Doug got it right (24 Viewers)

[clint van damme]

I also feel that he thought he had become untouchable.

Can't agree with that. He said after Luton he could have lost his job.
I actually think he saw the writing on the wall

 

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[alexccfc99]

I preferred Carsley at the time Lampard was employed it shows how you can be wrong. Robins had gone stale and should have gone sooner, I also feel that he thought he had become untouchable.

I know it is only one game but I genuinely believe Carlsey’s stock took a major battering purely off his baffling approach to the England Greece game at Wembley where he picked the weirdest team selection ever seen and what seemed like a half arsed attitude towards getting the job permanently afterwards

 

[alexccfc99]

Couldn’t be arsed saying it for a period of time at risk of getting shot down cause of the emotion involved

But I don’t think we’ve got a bad owner/custodian of our football club at all

 

[MalcSB]

So you work for the government then as a civil servant.

Could be, wfh is the norm for civil servants these days. But would a civil servant choose to wfh in London?

Unless it’s a ploy to keep the London Weighting Allowance which really should be withdrawn from those not attending the office.. The saving could be targeted at all sorts of priorities that have insufficient funds. Probably not a huge sum in truth, but better than nothing.

 

[wingy]

I know it is only one game but I genuinely believe Carlsey’s stock took a major battering purely off his baffling approach to the England Greece game at Wembley where he picked the weirdest team selection ever seen and what seemed like a half arsed attitude towards getting the job permanently afterwards

Wasn't that because he'd got wind of the Tuchel approach?

 

[ccfcchris]

How exactly did Coventry City's owner Doug King make his cash?

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[Nick]

How exactly did Coventry City's owner Doug King make his cash?

FLW have taken a deeper dive into Sky Blues chief King's fortunes

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No mention of the shaves?

 

[steve cooper]

I think we have a better squad, (Robins was often left short on numbers), though 1st choice 11 v 1sr choice 11 the play off final teamwas hands down much better.

And I'm fairly sure the style we're playing now isn't the long term vision, but we're on a run that's put us in play off contention so why change now?

As for the defence, 4 conceded in 7 league games, 2 v Leeds, that's a very good record.

Since Boxing day it's 7 conceded in 11 league games. Leeds and Norwich being the only teams to score more than one. Watford, Cardiff, and Sheff W. Being the other 3. It couldn't be just luck could it?

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Since Boxing day it's 7 conceded in 11 league games. Leeds and Norwich being the only teams to score more than one. Watford, Cardiff, and Sheff W. Being the other 3. It couldn't be just luck could it?

Not just that our last two goals conceded outside of Leeds in the league are both own goals.

 

[Snaily]

Improvement in pressing, Dovin back, accepted we need to play 5 at the back (may change with Grimes providing cover), otherwise all probably down to reversal of bad luck that hit Robins early season and Lampard’s first few games.

 

[MalcSB]

Since Boxing day it's 7 conceded in 11 league games. Leeds and Norwich being the only teams to score more than one. Watford, Cardiff, and Sheff W. Being the other 3. It couldn't be just luck could it?

Let’s not credit Lampard and his coaching team, let’s ascribe everything to luck.

 

[rob9872]

It would be unfair to not give Lampard credit for the turnaround, but even Stevie Wonder could have seen putting Dovin in goal instead of Coco the c**t would improve things, let alone adding another defender to the mix.

 

[procdoc]

I’m not getting carried away with all this. We’ve had some very favourable results recently but we still look incredibly fragile and have rode our luck. The passing out from the back nonsense is a nightmare waiting to happen and we still have some awful players in the first team.
We have been propped up by a goalkeeper who has grown in confidence and a striker who on his day looks good at this level.
We are nowhere near the team that got to the play off final under MR.
Lets hope Lampard can emulate that but he will need better players in defence to achieve that.

None of our players are awful, even Dasilva who I don’t rate at all isn’t awful in general

 

[Jay88]

Harry Redknapp?

