Villa trying to poach floating Cov fans

[bobdylan]

I found this quite amusing, some not very happy fans on their forums.

http://ccfctv.co.uk/2013/10/15/coventry-telegraph-editor-responds-to-criticism-over-aston-villa-advert/

[dave.woodhall]

Well done the marketing department, and doubly well-done for getting a bit more publicity over the criticism.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Well that Cov fan did promise us that he'd be back

[Concrete John]

Quite frankly, fuck 'em if they don't like it.

It's way past time Villa leveraged their PL position to garner new fans from around the Midlands.

[Ads]

There has only ever been one club in the West Midlands anyway.

Coventry are at least the first to recognise this and have dutifully bowed out and relocated down to Northants.

Blues are doing their best to go bust, so its only a couple of Mickey Mouse clubs left to go.

[cdbearsfan]

I wonder if, back when they existed, Coventry ever advertised their games in Leamington or Nuneaton?

[Nev]

a) surely these clowns have bigger things to be concerned about, and

b) the advert is for hospitality, not to attract standard punters so if you're looking to do some corporate schmoozing you're hardly spoilt for choice in fuckin' Coventry are you?

[JJ-AV]

If it gets more people down Villa Park I have no complaints.

Villa Park at capacity is bloody wonderful.

[Legion]

Floating Cov fans? A bit like the pellets in the bog which do not go down after the first flush?

[bertlambshank]

I wonder if, back when they existed, Coventry ever advertised their games in Leamington or Nuneaton?

They did in the Heartland Evening News/Nuneaton Evington Telegraph and the Atherstone Herald.

[eastie]

Well that Cov fan did promise us that he'd be back

He cleared off to live in Australia years ago and has written a book since emigrating there.

I was at a function at university of warwick recently and noticed villa had set up a stall near coventry city's offering discounted tickets for students to attract them to villa park - the cov fans around were moaning about it much to my amusement.

[Legion]

They can read AND write?

[Ads]

Pop up picture book.

[The Man With A Stick]

What a fuss over nothing.  It's not our fault that their club is a complete basket case.

[Toronto Villa]

Coventry City...the ultimate challenge on Football Manager 2014. Manage them without laughing. Not easy at all.