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I remember the Plough had a heavy metal & rock music disco every Friday & Sunday night. It was run by Silk Disco which was Jim Twyneham who was the announcer at Highfield Road for years. Place was packed every night for these, it must have been a goldmine given the booze they used to sell. A...

Ah yes! Used to love the Motor Hotel. It has to be the weirdest shaped pub ever. Because of the junction it was on, it was like a wedge of cheese. We went there quite often in the late 80s/early 90s because they did fantastic curries for next to nothing, plus decent beer. Another pub...

I used to visit most of the pubs in Coventry as part of my job in the 70s. Those weren't the only dodgy dives back then. Just off the top of my head I can recall some places you wouldn't want to be in on a Friday night. The Winnall and the Glade in Willenhall. The Chequers in Stoke...

It doesn't really matter what you call a Dalmatian. Lots of them are deaf.

That's what has to happen if the clubs can't agree. League 2 have already agreed so the EFL can hardly have a different resolution for different divisions. That would leave them wide open for court actions. They need to grow a pair and go with the majority over all divisions.

I can't really see how the EFL can justify allowing each division to potentially come up with a different solution to the issue. Surely the voting should be on an overall solution to all three divisions. How idiotic will they look if they have used a different formula in our league from L2 and...

I have stopped using the Telegraph website as it has become virtually unusable due to all the other dross on the screen. The stories and articles are appalling. Who do local rags employ now? School leavers with 1 GCSE? I rarely see the print version as I don't live in Coventry. Sometimes a...

Beating Stoke, Luton and Everton was definitely the best of the lot for me. The first two games went to the wire so there was a really great party atmosphere in the sunshine for the Everton game which was a Sunday morning. City were exceptional and Everton less than motivated but what a day...

Not a great footballer for sure, certainly for the Premier League. But, like quite a few centre halves in City's history, he made up for it in commitment and effort. I suspect quite a few opponents didn't fancy him as their close companion for the afternoon! He did a job, as they say.

This team don't seem to worry if they go a goal down. So in the unlikely event that they do concede, I'm not giving up. "Score in a minute....We're gonna score in a minute."

Because all gods are imaginary, insurance companies prefer to use terms such as 'force majeure' which is clearly something which is out of anyone's control. I think there was once a case where an insurance company tried to rely on 'act of god' so the complainant sued god. Predictably enough...

I posted a few weeks ago that I feared Liverpool would be awarded the title to stop them whingeing. Everyone else would get nothing. They could give them the title to shut them up as it doesn't involve any promotion issues but it seems that Liverpool are always some sort of special case. I...

I got 2 wrong. Currently 6th.

Just as an aside, I saw City play at Partick Thistle many years ago. It was a pre-season friendly, around 1980, part of a tour of Scotland when we also played at (I think) Motherwell and Dumbarton. I remember trying to find Firhill Park by following signs in Glasgow for Partick. It turned out...

I saw Hunter play many times against City. Unlike others, I have little regard for his ability and believe he would never have got near the professional game in modern times. People didn't get past him because he was happy to kick their legs from under them rather than get the ball fairly. He...

Ron did a good job at City. We were regular away supporters in the 70s and he always showed lots of respect for the travelling fans and went out of his way to speak to us, even when some of the players couldn't be bothered. He was well respected by the players, probably more so than Gordon...

I'm sure Dave Clements did play in central defence in this game. As has been stated, he was extremely versatile and played pretty much everywhere except goalkeeper during his years at City. He was indeed underrated as his versatility meant he often didn't make any position his own. I was at...

Another mention for Kevin MacDonald, although I think he had broken both legs by the time we signed him. Possibly even slower with a strange shuffling motion like he had splints on his legs.....Ray Gooding.

I believe the season should be concluded now and champions/promotions decided on a points per game ratio. Perhaps no relegations and run with odd numbers for next season and even them up for 2021/22. However - I fear they are just kicking the can down the road and will eventually do what...

It was Tommy Hutchison's debut. Colin Stein made his debut the week before in a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace so it was his home debut. Two great signings, Hutch was our greatest ever player in my view.