with his bird at home he found a phone to ring her.

Me and my other mate walked into the nearest bar and a couple of lads outside said hello. As we walked inside the bar I said to my mate I’m sure I know that guy.

As we were waiting to get our beer I started looking at the pictures behind the bar and it was full of Cov memorabilia and a big picture of Highfield Road.

Walked back out and my love sick mate was hugging the owner who was a mate from home. Long story short Kanchanburi is the mini Cov of Thailand.
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We should arrange an SBT night there when we can travel again
 

higgs

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  • Jan 30, 2021
  • #67
clint van damme said:
I remember, I was driving the bus
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Did Jose get you to park the bus?

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BigadamL

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  • Jan 31, 2021
  • #68
2009 I was working in the forest of dean and met up with a group of people doing the same, nobody knew each other but out of 8 of us 3 were city fans, always thought that was strange,

July just gone lucky enough to get away to ibiza and a random bloke started talking to me about city and I spent 20-30 minutes talking to him, got back to the wife all bemused saying I don't know how that man knew I was a city fan I never told him, turns out I was wearing my Coventry face mask, I thought he was a mind reader
 

Harry Krishner

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  • Jan 31, 2021
  • #69
I met a random bloke at a bus stop in north Dublin. His name was Noel I think, and he knew everything about the City. Like everything. Chronological order of managers, obscure reserve team players from the 90s.....everything.

It was like the bloke you end up sitting next to when you end up going to an away game on a Harry Shaw coach. Bizarrely he wasn't a member of any local supporter groups and this was his own obsession.
 

rondog1973

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 31, 2021
  • #70
LastGarrison said:
Went travelling with a couple of mates around Thailand in 2006.

We ended up in a little town called Kanchanburi and as my mate was still in love with his bird at home he found a phone to ring her.

Me and my other mate walked into the nearest bar and a couple of lads outside said hello. As we walked inside the bar I said to my mate I’m sure I know that guy.

As we were waiting to get our beer I started looking at the pictures behind the bar and it was full of Cov memorabilia and a big picture of Highfield Road.

Walked back out and my love sick mate was hugging the owner who was a mate from home. Long story short Kanchanburi is the mini Cov of Thailand.
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Pretty sure I know the lads of whom you speak. Are they from Walsgrave/Bell Green? Defo them if so, one of whom used to post on here under the guise of, funnily enough, thaiskyblue.
 
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