Terry Gibson (3 Viewers)

[Frankley]

So, a happier circumstance of being able to keep Gibson, and having SIllett and Curtis kick Regis up the arse to get him playing again could have taken us even higher than we went?

Difficult to say, Gibson and Regis didn't really gell as a partnership.

I'm not sure Regis was particularly settled at Coventry initially and that probably reflected in how he played.

I seem to recall the rumour at the time Regis signed was that Coventry wanted to re-sign Garry Thompson, but were offered Cyrille instead. Now Garry Thompson and Terry Gibson would have been interesting.

 

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[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Not really. I acknowledge for two seasons he was a strong and powerful influence on the team. It seemed Sillett made him the player he was.

You cannot, however, escape the fact that a cash strapped club invested for us a huge amount of cash at the time and for two seasons he was a disaster.

As for the two seasons afterwards he scored 8 goals in nearly 70 games. It's ironic that you say sordell will score few "as you get what you pay for" yet now believe other attributes can apply to centre forwards.

Spot the difference;

Mick ferguson, Dion Dublin

Cyrille Regis

Two are centre forwards who scored goals Cyrille Regis didn't.

I'm not anti him at all but I do think his reputation assisted some sky blue tinted glasses. He was influential in 1987 but so were many others. Overall judging all six years he was average. Excellent at times and absolutely dreadful at other times. That first season he was as bad as bad can get.

Interesting you mentioned Dion Dublin, didn't start scoring Goals until he played at Centre Half. And as for Sordell he couldn't lace Cyrille Regis boots !!! But having said that about Dion Dublin what a great partnership he had with Darren Huckerby and not forgetting Noel Whelan.
You see a good Centre Forward needs a good Striker to play along side , a-jack-in -the -box , as you say.

 

[Grendel]

Interesting you mentioned Dion Dublin, didn't start scoring Goals until he played at Centre Half. And as for Sordell he couldn't lace Cyrille Regis boots !!! But having said that about Dion Dublin what a great partnership he had with Darren Huckerby and not forgetting Noel Whelan.
You see a good Centre Forward needs a good Striker to play along side , a-jack-in -the -box , as you say.

Dion Dublin didn't start scoring goals until centre half....can you justify that statement? He didn't score goals until Huckerby signed?

Are you a fan or just researching wiki - none of your statements bear any factual accuracy do they?

 

[Otis]

It's not the way I remember it.

He scored regularly as far as I can recall and then went to centre half and still continued to chip in with goals.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Dion Dublin didn't start scoring goals until centre half....can you justify that statement? He didn't score goals until Huckerby signed?

Are you a fan or just researching wiki - none of your statements bear any factual accuracy do they?

Typical response from you, you're so predictable .

 

[Ranjit Bhurpa]

Not sure you would class him as a goal poacher but David Speedie certainly knew where the net was. For me a better striker than Gibson and I would imagine a horrible player to play against. Still remember his hatrick against a very poor Sheff Weds side, a magical player on his day with never less than 100% effort.