9 Years Ago Today... (19 Viewers)

[Skyblueweeman]

Bottom of L1 and staring relegation to L2 in the face to now top of the Championship and staring promotion to the EPL in the face.

 

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[SkyBluePower]

Blimey yes-
Of the other relegated teams;
2 of them went down to Non League but clawed themselves back to league 2
1 of them no longer exists

"Too Much Fucking Perspective"

 

[Macca1987]

It was really scary and depressing times, had it in my head that although we were shite, then the League 2 tour would be a blast and we would romp the league, didn't quite work out like that though

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

we've come a long long way together

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

It was really scary and depressing times, had it in my head that although we were shite, then the League 2 tour would be a blast and we would romp the league, didn't quite work out like that though

some of us thought that when we got relegated from the premier league

 

[bigfatronssba]

It was really scary and depressing times, had it in my head that although we were shite, then the League 2 tour would be a blast and we would romp the league, didn't quite work out like that though

I was expecting us to finish mid table in league 2, hover there for a few seasons, then collapse out of the league by about 2021.

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

Blimey yes-
Of the other relegated teams;
2 of them went down to Non League but clawed themselves back to league 2
1 of them no longer exists

"Too Much Fucking Perspective"

Yes noticed that but correction on Bury. Going back up football pyramid ( Northern Premier league West) and rejuvanted with very good attendances.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

I was expecting us to finish mid table in league 2, hover there for a few seasons, then collapse out of the league by about 2021.

I thought we would storm the league and really should have done better than we did.

 

[SkyBluePower]

Yes noticed that but correction on Bury. Going back up football pyramid ( Northern Premier league West) and rejuvanted with very good attendances.

It’s a merger with a phoenix club though. They were out of business for 4 seasons. Longer than Wasps

 

[Moff]

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Bottom of L1 and staring relegation to L2 in the face to now top of the Championship and staring promotion to the EPL in the face.

That sent a shiver down my spine.
Its not many managers that I thought were worse than Thorn or Coleman, but Russel Slade managed it.

Sometimes it best to look forward than back...definitely in this case

 

[Evo1883]

Awful season , hired robins too late but i wouldnt change it as the following years were tremendous

 

[alexccfc99]

An absolute car crash of a season from minute one...

Mowbray's pissing around in the summer set the tone

Slade's appointment was an absolute disaster and if we hadn't have bothered with it. or even after a few weeks realised he was in way above his head and got Robins back we may well have stayed up

Venus was probably the most dislikeable man I have ever seen in our dugout

Some of the worst players I have ever seen pull on our shirt (Which that season also happened to be our worst ever shirt!!)

The most toxic I have ever seen CCFC, even more so than when we were at Sixfields in my opinion

At least the Checkatrade provided some light relief, but even with that in consideration I cannot look back on that era with much fondness whatsoever

Thank god for Mark Robins, when the emotion of his sacking has subsided and he has left Stoke, I sincerely hope he is invited back to unveil the Mark Robins Lounge at the stadium we now finally own, he stopped the rot when we had genuinely no hope and built everything we are enjoying today - Forever grateful

 

[Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon]

we've come a long long way together

through the hard times and the good

 

[PaulPUSB]

Sitting in a 32k stadium with only 6k attendance, playing terrible football thinking.. where the fuck do we go from here?, how do we get out of this?

Mark Robins

2 promotions
4 Wembley trips
League trophy Win
L2 Playoff win
FA Cup semi
Championship Playoff final

On the Brink of PL football

What a ride

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[Bad Boy]

Served our time in the lower reaches, our demise was long slow and painful but we're finally knocking on the door of the big boys dining room now.

 

[harvey098]

I thought we would storm the league and really should have done better than we did.

I think you must've underestimated how toxic the whole place was at that time - we were at our lowest ebb and the atmosphere of a club transfers to the pitch in a big way. The squad was wading upstream against the general negativity of the place. Playing in a half empty stadium with angry fans (sometimes literally on the pitch shouting at players) - it was tough times and I think they did amazing to keep going and get us back up first time, however it happened.

 

[PaulPUSB]

I think you must've underestimated how toxic the whole place was at that time - we were at our lowest ebb and the atmosphere of a club transfers to the pitch in a big way. The squad was wading upstream against the general negativity of the place. Playing in a half empty stadium with angry fans (sometimes literally on the pitch shouting at players) - it was tough times and I think they did amazing to keep going and get us back up first time, however it happened.

Michael Doyle, thats who kept it together. I think we ow it to him as much as anyone.

