There may well be a couple of tonkings heading our direction along the way, I just hope people keep perspective and don’t immediately start calling for public lynchings- always optimistic but it’s not going to be easy competing with that lot week in & week out
For me the Championship is the most enjoyable league in football.
Do i want Cov to be in the Prem, of course i do. But i'm going to love every minute of the Championship.
After a quick look, about half the teams we will be playing were there last time we were in it as well
Never really understood this point of view.On one hand I clearly want us back at the top, on the other I wouldn't fancy sitting among the 10,000 "new" CCFC fans
Reminds me of the Leicester fans whinging about new fans in their title season, they soon got over it.
To be fair they are a 'family' club
Yes, the Srivaddhanaprabha family
*yes I did have to google that to copy and paste
Think it's only weeks when the Champions League is onCorrect me if I'm wrong, but is it the case that every midweek game in the championship can now be viewed on Sky through the red button?
Norwich (inevitably)
Villa (possibly)
Brighton (possibly)
Bournemouth (possibly)
Fulham
Derby
Birmingham
Sheff Wed
Forest
Middlesbrough
Qpr
Stoke
Blackburn
Bristol City
Leeds (who may go up)
Brentford (always in/around playoffs)
That's like a second Premier League and I may have missed out one or two other big hitters!
That’s not what I meant...
I know.....
Excuse the outsider posting on this thread but it's almost identical to a thread on out forum from 5 years ago.
Like you, we won L1 relatively easily and hoped to compete in the top half of the Championship with, pretty much, the same side and had been away from the 2nd tier for 8 long, long seasons.
Woah, were we in for a shock! The step up is appreciable now as is the speed, maybe not as tough as the EFL - Prem step but not far behind. There are some very good side at this level, as you'll find out. Strikers rarely miss, let's put it that way.
Interestingly, very few that have been promoted from L1 seem to survive. yes, the Blades went straight through and Millwall are now extremely competitive but have a relatively small squad. Th Barnsleys, Charltons, Lutons and to some extent Wigans that came up are really struggllng to avoid a return to L1.
Some smaller clubs, like Brentford, PNE and to some extent ourselves have managed it and seem to be prospering now (Brentford really do play lovely football, regardless of personnel) but the majority of promoted teams do struggle.
Don't get me wrong, there's no perfect way to survive and I'm not saying you'll go back down but be prepared for a much higher standard than L1 plus it's incessant, Saturday - Tuesday - Saturday. Injuries really bite and, sadly, money does talk up here.
Be prepared for average players costing £5M as the norm. Yeah, i know!
Prem 2? In all but name, it probably is in all honesty.
It'll undoubtedly be tough but you'll love it.
Enjoy!
Useful insight. This might have been covered on some of your other posts but I notice Bristol City have made great use of loaning out their players to Leagues 1 and 2 I notice. Obviously we know about Walsh, but I saw a list of about six players who've gone out and done well.Excuse the outsider posting on this thread but it's almost identical to a thread on out forum from 5 years ago.
Like you, we won L1 relatively easily and hoped to compete in the top half of the Championship with, pretty much, the same side and had been away from the 2nd tier for 8 long, long seasons.
Woah, were we in for a shock! The step up is appreciable now as is the speed, maybe not as tough as the EFL - Prem step but not far behind. There are some very good side at this level, as you'll find out. Strikers rarely miss, let's put it that way.
Interestingly, very few that have been promoted from L1 seem to survive. yes, the Blades went straight through and Millwall are now extremely competitive but have a relatively small squad. Th Barnsleys, Charltons, Lutons and to some extent Wigans that came up are really struggllng to avoid a return to L1.
Some smaller clubs, like Brentford, PNE and to some extent ourselves have managed it and seem to be prospering now (Brentford really do play lovely football, regardless of personnel) but the majority of promoted teams do struggle.
Don't get me wrong, there's no perfect way to survive and I'm not saying you'll go back down but be prepared for a much higher standard than L1 plus it's incessant, Saturday - Tuesday - Saturday. Injuries really bite and, sadly, money does talk up here.
Be prepared for average players costing £5M as the norm. Yeah, i know!
Prem 2? In all but name, it probably is in all honesty.
It'll undoubtedly be tough but you'll love it.
Enjoy!
£18M I believe but that soon got changed.Do you know what your budget was for the first season in the Championship?
Excuse the outsider posting on this thread but it's almost identical to a thread on out forum from 5 years ago.
Like you, we won L1 relatively easily and hoped to compete in the top half of the Championship with, pretty much, the same side and had been away from the 2nd tier for 8 long, long seasons.
