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Interesting views on Wasps games at Ricoh..... (1 Viewer)

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mattylad

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  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #106
stupot07 said:
And aren't they the same issues with the Ricoh? People moan about it being hard to get to (yes station is being built), but it's still not particularly easy to get to other than by driving for most of those outside the city. Italia thinks they will be attracting fans from Shropshire and Staffordshire.


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That wont happen, you would go to Leicester or Northampton but what I would say is people who support big clubs (look at Man Und or Wigan Warriors) will glady travel half way across the country to see there sides at home so I don't see it stopping the current die hard Wasps fans.
 
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The Lurker

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  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #107
stupot07 said:
They're as ruthless as sisu


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Sisu played with fire (using our club) and got fingers burnt. Wasps seen an opening and took it. What's so ruthless about that?
 

mattylad

Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #108
torchomatic said:
There's no difference. Oh, apart from one isn't SISU. That's all that really matters to some.
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Thats the real frustration. Had all the arsing about not happened we would run ACL by now but ohhh no Joy wants the freehold and for nothing and all contracts in place ripped up and if we could stuff both goals full of £50 notes for her as well!! :jerkit:
 

covmark

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #109
The Lurker said:
Sisu played with fire (using our club) and got fingers burnt. Wasps seen an opening and took it. What's so ruthless about that?
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Reading your posts, you're on the wrong forum. The wasps forum is where you should be.
 
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The Lurker

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  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #110
covmark said:
Reading your posts, you're on the wrong forum. The wasps forum is where you should be.
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Just stating facts which many on here seem to ignore
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #111
I imagine that if a top flight club were to relocate to Coventry a lot of our fans would ditch CCFC in seconds.
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #112
mattylad said:
One of the things people like with Rugby is that you can have a beer all the way through the game (how ironic will that be when were sitting up there on a Saturday thinking if I miss the last 10 minutes of the first half I might get a pint in by the start of the second half!) so people don't drive and getting to Leicester by train or bus is total bollocks. I don't know anyone who supports Northampton or Gloucester and that live in Coventry so I can't comment on that.
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My next door neighbour supports Northampton and drives there.
 

italiahorse

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  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #113
Sick Boy said:
I imagine that if a top flight club were to relocate to Coventry a lot of our fans would ditch CCFC in seconds.
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They would if they were not here !!
 

italiahorse

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #114
Grendel said:
My next door neighbour supports Northampton and drives there.
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Handy ?
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #115
italiahorse said:
They would if they were not here !!
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So, why are people so excited about Wasps moving to the city when there is already a rugby team here to support?
 

italiahorse

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #116
stupot07 said:
They're as ruthless as sisu


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.... and know how to finish a plan.
 
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italiahorse

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  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #117
mattylad said:
That wont happen, you would go to Leicester or Northampton but what I would say is people who support big clubs (look at Man Und or Wigan Warriors) will glady travel half way across the country to see there sides at home so I don't see it stopping the current die hard Wasps fans.
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What won't happen. People travelling from Warwickshire and West Midlands to watch a top class Rugby game?
If Wasps get established it would be easy to adopt them as their team, particularly as they have now set down some deep roots.

My reference to Shropshire and Staffordshire is based on an absence of top class Rugby in those areas and the M6 corridor.

In reference to Leicester and Northampton you would need to drive a further 20 & 35 miles to get to them. If you are just after top class rugby why would you do that ?

Anyway, it will be a few years before we can see whether Wasps decision is a good one for them and Rugby fans.
 

Skyblueweeman

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  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #118
The Lurker said:
Sisu played with fire (using our club) and got fingers burnt. Wasps seen an opening and took it. What's so ruthless about that?

Haven't Wasps owners played with fire dealing with a council they have no previous relationship with, over a potential deal that could've/could still alienate their fans?
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I completely agree with Stupot07. There's an element of hypocrisy in Covstu's opening few sentences there (and I pretty much always agree with Stu and his opinions)

WM
 

italiahorse

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #119
Sick Boy said:
So, why are people so excited about Wasps moving to the city when there is already a rugby team here to support?
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Most potential customers, including myself, are not from Coventry and have not established a connection with Cov RFC.
CCFC got me hooked as a kid from Bedworth because they had just got promoted to L1 (1967) put buses on direct from HR to Bedworth and were on Match of the Day every week.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #120
italiahorse said:
Most potential customers, including myself, are not from Coventry and have not established a connection with Cov RFC.
CCFC got me hooked as a kid from Bedworth because they had just got promoted to L1 (1967) put buses on direct from HR to Bedworth and were on Match of the Day every week.
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Straw clutching comes to mind. So you will be happy to play your part in the death of Coventry's rugby club?
 

italiahorse

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #121
Sick Boy said:
Straw clutching comes to mind. So you will be happy to play your part in the death of Coventry's rugby club?
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They will not die at the level they are and if they play there cards right they could use Wasps fringe players.
I think Coventry people will continue to support CovRFC whilst others from farther afield may support Wasps.
Some will support both.
 
