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CovFan · May 16, 2011

Thought this thread could be an interesting idea. Basically giving out rare facts about Coventry City that other people may not have heard of.

Did you know that in 2003 we were very close to signing Fabrizio Ravanelli?

McAllister was so impressed by the potency of his front men Suffo, Adebola and sub Morrell that he has decided there is no room in his squad for Fabrizio Ravanelli.

"The deal fell through last night after a lot of negotiations, and we will be walking away from that one," said McAllister.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20030914/ai_n12876034/

Regis87 · May 16, 2011

Well done on that one Gary Mac , good luck at Villa !

skybluesteve76 · May 16, 2011

Not a bad side we had there!

ajsccfc · May 16, 2011

Close escape there, that was the Ravanelli fresh off doing nothing for Derby, just before doing nothing for Dundee. He'd have fit right in!

kg82 · May 16, 2011

In 1996 or 97 we were offered Ruud Van Nistelrooy for a couple of million!

SkyBlueMania · May 16, 2011

Coventry Rejected Kevin Keegan as a 16 year old as he was seen to be too small to make it. How many times do you hear about the 'too small' excuse. Will that ever happen again after Messi?!

Sky_Blue_Daz · May 16, 2011

Aron Gunnarsson can throw a ball further then Kevin Kyle could trap one

kg82 · May 16, 2011

Sky_Blue_Daz said:
Aron Gunnarsson can throw a ball further then Kevin Kyle could trap one

Shouldn't that be the other way round - Kevin Kyle trapping a ball went further than one of Gunnars throws, or something like that?!

ajsccfc · May 16, 2011

SkyBlueMania said:
Coventry Rejected Kevin Keegan as a 16 year old as he was seen to be too small to make it. How many times do you hear about the 'too small' excuse. Will that ever happen again after Messi?!

Made all the more ridiculous when we went on to play such giants as Strachan, Wise, Tabb and Ducros.

ccfcway · May 16, 2011

we are the only club who hasnt finished in the top 6 of any league since the stone age

ccfcway · May 16, 2011

an annogram of aidy boothroyd is "airy hoof boy"

ccfcway · May 16, 2011

only Ben Turner and Marcus Hall have renewed contracts with CCFC since SISU bought us.

ccfcway · May 16, 2011

With the money that Phil Masinga earnt from his Leeds days, he bought the KFC on the Walsgrave Rd

skybluejelly · May 16, 2011

not something i do know but something i would like too...who were the last brothers to play for coventry

ccfcway · May 16, 2011

The gallachers played at the ricoh

kg82 · May 16, 2011

skybluejelly said:
not something i do know but something i would like too...who were the last brothers to play for coventry

The McPhee's?

skybluejelly · May 16, 2011

kg82 said:
The McPhee's?

many thanks are there any who played for the senior team,the only reason i ask is because of ameobi and lua luas brothers playing for newcastle at the weekend

Sky_Blue_Daz · May 17, 2011

Strachans 2 lads

CovKingChris · May 17, 2011

We rejected Joleon Lescott when he was 17 as the manager thought he wasn't good enough.

rob9872 · May 17, 2011

The Grandisons?

rob9872 · May 17, 2011

We turned down Kevin Keegan from Scunthorpe because they decided that he was too small and wouldn't make it!

rob9872 · May 17, 2011

Oh and David Smith and Dougie McGuire used to live with my nan when they were at Coventry. Steve Livinston used to pop round for his tea sometimes

mattylad · May 17, 2011

We decided against following up on a deal for Thierry Henry when he was with Monaco, a year later he joined Juventus

mattylad · May 17, 2011

Paul Cook could drink his own weight in lager and often did after a game in Lloyds bar, Noel Whelan was a chain smoker, Dave Speedie was a top notch pool player, Lee Hughes was a fatty arbuckles regular, Lloyd McGrath owns Hawkesmill sports club and I spend too much time in pubs :-?

Snozzer · May 17, 2011

Strachan had the chance to sign Van Nijstelrooy for £250k before he started banging them in in Holland.....

rob9872 · May 18, 2011

mattylad said:
Paul Cook could drink his own weight in lager and often did after a game in Lloyds bar, Noel Whelan was a chain smoker, Dave Speedie was a top notch pool player, Lee Hughes was a fatty arbuckles regular, Lloyd McGrath owns Hawkesmill sports club and I spend too much time in pubs :-?

Paul Cook and Mick Quinn (who was on penalties at the time) went into the bookies on the Binley Road (before it was Ladbrokes) and put £200 on each on Cook to score the first goal at 12/1. Quinn gets fouled in the box and hands the ball to Cook. Both go together to collect with big grins on their faces

Covstu · May 18, 2011

We used to be in the premier league once......

ajsccfc · May 18, 2011

That Thierry Henry one can't be true surely, he'd already won a World Cup by then.

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