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  1. Shannerz

    Match Thread Coventry City - Burnley FC Match Thread - Saturday 5th Apr

    That was ok. They're a good side; got lucky with the goal, but really should have had another. Ref's dreadful, and he's lucky that the game's being played in a decent spirit. A more fractious pair of teams and he'd have lost it completely.
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    Childhood (non) heroes that don't make sense

    I disliked Roy Wegerle. He was underwhelming, but it was probably more that we got him and Blackburn got Kevin Gallacher. I did not consider this acceptable. Noel Whelan pissed me off because he was such a waster.
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    Overrated players

    He was exceptional for Southampton, but they played everything through him. They also compensated for the fact that he wasn't going to offer the defensive side by making sure that they had players who would cover for it. Le Tissier is one of the best, and most exciting, players I have seen play...
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    Blog CCFC Analysis - Collins vs Wilson

    It's mainly the third goal here that's the reason I no longer have the slightest confidence in Collins. Yes, the initial mistake is Thomas', but Collins bottles this. It looks for all the world like he's afraid to challenge and get hurt. Maybe this is unfair,but that's what it looks like. First...
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    Matchday Rewind Coventry City 2 - 1 Chelsea | Sat, 15 Aug, 1998

    I definitely remember him scoring the winner in a dull game against Sheffield Wednesday.
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    Matchday Rewind Coventry City 2 - 1 Chelsea | Sat, 15 Aug, 1998

    Beautiful to see that absolute maggot le Boeuf tangled in the back of the net. Should have added him to the Hate thread. Some terrible editing in that video, but I remember seeing that save of Hedman's at the c5.50 mark from behind the goal, and being stunned by it.
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    Overrated players

    Yes. He was worse. Novelty signings to boost exposure, I don't think it was footballing reasons.
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    Blog CCFC Analysis - Collins vs Wilson

    This also worries me. Even comparatively straightforward saves seem to go back into the danger area a disproportionate amount. Even when he was performing well last year, I never felt comfortable with him, and thought he got lucky he wasn't punished more for this. I understand there may be a...
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    Overrated players

    I got my hand to one that Noel Whelan spanked into the crowd once. It stung for about 20 minutes afterwards. I remember once there was a guy in the West Terrace leaning on a barrier reading his programme whist the players were warming up; Gary McAllister thrashed one towards goal, which missed...
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    Overrated players

    Cobi Jones was mentioned on another thread. Was he rated by anyone? He could run very fast in a straight line, I'll give him that.
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    Overrated players

    Fat Ron was as bad a manager as we had in the top division. Utter dross.
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    Who was you childhood hero?

    Speedie. Kevin Gallacher.
  13. Shannerz

    Baller League

    The photo in that article. There's a cameraman on the pitch. Wft? That looks and sounds awful, but indoor football can be genuinely exciting. Futsal's pretty popular in many parts of the world isn't it, I think. I remember the Soccer Six in the late 80s; that was fun (I was there when David...
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    Luke Bell

    Playing ice hockey, I think.
  15. Shannerz

    Initial prognosis

    Wilson saved one in the League. (I think) since we came up, the only one that's not gone in during the game itself. Until the Cup semi last season, in shoot outs, too. A disproportionate amount of penalties go in against us. Not blaming the keepers (any of them), but nobody's clattered one off...
  16. Shannerz

    Match Thread Sheffield United - Coventry City Match Thread - Friday 28th Mar

    Not a mercenary, but the most driven. Which is part of the reason why his career will reach heights that Hamer's won't. I love Vik, probably more than Hamer. It was always obvious that he'd move on (possibly even if we'd have gone up), but it was also clear playing for us meant a lot to him...
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    FA Cup 2024/25

    I tell you, I'd absolutely love to see some disgruntled supporter toss a whole Victoria sponge onto the pitch in disgust.
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    FA Cup 2024/25

    Tbf, this is (genuinely) a Fulham fan. I don't think they're the fiercest of support bases.
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    Jake Bidwell

    A startling image.
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    Match Thread Sheffield United - Coventry City Match Thread - Friday 28th Mar

    None of our shots were dangerous other than the one that went in, though, and they dealt very easily with the crosses we put into the box. Their percentage of forward passes to total passes is also significantly higher than ours (40% to 32%); the stats look like that because they let us play in...
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