Jimmy Hill Way (11 Viewers)

[Wyken Sky Blue]

A444 to be renamed Jimmy Hill Way after a petition

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-road-re-named-jimmy-11913722


For once, well done CCC. Surprised that it wasn't called Danny Cipriani Way; although joking apart I'm glad they listened to the people that voted and it is indeed a fitting tribute to the great man himself


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[Nick]

Fair play! Is it the whole bit from the m6 to town?

 

[Wyken Sky Blue]

Fair play! Is it the whole bit from the m6 to town?

Yes certainly looks like it.

From the Ricoh past Highfield Road

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[Nick]

Can they move it to the butts?

 

[peeler]

Fair play! Is it the whole bit from the m6 to town?

I don't know but I'm guessing it'll be from the M6 to just past the Arena shopping centre

 

[Broken Hearted Sky Blue]

I don't know but I'm guessing it'll be from the M6 to just past the Arena shopping centre

No it's not its all the way to Binley road

 

[peeler]

No it's not its all the way to Binley road

Oh wow! That's fantastic, it crosses the road I was born in, which is now only a footbridge across 'Jimmy Hill Way'

 

[Gint11]

It's the A444 at the Ricoh right upto Binley rd roundabout by where HR was.


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[Houchens Head]

Great idea and a fitting tribute! I always like driving down Brian Clough Way heading into Derby. He was another iconic manager in my eyes!

 

[Nick]

Would be ideal to move his statue out to a round about if needs be then too.

 

[Red John]

Dare I say it......well done CCC makes a pleasant change to read some good news amongst the doom

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

Great idea and a fitting tribute! I always like driving down Brian Clough Way heading into Derby. He was another iconic manager in my eyes!

Nothing wrong with Clough.....but something wrong with you HH if you "like" heading into Derby.......

 

[Houchens Head]

Nothing wrong with Clough.....but something wrong with you HH if you "like" heading into Derby.......

Unfortunately I have to head into Derby - my eldest son lives there. When I say "like", I don't mean the actual place!

 

[Sky Blue Kid]

Would be ideal to move his statue out to a round about if needs be then too.

Now that idea, I love. Good thinking Nick

 

[ajsccfc]

I think they were looking at renaming it the A1987 at some point or at least that was a suggestion someone made. This is much better.

 

[torchomatic]

Not everyone is happy:

Kevin Maguire from the Mirror on Twitter:
Jimmy Hill led a sanction-busting rebel tour to apartheid South Africa when Mandela was in jail. Coventry shouldn't name a road after him

and this when he died:

RIP Jimmy Hill though I remember his rebel tour to apartheid South Africa & the 1977 Coventry fix that relegated Sunderland

 

[torchomatic]

Great idea. Patiently waiting for Gordon Milne Boulevard

 

[peeler]

Not everyone is happy:

Kevin Maguire from the Mirror on Twitter:
Jimmy Hill led a sanction-busting rebel tour to apartheid South Africa when Mandela was in jail. Coventry shouldn't name a road after him

and this when he died:

RIP Jimmy Hill though I remember his rebel tour to apartheid South Africa & the 1977 Coventry fix that relegated Sunderland

He was born in South Shields, probably a Sunderland fan

 

[shmmeee]

Not everyone is happy:

Kevin Maguire from the Mirror on Twitter:
Jimmy Hill led a sanction-busting rebel tour to apartheid South Africa when Mandela was in jail. Coventry shouldn't name a road after him

and this when he died:

RIP Jimmy Hill though I remember his rebel tour to apartheid South Africa & the 1977 Coventry fix that relegated Sunderland

Sunderland fan by any chance?

 

[shmmeee]

Doesn't that meet up with Sky Blue Way as well? That's kinda nice.

 

[ajsccfc]

One day I want to live on Adebola Avenue

 

[Nick]

One day I want to live on Adebola Avenue

You could rock down it too.

