Season tickets: to buy or not to buy? (1 Viewer)

oakey · Jun 15, 2013

If we are playing at the Ricoh next season, assuming a deal is done, many of us will eventually receive season ticket renewal letters.
We therefore need a thread to discuss options
Option 1: Not a penny more = stick to total boycott of all tickets and merchandise. Do not renew.
Option 2: No season ticket but attend and buy no merchandise = this gives freedom to change to options 1 or 3 as events unfold and deprives club of cash up front.
Option 3: Renew season ticket, business as usual.
Discuss

sotv1987 · Jun 15, 2013

oakey said:
If we are playing at the Ricoh next season, assuming a deal is done, many of us will eventually receive season ticket renewal letters.
We therefore need a thread to discuss options
Option 1: Not a penny more = stick to total boycott of all tickets and merchandise. Do not renew.
Option 2: No season ticket but attend and buy no merchandise = this gives freedom to change to options 1 or 3 as events unfold and deprives club of cash up front.
Option 3: Renew season ticket, business as usual.
Discuss

No brainier!!! Option 1 - complete boycott- away games only!!!! Not one penny more!!!!

ccfctommy · Jun 15, 2013

Not sure what I would do to be honest. Might get one if were at the Ricoh.

Evo1883 · Jun 15, 2013

Like i said ,id rather give my money to the Taliban

sotv1987 · Jun 15, 2013

ccfctommy said:
Not sure what I would do to be honest. Might get one if were at the Ricoh.[/QUOTE

I respect your decision!!!

SkyBlueBlood · Jun 15, 2013

oakey said:
If we are playing at the Ricoh next season, assuming a deal is done, many of us will eventually receive season ticket renewal letters.
We therefore need a thread to discuss options
Option 1: Not a penny more = stick to total boycott of all tickets and merchandise. Do not renew.
Option 2: No season ticket but attend and buy no merchandise = this gives freedom to change to options 1 or 3 as events unfold and deprives club of cash up front.
Option 3: Renew season ticket, business as usual.
Discuss

Option 1. Over my dead body will I give these scum owners one penny more.

runner · Jun 15, 2013

No I've had a season ticket for years and years, but no more not whilst SISU are still in town ...

bigfatronssba · Jun 15, 2013

Option 1 for me.

Otis · Jun 15, 2013

sotv1987 said:
No brainier!!! Option 1 - complete boycott- away games only!!!! Not one penny more!!!!

At the Ricoh? No brainer. Option 3.

Overwhelming desire has to be a Coventry City team playing IN Coventry. Stay at the Ricoh and that is exactly what we'll get.

Okay, so we don't like the owners. Did we all stop going when the unholy trinity of Richardson, McGinnity and Robinson were in charge?

We stay here and are successful on the field then Sisu will go anyway.

Remember, we weren't that far away from the play-offs last season with Sisu at the helm were we!

wingy · Jun 15, 2013

Otis we were miles away.:jerkit:

mrbluesky87 · Jun 15, 2013

I appreciate this has had only 8 responses but if you take it that 7 have said no and 1 maybe, it indicates around 1 to 2 thousand for home games? That cannot be sustained this they will either sell or we get liquidated. Stay strong and boycott, it won't be long before we are all back with either starting again with new club or different owners.

Blue Maniac · Jun 15, 2013

I like the phrase 'not a penny more'. It's catchy.

mrbluesky87 · Jun 15, 2013

I was 8 when I last looked before anybody picks it up.

Otis · Jun 15, 2013

wingy said:
Otis we were miles away.:jerkit:

Were we?

At the end we were for sure, because we had the 10 points hanging over us, but we were within about 7 points I think before Leon Clarke got injured.

That injury and the shadow of penalty over the club did for us in the end, along with Robins going, but for a while we were close and my point is that it wouldn't take too much more to get us into the play-off positions.

Had Robins stayed and Clarke remained fit we would have been close.

Otis · Jun 15, 2013

mrbluesky87 said:
I appreciate this has had only 8 responses but if you take it that 7 have said no and 1 maybe, it indicates around 1 to 2 thousand for home games? That cannot be sustained this they will either sell or we get liquidated. Stay strong and boycott, it won't be long before we are all back with either starting again with new club or different owners.

