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  • Thread starter Bob Latchford
  • Start date Jan 4, 2017
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Nick

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #36
Can people really change teams? Baffles me
 

idm1975

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #37
italiahorse said:
When they fell out I took her up the city.
She was so impressed she took up rugby and never came again.
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Is that allowed?!
 

Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #38
Nick said:
Can people really change teams? Baffles me
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I think there are plenty of people who just enjoy watching a match, rather than being a die hard fan of a particular club.
 

italiahorse

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #39
idm1975 said:
Is that allowed?!
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Playing
 

italiahorse

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #40
Manchester_sky_blue said:
I think there are plenty of people who just enjoy watching a match, rather than being a die hard fan of a particular club.
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I think there is a difference if you actually travel to attend.
Supporting from an armchair is really easy.
 
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Bob Latchford

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #41
I found another Cov fan who lives in my local area . he told me he went to Southend and some of our fans gave his young son some stick for not having a Cov accent . what the hell is that all about ? he's supporting Cov ,surely that's all that matters ? the son has a connection to Cov through his dad .
 

Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #42
Bob Latchford said:
I found another Cov fan who lives in my local area . he told me he went to Southend and some of our fans gave his young son some stick for not having a Cov accent . what the hell is that all about ? he's supporting Cov ,surely that's all that matters ? the son has a connection to Cov through his dad .
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I've had the same thing a few times.
 

Bob Latchford

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #43
Manchester_sky_blue said:
I've had the same thing a few times.
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It's not like we don't need every fan we can get . where would man utd ,Liverpool, spurs,arsenal,chelski, be without their glory hunting fans ?
 

idm1975

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #44
Manchester_sky_blue said:
I've had the same thing a few times.
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Am not from coventry and neither are my boys have not had that issue with my accent yet.
 

Bob Latchford

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #45
idm1975 said:
Am not from coventry and neither are my boys have not had that issue with my accent yet.
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Why do you follow Coventry ?
 

Manchester_sky_blue

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #46
I was born in Cov, supported City all my life but left the City age 5 due to my Dad changing job.
 

idm1975

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #47
Bob Latchford said:
Why do you follow Coventry ?
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Its a weird one. Cov were the first team i ever completed in my pannini sticker book in 81 i think. Tommy English sealed the pact for me!
 
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Nick

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #48
I quite like the fact that people not from here support ccfc. Like the norwegian (I think he was) on the radio the other week.
 

Bob Latchford

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #49
idm1975 said:
Its a weird one. Cov were the first team i ever completed in my pannini sticker book in 81 i think. Tommy English sealed the pact for me!
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You're right ............................................................. it is weird
 

idm1975

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #50
Hows your luck hey!
 

Bob Latchford

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #51
Manchester_sky_blue said:
I was born in Cov, supported City all my life but left the City age 5 due to my Dad changing job.
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Is / Was his name Alex ?
 

Bob Latchford

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #52
idm1975 said:
Hows your luck hey!
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Yours /ours definitely ...................................... BAD !
 

idm1975

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #53
Bob Latchford said:
Yours /ours definitely ...................................... BAD !
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My childrens even worse!
 
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Monners

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #54
If we all had Cov accents then it wouldn't be exceedingly rare would it
 
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Somerset Sky Blue

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #55
Brylowes said:
He would have been 5, took my daughter early last season when she was just 4, she Did her best to show
her enthusiasm for me and her big brother, but couldn't hide her Disappointment when we told her at HT
Its not over 2nd half to go yet. Bless her
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Sounds familiar, took my son to his first game at 5 and he was disappointed at half time (losing 2-0)... Then, gave him a hot dog, city won 3-2 and he was happy.
Two years on and will take my 5 year old daughter in the spring (quite cold in the Midlands in the winter for little ones).
As for right age - it really depends, though I won't be taking them to away games as I find some of the supporters do not make for a family friendly atmosphere!
 

Somerset Sky Blue

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #56
Oh, missed initial question....
It is a battle (wife is a manc from a family of united fans), but lullabies of sky blue songs - Coventry home and team of Gary breens, replica shirts and visits to the Ricoh are helping.
Against this, school, match attax and friends have made premier league more attractive...
 
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #57
Nick said:
Can people really change teams? Baffles me
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Nick. I switched from Liverpool to Coventry. From Liverpool. To Coventry.

30 years later I'm still trying to work out why...


