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Ruud Van Nistelrooy applies for Coventry Job (2 Viewers)

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  • Start date Nov 15, 2024
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ProfessorbyGrace

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #211
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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He wears Brum colours well, sign him up.
 

ProfessorbyGrace

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #212
rob9872 said:
Just for context, Wayne Rooney was also Utd No 10
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Played his best as a roaming 10, imo.
 

rob9872

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #213
ProfessorbyGrace said:
Played his best as a roaming 10, imo.
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Tbf despite all the criticism of his managerial record and the granny shagging episodes etc imo he was a fantastic player. Rated all round the world but weirdly as always with our own, not appreciated by half the country he's representing.
 
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False9

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #214
I'm more sold on RvN the more I read about him. He actually lost Gakpo, Van ginkel and Madueke in the January window and still finished well at PSV. Brought in about 100m and spent 10m
 
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mrfr

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #215
False9 said:
I'm more sold on RvN the more I read about him. He actually lost Gakpo, Van ginkel and Madueke in the January window and still finished well at PSV. Brought in about 100m and spent 10m
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Same. Which makes me all the more certain we’re going to end up with Colin Wanker in charge until the end of the season
 
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Evo1883

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #216
Deity said:
I think the idea of not choosing someone because if they are successful other clubs will tempt them away is folly.

This happens at every level of football.

If we choose someone who gets us promoted, we then stay in the Premier League, and he then leaves i’m 100% ok with that.
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Also if he was tempted away we'd be compensated
 

AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #217
The issue with RVN is he has one decent season and he is off. King will want stability and someone committed to the journey. Is RVN that? I’m not sure…
 

Evo1883

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #218
AFCCOVENTRY said:
The issue with RVN is he has one decent season and he is off. King will want stability and someone committed to the journey. Is RVN that? I’m not sure…
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As I said if he left we will be compensated .. king doesn't want stability that bad he's just got rid of it
 
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Levship20

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #219
AFCCOVENTRY said:
The issue with RVN is he has one decent season and he is off. King will want stability and someone committed to the journey. Is RVN that? I’m not sure…
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If he is off does mean he will have been doing a good job here?
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #220
Levship20 said:
If he is off does mean he will have been doing a good job hear ?
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Not necessarily could get us relegated and then jump ship.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #221
I don’t get the point on managers leaving after doing well?

would people we rather appoint someone bad so they don’t leave?
 
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Noble

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #222
Soccer Saturday about to do a profile on RvN as odds-on favourite for the job

EDIT: nothing of particular substance, they think it's unlikely
 
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Levship20

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #223
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
Not necessarily could get us relegated and then jump ship.
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Possibly but who would want him? And wouldn’t he want to prove himself… no matter who anyway, in my opinion it depends on how well we do in Jan transfer market! Sometimes you can find a real gem
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #224
Levship20 said:
Possibly but who would want him? And wouldn’t he want to prove himself… no matter who anyway, in my opinion it depends on how well we do in Jan transfer market! Sometimes you can find a real gem
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Lots of Managers over the years have a long list of sackings on their Cvs, doesn't stop them getting another job.
 

covcity4life

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #225
Season ticket holder at united told me RVN did nothing special in recent interim stint. Just got midfielders playing closer to each other. Not rocket science as he put it but previous manager clearly couldn't do it I guess

Think I'd prefer lampard or carsley though
 

clint van damme

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #226
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Was it ever confirmed that he did actually trial at CCFC? Fairly sure Thierry Henry was rumoured to have done the same but it sounds like an urban myth
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He never trialled.
We had a scout at the time, who's name escapes me, whose job it was to put forward players who had potential and that we could develop.

RVN and Henry were 2 he identified. It might be in the book Staying up.
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #227
clint van damme said:
He never trialled.
We had a scout at the time, who's name escapes me, whose job it was to put forward players who had potential and that we could develop.

RVN and Henry were 2 he identified. It might be in the book Staying up.
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Deffo know Henry was offered to us by Monaco when we signed Konjic. We didn’t want to pay 4.5m for him as a winger is what I read

I read not long ago that the reason we didn’t go for RVN was that he was a midfielder at the time…. Not the devastating striker he became. Villa turned him down aswell
 

torchomatic

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #228
AFCCOVENTRY said:
The King will want stability and someone committed to the journey. Is RVN that? I’m not sure…
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Oh, the irony.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #229
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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why are the coats so... blue?

this years gear makes our coaching staff look comedic
 
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ovduk78

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #230
clint van damme said:
He never trialled.
We had a scout at the time, who's name escapes me, whose job it was to put forward players who had potential and that we could develop.

RVN and Henry were 2 he identified. It might be in the book Staying up.
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Didn't the scout also suggest Reiziger?
 

TomRad85

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #231
ovduk78 said:
Didn't the scout also suggest Reiziger?
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I thought Zenden
 

clint van damme

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #232
ovduk78 said:
Didn't the scout also suggest Reiziger?
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Not sure. I'd I imagine he came up with a lot of names but they were the most eye catching.
Wonder if he was the one who spotted Boateng and Roussel?
 
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Deity

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #233
Was it Ray Clarke ?
 
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Sky Blue Wozza

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #234
As @Deity says it was Ray Clarke. I’m sure the Rick Gekoski book references we passed on Zidane or Trezeguet too.
Will need to dig it out of the loft to check!
 

clint van damme

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #235
Deity said:
Was it Ray Clarke ?
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Couldn't remember his name but I think that's sounds right
 
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covboy9

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #236
Snap ruud up before West Ham job comes up
 

skyblueelephant76

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #237
Sky Blue Wozza said:
As @Deity says it was Ray Clarke. I’m sure the Rick Gekoski book references we passed on Zidane or Trezeguet too.
Will need to dig it out of the loft to check!
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There were rumours of missing out on a joint deal for Henry and Trezeguet

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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #238
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #239
Sky Blue Wozza said:
As @Deity says it was Ray Clarke. I’m sure the Rick Gekoski book references we passed on Zidane or Trezeguet too.
Will need to dig it out of the loft to check!
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Trezeguet it was definitely

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Chris1987

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #240
I'm very much in favour of appointing RVN . I just think that he could get the best out of our existing squad with 2 or 3 additions. The choice of his assistant will be crucial . I do think that our current coaches all need the boot and need to be replaced
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #241
AFCCOVENTRY said:
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This is essentially my point.
 

AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #242
Brighton Sky Blue said:
This is essentially my point.
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For some reason I can’t see him being King’s 1st choice. Feels like agents bigging up their clients to get headlines.
 

Evo1883

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #243
To be clear I'm not saying I believe it, but this is one of the guys who originally said ruud had applied

 

hill83

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #244
False9 said:
I'm more sold on RvN the more I read about him. He actually lost Gakpo, Van ginkel and Madueke in the January window and still finished well at PSV. Brought in about 100m and spent 10m
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Vibes still though
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Nov 16, 2024
  • #245
Evo1883 said:
To be clear I'm not saying I believe it, but this is one of the guys who originally said ruud had applied

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How many interested parties can there be? Surely it's just the owner? Unless he means the other footballing staff at the club prefer RvN...
 
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