cov_george
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Danny Thomas for me
Willie Carr first and foremost, closely followed by Ian Gibson, Ronnie Rees, Ernie Machin, Bobby Gould etc etc. Come to think of it, just about all of that 66/67 team. To do with how old I was at the time, I guess, and that fantastic period.
My mum recently sent me a terribly shot video of me at my nursery in ~1989 where I was singing about Greg Downes and waving my little sky blue flag around but that’s almost definitely my dads influence rather than an early contender for idol.
A few years later but still very much a child I made an absolute twat of myself by asking Peter Ndlovu for his signature in a shoe shop in the precinct only to quickly discover that it was not Peter Ndlovu.
I always played in goal for my school football team and so Oggy was probably my biggest hero. I had the opportunity to work at the club for a few months just before SISU arrived and meeting Oggy in person several times never stopped being almost unbearably exciting.
Oh, and Andy Ducros, obviously.
With all the talk of the inevitable departures of Gus and Vik it got me thinking back to my childhood and my first hero. I remember crying my eyes out, aged 9, when Terry Gibson joined Manchester United in 1986. Felt similar devastation when Speedie, Gallacher and Dublin left in later years. There's always a new hero around the corner. I just hope the next ones have a fraction of the ability of our Swede and Brazilian.
On a similar note my youngest (12) is utterly obsessed with Fanky. She missed out on the chance to walk out with him when she was mascot in January as another child wanted to. She sobbed her heart out at the final whistle on Saturday, as many of the tears were for him as they were for her. This was intensified when she stumbled across the racist abuse online he received from a minority of neanderthals. She's already written him a letter to 'cheer him up' and I haven't been brave enough yet to broach the subject that he'll likely be released this week.
It's been a tough couple of days....
Danny Thomas for me
One of my heroes, David Smith set up a fair portion of those Speedie goals! Other heroes-Terry "Gibbo" Gibson, Dave "Benno" Bennett, Cyrille and of course Speeeeeeeeeedoooo!4 minutes in
I appreciate Eddie Brown will be unknown to 99% of supporters but he was a brilliant centre forward in the 1950's. We sold him to Blues who were then an established top flight team. I was gutted.Eddie Brown... my first hero. Come you Bants ! The old Five !
Are you the oldest living Sky Blues fan?I appreciate Eddie Brown will be unknown to 99% of supporters but he was a brilliant centre forward in the 1950's. We sold him to Blues who were then an established top flight team. I was gutted.
Fair play VOR got to be close must be older than me (unless his dad took him) and there arn't many on here who can say that.Eddie Brown was early 1950's.I started in 1958.I didn't go till I was 12 as my dad didn't do football then .I got him, son and grandchildren interested.Are you the oldest living Sky Blues fan?
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He sure did and he scored a lot of headed goals for such a short guy. I have supported City since 1983 and for me he is my best City player ever.Thanks for that. He scored some great goals didn't he?
Loved that headed-hatrick against Wednesday.He sure did and he scored a lot of headed goals for such a short guy. I have supported City since 1983 and for me he is my best City player ever.
I am 81Are you the oldest living Sky Blues fan?
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Supporter since 1952 aged 10.I am 81
He got two headed hattricks that season, other one against Middlesbrough in the 4-3 lossLoved that headed-hatrick against Wednesday.
That goal at QPR is hardly mentioned and I'm not sure there is footage of it, but I was there and it was brilliant. I think Seaman was in goal. If I remember correctly it was an early kick off on Boxing Day and hence not many City fans there.
When Mortimer left I sent a letter to the Chairman saying we were selling our future.I got one back saying"wait and see the players we bring in will change things" they did for the worse,We broke up one of the best sides we ever had.My first idol was Neil Martin, but I cried when I heard that Dennis Mortimer had gone to Villa.
Supporter since 1952 aged 10.
How do you know Nuddy cried when Gally leftGally was my first. Cried my eyes out when he went to Blackburn. Then Nuddy. First one since relegation is Hamer though.
Yes, I have seen more high and lows over the 71 years of watching CCFC than most. However, I feel more optimistic now since the JH era. PUSBWhat’s your feeling? Will we go up in the next five years?
Willie Carr first and foremost, closely followed by Ian Gibson, Ronnie Rees, Ernie Machin, Bobby Gould etc etc. Come to think of it, just about all of that 66/67 team. To do with how old I was at the time, I guess, and that fantastic period.
1980 was my first Cov game but as a kid a few years earlier, I was the first to wear the Coventry tramlines kit at my primary school. Shows the era that I took to idolising the players at Highfield Road. Never more obvious when I was allowed to enter the bar area of the Stivichall Arms (back when it was a pub with an off-licence shop) and get the autographs of a rowdy bunch of players on a Saturday evening. Coop, Wallace, Ferguson are the ones I remember but it was an amazing buzz for my 8 yr old self getting to meet these names that I'd only ever heard about on the radio and TV. Still got the autograph book somewhere in the attic.
Stivichall Arms - was that at the bottom of Watercall Ave?1980 was my first Cov game but as a kid a few years earlier, I was the first to wear the Coventry tramlines kit at my primary school. Shows the era that I took to idolising the players at Highfield Road. Never more obvious when I was allowed to enter the bar area of the Stivichall Arms (back when it was a pub with an off-licence shop) and get the autographs of a rowdy bunch of players on a Saturday evening. Coop, Wallace, Ferguson are the ones I remember but it was an amazing buzz for my 8 yr old self getting to meet these names that I'd only ever heard about on the radio and TV. Still got the autograph book somewhere in the attic.
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