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Doug’s new year message (12 Viewers)

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  • Start date Yesterday at 6:29 PM
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wingy

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  • Yesterday at 8:04 PM
  • #106
covmark said:
With respect, This is bollocks. There was every chance we could have got a quick goal back after they scored. Then we'd need every fan there screaming on the team.
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Not up where I sit, it's frowned upon.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Yesterday at 8:04 PM
  • #107
wingy said:
Not up where I sit, it's frowned upon.
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Get your megaphone out mate!
 
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quinn1971

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  • Yesterday at 8:06 PM
  • #108
Bigelvesy said:
Exactly. He’s calling out bandwagon “fans” that arent really on the journey with us.
We are, rightly or wrongly, on the pathway to it being a privilege to be able to attend the games in person as we sell out the season ticket allocations and then the arena more broadly, he’s expanded home capacity to accommodate and is going to lower prices of upcoming home games to ensure full houses. Fucking sit in your seat and support the lads! He’s not asking for the fucking world!
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We had this chat before the game Monday, one lad said the atmosphere was better when we were getting 15,000 , well they’re still there so can’t use that excuse, think the problem is we want this season to be perfect on and off the pitch, my theory the atmosphere, some fans think we’re going to blow it so aren’t getting too carried away, and games like monday don’t help,and some think we’re going to piss the league so aren’t bothered with the atmosphere because we’ll win anyway, think we need one of those convincing wins we used to have just to settle everyone down and remind everyone how good we actually are, pretty sure the next home game the atmosphere will be bang on, sorry for the essay.
 
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wingy

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  • Yesterday at 8:07 PM
  • #109
AFCCOVENTRY said:
Good messsge. Biggest chance of promotion in decades to the Prem. Fans need to support till the end in the ground. Frank was annoyed and just think the optics are really obvious to the players. Yeah results don’t always go our way but this season is very different. We’re top and need to get the team over the line.
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Could also reek of 'Panic'! to outsiders?
 
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Badge72

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  • Yesterday at 8:08 PM
  • #110
Spot on msg from DK. We have one shot at this as who knows the impact if we don’t get this over the line.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Yesterday at 8:11 PM
  • #111
wingy said:
Weren't we guilty of that in our own minds, I would have taken the draw beforehand
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spot on, think the idea off a 16 point gap to them got us all a bit carried away, just couldn’t lose it, but we don’t play for draws do we
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Yesterday at 8:12 PM
  • #112
Saddlebrains said:
Agreed on this. Not really any incentive is there.

We haven't missed a game this season, but if we did so putting my ticket on the exchange wouldnt be top of my agenda tbh, food voucher i couldnt care less about

Maybe 20 supporter points and a 10% club shop voucher would sway me
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Why should absent supporters benefit more than those who turn up?

20 supporter points would give you an additional 460 pts if you decided to absence yourself for the season. Or perhaps just the 280pts extra in the prem on top of your 190 at the start of the season
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Yesterday at 8:12 PM
  • #113
Refreshingly honest and frank. He’s a businessman - he wants those 3,000 odd buying pints and pies. It’s a good message and he’s doing a fine job
 
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CovValleyBoy

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  • Yesterday at 8:12 PM
  • #114
Adult City fans on here wanting an incentive to put their tkt on the exchange. Honestly !? Just do the right thing for fk all.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Yesterday at 8:13 PM
  • #115
wingy said:
Could also reek of 'Panic'! to outsiders?
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Watched the arsenal villa game, atmosphere was exactly the same first half, it can feed down to the players, if we’re nervous now wait until the business end of the season
 

skybluegod

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  • Yesterday at 8:13 PM
  • #116
I agree with almost the entire message from Doug it boils my piss when fans leave early or the sense of entitlement that has creeped in (it's clear on this forum alone).

The one comment that annoys me is that we are lucky to have season tickets...

Most fans pay very good very hard earned money, and we didn't sell out season tickets in the end did we? About 300 left?
 
