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[Steve.B50]

How many on this forum can recall, or were present at that special day at Wembley in 1987?
As I recall there were over 44,000 of us and then estimated at 150,000 who were on the streets of Coventry to see the FA Cup come to the City.
The whole area was buzzing and for the next 12 months Coventry was the place to be, we were a community at one. Even if you were not into football you felt part of this very special time.

So why is it that when we try and organise a meeting to try and save the name of Coventry City only a handful of supporters can be botherd to attend?

Stop sitting on the fence and wake up and do something.

 

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[sylus]

maybe cos 87 was a one off special which we deserved,maybe those that remember 87 like me,have had enough of the constant bullshit from the club/owners,that we dont really give a shit no more,like them with us.

 

[Steve.B50]

True sylus, but you must still care about the club or you would not be on here?

I cant take anymore either. but not letting them kill our club without a fight of some sort.

Sisu are dividing us as supporters, the very least we have to do is save the name, even if in the Unibond league.

 

[westcountry_skyblue]

I was at Wembley,I dont care what league we are in i will still go and watch my beloved Coventry City,I was 18 at the time.
But it's all about the day out is it not,win lose or draw?

 

[coundonskyblue]

I think much of the apathy about our demise is because of how slowly it has happened. If you look at other teams it happened much more suddenly for them. Leeds went from champions league to league 1 in a few years, Southampton went from FA cup final to league 1 in a few years, as have pompey.

With us its difficult to see at what point we actually collapsed, therefore fans have just gradually lost interest over the years.

 

[Steve.B50]

Good point Coundon.

I can handle loosing, what I cannot handle is not having a team to watch loose.

 

[Macca]

Someone hit the nail in the head. A very slow and steady decline. If we had gone from the football we played 10 years ago to now in one go it would have been different. We call our style of football as attractive though it is passing side to side miles away from goal under no pressure. A player plays a decent game and is suddenly the best thing since sliced bread. The biggest problem is the continual let down from the club/ owners. Saps your interest

 

[Sky Blue Kid]

How many on this forum can recall, or were present at that special day at Wembley in 1987?
As I recall there were over 44,000 of us and then estimated at 150,000 who were on the streets of Coventry to see the FA Cup come to the City.
The whole area was buzzing and for the next 12 months Coventry was the place to be, we were a community at one. Even if you were not into football you felt part of this very special time.

So why is it that when we try and organise a meeting to try and save the name of Coventry City only a handful of supporters can be botherd to attend?

Stop sitting on the fence and wake up and do something.

Be careful what you say and do mate, you might get accused of being a "Glory Hunter" like I did.

 

[torchomatic]

Yeah, great times. I remember within a week of the Semi Final we all went to Benidorm and wore our City shirts with pride! My two trips to Wembley will be forever etched in my mind.

I don't remember much about the next day interestingly enough. Just the rain. I was stood by the traffic lights outside the town hall.

How many on this forum can recall, or were present at that special day at Wembley in 1987?
As I recall there were over 44,000 of us and then estimated at 150,000 who were on the streets of Coventry to see the FA Cup come to the City.
The whole area was buzzing and for the next 12 months Coventry was the place to be, we were a community at one. Even if you were not into football you felt part of this very special time.

So why is it that when we try and organise a meeting to try and save the name of Coventry City only a handful of supporters can be botherd to attend?

Stop sitting on the fence and wake up and do something.

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

True sylus, but you must still care about the club or you would not be on here?

I cant take anymore either. but not letting them kill our club without a fight of some sort.

Sisu are dividing us as supporters, the very least we have to do is save the name, even if in the Unibond league.

Christ, I hope we don't end up in the Unibond area: lots of "grim oop North" teams. And the derby game would be someone like Hednesford

Nah, give me the Southern League any day-Leamington, Rugby...Brackley. Of course, we need to get promoted twice before we play them, but we can dream, y'know?

 

[pyeman]

87 was a one off,we struggled for years before and we went back to shite after,i remember wembley, but i also remember going to Sutton and Northampton,i must have been near you outside the town hall torchmatic,cos i was sat up one of them traffic lights!

 

[Steve.B50]

Northampton. that was a nightmare. The walk to the station in the rain after the game. I recall being on the train and we had police on each carriage who said we were not allowd to sing and I remember feeling that low I could not have sung if I could of.
When we got back to Coventry, we went to the Hare and Squirrel (now "The Squirrel), we intended to go out than night but got my pregnant wife to come and pick me up.
The joys of being a City fan.

 

[mark82]

Christ, I hope we don't end up in the Unibond area: lots of "grim oop North" teams. And the derby game would be someone like Hednesford

Nah, give me the Southern League any day-Leamington, Rugby...Brackley. Of course, we need to get promoted twice before we play them, but we can dream, y'know?