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[Sky_Blue_Daz]

through the hard times and the good

I was waiting for someone to join in

 

[ajsccfc]

Michael Doyle, thats who kept it together. I think we ow it to him as much as anyone.

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Couldn't agree more with this, he was absolutely vital.

 

[lord_garrincha]

The darkest hour is just before the dawn...

 

[Adge]

An absolute car crash of a season from minute one...

Mowbray's pissing around in the summer set the tone

Slade's appointment was an absolute disaster and if we hadn't have bothered with it. or even after a few weeks realised he was in way above his head and got Robins back we may well have stayed up

Venus was probably the most dislikeable man I have ever seen in our dugout

Some of the worst players I have ever seen pull on our shirt (Which that season also happened to be our worst ever shirt!!)

The most toxic I have ever seen CCFC, even more so than when we were at Sixfields in my opinion

At least the Checkatrade provided some light relief, but even with that in consideration I cannot look back on that era with much fondness whatsoever

Thank god for Mark Robins, when the emotion of his sacking has subsided and he has left Stoke, I sincerely hope he is invited back to unveil the Mark Robins Lounge at the stadium we now finally own, he stopped the rot when we had genuinely no hope and built everything we are enjoying today - Forever grateful

Yep that bad they couldn’t even count.

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Yep that bad they couldn’t even count.

The other player was taking the photo

 

[PaulPUSB]

Couldn't agree more with this, he was absolutely vital.

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[Mcbean]

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Great day out - first time at Wembley for me

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

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Great day out - first time at Wembley for

Great day out - first time at Wembley for me

How time flies by so quickly.

 

[AOM]

Great day out - first time at Wembley for me

Was my first as well, and I thought it would be the last for a long time.
Didn't realise we'd have another 3 trips within the next 7 years!

 

[ajsccfc]

I missed that game, booked a weekend in Rome a few months before because it's Cov and everything goes wrong so no chance are we making the playoffs. There on a Colosseum tour getting the goal updates.

 

[bigfatronssba]

I consider that to be the season where the club that Jimmy Hill built, finally died after decades of disease and ill health.

Mark Robins then built a new club from the ashes. One that is now still in its youth and will hopefully last for decades

Its been an incredible journey

 

[Bugsy]

we've come a long long way together

You know what we should start singing that song at games, I would be very much on that

....PUSB







We've come a long, long way together
Through the hard times and the good
I have to celebrate you, City
I have to praise you like I should

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

I consider that to be the season where the club that Jimmy Hill built, finally died after decades of disease and ill health.

Mark Robins then built a new club from the ashes. One that is now still in its youth and will hopefully last for decades

Its been an incredible journey

Took my then young kids to that game and my daughter saying " dad I've never seen you so happy "when we went 2-0 up.

 

[Bad Boy]

I consider that to be the season where the club that Jimmy Hill built, finally died after decades of disease and ill health.

Mark Robins then built a new club from the ashes. One that is now still in its youth and will hopefully last for decades

Its been an incredible journey

What a perfect summary, wonderful bigfatronssba.

I was 8 years old when JH came through the doors and I've witnessed all the highs and lows and highs again when MR came through the doors again.

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

I thought we would storm the league and really should have done better than we did.

And me - Robins achieved the bare minimum that season. We should have been top 3.

that being said - I didn’t have us storming league one 2 seasons later, a penalty kick away from the premier league, a toenail from an FA Cup final and witnessing one of the worlds finest strikers wear a coventry city shirt… all within the next 7 seasons - Robins did alright didn’t he.

And if you’d have told me 9 years ago - Frank Lampard would be 18 games from Coventry City immortality I’d have had you sectioned

 

[Sky Blue Wozza]

And me - Robins achieved the bare minimum that season. We should have been top 3.

that being said - I didn’t have us storming league one 2 seasons later, a penalty kick away from the premier league, a toenail from an FA Cup final and witnessing one of the worlds finest strikers wear a coventry city shirt… all within the next 7 seasons - Robins did alright didn’t he.

And if you’d have told me 9 years ago - Frank Lampard would be 18 games from Coventry City immortality I’d have had you sectioned

Great summary - especially the bit about
Martyn Waghorn

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Great summary - especially the bit about
Martyn Waghorn

I was on about the Sierra Leonie Pele - Amadou Bakayoko. But yeah - can’t forget Waghorn’s contribution

 

[skybluejelly]

On the plus side you could have a whole row to yourself at home games ..and never have a problem getting away tickets