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Match Thread Supporter's Meeting with Doug King Match Thread (7 Viewers)

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pusbccfc

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,331
Sky already desperate for Lampard. We will get a lot more coverage in the press.
 
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Otis

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,332
Think there will always be some he says/she says about this saga and I don't think it's going to be particularly healthy going forward if we keep banging on about it .

Would love to hear Robins' side of things, but at the same time, I think it's right to tap out of this and just focus on the future now. What's done is done.

The king is dead, long live the king (don't mean the Doug one)
 
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Alan Dugdales Moustache

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,333
I thought Doug sounded more and more arrogant as the hour progressed.

He basically hadn't done anything wrong. Everyone else was to blame. Heard it all before.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,334
hill83 said:
Just got this off Doug

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Wait green is you. Do you send Doug poo updates?
 
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nunchuckas

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,335
Nick said:
"The whole football world" clearly doesn't as people are applying.

It's nonsense.
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Who are? What standard?

I mean, I've seen the list of bookies favourites

Glad you were satisfied with the way he answered that question then.
 
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procdoc

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,336
Ring Of Steel said:
yep

if you’re a manager you’d probably be thinking twice about getting involved seeing the owner royally throw the previous incumbent under a bus, even after doing well previously.
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It will absolutely no bearing on a new manager deciding to come here or not
 

bigfatronssba

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,337
skybluecam said:

Coventry confirm Frank Lampard is managerial candidate

Coventry City owner and chairman Doug King confirmed to Sky Sports News that Frank Lampard is a candidate for the Coventry managerial job and has applied for the role.
www.skysports.com
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One thing I like about King is he at least acknowledges the need to keep the fans onside.

Its a world apart from when Tim Fisher used to practically pick fights with us
 
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lewys33

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,338
skybluecam said:

Coventry confirm Frank Lampard is managerial candidate

Coventry City owner and chairman Doug King confirmed to Sky Sports News that Frank Lampard is a candidate for the Coventry managerial job and has applied for the role.
www.skysports.com
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does he actually call Rhys Carr - Rhys Clarke??? Fuck me …
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,339
alexccfc99 said:
Honest thoughts

Doug speaks a good game, there’s stuff about him I like and there’s stuff about him I also am a little bit weary of

End of the day his whole tenure at this football club is going to be defined by the last few days

In the interest of balance we could be sat here in a few months time looking back and there could be plenty of people having to admit his decision was in the end justified - Have to allow him to pick who he feels is best suited to take us forward and see how we get on!
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And the flip side ?
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,340
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
Are you seriously comparing our squad to the Manchester City squad.
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No read it in context
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,341
bigfatronssba said:
One thing I like about King is he at least acknowledges the need to keep the fans onside.

Its a world apart from when Tim Fisher used to practically pick fights with us
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That's not a plus if his decision making is shit
 

Winny the Bish

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,342
If what Doug said is true, Robins shot himself in the foot with not wanting Adi, hiring an inexperienced group of coaches as a replacement, and was fired because he was too stubborn to see his own limitations.
 
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BackRoomRummermill

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,343
skybluecam said:

Coventry confirm Frank Lampard is managerial candidate

Coventry City owner and chairman Doug King confirmed to Sky Sports News that Frank Lampard is a candidate for the Coventry managerial job and has applied for the role.
www.skysports.com
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Did he mention anyone else has applied ?
 
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RoboCCFC90

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,344
Evo1883 said:
And il put my hands up there's probably some bitterness from me towards doug for this sacking and that's maybe clouding my thinking , maybe mark ended up digging himself a hole who knows I'm just gutted how it ended for him here and wish it was him that took us to the top.

So I apologise for being bitter and angry towards people since Thursday .. this genuinley has ate me up a bit
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Fair play bud, but it’s Coventry City - it get us all at the best of times and everyone who posts here wants the best for it.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Nov 11, 2024
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Alan Dugdales Moustache said:
I thought Doug sounded more and more arrogant as the hour progressed.

He basically hadn't done anything wrong. Everyone else was to blame. Heard it all before.
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How would be to blame for anything?

If Robins chooses the players and the coaching staff and our results are below par - how is that the owners fault?

