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  • Thread starter Bob Latchford
  • Start date Feb 2, 2017
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Bob Latchford

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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On this day 1974 @Coventry_City beat Man Utd 1-0 at Highfield Road Brian Alderson with City's goal.
 
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westcountry_skyblue

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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And Sid Vicious died in 1979!
 

Bob Latchford

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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Did all teams kick off at 2.30 in the olden days ?
In my opinion - this was one of Cov's best kits .
 
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Bob Latchford

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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westcountry_skyblue said:
And Sid Vicious died in 1979!
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Gosford Green

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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I have stopped watching youtube clips of old CCFC games as it only depresses me when I watch the current crop.
 
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ajsccfc

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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JulianDarbyFTW

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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That is a nice kit. Part of me wonders if kits have anything to do with performance. I know they say teams in red tend to win more games than teams in other colours; we always seem to play in a very sky blue these days. I just wonder if we could butch it up with a bit of black as per the kit above.
 
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Bob Latchford

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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JulianDarbyFTW said:
That is a nice kit. Part of me wonders if kits have anything to do with performance. I know they say teams in red tend to win more games than teams in other colours; we always seem to play in a very sky blue these days. I just wonder if we could butch it up with a bit of black as per the kit above.
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Agreed . the kits in the last decade, I wouldn't offer them to a refugee.
 

Otis

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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Anyone else like Derby's away kit?

A very vibrant sky blue. Nowt at all like our last wishy washy kit.
 
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SkyBlueSid

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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Bob Latchford said:
Did all teams kick off at 2.30 in the olden days ?
In my opinion - this was one of Cov's best kits .
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That was in February 1974 when there was a power crisis. Clubs were not allowed to use floodlights, hence the earlier kick-off time.

City's regular kick-off time then was 3.00 although in the 60s we did start at 3.15 for quite a few years, an idea of JH I believe, when we were getting gates of over 20000 every week in Division 3.

I do agree about that kit too. The away kit was the same pattern in red and blue which also looked good.
 
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Sky Blue Kid

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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Bob Latchford said:
Did all teams kick off at 2.30 in the olden days ?
In my opinion - this was one of Cov's best kits .
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Coventry always kicked off at 3-15pm all other teams kicked off at 3-00pm
 
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Sky Blue Kid

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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SkyBlueSid said:
That was in February 1974 when there was a power crisis. Clubs were not allowed to use floodlights, hence the earlier kick-off time.

City's regular kick-off time then was 3.00 although in the 60s we did start at 3.15 for quite a few years, an idea of JH I believe, when we were getting gates of over 20000 every week in Division 3.

I do agree about that kit too. The away kit was the same pattern in red and blue which also looked good.
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The reason for the later kick off was because of factory workers finishing later so to give them time to get to HR
 
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Bob Latchford

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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SkyBlueSid said:
That was in February 1974 when there was a power crisis. Clubs were not allowed to use floodlights, hence the earlier kick-off time.

City's regular kick-off time then was 3.00 although in the 60s we did start at 3.15 for quite a few years, an idea of JH I believe, when we were getting gates of over 20000 every week in Division 3.

I do agree about that kit too. The away kit was the same pattern in red and blue which also looked good.
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Cheers Sid .
 

Gazolba

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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If George Best had played in Sky Blue rather than Red, he'd have been useless.
 
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Otis

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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Sky Blue Kid said:
Coventry always kicked off at 3-15pm all other teams kicked off at 3-00pm
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Jimmy Hill up to his old tricks again eh!!!
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Feb 2, 2017
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Gazolba said:
If George Best had played in Sky Blue rather than Red, he'd have been useless.
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We'd have driven him to drink earlier too.
 
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