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  • Start date Feb 23, 2021
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kg82

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #106
BornSlippySkyBlue said:
But not in the last 8 years...maybe there were 2 separate references!
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Yeah, the HR game was back in the 60’s! Sorry, I didn’t see the 8 year thing, but I did think that little fact was quite interesting... and somewhat depressing
 
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Skybluefaz

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #107
shmmeee said:
Not sure that’ll help it.
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Kind of re-seeding
 
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Saddlebrains

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #108
Something is afoot

The telegraph love to bang an article like Turners out when they hear murmurings and can then seem like they're 'in the know'
 
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edgy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #109
What's this "mood music" nonsense they're on about?
 

hill83

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #110
edgy said:
What's this "mood music" nonsense they're on about?
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BornSlippySkyBlue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #111
kg82 said:
Yeah, the HR game was back in the 60’s! Sorry, I didn’t see the 8 year thing, but I did think that little fact was quite interesting... and somewhat depressing
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Happy to report I wasn’t in existence for the first one (62 was it?) but the fact I was around at all in that decade is depressing enough
 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #112
On a separate but related note, with the safety problems at St Andrews meaning stands are closed, could the club argue that Blues are in breach of contract (even if the games are BCD) and claim some relief from whatever the rent payment is
 
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nmp2327

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #113
Surely it is now or never, gates will absolutely sugre next season as crowds return. At the Ricoh surely we could get 12k to 15k season ticket holders. Hopefully Sisu and Wasps can get this sorted and see the return of crowds as a golden opportunity not to be missed, neither will ever be forgiven for many things, get this one wrong and it really is goodbye from many to both owners
 
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Greggs

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #114
Hopefully we'll be able to get back the seats we had before the Blues move. Not to keen on where i sat at St Andrews
 

cc84cov

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #115
nmp2327 said:
Surely it is now or never, gates will absolutely sugre next season as crowds return. At the Ricoh surely we could get 12k to 15k season ticket holders. Hopefully Sisu and Wasps can get this sorted and see the return of crowds as a golden opportunity not to be missed, neither will ever be forgiven for many things, get this one wrong and it really is goodbye from many to both owners
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Yep can only see big crowds if we did manage to stay up makes sense for the parties involved to get it done
 

Sky Blue Harry H

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #116
Malaka said:
But But But What about our new stadium at Warwick University?
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Even if that were to be true, we have to play somewhere else in the meantime?
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #117
Greggs said:
Hopefully we'll be able to get back the seats we had before the Blues move. Not to keen on where i sat at St Andrews
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More room for the owl at The Ricoh....
 
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skybluesam66

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #118
if we went back tickets in the £350 to £450 bracket would be the excuse for many
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #119
fernandopartridge said:
On a separate but related note, with the safety problems at St Andrews meaning stands are closed, could the club argue that Blues are in breach of contract (even if the games are BCD) and claim some relief from whatever the rent payment is
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There's a break clause at the end of each season I believe.
 
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Legia Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #120
nmp2327 said:
Surely it is now or never, gates will absolutely sugre next season as crowds return. At the Ricoh surely we could get 12k to 15k season ticket holders. Hopefully Sisu and Wasps can get this sorted and see the return of crowds as a golden opportunity not to be missed, neither will ever be forgiven for many things, get this one wrong and it really is goodbye from many to both owners
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Not sure we have ever sold that many season tickets. I'm guessing that 67/68, 87/88 and our first season in the Ricoh would be our biggest season ticket selling seasons, but we have never been a club that shifts large numbers of season tickets. Clubs traditionally of similar size even if they are bigger now, like Leicester, Southampton and Norwich have always had higher season ticket sales than us even when our crowds were similar to theirs.
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #121
shmmeee said:
Think everywhere will see big attendances next year. Everyone’s going to be itching to get out the house as much as possible.

If we can get back and no restrictions and stay up, I think we’ll see 15k+ easy.
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15k+ would be poor imo. We puled in 16.5k in the Mowbray season against Burton. If we can't pull in 20k plus pretty much every game with the large away following championship clubs have, the fact that nobody has been able to go for 18 months by the time it kicks off, being out of the city before and finally being back in the championship then we have to accept the Ricoh is too big for us.
 
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SkyBlueDom26

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #122
Danny white has tweeted that it’s happening, meaning it’s definitely not happening!!
 
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Old Warwickshire lad

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #123
Coventry city fans don’t buy season tickets. They just like to find an excuse not to.
Its to expensive,the grounds soulless, we don’t own the ground,it’s too far from the city centre, the seats are blue, the grass is green ,it’s too long , it’s too short.
Think of any excuse and if you can’t, make one up.
Fans who buy season tickets even get shit off some ,being accused of doing it to get games on the cheap.
Norwich can sell 20,000 we think it’s great if we sell 8,000 but we are a BIG club. Kin priceless.
 
