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Robins to Stoke ? (1 Viewer)

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Deity

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #106
It could be argued that he’s only had one very succesful league season in the championship in his entire career.
 

Evo1883

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #107
Deity said:
It could be argued that he’s only had one very succesful league season in the championship in his entire career.
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Not even sure it's necessary to be putting him down is it ?

You could argue that every season with us was succesful in its own right
 
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PVA

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #108
Deity said:
It could be argued that he’s only had one very succesful league season in the championship in his entire career.
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The obvious counter argument is that he took a team from L2, improved them year on year, and took them to a few penalty kicks away from the PL.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #109
PVA said:
The obvious counter argument is that he took a team from L2, improved them year on year, and took them to a few penalty kicks away from the PL.
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The counter argument to deity is really that not many managers at all have taken teams from league 2 to a penalty kick from the prem ..

Which in itself speaks volumes
 
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Deity

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #110
Evo1883 said:
The counter argument to deity is really that not many managers at all have taken teams from league 2 to a penalty kick from the prem ..

Which in itself speaks volumes
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I totally agree that Robins was fabulous for Coventry but this debate is about Robins as a Championship manager.

I think he will get a job at this level and he deserves one too. I’m less convinced he’s a top 6 championship manager but I accept others have a different view.
 

Gint11

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #111
Robins is a city legend and always will be. I’d go as far as naming a stand after him. Will always be thankful for what he did and achieved for us however, weren’t we 4 wins in 30? I know it’s not as straight forward to work out what’s gone wrong - probably a multitude of things but I felt a change was needed all round and I think it time, it may prove correct.
 
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covcity4life

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #112
Gint11 said:
Robins is a city legend and always will be. I’d go as far as naming a stand after him. Will always be thankful for what he did and achieved for us however, weren’t we 4 wins in 30? I know it’s not as straight forward to work out what’s gone wrong - probably a multitude of things but I felt a change was needed all round and I think it time, it may prove correct.
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King fanclub member!!
 
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Rodders1

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #113
Sbarcher said:
Can he take a few of our deck with him?
Leave the aces and take the jokers.
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What about the Kings?
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #114
Hope a few of you took my advice yesterday afternoon and backed it at 3/1

Tidy profit on the cards

Odds on now......
 
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torchomatic

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #115
Rodders1 said:
What about the Kings?
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I think you mean King's.
 

Shannerz

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #116
Deity said:
It could be argued that he’s only had one very succesful league season in the championship in his entire career.
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It would be a very poor argument.

The first three seasons were very successful based on expectations at the time, and the fourth only fell away at the very end. Keeping Barnsley up was also very successful.
 
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Rodders1

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #117
torchomatic said:
I think you mean King's.
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Well spotted
 
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Deity

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #118
Shannerz said:
It would be a very poor argument.

The first three seasons were very successful based on expectations at the time, and the fourth only fell away at the very end. Keeping Barnsley up was also very successful.
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We obviously had different expectations.

we looked like going down for almost all of the first season.
 

Shannerz

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #119
Deity said:
We obviously had different expectations.

we looked like going down for almost all of the first season.
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We didn't. We were in a fight, but a fight it would have been unreasonable not to expect.

That Rotherham game was key, and if we'd have lost, it may have been different, but we didn't and stayed up very comfortably in the end. Stayed up comfortably in a season when staying up by the skin of our teeth would have been a success.
 
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Lamps

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #120
Skyblue Bangkok said:
Robins has only been very good with us a bit like Nathan Jones at Luton but not very good elsewhere.
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Just like my wife will tell you I'm the best thing since sliced bread. But those before her will say I'd have anything with a pulse.
 
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Stokie86

Member
  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #121
Stoke fan here in peace!

Heard a few people say Robins wasn't exactly the hardest worker, and not keen on training. Is that true?
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #122
Stokie86 said:
Stoke fan here in peace!

Heard a few people say Robins wasn't exactly the hardest worker, and not keen on training. Is that true?
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Hi bud,

Mark is a legend here. Got us from league two to almost the prem. On the two points, he’s a very old school manager not a head coach.

While he was here he left training for Adi to do while he focused on other matters. Can see him going your lot so wish him the best of luck. Will Stoke be able to pay the compo fee?
 
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Stokie86

Member
  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #123
There wouldn't be a compensation fee would there?

I think there's some concerns he may struggle without Vivesh?
 

Evo1883

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #124
Stokie86 said:
Stoke fan here in peace!

Heard a few people say Robins wasn't exactly the hardest worker, and not keen on training. Is that true?
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Robins was tremendous for us , that's true atleast .
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #125
Stokie86 said:
There wouldn't be a compensation fee would there?

I think there's some concerns he may struggle without Vivesh?
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Rumoured when another championship team was looking (Hull) that Coventry are due compo if anyone hires him. No information has come out about this since.

And it’s a test for him on Vivesh. He did his best work with Adi as his number two. Due to them now falling out, mark will be out to prove he can do it on his own.

Was raised by Gary at the start of the year the concern for Mark without a strong assistant from his time at Scunthorpe.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #126
Stokie86 said:
There wouldn't be a compensation fee would there?

I think there's some concerns he may struggle without Vivesh?
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In regards to viveash who knows , all succesful managers have a good team and Robins was no different.

We started slow last season with viveash pretty much the same as this year really.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #127
Anyway @Stokie86 mark robins is one of the best managers this clubs ever had , if he manages to give you anywhere near as many great moments he gave us then you will have done well .

All the best
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #128
Last point @Stokie86, he was rumoured to have been turned down by you lot a couple of years ago when you brought in Alex Neil. So will have a determination to do well

Think he will do well and will always be welcome back at the CBS when he comes. Very curious to see who his backroom staff are
 
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Stokie86

Member
  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #129
Thanks guys and for the kind comments and replies.

Hopefully we get him.

Good luck for the rest of the season.
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #130
Unfortunately too many things out of Robins control changed/went wrong for him. Things immediately behind him crumbling left his position vulnerable. And in months leading up to his exit he sounded exhausted and done to me.
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #131
Stokie86 said:
Thanks guys and for the kind comments and replies.

Hopefully we get him.

Good luck for the rest of the season.
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You too mate except for Robins return to the CBS
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #132
Sky Blue Goblin said:
You too mate expect for Robins return to the CBS
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Yeah he will when we play Stoke
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #133
Tommo1993 said:
Yeah he will when we play Stoke
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Jesus Christ my spelling is somehow worse than our 2024 form
 

Evo1883

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #134
Tommo1993 said:
Yeah he will when we play Stoke
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8th March we play stoke at home 2 days after what would have been the 8th year of his return
 

Tommo1993

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #135
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Jesus Christ my spelling is somehow worse than our 2024 form
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It’s the most common typo on here and it must be picked on every time.
 

Tommo1993

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #136
Evo1883 said:
8th March we play stoke at home 2 days after what would have been the 8th year of his return
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Then 8 times I’ll masturbate
 
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Evo1883

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #137
Tommo1993 said:
Then 8 times I’ll masturbate
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #138
Stokie86 said:
There wouldn't be a compensation fee would there?

I think there's some concerns he may struggle without Vivesh?
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Think there maybe compensation to us as we had to pay him some kind of settlement.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #139
He will be sacked within 12 calendar months most likely. Would have held out for a better employer in his position.
 

Captain Dart

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  • Dec 30, 2024
  • #140
Tommo1993 said:
It’s the most common typo on here and it must be picked on every time.
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Read my signature, grammatical mistakes of the type highlighted are legion on this forum and all over the internet, the education system fails nearly every time.
 
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