Coventry City supporter Darren Lee who is one of the supporters behind the campaign to keep Block 14 at the Ricoh Arena open next season, said on the Facebook page for the campaign: "Having just read the comments on the forum of GMK, perhaps I am wrong, they apparently feel that Block 14 consists of nothing more than "knuckle dragging yobs" & want us all to go away & not return. "Maybe I was wrong in thinking the supporters of CCFC actually backed this campaign, as apparently in their eyes, we are nothing but scum!!"
It is a point well made and highlights perfectly the perception some people have of their fellow supporters.
Since we moved to the Ricoh Arena in August 2005, the area under the scoreboard was christened the 'Naughty Boys Corner' and anyone who goes in that area has been seen by some as having motives other than cheering on the Sky Blues.
Whilst there are those who go over the top when it comes to dishing out the banter as the Chelsea game proved, not everyone should be tarred with that brush.
In fact, it takes a bit of guts to go into that part of the ground. You can expect your personal liberties to go out of the window as you watch the game under the gaze of security cameras, police and stewards and many of you, who have been in this area will have been photographed by the police, regardless of whether you have ever been in trouble or not.
Other fans at other sports just would not accept the treatment those of us who have watched City home and away over the years have endured.
Unfortunately, despite the cctv in the arena being good enough to catch someone picking their nose, the club are penalising the innocent majority by closing Block 14 down.
I'm all in favour of being able to sit where you want to in a football stadium providing you are a home supporter but I can understand why this decision has been taken.
It is incidents like the bottle throwing against Chelsea and the coin throwing against Preston, which means that the area has been heavily stewarded and policed. By not having this area open unless a gate of 20,000 plus is expected, then the club, which over the years has struggled to recruit and retain stewards, can save a good bit of money.
It also will save on the policing and stewarding outside the arena, if the home supporters are that bit further away from the visiting fans.
Of course, being that bit further away from the away fans inside the stadium will dampen the atmosphere which was excellent for the Blackburn and Wolves games.
Having been to 89 out of the 92 grounds currently in the Premier and Football League, I know the atmosphere are grounds is best where the home support is close to the away fans but when it comes to costs that will always be the most important criteria for a club regardless of what any supporters think.
Darren Lee has a meeting with Nathan Kosky to discuss this matter but I doubt whether we will see any change to the current plans.
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