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So striking how much better other teams are at the dark arts. Another reason why I think Ipswich and Boro will go up and not us, although this has been the case every season.

This could be my rose coloured tinted fan spectacles on, but I can’t think of any Coventry team who have ever nailed game management and dark arts (I’ve been supporting them since 98/99).

Can anybody think of a Cov team who have done it well? Honestly none spring to mind.
 
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jto123 said:
So striking how much better other teams are at the dark arts. Another reason why I think Ipswich and Boro will go up and not us, although this has been the case every season.

This could be my rose coloured tinted fan spectacles on, but I can’t think of any Coventry team who have ever nailed game management and dark arts (I’ve been supporting them since 98/99).

Can anybody think of a Cov team who have done it well? Honestly none spring to mind.
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I remember us kicking the shit out of a very young Sunderland side a couple of seasons ago.
 
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We were pretty dirty at Norwich (who incidentally have been the emperors of shithousery for 15 years). Not that it did us much good though.
 
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From what I've read we managed games well when we were promoted in the 60's. With George Curtis as captain I guess that's not surprising. That was a long time ago though!
 
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I think we’ve had the odd player who puts it about a bit, albeit some of them didn’t always do it on the sly.
More recently the likes of Fadz, Kitching and even Callum Doyle. Bidwell doesn’t shy away from anything but he’s quite an honest player in my view.
but not enough of it I don’t think.
seems to me our players are too nice and when they try to do anything dirty we get penalised. Which I suppose is how it should be.

I certainly wouldn’t want anyone to view us like sheff Utd.
By the way a blues supporting mate that I know says we do actually do all the stuff other teams do in terms of time wasting etc - I don’t agree but interesting to hear it.
 
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AJB1983 said:
I think we’ve had the odd player who puts it about a bit, albeit some of them didn’t always do it on the sly.
More recently the likes of Fadz, Kitching and even Callum Doyle. Bidwell doesn’t shy away from anything but he’s quite an honest player in my view.
but not enough of it I don’t think.
seems to me our players are too nice and when they try to do anything dirty we get penalised. Which I suppose is how it should be.

I certainly wouldn’t want anyone to view us like sheff Utd.
By the way a blues supporting mate that I know says we do actually do all the stuff other teams do in terms of time wasting etc - I don’t agree but interesting to hear it.
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How the fuck would he know?
The only time we waste against them at CBS this and most other seasons is when we repeatedly kick the ball into their net.
 
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AJB1983 said:
I think we’ve had the odd player who puts it about a bit, albeit some of them didn’t always do it on the sly.
More recently the likes of Fadz, Kitching and even Callum Doyle. Bidwell doesn’t shy away from anything but he’s quite an honest player in my view.
but not enough of it I don’t think.
seems to me our players are too nice and when they try to do anything dirty we get penalised. Which I suppose is how it should be.

I certainly wouldn’t want anyone to view us like sheff Utd.
By the way a blues supporting mate that I know says we do actually do all the stuff other teams do in terms of time wasting etc - I don’t agree but interesting to hear it.
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I don’t think we’ve ever had a manager who really pushes that philosophy amongst the players. Maybe Andy Boothroyd? That was just crap football rather than dark arts 😂
 
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I think Lampard probably encourages it. Seen plenty on opposition forums saw how dirty we are ( esp Kitch/Thomas) but we have a habit of getting caught so not really in our DNA
 
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Rob Page? McIndoe for ripping off his team mates and pissing off?
 
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Torquay Sky Blue said:
Remember Donall Murphy kneeing Kenny Burns in the nuts then turning round and heading for the tunnel before the ref had sent him off.
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Didnt Dublin do that at HR?.. as in walk straight off before the red was produced

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Individual player. Stuart Pearce, thighs like tree trunks. First time the winger came against him, winger flying into the stands.. Those days, first one free, no yellow card. The wingers never dared again.
 
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PaulPUSB said:
Didnt Dublin do that at HR?.. as in walk straight off before the red was produced

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I do recollect a similar Dublin incident. The Murphy/ Burns one was back in the 70s. A very hard fought local derby against Blues.
 
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