Light Relief: Worst ever Coventry 11 ... from the last 25 years. (1 Viewer)

Grendel · Jan 8, 2014

Qwerty70 said:
In terms of transfer fees and wages ; Tim Sherwood, Keith O Neill, Bellamy.

Got our money back on Bellamy. I suspect we never really did with Garry Collier.

Qwerty70 · Jan 8, 2014

Fair Point but I think we did get on our money back on Gary Collier. Didnt we lose out on David Jones ?

Moff · Jan 8, 2014

Grendel said:
Abromovic
Hormanchuck
Spring
Allardyce
Collier
Jacobs
Grimes
Barnes
Withey
Gayle
Langley

Not stuck to 25 years but they all played in the top flight and most for the same manager.

One made 100 appearances - how god knows.

That is a team of nightmares. I shuddered when I read some of the names. Which Barnes, Peter or the fullback David. Didnt Spring leave us and follow Gould to Bristol Rovers, and then got potted for burglary a short while later?

Nearly all under Goulds first stint as manager. Funnily enough we also had money problems then, and had to sign most on free transfers. Without Terry Gibson's goals we would have been down.

Grendel · Jan 8, 2014

Qwerty70 said:
Fair Point but I think we did get on our money back on Gary Collier. Didnt we lose out on David Jones ?

I've always been very suspicious given collier was sold to the American club.

Yes David jones and collier arrived on the same day didn't they. I remember jones scoring from 25 yards against stoke - in his own net - the most spectacular own goal ever. I think he cost £250,000 and ended up in Japan. Crap player and he and collier were very odd signings.

Rusty Trombone · Jan 8, 2014

Laurent Delorge, seem to recall we had to pay him £1m to leave.

mrbluesky87 · Jan 8, 2014

Goalkeepers, first choice Rafael Nuzzo, played one league cup game in 1999 against Tranmere and conceded 5 goals, never seen him again:thinking about:. Second choice keeper, stay with me on this, David Speedie for his only appearance in net against Millwall at the Old Den, if I remember rightly he just let the fourth goal in as he thought it was going wide:facepalm:. Thankfully Speedie would make a top 11.

Joy Division · Jan 8, 2014

GK - Rafael Nuzzo
RB - Ally Pickering
CB - Jean-Guy Wallemme
CB - Reece Brown
LB - Dean Gordon
RW -Runnar Normann
CM - Julian Darby
CM - Vincente Engonga
LW - Micheal McIndoe
CF - John Gayle
CF - Matt Jansen

LastGarrison · Jan 8, 2014

Laurent Delorge
Runner Norman
David Smith
Leigh Jenkinson
De Zeuuz
Zuniga
Martinez
Guerro
John Williams - yes he was quick but fuck me was he shite with a football!!!
Ooh Steve Morgan
John Stead
Matt Jansen
Paul Hall

ccfc_Tom · Jan 8, 2014

Steele
Whing
Barnett
R.brown
Heath
Mcindoe
Birchill
Sherwood
Darby
Kyle
Benjamin

Grendel · Jan 8, 2014

Moff said:
That is a team of nightmares. I shuddered when I read some of the names. Which Barnes, Peter or the fullback David. Didnt Spring leave us and follow Gould to Bristol Rovers, and then got potted for burglary a short while later?

Nearly all under Goulds first stint as manager. Funnily enough we also had money problems then, and had to sign most on free transfers. Without Terry Gibson's goals we would have been down.

Peter Barnes -- wizard of the drivel. Yes I think Spring got caught selling dodgy TV's.

How did Jacobs manage 100 games?

Woodster · Jan 8, 2014

Adam Virgo.. what a useless tosser he was. That home game that Palace were 4-0 up in just over half an hour - just dreadfully bad, I'll never forgive him for it.

Other worthy contenders are Wayne Andrews (open goal at Norwich again, haunting), Ellery Cairo, Neil Wood and Trevor Benjamin.

JHarding1987 · Jan 9, 2014

Dimi Kantstopalotofshots
Gay Borrowdale
Paul Edwards
Alexander Evtoshok
Arjan De Zueew
Michael McIndon't
Neil Wood
Runar Norman
Keith O'Neill
Kevin Kyle
John Gayle

Manager Peter Reid
Chairman Mike McGinnity
Subs
Wayne Andrews
Trevor Benjamin
Scott Shearer
Craig Bellend
Kyle Lightbourne
Stephen Hughes
Michael Hughes
Colin Cameron

runner · Jan 9, 2014

Kantstopalot ... I'd forgotten about him ! Nice one ... and he couldn't so lived up to his name nicely ! )

Joy Division · Jan 9, 2014

Woodster said:
Adam Virgo.. what a useless tosser he was. That home game that Palace were 4-0 up in just over half an hour - just dreadfully bad, I'll never forgive him for it.

