Doug King/Dean Austin spat (4 Viewers)

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Coventry City - The Sky Blues Fancast Live (14/09/2026) - BBC Sounds

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44mins 52 sec

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

I do wonder what was being said. I get there is probably some finger pointing going on at this stage, but it doesn't look very professional playing that out in public. Amateur hour, actually.

 

[Nick]

Just to confirm, they don't actually say anything. Just that they had a "heated" discussion with finger pointing to the pitch.

"If they wanted a private discussion they should have gone somewhere private" - It's a bit weird CWR keep saying this, almost like it's their way of saying they know something Doug was saying. Spit it out or pipe down.

Unless I am missing something, it's exactly the same as what we already knew.

 

[Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue]

It was certainly heated and involved industrial language, directed at Dean Austin, as mentioned on another thread!

 

[TomRad85]

I do wonder what was being said. I get there is probably some finger pointing going on at this stage, but it doesn't look very professional playing that out in public. Amateur hour, actually.

King has every right to be annoyed imo. Whatever anyone says, by the end of the window you have to say the manager was well backed. Time will tell whether he should be pissed off with Austin or Lampard, atm i'd be fuming with Lampard for not at least trying the new players when clearly certain others are not good enough.

 

[Nick]

It was certainly heated and involved industrial language, directed at Dean Austin, as mentioned on another thread!

So if you heard it, what exactly was said?

 

[Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue]

So if you heard it, what exactly was said?

Couldn’t hear all of it from the distance but could hear when King raised his voice “a fucking mess”

 

[gspotgaz]

We were all dismayed on Sunday but these things should be done in private. Not a great look- thank god sky didn’t catch it or Doug would have gone viral and embarrassed us further.

 

[clint van damme]

King has every right to be annoyed imo. Whatever anyone says, by the end of the window you have to say the manager was well backed. Time will tell whether he should be pissed off with Austin or Lampard, atm i'd be fuming with Lampard for not at least trying to new players when clearly certain others are not good enough.

Perhaps hes told King that Austin has landed him with a load of duds?!

 

[clint van damme]

Couldn’t hear all of it from the distance but could hear when King raised his voice “a fucking mess”

Maybe Austin had pebble dashed the board room shithouse?

 

[TomRad85]

Perhaps hes told King that Austin has landed him with a load of duds?!

I think the whole of world football knows Yirenkyi will be better than Grimes if you give him a few games tbf.

 

[clint van damme]

I think the whole of world football knows Yirenkyi will be better than Grimes if you give him a few games tbf.

If we're not seeing more of the new signings afrer the international break then something is amiss

 

[lowblocklounge]

Rumour on the London supporters chat that Austin has gone. Can anyone confirm this from that group?

 

[clint van damme]

Rumour on the London supporters chat that Austin has gone. Can anyone confirm this from that group?

If true, and its a big if, Id say my plucked out of the air theory in post 9 might actually have some truth in it

 

[Nick]

If true, and its a big if, Id say my plucked out of the air theory in post 9 might actually have some truth in it

Nah he shit in somebodies boots.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Rumour on the London supporters chat that Austin has gone. Can anyone confirm this from that group?

@Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue to the thread please. That's @Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue back to the thread please.

 

[clint van damme]

Nah he shit in somebodies boots.

That would explain the 'its a fucking mess' comment

 

[fernandopartridge]

I think the whole of world football knows Yirenkyi will be better than Grimes if you give him a few games tbf.

If one of the most decorated footballers of his generation who played the same position doesn't know, perhaps it isn't true.

Lots of optimism bias about Yirenki at the moment.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Transcript:

King: ‘What was that shit?’

Austin: ‘Oh what was that shit, what was that shit? What was YOUR shit?’

King: *throws beer*

Austin: ‘I was already wet so the joke’s on him’

 

[Shannerz]

I think the whole of world football knows Yirenkyi will be better than Grimes if you give him a few games tbf.

It's very clear that he has every attribute required, but he just needs to learn how to use them properly. That will come with coaching.

 

[Shannerz]

If one of the most decorated footballers of his generation who played the same position doesn't know, perhaps it isn't true.

Or perhaps he thinks he just ready right this minute.

 

[AOM]

Transcript:

King: ‘What was that shit?’

Austin: ‘Oh what was that shit, what was that shit? What was YOUR shit?’

King: *throws beer*

Austin: ‘I was already wet so the joke’s on him’

Dean: You know how important I consider this scouting report to be. I come in today to find that this is the fruit of your labour. Read the first sentence for Frank Lampard. Seriously, read the first sentence for Frank.

Dean: Imagine a cross between Kelly’s Addicts and Mark Robin's House Party. You’ve just imagined Upstairs Downstairs, a new quiz show devised and hosted by Dean Austin.

Doug: Dean, I just don’t understand this

Dean: Well, the players run upstairs and they get a clue

 

[hill83]

Amateur hour, actually.

So you are one of the ones that left early

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Dean: You know how important I consider this scouting report to be. I come in today to find that this is the fruit of your labour. Read the first sentence for Frank Lampard. Seriously, read the first sentence for Frank.

Dean: Imagine a cross between Kelly’s Addicts and Mark Robin's House Party. You’ve just imagined Upstairs Downstairs, a new quiz show devised and hosted by Dean Austin.

Doug: Dean, I just don’t understand this

Dean: Well, the players run upstairs and they get a clue

Doug: You have two computers in here Dean, I don’t know what you use them for.

Austin: *taps head* It’s all up here!

Doug: Yeah but it’s not all up there is it?

Austin: Most of it is.

 

[skybluecam]

Don’t really get what they could be arguing about right now. Not sure you can pin the results on the signings tbh

 

[AOM]

Doug: You have two computers in here Dean, I don’t know what you use them for.

Austin: *taps head* It’s all up here!

Doug: Yeah but it’s not all up there is it?

Austin: Most of it is.

That is literally what our scouting system sounded like when Steven Pressley (I think) took the scouting database away with him when he left the club.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Don’t really get what they could be arguing about right now. Not sure you can pin the results on the signings tbh

King realising that the ‘bedwetters’ were right 4 months too late

 

[Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue]

@Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue to the thread please. That's @Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue back to the thread please.

Austin OUT

 

[AOM]

Couldn’t hear all of it from the distance but could hear when King raised his voice “a fucking mess”

Doug didn't realise the Carling only policy would apply to the corporate seats as well

 

[hill83]

Doug didn't realise the Carling only policy would apply to the corporate seats as well

Hence the previously mentioned pebble dash incident

 

[SkyBlue_Adam]

I mean if you were Doug King and you just spent £120m.. I think the biggest question you would ask is where the hell are they? We had £60m worth of talent on the bench at the weekend. Gboho was bizarrely not even in the squad despite the fact he’d been playing for Toulouse this season.

 

[covcity4life]

Bit harsh to have a go at Austin this soon. No way to be sure our poor form to start season is about player quality

 

[Cov. Kids. Never. Quit]

Just to confirm, they don't actually say anything. Just that they had a "heated" discussion with finger pointing to the pitch.

"If they wanted a private discussion they should have gone somewhere private" - It's a bit weird CWR keep saying this, almost like it's their way of saying they know something Doug was saying. Spit it out or pipe down.

Unless I am missing something, it's exactly the same as what we already knew.

No different to the heated discussions on this forum it's nice that Doug King is showing some passion and cares.

 

[fernandopartridge]

"Dean, can I just ask why you've hired yourself a new secretary when you're having to fire people like JD?

Different people, different jobs."

 

[rob9872]

This all started with Carragher. It's ugly and needs removing from the game.