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Grendel

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Birmingham games 160 goals 68
Everton games 236 goals 106
Swansea games 87 goals 35

Top scorer at Everton for a number of seasons. By the time he left only the legendary Dixie Dean had scored more goals for them.

He may not have been world class Grendel but he was certainly "good".

For us he was useless same as many other aged players who ended their career here.

Someone will call themselves graham withey next or tommy Langley anyone?
 

Hobo

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For us he was useless same as many other aged players who ended their career here.

Someone will call themselves graham withey next or tommy Langley anyone?
Oh if you are talking our failed strikers we should be able to keep going until the new stadium is built!

But Graham Withey could wrong foot a complete defence with a miss kick and the only player who could score with a volley off the knee. I don't think he ever expected to be playing for a team like Coventry. You couldn't fault his enthusiasm or effort. I think I'd pick him any day over Freddie Eastwood who was just bone idle.
 

Hobo

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Worst of the lot John Gayle....Bobby Gould "he's not the finished article yet" you were not wrong Bobby you were not wrong.
 

Grendel

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Worst of the lot John Gayle....Bobby Gould "he's not the finished article yet" you were not wrong Bobby you were not wrong.

Yes Gayle was poor. Alan brazil anyone?
 

letsallsingtogether

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But that could be said of any over aged player at any club, doesn't make them shit just past there best. So would you say Pele and Maradonna were shit if they had played here at the end of their careers?

Just a stupid statement based on the last couple of seasons of a successful career


For us he was useless same as many other aged players who ended their career here.

Someone will call themselves graham withey next or tommy Langley anyone?
 

Hobo

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The above by let's alluding is very true about Grendel's statement about Bob Latchford as I pointed out.

But not true about my statement on John Gayle, he was rubbish everywhere.
 

Grendel

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But that could be said of any over aged player at any club, doesn't make them shit just past there best. So would you say Pele and Maradonna were shit if they had played here at the end of their careers?

Just a stupid statement based on the last couple of seasons of a successful career

I'm saying most people would use an alias of a player that they remember fondly at Highfield road. Kevin McDonald once was a fine player at Leicester and Liverpool but here was a disaster.

The point isn't hard. What's hard I suspect for you is I can reel these players off very easily and you haven't a clue who I'm talking about.
 
I'm saying most people would use an alias of a player that they remember fondly at Highfield road. Kevin McDonald once was a fine player at Leicester and Liverpool but here was a disaster.

The point isn't hard. What's hard I suspect for you is I can reel these players off very easily and you haven't a clue who I'm talking about.

Thats because you are not doing it from memory, just a load of facts in books and on the internet.very very sad.
 

Hobo

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One we let get away...Chris Marsden 8 games on loan from Wolves coming back from injury. Didn't look fast but could pass a ball, had worked out where he was going to pass it while it was still on the way to him.

The sort of ball player we were crying out for and was always looking for the ball. We bulked at a fee of 50-100,000 for him. Would have been a bargain went on to play over 100 games for Southampton and became a fans favourite.
 

DazzleTommyDazzle

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One we let get away...Chris Marsden 8 games on loan from Wolves coming back from injury. Didn't look fast but could pass a ball, had worked out where he was going to pass it while it was still on the way to him.

The sort of ball player we were crying out for and was always looking for the ball. We bulked at a fee of 50-100,000 for him. Would have been a bargain went on to play over 100 games for Southampton and became a fans favourite.

What was worse was that while he was with us, we spent £200k on Sandy bloody Robertson........
 

Grendel

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One we let get away...Chris Marsden 8 games on loan from Wolves coming back from injury. Didn't look fast but could pass a ball, had worked out where he was going to pass it while it was still on the way to him.

The sort of ball player we were crying out for and was always looking for the ball. We bulked at a fee of 50-100,000 for him. Would have been a bargain went on to play over 100 games for Southampton and became a fans favourite.

