What's the best Coventry City season you can remember ? (1 Viewer)

[Ashdown]

That's not true, There was a lot of optimism for a few years after the Ricoh opened and crowds were good and revenue raised all round from Corporate spend, to merchandise and sponsorship. The owners backed the wrong managers for a while who spunked the available cash on twats like Kevin Kyle and a plethora of other failures, the decline set in further when the owners changed tact and started cutting the budget drastically. A good manager at that point would/could have turned the corner for us but instead we had a succession of morons until Robins came along and gave us brief hope. The rest is history !

 

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[Sick Boy]

Our biggest downfall was the continuation of Coleman's reign after the Charlton debacle.

I remember at the time we were after Nigel Pearson but this wasn't popular as Coleman was the fan's preferred choice, how things could have been different.

 

[AndreasB]

That's not true, There was a lot of optimism for a few years after the Ricoh opened and crowds were good and revenue raised all round from Corporate spend, to merchandise and sponsorship. The owners backed the wrong managers for a while who spunked the available cash on twats like Kevin Kyle and a plethora of other failures, the decline set in further when the owners changed tact and started cutting the budget drastically. A good manager at that point would/could have turned the corner for us but instead we had a succession of morons until Robins came along and gave us brief hope. The rest is history !

Not my memory - not a sniff of the playoffs ever, mediocre football - brief respite in Dowies first few games and the odd cup run.
Problem is we were still thinking we were in with a chance of promotion to the prem in the first years at the Ricoh - most people were therefore very dissatisfied with midtable in the Championship. Oh how we laughed.

 

[jas365]

I virtually didn't miss a game home or away between 1990 and 2013 (a run that was broken by not going to Northampton), and for me it's very difficult to include any season post premier league as a favourite.

I'd pick anyone from three:

I loved the first year of the Premier League 1992-93, even though we petered out in the last dozen games. The start in particular was brilliant, I think we were unbeaten away from home until early November when we got tanked at Arsenal. The midweek win at Blackburn after Christmas was particularly satisfying, as was stuffing Liverpool and then Villa a week later on Boxing Day.

The Robbie Keane season, ok we didn't win away, but for me that was the most entertaining team I've seen. Scored goals for fun (at least at home) and having Palmer doing all the spade work in the middle brought out the best in McAllister - it was his best season with us by a country mile. Add Hadji and Chippo in there and we had a really good first XI.

1997/98, with Dublin, Huckerby, Whelan, Boateng et al, completely ruined by losing THAT penalty shoot out at Bramall Lane. Never forgiven Moldovan for missing that easy header 10 minutes from time, even though he did score the winner at Villa Park!! The run of 7 consecutive wins was brill, included 5-1 at Bolton and 3-0 at Palace.

 

[Sumo the Micky Quinn]

The best season I remember after 86-87 is the season Sumo (92-93) arrived and started banging in the goals, beating Liverpool 5-1 the team to beat before the Man Utd dominance, beating Villa 3-0, pity Stewart Robson started suffering from injury, and quinny never seemed to have the same partnership with Wegerle as he did with Rosario.

However it must have been an amazing season Clarrie Bourton scored 50 (49 League, 1 F.A. Cup) in the 1931-32 season.
Just did some statto viewing on that season, would have expected us to finish in the top 3, considering only about 2 got promoted.
But only one team was promoted in those season's, but more amazed we still only finished 12th out of 22. Home record was amazing but playing away let us down.

We scored a total of 108 goals (74 goals scored at home), we conceded 97 goals (69 away).
Home record W17 D2 (1-1), (5-5 v Fulham League champs) L2 (0-2), (0-1).
Away W1 (3-1), D6 L14



Full league table and results
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931–32_Football_League

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/match/index.html?season=1931/32;team=273

I also had a page which shown up with more detail on that season in Division Three South statto.com but now saying page not found.

 

[RegTheDonk]

In my lifetime? It has to be 86/87 for actually winning something (twice!) and the buzz and euphoria around the whole city.

In a sick way, most of the other seasons in the top flight - the virtually annual battle to stop up did generate a lot of pleasure when we finally beat relegation. Then, there was always the thought of OK, we've done it again...NEXT year things might be different, maybe even a top 6 finish or a decent cup run. I can't say I'm looking forward to it this year though.

 

[cloughie]

The year sisu finally fucked off ................oh sorry just ahead off time

 

[Paxman II]

1967 Division 1 promotion year! I was a proud 14-year old at the game against Wolves! 51,000+ crowd! Fantastic finish to the season! Never to be forgotten! I was sat on the edge of the pitch just behind the white line at the Spion Kop end. This was after I and many others had been passed forward by the crowd due to safety reasons. What a game! What an atmosphere! What a year!

You would have been sat next to me. Who'd have thunk it!