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Bob Latchford

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #58
Monners said:
If we all had Cov accents then it wouldn't be exceedingly rare would it
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OI OI
 

bringbackrattles

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #59
I'm like Nick it always baffles me how anyone can change clubs or even support another one.I like a few clubs but would never support them, to me I'd feel disloyal and would call myself a Judas. I collect football stuff and have shirts of many clubs,just like I collect Boxing memorabilia, and vinyl records, but that's a hobby but wouldn't wear any of them shirts !
 
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Nick

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #60
bringbackrattles said:
I'm like Nick it always baffles me how anyone can change clubs or even support another one.I like a few clubs but would never support them, to me I'd feel disloyal and would call myself a Judas. I collect football stuff and have shirts of many clubs,just like I collect Boxing memorabilia, and vinyl records, but that's a hobby but wouldn't wear any of them shirts !
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Never worn an English shirt other than ccfc or England. Had Ajax and barca as a kid.

Would feel dirty
 

bringbackrattles

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #61
Nick said:
Never worn an English shirt other than ccfc or England. Had Ajax and barca as a kid.

Would feel dirty
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I wore an All Blacks rugby top one night in the pub and a drunk bloke said why you got that shit shirt on ? I replied because I like it and they're a great rugby team. He ranted on I was out of order as I wasn't from New Zealand ! He calmed down eventually but I never wore it again !
 

Bob Latchford

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #62
bringbackrattles said:
I'm like Nick it always baffles me how anyone can change clubs or even support another one.I like a few clubs but would never support them, to me I'd feel disloyal and would call myself a Judas. I collect football stuff and have shirts of many clubs,just like I collect Boxing memorabilia, and vinyl records, but that's a hobby but wouldn't wear any of them shirts !
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I'm with you on this . I could go and follow prem teams near me but , would never be the same for me. I'd suspect anyone who could , were never ''True'' fans of their first choice club .
 

idm1975

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #63
Had other teams shirts when i was a kid, not because i liked the team just the shirt
Could never ever wear another countries shirt though, i find that all kinds of wrong.
 

lifeskyblue

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #64
Had a West Brom shirt when 5/6 back in sixties. Also the sky blue kit of that time. Neither had the club badge on. Why West Brom...because I liked the name. How daft are we as kids!
Son has had loads of cov kits (home and away)...one of his sisters boyfriends was a West Ham fan and bought him a kit once...he only ever wore it on the day received. His sisters (all older) have bought him Barca, real and inter kits...he has worn them at training.



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skybluetony176

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #65
No family but I did convert a mates son from Liverpool to CCFC. I used to take the micky out of him for wearing a Liverpool shirt pointing out that his mum was from Cov so he should support Cov. It sank in for some reason and he's followed the Sky Blues from about the age of twelve. He's a grown man now and we quite often go to games together. Unfortunately he's only ever witnessed the decline.
 
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idm1975

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #66
skybluetony176 said:
No family but I did convert a mates son from Liverpool to CCFC. I used to take the micky out of him for wearing a Liverpool shirt pointing out that his mum was from Cov so he should support Cov. It sank in for some reason and he's followed the Sky Blues from about the age of twelve. He's a grown man now and we quite often go to games together. Unfortunately he's only ever witnessed the decline.
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He still talks to you then! He must be a saint for what you did to him!
 

bringbackrattles

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #67
Where I live in Bell Green there's loads of Celtic and Rangers fans and a few also follow Cov City too. I've grew up with that as many Glaswegians came to live and work here in the sixties,and combined supporting their home grown clubs and taking interest in the Sky Blues.
 

skybluetony176

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #68
idm1975 said:
He still talks to you then! He must be a saint for what you did to him!
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Unbelievable yes. We've actually became good mates as he's grown up. Me and his dad don't get on so much anymore though
 
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Monners

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #69
skybluetony176 said:
Unbelievable yes. We've actually became good mates as he's grown up. Me and his dad don't get on so much anymore though
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Wouldn't be Grendels son would he?
 
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letsallsingtogether

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  • Jan 5, 2017
  • #70
Yes,
My lads mates all wore Arsenal shirts my lad also wanted one.
I told him he could have the whole City kit but would not allow any other shirt in the house.
My wife brought him a yellow Arsenal away shirt.
Quite funny when him and his mates all came around wearing Arsenal shirts.
I said quickly give me one of those shirts we have run out of Bog paper.
Funny is it worked they all had season tickets at the City for over 10 years, Sadly none of them attend anymore
 
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