He had a reputation as injury prone. I remember after going to Wolves Linnell justifying it by screeching into the radio that Marsden had broken down with injury AND THAT's WHY we didn't sign him. However it turned out unrelated - it was a broken leg. He played well over 300 games afterwards and was definately one we should have signed. I think he was on loan from Huddersfield and Wolves signed him after we got rid. Sandy Roberstson? Well nothing to say there is there!!
 

letsallsingtogether

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You don't know anything about me. Don't make out you do.
Unlike you I know who I liked and who I didn't, but have never slagged off players or managers at Coventry,I would fight anyone who had a bad word for my team.

I am now older and the present owners have taken that pride away by making my beloved CCFC a laughing stock of the Football world. For that alone I will never forgive them or the people that have backed them.
So trot off and look for some more facts on the internet you troll.

Funny how you never comment on any football game related thread? :thinking about:



I'm saying most people would use an alias of a player that they remember fondly at Highfield road. Kevin McDonald once was a fine player at Leicester and Liverpool but here was a disaster.

The point isn't hard. What's hard I suspect for you is I can reel these players off very easily and you haven't a clue who I'm talking about.
 

letsallsingtogether

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He only remembers the bad players and things he can slag off. We struggled most seasons in the Prem but for me they were good times.

Why would you just keep up dragging the bad points?

That's what pisses me off, I understand opposition fans doing it but not a so called Coventry fan.

I disagree with about 99.9% of G's posts on our current situation, but I'd support his knowledge of CCFC absolutely.
 

Bob Latchford

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He only remembers the bad players and things he can slag off. We struggled most seasons in the Prem but for me they were good times.

Why would you just keep up dragging the bad points?

That's what pisses me off, I understand opposition fans doing it but not a so called Coventry fan.

As someone wrote earlier [sad]

ps never trust a man who can't spell [definitely]
 

Hobo

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He only remembers the bad players and things he can slag off. We struggled most seasons in the Prem but for me they were good times.

Why would you just keep up dragging the bad points?

That's what pisses me off, I understand opposition fans doing it but not a so called Coventry fan.

There certainly was good times, many of them. I think it was a magnificent achievement to stay the top league of English football so long. I think there was only Liverpool, Everton and Arsenal who were there when we arrived and not been relegated during our stay.
 

Bob Latchford

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There certainly was good times, many of them. I think it was a magnificent achievement to stay the top league of English football so long. I think there was only Liverpool, Everton and Arsenal who were there when we arrived and not been relegated during our stay.

Spurs too,i think.
 

Bob Latchford

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letsallsingtogether

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Going back to the original thread, I believe the Lions and Donkeys will be on the Hill tomorrow.:D

The snake will be in the ground...
 

shmmeee

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Watching Madagascar with the little one. If a giraffe and a rhino can walk the tightrope, lions and donkeys can get up a hill.

Back OT: Isn't the real issue here that Fisher has seen the trust as adversaries ever since they refuse to condone the groundshare.

If he'd made efforts to engage fans rather than seeing everyone who didn't agree with him as an enemy we might have more than 2k turning up right now.
 
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Jack Griffin

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Maybe the Donkey is based on this character. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/animalfarm/characters.html

Benjamin - The long-lived donkey who refuses to feel inspired by the Rebellion. Benjamin firmly believes that life will remain unpleasant no matter who is in charge.
Of all of the animals on the farm, he alone comprehends the changes that take place, but he seems either unwilling or unable to oppose the pigs.
 

Bob Latchford

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TurkeyTrot

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Surely it would be amazing to see thousands of fan wearing these donkey masks at a game....I'd be in..

That Nick, would be funny as anything and would get massive media exposure, however, shouldn't the fans be wearing lion masks and the trust donkey masks, with the donkeys leading the lions in?
 

Nick

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As the Trust board from what I've seen is just normal Cov fans, accurate to the statement too.

I'd love to see this. You reckon we could get a job lot?

Yeah could get some from China and fire them out at cost! This time next year Rodney...
 

Hobo

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Yeah donkey masks!
 

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