Excuses (1 Viewer)

ccfc92 · Apr 15, 2017

Over the years, especially recently, we've have the following excuses touted around:

The manager's lost it, a clown, inept etc.
It's not the manager's squad so can't judge until next window.
Wrong recruitment.
Ryton was run down and needed a lick of paint.
We need to offload before bringing players in.
The manager came in too late.

Now, I personally believe MR is in the strongest position any CCFC manager has been for a while, when we came down from the Championship, MR wasn't appointed until late September time, so again "It's not his squad", then he left etc.

A lot of players are leaving in the summer, MR has a full transfer window to bring in the players he wants/needs (remember the club are backing him fully), he knows the club, he knows the lower leagues, he's bought in a head of recruitment, Ryton's been renovated.

I personally believe, if we don't go straight back up, we will be looking at the club going out of the football league either next season or within a couple of seasons, as we did in L1.

There can be no excuses, no "yeah,but...", no deflecting, no dressing it up, Coventry City need to gain promotion from L2 this coming season.

Skybluemilf · Apr 15, 2017

Every game against us next season will be their cup final particularly at the Ricoh. Will be tough but I reckon we can get in top 6

oucho · Apr 15, 2017

Didn't anyone tell you the real reason for our plight isn't anyone connected to CCFC. It's a rolling conspiracy by Cov council, Wasps, the CT, the Higgs charity, Lord Lucan and Elvis.

Oh yeah and Sky Blue Sam is too fat.

ccfc92 · Apr 15, 2017

Skybluemilf said:
Every game against us next season will be their cup final particularly at the Ricoh. Will be tough but I reckon we can get in top 6

I'm not sure if this "We're a bigger club" is an issue for us as well?

Hadji's_Goatee · Apr 15, 2017

Top 8 budget with a playoff spot down to seventh place, only Cov could cock it up

singers_pore · Apr 15, 2017

You can tell that the over-optimistic posters don't really have much confidence in our future because they always talk about reaching the top 6 or playoffs instead of getting into the automatic promotion places. The reality is that the current squad is lower half L2 in terms of quality and the better players in this squad will probably leave over the Summer. Robins will have done very well if he avoids finishing in the bottom half of L2.

ccfc92 · Apr 16, 2017

singers_pore said:
You can tell that the over-optimistic posters don't really have much confidence in our future because they always talk about reaching the top 6 or playoffs instead of getting into the automatic promotion places. The reality is that the current squad is lower half L2 in terms of quality and the better players in this squad will probably leave over the Summer. Robins will have done very well if he avoids finishing in the bottom half of L2.

Yes, there was a couple of posts yesterday that suggested this.

Sbarcher · Apr 16, 2017

oucho said:
Didn't anyone tell you the real reason for our plight isn't anyone connected to CCFC. It's a rolling conspiracy by Cov council, Wasps, the CT, the Higgs charity, Lord Lucan and Elvis.

Oh yeah and Sky Blue Sam is too fat.

Certainly agree about Sam. He used to be doing forward rolls all the time some years ago. Now just stands about waving, lazy git.

Macca · Apr 16, 2017

Skybluemilf said:
Every game against us next season will be their cup final particularly at the Ricoh. Will be tough but I reckon we can get in top 6

Just don't buy this at all I'm afraid. Think this has been our undoing in the past. A cup final in a windswept less than third full plastic stadium against a club that was average at best nearly 20 years ago. I agree with the original post. No excuses, no 3 year plans just get the hell up by whatever means

I_Saw_Shaw_Score · Apr 16, 2017

Skybluemilf said:
Every game against us next season will be their cup final particularly at the Ricoh. Will be tough but I reckon we can get in top 6

Top 7 for play offs.

Sick Boy · Apr 16, 2017

Don't forget, "not even Fergy could do any better".

Suffolk sky blues · Apr 16, 2017

Blind faith no ground at the end off next season. liquidation.

Deleted member 5849 · Apr 16, 2017

I actually think we'll scrape third... as much because of the manager, than anything else.

(Still have enough about me to prepare to be disappointed, mind!)

