Welcome to Sky Blues Talk!

You're currently viewing the forum as a guest. Join thousands of fellow Coventry City fans today!

Register Log in

Ex Player Watch (1 Viewer)

In a weird combination of ex players, Stuart Beavon and Lee Hughes are now the front 2 for Mickleover Sports. A combined age of 78. That’s also Pablo Mills who’s ex Derby.

 
skyblue93 said:
Amazing anecdote that.
Click to expand...

I’m always a little wary when things like this come out after a player has gone for a lot of money. I remember Ranson saying we could have had Henderson, Carroll and Cork for two million combined. Saying that though there is some truth in this one as the guy who covers Palace youth teams published an article on the Athletic with the 23s manager there who said he was close to being released.
 
SlowerThanPlatt said:
Not an ex player as such but good article with Tommy Widdrington here. Some info about his time here and how he ‘nearly’ got Wan-Bissaka on a free.

How Tommy Widdrington dragged Rovers kicking and screaming into the 21st Century
Click to expand...

What is interesting here is that Widdrington asserts there was no scouting dept at all when Robins arrived the second time and recruited him in to set one up. Crikey.

Secondly he sees the three ex-City players as very important. Was Robins in error at letting any of them go? Maybe Davies, not the other two?

Thirdly their business model is an exact replica of CCFC's; it is a trading one, buy cheap->develop->sell dear. They will certainly get more for JCH now. I suspect almost all League 1 clubs bar maybe Sunderland and Ipswich have this as a goal, so it is actually a fierce contest for talent between us all and potentially quite labour intensive. Bremang came from Sheen near Richmond in London, McCallum from Herne Bay in Kent. (Who the hell goes to Herne Bay to watch football? How did they know?..Ed)
 
Gibbo said:
What is interesting here is that Widdrington asserts there was no scouting dept at all when Robins arrived the second time and recruited him in to set one up. Crikey.

Secondly he sees the three ex-City players as very important. Was Robins in error at letting any of them go? Maybe Davies, not the other two?

Thirdly their business model is an exact replica of CCFC's; it is a trading one, buy cheap->develop->sell dear. They will certainly get more for JCH now. I suspect almost all League 1 clubs bar maybe Sunderland and Ipswich have this as a goal, so it is actually a fierce contest for talent between us all and potentially quite labour intensive. Bremang came from Sheen near Richmond in London, McCallum from Herne Bay in Kent. (Who the hell goes to Herne Bay to watch football? How did they know?..Ed)
Click to expand...

McCallum was at the V9 academy event, which is set up for young players who haven’t been picked up by a pro club yet.

Bremang was at the Conquest Academy - their players trial a lot of the time at pro clubs. One of their players just got signed by Sheffield United. Toby Sibbick at Barnsley was also from there.
 
I had to make a decision and thought, I might never get the opportunity again - a head of recruitment role. Mark had said, 'we're going to get relegated but I need a scouting department and for you to head it up'.
Click to expand...

Made me laugh, love the candor
 
Not normally an advocate of people visiting Sunderlands forum as it tends to create tension between the twqo sets of fans. However, I've just paid it a visit (bored, no other excuse) and this delightful comment about Burge may gain some common agreement between ourselves and our Mackem brethren, if not in words, certainly in sentiment ;)
upload_2019-11-28_20-22-51.webp
 
Can't say I agree he has the heart of a pea. He tries his best and won us many points plus always played well in the big games. His saves in the play-offs, final and checkatrade final helped us win. Along with Gael Bigiramana he was instrumental in our wins. He just was not good enough over a season and that's why we had to replace him. Same with Bigi, but does not mean people should say the heart of a pea. They tried their best, it just was not good enough.
 
Last edited:
pipkin73 said:
Can't say I agree he has the heart of a pea. He tries his best and won us many points plus always played well in the big games. His saves in the play-offs, final and checkatrade final helped us win. Along with Gael Bigiramana he was instrumental in our wins. He just was not good enough over a season and that's why we had to replace him. Same with Bigi, but does not mean people should say the heart of a pea. They tried their best, it just was not good enough.
Click to expand...
Spot on mate
 
robbiekeane said:
Jesus you nearly had me until here...! Stopped reading
Click to expand...

To be fair it was our second best goal of all time in a football league trophy final.
 
