Tbf several times you've given a deadline for the end of your support. Xmas was one of those deadlines for sure.
Giving up attendance which is different to giving up support.
The majority of Coventry fans do not attend matches but they are still supporters.
For the record I attended the majority of away games including most the games after Xmas.
I think I am a typical fan and SISU need to be aware that every day supporters are finding other things to do.
Threatening them with stopping is all I can do in the vain hope they might notice little me.
I was there all through it. It almost went unnoticed at the time.
In fact I had forgotten it until you bought it up.
I do remember getting promoted to League 1 in 1967, being part of the 50,000+ crowd against wolves and the blow when Jimmy Hill left.
Oh dear
so you approved of;
A 12,000 stadium
Sales of clubs assets to support a franchise team
trying to change its name to Coventry Talbot
The majority wanted Hill out - did you not witness the demonstrations?
Is a discussion on football matters making you squirm -- you sound clueless on this issue.
Just for the record it was 21,000 not 12,000.
So don't call me clueless until you get your facts right. :facepalm:
Ha ha ha you read Wiki -- that is wrong and you would know if you were a real fan -- the 21,000 was only available when the Kop was opened as an all seater stadium years later. Thats why gates collapsed. Their was a massive reducion in capacity. The kop was demolished and only about 10 rows of seating were permitted in the first season. Hill introduced a credit card season ticket and not a ticket book. Fans used to go in and chuck the ticket over the wall to let their mates in.
Hill in his time as chairman / MD;
- Sanctioned ridiculous signings at (e.g. Collier/Jones)
- almost bankrupted the club with his decision to invest the clubs money in his American football team
- sold any player worth ten pence (other than Steve Hunt of course)
- wanted to change the clubs name and lodged a request with the football league
- created an abomination of an all seater stadium holding 12,000
- rumoured he wanted to move the club to the NEC
So yes he was a disaster
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In 1981, the controversial decision was taken to convert Highfield Road into England’s first all-seater stadium and 8,000 extra seats were installed at a cost £400,000 reducing the capacity, at a stroke, from 36,500 to 20,600.
Just to back up Italiahorses' programmes....above is from From Jim Browns history of Highfield Road.
Grendel .................. GRENDEL !!!........................................... GRENDEL !!!!!
Are you still there ?
Getting bored of this shit now...
Firstly, you stated that Hills reign as chairman was as bad as sisus......clearly you are in a minority of 1 with that belief.
Taking your list of Hills "alleged" crimes against the club he modernised & took into the top flight...
1. Show me a chairmen of any club in any division in the world where every signing has been a success.
2. Poor decision. Innovators like Hill do make mistakes.
3. In order to re-coup some losses from 2.
4. Requested a temporary name change to get around the strict TV advertising rules & ban of the time......of course Hill was ahead of his time, as usual, by introducing a club sponsor in the first place....and one that was based in the city & provided employment to many of the fans was a good synergy...
5. All-seater....again he was ahead of his time. 12,000.. WRONG. ...capacity after seating development was a shade over 20,000. FACT.
6. Rumour...ha ha ha. Lets not even go there with that one.
Just admit your initial comment that Hill was AS BAD as Sisu was just wumming......if not, then I'm afraid you definitely are a tit.
,,,crowds at the time of the Worcester game in 83,gates were down to 10,000,at that time st georges lane capacity was just over 4500,there would have had to be one hell of a good reason to swap the venue ,if I remember it was all down to health and safety,those Worcester fans with tickets in the shut stand were put else where with no bother,great game as well ,true cup footieStill don't buy it. Crowds were as low as 8,000 and when the issues occured at the Sky Blue Stand Worcester City wanted to switch the game as their ground had a larger capacity...anyway see attached for some comments on the era of Hill as Chaiman.
http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/docs/TSO000000750001.pdf
Everyone is fingerpointing at everyone else. The problem here is the whole structure of British football, it´s all corporatised like American sports. As long as money enters the owners could think less about the team and supporters. That is where we are now. Where do we go??? In Argentina, the football is run by non profit clubs. River, Boca JUniors, etc. are all clubs with management voted in by card carrying members who pay about 100 quid a year, and you get discounts on tickets, get to use the same sporting facilities as the team and get to chance to see some players and have a pint. British football is run by foreign opportunists, not by the those who pay admission like in Argentina. Yes there is corruption in Argentine football, but not incompetence like this in British football. Cheers everyone.
Getting bored of this shit now...
Firstly, you stated that Hills reign as chairman was as bad as sisus......clearly you are in a minority of 1 with that belief.
Taking your list of Hills "alleged" crimes against the club he modernised & took into the top flight...
