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Match Thread Supporter's Meeting with Doug King Match Thread (3 Viewers)

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pusbccfc

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,086
David O'Day said:
After a discount on a box for next year
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Haha
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,087
Just put that Cov Pod on, that Gabriel Sutton is fucking annoying. Up there with Thogden. Just tries to get on everything and anything and doesn't really know.
 
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Mild-Mannered Janitor

Kindest Bloke on CCFC / Maker of CCFC Dreams
  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,088
rob9872 said:
This is one of the posts, I can't find the other where I was more graphic. Searched for a few things in my posts but can't see it. Not reposting for an 'I told you so' point scoring, but simply there had to be more in it than a new coaching structure. Otherwise we'd have added and enhanced what we had.

They were our Clough and Taylor, together genius and the sum greater than the parts. Alone, perhaps we do need to move forwards despite me having been quite vociferous about it being the wrong decision, I've come to the conclusion I need to let it go and get behind the new broom.
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Old mrs or new one?

I thought it was common knowledge that Adi had split from his wife and then started going out with someone else?
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,089
Grendel said:
The real issue of conjecture is why did Viveash get sacked and by who

If we knew that we’d know a lot about what subsequently happened
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A management team together for over 6 seasons or an owner in charge for just over 6 months ?
 

bigfatronssba

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,090
Gibbo said:
On the contrary he should have had feelers put out well in advance of the sacking. It's a cruel world. It's how businesses work. Now we have potentially several games with no manager.
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That wouldn't have stayed secret. Imagine the fan reaction if it came out that he was plotting to get rid of the man who saved Coventry City?
 
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shmmeee

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,091
Otis said:
I didn't hear the fans forum and have only read what has been said on here.

1. Just because King comes out and says stuff, doesn't mean it's automatically true. Seems a lot of people on here immediately believed everything he was saying this evening.

2. I would like to hear Robins' side of the story. Guess that's not going to happen due to NDA's or suchlike.

And as someone said, tonight seemed to imply that everything was Robins' fault and none of it Doug King's.

Hmmm....

I really would like to hear the other side of the story. Not sure what to believe here.

Not saying King is lying, but at the same time, I am not going to believe it just because he said it.

I think Saddles said that Robins would tell a different story.

I don't think we will ever know, so it's probably best to just move on and focus on the new manager, whoever that is going to be.
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Agree with a lot of this. We don’t know the truth about who is to blame. Could be King, could be Robins, could be Viveash.

But it’s definitely Andy Turner.
 
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Grendel

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,092
Evo1883 said:
Doug said all the best tacticians wanted to be a number 1 , which is an odd response

Why would they apply
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The whole narrative was that Viveash was the real number one all along and Robins was inferior
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,093
It puts to bed the belief that King had set Robins up to fail/wanted to force change.
 
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bigfatronssba

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,094
Grendel said:
The real issue of conjecture is why did Viveash get sacked and by who

If we knew that we’d know a lot about what subsequently happened
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It sounds as though Robins went to King and said I don't like Adi anymore so get rid of him.

If that's the case I can understand why solicitors are involved
 
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Evo1883

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,095
Grendel said:
The whole narrative was that Viveash was the real number one all along and Robins was inferior
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Doug destroyed and praised robins .

It's all very odd and also all very unproffesional
 
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Ring Of Steel

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,096
bigfatronssba said:
That wouldn't have stayed secret. Imagine the fan reaction if it came out that he was plotting to get rid of the man who saved Coventry City?
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Fair point, but he wasn’t actually that good after all according to some on here.
 

rob9872

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,097
Can't reply due to the ads @Mild-Mannered Janitor but it was common knowledge he'd long split up and was with the tea lady at Ryton bit this was a different indiscretion.
 

skybluegod

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,098
GIMOC said:
A former employee told me Schumacher other day but players ready for Lampard and the fact king has changed his tune in past 10 mins from no contact with Lampard to admitting he has. I suspect that answers your question
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Is this the same source that said that Sheaf was on strike?
 
