Match Thread Leeds United - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 28th Sep (17 Viewers)

[David O'Day]

I still have the scarf

so do I and the scars

 

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[Otis]

Don't get me started on Lynx Africa, Lynx effect my arse

Aren't you supposed to put it on your armpits?

That could explain where you have been going wrong.

 

[PVA]

It comes from all the clubs in this league , fans really believe we are the only team wanting promotion ?

I'm sure Sheffield Wednesday have some sort of Premier League package or incentive for season tickets and they finished 20th last year.

Do people expect the club to come out and say 'get your season tickets as we embark on trying to finish 12th this season!'

Of course the messaging is going to be about success and promotion.

 

[pusbccfc]

No of course not but it's been clear that it's the target, which I don't think helps.

The target is always promotion. It always was in League 1 and 2 too.

Where it gets dangerous is fans suddenly expecting everything.

Leeds and Sunderland are famous for it and it turns toxic every season.

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Exactly. Every club tries to sell tickets by using the same stuff.

Yes I remember Rotherham trying that one.

 

[shmmeee]

Can I just say Mrs @Evo1883 is a lucky girl. Talk about loyalty. First Godden and now this.

 

[theferret]

Selling season tickets = promotion? Haven't we sold a k or 2 more than last year? I think if fans are buying ST's expecting promotion, they are deluded.

It won't be the lack of a promotion push that does for him, it will be the prospect of a relegation battle. They are altogether different things.

The concern is, we are so far off the pace right now in terms of performances, how long is it before that goes from fanciful bed wetting to reality? We're not there yet, it would be very dramatic to say otherwise but how long?

This is just a sobre analysis of whee we are and speculation about how King is viewing things. Could be wrong though, he may stay cool and level headed, guess we'll find out within the next few weeks.

 

[DrPoolittle]

We were a penalty kick away from the PL.

Expecting us to at least compete for the play offs is not demanding “instant success”

I was pointing out that City fans were promised promotion the moment we were relegated from the top flight.

 

[David O'Day]

Aren't you supposed to put it on your armpits?

That could explain where you have been going wrong.

Well if they insist on selling it without full instructions

 

[Skyblue_CP]

Ultimately the recruitment has been poor with the funds available. We’ve took measured punts on possible future quality rather than actual quality. Unfortunately most are falling short of scouted expectation.

 

[bigfatronssba]

I would say relegation is more likely.

I am not convinced Coventry will ever be promoted to the PL.

Then the club should be honest and budget for league 1 income

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

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operation premiership

Operation League 1

 

[DrPoolittle]

so do I and the scars

They weren’t that scratchy

 

[napolimp]

It won't be the lack of a promotion push that does for him, it will be the prospect of a relegation battle. They are altogether different things.

The concern is, we are so far off the pace right now in terms of performances, how long is it before that goes from fanciful bed wetting to reality? We're not there yet, it would be very dramatic to say otherwise but how long?

This is just a sobre analysis of whee we are and speculation about how King is viewing things. Could be wrong though, he may stay cool and level headed, guess we'll find out within the next few weeks.

We're not in a relegation battle, it's September. You can't get relegated until at least the new year.

 

[DrPoolittle]

Then the club should be honest and budget for league 1 income

But then the fans will whine about “lack of ambition”

 

[Evo1883]

Can I just say Mrs @Evo1883 is a lucky girl. Talk about loyalty. First Godden and now this.

Well I'd like to say that as a supporter who spends thousands following this club all over the country every season this bloke has given me the best years supporting City and it's going to take more than 7 league games to make me reconsider 7 years of absolute fucking bliss .

PUSB

 

[Mcbean]

Leeds were good ! End of - there’s always a way back

 

[DrPoolittle]

We're not in a relegation battle, it's September. You can't get relegated until at least the new year.

We are trying hard to though

 

[jordan210]

I wish Robins would be brave. Was not working first half so doesnt change anything at half time.

He never seams to spot when a player is tired or how to counter operation changes.

