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[rob9872]

I quite often read a few of the comments under a CET article about the City. It makes me realise that whilst we do have some Grade A weapons that post on SBT, they're pretty much tactical geniuses by comparison to some of those!

One today made me smile talking about Robins and posted about how Robins got us relegated from L1 into L2 and that a truly great manager would have been able to save us.

When he came back, we were bottom of the league and had won one game in 19 (2-1 at home to Gillingham) with 10 games to go. In that period we were 7 points from 57 and even in those 10 games we picked up 13 points but still finished 11 from safety. We might not all agree on when was the right time for him to go, but even his harshest critics wouldn't blame him for that!

 

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[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

We were nailed on relegated when he took over . .
I recall we were subsequently pretty close to the bottom of league 2 for a while and I was bracing myself for the unthinkable : dropping out of the EFL altogether.
We all know what happened thereafter..

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Robins made a fist of staying up. Didn’t we get relegated last home game? Had it still had been Slade we’d have been down weeks before that

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

I’m not convinced the CET comments are real people to be honest.

 

[Flying Fokker]

Robins made a fist of staying up. Didn’t we get relegated last home game? Had it still had been Slade we’d have been down weeks before that

No

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Gillingham	46	12	14	20	59	79	−20	50
21	Port Vale (R)	46	12	13	21	45	70	−25	49	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Swindon Town (R)	46	11	11	24	44	66	−22	44
23	Coventry City (R)	46	9	12	25	37	68	−31	39
24	Chesterfield (R)	46	9	10	27	43	78	−35	37

Source: BBC Sport

 

[Ashdown]

What a bloody awful year that was ! What did the SISU cunts do to help apart from bringing back Robins…..launch another court case probably

 

[shepardo01]

We were nailed on relegated when he took over . .
I recall we were subsequently pretty close to the bottom of league 2 for a while and I was bracing myself for the unthinkable : dropping out of the EFL altogether.
We all know what happened thereafter..

We were rock bottom.....
Robins picked up a few results and lifted us off the bottom of the table.

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

No

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Gillingham	46	12	14	20	59	79	−20	50
21	Port Vale (R)	46	12	13	21	45	70	−25	49	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Swindon Town (R)	46	11	11	24	44	66	−22	44
23	Coventry City (R)	46	9	12	25	37	68	−31	39
24	Chesterfield (R)	46	9	10	27	43	78	−35	37

Source: BBC Sport

definitely got that wrong then!

We definitely improved under Robins if I recall though.

 

[clint van damme]

I quite often read a few of the comments under a CET article about the City. It makes me realise that whilst we do have some Grade A weapons that post on SBT, they're pretty much tactical geniuses by comparison to some of those!

One today made me smile talking about Robins and posted about how Robins got us relegated from L1 into L2 and that a truly great manager would have been able to save us.

When he came back, we were bottom of the league and had won one game in 19 (2-1 at home to Gillingham) with 10 games to go. In that period we were 7 points from 57 and even in those 10 games we picked up 13 points but still finished 11 from safety. We might not all agree on when was the right time for him to go, but even his harshest critics wouldn't blame him for that!

It might not have been posted by anyone on here but I bet a few gave it a thumbs up!

 

[Tommo1993]

Kudos to you for getting as far as the comments. That site is just one giant seizure.

 

[Grendel]

It might not have been posted by anyone on here but I bet a few gave it a thumbs up!

Len Fairclough vibes

 

[clint van damme]

Len Fairclough vibes

Fucking hell!

 

[covcity4life]

We had to go backwards to go forwards

Much rather double promotion than just the one but a little quicker personally.

 

[skyblueelephant76]

We were nailed on relegated when he took over . .
I recall we were subsequently pretty close to the bottom of league 2 for a while and I was bracing myself for the unthinkable : dropping out of the EFL altogether.
We all know what happened thereafter..

We were never lower than 10th in League Two

 

[rob9872]

We were never lower than 10th in League Two

That was only first few games too. Was always top 8 after that.

* edit, just checked and apologies we did slip to 9th for 3 games in Feb.

 

[Hutch11]

Those that comment are the same daft twats that ring CWR after games

 

[Irish Sky Blue]

Considering how awful we were , it’s not surprising that the team lost the first 3 games of Robin’s return including a 2-0 home defeat to Southend, the worst performance by a City team that I have ever seen.
We were abject when he came back and Robin’s performed a miracle with those players. In the last seven matches of that season we picked up those 13 points. That is not far off automatic promotion form. We obviously also won at Wembley, Oxford being strong favourites that day.
King might have read or been told how bad things were back then. I think you would have needed to be around and to have seen the state of things to truly understand that situation and to appreciate how Robin’s somehow dragged us back.

 

[TomRad85]

That was only first few games too. Was always top 8 after that.

* edit, just checked and apologies we did slip to 9th for 3 games in Feb.

This here was my lowest point as a fan and i remember it very well. Defeat to Colchester in Feb...



After this defeat in my mind we had become a midtable standard League 2 team and it wasn't a nice feeling. The end to this season, basically just the playoffs, was great but there were lots of lows, some thoroughly embarrassing results and it was just depressing in general.

 

[Nick]

I'm sure that Colchester one. We desperately needed changes but did nothing, they scored the second and we made a change far too late.

 

[shmmeee]

I'm sure that Colchester one. We desperately needed changes but did nothing, they scored the second and we made a change far too late.

Thank God the horrors of the last eight years are over

 

[MalcSB]

I'm sure that Colchester one. We desperately needed changes but did nothing, they scored the second and we made a change far too late.

Where have I heard that before?

 

[Warwickhunt]

Len Fairclough vibes

Lot of people won't understand that Grendal! Made me laugh though

 

[jto123]

I quite often read a few of the comments under a CET article about the City. It makes me realise that whilst we do have some Grade A weapons that post on SBT, they're pretty much tactical geniuses by comparison to some of those!

One today made me smile talking about Robins and posted about how Robins got us relegated from L1 into L2 and that a truly great manager would have been able to save us.

When he came back, we were bottom of the league and had won one game in 19 (2-1 at home to Gillingham) with 10 games to go. In that period we were 7 points from 57 and even in those 10 games we picked up 13 points but still finished 11 from safety. We might not all agree on when was the right time for him to go, but even his harshest critics wouldn't blame him for that!

He also won the JPT at the same time

 

[Adge]

I quite often read a few of the comments under a CET article about the City. It makes me realise that whilst we do have some Grade A weapons that post on SBT, they're pretty much tactical geniuses by comparison to some of those!

One today made me smile talking about Robins and posted about how Robins got us relegated from L1 into L2 and that a truly great manager would have been able to save us.

When he came back, we were bottom of the league and had won one game in 19 (2-1 at home to Gillingham) with 10 games to go. In that period we were 7 points from 57 and even in those 10 games we picked up 13 points but still finished 11 from safety. We might not all agree on when was the right time for him to go, but even his harshest critics wouldn't blame him for that!

Including one that rehashes old news.

 

[Major Tom]

I’m not convinced the CET comments are real people to be honest.

A bit like my local communities FB page