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coop

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  • Yesterday at 8:14 PM
  • #117
quinn1971 said:
spot on, think the idea off a 16 point gap to them got us all a bit carried away, just couldn’t lose it, but we don’t play for draws do we
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Well perhaps we need to learn how to. It's about getting promoted not making records.
 

PaulPUSB

Active Member
  • Yesterday at 8:15 PM
  • #118
Absolutly spot on...

We dont want any more of this classic


DAN...DAN...

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Legia Sky Blue

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  • Yesterday at 8:17 PM
  • #119
Loved the season under Robins when we scored so many injury time goals that the 'must beat the traffic' brigade would have missed.

Last minute winners tend to create a greater buzz amongst supporters than routine victories, and its great to celebrate such wins afterwards, but maybe there are those that prefer to celebrate those occasions they beat the traffic instead!
 
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coop

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  • Yesterday at 8:17 PM
  • #120
skybluegod said:
I agree with almost the entire message from Doug it boils my piss when fans leave early or the sense of entitlement that has creeped in (it's clear on this forum alone).

The one comment that annoys me is that we are lucky to have season tickets...

Most fans pay very good very hard earned money, and we didn't sell out season tickets in the end did we? About 300 left?
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People can leave when they want they've paid there money,yes about supporting the team but the team were fucking shit the other night and most people realised they were never getting back in the game.
 

clint van damme

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  • Yesterday at 8:17 PM
  • #121
Cally Fedora said:
Refreshingly honest and frank. He’s a businessman - he wants those 3,000 odd buying pints and pies. It’s a good message and he’s doing a fine job
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So leaving early when 2-0 down not OK, but staying in the concourse drinking at 0-0 is OK?
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Yesterday at 8:18 PM
  • #122
Balli001 said:
I imagine from next season it will become compulsory to do either the exchange or scan in so many times. Happens with a lot of premier league sides
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That’s ok providing they don’t take the season ticket off anyone.
 

nicksar

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  • Yesterday at 8:18 PM
  • #123
Old Warwickshire lad said:
Talking to son in law who is a palace fan ( born down there so I don’t hold it against him).
Their ticket exchange is 60% of the value of the ticket.
Can have it off next seasons ticket price,or cash equivalent.
Now that is an incentive.
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The club/D.K. definitely need to make the ticket exchange more of an incentive...I can fully understand why many can't be arsed with the current setup.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Yesterday at 8:19 PM
  • #124
coop said:
Well perhaps we need to learn how to. It's about getting promoted not making records.
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exactly, but we only play one way, don’t think we’ll change.
 

Old Warwickshire lad

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  • Yesterday at 8:21 PM
  • #125
CovValleyBoy said:
Adult City fans on here wanting an incentive to put their tkt on the exchange. Honestly !? Just do the right thing for fk all.
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I do. I give mine to one of my friends for fk all.
 
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CovValleyBoy

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  • Yesterday at 8:33 PM
  • #126
Old Warwickshire lad said:
I do. I give mine to one of my friends for fk all.
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Exactly Old Lad
 
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Deity

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  • Yesterday at 8:39 PM
  • #127
coop said:
People can leave when they want they've paid there money,yes about supporting the team but the team were fucking shit the other night and most people realised they were never getting back in the game.
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Of course they can but don’t call yourself a fan ( fanatic ) or a supporter, call yourself a spectator !
 

MikeyMoo

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  • Yesterday at 8:42 PM
  • #128
Whatever Doug may say, happy new year to you all.
 
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Grendel

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  • Yesterday at 8:42 PM
  • #129
It’s clearly a personal message to me as I didn’t attend and my seat was empty.

It all goes Fugazi with no Grendel but Sunsets on Empire will soon return
 

mmttww

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  • Yesterday at 8:44 PM
  • #130
Evo1883 said:
... i want to
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chill out, Billie Piper.
 

Calista

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  • Yesterday at 8:48 PM
  • #131
clint van damme said:
amuse bouche
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Scored freely in the French league, but would be too much of a gamble to get him up to speed in the Championship.

It's a no from me.
 
