The First Team That Started The Journey (1 Viewer)

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

I saw Nilsson at an ex players night and blamed injuries If i recall correctly. Said the chairman promised him at least 1 new player in the last half of the season and it was going to be Ginola. Then I think a combination of him not wanting to drop to the champ and the chairman not being proactive we kept losing and the transfer dragged on for weeks and never happened.

I vaguely remember the Ginola rumour. We were comfortably top 6 until the last 8 games if i recall… then lost like 6 of them

 

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[Travs]

On reflection, that team should have gone straight back up.

Thompson’s sale derailed us a bit, but all I recall of that season was frightening inconsistency.

If i remember correctly (which is unlikely)....... we started pretty well and were generally tipped as favourites.

We had a home game against Norwich who were also up there, and had we won we'd have had a significant early season gap at the top, and i think would have kicked on to promotion.

However Norwich equalised late on and we got dragged back down into the pack and it fell apart from there.

 

[ajsccfc]

Stockport County - Coventry City, 11/08/2001 - First Division (- 03/04) - Match sheet

This is the match sheet of the First Division (- 03/04) game between Stockport County and Coventry City on 11/08/2001.

www.transfermarkt.com

Larcus Hall rather than Laul Hall going by this. Surprised to see Shefqi Kuqi in the Stockport team, for some reason I thought he was playing much more recently than that

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Does anyone know who the 'we'll be back' chap is and if he's still around? Need to see him at a game with an updated sign if he is!

 

[larry_david]

I was very young at the time but signing Lighbourne and Howarth, is that now like the equivalent of signing mid 20 year olds from league 2?

 

[SkyBlueChris]

Does anyone know who the 'we'll be back' chap is and if he's still around? Need to see him at a game with an updated sign if he is!

He lives in Australia and has posted that he cant get back over due to family commitments but still watches all our games over there!

 

[DannyThomas_1981]

I don't see this team as starting the journey back i.e. the team at the front of this thread started the journey to L2 and near oblivion. For me the team that started the journey back was the L2 promotion team.

 

[rondog1973]

I remember Jean Guy Wallemme having a mare in the following match at home to Wolves too & barely playing afterwards

Remember we lost 1-5 at home to Newcastle and Shearer absolutely ragged him.

 

[fernandopartridge]

On reflection, that team should have gone straight back up.

Thompson’s sale derailed us a bit, but all I recall of that season was frightening inconsistency.

Thompson wasn't sold in that season. Carsley was and that's what derailed us.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I remember Jean Guy Wallemme having a mare in the following match at home to Wolves too & barely playing afterwards

He had left the club well before we got relegated

 

[fernandopartridge]

Saw this the other day. How sweet it will be if we get back.

I don't think there has been a team relegated since with such a long unbroken top flight stay.

Southampton had 26 years. Villa had 27 years.

 

[jto123]

I don't think there has been a team relegated since with such a long unbroken top flight stay.

Southampton had 26 years. Villa had 27 years.

What a story it has been since!

 

[PaulPUSB]

Wallemme was late 90s and only played a couple? He fucked off because they couldnt find a french language school in Coventry iirc....who'd have thought that eh

And the fact he refused to wear shin pads

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[Shannerz]

Saw this the other day. How sweet it will be if we get back.

Hang on, is that a Sunderland fan account?