Woah, were we in for a shock! The step up is appreciable now as is the speed, maybe not as tough as the EFL - Prem step but not far behind. There are some very good side at this level, as you'll find out. Strikers rarely miss, let's put it that way.
Interestingly, very few that have been promoted from L1 seem to survive. yes, the Blades went straight through and Millwall are now extremely competitive but have a relatively small squad. Th Barnsleys, Charltons, Lutons and to some extent Wigans that came up are really struggllng to avoid a return to L1.
Some smaller clubs, like Brentford, PNE and to some extent ourselves have managed it and seem to be prospering now (Brentford really do play lovely football, regardless of personnel) but the majority of promoted teams do struggle.
Don't get me wrong, there's no perfect way to survive and I'm not saying you'll go back down but be prepared for a much higher standard than L1 plus it's incessant, Saturday - Tuesday - Saturday. Injuries really bite and, sadly, money does talk up here.
Be prepared for average players costing £5M as the norm. Yeah, i know!
Prem 2? In all but name, it probably is in all honesty.
It'll undoubtedly be tough but you'll love it.
Enjoy!
We've had 22 out on loan at various levels this season jungle. We buy em young (and cheap) coach them, then send them out to gain experience. Some make it, some don't. It's the only way we can do it. Even the ones that don't make it are usually sold at a profit, Mo Eisa is an example, maybe Walsh will become the next one. The thing is, some clubs, like Brentford, PNE and ourselves, are very good at this now. It's why we're building a Cat 1 training centre to take the pace of our current cat 2 facility. All money, money, money sadly.Useful insight. This might have been covered on some of your other posts but I notice Bristol City have made great use of loaning out their players to Leagues 1 and 2 I notice. Obviously we know about Walsh, but I saw a list of about six players who've gone out and done well.
£18M I believe but that soon got changed.
You might do a Sheff Utd and steam straight through jto, I don't know but I would be happy to survive next season as a minimum.Interesting stuff. To be fair I think most Coventry fans accept it is a huge step up and that survival is all we want from next season. After spending a few years in the lower leagues, I think we have been dealt some humble pie. The Premier League is an aim, but we realise this might not happen for at least five years.
£9M would be one of, if not the, lowest in the division I should think. Certainly pre covid it would have been. It might be the ideal time to gain promotion, we don't know how things will play out which has to be to your advantage.Christ, ours is likely to be about half of that a push! People think we can do a Sheffield United or what you guys have done but the numbers just don’t add up
Not sure how big the club is even a consideration for most players when they’re making a move, just a meaningless platitude they say in interviews to get the fans on side. The pay packet and location are more important
Don't you live in Ireland? Do you fly over to all the home games?Completely agree with this- I wrestle with the idea of being in the Premier League with the lack of atmosphere, stratospheric prices, kickoff times and the whole thing of it as an "experience". On one hand I clearly want us back at the top, on the other I wouldn't fancy sitting among the 10,000 "new" CCFC fans and.. well hard to explain really. I guess if the time came then we'd all be bloody delighted, but right now I don't get the obsession with the Premier League in terms of what makes it great going to matches.
Don't you live in Ireland? Do you fly over to all the home games?
Jesus, good commitment.Yes that’s right, did that for about 5 yrs and used to meet up with some GMKers, a few are on here now. Not always fly though, sometimes ferry. Then moved back for a while, now over here in Ireland again & it’s perfect- work for U.K. company who require me there on average once per fortnight so they pay flights, so I just fly back on Sunday night, the 9pm. Won’t be able to get to all games but there’s always someone who would use the ticket.
That's certainly the hope because as SlowerThanPlatt said, recent history shows that the relegation places in the Championship are usually taken up by those with the smallest budget.£9M would be one of, if not the, lowest in the division I should think. Certainly pre covid it would have been. It might be the ideal time to gain promotion, we don't know how things will play out which has to be to your advantage.
The other thing is you'll have far longer than other teams as you already know what division you're in next season. Most of the Championship can't guarantee that.
You'll just have to disprove that theory then MusicDating. No reason why it applies to you just because it has applied to others. Look at Burton, they survived for a while but were always going to drop as they are a smaller club. No reason why you, as a far bigger club can't prosper up here. Just survive that first season.That's certainly the hope because as SlowerThanPlatt said, recent history shows that the relegation places in the Championship are usually taken up by those with the smallest budget.
That's certainly the hope because as SlowerThanPlatt said, recent history shows that the relegation places in the Championship are usually taken up by those with the smallest budget.
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