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CCFC96

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  • Yesterday at 8:49 PM
  • #132
clint van damme said:
I'm not sure how people going 10 minutes before the end of a Christmas late kick off when we're losing 2-0 has in anyway contributed to an atmoshpere that's been poor for months?
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Because it’s the people that’ll be saying it’s the “new fans” making the atmosphere shit. When in reality the corner is a main cause of half the issues.

Also, fans love to bleat on about loyalty from players and managers but then half leave at the first sign of a loss at home in 7 months.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Yesterday at 8:55 PM
  • #133
CCFC96 said:
Because it’s the people that’ll be saying it’s the “new fans” making the atmosphere shit. When in reality the corner is a main cause of half the issues.

Also, fans love to bleat on about loyalty from players and managers but then half leave at the first sign of a loss at home in 7 months.
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The atmosphere has being deteriorating for a while, it was actually a bit better on Monday.

And I think people aren't factoring in the kick off time and time of year enough when going on about people leaving.

I stayed to the end, but its easy for me when I'm less than half hour from home.
 
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Colin Steins Smile

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  • Yesterday at 8:57 PM
  • #134
I’ve never left a game early. Why? Because I’m too mean and want the full value of my ST.
Secondly, I really think this squad of players deserve our full support. This is a great opportunity to get promoted. Pusb
 
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northstander

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  • Yesterday at 9:03 PM
  • #135
Doug is spot on with this. He's not on about the handful of fans who choose to leave early every most weeks for one reason or another, he's quite rightly calling out the embarrassing mass exodus as the second goal went in.

How refreshing it is to not just have an owner who clearly cares, but also regularly communicates with the fans.

These are the days we used to dream of. The least we can do is support the lads to the end and when the going gets tough.

We'll fight till the game is won!
 
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djr8369

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  • Yesterday at 9:07 PM
  • #136
Brighton Sky Blue said:
He can ask as barely veiled as he wants, we can barely go to any home games despite having season tickets because we have nobody to look after junior.
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I did ask Pete to suggest a crèche and was told it was a daft idea! (Not by Pete)
 
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wingy

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  • Yesterday at 9:11 PM
  • #137
djr8369 said:
I did ask Pete to suggest a crèche and was told it was a daft idea! (Not by Pete)
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There's a few points that arise from this, one of them securing the next generation of fans?
 
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PaulPUSB

Active Member
  • Yesterday at 9:22 PM
  • #138
northstander said:
Doug is spot on with this. He's not on about the handful of fans who choose to leave early every most weeks for one reason or another, he's quite rightly calling out the embarrassing mass exodus as the second goal went in.

How refreshing it is to not just have an owner who clearly cares, but also regularly communicates with the fans.

These are the days we used to dream of. The least we can do is support the lads to the end and when the going gets tough.

We'll fight till the game is won!
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chiefdave

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  • Yesterday at 9:33 PM
  • #139
Think King is spot on here. There's always excuses, and while there will always be the occasional 'genuine' case for most part its exactly that, an excuse.

The team deserve all the support we can give them, as frustrating as it can be when we have a bad game.

I get that some people believe they should get more if their ticket is resold but having 3,000 empty seats is piss poor when the game was sold out. People literally can't be arsed to click a button which will give someone else the chance to attend. We normally get the 'I sell / give it to a mate' line but that's clearly not true for the number of tickets being scanned into the ground.

There's gaps every week in the family stand, which is supposed to be sold out and has the exchange active for every game, despite people moaning that the area was too small when tickets first went on sale. And if you check online there's only ever a handful up for resale.
 
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SBAndy

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  • Yesterday at 9:37 PM
  • #140
clint van damme said:
To be honest people staying in the bar is worse in my book.
It was 0-0 at HT and we were right in the game and people stay in the concourse drinking piss, but everyone's entitled to do as they please
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The one thing I’ll say on this - and I think I raised it with @Sky Blue Pete previously - there’s no real way of knowing when the teams have come back out. I’ve had it before where I walk back to my seat and it’s 2-3 minutes into the 2nd half. Would be good if they could stick something over speakers in the concourse (assuming there are some?) even if it’s just the “please welcome back Coventry City” bit.
 
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