1. Show me a chairmen of any club in any division in the world where every signing has been a success.
2. Poor decision. Innovators like Hill do make mistakes.
3. In order to re-coup some losses from 2.
4. Requested a temporary name change to get around the strict TV advertising rules & ban of the time......of course Hill was ahead of his time, as usual, by introducing a club sponsor in the first place....and one that was based in the city & provided employment to many of the fans was a good synergy...
5. All-seater....again he was ahead of his time. 12,000.. WRONG. ...capacity after seating development was a shade over 20,000. FACT.
6. Rumour...ha ha ha. Lets not even go there with that one.
Just admit your initial comment that Hill was AS BAD as Sisu was just wumming......if not, then I'm afraid you definitely are a tit.
To be fair the name change - temporary or not was a shit idea. People complain about Hull Tigers too.
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The only thing that sets sisu apart from others as the worst owners is the move to Northampton, but is that really worst that Wimbledon/MK Dons owner?
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Ha ha ha you read Wiki -- that is wrong and you would know if you were a real fan -- the 21,000 was only available when the Kop was opened as an all seater stadium years later. Thats why gates collapsed. Their was a massive reducion in capacity. The kop was demolished and only about 10 rows of seating were permitted in the first season. Hill introduced a credit card season ticket and not a ticket book. Fans used to go in and chuck the ticket over the wall to let their mates in.
For someone who goes on about facts and evidence you are often inaccurate .
Highfield road was reduced in one go from about 38000 to 21000 for the start of the 1981-82 season. It was a bad mistake and many protests against Southampton for last game of 80-81 season. First game against in new all seater was Man U was about 20 000 crowd, We won with Steve Whitton scoring in a 2-1 win. Crowds dropped a lot after that. No need for me to check internet I know these things.
Jimmy Hill did some things that I disagreed with a lot in his reign as chief exec in the late 70's. It was just slightly before my time his first very successful stint then as manager. I personally was glad to see him leave in the 80's. However I firmly believe he did things that he believed rightly or wrongly, to be for the good of Coventry and its supporters. You can NEVER say that about SISU.
All the best to you Jimmy!
Still don't buy it. Crowds were as low as 8,000 and when the issues occured at the Sky Blue Stand Worcester City wanted to switch the game as their ground had a larger capacity...anyway see attached for some comments on the era of Hill as Chaiman.
http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/docs/TSO000000750001.pdf
Not sure was trying to remember.
Charles Koppel I think
Considered the Blackburn boys but I think we still take the honour. It can go alongside the family experience award
The only thing that sets sisu apart from others as the worst owners is the move to Northampton, but is that really worst that Wimbledon/MK Dons owner?
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Relegation? Running up huge debts? Appointing Ken Delieu? Threatening to sue their own fans (only done previously be the worst ever chairman)? Personally attacking fans?
They have a lot more to answer for than just Northampton.
Still don't buy it. Crowds were as low as 8,000 and when the issues occured at the Sky Blue Stand Worcester City wanted to switch the game as their ground had a larger capacity...anyway see attached for some comments on the era of Hill as Chaiman.
http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/docs/TSO000000750001.pdf
Never said they hadn't got a lot to answer for, just said that other clubs owners (Northampton aside) had done similar things - relegations, running up huge debts, administration, buying a club out of administration then entering administration again within a year, buying a club then getting done for fraud, selling best players.
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I was at the Worcester 3-1 victory. There was a temporary problem with the Sky Blue stand that was closed due to some structural damage. Pretty sure Worcester took the lead.
Huge crowd and capacity that day relative to todays shambolic situation.
Getting bored of this shit now...
Firstly, you stated that Hills reign as chairman was as bad as sisus......clearly you are in a minority of 1 with that belief.
Taking your list of Hills "alleged" crimes against the club he modernised & took into the top flight...
1. Show me a chairmen of any club in any division in the world where every signing has been a success.
2. Poor decision. Innovators like Hill do make mistakes.
3. In order to re-coup some losses from 2.
4. Requested a temporary name change to get around the strict TV advertising rules & ban of the time......of course Hill was ahead of his time, as usual, by introducing a club sponsor in the first place....and one that was based in the city & provided employment to many of the fans was a good synergy...
5. All-seater....again he was ahead of his time. 12,000.. WRONG. ...capacity after seating development was a shade over 20,000. FACT.
6. Rumour...ha ha ha. Lets not even go there with that one.
Just admit your initial comment that Hill was AS BAD as Sisu was just wumming......if not, then I'm afraid you definitely are a tit.
Still don't buy it. Crowds were as low as 8,000 and when the issues occured at the Sky Blue Stand Worcester City wanted to switch the game as their ground had a larger capacity...anyway see attached for some comments on the era of Hill as Chaiman.
http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/repository/docs/TSO000000750001.pdf
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