I now live in Portsmouth, where they are getting minimum home gates of 15K. League 2 football is shite but they nearly lost their team to the abyss.
As for Friday, I've seen many more boring games in the Premier League on TV. I thought it was edge of the seat stuff (baring the obvious quality compared to higher divisions).
"Pretty dull" fucking hell. There's no hope for some of you.
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Well I have begged the wife to let me go so I will be making my 2nd 400 mile trip in 6 days.
If there are 10K there you have to question whether the people of Coventry deserve a football club.
How people can essentially say we should be charging non league prices (ie the same as Nuneaton) is laughable.
Well I have begged the wife to let me go so I will be making my 2nd 400 mile trip in 6 days.
If there are 10K there you have to question whether the people of Coventry deserve a football club.
How people can essentially say we should be charging non league prices (ie the same as Nuneaton) is laughable.
It doesn't matter what the attendance is, some people will always argue that fact with the same line. "It's more than we had at Sixfields." Which is truly pathetic. I am sure many will start coming back if we are in with a sniff just before the end of the season..
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Well I have begged the wife to let me go so I will be making my 2nd 400 mile trip in 6 days.
If there are 10K there you have to question whether the people of Coventry deserve a football club.
How people can essentially say we should be charging non league prices (ie the same as Nuneaton) is laughable.
Its true though, its more than we had at sixfields. Although I agree this is not a great comeback you cant argue with it. Some posters seem to think any less than 20k fans for Saturday and they question our fans support which is just madness all things considered.
Some fans will turn up for every game religiously and some fans need a reason to come with the 2 main reasons being price and/or success. Look at Friday night I have never seen so many women and children at Coventry match in my life. They had a reason to come.
No it's a great comeback it's a totally shit one to be frank, that said it was the same during the last full season we spent at the Ricoh.. Many fans will wait until there is a sniff of glory..
I appreciate there are those that can't go for whatever reason, be it work, prior engagements or money, but there are a certain number who just can't/won't be arsed..
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The point is there is now a feel good factor around the club as a result of us coming home. Cast your eyes back to a couple of weeks ago when the whole city was ectastic. There was euphoria at our return and a massive clamour for tickets for that first game back at the Ricoh.
I'm not expecting 20,000 for Yeovil, but if it was between 10,000-12,000 that would surely be very poor wouldn't it? Has the sheen and the euphoria worn off so quickly?
Hoping it will be around 15,000 or more. 15,000+ will be a good turn out. 10,000 will mean 17,000 missing fans and I just can't get my head around that at all.
Yes its a totally "shit one" I agree but its still true. say we get 12k for Yeovil Town then that's 10k more than sixfields would of got and we are told that "we don't deserve a football club" Its beggars belief.
But its those people who cant be arsed in your opinion that every club would have. We are no different. Some people seems to think because we are back home people should go to every game, that was never going to be the case. Northampton for me was purely moral principals against a greedy hedgefund. I don't care whether we get 2k the same as sixfields at the Ricoh its Coventry city playing in Coventry. That was the main point for me not the attendances however I want a sell out every week at the ricoh but this wont happen.
The point is there is now a feel good factor around the club as a result of us coming home. Cast your eyes back to a couple of weeks ago when the whole city was ectastic. There was euphoria at our return and a massive clamour for tickets for that first game back at the Ricoh.
I'm not expecting 20,000 for Yeovil, but if it was between 10,000-12,000 that would surely be very poor wouldn't it? Has the sheen and the euphoria worn off so quickly?
Hoping it will be around 15,000 or more. 15,000+ will be a good turn out. 10,000 will mean 17,000 missing fans and I just can't get my head around that at all.
Right perhaps it's a valid argument, however based on the fact we played 35 miles and in a different County, I don't think it has any bearing, what we need to compare on is that last season at the Ricoh as a base for support.
Well I don't see why it shouldn't be the case, we have a strong squad, we are unbeaten in six games, we are just outside the play offs and looking at the JPT draw we have a decent chance in our area as well, there should be more coming to the Ricoh, all the arguments for a successful could be made.
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Yes I agree forget sixfield attendances and look at ricoh ones from the season already in league 1. They are the ones that are relevant.
