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Brighton fan in peace with a massive soft spot for Cov. I wouldn't worry too much about the atmosphere. It was the same with us a few weeks ago at Wembley against United. Wembley is renowned for being a really hard place to get songs going. Usually only 1 or 2 songs from a club's repertoire end...

Evening all, I've frequented SkyBluesTalk periodically over the years. Lifelong Brighton fan but lived in Cov for 8 years whilst at Warwick Uni. Huge soft spot for the Sky Blues. Just wanted to say that I hope that you all have a wonderful day at Wembley tomorrow and above all, that you get...

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Excellent ideas. The great thing with Old English names is that they're usually two words joined together, so you can mix and match. Here's a list from an Old English textbook, with definitions alongside. I've Anglicised the spellings. Take one from the 1st table and one from the 2nd. 1st...

Hi all, For those of your who like your history, my latest talk was about Emma of Normandy, who lived during the same time as Godiva. There aren't too many links between Emma and Coventry, but 2/3 of the way through the talk I mention a link I found between Leofric (her husband) and Lady...

Many thanks for such kind comments about the talk. I'm delighted you enjoyed it and I hope your daughter does too! Absolutely, you're right about the revival of Old English names during that period. I recently read a book about King/St. Edmund of East Anglia, who was slain by the Danes of the...

Excellent stuff! I need to purchase one. I’m hoping to get to a City game by the end of the season, so would bring it with me. I’m delighted people are enjoying the talk. Thanks everybody for your kind comments!

Thank you very much for watching and for your kind comments! Yes, I too had originally pronounced it Lee-off-rick until I watched the 1955 Lady Godiva film with Maureen O'Hara. I then verified with a friend and colleague who studies Old English and apparently the "Leof" would be pronounced...

Morning all, I recently gave a talk on the life of Lady Godiva, looking at the time period in which she lived, what the sources say about her life and her legacy. There’s also a mention of how she relates to the Sky Blues in there too. This was also an advertised City of Culture event. It’s now...

Brighton / Coventry It’s not much but it’s something!

Afternoon all, Just wanted to say how delighted I am seeing how successful your season has been so far. I’m a lifelong Brighton fan but lived in Cov for almost 10 years so I have a huge soft spot for the Sky Blues and one of the first results I look out for after Brighton. Wonderful to see you...

Yep, he's got one year left on his contract as he signed for 3 years back in August 2018. Albion haven't actually played a pre-season game yet to my knowledge - our first is against Chelsea this weekend. Therefore I'm not sure if many fans have seen him in action. For that reason Brighton fans...

Haha with my huge soft spot for the Sky Blues, I hope it goes without saying that I'll only ever come on here in peace!

Hi all, as a Brighton fan I thought I may be able to shed a tiny bit of light on Ostigard: We only got him a couple of years ago and like many have said, he's still very young at 20. He made almost 30 appearances for St Pauli last season whilst on loan. We've had a very good track record with...

As a Brighton fan I echo this. We don't have any pubs at the Amex, so many fans arrive at the stadium bar at 1pm and stay until 6.30pm. Eases congestion hugely and like you said, spins a pretty penny for the club. In fact, my dad and I tempered how often we went to the Amex a few seasons back...