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Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #124
Is the Memorial park an option? Or the Swanswell? Maybe Nauls Mill park? All a bit closer to home!
 

matesx

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #125
Warwickshire lad said:
Coventry city fans don’t buy season tickets. They just like to find an excuse not to.
Its to expensive,the grounds soulless, we don’t own the ground,it’s too far from the city centre, the seats are blue, the grass is green ,it’s too long , it’s too short.
Think of any excuse and if you can’t, make one up.
Fans who buy season tickets even get shit off some ,being accused of doing it to get games on the cheap.
Norwich can sell 20,000 we think it’s great if we sell 8,000 but we are a BIG club. Kin priceless.
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It’s the parking tho innit?
 
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chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #126
matesx said:
It’s the parking tho innit?
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As big a rip off as the price of parking at the Ricoh itself is I'd happily pay it if a decent chunk was going to the club not Wasps.
 

Colin Steins Smile

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #127
On the subject of season ticket sales. We have traditionally been weaker in the numbers sold, in comparison to clubs we consider a similar size to ourselves. I would hope we could sell at least 10k season tickets if we stay up.
One big issue for our supporters will be economic environment and how many of us will still have jobs to return to after furlough is rolled back.
 
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Old Warwickshire lad

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #128
matesx said:
It’s the parking tho innit?
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Park somewhere else and walk in.
 
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Old Warwickshire lad

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #129
chiefdave said:
As big a rip off as the price of parking at the Ricoh itself is I'd happily pay it if a decent chunk was going to the club not Wasps.
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Plenty of places to park for a five, wasps get fa.
 
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Somerset Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #130
better days said:
All I know is that Dave Boddy is regularly talking to his opposite number and we have always hoped we would be able to return
There have been false dawns before so I haven't got any concrete news at present
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I've worked out the question on a different thread - does Dave Boddy post on here?
Yes he does, and he (cleverly) swapped his initials around to B D, who is always in the know!
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • #131
hill83 said:
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My mates used to sing this to me when they called round to go out for a beer. Happy days!!
 
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Hutch11

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #132
Sky Blue Harry H said:
My mates used to sing this to me when they called round to go out for a beer. Happy days!!
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You never did though did you?

Hurry that is
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #133
Warwickshire lad said:
Coventry city fans don’t buy season tickets. They just like to find an excuse not to.
Its to expensive,the grounds soulless, we don’t own the ground,it’s too far from the city centre, the seats are blue, the grass is green ,it’s too long , it’s too short.
Think of any excuse and if you can’t, make one up.
Fans who buy season tickets even get shit off some ,being accused of doing it to get games on the cheap.
Norwich can sell 20,000 we think it’s great if we sell 8,000 but we are a BIG club. Kin priceless.
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PSB_group says he’ll buy one upon return. He’ll be front and central of any new excuse.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #134
Pretty sure this is something that has been put out by somebody for an agenda.

Some of the strange accounts on Twitter seem to be back as well.

Same happens every year.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #135
Colin Steins Smile said:
Have Wasps forgotten about the reference to illegal state aid that was lodged with the European commission? That was a big issue for them last year......I don't think it's disappeared.
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Not if you’re losing as much money as they are...
 
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Colin Steins Smile

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #136
Mucca Mad Boys said:
Not if you’re losing as much money as they are...
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Fingers crossed Wasps go bust.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #137
I was eleven in 87 said:
Not sure if it has been mentioned already on here but Dave Boddy says in his programme notes that he will be providing an update regarding the new stadium and other matters in his Zoom call to the Supporters Group next week.......

PUSB: 'From The Board' versus Brentford

After each matchday programme this season, we publish the regular column from the Coventry City board on our website. You can read Coventry City Chief Executive Dave Boddy's column our game against Brentford below:
www.ccfc.co.uk
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Unfortunately the meeting is delayed hopefully only for a couple of weeks
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #138
Saddlebrains said:
Something is afoot

The telegraph love to bang an article like Turners out when they hear murmurings and can then seem like they're 'in the know'
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Yep it will have been released by someone Who knows who and who knows why?
 
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Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #139
Colin Steins Smile said:
Fingers crossed Wasps go bust.
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Hopefully that has been moved on with both sides giving a little
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2021
  • #140
Nick said:
Pretty sure this is something that has been put out by somebody for an agenda.

Some of the strange accounts on Twitter seem to be back as well.

Same happens every year.
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When its just randoms you can put it down to the time of year but when the strange accounts start up you know strings are being pulled from one side or the other. As ever it will be a case of wait and see. Won't really believe it until I'm sat in my seat watching a game!
 
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