  • Like
Reactions: TTG
pipkin73 said:
Can't say I agree he has the heart of a pea. He tries his best and won us many points plus always played well in the big games. His saves in the play-offs, final and checkatrade final helped us win. Along with Gael Bigiramana he was instrumental in our wins. He just was not good enough over a season and that's why we had to replace him. Same with Bigi, but does not mean people should say the heart of a pea. They tried their best, it just was not good enough.
Click to expand...

I did say that the wording they had used was inaccurate. But considering the verbal beating Burge has taken on this forum, I think the sentiment is still in the right area. His failings may all be down to frail confidence but in a keeper, that is probably the most important asset they have, apart from decision making.
 
Currently watching Jon Stead and Kyel Reid. This level doesn’t look beneath either of them.
 
SlowerThanPlatt said:
Conor Chaplin scored his second of the season for Barnsley. Luke Thomas was an 83rd minute substitute. They lost 3-2 to Blackburn and are winless since the opening game of the season - 16 games
Click to expand...

Chaplin scores again against Hull. They won today
 
just settling down to watch Eastleigh v Crewe on BT Sport and they just said Reda Johnson is out injured. Why am I not surprised?
 
Ryan Kent scored in Rangers 5-0 defeat of Hearts.
He's now scored 3 in the last 3 games.
 
Watching Solihull vs Rotherham, is the Gudger that scored for Solihull the same lad we had in our youth system a few years ago???
 
Blind-Faith said:
Watching Solihull vs Rotherham, is the Gudger that scored for Solihull the same lad we had in our youth system a few years ago???
Click to expand...

Don’t know of him ever being at Cov. Might have been 10+ years ago.
 
Blind-Faith said:
Watching Solihull vs Rotherham, is the Gudger that scored for Solihull the same lad we had in our youth system a few years ago???
Click to expand...
He was in Nuneaton’s youth team but wasn’t kept on by them. Always looked a good player. (My son was in the same team).
 
Irish Sky Blue said:
He was in Nuneaton’s youth team but wasn’t kept on by them. Always looked a good player. (My son was in the same team).
Click to expand...

He was at Cov until 18s and got released. Same age group as Wilson and Christie. Looks like he could be in the FL soon, they had a good season last year and third this season.
 
SlowerThanPlatt said:
He was at Cov until 18s and got released. Same age group as Wilson and Christie. Looks like he could be in the FL soon, they had a good season last year and third this season.
Click to expand...
My son was a year younger. He (my son) played for Nuneaton youth team from the age of 16 until he was 18. My son was right back, Alex Gudger was left back. So Alex must have been 17 or 18 the year my son started to play. They got to the final of the Birmingham County Youth Cup in that first season. They beat Stratford Town at Rugby Town’s ground (my son scored his only goal in his two years in that final!). Gudger was the outstanding player that year but wasn’t kept on. I saw him play for Solihull at Tamworth last season. He played at Centre half and had an outstanding game. I can’t see why he couldn’t have made a lower league player.
 
Is bayliss getting any chance at Preston?

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
 
Blind-Faith said:
funnily enough I checked their team tonight , he made the bench but don’t think he got on the pitch
Click to expand...
Surely have to go out on loan to get game time

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
 
SlowerThanPlatt said:
He was at Cov until 18s and got released. Same age group as Wilson and Christie. Looks like he could be in the FL soon, they had a good season last year and third this season.
Click to expand...

Think that was Connor Gudger who's now at Leamington, don't think Alex was ever with us.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

TomRad85
    • Like
Video Tekzinhoo - Jack Rudoni
2
Replies
40
Views
1K
Johnnythespider
Johnnythespider
stupot07
    • Like
Guardian PL preview no 7: Coventry City
Replies
2
Views
922
fingers_crossed
fingers_crossed
prufrock
    • Like
Season review so far: A+ The Club has done absolutely brilliantly
Replies
4
Views
1K
lord_garrincha
lord_garrincha
Chicken Mcgraw
    • Like
    • Love
Evolution of Jack Rudoni
Replies
5
Views
2K
Mucca Mad Boys
Mucca Mad Boys
procdoc
    • Like
    • Love
Mark Robins: The Greatest Manager In My Lifetime
Replies
2
Views
2K
Adge
Adge

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Back
Top Bottom