SavageCovCity
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Just a thought, why has Coventry City attract Scottish players and Managers in the past and present?
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SavageCovCity
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Haha I was thinking back in the day with the mining Industry, I welcome them 
& why is Strachan still held in high esteem within the club?
Didn't SP mention him being his all time hero?
This guy got the club relegated & with his mate Ron, started the club's financial woes!
How he is the national team coach is still beyond me?
How Coleman is welsh coach is also a mystery!
Didn't SP mention him being his all time hero?
This guy got the club relegated & with his mate Ron, started the club's financial woes!
How he is the national team coach is still beyond me?
How Coleman is welsh coach is also a mystery!
Nonleagueherewecome
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Nonleagueherewecome
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I look back fondly to Stachan the player. He was bloody brilliant. Maybe that's what Pressley means?
If that is indeed true then the question has to be asked as to why he did not go on to manage at a higher level?
Grendel
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For the same reason our most influential midfielder of all time David Bowman didn't.
Hobo
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I agree, shit manager though.
I don't know if you ever had the pleasure of watching Tommy Hutchinson torment defenders from our left wing. Deserved a rake of Scotland caps but played at unfashionable CCFC!
Nobody talked more incomprehensible bollocks in post match interviews than Strachan. Oh maybe the winging Daglish in defeat at Liverpool.
Daglish as a player awesome made Strachan look League 1.
northwestskyblue
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Tommy Hutch. Sky blue legend
Nonleagueherewecome
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Too young for Hutch but heard many a tale from my old man about his genius.
Strachan was a different sort of player, but was incredible for Leeds when winning the Player of the Year for their title winning side. His "coming out of retirement to keep us up-and still our best player" stints for us are absolutely legendary and a much more pleasant memory than his managerial spell!
ccfcway
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Don't forget Michael O'Neil for NI as well !
Nonleagueherewecome
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Brighton Sky Blue
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From the years I've lived in Scotland I swear we are more well known here than in England.
sw88
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Same could be said for Eric Black (sticking with the Scottish theme, and he's not been mentioned in some time
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Jack Griffin
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Brian Alderson & Colin Stein were good Scottish players for the club in that era too.
Eric Black was brill but when he took over at Blackburn after Kean got the chop, didn't do much for them.
Maybe his stint at City was a fluke?
Stick with SP, he produces exciting entertaining footy & all done with Cov's own boys!
Legend!
Nothing good lasts at City though.......
Maybe his stint at City was a fluke?
Stick with SP, he produces exciting entertaining footy & all done with Cov's own boys!
Legend!
Nothing good lasts at City though.......
Hobo
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We have had loads of Scottish connections, so have every other football team.
Some great some dire...anyone remember Jim Brogan. Might have been great at Celtic came here on a pension plan. Believe he negotiated about who sold burgers outside the ground!
Fair play to the man if true....but didn't do much on the pitch.
Some great some dire...anyone remember Jim Brogan. Might have been great at Celtic came here on a pension plan. Believe he negotiated about who sold burgers outside the ground!
Fair play to the man if true....but didn't do much on the pitch.
jesus-wept
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We have always had a srong Scottish influence here in my time supporting the Sky Blues the best centre half I seen was Roy Barry, Scottish, then Jim Holton, Scottish, best left back Bobby McDonald, Scottish, best midfielder by a mile Ian Gibson, Scottish, one of our most successful strikers Ian Wallace, Scottish, and the all time great Tommy Hutchison, Scottish. Add to them one of my favourite centre forwards Colin Stein and another all time great David Speedie although he had a thick Yorkshire accent. Most of our best players have been Scots lets hope our best ever manager is Scottish.
jesus-wept
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I think Jim Brogan also owned a string of garages in Glasgow selling top of the range prestige cars
Grendel
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Brogan was dire.
Many were dire. I remember when we signed McNally unthought he'd be great. I was at university in Nottingham and thought great. Must have been his twin - just awful.
Same with Alan brazil just terrible.
Bowman and sandy Robertson? Best forgotten.