Don Howe RIP (1 Viewer)

eastwoodsdustman · Dec 23, 2015

Another left us I'm afraid

Covstu · Dec 23, 2015

RIP the Don

Otis · Dec 23, 2015

A terrible manager for us, but very knowledgeable about the game in general and a very good servant too, with over 300 appearances as a player and assisant managerial experience with the national side as well.

RIP.

Moff · Dec 23, 2015

Rip to a good football man.

Sadly with us I will remember he was the manager who created one of the most boring and insipid teams I have ever seen, with nil being our favourite scoreline.

Otis · Dec 23, 2015

Moff said:
Rip to a good football man.

Sadly with us I will remember he was the manager who created one of the most boring and insipid teams I have ever seen, with nil being our favourite scoreline.

It was incredibly dull for sure. Football has lost a good servant to the game though. Will we have another minute's silence on Saturday? Guessing we will.

SkyBlueSid · Dec 23, 2015

Otis said:
A terrible manager for us, but very knowledgeable about the game in general and a very good servant too, with over 300 appearances as a player and assisant managerial experience with the national side as well.

RIP.

In fairness to him, he replaced the appalling Terry Butcher and didn't have much to work with in the quest for survival other than a decent defence. He at least kept us up which was important since we then became members of the new Premier League where the money was.

Sad to see another ex-manager leave us anyway, and as you say he was a decent football man with a good career as player and coach.

CJ_covblaze · Dec 23, 2015

Another true gent of the game taken. Been a sad few days. RIP

Deleted member 5849 · Dec 23, 2015

SkyBlueSid said:
In fairness to him, he replaced the appalling Terry Butcher and didn't have much to work with in the quest for survival other than a decent defence. He at least kept us up which was important since we then became members of the new Premier League where the money was.

Sad to see another ex-manager leave us anyway, and as you say he was a decent football man with a good career as player and coach.

He made Butcher look good...

Anyway, RIP to the man.

Bob Latchford · Dec 23, 2015

R.I.P Don a great football man . shocking for CCFC though. thank god Notts County saved us on the final day of the season beating The Hatters 2-1 and a Cov Kid scoring their winner if memory serves me right.

rupert_bear · Dec 23, 2015

Strange our best ever manager and one of our worst go the same week. But Don Howe was one of ours for a period so respect to him R.I.P.

percy · Dec 23, 2015

RIP

top coach and a great football man

Ibby · Dec 23, 2015

R.I.P Don a great football man

skybluesam66 · Dec 23, 2015

Otis said:
It was incredibly dull for sure. Football has lost a good servant to the game though. Will we have another minute's silence on Saturday? Guessing we will.

a minutes silence is appropriate for don howe - just as a minutes applause was for JH

bawtryneal · Dec 23, 2015

Best wishes to his family after the sad news. As above comments, a great football man.

Haigha · Dec 23, 2015

Bob Latchford said:
R.I.P Don a great football man . shocking for CCFC though. thank god Notts County saved us on the final day of the season beating The Hatters 2-1 and a Cov Kid scoring their winner if memory serves me right.

Notts County's goals were both scored by Rob Matthews - he was born in Slough. Matthews background was unusual (but not unique) because he hadn't come through the youth ranks of a professional club and hadn't been an apprentice either - he had been a student at Loughborough University.

Hobo · Dec 23, 2015

RIP great servant to the sport

SkyBlueSid · Dec 23, 2015

Deleted member 5849 said:
He made Butcher look good...

Anyway, RIP to the man.

He did make Butcher look good, but not in the way you mean, I suspect. Butcher arrived at City without a clue about management, he just didn't know what to do. He had no idea, for instance, how he would go about signing a player. Don Howe bailed him out, so I guess they figured they could do without Butcher once it was clear he was actually not going to play.

Houchens Head · Dec 23, 2015

Ex City managers seem to be dropping like flies. I bet Gouldy, Atkinson, et al are shitting themselves!

skybluelee · Dec 23, 2015

RIP Don .

covcity4life · Dec 24, 2015

RIP Don Howe

mechaishida · Dec 24, 2015

rupert_bear said:
Strange our best ever manager and one of our worst go the same week. But Don Howe was one of ours for a period so respect to him R.I.P.

Yep, this is pretty much my sentiment too.

He used to do a bit of commentary on live games for ITV, I recall, and his most-used expression was: "An inch lower and it was a goal all the way!"

Respect due though, a good footballing man. R.I.P

Joy Division · Dec 24, 2015

Met him and the players when he was assistant to Terry Butcher when I was a youngster after a game at Christmas. I remember him being a lovely fella asking me my name, who my favorite players were, if I enjoyed the game etc and generally making me feel important. Maybe he wasn't the best manager for us but his warmth and friendliness left an impression on me to make me feel like I should be part of this club.

RIP to a good man.

rupert_bear · Dec 24, 2015

Let's not go overboard on this Don Howe was an ex manager here for less than 2 years probably didn't think much about us before his brief spell or after, black arm bands should suffice

mechaishida · Dec 24, 2015

rupert_bear said:
Let's not go overboard on this Don Howe was an ex manager here for less than 2 years probably didn't think much about us before his brief spell or after, black arm bands should suffice

Grendel, is that you? THE POWER OF CHRISTMAS COMPELS YOU, LEAVE THIS MAN!

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