Default Coventry Fan in Peace... Good afternoon gents (and any ladies on board), Apologies for crashing your forum but we're after the support of fans up and down the country. You might be aware of or situation...owned by SISU (or whatever they call themselves this week), we're currently playing 'home' games 34 miles from the Ricoh. The owners of the Ricoh (a set up called ACL - owned half by a charity and half by Coventry City Council) have said they'll let us play there rent free for 3 years whilst we build a new stadium. Our owners, for reasons unbeknown to anyone sensible, have said no to this. Plans to build a new stadium were due to be with us but as yet, nothing. The owners say they're in active discussions with 2 boroughs about land for a new stadium. Fans have contacted all local boroughs and none say there's any discussions going on. And there's no gaurantee that any new stadium will be built in Coventry. All a bit of a mess and unfortunately, the fans suffer. Cov fans are boycotting home games this season...our attendances are our lowest ever recorded, bar some crappy cup game against Millwall in the 80's. Away though, our fans are travelling strong...we took 7,500 to MK Dons just before Xmas....as many as home fans on that day and you might have seen our protests during BT Sports recent coverage of our cup game away at Arsenal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHKTX34HnGQ We're started an online petition to try and raise 100,000 signatures in order to try and enforce a House of Commons Select Committee grilling of all parties involved in our downfall (and there's a few). We hope that this won't only shed light on who is to blame for our situation, but provide some transparency for the powers the rule the game, to effectively manage club ownership and stop situations like ours, Hulls, Cardiffs, Lutons, Rangers etc etc. Saints fans have been great to us over the past few years....clubs of relatively similar stature with you narrowly (luckily) missing out on SISU ownership and instead getting Markus Liebherr to invest. Please could you sign the attached petition? It will take 2 minutes, you won't get junk mail and you'll hopefully assist with a better environment for fans of football. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/59884 We need about 400 signatures from every professional club in England and Scotland as well as 50,000 from our fans. Please do share. Thanks all, WM
Sorry lads got this from Saints Web, not sure how to copy across, but I thought a cause that need`s our support.
Well, as said before, we would prefer it if people asked before they put stuff on here of this nature, but I've said OK once today when someone gate crashed the forum with their survey, so do carry on. It's not nice to see Coventry City in the plight they currently are so I'll sign it. EDIT: Signed.
WM, I do feel for you Cov fans and livening in Northampton, I've seen a lot if what is going in at close hand. I wish you well in your battle. There is one question though that I've never quite understood: why can't the owners of the Ricoh come up with a sensible plan going forward that allows you to stay there at an affordable rate. Surely if there can be some sensible middle ground, that would be better than going to the great expense of building a new stadium and possibly taking up more greenfield space in the Coventry area? I just can't see the need for two stadiums in the Coventry locality. Edit: just seen this is from SaintMick... Go and find WM for my answers please?
I've had a soft spot for Coventry ever since their fans' behaviour at our promotion match in 2012. They had been relegated but many (possibly most) of their fans stayed to enjoy our celebration. Truly admirable behaviour. Vin
TSS Sorry, the Coventry fan does apologies for crashing SaintsWeb, I am not a member there but read occasionally when I have read our board. Thought this was a subject our members would be interested in, really felt for them at Arsenal a couple of weeks ago, as did the Arsenal fans.
As did I, and of course we would be interested in the subject. It's not really a problem and I feel a bit of heel having to remind people, but them's the rules of the forum. As I said, carry on. This is a genuine football club in trouble. Let's have more people signing the petition.
Signed, always liked Coventry and remember many years the two clubs struggling and surviving at the wrong end of the table. Sad to see what has happened to them in recent years and how it could so easily have been us in that position. Hope someone can see sense and get those involved in the city, the owners and the club into finding a sensible and affordable solution.
