The strength of mind in the supporters was plain to see when a protest march through the historic streets of Coventry in the summer was supported by over 8,000 determined fans, marching against our stubborn owners and local council, and also against the authorities of our fine game, The Football League and FA whose role in the demise of my football club has been overlooked but must now been questioned.
It's not our 'fine game' and that's a point that needs to be made. Our fine game was snatched away in 1992.
Andy. I've read it and put my comments to it.Hey everyone,
Just wanted to post a link to an article i wrote for the72.co.uk - a great website dedicated to the Football League (No, i'm not on commission!)
It doesn't involve anything that we don't already no but just decided to put my constant moaning ramblings and overall despair to our current situation into words. If you have a spare couple of minutes, give it a read and let me no what you think as its me first time doing any writing like this.
Cheers. Pusb!
http://the72.co.uk/2014/04/07/coventry-city-why/
Nope Sky ruined it when they employed Jamie redknapp as a pundit.premier league killed football!
blah blah etc etc
Nope Sky ruined it when they employed Jamie redknapp as a pundit.
premier league killed football!
blah blah etc etc
Did it not?
Did it not?
Did it not?
football is fantastic to watch at the moment thanks to sky and the pl.
Fortunately for ccfc fans we can get our football fix elsewhere.
The reemergence of liverpool this year has been a fantastic watch.
The Premier League is fine for football - if you happen to be in it. It's like an old boys' club now, and the rest of the professional game diminishes by the year. As Cheshire rightly says, the incompetent and useless governance of the game has simply allowed this to happen without a whimper.
One day the money will dry up and everything will fall apart. That still looks a long way away, and City will be no more than a name in the football history books by then, I fear.
Thanks Cheshire and bringbackrattles; completely agree that we need to keep on getting our voices and concerns out there as much as we can. Hurts to have a team that i have supported half me life being ripped away from me but cannot contemplate, being only 20 myself, how it must be for fans who have been loyal supporters for over 30,40, 50 years! Its not on and is a disgrace that it has been so easily allowed to happen!
Its a shame also that you guys are probably right that it is no longer ''our' fine game and think it is troubling that supporters affinity with football in general is waning quite considerably and is something that needs to be addressed desperately.
Cheers guys
How can it be that it costs more to watch Coventry play at Sixfields than it does to watch Bayern Munich?
Overall match day experience?
(Sorry couldn't resist)
The Premier League is fine for football - if you happen to be in it. It's like an old boys' club now, and the rest of the professional game diminishes by the year. As Cheshire rightly says, the incompetent and useless governance of the game has simply allowed this to happen without a whimper.
One day the money will dry up and everything will fall apart. That still looks a long way away, and City will be no more than a name in the football history books by then, I fear.
Manuel Neuer is a poor man's Joe Murphy.
As Uli Hoeness once said, before he got done for tax dodging, 'In England you treat the football fan as a cash cow. In Germany we think that football is for everybody'. How can it be that it costs more to watch Coventry play at Sixfields than it does to watch Bayern Munich?
What's the general cost of living over in Germany? Do they stick 20% VAT on tickets? Is there a more even distribution of funding?
I have no idea.
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It's created a league where only the wealthy teams can win. Remember the days when the likes of Derby, Ipswich, Watford & Forest could come through and challenge for league titles and in some cases win them. I'd have those days back any day.
What's the general cost of living over in Germany? Do they stick 20% VAT on tickets? Is there a more even distribution of funding?
I have no idea.
Edit: just found this site that compares cost of living. I think I might need to move to Germany.....
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-livin....jsp?country1=United+Kingdom&country2=Germany
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Overall match day experience?
(Sorry couldn't resist)
Fingers crossed none of Scudamore's 'brands' make it through to the semis of the Champions League and the PL is shown up for the over commercialised rubbish it really is.
I see Chelsea pissed on that bonfire with a thoroughly professional performance.
Another triumph for Brand Scudamore. Also congratulations to Roman Abramovich for trumping a fellow tycoon in the 'look how unsustainable my club is' stakes.
It is still the game of the people but a fortunate few that grew up with or choose to support better or bigger get spoiled watching the best play the best, 70+ football league clubs and many below that still attract real people, real supporters week in week out, the support at such a low level most european countries would love to see their teams getting, we have quality players and leagues, if you took out the spanish Italian German and maybe 1 or 2 other leagues who competes with our setup? Not many i would guess, the gulf between the PL and the rest of England may be huge, but the gap between English football in general and most of europe is also huge, take the home nations and their leagues they are probably on par with most of europe, but have nothing on us, it is still the peoples game and it is that that keeps it strong even if comparing to the PL it really is weak.Maybe football is no longer 'our game', but i still believe, albeit somewhat foolishly somemight say, that Coventry City is still our club and as a result we must continue the fight to try and bring us home and one of the only outlets we have to try and do this is attempt to continue to broadcast to the wider football audience our plight and the decisions/actions that have led us into this catastrophic mess.
Or you could just say congratulations to Chelsea. Few of my mates are Chelsea and I'm happy for them, as they are when we do well. Just a shame that's not often.
Plastic club with plastic fans propped up by a tycoon. Not going to get my congratulations...
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