Coventry invasion

[Sheffsteel]

I don't quite understand the finances, but I do know that Cov don't own the Stadium and having little assets makes the situation dire.

Yes I agree.

Normally the owners would admit defeat and either have a plan to progress by investing
Or admit they can't cope and sell up.
Or refuse to pay some debts and go into admin

But they've sold off assets to cover the costs
And as gates have gone down revenue has suffered
So it's been a downward spiral almost a slow death
But regards poor management and downward spiral on the field we aren't that far behind
And we've still retained our excellent 19,000 loyal support.
Maybe Coventry is more of a Rugby area and doesn't have the hardcore diehard support of Sheffield

 

[west_yorks_blade]

You are being far too fair on the part time wannabee Brummie wankers.

All through the 80s and 90s they got 13-14k per game in the top division until the last game. Then they would get 20k and magically avoid relegation.
First game at the Ricoh had 25k and then it dropped by thousands each week as the novelty wore off.

They (and Middlesborough), are one of the most part time variable attending fans who are only happy to turn up when the sun shines.

Sympathy for Rovrum (2004), Wimbledon, Charlton etc I can understand.

Some Midlands fat-naked-bitch-on-a-horse wankers just don't do it for me.

Seems a bit OTT to me.

 

[I should coco]

Some Midlands fat-naked-bitch-on-a-horse wankers just don't do it for me.

Having said that, I was on the way back to sunny Sheff in April 87 and saw a car load of Coventry fans who'd broken down on the M!. I stopped and gave three of them a lift.

Generous Christian motivation?

Nah, they were playing DirtyLeeds at the Sty in an FAC semi so it was a no brainer.

 

[I should coco]

Seems a bit OTT to me.

Get on the pitch with them on Thursday then.

Out of the 72 Football Leage clubs, there are about 50 that have far greater claims on our sympathy and solidarity than those sky blue part timers.

 

[Sheffsteel]

You are being far too fair on the part time wannabee Brummie wankers.

All through the 80s and 90s they got 13-14k per game in the top division until the last game. Then they would get 20k and magically avoid relegation.
First game at the Ricoh had 25k and then it dropped by thousands each week as the novelty wore off.

They (and Middlesborough), are one of the most part time variable attending fans who are only happy to turn up when the sun shines.

Sympathy for Rovrum (2004), Wimbledon, Charlton etc I can understand.

Some Midlands fat-naked-bitch-on-a-horse wankers just don't do it for me.

Made me laugh becuase it's actually true.
Coventry do have big potential but their hardcore support has never been that high.
Same with Boro, great home and away support when doing well but when they struggle their supporters desert them in droves.

 

[COME BACK CHED]

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Sheff Wednesday were in a similar ish position with huge debts meaning they also had a modest budget and couldn't compete with other league 1 clubs but they almost went into admin and were bailed out at the last minute with 20 million pound sterling of debt written off.

Sheff United have always paid our bills, set proper budgets and sold our best players too
But we haven't deleted the club even though it's now SIX years in league one and we still get virtually twenty thousand gates[/QUOTE] The year the pigs almost went into admin , they signed nine new players in the summer , knowing full well they could not afford them

 

[YES Blade]

I couldn't give a shit about any clubs problems other than United.

It's hard on the fans, but that's football, I wouldn't expect anyone to help us out if we were in the shit, so they shouldn't expect anything from us.

We're in competition with the other 91 clubs after all.

 

[Dellas Cowboys]

takes great pleasure in having helped get some of their so called fans sent down for attacking his friends enjoying a night out in Coventry many years ago. if there is a pitch invasion I hope it is in a Lady Godiva style and that it involves fair maidens riding bareback on stolen Police horses.

 

[BigBed]

I hope Fleck scores 2 and celebrates them both by running to the home fans and showing them his arse!!

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Are Cov still giving us that paltry allocation in such a big daft stadium, or are they gonna see sense and let us pay on the gate?We should invade the bloody place and make any sort of protest a ridiculous little side show.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I felt a sense of solidarity with Charlton, as a football supporter. Which is why I was happy to do my bit with the boycott.

Not so with Coventry. They're a shitty club with shitty, whiny, cuntish fans and I couldn't give two shits about whatever situation they're in. Fuck 'em

I've heard Basham supports them..........