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Ashdown

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #122
italiahorse said:
Most potential customers, including myself, are not from Coventry and have not established a connection with Cov RFC.
CCFC got me hooked as a kid from Bedworth because they had just got promoted to L1 (1967) put buses on direct from HR to Bedworth and were on Match of the Day every week.
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How limp ! Go to Wasps and embrace the franchise if you must but stating a weak argument like this is pathetic. No affiliation with Coventry I'm from Bedworth Pfft !
 

mattylad

Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #123
italiahorse said:
What won't happen. People travelling from Warwickshire and West Midlands to watch a top class Rugby game?
If Wasps get established it would be easy to adopt them as their team, particularly as they have now set down some deep roots.

My reference to Shropshire and Staffordshire is based on an absence of top class Rugby in those areas and the M6 corridor.

In reference to Leicester and Northampton you would need to drive a further 20 & 35 miles to get to them. If you are just after top class rugby why would you do that ?

Anyway, it will be a few years before we can see whether Wasps decision is a good one for them and Rugby fans.
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No none of the above...that people from Shropshire and Staffordshire wont travel regularly to the Ricoh to watch Wasps unless they are already die hard fans
 
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The Gentleman

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #124
Sick Boy said:
I imagine that if a top flight club were to relocate to Coventry a lot of our fans would ditch CCFC in seconds.
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Not really, we're CCFC fans and not Cov rugby fans so I doubt it but then you already know that. However, a thread a little while ago about what other sports people like threw up quite a lot of different sports that people on here enjoy and as a lot on here don't have any affiliation to any particular rugby team, why can't they go and watch a top flight rugby match on their doorstep?
 
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The Lurker

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #125
Sick Boy said:
I imagine that if a top flight club were to relocate to Coventry a lot of our fans would ditch CCFC in seconds.
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Most Cov fans ditched ccfc over the past 7 years. We were averaging 17k now it's 7k. Whose to blame for that sorry stat?
 
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The Gentleman

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #126
torchomatic said:
About the same amount as Wasps' own. FFS, it's not difficult to grasp.
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What am I not grasping? taking bits of my post trying to suit your argument when I all I was pointing out is that if Sisu had the ground we still wouldn't own it just like now Wasps have it. Just that Sisu are wankers for allowing it to get to this. But thanks for your input and nice to know you're still about.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #127
The Lurker said:
Most Cov fans ditched ccfc over the past 7 years. We were averaging 17k now it's 7k. Whose to blame for that sorry stat?
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Do you blame sisu for having less than 10k at HR back in the 1990's to watch top flight football?
 

hill83

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #128
letsallsingtogether said:
So what sort of games are you watching and I thought you said you never watched rugby.
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Fingering eachother in the arse, wearing matching shirts and ties, necking 'messy pints' and generally being annoying pricks in the pub.
 

torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #129
You're not grasping the simple fact that Wasps also won't own the Ricoh, but a Maltese based hedge fund. And yes, SISU are wankers, I'm certainly not saying they aren't.

The Gentleman said:
What am I not grasping? taking bits of my post trying to suit your argument when I all I was pointing out is that if Sisu had the ground we still wouldn't own it just like now Wasps have it. Just that Sisu are wankers for allowing it to get to this. But thanks for your input and nice to know you're still about.
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #130
Why do ccfc 'fans' applaud the council selling the Ricoh to one hedge fund over the other?

I'd have thought there would have been a lot more outrage over this?
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #131
hill83 said:
Fingering eachother in the arse, wearing matching shirts and ties, necking 'messy pints' and generally being annoying pricks in the pub.
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That sounds more like the player's than the fan's.
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #132
Sick Boy said:
Why do ccfc 'fans' applaud the council selling the Ricoh to one hedge fund over the other?

I'd have thought there would have been a lot more outrage over this?
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Who's done that then?
 

hill83

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #133
skybluetony176 said:
That sounds more like the player's than the fan's.
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That's what I'm talking about to be fair. The fans are usually a good bunch of chaps.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #134
Basically public school boy wankers
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #135
Sick Boy said:
Why do ccfc 'fans' applaud the council selling the Ricoh to one hedge fund over the other?

I'd have thought there would have been a lot more outrage over this?
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I think you'll find that the club is going down the tubes with a whimper,there have been that many things to be outraged obout over the last few years people have had enough I think the majotity don't care anymore.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #136
skybluetony176 said:
Who's done that then?
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Plenty on here seem to think that this is a good move and some foolishly spin the line that it is good for ccfc too. Most of them are probably council plants though....or just thick.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #137
Broken Hearted Sky Blue said:
I think you'll find that the club is going down the tubes with a whimper,there have been that many things to be outraged obout over the last few years people have had enough I think the majotity don't care anymore.
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Explain why 27,000 packed out the Ricoh then?
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #138
Sick Boy said:
Explain why 27,000 packed out the Ricoh then?
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It was an event there were people on the radio who had never been before just wanted to be there,and remind me of the crowds since.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #139
Broken Hearted Sky Blue said:
It was an event there were people on the radio who had never been before just wanted to be there,and remind me of the crowds since.
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We got sub 10k at hr in the 1990's. We've always had terrible support whatever people claim.
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • #140
Sick Boy said:
We got sub 10k at hr in the 1990's. We've always had terrible support whatever people claim.
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When Brian Clough was interviewed by Robbins he said he wanted to come here because we were the best supported club in the Midlands,you can always find evidence to support your arguement.
 
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