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Nick

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,099
Grendel said:
The whole narrative was that Viveash was the real number one all along and Robins was inferior
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Yeah he said Viveash was the tactician, he said that Robins "got found out"
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,100
covboy9 said:
Fair play doug

robins just wasn’t present this season looked a tired man and had to go
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Fair play to our incumbent owner over our in house manager?
 

nicksar

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,101
Nick said:
Just put that Cov Pod on, that Gabriel Sutton is fucking annoying. Up there with Thogden. Just tries to get on everything and anything and doesn't really know.
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It's utter tosh Nick.
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,102
Nick said:
Yeah he said Viveash was the tactician, he said that Robins "got found out"
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The weirdest take
 

Alkhen

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,103
Evo1883 said:
Doug said all the best tacticians wanted to be a number 1 , which is an odd response

Why would they apply
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Maybe we reached out to them? Didn't fancy a proper backseat role.

I'd imagine there is more to this than we will ever know.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,104
Evo1883 said:
Doug destroyed and praised robins .

It's all very odd and also all very unproffesional
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Is it odd to praise him for what he's done for the club but say he was found out at this level or whatever his words were?
 

Grendel

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,105
skybluegod said:
Is this the same source that said that Sheaf was on strike?
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Or Allardyce is taking over
 
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Evo1883

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,106
bigfatronssba said:
It sounds as though Robins went to King and said I don't like Adi anymore so get rid of him.

If that's the case I can understand why solicitors are involved
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Well the fact solicitors are involved would suggest something much more sinister is at play .. not a simple fall out over a media quote
 
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Nick

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,107
Perennial Lurker said:
The weirdest take
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Is it that weird?
 

nicksar

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,108
Grendel said:
The whole narrative was that Viveash was the real number one all along and Robins was inferior
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Spot on
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,109
Evo1883 said:
Well the fact solicitors are involved would suggest something much more sinister is at play .. not a simple fall out over a media quote
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He didn't say it was all over that, did he?
 

Evo1883

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,110
Nick said:
Is it odd to praise him for what he's done for the club but say he was found out at this level or whatever his words were?
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He didn't say that though , he blamed robins for everything that went wrong and then reffered to him as a brilliant manager
 
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Major Tom

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,111
Grendel said:
The real issue of conjecture is why did Viveash get sacked and by who

If we knew that we’d know a lot about what subsequently happened
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WTF happened for Robins to say to King he couldn’t work with Adi anymore.. ?
 

GIMOC

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,112
SKYBLUES90 said:
I mean you’ve been quite vocal for a long time that it was DK that took away Robins tools and dismantled the coaching setup.

That’s not quite true though is it???
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open your eyes to it

lawernce was not offered a new contract but adi and robins were at the time

Lawerence left because of this. Incidentally interesting king said after the wolves game all wasn’t the same but no direct mention of Lawrence

in the summer the club were told while vivesh is there, some players won’t sign because of his methods and character

robins (imo) was pushed into a corner and saved his back by staying with the club while Adi was sacked

robins ignored adi all summer (imo because he felt guilty that he betrayed adi in some way)

for king to say robins dismantled the coaching setting up is misleading

again from tonight that king kept saying first team coach not assistant. So in theory king was the one pushing for that specific role not robins.

we all know that Ramsey was lined up and this was stopped by king.

king chose his words very wisely tonight but to suggest they (robins and adi) fell out over an article is bizarre
 
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skybluecam

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,113
Evo1883 said:
Well the fact solicitors are involved would suggest something much more sinister is at play .. not a simple fall out over a media quote
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I don't think it does, probably just meant there was some disagreement on the settlement of the contract?
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,114
Nick said:
Is it that weird?
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I meant from Kings perspective
 

BackRoomRummermill

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,115
I don’t think Robins will respond - he does not need to . He is held in high esteem across the football world and the last thing he needs is a legal wrangle
 
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GIMOC

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,116
skybluegod said:
Is this the same source that said that Sheaf was on strike?
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did I say strike?

I said sheaf was on the team sheet Friday night. Sheaf woke up Saturday morning and said he didn’t want to play

I never mentioned the word strike
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,117
Sick Boy said:
Robins could batter King in court if he’s lying. King isn’t that stupid.
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Exactly, you've got to admit he has some balls coming out saying that, normally, it's just I can't say.
 
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Nick

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,118
Evo1883 said:
He didn't say that though , he blamed robins for everything that went wrong and then reffered to him as a brilliant manager
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He blamed Robins for the coaching setup that's there, Robins was quoted as saying the same.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,119
skybluecam said:
I don't think it does, probably just meant there was some disagreement on the settlement of the contract?
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Possibly
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,120
didn't expect him to be that open so fair play.

Not taking it as gospel though
 
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