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Apparently he was looked at when Busby did retire after coming back when McGuiness was fired. They decided on Frank O Farrell but it was suggested that Cantwell had turned it down, no dea if that was the case, with us going in to Europe.

There is a bit of background to Cantwells appointment. He was Captain of Manchester United up to and including their league Championship win in 67, a few months before he joined us and was keen to go into management. He was part of the West Ham team with John Bond and Malcolm Allison and Frank...

I don’t believe that managers in those days paid much attention to such win percentages and would he have been overly concerned with such a statistic when he was leaving the front line to go to another industry albeit covering football? Surely he had enough goodwill in the bank from promotions...

I will be long gone by then! Never say never...

I hear you. Now go to the Valley on the last game of the season in 2008 and we have stunk the place out and stayed up and Leicester have been relegated to division three. Do you think that any Leicester fan would have thought that in eight years they would win the Premier League in their wildest...

That is correct, he handed over to Noel Cantwell, at the Spurs game at Highfield Road on the pitch.

I do find it strange that you hold Robins to account for our struggles but don’t acknowledge that he has been very successful to date and continues to improve the standing of the club. You, like others, seem to get off on our losing games and even phases of play during games. There is absolutely...

But I know that you will gloat if you are right and skulk away until we hit a bad patch again.

I am not advocating a statue nor am I saying Robins is the best manager, I believe he is the best manager for us. Time will tell if you are correct.

What I make it is we were in a desperate situation as a team and club and now we have moved up two divisions and I for one am glad we have a manager who has the respect and support of the owners and that it is mutual. The alternative doesn’t need spelling out.

Not denying that. I understand that you are not appreciative of the work that Robins has done and as I said to other chap, it’s an opinion that I think is misguided. Our club is built on a house of cards and the main reason it is still standing is our manager. The continual bile aimed in his...

It is an opinion but here’s an alternative to your hate filled view. We were at the lowest ebb when Robins took over, he had a few weeks and a close season to rebuild a losing culture, a club with death written all over it. We may have been the big fish but were not a big team. We endured the...

Are you really a Coventry City fan?

If Max is playing on because he is aware that we are down to the bare bones then full credit to him. He is doing himself no favours. If the club have known about this injury for a long time and have done nothing it is a failing in the duty of care for an employee.

It was a mega achievement to stay in the top flight for 34 years unbroken. In hindsight it was the greatest feat of ours in my opinion.

No Wolves that season I believe

Yes the loss last night wasn’t about Robins, Shipley or Hyam alone. It was about missing chances before Reading got started, it was about calamitous errors from our players and it was about Reading having key individuals who were better than anything we have. Sometimes you have to take it on the...

And I am entitled to ask a question. Off you go...

How do you think we are perceived?

Many can apply for that honour but for me it was John Gayle.