1 or 2 thousand at home at the Ricoh? No way.

If it is that low then I don't blame Sisu for taking the club elsewhere.

We need to convince them that staying here is the right and proper thing to do.

lifelongcityfan · Jun 15, 2013

partially agree; however looking back our form dipped when mcGoldrick went. Clarke is OK at this level, but realistically our current squad is mid table fodder, and TF has stated he only intends to pick up players on frees.

Otis · Jun 15, 2013

No, agree with that.

Look at Yeovil though and look at their squad and players. Better players than us man for man? An awful lot of it is to do with team spirit, hunger and desire.

You need that, a strong defence and a 20 goal a season striker.

Definitely doable.

Not if we move to Walsall though.

ajsccfc · Jun 15, 2013

Not sure. If we're at the Ricoh I'd certainly consider it, but I'm so jaded with everything I'd lean towards 'no' right now.

Otis · Jun 15, 2013

ajsccfc said:
Not sure. If we're at the Ricoh I'd certainly consider it, but I'm so jaded with everything I'd lean towards 'no' right now.

I'm so jaded I would lean and fall over.

Mucca Mad Boys · Jun 15, 2013

Probably option 3.

Skyblue4u · Jun 15, 2013

Otis said:
No, agree with that.

Look at Yeovil though and look at their squad and players. Better players than us man for man? An awful lot of it is to do with team spirit, hunger and desire.

You need that, a strong defence and a 20 goal a season strik

Definitely doable.

Not if we move to Walsall though.

...and a decent manager which I fear we don't have

italiahorse · Jun 15, 2013

I will go if its at the Ricoh.

I see a few people not going if SISU are still in charge but I see them coming back if we have a good start, probably to continue to protest at matches.

My next hope is that Sisu agree a deal at the Ricoh to provide a package that they sell on to another investor.
I still think these investors were compromised as they did not know what they were buying and also knew there would be a further fight through the courts with SISU.

Sick Boy · Jun 15, 2013

wingy said:
Otis we were miles away.:jerkit:

We were told throughout the season how strong our squad was and that other teams had all the hard work to do. Those who disagreed were shouted down, funnily by the same lot who are bleating on about how poor our squad is and the penny nonsense.

Laughable.

stupot07 · Jun 15, 2013

At the Ricoh Option 3. Away from the Ricoh - undecided.

ajsccfc · Jun 15, 2013

There's a story on Cov Mad (I know, I know) about the G Casino being under threat if Cov play elsewhere. While Tesco can probably just about survive without the matchday trade, they must see some spike in sales on those days too. I could imagine those companies having an interest in keeping us where we are.

Mucca Mad Boys · Jun 15, 2013

lifelongcityfan said:
partially agree; however looking back our form dipped when mcGoldrick went. Clarke is OK at this level, but realistically our current squad is mid table fodder, and TF has stated he only intends to pick up players on frees.

Clarke is 'ok'? Only the best in the league (now Madden has gone) and would've finished on 20+ goals easily had he not got injured. People that say 'we need this', 'we need that', but when we get that (in this case a 20 goal-a-season striker) people still moan! What do people seriously expect when we signed Leon Clarke? If he could do everything other than score then he wouldn't be playing in L1 at 28. Same with Fleck, he's this 'creative midfielder' people have been craving for years, but many have turned on him because he isn't great at defending and his fitness (which he's working on for this season), but again, what did people expect? Someone who can do everything? Some people need to wake up and realise we're in the L1 now and not the Prem, or even the Championship anymore.

valiant15 · Jun 15, 2013

I hope sisu fc are locked out permanently. You all bleat about sisu but are willing to give them more money. What spineless fans we have. I hope you all get league 2.

ajsccfc · Jun 15, 2013

Spineless = don't agree with everything I say. Inbox me for a reacharound.

Otis · Jun 15, 2013

SkyBlue_Taylor said:
Clarke is 'ok'? Only the best in the league (now Madden has gone) and would've finished on 20+ goals easily had he not got injured. People that say 'we need this', 'we need that', but when we get that (in this case a 20 goal-a-season striker) people still moan! What do people seriously expect when we signed Leon Clarke? If he could do everything other than score then he wouldn't be playing in L1 at 28. Same with Fleck, he's this 'creative midfielder' people have been craving for years, but many have turned on him because he isn't great at defending and his fitness (which he's working on for this season), but again, what did people expect? Someone who can do everything? Some people need to wake up and realise we're in the L1 now and not the Prem, or even the Championship anymore.

