A terrific squad of young players that should have seen the club through the next 5 years, who knows what they would have achieved if they had been kept together. Shocking mismanagement of the situation, I wasn't around for the ride Hill took the club on in the 60s, so my views of him are more defined by his time in the 80s.
What is often forgotten in the view of Chairman Hill is that all clubs were faced with issues were killing football and all clubs were looking for external revenue.
Gates were declining, interest was waning and the government were asking clubs to foot the bill for holliganism.
One of the great strengths of Hill was his vision but it also lead the club in to some cul de sacs and we paid the price.
Also it must be noted that Coventry was not the same optimistic city it was in the sixties.
It is easy to point the finger and blame but it must be said that the club was a relatively stable in comparison with the other clubs in the west midlands.
We are in our nadir now whereas Wolves, West Brom, Birmingham and Stoke had theirs during these years and all had to claw their way back.
I don't think you can call Hill a succcess as chairman but it is not right to say he failed either.
