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I get what you are saying, but you misread me – I don’t pretend it’s not a franchise. I think it’s a franchise that has brought big sport to Coventry, and I’m not prepared to get on a high horse and tell people they are wrong to enjoy it, or say that the city should have turned down the...

I remember that game, even though I was a kid. In my mind’s eye, I can see Georgie Best dribbling and being tackled by Chris Cattlin probably 5 yards from where I was standing. At Highfield Road in those days we saw some of football’s greatest ever stars at close quarters – how lucky can you...

The same false argument is trotted out multiple times every day. You know – anyone who opposed Sixfields is a total hypocrite if they don’t take a moral stand against Wasps. Or if you can live with the Wasps move you’re “by definition” in favour of franchises and you’d have to support CCFC...

People have been posting for months about the evils of Wasps moving, and I assumed it was out of respect for the traditional Wasps fans, and sorrow for how they had been mistreated. But I was obviously wrong, because on this thread the same people are mercilessly taking the piss out of them and...

He was very good in some games in the Championship, and I remember he came on in the FA Cup match at Spurs, and looked like the only player in our squad who could hold his own against Premier League opposition. It's so disappointing that he seems to have gone backwards since then, and I find it...

I agree with most on here that this is a big blow. Regardless of who provides the actual assists and goals, Maddison has the confidence on the ball to give us good possession in the opponents’ half, and in his absence at Walsall we didn’t have enough of that. I’m hoping this gives Fleck, who...

I was proud of the whole team tonight, and it seems like many a long year since I could say that. I’d actually forgotten what entertainment even felt like. If I had to give special praise, it would be for Fleck (he’s always had the skill, so why couldn’t he attain this level of fitness...

The 77-78 season was brilliant entertainment, basically playing 3-3-4 and abandoning any pretence of defending. We missed out on Europe by a whisker, and if I’m not mistaken we scored 75 and conceded 76! Some of the wins were indeed among the best performances in the club’s history. On the...

Can’t agree with that – our 87 team was without doubt among the best in the country at the time. We played superbly well in the league that season, and won the FA Cup purely on merit. It was fully deserved and no fluke.

A match report in the Pink once said something like … “and moments later City were unlucky not to draw level when Cross hooked a shit just over”.

Nick - the site is normally pretty fast and reliable, but occasionally it will seem to pause for about 45 seconds. When that happens I always imagine you stopping your pedalling, wiping your brow, taking a few swigs from a tin of cold lager and then typing in a few quick rhetorical questions on...

As I understand it, the site being suggested is not the airport (or even the Gateway site), but just across the river from there in Rugby Borough’s territory. Administrative boundaries don’t matter much to me, and that is still pretty much Coventry. But one of the biggest problems people have...

Very sad to hear that. I seem to remember Ernie being part of an all-Scottish forward line (in the days when Nos. 7 to 11 were classed as the forwards). Hannigan, Baker, Martin, O’Rourke and Carr? Whether that’s true or not, he was certainly part of a Sky Blues team that did the city proud...

As I understand it we’re not talking about profits here, merely revenues. Wasps have gained control of the stadium business through the remarkable strategy of making an acceptable bid for it. CCFC get match-day revenues by virtue of paying an annual rental fee to Wasps, and presumably the...

Credit where it’s due to the owners of the club. 3 good moves recently – replacing Pressley (and just in time!); some excellent season ticket deals; and appointing Tony Mowbray on a permanent basis. No guarantee of a good season, but at least they are going about things the right way.

If I have to plump for one I’d say Dennis Mortimer, but I could mention Ronnie Rees, Bill Glazier, Ernie Hunt, Neil Martin, Gary Gillespie, Danny Thomas, Trevor Peake and Robbie Keane. Since we dropped out of the top flight, I’m sad to say that it’s impossible to think of anyone who has...

I don’t agree with all of the OP. but some fair points are made and it seems like an honest contribution to me. Really can’t see a need for some of the abusive responses.

All fair comments Chief – I wasn’t trying to box you into a corner or anything, just pointing out that maybe things are sometimes a bit more complex than you previously made out. I’ve already posted my genuine thoughts on Wasps (ad nauseam!), and clearly we won’t see eye-to-eye on that so I...

I had the impression from your previous posts that relocating sports teams was an absolutely black and white moral issue, and that anyone who didn’t see it that way was either hypocritical or plain stupid. Having just read this, I take it you now think it partly depends on the particular...

Haven’t read the thread, too little time. Rugby Borough’s area extends right to the fringes of the city, and that’s where I’d expect any proposed site to be. From my (admittedly partial) knowledge of the planning process, the important thing is whether a proposed development makes sense in...