[Other Sport] Coventry City forced to play 19/20 home games in Birmingham

[Jesus Gul]

I know this may be a simplistic view...

Rugby club (Wasps) comes to town and takes over the football stadium.

Football club (CCFC) forced out after a number of years of sharing.

Birmingham step in and offer Cov a home.

Another issue to divide our country.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48557082

 

[Easy 10]

A 21 mile yomp for every home game then. Not quite as bad as Gillingham (or Northampton for that matter), but very sad nonetheless. That Ricoh Arena has been the ruin of CCFC. I always liked Highfield Road, didn't think they had an urgent need for a new stadium. Now look at the state of them.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

What an incredible mess. Impossible not to feel for the sky blues fans.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

A 21 mile yomp for every home game then. Not quite as bad as Gillingham (or Northampton for that matter), but very sad nonetheless. That Ricoh Arena has been the ruin of CCFC. I always liked Highfield Road, didn't think they had an urgent need for a new stadium. Now look at the state of them.

True, but who could of foreseen this?

 

[Tom Bombadil]

I know this may be a simplistic view...

Rugby club (Wasps) comes to town and takes over the football stadium.

Football club (CCFC) forced out after a number of years of sharing.

Birmingham step in and offer Cov a home.

Another issue to divide our country.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48557082

This isn't really about Wasps, but about Coventry's owners SISU who are just complete ********s.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Ricoh was owned by the council and they would let it out to CCFC. For some reason they became embroiled in handbags about the rent and were kicked out. Not sure if Wasps are the owners now, but it is probable, and once again it seems as though CCFC have picked themselves another argument with the landlords. No idea who is right or wrong, but somewhere along the line I can't help but feel the CCFC owners/board have put themselves, the club and the fans in this mess.

Edit: Ok just read the link and I wasn't too far off the mark, although why they are continuing to have this open spat with the council is beyond me, surely they could have bought the stadium themselves, missed out due to the ongoing rows pre 2014 and subsequent move to Northampton over owed rent? I'm sure Sisu aren't a small company? In step the Wasps and say 'we'll 'ave that'. Job done.

 

[Jesus Gul]

In step the Wasps and say 'we'll 'ave that'. Job done.

for a bargain basement price, partner up for a few years then force them out and swap all the light blue seats for black and yellow ones (have they?)

I wonder how many Cov fans who also attend the odd rugger game would stop going to the latter out of principle. I mean do we still boycott the Goldstone Retail Park after we were shafted (albeit not by a rugby club)?

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

I always thought Wasps were a London rugby club. What are they doing in Coventry ?

 

[Tubby Mondays]

"The EFL remains firmly of the view that its member clubs should play in the towns and cities from which they take their name'.

Bolton don't play in Bolton though.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I always thought Wasps were a London rugby club. What are they doing in Coventry ?

They haven't played in London for almost 20 years (they were at Wycombe Wanderers' ground from 2002 until 2014), and finally dropped the 'London' part of the club name when they moved to Coventry.

 

[surrey jim]

"The EFL remains firmly of the view that its member clubs should play in the towns and cities from which they take their name'.

Bolton don't play in Bolton though.

Grimsby have never played in Grimsby either

 

[jamie (not that one)]

Good on Birmingham for helping out at clearly very short notice.

 

[Badger]

I've got a friend here who's a Coventry fan. He was worrying about this happening all season. It just sounds like a complete shit show between the landlord, the council and Sisu. I don't see how any of the parties win in this situation.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Grimsby have never played in Grimsby either

Wimbledon don't play in Wimbledon.

A fair few examples of that sort of thing to be fair.

 

[Two Professors]

Easy trip for Cov fans straight along the A45.Regular stopping service on the train to Adderley Park and New Street.Superior facilities and pitch,welcome to Brum.

 

[Eggman]

I always thought Wasps were a London rugby club. What are they doing in Coventry ?

They were sent there.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Easy trip for Cov fans straight along the A45.Regular stopping service on the train to Adderley Park and New Street.Superior facilities and pitch,welcome to Brum.

Yes but it's a journey they still shouldn't have to make. St.Andrews isn't their home, they are called Coventry City for a reason.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

for a bargain basement price, partner up for a few years then force them out and swap all the light blue seats for black and yellow ones (have they?)

And who's to say CCFC were not or could have been offered the same price but decided against it?

 

[Two Professors]

Yes but it's a journey they still shouldn't have to make. St.Andrews isn't their home, they are called Coventry City for a reason.

Highfield Road was their home,but it's long gone,and until they get an oil sheik of their own,they are stuck there.Ricoh was a crap place to get to for a lot of them,and at least Brum is in the same county,unlike Gillingham.

 

[Megazone]

"The EFL remains firmly of the view that its member clubs should play in the towns and cities from which they take their name'.

Bolton don't play in Bolton though.

Brighton don't play in Brighton