Don't wish to be pedantic but Brackley are conference north.

 

[Astute]

I remember the start of the cup run very well. There was not 44,000 of us in the early rounds. There was not 150,000 waiting for us to come back. It only really took off when we played the QF at Sheff Weds. You could still get tickets easily enough for the QF. The longer the cup run went on the more people wanted to get involved.

Most people are only interested in us when we are doing well. When we start doing well again the fans will come back, even if it is in a lower division. Why will things change now and we have them coming out of the woodwork when we need them?

 

[Block19]

Some of the problems with meeting attendance is:-
1) a lot of the supporters who go live outside Coventry
2) meeting is outside the football season
3) we all feel helpless, you can set up a supporters group but no one knows who sisu are and they just don't listen or care
4) as supporters we are far to divided and if someone speaks out, they get shot down by other supporters, you need to get the supporters who go to the games to unite not the ones who don't go and are just messasge board warriors. The amount of phone in you listen to and someone says " I will not go unless they get rid off........" but the last time that person went was 1987..

A meeting should be held the first home match of the season in a location for example the casino or somewhere near by then you can judge the supporter apathy

 

[Steve.B50]

Block 19
Some very very good points but I do not think we can wait till start of season.

The idea of a City centre location was to make it easy for everyone, but where ever we hold it, someone will not be able to attend. At last meeting we had a couple from Rugby and a chap from Sheffield, yet people from Coventry could not be botherd.

I know we might be just hitting our heads against a brick wall but just have to try, not going to loose club without a fight.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Be careful what you say and do mate, you might get accused of being a "Glory Hunter" like I did.

Poor banter SBK. Now, where's my Drogba shirt gone...

 

[DazzleTommyDazzle]

I remember the start of the cup run very well. There was not 44,000 of us in the early rounds. There was not 150,000 waiting for us to come back. It only really took off when we played the QF at Sheff Weds. You could still get tickets easily enough for the QF. The longer the cup run went on the more people wanted to get involved.

Most people are only interested in us when we are doing well. When we start doing well again the fans will come back, even if it is in a lower division. Why will things change now and we have them coming out of the woodwork when we need them?

I completely agree with the general point that you're making, but I have different memories of the specifics of the cup run tickets.

It's true that there weren't many of us at the Bolton game (bloody freezing!), but as I recall the away end was pretty full at Old Trafford. For the Stoke game I rang up to get my standing tickets (oh, happy memories) and was told they'd sold out. I said, not to worry I'd pay on the gate and the nice lady said - no, the standing area is full, we've only got a few seats left - so I had to sit for that one!

We packed out the Leppings Lane end for the QF and of course the semi and the final were crazy.

 

[Stoppercurtis]

I think what is missing is charismatic leader to galvanise support. A young Jimmy Hill for example. This will be my 58th season coming up but I'm very disallusioned and even I need a reason to believe things will improve! I just don't see it at the moment so apathy rules I'm afraid.

Stopper

 

[skyblue1523]

i ve supported the sky blues for the last 35 years and i ve chewed my nails many a time. Remember when we had to beat everton last game of the season everton had already won the league and we beat them 4-0 just to stay up.But since RR left the club,it is dying a slow death with owners who just don't give a dam and are faceless puppets for me its like living in the twilight zone and i need to escape from this hell. sisu out

 

[Astute]

I completely agree with the general point that you're making, but I have different memories of the specifics of the cup run tickets.

It's true that there weren't many of us at the Bolton game (bloody freezing!), but as I recall the away end was pretty full at Old Trafford. For the Stoke game I rang up to get my standing tickets (oh, happy memories) and was told they'd sold out. I said, not to worry I'd pay on the gate and the nice lady said - no, the standing area is full, we've only got a few seats left - so I had to sit for that one!

We packed out the Leppings Lane end for the QF and of course the semi and the final were crazy.

What I meant was everyone could get tickets up to the QF. Once the SF tickets come up for sale there was never going to be enough. I then paid £500 for two final tickets. Not a lot of cash now, but 25 years ago it was a fair bit of cash. I know a few people that paid a fair bit more than that as well.

 

[SonofErnie]

I went to every round (was 17 at the time) and can recall getting preferential access to semi and final tickets by having stubs from previous rounds. Despite that I queued for over six hours to get the Final tickets.

I remember watching the New Year's day game v Spurs, when big Cyrille scored in the last minute to make it 4-3, then turning to my Dad and saying 'Wouldn't it be great if this turned out to be the cup final this year'. It was just a season when everything clicked and most City fans got the feeling it was our year - a bit like Chelsea with their champions league win.

 

[Astute]

I went on holiday for 2 weeks just before the tickets went on sale. I had a relative who was going for me that saw the queues and changed his mind That was one expensive holiday