Villa trying to poach floating Cov fans

[MarkM]

Now that they play in Northampton, surely it would be unfair of them to advertise in Coventry and try to steal supporters off the city's premier club, Coventry Sphinx?

Should they also be able to keep the name?

Have to get advertising standards to look at that!

[Bernie]

It seems like missionary work at its most positive to me

[London Villan]

It's been such a long time since they played us that it's a bit like the English still hating the Romans...

[eastie]

Bearing in mind how much they still seem to hate us, the majority of them didn't seem to have too much of a problem with it.

I think not playing us for over a decade has decreased their hatred in some ways - now their rivals are Walsall.

[walsall villain]

Poach coventry fans? Not for me, I prefer them dipped in hot cooking fat

[Bernie]

It's been such a long time since they played us that it's a bit like the English still hating the Romans...

..."............and what have Villa ever done for us?...."

[Dave Cooper please]

Hang on, on that Cov forum someone said there are no football clubs in Coventry.

I'm going to watch two on Saturday (Folly Lane v Coventry United) so that is plainly untrue.

[eastie]

Hang on, on that Cov forum someone said there are no football clubs in Coventry.

I'm going to watch two on Saturday (Folly Lane v Coventry United) so that is plainly untrue.

Get yourself down the boro instead dave , they are playing Gateshead 
Coventry utd are this newly formed club backed by some money but I think most see sphinx as the main club in the city .
I remember one year coventry sporting had a good run to the fa cup main rounds too.

[Dave Cooper please]

Get yourself down the boro instead dave , they are playing Gateshead 

I'd rather stick pins in my eyes.

[eastie]

Get yourself down the boro instead dave , they are playing Gateshead 

I'd rather stick pins in my eyes.

Ha ha , I expected  you to respond like that
Enjoy your trip to folly lane mate .

[Dave Cooper please]

I went to Coventry Sporting with Tamworth in the 80's. They played in the athletics stadium on Kirby Corner Road.

[eastie]

I went to Coventry Sporting with Tamworth in the 80's. They played in the athletics stadium on Kirby Corner Road.

That's right , just up the road from me - they beat tamworth 2-0 in an fa cup replay in 77 I believe , the club folded in 1989.

[AVH87]

If their Freshers fair was the same time as the one in Birmingham Villa were selling tickets for Manchester City. We'll have made a few fans for life that day.

It was , university of warwick had a pitch too with offers for students for the man city game - nice work .

Despite this we only just managed 34k, makes it slightly more disappointing.

[Steve R]

It's been such a long time since they played us that it's a bit like the English still hating the Romans...

A question all football supporters could ask. 'What have the Villa ever done for us?"

[Phil from the upper holte]

How can we be accused of trying to poach fans in coventry? Villa have fans in Coventry