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He did indeed. Break even figure of something like 23,000 and they weren't getting anywhere near that.
A horrible ground, clearly designed by someone in their first month at architectural college. In future this will be held up as an example of how not to build a stadium.
Can't say I'm surprised though. Did they really need to move out of Highfield Road? A lesson for us all me thinks.
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Coventry in Shite on 17:43 - Dec 5 with 3895 views
He did indeed. Break even figure of something like 23,000 and they weren't getting anywhere near that.
A horrible ground, clearly designed by someone in their first month at architectural college. In future this will be held up as an example of how not to build a stadium.
Can't say I'm surprised though. Did they really need to move out of Highfield Road? A lesson for us all me thinks.
shame...not.
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Coventry in Shite on 17:44 - Dec 5 with 3889 views
I really don't understand what this ACL company think is going to happen should coventry be wound up? Who is going to move in? nearest other club would be nuneaton who are bottom of the conference.
I understand the council part owns the ground. If they expect the council to step in and bail coventry city out then they are well out of luck. Its already over budget and is making 800 people redundant. If they stumped up the cash there would be riots.
That whole area has been a massive waste of public money. The retail park is always half empty when I drive past.
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Coventry in Shite on 17:46 - Dec 5 with 3879 views
He did indeed. Break even figure of something like 23,000 and they weren't getting anywhere near that.
A horrible ground, clearly designed by someone in their first month at architectural college. In future this will be held up as an example of how not to build a stadium.
Can't say I'm surprised though. Did they really need to move out of Highfield Road? A lesson for us all me thinks.
Its a lesson for west ham.
Cov sold highfield road and moved into the ricoh which was built by the council in partnership with private investors on a 99 year lease.
If we build a new ground its vital that we own it and dont lease it.
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Coventry in Shite on 17:51 - Dec 5 with 3864 views
No club deserves it but if it happens to anyone I'm glad it's Coventry City.
Vaguely remember a pre or post match article predicting their demise and slating the Ricoh which was seen as the bitter rumblings of a small club on their message board. Anyone have a link to it?
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Coventry in Shite on 18:56 - Dec 5 with 3737 views
No club deserves it but if it happens to anyone I'm glad it's Coventry City.
Vaguely remember a pre or post match article predicting their demise and slating the Ricoh which was seen as the bitter rumblings of a small club on their message board. Anyone have a link to it?
No club deserves it is correct however, that game where we lost 1-0 at Highfield Road still rankles with me, that and the fact that their fans thought it hilarious that we were going down.
Shouldn't be so bitter blah, blah, but that journey home that night was a killer.
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Coventry in Shite on 19:06 - Dec 5 with 3713 views
How not to run a club. Sell a stadium you own, close to the town centre to move to a bigger ground on a soulless industrial estate 5 miles from anywhere. And pay for the privilege.
If they go bust, it's their own fault.
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Coventry in Shite on 20:14 - Dec 5 with 3623 views
horrible,horrible place and a great big white elephant of a stadium, used to have to go door knocking for money near where the new stadium is and the people there are f*cking mutants !!
And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
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Coventry in Shite on 20:22 - Dec 5 with 3593 views
How not to run a club. Sell a stadium you own, close to the town centre to move to a bigger ground on a soulless industrial estate 5 miles from anywhere. And pay for the privilege.
If they go bust, it's their own fault.
Isnt this a wake up call for West Ham ?
Sell Upton Park , Rent the Olympic Stadium /. Go down and your are on the slippery slope surely.
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Coventry in Shite on 21:02 - Dec 5 with 3545 views
No club deserves it is correct however, that game where we lost 1-0 at Highfield Road still rankles with me, that and the fact that their fans thought it hilarious that we were going down.
Shouldn't be so bitter blah, blah, but that journey home that night was a killer.
Eoin Jess and no strikers on the bench. Horrible day.
Wish I could be like David Watts
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Coventry in Shite on 22:00 - Dec 5 with 3452 views
How not to run a club. Sell a stadium you own, close to the town centre to move to a bigger ground on a soulless industrial estate 5 miles from anywhere. And pay for the privilege.
If they go bust, it's their own fault.
And when I wrote articles saying that every time we played them for the last four years I was told I was being bitter because QPR are stuck at Loftus Road. Stuff em.
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Coventry in Shite on 22:45 - Dec 5 with 3393 views
I think West Ham is the big one renting a ground but no doubt they think they are too big for such a problem. I think in our case if it was our ground it's less of a problem. Now they are saying rent is too high and needs renegoitiation
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Coventry in Shite on 23:10 - Dec 5 with 3362 views
It couldn't happen to a more detestable horrid club.I just can't think of a football club i dislike more.It all started at that bloody defeat in 96 and now they're paying for it.I do hope they stay afloat but to see them chucked out of that soulless shit hole would be hilarious.
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Coventry in Shite on 07:37 - Dec 6 with 3246 views
It couldn't happen to a more detestable horrid club.I just can't think of a football club i dislike more.It all started at that bloody defeat in 96 and now they're paying for it.I do hope they stay afloat but to see them chucked out of that soulless shit hole would be hilarious.
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Plus throw in Marlon King
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Coventry in Shite on 07:54 - Dec 6 with 3234 views
No club deserves it is correct however, that game where we lost 1-0 at Highfield Road still rankles with me, that and the fact that their fans thought it hilarious that we were going down.
Shouldn't be so bitter blah, blah, but that journey home that night was a killer.
Eion bloomin Jess
You did go mental after
Stuff em
2:59 baby!
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Coventry in Shite on 09:43 - Dec 6 with 3162 views
I put a gyspy curse on them that fateful day when we dominated them but lost 1-0 thanks to EOINOINOIN fking Jess.
It was a slow burning curse cos I'm not a gypsy.
Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore.
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Coventry in Shite on 11:25 - Dec 6 with 3112 views
You wait til TF has us rattling around in a 45k seater ground in the championship.
This is exactly what i was thinking. Although if he's smart the design will be one like Brighton's where it starts at a reasonable size with the capacity to increase seating once it becomes viable.