1999/2000 season (5 Viewers)

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Surely the most underachieving side in our history?

Keane, Whelan, Aloisi, McAllister, Hadji, Frogatt, Chippo.

One of the best home records that year iirc but didn't win a single away game all season. Just 4 away wins would have put us into Europe and if we had equalled our home form that year we would/could have finished 2nd.

We scored just 9 away goals in 19 games. In contrast we scored 38 goals in 19 home matches.

 

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[CJ_covblaze]

Add Roussel to that list too. Perfect foil for Keane.

 

[shmmeee]

And a year later, we went down.

 

[no_loyalty]

Particularly remember the Arsenal home game being the best match of our season

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Particularly remember the Arsenal home game being the best match of our season

3-2 Boxing Day followed by 2-2 draw with Chelsea a few days later (think both were on a Sky) next home game was the 3-0 cup win over Burnley when a certain chubby someone was mascot.....

 

[oldmangroom]

Very fond memories of that season, the home game against the Vile in particular. Some crazy Highfield Rd games, too: Leeds, Bradford, Sheff Wed and Arsenal seen to stick out.

 

[mechaishida]

Strachan's away game tactics were truly appalling in that season; tried going for the old Martin O'Neill suppression tactic but he didn't use Keane as a forward very often and went 5 in midfield.

Imagine the season we'd have had with a standard-ish tally of away wins? 5 or 6 maybe? We'd have been on 19 or 20 wins, top 8 definitely.

Never forgave Strachan for a lot, but his away day bungling that season was just ridiculous.

 

[Grendel]

Despite all the superlatives around Keane he only scored in two away games all season. He didn't score for the last 14 away games and only scored 1 in the last 10 games in total.

 

[skybluelee]

3-2 Boxing Day followed by 2-2 draw with Chelsea a few days later (think both were on a Sky) next home game was the 3-0 cup win over Burnley when a certain chubby someone was mascot..... 

Wasn't the Chelsea game the match where we took the lead twice only to concede within seconds both times, live on Sky?

 

[MusicDating]

I remember going to the last game of the season at the already relegated, rock bottom Watford and thinking 'surely we'll win one away game' and lost 1-0 (the highlight being the comedy moment when the sub Runar Normann got subbed).

 

[mechaishida]

Despite all the superlatives around Keane he only scored in two away games all season. He didn't score for the last 14 away games and only scored 1 in the last 10 games in total.

That's because Strachan used very odd away day tactics, that pushed Keane too deep. Very, very negative and sloppy. We lost 5-1 to Tranmere in the cup that year, which just shows how truly abysmal Strachan's tactical ability was.

 

[Seamus1]

Particularly remember the Arsenal home game being the best match of our season

I still for the life of me cannot figure out how Keane managed to score that winning goal. What a game that was though.

 

[albatross]

I remember going to the last game of the season at the already relegated, rock bottom Watford and thinking 'surely we'll win one away game' and lost 1-0 (the highlight being the comedy moment when the sub Runar Normann got subbed).

I was there too but having taken on several cold ones my recollection lacks clarity

 

[Joy Division]

Surely the most underachieving side in our history?

Keane, Whelan, Aloisi, McAllister, Hadji, Frogatt, Chippo.

One of the best home records that year iirc but didn't win a single away game all season. Just 4 away wins would have put us into Europe and if we had equalled our home form that year we would/could have finished 2nd.

We scored just 9 away goals in 19 games. In contrast we scored 38 goals in 19 home matches.

Disagree, I'd say only three of those were top class premiership players.

 

[skybluelee]

I remember going to the last game of the season at the already relegated, rock bottom Watford and thinking 'surely we'll win one away game' and lost 1-0 (the highlight being the comedy moment when the sub Runar Normann got subbed).

I went to that too. We took shed loads (4K I think). We played abysmally. And then our car broke down on the way home to top of a really sh*t day.

 

[mechaishida]

Disagree, I'd say only three of those were top class premiership players.

Keane, McAllister and Chippo? As much as I liked the idea of Hadji, he was very inconsistent, and in our relegation season he only performed on the last day of the season. Aloisi should have had more opportunities, and Whelan, well...talk about a wasted talent.

Froggatt was so nearly a fantastic winger, but his lack of strength held him back, imo.

 

[Joy Division]

Keane, McAllister and Chippo? As much as I liked the idea of Hadji, he was very inconsistent, and in our relegation season he only performed on the last day of the season. Aloisi should have had more opportunities, and Whelan, well...talk about a wasted talent.

Froggatt was so nearly a fantastic winger, but his lack of strength held him back, imo.

No. Keane, McAllister and Hadji. I agree Hadji was too inconsistent but he was a top top player, when he played well he was unstoppable. Just a shame Strachan couldn't get it out of him.

