FT: CARDIFF CITY 3 - 2 COVENTRY CITY. Match thread

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

Desperately disappointing attendance though

Less than 19000 , including 2000 Coventry fans

It was nowhere near 19000 either. 13-14k maybe?

[Carl Dale's Mole]

Still riding high from these back-to-back wins. What a feeling!

It’s all starting to click and I ****ing love it.

[Nobody's Rep]

Of course it was

Around 10000 down on the Swansea game

We should have had at least 21 thousand

Cost of tickets
Cost of living generally
Stinking weather
School night
Shit public transport
Not the jacks
Less away supporters

Am sure there are more reasons as to why the crowd was down

[Nobody's Rep]

I am always harsh with Keepers, A fantastic save was worth a goal that one, but at the same time their second was soft it was close to his right arm at a nice height, even the first, I think Runner might have saved, I think Runner might be in goal on Sunday.

I might be being harsh because I know we have two good keepers, Let's see what happens again on Sunday and how whoever is in does.

Point blank headers are the hardest to save in my view

[North Cardiff Blue]

Point blank headers are the hardest to save in my view

Maybe but I remember Runner saving one like that and got his foot to the right low like their first goal, I think he's better, but time will tell.

[Jordi Culé]

It was their player being left unmarked in the 6 yard box that was the reason for that goal. It was close to Alnwick's hand but almost from point blank range.

McGuinness lost the man who was in front of him. I maybe being too critical but the movement from the Coventry player was decent but nothing more. McGuinness could see him clearly in front of him leading up to the forward moving. Could he have been closer to the Coventry player? Perhaps too harsh?

Our current centre halves defend well when forwards play directly against them. Any movement from opposing strikers tend to expose our centre halves as (for me) they lack awareness and positioning.

[goats]

is that desperately disappointing?

No it isn’t, looking at the weather etc….I’m sure many were running their kids about after school, I was and I didn’t get home until 7.30.

[Jordi Culé]

No it isn’t, looking at the weather etc….I’m sure many were running their kids about after school, I was and I didn’t get home until 7.30.

Phuck me, this 20mph law is holding you up, you need to sign the petition.

Same here, my lad (who is the reason why I'm at the ground again) was football/rugby training which was always going to take priority.

The person suggesting the attendance should be higher usually says needs to take a breath.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Cost of tickets
Cost of living generally
Stinking weather
School night
Shit public transport
Not the jacks
Less away supporters

Am sure there are more reasons as to why the crowd was down

Every club in the country can put forward those excuses

But after a fantastic Derby win our crowd dropped by 10000

A third

It's the way it's always been , South Wales seems to love the big events I am afraid

[splott parker]

Every club in the country can put forward those excuses

But after a fantastic Derby win our crowd dropped by 10000

A third

It's the way it's always been , South Wales seems to love the big events I am afraid

Massive difference in the respective games.

Day out on Saturday - Day in work/school on Tuesday

Lay in on Sunday - Up early on Wednesday

Different mindset to shite weather on Saturday - Shite, it’s pissing down on Tuesday

For non season ticket holders
Expensive day on Saturday - Expensive night on Tuesday (minus beer money perhaps)

For non season ticket holders with a couple of kids
Mega expensive day on Saturday - Waiting for next pay day on Tuesday.

There’s many valid factors for midweek attendances being down, especially a few days after another home game. One plus this season though with the improved performances is that a few who couldn’t run to the cost of last night may bite the bullet and invest in a season ticket, it certainly softens the financial blow after the initial outlay.

[goats]

Every club in the country can put forward those excuses

But after a fantastic Derby win our crowd dropped by 10000

A third

It's the way it's always been , South Wales seems to love the big events I am afraid

What do you reckon we’d get this Saturday if we were home to Sunderland? 24k? I’d say that would be very good

[Michael Morris]

Full match

[North Cardiff Blue]

Massive difference in the respective games.

Day out on Saturday - Day in work/school on Tuesday

Lay in on Sunday - Up early on Wednesday

Different mindset to shite weather on Saturday - Shite, it’s pissing down on Tuesday

For non season ticket holders
Expensive day on Saturday - Expensive night on Tuesday (minus beer money perhaps)

For non season ticket holders with a couple of kids
Mega expensive day on Saturday - Waiting for next pay day on Tuesday.



There’s many valid factors for midweek attendances being down, especially a few days after another home game. One plus this season though with the improved performances is that a few who couldn’t run to the cost of last night may bite the bullet and invest in a season ticket, it certainly softens the financial blow after the initial outlay.

A lot of the youngsters are enjoying going away too, sometimes missing home games to afford it.

The weather yesterday was terrible and probably the main factor.

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

A lot of the youngsters are enjoying going away too, sometimes missing home games to afford it.

The weather yesterday was terrible and probably the main factor.

I've noticed we have picked up significantly more young fans over the last couple of seasons, or maybe they have moved from other areas of the ground to the Canton? Has to be a good thing for the future of the club.

[Mr Soul '68]

yup seen that goal a few times...

yeah mad thing it just happened, my father left when i was 2 years old, no older brothers, so i didnt really have that inspiration as in you gotta support this or that, my grampy way back in the day played for norwich so i could have chose those lol... i was walking to school 1 morn, ccfc was spray painted on the lane wall, im in school and its all handbags with the other lads who do you support this n that, they supported man u, liverpool, arsenal and so on and i said i dunno ccfc... and 1 lad said in a sarky voice uuurrgggg coventry city and i said yeah, id seen them playing on my 14" tv lol and thought why not they were in the old top div 1 back then

Great choice of a team to support! Never run with the pack.

That goal by Ernie Hunt is one of my favourite all time non City goals. I can remember watching it on MOTD on B&W TV. I was in form 1 of Whitchurch Comp and on the Monday me and all my classmates were practising it in the playground with tennis balls.

[life on mars]

Decent side Coventry, good pace , we did well.