If you can t name him I m not sure you re in a position to comment on the managerial skills of Sexton
Dave Sexton built an exciting young team at Coventry to follow up his earlier success at Chelsea and QPR and his spell as Man United manager.
In my view he was very unlucky to be sacked when the then new Chairman Iain Jameson brought in Bobby Gould (for his first spell as manager). It seemed like the players thought so too, as Sealey, Thomas, Dyson, Gillespie, Whitton, Francis and Hateley (I might have forgotten a couple...) all decided to move on.
RIP Dave.
In my view he was very unlucky to be sacked when the then new Chairman Iain Jameson brought in Bobby Gould (for his first spell as manager). It seemed like the players thought so too, as Sealey, Thomas, Dyson, Gillespie, Whitton, Francis and Hateley (I might have forgotten a couple...) all decided to move on.
RIP Dave.
Thompson....Hately....Gillespie....Dyson (Not Hoovers)....Whitton....Ferguson
McGuire??....??.....Sealey....Blythe.....Jacobs............Daly
Hunt ......English.....Thomas .....Sexton....Gooding ....Roberts ......Bodak(Bodaks the name Goals are the game)
McGuire??....??.....Sealey....Blythe.....Jacobs............Daly
Hunt ......English.....Thomas .....Sexton....Gooding ....Roberts ......Bodak(Bodaks the name Goals are the game)
Assume it was Mick McGuire, but I think he'd gone to Norwich well before Dave Sexton arrived.
Anyone seen my site Covonthebox lists all city's televised games 1960-2000 I have over 700 match highlights/Goals of the Sky Blues
RIP Dave Sexton- that team was one of the most exciting and promising in my Sky Blue watching days(so far!!)
Sexton has lived in Kenilworth since 1981 and recently had some new building in the town named after him
Forgive me but aren't we missing the meaning of this thread!
Regardless of our connection, he served England and a number do clubs with distinction.
As a Coventry fan I send my sincere condolences to his family.
A top man.
Always remembered, never forgotten at CCFC.
Hope we pay the appropriate respects.
Mark
Regardless of our connection, he served England and a number do clubs with distinction.
As a Coventry fan I send my sincere condolences to his family.
A top man.
Always remembered, never forgotten at CCFC.
Hope we pay the appropriate respects.
Mark
Tommy English was one of the most frustrating strikers to ever play for CCFC - on his day he had great skill but boy on an off day he couldn't hit a barn door...
A cup game away at Ipswich in the late 70s springs to mind (94 Cov fans in attendance since I was able to count them) - he missed so many chances.
Never heard of it. But have now and will check it out!
Tips hat in general direction!
A doff of my cap too
Tommy English was never blessed with great skill but what he did have was the ability to be in the right place at the right time and hence scored a lot of goals. What price now for such a player?
sad news, great club cv. I remember his tenure up here as the dawning of a new era. No fences, plastic sky blue seats, big T kit, west brom away qf fa cup.
he made his name at Chelsea. Went on to be a very respected coach for England and was known for his 'continental' style of play, way ahead of his time. Later as with all managers he began to lose his midas touch and moved on a bit with one or two short etrm appointments (Coventry was one) but never was able to re-kindle his mark.
His leagacy will be with Chelsea and England.
May he rest in peace and enjoy all the re-runs up in God's country...
His leagacy will be with Chelsea and England.
May he rest in peace and enjoy all the re-runs up in God's country...
Not sure about these short term appointments?
He managed Chelsea (first FA cup win), QPR (highest ever finish), did 4 or 5 years at Man Utd and then came to us for 2 seasons - which is longer than most of our managers in the last 10 years have managed.
Will we ever have a manager of his stature again?
RIP Dave. After GM he was the second manager I really remember from when I first starting going regularly.
