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« Reply #150 on: Monday, March 26, 2018, 14:58:11 »

Incredible stat on Sky Sports Saturday re Coventry.  Apparently they haven't finished in top 6 for 47 years. 

I don't think that is right... I posted this up back in August...

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Exciting times for Cov fans.  They're one of only 2 eligible teams who've never been in the PO's... t'other is Oxford.

In fact Cov haven't finished in the top 6 of a Div since 69/70 when they finished 6th in Div 1.

I make that 48 years  Hmmm
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« Reply #151 on: Monday, March 26, 2018, 16:08:14 »

Fair enough, I stand corrected.

I wonder how many supporters of clubs like Swindon would have swapped 47 48 years of bumbling around the lower leagues with the regular near misses and actual promotions & relegations for all Coventry's years in the top flight, apparently much more illustrious and high profile but probably in the end frustrating and even tedious.  Not me. 
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« Reply #152 on: Monday, March 26, 2018, 16:11:12 »

Not for me. I prefer our cycle of being really crap for a while, and then really good for a while.
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« Reply #153 on: Monday, March 26, 2018, 18:53:37 »

Fair enough, I stand corrected.

I wonder how many supporters of clubs like Swindon would have swapped 47 48 years of bumbling around the lower leagues with the regular near misses and actual promotions & relegations for all Coventry's years in the top flight, apparently much more illustrious and high profile but probably in the end frustrating and even tedious.  Not me. 

From our early glory days of the Southern League, before the Great War, up until the mid 60's Cov were a regular opponent, apart from the odd season. Pretty much 50/50 in the wins stakes.  It was then that Jimmy Hill got them up, whereas we went back down from the old Div 2, not to see each other again in a league fixture for 30  years until the Prem.

So their older fans knew all about being down in the lower reaches.

That they managed to survive as long as they did was something of a miracle as they were never really much more than a Div 3 club.... look back  on some of the sides who consistently managed to scrape out of relegation and they had some proper mediocre squads.

Had Jimmy's stewardship not happened, it's likely that Cov would be up there with our most played opponents.... the worry for us, is that the top dozen or so of these, have all to some extent left us behind.  In some cases quite a long way behind.

The only one in Div 4 is Exeter, who weigh in about 14th in the list, and currently we're below them.

This doesn't thrill me...
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« Reply #154 on: Saturday, April 14, 2018, 21:21:58 »

Notts County's 2nd goal was a fucking awful comedy of errors. Ugh, I fucking hate this league.
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« Reply #155 on: Sunday, April 15, 2018, 00:50:18 »

Ugh, I fucking hate this league.

However it's where we are.... got to make the most of it.
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« Reply #156 on: Sunday, April 15, 2018, 13:00:08 »

However it's where we are.... got to make the most of it.

Yeah I appreciate that...bloody frustrating though. I accept it's where we are, for now.

So Reg, who has surprised or impressed you from the Town squad, in a distinctly average season to date that has been blistered with periods of quality and that nagging friend of mine, hope?
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« Reply #157 on: Monday, April 16, 2018, 19:25:47 »

  See it all kicked off in El Glosico, on Saturday..... both before and during the game.

  https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/el-glosico-brawl-latest-police-1462935

  https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/el-glosico-trouble-continued-stadium-1459817

  Disgraceful....

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« Reply #158 on: Monday, April 16, 2018, 19:45:34 »

I hope we can finally beat fcuking Cheltenham next season, loathsome pricks
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« Reply #159 on: Monday, April 16, 2018, 19:58:51 »

Sounds like FGR fans from that. Police used pepperami spray to disperse them
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« Reply #160 on: Monday, April 16, 2018, 20:31:23 »

Sounds like FGR fans from that. Police used pepperami spray to disperse them

 

For those who think there's nothing left in this season, the Wilts/Glos/Somerset mini league has yet to be decided the big one being on the 24th at Huish Park v FGR.

Atm we're heading the table but can be edged out if FGR prevail by more than a goal.
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« Reply #161 on: Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 20:55:09 »

 Congrats to Accy, promoted tonight.

 As expected looking grim for Chesterfield  Sad
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« Reply #162 on: Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 21:13:42 »

Can't begrudge Stanley going up, good luck to them. Tremendous effort

Surely even the biggest optimist/wait and see type has written us off now. 4 (5) points behind and a game extra played.
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« Reply #163 on: Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 21:41:09 »

Yep that Lincoln result has probably done for us
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« Reply #164 on: Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 21:48:31 »

Congrats to Accy, promoted tonight.

 As expected looking grim for Chesterfield  Sad

Why are we sad about Chesterfield? Have I missed something
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