I listened to a Harry Redknapp interview on The Rest is Football podcast. He actually warned Lampard against the Coventry job saying it will be a very tough job to follow Mark Robins. Fair play to Lampard for having the hunger to take the job on and doing very well so far

 

[MalcSB]

I listened to a Harry Redknapp interview on The Rest is Football podcast. He actually warned Lampard against the Coventry job saying it will be a very tough job to follow Mark Robins. Fair play to Lampard for having the hunger to take the job on and doing very well so far

It was probably a bit of a double bluff. If it all goes tits up, Lampard was doomed from the start. If it goes unbelievably well, then Lampard has done even better than it appears given how tough a job following Robins was.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

I listened to a Harry Redknapp interview on The Rest is Football podcast. He actually warned Lampard against the Coventry job saying it will be a very tough job to follow Mark Robins. Fair play to Lampard for having the hunger to take the job on and doing very well so far

Agreed on that, he had to hit the ground running because of the anger surrounding Robins’ departure.

Equally, this was an exciting job for Lampard to take. We’ve invested a lot of money in the club and have Premiership aspirations so that made us more attractive than most clubs outside of the top 4-5 teams. If he gets us promoted, he repairs his reputation following his sacking at Everton and disastrous results in his second spell at Chelsea. In fact, had he not took that 2nd spell at Chelsea, he’d probably be in consideration for top end Championship roles. I for one think he’s just as good of a manager as Scott Parker who I think are underperforming with their squad.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Thank you Doug. Got the appointment of Lampard spot on. He will take us to the next level.

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

It would be unfair to not give Lampard credit for the turnaround, but even Stevie Wonder could have seen putting Dovin in goal instead of Coco the c**t would improve things, let alone adding another defender to the mix.

Ray Charles would probably do better than Coco the clown and he's been 6 feet under for decades.

 

[Johhny Blue]

Funny that Doug knows more than most of us about football. Took the emotion out of the decision and did the right thing.

That’s called “Business”

 

[Rodders1]

Thank you Doug. Got the appointment of Lampard spot on. He will take us to the next level.

His song got an airing too!

 

[San Francisco]

In fact, had he not took that 2nd spell at Chelsea, he’d probably be in consideration for top end Championship roles.

Like us then.

 

[wingy]

You know the knickers stitchers are going to try Thier look don't you.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Like us then.

I love it, we’re killing it atm and FL deserves the credit he deserves. We’re 1pt off 5th place and we’ve got the team to go all the way!

 

[wingy]

I love it, we’re killing it atm and FL deserves the credit he deserves. We’re 1pt off 5th place and we’ve got the team to go all the way!

Let's hope so.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

You know the knickers stitchers are going to try Thier look don't you.

 

[pusbccfc]

Funny on reflection

 

[lordy_87]

Who are these "top club officials" ?

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Let's hope so.

Talking to some mates earlier, even Lampard sceptics and the consensus between us lot was that we’re going to go all the way [to the layoffs]…

Over two legs, I’d fancy anyone but Burnley to be honest.

 

[bigfatronssba]

Who are these "top club officials" ?

 

[pusbccfc]

Remember when we all lost our heads because we didn't hit the points target

 

[Captain Dart]

Remember when we all lost our heads because we didn't hit the points target

If you say something like that you immediately become a hostage to fortune.

 

[Nick]

Remember when we all lost our heads because we didn't hit the points target

No?

 

[pusbccfc]

No?

Worth going back and looking...

 

[Cally Fedora]

It’s baffling as to why Robins and early Lampard failed to see what as a fan base i think we were saying for a few months - specifically:
When fit Dovin should have played
Kitching is our best CH.
Kitching and Thomas our best pairing
Too early for Bassette over proven scorers Simms and BTA.
This now seems embedded and with Lampard being allowed to add Grimes the results are happening

 

[Grendel]

It’s baffling as to why Robins and early Lampard failed to see what as a fan base i think we were saying for a few months - specifically:
When fit Dovin should have played
Kitching is our best CH.
Kitching and Thomas our best pairing
Too early for Bassette over proven scorers Simms and BTA.
This now seems embedded and with Lampard being allowed to add Grimes the results are happening

The results under lampard were happening before grimes and he hasn’t even been able to play Wright at all