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Would you say the same thing about the 18,000 fans who don't show up at the Ricoh?

It could just be that the majority of them aren't effective managers. It doesn't make CCFC a graveyard; the vast majority of managers are ineffective. And it certainly doesn't help that CCFC has a tendency of hiring those on the way down rather than on the way up. The two whose records hold up...

Were protests ever a good idea?

I suspect AT had at least some say in the matter. He wanted a striker, he has to wheel and deal, so the club dealt from a position where there was a surplus (Wood, Cranie, Keogh, Cameron, McPake). Even if AT was 100% responsible for the decision, it doesn't mean that it was a bad one. The...

Rule #1: if Leicester fans hope that CCFC's manager stays in the job, then CCFC has a bad manager.

You could argue that there's a bit of equilibrium though. For example, the club will be cheaper to acquire as a result of relegation yet still retain its potential (stadium, ACL option, population); the Financial Fair Play rules will kick in next year meaning less investment in the squad will be...

Monks is reporting on what Keys heard from Tim Fisher who was on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire. In other words, seriously chewed meat as far as news goes. I respect Keys for his prominent support of CCFC all these years, but he really is coming across as a Walter Mitty in relation to the Hoffman...

Undoubtedly. But we've had 72% of those 46 games and at every marker along the way we have seen consistency. To write off the importance of that data is to be willingly ignorant. Bookies don't determine their odds based on the fire in the eyes or the sound of the chest thump - they base it on...

Remaining upbeat about one's prospects in spite of all evidence pointing to the contrary. Self-help guff. Not true in the least. This is true, but too superficial. Any analysis of Nilsson and Black's results would show extremely capable, successful managers. There's nothing wrong with...

An open mind, actually. I just look at the facts and assess the data and say with great confidence that no, we don't have a 'real' chance of staying up. Yeah, being reasonable can be a bitch. I do. If you think that scouring multiple websites and doing data analysis is easier than sitting...

No we aren't. No. I understand you're keen to throw my little sneer back in my face, but you really shouldn't be saying "grow up" whilst simultaneously taking great pride in a closed mind.

Difficult to tell. The brilliance of coventrycityfan was that he walked that extremely fine line of being a troll and a real person. Either he is a completely bonkers individual walking the streets of Coventry, or the finest troll who ever existed on any message board since time began.

Ian's brilliant. We'll miss him when he's gone, much like 'coventrycityfan' of the old GMK.

Grow up. Stop the lazy labelling and attempts to stifle discussion. What fan would possibly take pleasure in relegation or liquidation? Those that call for change do so in order to try to avoid precisely those eventualities. If you want to pin mantras to your fridge and hum 'em every morning...

Both had excellent records at CCFC, too. Every so often we'll see this list of CCFC managers pop up as an example of why a high turnover of managers doesn't lead to success, but it's completely redundant considering that we sacked at least two high-performing managers who may well have taken us...

Actually we were 9/4 to go down at the beginning of the season.

There's nothing wrong with being negative when you can qualify the comments. And of course it serves a purpose - discussion that leads to greater understanding for all (one would hope). The only place where uncritical, unquestioning support belongs is at the Ricoh for 90 minutes.

Until we turn around our away results then no, we don't have a realistic chance of staying up.

Sadly you get that type of 'supporter' in every sport in every country in the world.

No CCFC website has as many cheerleaders as this site. A 'remarkable, against all the odds' season would be one where we were challenging for the playoffs. We've been in the relegation zone for months. At the matches, for sure. You need to address that message to the morons who mocked Baker...