What did people expect when we signed Leon Clarke?

A 20 goal a season striker who would also really work hard, had stunning pace, better vision, would help defend, could tackle and was better in the air.

Would have made him worth about 5m of course, but what the hell.

Otis · Jun 15, 2013

valiant15 said:
I hope sisu fc are locked out permanently. You all bleat about sisu but are willing to give them more money. What spineless fans we have. I hope you all get league 2.

Can't say I dislike Sisu anymore than I disliked Richardson, McGinnity and Robinson to be honest and i kept on going up when they were in charge.

Sick Boy · Jun 15, 2013

valiant15 said:
I hope sisu fc are locked out permanently. You all bleat about sisu but are willing to give them more money. What spineless fans we have. I hope you all get league 2.

You'd soon be back as soon there was any hint of success.

Sick Boy · Jun 15, 2013

ajsccfc said:
Spineless = don't agree with everything I say. Inbox me for a reacharound.

hahaha!! There is definitely some repression going on there.

italiahorse · Jun 15, 2013

valiant15 said:
I hope sisu fc are locked out permanently. You all bleat about sisu but are willing to give them more money. What spineless fans we have. I hope you all get league 2.

Its all about CCFC not SISU. SISU are just a means to get what we want. I want CCFC in Coventry, you want League 2 !!!

I note you say "Hope you all" which means you think you are no longer a Coventry Fan. Good riddance.

Mucca Mad Boys · Jun 15, 2013

Skyblue4u said:
...and a decent manager which I fear we don't have

In fairness, I can understand people's initial feeling of doubt towards Pressley because I'm not got to sugarcoat it, his record is below expectations at the minute, BUT, (and it is a big but) our main, and a lot of the time, our only source of goals got injured, which left a massive vacuum to be filled and we all knew that Cody, Philliskirk, Ball or Wilson wouldn't have adequately filled that vacuum, we knew we were going to struggle if/when he got injured, so when we struggled, I'm actually surprised at the extent of discontent directed at SP, he inherited a flawed squad, last season we were totally dependant on 3 players for goals - 2 at any given period - Baker and McG and when McG left, Baker and Clarke, and Baker scored considerably less open-play goals after December so we totally dependant on Clarke, Clarke and McG are similar in importance to the team (although McG is a superior player). In addition, he received a poor defence that struggled to keep clean sheets and Edj, Wood and Cameron are dodgy whilst Martin wasn't nothing special, a team with a poor defence minus your top goal scorer = disaster, in fact, in some of the games I saw under SP, I thought it was only a striker who could score was missing, for this, I sympathise massively with SP. To worsen the situation, we were burdened with admin, which was probably detrimental to the team because the season was effectively over from that point, and to wrap this up, SP hasn't had an opportunity to sign players that will suit his style more or to strengthen weak areas, for example, a striker and 1-2 CBs and that's without acknowledging the need to sign a winger or 2, the squad at present is very imbalanced, partly due to Thorn who spent the large bulk of players in the summer and fatally decided not to sign at least 1 winger for a 'Plan B'.

I'm reserving my judgement on SP for now, but I'm confident he'll produce a winning team and his idea on the game and how a club should be run matches my beliefs (passing football, importance of academy etc.)

Mucca Mad Boys · Jun 15, 2013

Otis said:
What did people expect when we signed Leon Clarke?

A 20 goal a season striker who would also really work hard, had stunning pace, better vision, would help defend, could tackle and was better in the air.

Would have made him worth about 5m of course, but what the hell.

At our level, you'd be lucky if a striker had one of those listed attributes - and I'm pretty sure I'd choose the '20 goal a season striker', the objective of a striker is to score goals, and I don't care if he's got zero-football intelligence, slow etc. as long as he scores goals - that's what he's there for!

I still can't believe people genuinely thought Elliott was a better player - just compare their goal scoring record at any point.

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