Other worthy contenders are Wayne Andrews (open goal at Norwich again, haunting), Ellery Cairo, Neil Wood and Trevor Benjamin.

I remember that game, Adam Virgo looked 20% fit at best. Was definitely not match ready, bizarre.

Lamptey · Jan 9, 2014

Christian Negouai, 1 game was it? the single worst pro footballer I have ever seen I think, which is hilarious when you think
Kevin Keegan said he was the most exciting player he had ever signed!!!! http://www.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/Fans/ForwardWithNegouai.aspx

Must have been a big brown envelope that came with Christian I think Kevin.

valeskyblue · Jan 9, 2014

Luke Steele
Reece Brown
Leon Barnett
Gary Walsh
Chris hussey
Chris birchall
Julian Darby
Lee Sawyer
Gary oneil
Carl lightbourne
Juan Sara
What a team!

SkyBlueM · Jan 9, 2014

Rafael Nuzzo and surely there must be a case for Onandi Lowe

Grendel · Jan 9, 2014

SkyBlueM said:
Rafael Nuzzo and surely there must be a case for Onandi Lowe

There was a case against Onandi Lowe if I remember correctly.

SkyBlueM · Jan 9, 2014

That is correct

Skyblueweeman · Jan 9, 2014

The Gentleman said:
A big (and I mean big) lump from brum I think who's main job was a doorman but occasionally pulled on a football shirt. Good lad to have in a row though

When you mentioned that, my thoughts jumped to John Williams....early 90's if I remember rightly. I'm sure he was a part-time Postie and we signed him from Swansea. I think he was the fastest leage footballer over 100m then, according to something that was probably recorded for Match or Shoot magazine.

WM

thaiskyblue · Jan 9, 2014

tommy langley anyone ?

speedie87 · Jan 9, 2014

christian yulu
robert betts
sebastian olzar

Moff · Jan 9, 2014

thaiskyblue said:
tommy langley anyone ?

Probably one of the first footballers I saw that made me realise as a young kid that they are human after all. Spent more time on his arse than with the ball. Awful truly awful.

Joy Division · Jan 9, 2014

valeskyblue said:
Luke Steele
Reece Brown
Leon Barnett
Gary Walsh
Chris hussey
Chris birchall
Julian Darby
Lee Sawyer
Gary oneil
Carl lightbourne
Juan Sara
What a team!

What was bad about Juan Sara?

Moff · Jan 9, 2014

Joy Division said:
What was bad about Juan Sara?

His surname wasnt Kerr.

Thank you, taxi for Moff

runner · Jan 9, 2014

Moff said:
His surname wasnt Kerr.

Thank you, taxi for Moff

That is quality Moff ... nice one ! ) ... hat's off to you.

aviles · Jan 9, 2014

[h=1]Dimitrios Konstantopoulos. Anyone remember the own goal he scored as a cross was put in he somehow managed to punch it behind him into the net [/h]

thaiskyblue · Jan 9, 2014

aviles said:
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos. Anyone remember the own goal he scored as a cross was put in he somehow managed to punch it behind him into the net

he'd make the "best name ever 11", though.

aviles · Jan 9, 2014

i never could say his name

TrueSkyBlueLiam · Jan 9, 2014

Not gonna name a whole team cus im only 18 so I don't know that many awful players, but i'll list a few that could make it

Chris Dunn
Roy O'Donnovan
Arjan De Zeeuw
Freddy Eastwood
David Bell
Sammy Clingan

Theres 6 off the top of my head

ccfcmustang · Jan 9, 2014

Matt Heath
gary borrowdale
scott shearer
cody mcdonald

runner · Jan 9, 2014

Freddy Eastwood ... yeah, forgot about how awful he was. Shame really, since he came to the club with so much potential and just failed to live up to it ... ever ?

Sammy Clingan was alright to be fair ... I don't recall him in a bad light particularly.

Sterling Archer · Jan 9, 2014

Clingan was a decent enough player at Champ level for us, until he went missing in the relegation season whilst captain.

Where the hell is he now?

So glad someone has already mentioned Sebastian Olszar.

Freddy Eastwood is quite comfortably the most infuriating player I've seen play for us.

At the risk of being controversial I don't reckon Peter Reid would be people's number 1 villain/pick for worst ever manager if he hadn't have got the job the way he did in the first place after the bizarre sacking of Eric Black.

Also, I won't nominate Dowie because he gave me two great nights in Blackburn and Manchester. Don't worry, I insisted he put a paper bag over his head throughout the aforementioned time.

torchomatic · Jan 9, 2014

I think he's at Dunfermline.

Sterling Archer · Jan 9, 2014

Am I imaging things but didn't Jean Guy-Walleme:
A) have a man of the match performance in a 0-0 draw at Highfield Road?
B) look like a musketeer?

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