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From Coventry Telegraph
IF AIDY Boothroyd is still pondering the signing of former jailbird Marlon King then he could ask one of the Sky Blues’s oldest fans for a bit of advice.
Phyllis Pyle – who turned 100 on Saturday – has been following the club since her dad first took her to a game when she was 12-years-old.
She can’t manage the trip to the Ricoh nowadays but Phyllis still listens to the lads in action every week.
And the sprightly centenarian thinks King could be just the tonic for a side that she believes lacks a cutting edge up front.
“If he can get goals then I can’t think of a reason why he shouldn’t come,” the Westwood Heath resident said.
“We’re desperate for goals. I listened to the Watford game the other day when we scored those two late goals.
“I couldn’t believe it. I know some fans had gone home, but I was still listening. It’s been a good start to the season, I’m not sure it’ll last though.”After 88 years of following the club she has never lost her passion.
During the 1987 cup final Phyllis, a youthful 76-years-old at the time, was told to stop standing on the Wembley seats after Gary Mabbutt’s famous own goal.
“I still get a little excited when I’m watching or listening to games,” she said.
Phyllis Randell was born in 1910 and grew up on Lower Ford Street, attending Wheatley Street School.
She worked as a shorthand typist at Coventry Triumph, before working at an auctioneers on Hertford Street.
She got married to Charles Harry Pyle in 1930 at St Peters Church in Hillfields. The couple spent nearly 50-years-together before going their separate ways.
Phyllis had three children, John, David and Ann, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, with another just a few days away.
“I do love my family so much,” she said. “It’s given me tremendous pleasure to see them all grow up.”
Asked the secret of her long life Phyllis said: “I should say having a drop of whisky with hot water each morning. But the truth is you’ve just got to keep going.”
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