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He also gave Frith cash too so he wanted success. Could you imagine the cretins in charge now doing that !

Robbins gave Hill £30,000 out of his own pocket and told him go and buy some players. How much is that in today's money ? Unbelievable !

Jimmy didn't exactly get us fans excited in his first season did he, he came in and we just stayed up although he was appointed in the November After Frith was sacked. But he said he had a 5 year plan to get us in the first division,and Robbins gave him his own money to buy players as he had...

As we know managers don't get long enough in their jobs these days. You look at our current one in Russell Slade he's only been here five minutes yet already many want him out. Which got me thinking about our very own messiah Jimmy Hill who created a revolution and put us in the top flight of...

George Hudson. Complete centre forward as he got all sorts of goals,headed goals and with his feet.And was tough and gave centre half's a battle if they wanted one. Should have played at a higher level.

How on earth is Gazza still going ? Great player but how many chances does he want !

After watching that garbage on Saturday it would make even the most die hard supporter seriously consider watching another sport. Footballers ? Are you kidding me most of them wouldn't get in my local pub team !

After the match we were talking about this is it the managers fault that the players were dire ? Yes he picks the team and formations etc,but when his team can't pass a ball properly, shoot straight, and have no ability,is it down to Slade ? That was a really poor match between two poor sides...

As I was at the game never heard Bodak's comments. But it was a horrible game between two poor sides. It looked like a pub match and a bad one at that !

My dad passed away at 76 and I often wish I'd done what you've done. But he preferred watching sport on the telly in his last years,and wouldn't even come to watch the City,and he was a big fan. Fair play to you both though !

I've noticed when I've talked about great sporting occasions to people,rugby is often mentioned. The atmosphere,the banter,and of course the drinking etc. Especially in Ireland !

Changing my thread a little I'd have loved to have been ringside to see Rocky Marciano fight. You'd get your moneys worth !

When my dad was alive he always wanted to go go to Twickenham to see an international match between England and any other team. He never went though and it goes to show don't just talk about it go and do it !

A customer of mine has just been to his first Wasps game and also his first visit to the Ricoh. He liked it that much he's going again. He loved the stadium and atmosphere there but has no intention of going to a football match.He just likes Rugby and said he'd always wanted to go to a top match...

Remember Sundays before all day drinking ? Pubs would only open for a couple of hours in the afternoon,then again at seven o'clock till half ten last orders. You'd order a couple of pints and drink them before you got told to leave at eleven o'clock. You always seemed to be in a rush !

First pint aged 15 in the Jolly Colliers top of Woodway Lane. Still served you in there if you had school uniform on. It was a pint of mild. By the time I reached 18 when you were old enough to drink,I'd been boozing for 3 years !

A fellow window cleaner who cleaned windows in Bell Green for many years retired last year after a stroke. The cafe owner told me his age as I thought he was in his sixties, he was in his 80's ! Ex Para and only a little bloke but tough as old boots.Mega respect.

Is this a picture of Slade at the end of the season ?

Come to think of it you may be right ? I am right though aren't I that there was a stall of some sort selling mags/papers etc ?

Great photos Houch many thanks. None of the paper/magazine stall ? I'm definitely not dreaming as I looked forward to getting a magazine there, and my dad would get a paper. Never mind you can't have every picture on Coventry. Sorry to be a pain but do you recall the chap outside Highfield Road...