0% villa -Coventry city on the brink?

[eastie]

Eastie, who else plays at the Ricoh?  Norwich City? Massey Ferguson?  No, Coventry play there.  Yes they might rent it but that's because of taxation fiddles.  What did the do with Highfield Road?  Is that now another street for the sex workers to wander down?  Shit hole.

Ranson is an ex-Birmingham player.  Enough said.

Let's not make libellous accusations.

Quite extraordinary.

[dave.woodhall]

Eastie, who else plays at the Ricoh?  Norwich City? Massey Ferguson?  No, Coventry play there.  Yes they might rent it but that's because of taxation fiddles.  What did the do with Highfield Road?  Is that now another street for the sex workers to wander down?  Shit hole.

Ranson is an ex-Birmingham player.  Enough said.

Let's not make libellous accusations.

Quite extraordinary.

Please do tell us what you mean by that.

[SX150]

Eastie, who else plays at the Ricoh?  Norwich City? Massey Ferguson?  No, Coventry play there.  Yes they might rent it but that's because of taxation fiddles.  What did the do with Highfield Road?  Is that now another street for the sex workers to wander down?  Shit hole.

Ranson is an ex-Birmingham player.  Enough said.

I think they got a full house when Bon Jovi & Oasis played there. Ground is council owned I believe and an ex- chairman buggered off with the proceeds of the Highfield Road sale.

[vilan461]

Fuck 'em.
They hate us with a passion.

And please don't give me any more of this H & V 'we're all fans together' idealistic bullshit.

I`m with you mate.I grew up in Bedworth,just outside Coventry.The day we relegated them pricks was one of my best days as a villa fan.the sooner they go to the wall the better as far as i`m concerned.As other people have said on this thread,until you`ve lived there you won`t really understand their hatred for us.

    , Man a fellow kid from "Beduth" when did you leave good ol "Beduth"?  you would not recognise the ol town now--ive lived in Exhall all my life--what ale houses do you remember-? P.M. might be best means to reply.

[vilan461]

I'll buy the first rounds stu!We Can meet up with a couple of other villa fans and have a chat., maybe burnt post or city arms!

           Grand idea   eastie --i have sent you a P.M.

[eastie]

Eastie, who else plays at the Ricoh?  Norwich City? Massey Ferguson?  No, Coventry play there.  Yes they might rent it but that's because of taxation fiddles.  What did the do with Highfield Road?  Is that now another street for the sex workers to wander down?  Shit hole.

Ranson is an ex-Birmingham player.  Enough said.

Let's not make libellous accusations.

Quite extraordinary.

Please do tell us what you mean by that.

i was referring to his comments about tax evasion etc dave , not your correct reply.

[dave.woodhall]

Eastie, who else plays at the Ricoh?  Norwich City? Massey Ferguson?  No, Coventry play there.  Yes they might rent it but that's because of taxation fiddles.  What did the do with Highfield Road?  Is that now another street for the sex workers to wander down?  Shit hole.

Ranson is an ex-Birmingham player.  Enough said.

Let's not make libellous accusations.

Quite extraordinary.

Please do tell us what you mean by that.

i was referring to his comments about tax evasion etc dave , not your correct reply.

Ah. It was a bit daft. In fact, the one thing that strikes me about the Ricoh is how comparatively minor Coventry's role in the place seems to be. The main entrance is to a casino and their reception area is through a sidedoor at the back. 

[eastie]

Eastie, who else plays at the Ricoh?  Norwich City? Massey Ferguson?  No, Coventry play there.  Yes they might rent it but that's because of taxation fiddles.  What did the do with Highfield Road?  Is that now another street for the sex workers to wander down?  Shit hole.

Ranson is an ex-Birmingham player.  Enough said.

Let's not make libellous accusations.

Quite extraordinary.

Please do tell us what you mean by that.

i was referring to his comments about tax evasion etc dave , not your correct reply.

Ah. It was a bit daft. In fact, the one thing that strikes me about the Ricoh is how comparatively minor Coventry's role in the place seems to be. The main entrance is to a casino and their reception area is through a sidedoor at the back. 

