Perennial Lurker
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Robbins?
Match Thread Supporter's Meeting with Doug King Match Thread (19 Viewers)
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GIMOC
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how?
They would be on the same coach. the press conferences always happen Friday morning and the team then leave together for away games
To say sheaf didn’t do the press conference because he was on the coach is madness when Carr done his just before bidwell
nunchuckas
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Just listened to it all.
He was straight up about the 'revelation' about why Adi left, and that the new coaching set up is all down to Robins. And his openness to bringing in older players if the right opportunity comes about. Makes it sound like King wasn't as controlling and rigid as has been rumoured. But we won't know exactly how true that is until we hear Robins side.
The rest I thought he adopted a lot of politicians' tactics like deflecting and batting a lot of the questions away hoping that most people will lap it up E.g:
Kept banging on about how he offered Robins a 4 year contract (ages ago) as his get out of jail card to difficult questions.
When asked about the reputational damage that we'll now be deemed as a basket case club as the whole football world's reaction is that we're run by an idiot, he answered it by pin pointing one individual journalist saying they have a vendetta against us and the championship. So deflected without answering a good question, because the whole football world does think we're ran by a lunatic - who'll want to come here now
Says the decision to sack Robins HAD to be done as he wants a better standard of coaching set up but we couldn't get them in. If that's true then why will that be any different with new coaches under a new manager? He never said MR wasn't a good enough standard, so why not just rehire lots of new coaches under Robins? Bit contradictory
And kept talking about relegation all the time as a scare tactic, right out of the playbook of the Daily Mail and Nigel Farage that was. Doubt anyone realistically thinks we won't improve enough to not get relegated. DK then contradicted himself by saying Blues went down and no one thought they would. They went down BECAUSE they sacked their previous good manager for Rooney. We're more likely to get relegated now using that logic! He acknowledged we can't keep waiting for it to click in November, which is valid to a point, but it got us to the playoffs 2 seasons ago, and we have a bigger squad now. Seeing as we're already at November, might as well see if it does turn round after this international break, it's less likely a new manager will turn it around that quickly rather than throwing around the relegation scare mongering excuse in to justify doing it so early.
Overall, the news re. Adi and MR is new and does mitigate the decision a bit. But it's hard to know how much of it is Robins messing up the coaching structure and not being able to get quality coaches in, or how much of it is DK trying to shift the blame onto Robins. Not convinced overall, he was very direct and open about the things he had confident unapologetic answers for, but skirted around others. It will convince many, but there's a lot of unknowns and contradictions in there. Would need to hear Robins side
He was straight up about the 'revelation' about why Adi left, and that the new coaching set up is all down to Robins. And his openness to bringing in older players if the right opportunity comes about. Makes it sound like King wasn't as controlling and rigid as has been rumoured. But we won't know exactly how true that is until we hear Robins side.
The rest I thought he adopted a lot of politicians' tactics like deflecting and batting a lot of the questions away hoping that most people will lap it up E.g:
Kept banging on about how he offered Robins a 4 year contract (ages ago) as his get out of jail card to difficult questions.
When asked about the reputational damage that we'll now be deemed as a basket case club as the whole football world's reaction is that we're run by an idiot, he answered it by pin pointing one individual journalist saying they have a vendetta against us and the championship. So deflected without answering a good question, because the whole football world does think we're ran by a lunatic - who'll want to come here now
Says the decision to sack Robins HAD to be done as he wants a better standard of coaching set up but we couldn't get them in. If that's true then why will that be any different with new coaches under a new manager? He never said MR wasn't a good enough standard, so why not just rehire lots of new coaches under Robins? Bit contradictory
And kept talking about relegation all the time as a scare tactic, right out of the playbook of the Daily Mail and Nigel Farage that was. Doubt anyone realistically thinks we won't improve enough to not get relegated. DK then contradicted himself by saying Blues went down and no one thought they would. They went down BECAUSE they sacked their previous good manager for Rooney. We're more likely to get relegated now using that logic! He acknowledged we can't keep waiting for it to click in November, which is valid to a point, but it got us to the playoffs 2 seasons ago, and we have a bigger squad now. Seeing as we're already at November, might as well see if it does turn round after this international break, it's less likely a new manager will turn it around that quickly rather than throwing around the relegation scare mongering excuse in to justify doing it so early.