Just hope if we have a slightly dodgy start, we don't all panic, and continue to back Robins t get it right as much as he's able to.

Hobo · Apr 16, 2017

ccfc92 said:
Over the years, especially recently, we've have the following excuses touted around:

The manager's lost it, a clown, inept etc.

It's not the manager's squad so can't judge until next window.

Wrong recruitment.

Ryton was run down and needed a lick of paint.

We need to offload before bringing players in.

The manager came in too late.

Now, I personally believe MR is in the strongest position any CCFC manager has been for a while, when we came down from the Championship, MR wasn't appointed until late September time, so again "It's not his squad", then he left etc.

A lot of players are leaving in the summer, MR has a full transfer window to bring in the players he wants/needs (remember the club are backing him fully), he knows the club, he knows the lower leagues, he's bought in a head of recruitment, Ryton's been renovated.

I personally believe, if we don't go straight back up, we will be looking at the club going out of the football league either next season or within a couple of seasons, as we did in L1.

There can be no excuses, no "yeah,but...", no deflecting, no dressing it up, Coventry City need to gain promotion from L2 this coming season.

The problem is no manager, unless the funds are massive, can build a promotion team from one transfer window. Unless of course the core of the squad is already there.

To build from scratch will probably take about three years.

The problem SISU now have is:

From Championship to Premier or League 1 to Championship, the rewards were potentially quite high. However Legue 2 to League 1 is pretty much the same bag.

However I think we will be more concerned about keeping our league status.

shmmeee · Apr 16, 2017

singers_pore said:
The reality is that the current squad is lower half L2 in terms of quality and the better players in this squad will probably leave over the Summer. Robins will have done very well if he avoids finishing in the bottom half of L2.

Utter bollocks.

Deleted member 5849 · Apr 16, 2017

Hobo said:
However I think we will be more concerned about keeping our league status.

Not for a season or two.

When we've got the likes of Barnet, Morcambe, Accrington, (hopefully!) Newport in there, then even a SISU run club has a chance for a spell.

When going down the last two times, the issue was (ironically) we were too loyal to the manager. We've actually got a fresh-ish start this time and, for whatever reason, managing CCFC appears to be Robins' sweet spot, where he can do no wrong. Sure if he hangs about he'll change that(!) but I reckon he's got a season in him first.

skybluesam66 · Apr 16, 2017

top 3 is around 80 points
that will mean
1) none of our 10 game runs without a win which we have every year (and had at least 3 this year)
2) win 50% of our games and draw half of the remainder

If MR is supported, we should be able to do that
if not, the next time we leave L2 will be out of the bottom

I am strangely looking forward to next season

ccfc92 · Apr 16, 2017

Deleted member 5849 said:
Not for a season or two.

When we've got the likes of Barnet, Morcambe, Accrington, (hopefully!) Newport in there, then even a SISU run club has a chance for a spell.

When going down the last two times, the issue was (ironically) we were too loyal to the manager. We've actually got a fresh-ish start this time and, for whatever reason, managing CCFC appears to be Robins' sweet spot, where he can do no wrong. Sure if he hangs about he'll change that(!) but I reckon he's got a season in him first.

We can't consolidate, IMO.

We will end up doing what we did in L1, if we consolidate.

hill83 · Apr 16, 2017

I reckon we'll come 0th or higher.

ccfc92 · Apr 16, 2017

hill83 said:
I reckon we'll come 0th or higher.

Impressive

Johnnythespider · Apr 16, 2017

oucho said:
Didn't anyone tell you the real reason for our plight isn't anyone connected to CCFC. It's a rolling conspiracy by Cov council, Wasps, the CT, the Higgs charity, Lord Lucan and Elvis.

Oh yeah and Sky Blue Sam is too fat.

Sam can't do forward rolls anymore, as his permanently erect trunk acts as a self righting mechanism.

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oucho · Apr 16, 2017

ccfc92 said:
We can't consolidate, IMO.

We will end up doing what we did in L1, if we consolidate.

Agreed. We lost all momentum we could have had and ended up just another bog standard L1 club. We can't afford to do the same in L2.

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