Someone told me they pay £600,000 a year rent to use it , not sure how true it is ,but without their own ground it is hard to find a buyer.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

As a former Silhillian now Coventrian who has drank in Birmingham for over 30 years, I find a lot of the thread quite amazing and amusing. There are some rough holes in Cov but it is no worse and no better than Solihull or Birmingham.
As for the fans in Cov, I have had plenty of banter with them and am yet to be attacked as I was when I lived in Knowle.
To put the record straight, the trouble before the Leicester game was initiated by the Baby Squad and was not an organised meet.
I think the people calling for the death of a football club should grow a pair and thank McGrath that we are not in the same position. But for Mr Ellis , we could be.



I love a dramatic ending.

[pauliewalnuts]

The problem with Coventry is that, for all the stirring emotion errr emotionalness or whatever the word is of the Cathedral, and the fact that the new cathedral is such an impressive building, such a a vast swathe of the city centre is a terrible, terrible 1960s concrete dump, and it is that which people take most notice of. I live pretty nearby and never go there unless i have to, because, frankly, why would I? Birmingham and Solihull are both inifinitely better for shopping, and there's no reason whatsoever to go out in the evening in Cov.

Having said that, if you've no need of the city centre, then the city does have some quite nice suburbs, and in that sense, it isn't such a bad place at all. It is just the eyesore in the middle that ruins it.

Going to Highfield Road in the 80s and 90s used to be a bit of an experience, and I understand that they don't really like us very much, but I genuinely don't have an opinion on them. Partly because I never actually see any, and I live in an area which should be one of their heartlands.

Oh, and referring back a page or two, I too am just amazed that a theatre full of people were prepared to pay to hear Jon Gaunt talk. What a cock end that man is.

[peter w]

So are we in agreement that they see us as their hated rivals or not? If it is still yes then I'll enjoy their local derbies against Coventry Sporting, or Sphinx, or whoever.

[DB]

The problem with Coventry is that, for all the stirring emotion errr emotionalness or whatever the word is of the Cathedral, and the fact that the new cathedral is such an impressive building, such a a vast swathe of the city centre is a terrible, terrible 1960s concrete dump, and it is that which people take most notice of. I live pretty nearby and never go there unless i have to, because, frankly, why would I? Birmingham and Solihull are both inifinitely better for shopping, and there's no reason whatsoever to go out in the evening in Cov.

Having said that, if you've no need of the city centre, then the city does have some quite nice suburbs, and in that sense, it isn't such a bad place at all. It is just the eyesore in the middle that ruins it.

Going to Highfield Road in the 80s and 90s used to be a bit of an experience, and I understand that they don't really like us very much, but I genuinely don't have an opinion on them. Partly because I never actually see any, and I live in an area which should be one of their heartlands.

Oh, and referring back a page or two, I too am just amazed that a theatre full of people were prepared to pay to hear Jon Gaunt talk. What a cock end that man is.

Outside the midlands area I don't think either Cov or Brum stirs up the image of beautiful places. Both fell victim of the 'forward thinking' city centre developers after the war. Brum over past 15 or so years is sorting it out, not sure about Cov. It's a shame as before the Luftwaffe did their thing, Coventry had a lovely centre - I watched a programme on the blitz and what it used to look like. As someone else mentioned, why didn't they take same appraoch they did in Germany cities - Hamburg, for example looks fantastic. Sorry, not that football related...

[aev]

I went to school in Coventry and never had an ounce of bother for being a Villa fan, although there was plenty of other aggro about as the place is as rough as you like (and I have lived in Eltham).

In fact, most of my mates supported teams other than Coventry, which is probably not that surprising as they have been shite for their entire existence.

[Bad English]

I quite enjoy gratuitously referring to them as the Felchers. I hope we can continue to do that.

[peter w]

I went to school in Coventry and never had an ounce of bother for being a Villa fan, although there was plenty of other aggro about as the place is as rough as you like (and I have lived in Eltham).

In fact, most of my mates supported teams other than Coventry, which is probably not that surprising as they have been shite for their entire existence.

Who? Your mates?