Overall, the news re. Adi and MR is new and does mitigate the decision a bit. But it's hard to know how much of it is Robins messing up the coaching structure and not being able to get quality coaches in, or how much of it is DK trying to shift the blame onto Robins. Not convinced overall, he was very direct and open about the things he had confident unapologetic answers for, but skirted around others. It will convince many, but there's a lot of unknowns and contradictions in there. Would need to hear Robins side
Sky Blue Goblin
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Got a good idea from the very little I’ve heard about from in the club and if it’s him, not shocked to say the least.
Ccfcisparks
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Always good to admit we get emotional mate. Majority of us are upset with the way it’s gone with Robins.
we are all Cov fans end of the day and all we can do is support the next man, there will be good days in the future
skybluecam
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I think you're one of the most level headed and reasonable on here, but you're barking up the wrong tree on this one I think.
It's perfectly possible to fall out with someone on a personal level even if you've been very successful working together.
Evo1883
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I just hope they're as good , it's been amazing and it would be shit to not feel that again
SKYBLUES90
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Didn’t say anything about him being on the coach, Sheaf wasn’t at Ryton as he didn’t need to report in til later on….
pusbccfc
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On Dawkins pod.
clint van damme
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After everything we went through with the last mob if there's one thing we should do it's question owners and their desicions.
Sky Blue Goblin
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That’s the most upsetting shit, was desperate for Mark to be the first manager of the modern era to pull a team from league two to the prem
Nick
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Nick
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Clips of it?
Evo1883
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I have my reservations mate trust me , but I just don't want to argue with people about it anymore
hill83
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Pathetic behaviour. You need to double down. It’s the internet.
skybluecam
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Coventry confirm Frank Lampard is managerial candidate
Coventry City owner and chairman Doug King confirmed to Sky Sports News that Frank Lampard is a candidate for the Coventry managerial job and has applied for the role.
Perennial Lurker
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It just doesn't ring true on any level for me . The FA Cup run where Robins is chatting to Viveash and changing things , it's just bizarre to me
clint van damme
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There's loads of people in football desperate for work.
Doesn't matter what a basket case a club is, (not that we are), there will always be dozens of people minimum applying for vacancies.
pusbccfc
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Tbh he's saying similar stuff as we've heard.
He looks fucking knackered though. Had a trim.
Evo1883
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Back to the pub mate go
bigfatronssba
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We all were
GIMOC
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sheaf was asked to do the duties and declined
look you might not like it but that’s what I’ve been told
Nick
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Cornrows?
clint van damme
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Coventry confirm Frank Lampard is managerial candidate
Coventry City owner and chairman Doug King confirmed to Sky Sports News that Frank Lampard is a candidate for the Coventry managerial job and has applied for the role.www.skysports.com
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT
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skybluecam
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I suspect it's more than an "application" at this point. Waiting for the ink to dry probably.
Sky Blue Pete
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More than he said to the forumCoventry confirm Frank Lampard is managerial candidate
Coventry City owner and chairman Doug King confirmed to Sky Sports News that Frank Lampard is a candidate for the Coventry managerial job and has applied for the role.
clint van damme
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Can't really see it being anyone else.
Get it announced for fuck sake so we can start moving on.
David O'Day
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he didn't say that, he said the players that were travelling had to be in later, the manager/head coach has to be in earlier to do the presser, sheaf didn't have to be in until later and bidwell was already there as he was receiving treatment before most of the medical team travelled
he did not at anytime say they were on different coaches
it's madness you keep posting the lies you get told, maybe sheaf could do the presser as he was finally having that operation that will keep him out for months
David O'Day
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basically same as he told Andy Turner
David O'Day
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it's bullshit
alexccfc99
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Honest thoughts
Doug speaks a good game, there’s stuff about him I like and there’s stuff about him I also am a little bit weary of
End of the day his whole tenure at this football club is going to be defined by the last few days
In the interest of balance we could be sat here in a few months time looking back and there could be plenty of people having to admit his decision was in the end justified - Have to allow him to pick who he feels is best suited to take us forward and see how we get on!
Doug speaks a good game, there’s stuff about him I like and there’s stuff about him I also am a little bit weary of
End of the day his whole tenure at this football club is going to be defined by the last few days
In the interest of balance we could be sat here in a few months time looking back and there could be plenty of people having to admit his decision was in the end justified - Have to allow him to pick who he feels is best suited to take us forward and see how we get on!