Coventry City manager Steven Pressley has said that he understands why City supporters are not planning to watch the team at Sixfields Stadium.
The decision by SISU, who could not get their own way over the Ricoh Arena, to move Coventry City to Northampton has been condemned by everyone from the Football League to MP's to MEP's to former players, as well as thousands of football supporters up and down the country and from abroad.
However, those in a position to object to the groundsharing at Northampton, decided that fulfilling the fixtures was the most important thing and the move to Sixfields and probably the end of the club was pushed through.
City, who are now understood to be exploring new markets in Northampton for support and are being accused, according to rumours, of not wanting some supporters at their matches, have sold only 400 tickets including season tickets for Sunday's game against Bristol City at Sixfields, a lot less than a charity game at the Ricoh Arena, clear evidence that the boycott will happen.
Speaking about this to the Coventry Telegraph's Alan Poole, Steven Pressley said: "Many of these supporters have followed Coventry City for fifty or sixty years, a lot longer than I have been associated with the club, so I fully understand the frustrations.
"I keep saying that it's anything but ideal - nobody is trying to paint that picture - but we'll prepare as professionally as possible. All i can do is to try to create a team and put on a brand of football that will make the fans proud."