skybluetony176
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He'll probably arange a group to decide what colour the sky should be.
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Wasps Press Release regarding Pitch and Signing (4 Viewers)
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He'll probably arange a group to decide what colour the sky should be.
It's always #Sunny somewhere on this Planet .
SkyBlue_Bear83
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Will they be able to create a fan base though, I've seen number of 15k mentioned and as high as 25k. Look at MK Dons. Biggish location, had no sports teams in the area I think and have been in existence for over 10 years and get around 7k and thats with no competing sport teams. Any sport fans in Coventry or the local area already have an affiliation to a local club, that's what I'm hoping anyway.
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Jack Griffin
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Julian ? When did that happen . Fucking SISU selling players from under our noses
This didn't happen. They are bloody well lying!
SkyBlue_Bear83
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The Ricoh pitch was partly synthetic already I believe, it just got so bad because it wasn't looked after properly/had the necessary maintenance to it.
ccfcway
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to be fair, we are pretty used to things getting bad because they werent looked after properly
shmmeee
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Leave John Fleck's waistline out of this.
letsallsingtogether
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Yes the season ccfc looked after it they would not pay for grass seed so they had to put sand down.
This in turn covered the synthetic parts over. That is the reason the groundsman left CCFC employment and join ACL he then went to incester as he had no work to do looking after a pitch no one wanted?
Fair play to Wasps maybe the new chapter will be better then the last three.
I thought they did,at Northampton,but i could be wrong.
Covstu
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Million dollar question isnt it? One thing i have learnt from Coventry fanbase is that they crave success and this could be key to Wasps taking supporters. We have poor teams in football and Rugby so heads maybe turned for a bigger, more successful club. People dont mind paying good money if they see quality on the pitch, this is one reason why we are losing people at CCFC. Time will tell i guess
Moff
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I think time will tell.
They are nothing more than mid table respectability at the moment, no chance of going down as there is one relegation place and usually one very poor team to fill it, whilst not troubling the top four or five. Their success last season was qualifying for Europe through a play off.
If this is the case, it will not be a case of success for a number of years, until they make some profit from the stadium, and I personallyy think their attendances at this point will be like they are at Wycombe, and they will be extremely disspaointed. It could end up in a never ending circle of continued non sucess and dwindling crowds from a Coventry fan base little interested in a team that isnt from its home city. I may be wrong of course, but I see troubles waters ahead.
Brighton Sky Blue
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I think you underestimate the number of people in Coventry who can't wait to get their hands on a shiny new plastic Wasps shirt, who could never be arsed to watch their own city's rugby club because 'they're shit'.
Greggs
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Yep, i work with a few of those dickheads!
Moff
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Luckily I havent met one yet!
I think they will be dissapointed in their new interest.
Cheshire Sky Blue
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The thing about the Elite Rugby scene is that the fan base is less partisan than in football. I would never ever be seen anywhere near Vile Park, or that place in Fester. Rugby fans tend to want to watch a classy game and whilst they do have 'My team' they also will go to watch a potentially big game if they have the time to do so. Wasps have been shrewd to nominate Sunday as the day of the game, when there is not a whole raft of other things to attract people. Coventry has a lot of potential, not just from the City of Cov, but from all the surrounding areas. This is a big Rugby area so I wouldn't be surprised by gates of 10 -12 k on a regular basis, and for really big games they could easily sell out.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Maybe the people in it could get behind their own city's team then. Or have done so for the decades prior to this.
Brighton Sky Blue
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Well it depends how successful Wasps are. If they lose a few games there's always Tigers and Saints to go to instead-maybe have a 'team of the week' kind of thing going on depending on who's higher in the table?
The Reverend Skyblue
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Not a cat in hells chance of 10-12K, after the initial free ticket games etc.
give it a month they will be down to 4-5K like they are at Adams park with the two games against Leicester and Northampton pulling in decent away support , probably taking it up to 9K at most.
I hope they gte 1-2K crowds and implode within two years, and the club and its patronising chairman never to be seen again
give it a month they will be down to 4-5K like they are at Adams park with the two games against Leicester and Northampton pulling in decent away support , probably taking it up to 9K at most.
I hope they gte 1-2K crowds and implode within two years, and the club and its patronising chairman never to be seen again
The CCFC rent includes maintenance of the pitch
Their budgets expected an average gate over a season of 20,000
stupot07
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If true, every more reason to boycott wasps games.
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SkyBlue_Bear83
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I've seen 20-25k mentioned a couple of times, if this is true I think it's going to be a harsh reality for Wasps. The city can't even motivate themselves to support our own teams that well. Or are 20k gonna travel up from London every week?
skybluetony176
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You've seen their budget? Wow. You're seriously connected.
If true, every more reason to boycott wasps games.
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why boycott?
skybluetony176
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Personally I doubt they've budgeted for that number. Well not unless they employed Timmy as an advisor.
stupot07
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So they go back to the M25 with their tail between their legs, and ccfc buy ACL off them (best case scenario). Or they struggle need to raise cash and sell at least 50% of ACL to the ccfc (worst case scenario)
Why go? They don't belong here, we have no affinity with them, the it's already a professional rugby club in the city, why bandwagon jump on a new club?
I won't be attending a single game of theirs.
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italiahorse
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So they go back to the M25 with their tail between their legs, and ccfc buy ACL off them (best case scenario). Or they struggle need to raise cash and sell at least 50% of ACL to the ccfc (worst case scenario)
Why go? They don't belong here, we have no affinity with them, the it's already a professional rugby club in the city, why bandwagon jump on a new club?
I won't be attending a single game of theirs.
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Don't blame you its on the telly.
Got our tickets ... should be a good sporting weekend ... does the casino open all night ?
stupot07
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Won't be watching, not interested.
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Where did you get that info? Any source available?
So they go back to the M25 with their tail between their legs, and ccfc buy ACL off them (best case scenario). Or they struggle need to raise cash and sell at least 50% of ACL to the ccfc (worst case scenario)
Why go? They don't belong here, we have no affinity with them, the it's already a professional rugby club in the city, why bandwagon jump on a new club?
I won't be attending a single game of theirs.
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Coventry Rugby are not full time proffesionals, but the way they are playing they should be, 8 wins on the trot.
Grendel
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Out of interest is it true that wasps at one point defaulted on the rental payments at Wycombe? I genuinely do not know but a colleague of mine suggested this was the case.
stupot07
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I didn't know they weren't full time. Learn something new everyday.
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commercial confidentiality I am afraid!
Grendel
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So I assume your total support is for them and not a franchised club from 85 miles away?
