Gary McSheffrey (1 Viewer)
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Adge
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Nope. No doubt some will be livid he didn’t come back again.
skybluesam66
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Queue mass cheering if he does score
Sky Blue Harry H
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Only if it's in his own net - then we'll know he's still one of us!
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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Bloody hell, who pissed on your chips?
SlowerThanPlatt
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Who do you define as a ‘legend’ then?
Considering we’ve only won 1 major trophy and haven’t had a promotion campaign since the 60s legends at CCFC are few and far in between
To any teenage Cov fan Gary McSheffrey is probably the closest to a legend in the last 15 years
oucho
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Gary McSheff. Then he ate them.
Cyrile Regis
Brian Borrows
Dave Bennett
Micky Gynn
Dion Dublin
Oggy
Paul Williams
Gary Breen
Richard Shaw (excluding his coaching career)
Brian Kilcline
Jimmy Hill
John Sillett
George Curtis
Gary Mac (first spell only)
Huckerby
Hadji
Big Mo
Boateng (if nothing else for his goal v Villa)
Dave Speedie
Kevin Gallagher
Noel Whelan
You get the idea. McSheff showed promise but he never "made it" like that lot. You could go further back with the likes of Ernie Hunt, Tommy Hutchison, Trevor Peake, Ian Wallace, Dannie Thomas etc etc. That's before my era but clearly they're all in a higher class than McSheff.
SlowerThanPlatt
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But none of them have played for us in the last 15 years I don’t think. So for our teenage fans who have only seen us post Premier League McSheffrey is a legend, that was my point
skybluepm2
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The Telegraph will be labeling Haynes as a legend next. They’ve already written a headline today calling him the ginger Messi. Funny that they don’t appear to mention that he did fuck all else on Tuesday apart from gift Luton their equaliser.
Hopefully McSheffrey will be warmly received by the SBA, he gave us some great memories during his first spell.
Hopefully McSheffrey will be warmly received by the SBA, he gave us some great memories during his first spell.
oucho
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Who said anything about the last 15 years? he's not a club legend, end of. And I say that as someone who has only supported the team since 2007. Admittedly that excludes his first spell but even so, it would be fairer to say there have been no club legends since relegation.
SlowerThanPlatt
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If you don’t mind answering why 2007? Did you move to the area or just start getting into football around that time?
NorthernWisdom
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He was part of the takeover.
Londonccfcfan
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Londonccfcfan
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Theres just no way Paul Williams is more of a legend than Gary McSheffrey. No contest there Sheffers all day a legend.
Apart from that agree with your list.
Apart from that agree with your list.
Londonccfcfan
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Agree with this. is probably closest thing to a legend in the last 18 years. We forget that he played most of his prime career in Championship and even a season or two in premier league.
Top player in his time. Just like we get excited now when Jones gets us off our seats at league 2 level this lad did it for us in the championship!
He met work colleagues who were cov fans and started watching us. Once bitten by the sky blue bug your in for life!!!
Mucca Mad Boys
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I’m 23, and I’ve seen only 3 of those players play. Big Mo, McSheffrey and Richard Shaw (competitively, I went to Gynn’s Testimonial). The nearest player to a legend in my time as a supporter, was Kieran Westwood or McSheffrey - and I throughly disliked him as a player in his second spell to be honest.
It’s pretty safe to say my time as a Coventry City supporter hasn’t been the most pleasant of experiences - and I still wouldn’t have had it any other way!
BackRoomRummermill
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I have nothing against him , seen him score some great goals at Cov , he is one of the last links to Highfield Road still playing .
stevefloyd
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Never liked Mcshufty in his 2nd spell never think of him as a legend but would rather have him as a legend than Richard gift a goal Shaw... couldn't stand him utter shite
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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Depends how you define legend. To me a legend is someone who showed logevity at the club and made hundreds of appearances with a mediocum of success ( Oggy) (I know that this is hard being a Coventry fan)
Someone who did extraordinary things, that fans from all ages would identify. Most fans would identify the FA Cup winners, Jimmy Hill built the club. Dublin I would say is a legend. The guy scored goals in the top flight with a poor team.
McSheff scored goals for us in the second division and moved on, would I say he’s a legend - no, I’d consider him a massively popular player.
I always think legend gets thrown around too much, and mixed up with popularity
Someone who did extraordinary things, that fans from all ages would identify. Most fans would identify the FA Cup winners, Jimmy Hill built the club. Dublin I would say is a legend. The guy scored goals in the top flight with a poor team.
McSheff scored goals for us in the second division and moved on, would I say he’s a legend - no, I’d consider him a massively popular player.
I always think legend gets thrown around too much, and mixed up with popularity
stevefloyd
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Disappointing would be a good name tag during his 2nd spell...he used to frustrate the hell out of me
oucho
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Sure, but is he a "legend"?
BlueElephant
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Michael Doyle is a true legend. 343 appearances and counting!
Sick Boy
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Haha..yes I never understood the hero worship of Shaw.
covcity4life
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ARGH GARY MCSHEFFREY, HE USED TO PLAY FOR COV AND DID ALRIGHT AND A LOT OF FANS REMEMBER HIM FONDLY SO LETS HATE HIM LIKE CARL BAKER UNTIL HE RESINGS AND THEN ACTUALLY HES ALRIGHT I GUESS
BUT UNTIL THEN ARGHHHHHHH GARY MCHEFFREY BOOOOOO HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
BUT UNTIL THEN ARGHHHHHHH GARY MCHEFFREY BOOOOOO HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I_Saw_Shaw_Score
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Yeah I agree.......:shy:
stevefloyd
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You making up your own posts?
standupforcity
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I remember it well...those were the days when you could just wander up to the ground and get in...mind you I did have to go in the home end as I was with a Gooners mate!...didn't stop me celebrating though!