Again, had it been any other manager from 23/24, they wouldn’t have lasted this long. From DK’s perspective, after AV left, he became sceptical the team had the level coaching required to take us forward. We’re 17th and 1 point from the relegation zone, it was risk (in his view) to let a situation get worse.
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Nov 11, 2024
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Perennial Lurker said:
And the flip side ?
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The flip side is he’s made the wrong call and made a bad appointment

Not a lot else to say
 
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Nick

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,347
pusbccfc said:
Sky already desperate for Lampard. We will get a lot more coverage in the press.
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Just can't stand the "frank lampards Coventry city"
 
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wingy

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,348
Evo1883 said:
He did however say that should we be relegated nobody would still be here , but Dean would... why ? Another weird thing to say
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A nervous glance between the two though?
 
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gspotgaz

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,349
lewys33 said:
does he actually call Rhys Carr - Rhys Clarke??? Fuck me …
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Judging by how he spoke about the coaching staff tonight I don’t think many of them will be around for much longer anyway
 
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Super Graham Withey

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,350
So in summary Robins got the sack because he and Doug couldn’t find a first team coach? Have I missed something here because that’s what Doug seemed to be saying?
 
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bigfatronssba

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,351
Perennial Lurker said:
That's not a plus if his decision making is shit
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Of course it is. I'd rather someone at least listens to us than have someone who openly despised us
 

shmmeee

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,352
lewys33 said:
does he actually call Rhys Carr - Rhys Clarke??? Fuck me …
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Top quality shade

“Actually Mr King it’s Carr”

“Whatever”
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,353
Nick said:
Just can't stand the "frank lampards Coventry city"
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Would "fat franks sky blue army " suggest our coaching team aren't nailing it
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,354
Super Graham Withey said:
So in summary Robins got the sack because he and Doug couldn’t find a first team coach? Have I missed something here because that’s what Doug seemed to be saying?
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Yes or maybe more robins was happy but Doug didn’t think they were elite enough
 
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fatso

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,355
Ring Of Steel said:
yep

if you’re a manager you’d probably be thinking twice about getting involved seeing the owner royally throw the previous incumbent under a bus, even after doing well previously.
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Or you'd be massively impressed that we haven't sacked a manager in over 7 years and when we did it caused uproar among the fans.
 
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Super Graham Withey

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,356
Sky Blue Pete said:
Yes or maybe more robins was happy but Doug didn’t think they were elite enough
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Based on results
 
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Hercules

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,357
Winny the Bish said:
If what Doug said is true, Robins shot himself in the foot with not wanting Adi, hiring an inexperienced group of coaches as a replacement, and was fired because he was too stubborn to see his own limitations.
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DK said that Robins 'dismantled' the coaching squad. Is he referring to Adi's exit. or something more?
 

skybluecam

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,358
Doug does come off arrogant as fuck to be fair but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing in his position
 

larry_david

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,359
What's the screenshot that gimoc has deleted!?? I missed it!!
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,360
Sky Blue Pete said:
Yes or maybe more robins was happy but Doug didn’t think they were elite enough
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You were there mate , how was it ?
Personally thought King threw everything negative at Robins and flatbatted anything else as a semi positive to himself
 

Offhegoes

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,361
The King bombshell has changed everything.
Fair play to King for revealing the reasons in front of the fans, staying quiet over the last 5 days. Noble, but still a bizarre decision.
I can’t believe he’s being untruthful with the bare honesty of the reasons.
However, there was little warmth to Robins, who was portrayed as stubborn, and a control freak.
Didn't he also say the new guy will bring in his own coaches? So that’s Carr, Boateng etc on their way. Let’s hope this is done by next weekend
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Super Graham Withey

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,362
I wish King had just been honest and just said the results have not been good enough in his opinion.
 
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Bugsy

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,363
the games here on in, all we can do is just get behind the lads, support in numbers and sing out our frustrations in the stadiums and do what we do best and out sing the opposition...
Ive had enough for today.
Goodnight godbless
...PUSB
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,364
Super Graham Withey said:
Based on results
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Course and I respect that but then it’s no different to other clubs
 

BackRoomRummermill

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  • Nov 11, 2024
  • #1,365
Two things I have never heard tonight - ‘Elite Coach’ and ‘Deck’ as for squad
 
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