Horace Panter And Coventry (2 Viewers)

bringbackrattles

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• Apr 12, 2019

• #1

In the paper today there was an article on The Specials. Horace Panter was talking about their 40th anniversary and their upcoming tour. He also mentioned that he still lives in Coventry, and called it " the European city of low self - esteem."
He added that is what keeps his feet on the ground. I'm not sure what he means by all that ? But if someone asked you to sum up in a sentence how would you describe Coventry as a city, what would you say ?
I would say : " As a Coventrian I'm proud of my city, yes it has it's faults, but for all its rough edges it's not that bad. "
Any more suggestions ?

 

clint van damme

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• Apr 12, 2019

• #2

City of unrivalled apathy and cynicism

 

bringbackrattles

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• Apr 12, 2019

• #3

clint van damme said:

City of unrivalled apathy and cynicism

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Is that about our football club ?

 

T

theferret

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• Apr 12, 2019

• #4

He's talking about the self-deprecation you often encounter with people from Coventry. A modesty. I like that.

I think it's a great place. Lived away a couple of times but have come back and don't regret it. It's my home, and I'm not even going down the 'warts and all' route, because those warts are present in any industrial (or post-industrial) city so there's no point.

 

clint van damme

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• Apr 12, 2019

• #5

bringbackrattles said:

Is that about our football club ?

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I think it could apply to the sky blues!
I totally agree with ferrets post above though.

 

Johnnythespider

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• Apr 12, 2019

• #6

Coventry, city of peace, reconciliation and the Brexit party.

 

Covkid1968#

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• Apr 13, 2019

• #7

I like the fact that Horace isn’t even from Cov and he always gives Cov a mention.... albeit a bit negative in this case.

 

LastGarrison

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• Apr 13, 2019

• #8

Massive chip on its shoulder....

 

ccfcricoh

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• Apr 24, 2019

• #9

Cov...could be better could be worse, like many cities i guess...

All i know is i wont be moving far

 

richnrg

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• Apr 25, 2019

• #10

Reminds me of a bloke I met at an airport in the USA a few years ago, after I noticed that his son was wearing a City away shirt. We got talking about Coventry. I told him that I moved away about 30 years ago, but still visit family every now and again. I asked him if he still live in Cov, and he replied "No mate, moved away years ago - don't go back much now, but look out for CCFC results on the tele. My brother got married a couple of years ago, and I traveled back for his wedding, but I haven't been there since".
"Where do you live now", I asked.
"Nuneaton", he replied.

 

Mcbean

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• May 4, 2019

• #11

I started a conversation with a English guy with a city top in Greece one morning - he did'nt go to games -but he also could'nt construct a sentence of more than 4 words so i didnt manage to get an answer to the question well why are you wearing a city top - gave up i think he was still on last nights session of Retzina