Red Skin Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Gotta say the Coventry support yesterday was fantastic. Loud all day even when going behind. That incessant drum never let up to give us a chance to getting going. Just shows what you can do even in a souless bowl (though the lack of gaps between stand probably keeps the noise in). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Best home support I’ve witnessed all season. And probably for a fair while before that too. Having been up there a few times it was always very poor in the past so it took me by surprise. I think it took our 3k by surprise too. There was plenty of noise from us in the concourse before the game but once out in the bowl our fans were completely drowned out and hardly a single song of ours managed to get across our whole end. Hats off to Cov fans - I thought they were brilliant. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Harry said: Best home support I’ve witnessed all season. And probably for a fair while before that too. Having been up there a few times it was always very poor in the past so it took me by surprise. I think it took our 3k by surprise too. There was plenty of noise from us in the concourse before the game but once out in the bowl our fans were completely drowned out and hardly a single song of ours managed to get across our whole end. Hats off to Cov fans - I thought they were brilliant. Snap they were brilliant- shows just how it can be done to create an atmosphere in a ground hey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 (edited) I’ve always thought their support was good. I remember the FA cup game against them over 10 years ago now and they were great at AG. They have that unique song that they belt out - not sure of the name. Edited November 7, 2021 by Phileas Fogg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire robin Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Rob k said: Snap they were brilliant- shows just how it can be done to create an atmosphere in a ground hey Exactly, It’s harder to create an atmosphere in a bowl like the Ricoh than it is in a enclosed Ashton gate . Fair play to them . i will add though majority of their fans on social media are absolute belters . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, Wiltshire robin said: Exactly, It’s harder to create an atmosphere in a bowl like the Ricoh than it is in a enclosed Ashton gate . Fair play to them . i will add though majority of their fans on social media are absolute belters . The majority of fans on social media are absolute belters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 8 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: I’ve always thought their support was good. I remember the FA cup game against them over 10 years ago now and they were great at AT. They have that unique song that they belt out - not sure of the name. "We've only got 10 men" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Fair play to them to be honest, if any club deserves a bit of success after everything they have been through then it is Coventry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire robin Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, CodeRed said: The majority of fans on social media are absolute belters I’ve not seen anything like it though , every city video is half filled with their fans bragging about how amazing they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi the Robin Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Its a lovely ground, one of the better bowls. Until they complete the last 25% of ours it won’t keep the noise in. Fantastic home support and for some reason our support was a bit disjointed - maybe it’s the results / performances recently 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted November 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 21 minutes ago, Harry said: Best home support I’ve witnessed all season. And probably for a fair while before that too. Having been up there a few times it was always very poor in the past so it took me by surprise. I think it took our 3k by surprise too. There was plenty of noise from us in the concourse before the game but once out in the bowl our fans were completely drowned out and hardly a single song of ours managed to get across our whole end. Hats off to Cov fans - I thought they were brilliant. Maybe some of our younger fans peaked a bit too early!! It was bit phasing when alot of their songs were 'city' themed and were the one we usually sing!! Do we join in or try and sing it after them? We do need some more songs unique to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Robin Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 Yeah I've seen a few people say this. Surprises me as I've always thought of Coventry at the Ricoh as a dreadful place for atmosphere. My recollections are of the ground always looking half empty, which photos appear to show was also the case yesterday. I suppose it demonstrates the effect that a positive feeling around a club can have on the atmosphere! Coventry fans must be loving life right now - contrast that with the feeling around Ashton Gate..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Supersonic Robin said: Yeah I've seen a few people say this. Surprises me as I've always thought of Coventry at the Ricoh as a dreadful place for atmosphere. My recollections are of the ground always looking half empty, which photos appear to show was also the case yesterday. I suppose it demonstrates the effect that a positive feeling around a club can have on the atmosphere! Coventry fans must be loving life right now - contrast that with the feeling around Ashton Gate..... They’ve got that ‘bounce’ feeling and results that we should’ve had our first year back in the Championship under Cotts. Oh what might have been. Fair play to them though as others have said they deserve their current run as much as anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted November 7, 2021 Report Share Posted November 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, Supersonic Robin said: Yeah I've seen a few people say this. Surprises me as I've always thought of Coventry at the Ricoh as a dreadful place for atmosphere. My recollections are of the ground always looking half empty, which photos appear to show was also the case yesterday. I suppose it demonstrates the effect that a positive feeling around a club can have on the atmosphere! Coventry fans must be loving life right now - contrast that with the feeling around Ashton Gate..... Deffo is a feel good factor at that club as like you have rightly said that atmosphere at the Ricoh is traditionally dire. Still looked half empty yesterday though, I can’t ever recall them actually selling out? Im sure they have done since the ground has opened but it does always appear to be no more than 70% full.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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