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Being at uni, the example of our club saddens just about every fellow lower league fans and it's clear to even people who have nothing to do with Cov see that the fans just aren't going to come back until the owners go. If we do well, attendances will go up, I can see attendances hitting 10-15k...

It should be interesting, we did seem to struggle with Blackburn's shape of 5-3-2, as their wingbacks always had space. That was, however, a second string side against a team with a lot of quality. This is the kind of game we've got to be winning if we want promotion this year, it's at home...

Really hope Mansfield do shit this season now...

Well, at the time, I was disappointed. In hindsight, Clarke wanted to go to his hometown team, who were definitely going to get promoted, and we got £1m for a 29yr old... I think it was a deal that worked for us and Leon Clarke. Transfers aren't a zero-sum game, you don't get £1m to spend...

We weren't successful per se. We did well considering the points deduction. But, was we so successful it was worth turning down £1m for Leon Clarke? No, because like you say, we had an 'outside chance' of the playoffs. As a fan I was sorely disappointed losing him, but £1m for an ageing League 1...

An unknown quantity implies 'we don't really know what this team is capable of'. The players we have signed have very well known quantities as a significant amount of our squad is proven at L2 - about 5 starters have been promoted - and L1 level. Before, we have at times relied on unknown...

Both examples you've given are to the contrary of my point. I said there's not really precedent of us selling a key player in the middle of successful season. Maybe Sisu were inspired by the American concept of 'tanking' a season...

In League 1, we had McGoldrick, Clarke, Wilson, Armstrong and Murphy as goal scorers - clearly we did replace them. It's one thing to sell when you're midtable and unlikely to be successful, and it's another thing to start selling players when you're in contention for success. The only player...

We were never going to pump £4m back into transfers in the same way MK Dons didn't splash £5m after selling Dele Alli. However, I agree Pressley got an awful hand and the transfer money didn't appear to be put back in, even if it was in the form of wages.

To a degree, but the bookies are also not stupid, they roughly know what teams are going to be thereabouts for relegation and promotion. The bookies having us as 3rd favourites wasn't really the crux of my point though...

Top 6 was always a long shot with the deduction? Clarke wanted to go to his childhood team and Wolves were willing to pay over-the-odds for an aging striker. As for Wilson, £3m was a good price and I'd have sold for that much... I'm sure many of us would have. I'll happily give you the...

Can't remember a time we haven't done it as my time as a Coventry City supporter.

When have we actually ever done that? We didn't even get rid of Callum Wilson the season he and Clarke were juggernauts. Getting £1m for Clarke, who was 29/30? Good business.

Realistically, only Stevenson, Willis and Haynes, maybe Camwell, are saleable assets. We sell all of them, the worst case scenario is that we've got rid of a 1st choice CB, but as for the rest - fringe players as of now. Atm, we're holding out for 500k for Willis, and neither Bradford or...

The bookies have placed us as 3rd favourites for a reason. Our manager has stated the aim is promotion. Most of our signings have been promoted from L2, we've seemingly got recruitment right this season and have so many options at the moment. So I wouldn't say we're an 'unknown quantity', the...

I don't see how sisu would make Robins walk? They are (somehow) yet to make any of our managers resign? In recent history at least...

I think the fans will flock back to a successful team. Hopefully we average about 12k if we get a run going.

I personally think it's because he isn't the archetypal pacey, direct winger a lot of fans like. Even if there's no end product...

It's L2 football, there's not many good individual players. We've had many teams with great individuals, this group of players appear to be a good, cohesive team. Teams get promoted on good defences generally, and if you don't concede, you can't lose. I've said elsewhere, the promoted teams top...

Agreed, everyone is entitled to an opinion. But, I think informed opinions improve podcasts and some of those opinions, if you do a little research or rewatch highlights you'll build a more informed opinion. To say Jodi Jones was, more or less, the only factor in the Notts County result either...