Sometimes its so amateur.

 

[HJones23]

How anyone watches the Norwich & Swansea games and thinks changing the keeper will fix this is beyond me. Poor lad has played behind a different back 4 every week

Thank god he chose Wilson, made all the difference

 

[DrPoolittle]

Well I'd like to say that as a supporter who spends thousands following this club all over the country every season this bloke has given me the best years supporting City and it's going to take more than 7 league games to make me reconsider 7 years of absolute fucking bliss .

PUSB

Gawd bless ya’ guv

 

[clint van damme]

Can I just say Mrs @Evo1883 is a lucky girl. Talk about loyalty. First Godden and now this.

It's just decency. Things arent going well but the man who has given us a great 7 years, (Robins not Evo), deserves time.
Especially given he's just suffered a bereavement which as many on here will know is a proper head fuck at the best of times.

 

[bigfatronssba]

I'm sure Sheffield Wednesday have some sort of Premier League package or incentive for season tickets and they finished 20th last year.

Do people expect the club to come out and say 'get your season tickets as we embark on trying to finish 12th this season!'

Of course the messaging is going to be about success and promotion.

But you can’t mislead supporters and then not expect them to be angry

If you’re saying that promotion wasn’t a realistic target this season, but the club said it was, then it deserves all the criticism it’s going to get

 

[Theonlywayisskyblue]

The only disappointment today is the scale of the defeat.

We will be fine and finish mid table

Based on what, though ? I'm not a bedwetter nor a Robins out but I can't see anything positive at the moment. The argument that we always start slowly has also worn off

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

as i said, robins deserves until christmas. we know he has some stuff going on in his personal life and deserves some time to turn it around. has credit in the bank until christmas for me

I agree. We have had a procession of absolutely disastrous managers at this club going back decades. We all know where that took us. One man has brought us respectability and above all some hope. There's no doubt something is wrong right now and we've never recovered from the FA cup semi final.
But to get rid of Robins now ? I think it's still to early and people are getting too emotional.

 

[napolimp]

We are trying hard to though

Yeah, and so did Forest in their promotion season, and so did Middlesbrough and ourselves 2 seasons ago.

 

[David O'Day]

They weren’t that scratchy

No but they were pretty itchy

 

[Cov4life]

Arsenal had underfunded the playing side for years due to the paying off of the Emirates stadium , they did fantastically well to continue reaching the top 4 .

Atleast know your stuff before coming at me , arteta has spent huge amounts

So Arsene Wenger got the sack for being underfunded, yet MR has been back financially? Right.

What are you going on about saying I’m coming for you Calm down stop getting emotional

 

[Nick]

Well maybe the fans should rally round the bloke rather than destroy him

If he manages another club will people go and support them?

 

[bigfatronssba]

But then the fans will whine about “lack of ambition”

But you can’t mislead your customers and then not expect them to complain

 

[David O'Day]

Well I'd like to say that as a supporter who spends thousands following this club all over the country every season this bloke has given me the best years supporting City and it's going to take more than 7 league games to make me reconsider 7 years of absolute fucking bliss .

PUSB

Why is someone who last year forgot to pay for his season ticket lecturing you?

 

[Evo1883]

If he manages another club will people go and support them?

No

 

[Nick]

Well I'd like to say that as a supporter who spends thousands following this club all over the country every season this bloke has given me the best years supporting City and it's going to take more than 7 league games to make me reconsider 7 years of absolute fucking bliss .

PUSB

Yeah but it has been more than 7 games? Its not a new issue.

 

[Sick Boy]

There’s no chance King will give Robins until Christmas if this form carries on. The next few games will be key.

 

[Chris1987]

We did but leess should have won the game in the 95th .. alas they missed the sitter . We had a bit of luck which so far this season we're not getting

Come on Evo. Admit it. We have been poor at best for a major proportion of this season. Our points tally doesn't lie . There is obviously a major problem (regrettably including MR ) which could be one of a number of things . Something needs to change but no idea what it is