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MisterD-Di
Sutton Coldfield
526 of 710  Fri 7th Apr 2017 2:24pm  

I absolutely agree. But, of course, the report did NOT say that the Ricoh is the worst stadium in the country, it is just lazy reporting. That would be a ludicrous thing to say about a stadium that was chosen for Olympic matches and has 32000 seats, all with an excellent view. Some of the shabby old stadiums in the Premier League such as Goodison, Anfield, etc, can only dream of the Ricoh's sight lines. What the survey was assessing is the matchday experience, and some of the visits were made several years ago.. Of course, the fact that the team is in dire straits and playing in front of 7-8000 fans and losing most of the time makes for a poor experience, especially given the understandable negativity towards the club's owners. The Ricoh with 20000+ inside is actually a very good atmosphere and experience, far better than some of those at the bottom of the survey's list. As for places like WBA and Sheffield United at the top - words fail me!
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Midland Red

527 of 710  Fri 7th Apr 2017 2:49pm  

For those who haven't read the survey, the comment about the Ricoh is: Worst feature: Often-soulless atmosphere in a virtually empty stadium - the move to a new ground just hasn't worked out, and it's hard not to feel for Coventry fans in that situation. Home end has been shut and used to house a giant Jimmy Hill banner, a reminder of what the club used to be. As MisterD-Di says, the survey was assessing the matchday experience - CCFC 2017 is hardly in the best state for a reasoned assesssment of its stadium to be carried out And for it to be rated below the likes of Grimsby, Crawley and Newport is astonishing - I wonder what the survey would have made of Fellows Park (Walsall) with its laundry wall at one end, and Northampton Town's County Ground (standing on benches along the cricket ground side!) back in the day! Oh my Lol As also mentioned, it's more "lazy reporting" from Trinity Mirror Sad
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Old Lincolnian
Coventry
528 of 710  Sat 15th Apr 2017 4:29pm  

One of my ambitions in the forty odd years I've lived in Coventry has always been to see my home city play my adopted city in a football match. It looks likely that I will get to see this next season but not in the way I'd hoped for as I'd always thought it would be in a cup match Sad
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Linda
Doncaster
529 of 710  Sat 22nd Apr 2017 11:00pm  

My dad used to work as a steward at Highfield Road. He used to chat to Jimmy Hill sometimes and bring home memorabilia. I remember my mum always making my dad a flask of Camp coffee, usually with a bit of whisky in it to take with him.
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Midland Red

530 of 710  Thu 4th May 2017 11:48am  

For next season - players under contract, players leaving, offers to players, etc - report
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Midland Red

531 of 710  Sun 28th May 2017 4:31pm  

An interesting read about other troubled football club fans Oh my Sounds very familiar in some respects
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
532 of 710  Mon 29th May 2017 8:21am  

Midland Red. Another excellent finding and read. Thanks.
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Midland Red

533 of 710  Thu 12th Oct 2017 5:50pm  

Former Sky Blues goalkeeper, Chris Kirkland, has revealed the anxieties which troubled him and brought his playing career to an abrupt end. Sad story about a good man. Sad
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
534 of 710  Fri 13th Oct 2017 10:40am  

Midland Red. Another great and interesting story that takes us behind the scenes. Thank you.
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
535 of 710  Fri 20th Oct 2017 5:03pm  

When I was a kid my dad used to take me to Highfield Road to watch the 'Bantams' football team. Bantams are a domestic bird or, dad told me, dug-outs on the Western Front were sometimes named 'The Bantams'. So where did Coventry get the name?
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MisterD-Di
Sutton Coldfield
536 of 710  Fri 20th Oct 2017 5:30pm  

Coventry City were known as 'the Bantams' well before the First World War. The nickname actually evolved over the years, as they were previously known as the 'Little Blackbirds', based on their black and red shirts and the fact that they were a team of small players who relied on a skilful passing game. Eventually, by 1908 they became known as the Bantams, because of the small stature of the players. Upon joining the Southern League in that year, City were one of the few clubs without a nickname, and 'The Bantams' was the suggestion of Nemo, the Telegraph reporter, and soon caught on. The nickname stuck until the Jimmy Hill era, and by coincidence they became the Sky Blues by suggestion of a later Nemo (Derek Henderson) in the Telegraph when the new sky blue kit was introduced in 1962.
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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
537 of 710  Sat 21st Oct 2017 12:19pm  

MisterD-Di. Thanks, never knew they were called the Blackbirds, we live and learn.
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Midland Red

538 of 710  Sun 5th Nov 2017 4:34pm  

How sad it all is Angry 1987 winners CCFC beat Maidenhead United today in the 1st round at The Ricoh in front of a crowd of 3,370 Sad
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Midland Red

539 of 710  Mon 6th Nov 2017 8:16am  

Forgot to say . . . 716 were visiting supporters Oh my
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Midland Red

540 of 710  Thu 9th Nov 2017 8:58pm  

On 4th Apr 2017 2:36am, NeilsYard said: What an absolutely fantastic day! I didn't think there were that many people in Coventry let alone Sky Blues fans at Wembley. From the second the Tube doors opened from the Jubilee Line virtually every person was wearing Sky Blue. It was one massive party - young and old. My youngest is only ten and had never experienced 40,000+ fans all singing together. A truly memorable event. I was there in 1987 with my dad and now the roles were reversed - and I'm sure my dad was in Sky Blue Heaven! Big grin
The holders, Coventry City, quietly exited this season's competition at the Ricoh Arena on Tuesday night - in front of just 1,429 spectators Oh my
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