 

[SkyBlueSid]

Great idea. Patiently waiting for Gordon Milne Boulevard

Closely followed by 'Chris Coleman Crescent', 'Micky Adams Avenue' and 'Terry Butcher Terrace'.
They could even name a road near Highfield Road as 'Mowbray Street'. Oh, hang on........

 

[fernandopartridge]

Sunderland fan by any chance?

Yes, he is. Bitter twat. Some other knobhead on Twitter moaning about CCFC as well, the c**t was born in 1991.

 

[Brylowes]

Great idea. Patiently waiting for Gordon Milne Boulevard

Sillet Street and Curtis Crescent.

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

surely not the highly principled staunch socialist Kevin Maguire......who lives in Mayfair, travels by chauffeur driven Mercedes & makes jokes about dead toddlers....

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[Gosford Green]

Most clubs would be all over this, a celebration of their greatest manager. Not even so far a whiff of acknowledgement from the current owners of CCFC.

 

[Nick]

Most clubs would be all over this, a celebration of their greatest manager. Not even so far a whiff of acknowledgement from the current owners of CCFC.

It isn't as if people haven't been getting worked up about no response and Simon hasn't been winding up the fans as much as he can about it is it? Pretty much since the news about it came out...

 

[Gosford Green]

It isn't as if people haven't been getting worked up about no response and Gilbert hasn't been winding up the fans as much as he can about it is it?

So you seem happy with the loud silence from the club Nick?
What Gilbert and/or the CT say is not the issue. If this was any other club there would be large scale coverage, even you must see that.

Perfectly sums up the mindset of the clubs owners.

 

[Nick]

So you seem happy with the loud silence from the club Nick?
What Gilbert and/or the CT say is not the issue. If this was any other club there would be large scale coverage, even you must see that.

Perfectly sums up the mindset of the clubs owners.

No, I can see everybody whipped up into anger so article after article can be fired out.

The news only came out yesterday, yet the anger about them not replying was being whipped up pretty much straight away. Co-incidence really, when they are carrying out a media attack isn't it?

Yes, the club should comment and also maybe the former players association.

Out of interest, how much have the telegraph pushed the jimmy hill legacy fund? An article to say it was being setup, how many links to the link in my signature and the one I have been pushing to fans?

 

[Liquid Gold]

Most clubs would be all over this, a celebration of their greatest manager. Not even so far a whiff of acknowledgement from the current owners of CCFC.

Come off it. Can we at least have this where we don't argue the toss about the same shit. Leave this argument for elsewhere

 

[Gosford Green]

No, I can see everybody whipped up into anger so article after article can be fired out.

The news only came out yesterday, yet the anger about them not replying was being whipped up pretty much straight away. Co-incidence really, when they are carrying out a media attack.

And SISU try in return with Les Reid in the Observer, laughable attempt.
I waited 24 hours before passing judgement, the club should have made a statement within minutes.

The point escapes you, as does the history of the club.

 

[skybluebeduff]

Coincidence Nick doesn't have a - in it.

And the club have come out with nothing at all about anything lately, no news yesterday how the meeting went, no praise that a club legend gets a road named after him, no stadium plans that were 3 weeks away 3 years ago.

Hardly whipped up straight away is it, they don't communicate with the fans at all.

You call it anger, I call it disappointing.

 

[Nick]

Coincidence Nick doesn't have a - in it.

And the club have come out with nothing at all about anything lately, no news yesterday how the meeting went, no praise that a club legend gets a road named after him, no stadium plans that were 3 weeks away 3 years ago.

Hardly whipped up straight away is it, they don't communicate with the fans at all.

You call it anger, I call it disappointing.

Can you really not see the telegraph whipping up fans anger? When was the last time the club mentioned legal action for example, yet it is in every other article on the telegraph site..

It is article after article being fired out one after the other isn't it?

 

[skybluebeduff]

And when the club do (if they do) release a statement, it will be no doubt written by Laura, who no doubt will have to google who Jimmy Hill was... summing the clubs hierarchy up to a tee.