Bobby Gould is 71 today.
Do we think that means he'll stop putting his name in the hat to manage us again.
Do we think that means he'll stop putting his name in the hat to manage us again.
Even when he offers to do it for free I think it would cost us far too much.
I met Bobby before a Coventry v Wimbledon game a long time ago. I asked him who he wanted to win. His answer was deliberately somewhat ambiguous, however it was fairly obvious to me , he wanted Coventry to win.
Happy birthday Bobby from another Caludon Castle first teamer!!
Happy birthday Bobby from another Caludon Castle first teamer!!
Was that the Northampton season? I'd kind of let himself off a bit for that if so.
tbf to him, his passion for the club always seems obvious to me. I'll also give him a free-ish pass for his second spell as manager, if not the first.
The Friday night FA Cup game, yes may have been the Northampton season. Radio5Live he was part of the commentary team. Maybe he went on to support Arsenal in our later tie.
Have to say, his second spell. After Don Howe had a go, I was convinced we were proper doomed... but he managed to get us scoring goals, playing some attacking football. Then a bit later we got the walloping of Liverpool, and Villa. Fantastic stuff!
Can't let him off the first spell, mind (although again he came up with a team after they all buggered off!), nor the crazy way he quit, but still think that spell immediately after signing Quinn is the most fun I've had supporting CCFC.
And while I'm here, did anyone hear him on Fighting Talk the other week - FA Cup Final day? He was asked for his favourite 'FA Cup Underdog' story. Guess what incident the former Cov player and manager and Wimbledon manager chose.....
go on....
YES, of course, Mike Trebilcock scoring twice for Everton in the 1966 Final
go on....
YES, of course, Mike Trebilcock scoring twice for Everton in the 1966 Final
Very possibly
We've not exactly been spoiled though, have we!
Now see, I genuinely believe that Phil Neal got more consistent performances from that team
Don't necessarily disagree with that either, although it wasn't as entertaining.
And we could have crashed completely after our inept finish under Howe, so Gould stabilised us, arguably (words not often used for him!) and his signing of Babb allowed us, indirectly, to be able to buy Dublin.
Phil Neal did better than a lot gave him credit for, trouble with him almost every time he was interviewed he forever mentioned bloody Liverpool
Phil Neal was a grade A nobjockey. I base that solely on the fact that he never ever referred to us as 'we' but as 'your club'. A manager who doesn't believe he is part of the team is not a manager in my eyes.
Happy birthday Bob . His record as manager stands up pretty well considering the hand he was dealt with first time round having to get together nearly a full squad when Sexton left and a lot of the best players went, kept us in the first division as well playing the right way . Points wise his record is as good as Neal's and done with an attacking outlook .
Mind you, anyone facing life with the surname Trebilcock has to be a bit of an underdog surely?
Signed most of the 87 cup winning team and manger of Wimbledon in 88 , winning the FA CUP .
Not bad for someone ( in your opinion ) is a terrible manager .
He didn't sign most and even if he did it proved how shit he was at motivating them. Also sacked the best top flight manager we ever had.
A mate of mine played under him at Cardiff and hasn't got a bad word to say about him. Great bloke to play for apparently.
Steve Ogrizovic, Trevor Peake , Michael Gynn Brian Kilcline,,Dave Bennet, and Cyril Regis were all signed by him and played in the final Lloyd Mc Grath came through from the youth team .He also signed Stuart Pearce( whatever happened to him). Gouldy I for one salute you for what you have done for our club as player and manager.
Yes, he tightened them up and realised Phil Babb was a centre back and Andy Pearce was shite
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I just can't forgive Neal for Julian feckin Darby! He could have won the champions league for us and I think I'd still dislike him for Darby!
Remrmber seeing Gould and Neal turn out for the reserves Gould looked old and knackered but Neal oozed class, if memory serves me right he played in midfield...shit manager though
He was still Coventry's first choice goalkeeper in the 1997–98 season, when at the age of 40 he was the oldest player to play a Premier League game that season. In order to gain his final playing contract Ogrizovic had to give up smoking as one of the conditions
I never realised Oggy was a smoker!
Phil Neal did well to keep us competitive, before Richardson began his spending spree, with Atkinson bringing in overpriced Championship players (Paul Williams, Shaw, Daish, Salako, Richardson) and we actually got worse. Neal had virtually no money, and must be credited for bringing Dublin to the club (from the Phil Babb money). He did speak about Liverpool too much, but I thought he was a good guy, and a solid manager for us
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Salako was a decent player, agree on the others though.
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I used to love Gould the striker, he was energetic and could take a chance. He lacked pace which prevented him playing at the top clubs after Arsenal but West Brom, Wolves, and West Ham all benefited from his prowess.
He came in as manager after the clearout and somehow managed to put together a team in the close season that were 4th in the run up to Christmas and had hammered Liverpool 4-0. A 5-1 defeat to Leicester at Filbert Street brought us down to earth and we just managed to stay up by the skin of our teeth.
That team had no right to be in the top league and credit to Gould, even if it was a season of two halves.
His next spell was much more adventurous than the Butcher/Howe side and he deserves credit for that too. I sense he was a bit petulant and threw his toys out of the pram if he didn't get his own way so he resigned.
I know he is a Coventry City supporter but I feel he is tarnished unfairly by supporters and his reputation is not a high as it should be IMO but I believe he was one of our better managers over the years. 6/10
He came in as manager after the clearout and somehow managed to put together a team in the close season that were 4th in the run up to Christmas and had hammered Liverpool 4-0. A 5-1 defeat to Leicester at Filbert Street brought us down to earth and we just managed to stay up by the skin of our teeth.
That team had no right to be in the top league and credit to Gould, even if it was a season of two halves.
His next spell was much more adventurous than the Butcher/Howe side and he deserves credit for that too. I sense he was a bit petulant and threw his toys out of the pram if he didn't get his own way so he resigned.
I know he is a Coventry City supporter but I feel he is tarnished unfairly by supporters and his reputation is not a high as it should be IMO but I believe he was one of our better managers over the years. 6/10
