OFFICIAL: Mark Robins has been sacked (11 Viewers)

[Ring Of Steel]

Nah I’m honestly baffled at the hysteria.

Not a Doug fanboy at all but the fact is he’s still at the club, Robins isn’t, so I’m prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt.

It’s not really hysteria though is it. The longest run of unbroken progress and success we’ve had in decades has just been ripped up, and we have a very uncertain future now with a completely new approach to managing the club.

I’d actually be in favour of the data driven approach, but my god King is taking some risk doing this, and the doubt is whether he knows who to appoint without turning us back into a basket case of a club. It’s not hysteria.

 

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[torchomatic]

Nah I’m honestly baffled at the hysteria.

Not a Doug fanboy at all but the fact is he’s still at the club, Robins isn’t, so I’m prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt.

To be honest, I'm baffled that you're baffled by the feelings of fans - you call it hysteria, it's not. It is pretty obvious why fans are so upset by not just the act of sacking him, but the timing. King has scored a major own goal here and I don't think he'll ever recover the rapport he had with the fan base. Fans have long memories and are pretty unforgiving.

 

[Nick]

Him Kitching and Thomas must be the most unlikeable players since Marlon King.

Hard to say. Never met them.

 

[torchomatic]

Hard to say. Never met them.

I quite like BT. I think when he plays it simple rather than trying to spray balls here and there he's a good, no nonsense defender. Have never warmed to Kitchin and thought we vastly overpaid for him. Wouldn't be sad to see him go.

 

[bigfatronssba]

Nah I’m honestly baffled at the hysteria.

Not a Doug fanboy at all but the fact is he’s still at the club, Robins isn’t, so I’m prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Second longest serving manager in our history

Arguably the most successful

Without doubt saved the club

Him being sacked is bound to cause a stir

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

True, but there were 27 years between JS being sacked and MR’s second appointment, so we might have to be very patient…

That is true but we had some good players, teams, after JS, remember when Sky used to call us the Entertainers with players like, Gary McCallister Robbie Keane Darren Huckerby Noel Whelan Dion Dublin Steve froggatt John Salako ect.

 

[wingy]

That is true but we had some good players, teams, after JS, remember when Sky used to call us the Entertainers with players like, Gary McCallister Robbie Keane Darren Huckerby Noel Whelan Dion Dublin Steve froggatt John Salako ect.

Less of the initials please, causes untold confusion John or Joy, no contest but probably not clear to younger members as well¿

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Less of the initials please, causes untold confusion John or Joy, no contest but probably not clear to younger members as well¿

Ok that's me told off.

 

[Grendel]

Yup, because the timing now seems all wrong. A 3 game unbeaten run and 2 good wins.

Think he was just waiting for the next defeat.

A 3 game unbeaten run - what a time to be alive

 

[Grendel]

It’s not really hysteria though is it. The longest run of unbroken progress and success we’ve had in decades has just been ripped up, and we have a very uncertain future now with a completely new approach to managing the club.

I’d actually be in favour of the data driven approach, but my god King is taking some risk doing this, and the doubt is whether he knows who to appoint without turning us back into a basket case of a club. It’s not hysteria.

It’s total hysteria - go and have a lie down in your shed - the one you call Croatia

 

[Nick]

Yup, because the timing now seems all wrong. A 3 game unbeaten run and 2 good wins.

Think he was just waiting for the next defeat.

A pathetic performance against Derby...

 

[Grendel]

A pathetic performance against Derby...

Let’s ignore that fact

 

[Ring Of Steel]

It’s total hysteria - go and have a lie down in your shed - the one you call Croatia

It’s not hysteria at all. After 7 years of relative stability (and a fair bit of success) on the playing side everything now changes. It’s a new era on the pitch really and it’s one hell of a risk. Nothing ‘hysterical’ there, it’s fact. I mean look at the names you’ve thrown around as potential new managers in the past, this is a huge decision.

You got what you were calling for so don’t really see any issue, others wanted him to have more time and do see potential issues- nothing to do with hysteria.

 

[Nick]

There's plenty of hysteria, some people are trying their hardest to out angry others all over social media and some posts on here are just strange.

 

[Otis]

A 3 game unbeaten run - what a time to be alive

It was just bucking the trend wasn't it.

 

[Otis]

There's plenty of hysteria, some people are trying their hardest to out angry others all over social media and some posts on here are just strange.

Maybe stop posting then.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

There's plenty of hysteria, some people are trying their hardest to out angry others all over social media and some posts on here are just strange.

Sorry I just couldn't resist.

 

[covcity4life]

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

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I told you to keep that photo between us mate

 

[alexccfc99]

We’ve officially lost Frank as a supporter…

 

[MusicDating]

Mark Robins was more than a manager to Coventry City fans. He was family.

Driving to St George’s Park yesterday for the England squad announcement, I received a call from a distraught Coventry City-supporting friend.

www.henrywinter.football

'They didn’t judge Robins solely on results, which certainly haven’t been good enough this season, especially with King’s investment.'

This annoys me, it's not really King's investment is it?! It was Robins that turned £1m x2 into £15m and £20m. King's just decided how to spent it.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

'They didn’t judge Robins solely on results, which certainly haven’t been good enough this season, especially with King’s investment.'

This annoys me, it's not really King's investment is it?! It was Robins that turned £1m x2 into £15m and £20m. King's just decided how to spent it.

I’ll be very interested to see what the new manager is allowed to spend put it that way.

 

[David O'Day]

We’ve officially lost Frank as a supporter…

he'll be back for the Sheffield United game

 

[Cally Fedora]

And why would i look at a different department? what happens on the pitch is not "sports science"

You can have poor performances on the pitch while having a brilliant sports science team, the sports science performance and the football operations performance are not mutually inclusive.

Oh that’s ok then. So it’s absolutely great but also totally and utterly pointless.

 

[alexccfc99]

he'll be back for the Sheffield United game

He’s jacked it in since King come in and stripped him of his lanyard and access to the players but yesterday’s news has just made him Anti-CCFC as a whole saying he’ll be attending games where or if MR takes over another club

 

[MusicDating]

 

[Colin Steins Smile]

This decision by Doug King has echos of Sam Longson sacking Brian Clough at Derby County.
Longson hated being eclipsed by Clough in the media.
Is Doug King another man who can’t stand being in the shadow of the manager?

 

[Calista]

There's plenty of hysteria

True. But there are also plenty of people who are looking at things entirely rationally, and see this as a decision that carries huge risks for the club.

Does King have a proper top coach waiting in the wings, or is he about to interview a bunch of unproven hopefuls?

 

[Darth Robins]

True. But there are also plenty of people who are looking at things entirely rationally, and see this as a decision that carries huge risks for the club.

Does King have a proper top coach waiting in the wings, or is he about to interview a bunch of unproven hopefuls?

Do you think he can do interviews from his underground lair?

 

[Calista]

Do you think he can do interviews from his underground lair?

Genuinely saw 'from under his hair' when I first glanced at that,

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

That's one potential candidate taken himself out of the reckoning ...!

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

He’s jacked it in since King come in and stripped him of his lanyard and access to the players but yesterday’s news has just made him Anti-CCFC as a whole saying he’ll be attending games where or if MR takes over another club

A supporter of Robins rather than Coventry City, then. Is that how they do it in Florida?

 

[Martw]

We’ve officially lost Frank as a supporter…

BUT Frank was never going after SISU left ? Jeez he is a right sort is Frank !

 

[BUSA]

 

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