Worst one for me was Dennis Mortimer - ruined Christmas that year!
Didn't help when he was picking up the European Cup for Villa a few years later either.....
I wasn't that old but remember being gutted that we didn't sign up Chris Marsden. Anyone know the reason why we didn't? Think he ended up at Soton?
I wasn't that old but remember being gutted that we didn't sign up Chris Marsden. Anyone know the reason why we didn't? Think he ended up at Soton?
Konjic,Thompson, Dublin, Hadji, Chippo, Davenport, Kirkland.
I think the reason was, City had him on loan for 2 months, we then decided to piss about and try and get him for a third month, instead of buying him, Wolves nipped in and bought him from Huddersfield......thats how I remember it anyhow.
I'll add him to my list of "sad to see to go" as i thought he knitted our midfield together quite nicely, freeing up Wegerle to do his stuff.
Crikey, how many times did they bury Billy Wright?Marsden got kicked out of wolves for allegedly turning up at billy wrights funeral a little high!! - i think we let him go for the same reason
Obviously the sales of Dublin and Keane were sad, but they brought in good money and could understand from a financial point of view.
One player I was sad to see go, and I have mentioned him before, was Trond Egil Soltvedt. Always gave his everything for the club, even if not the most naturally gifted. I remember the CWR phone in on the night we sold him to Southampton (same day we sold Huckerby to Leeds): more people were phoning in upset at Trond going, particularly as it was for only £300,000.
Also, I think Aloisi would have scored for fun in our first season after relegation from the Prem, so was disappointed to see him go
When we sold Rosario,Micky Quinn was never the same player.
Great partnership especially over that Christmas period beating Liverpool and Villa !!!
Presume you mean David Thompson not Garry.1. Gary Thompson - battler with skill and desire
2. Hadji/Chippo - Just as they played and scored in my first game ever.
3. Cedric Rousell - Would be great for us now
4. Forgott - Was exciting and had a wand of a left foot sad he had to leave in the way he did.
Selling Rosario? Christ that was a time to get the balloons out in celebration.
Marsden got kicked out of wolves for allegedly turning up at billy wrights funeral a little high!! - i think we let him go for the same reason
1. Terry Bly. He was a prolific goalscorer and there was enormous moaning when Jimmy Hill replaced him with George Hudson - who promptly scored a hat-trick on his debut so all was forgiven.
2. George Hudson. The player without whom we would never have been promoted from the third to first divisions. The best centre-forward we have ever had. Sold to Northampton when he was admittedly just past his best.
Selling George Hudson when he did was a very astute piece of business by JH.
Terry Butcher was a very poor manager for us (and most of his other clubs too). His decision to force Cyrille Regis out of the door was terrible. Cyrillic was probably playing the best football of his Coventry career at that stage. What Butcher was looking at when he saw Cyrille's performances is anyone's guess. Maybe he thought that because he was on the wrong side of 30 that he was on the slide. Cyrillic must have played on for another 8 or so years, at least 2 of those in the top flight. Rosario was always going to struggle to replace Regis.
Funny how it coincided with a dreadful slump. He was very effective that season if not before then.
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