I think as I replied to Otis and Preston will be a bumper corwd.
As you said above, the Preston game really depends on a number of factors, it's a Saturday fixture meaning Preston might take a decent away following, but if we could get 7/9 in the next three games the buzz should be right there, I am hoping to just remain unbeaten and try to pick up a clean sweep, that said it won't be easy but if we want to be serious about being contenders then why not aim for that?
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It is disappointing Otis, but some people are getting hysterical about it. I know many who went on Friday who are not going Saturday - but they are going to the Preston game. Some just can't do every game.
Our attendances at the moment (and it really does look like no more than 10K on Saturday so we really ought to get used to the idea), are pretty much at the lowest point since the 2nd world war. They've bottomed out and it's going to be hard to entice them back regularly. We need a promotion for that, but of course for that we probably need a few more through the gates. Frustrating.
Like it or not Friday saw a stadium filled above normal levels with a sizeable number of "occasion seekers". There were lots of people who just wanted to be able to say "I was there". It was fuelled by a media frenzy and to some degree the manner in which the tickets were sold. The repeated references to tickets are running out increased the public interest and created a kind of panic that you might miss out. I would guess there were many thousands there that basically were interested in CCFC, want the "I was there badge" and are not nor ever were regular attendees.
Compare that to the Yeovil match. Not, with all due respect to Yeovil, the greatest attraction for a match, no media hype, no real information from the club on tickets, no panic for tickets, not an "occasion". Add in to that the number of times over many years that CCFC have flattered to deceive, the years of under achievement, the 12 months of habit changing what is the realistic expectation of a crowd. Then factor in the broken trust, the only recent attention to fans needs, the damage done by things said or done during the dispute, the disconnect from the fans, even the repeated operational cock ups that have gone on. There is a lot to repair and less ardent fans remain to be convinced.
The return to the Ricoh is a step - be it a very big step - in the right direction. It was never going to be the cure all, just being back does not guarantee footfall, feel good factors can wear off and quickly. The one thing that will make the biggest difference is success on the pitch. Get the team consistently challenging in league or cups and people will turn up on a regular basis.
What has just happened Friday is a building block. It shows everyone that there can be significant interest in CCFC. The next step is in the hands of the club and its owners. If we get 12000 plus against Yeovil that might disappoint some but the reality is that is not a bad base to build from. It is early days yet. Three weeks ago it was 2279 against one of the best supported teams in L1
Yes, I would agree with much of that and if we have just an okay season I would expect attendance levels to drop to around 12,000, but we are still within the feel good factor of coming home aren't we?
We played that first game, had a fantastic atmosphere and we won. We are now only one week on. I would expect the levels of interest to still be high and the wane effect to manifest itself slightly further down the line.
Yes, I would agree with much of that and if we have just an okay season I would expect attendance levels to drop to around 12,000, but we are still within the feel good factor of coming home aren't we?
We played that first game, had a fantastic atmosphere and we won. We are now only one week on. I would expect the levels of interest to still be high and the wane effect to manifest itself slightly further down the line.
report in the CT yesterday on tickets sold for Yeovil.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/coventry-city-fc-target-20000-7749325
report in the CT yesterday on tickets sold for Yeovil.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/coventry-city-fc-target-20000-7749325
Only 1,500 tickets sold on general sale? Yet they think we will get 20,000?
Totally agree, there should be no barriers stopping people from buyingthe fact that it is impossible to get through on the phone doesnt help...that should have been sorted by now!!
Totally agree, there should be no barriers stopping people from buying
Maybe they are trying not to sell tickets until the day of the match so they can charge an extra £2[/QUO
Think about that for a second if 2,000 turn up on the day instead of buying in advance then isn't that another £4k? Pays for a day in court I guess :slap:
So if prices were permanently reduced City would achieve regular 30k gates? Based on the highest average of the last 30 years being 21k.Do Nuneaton have a 32k to take advantage of?
Is 10-12k fans for a match against Yeovil Town a bad turn out for this league when LAST put up the average and we are top 2 in the League if started at the Ricoh?
Just a couple of thinkers there.
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