Chippo was decent and worked hard but I think he found his level in the Championship.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

We won 4 away games in the 2000/01 season. If only we had got that in 1999/2000 we would have just finished above Leicester by a point and qualified for Europe

 

[mechaishida]

We won 4 away games in the 2000/01 season. If only we had got that in 1999/2000 we would have just finished above Leicester by a point and qualified for Europe

I thought along those lines too, guh. Bloody Strachan and his shit away tactics.

 

[stevefloyd]

Particularly remember the Arsenal home game being the best match of our season

That was a brilliant game Huckerby could have had a hat trick by half time... nah should have had

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Despite all the superlatives around Keane he only scored in two away games all season. He didn't score for the last 14 away games and only scored 1 in the last 10 games in total.

Seems like we're gonna have a similar case with Armstrong

 

[Liquid Gold]

We always give the wrong managers money to spend

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Wasn't the Chelsea game the match where we took the lead twice only to concede within seconds both times, live on Sky?

http://youtu.be/u_AlfbUHQg0

 

[skybluelee]

That was a brilliant game Huckerby could have had a hat trick by half time... nah should have had

Huckerby???

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

I remember going to the last game of the season at the already relegated, rock bottom Watford and thinking 'surely we'll win one away game' and lost 1-0 (the highlight being the comedy moment when the sub Runar Normann got subbed).

http://youtu.be/LTcMsR921fY

 

[no_loyalty]

I remember going to the last game of the season at the already relegated, rock bottom Watford and thinking 'surely we'll win one away game' and lost 1-0 (the highlight being the comedy moment when the sub Runar Normann got subbed).

A top day out even though we lost, had some great banter with the Watford fans in the Weatherspoon's pub in the town centre

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Surely the most underachieving side in our history?

Keane, Whelan, Aloisi, McAllister, Hadji, Frogatt, Chippo.

One of the best home records that year iirc but didn't win a single away game all season. Just 4 away wins would have put us into Europe and if we had equalled our home form that year we would/could have finished 2nd.

We scored just 9 away goals in 19 games. In contrast we scored 38 goals in 19 home matches.

That team has to be right up there with Coleman's team of 'superstars' who went out with a whimper when we needed to win at Charlton to stay up. But for the witdth of a post we were down that year and the players really didn't give a flying f**k. I remember seeing Danny Fox's face at the end when they came to celebrate with the fans that they'd stayed up and thinking that they didn't care one way or another.

 

[lordsummerisle]

The FA Cup game home to Derby fucked us that season, 2-0 up at half-time and cruising, then went on to lose 3-2.

Think that was the start of the total Strachan disintegration at Coventry that lead to the relegation the next season.

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

The FA Cup game home to Derby fucked us that season, 2-0 up at half-time and cruising, then went on to lose 3-2.

Think that was the start of the total Strachan disintegration at Coventry that lead to the relegation the next season.

Wasn't it Charlton we were 2 up early on Roussell then I'm sure was 2-2 at HT before they nicked it at the end.

 

[lordsummerisle]

Wasn't it Charlton we were 2 up early on Roussell then I'm sure was 2-2 at HT before they nicked it at the end.

Was Charlton! Sorry, was thinking of the Derby game when we beat them 2-0 on our run to the quarters.

My memory says 2-0 up at half-time, then losing, but it's increasingly hazy as time goes on.

Definitely Roussell with both goals.

My younger sister used to babysit for him in Leamington(which has nothing to do with the subject at all!)

 

[CJ_covblaze]

Particularly remember the Arsenal home game being the best match of our season

That was a good game but prefer the win against the Villa.

 

[CJ_covblaze]

I still for the life of me cannot figure out how Keane managed to score that winning goal. What a game that was though.

He scored a few like that. Did he score an average goal for us? Šuker's goal that day was a cracker too.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Also remember Watford on Sky, we smashed them 4-0. Keane and Hadji both scored great goals

 

[MusicDating]

Was Charlton! Sorry, was thinking of the Derby game when we beat them 2-0 on our run to the quarters.

My memory says 2-0 up at half-time, then losing, but it's increasingly hazy as time goes on.

Definitely Roussell with both goals.

My younger sister used to babysit for him in Leamington(which has nothing to do with the subject at all!)

The Derby game was a few years before, but the scoring is spookily similar to the Charlton game -

http://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-coventry-city-26-february-1997-25552/

http://www.11v11.com/matches/coventry-city-v-charlton-athletic-29-january-2000-615/

 

[westofrayne]

Last away game of the season Wetherspoons in Watford town centre - if you were there you'd know, one of the best pre-game drinkup/party I've had, absolute picture on police faces as they were going to come into the pub fearing it was kicking off to see both set of fans partying. great memories.