Yakubu (3 Viewers)

Bristol sky blue · Feb 13, 2017

Starve the Yak and he will score...

Anyway, talk about shutting the stable door after the horse has already bolted... we are already down folks, even if Yak has a positive impact and avoids injury all this signing will do is delay the inevitable (and provide our glorious owners with the line 'we backed Rusell Slade to the hilt after his appointment, even signing a proven striker with Premiership experience blah, blah, blah.'
Note that this signing could have taken place before now, but has been delayed until after we've lost a relegation 6 pointer and lost ground against the team in 20th place.
Yes, I am deeply cynical - good luck to those who think he'll make a difference, I hope he does, but am not holding my breath.

Gaz71 · Feb 13, 2017

Hopefully he can score the goals that will win us the CheckATrade trophy

robbiethemole · Feb 13, 2017

Nick said:
Just 10? Try 25

cheeky bugger, ask Hill he used to sit in front of me in 19

Gaz71 · Feb 13, 2017

Moff said:
No scarf produced that's big enough yet, and the shirt ripped at the seams.

Perhaps he can borrow Lenny Kravitz's scarf?

Sky Blue Pete · Feb 13, 2017

smileycov said:
How long does International Clearance take? any chance he can play tomorrow...could be the start of 5 wins on the spin.

Just a thought

Will take a month bank on it

AStonesThrow · Feb 13, 2017

Happy_Martian said:
Aha ! Knew we'd find the problem area soon enough To feed him, we need wingers that can cross the ball reasonably accurately or midfielders that can play through the channels for him to run on to .......... bugger

Either that or a decent patch of grass. of which we have neither

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Captain Dart · Feb 13, 2017

For your amusement.

rob9872 · Feb 13, 2017

Captain Dart said:
We had Adebola & Juke when in Championship, who were not too shabby.

#prayfordele

Hobo · Feb 13, 2017

Grendel said:
Again it really shows what's wrong with the club. It's not all this bollocks that sisu take money out the club (or they'd have vetoed this for sure) but that the directors take no responsibility for decisions and just hand it to the manager and Venus
Fisher should just block it but sits on his hands.

It is what I have been saying for ages Grendel. No leadership from the top. No corporate identity. No plan. They don't engage with the fans. They don't engage with the players. Directors flip flop in and out.

The one constant is Fisher, he is shocking. Nothing dynamic or inspirational about him.

Hobo · Feb 13, 2017

Edgey95 said:
Anyone think he'll be in tomorrows squad?

No, tight muscle, touch of cramp from writing his signature.

no_loyalty · Feb 13, 2017

Hobo said:
No, tight muscle, touch of cramp from writing his signature.

And out for the rest of the season

Calista · Feb 13, 2017

Dimi_Konstantflapalot said:
Quite a few similarities with the John Hartson signing back in ’01… desperation to solve a shortage of goals by signing a striker with fitness issues in February, probably ending up with the same result of relegation.

Yes. that was my first thought too. Hartson made a BIG difference to the team but sadly a couple of months too late, and this has the same feel about it. Hope I'm wrong.

its a buzzard · Feb 13, 2017

Bristol sky blue said:
Starve the Yak and he will score...

Anyway, talk about shutting the stable door after the horse has already bolted... we are already down folks, even if Yak has a positive impact and avoids injury all this signing will do is delay the inevitable (and provide our glorious owners with the line 'we backed Rusell Slade to the hilt after his appointment, even signing a proven striker with Premiership experience blah, blah, blah.'
Note that this signing could have taken place before now, but has been delayed until after we've lost a relegation 6 pointer and lost ground against the team in 20th place.
Yes, I am deeply cynical - good luck to those who think he'll make a difference, I hope he does, but am not holding my breath.

It's a ridiculous pantomime, with a yak standing in for the horse. We were relegated a while ago and this is a sideshow unless, of course, the Yak brings his goalie gloves with him, can defend, create chances AND get on the end of them...

Paxman II · Feb 13, 2017

Well it might make it interesting.

rupert_bear · Feb 14, 2017

Can he play in goal ?

Gazolba · Feb 14, 2017

He won't save us from relegation, that is already inevitable, so put that out of your minds.
Based on recent form, he'll score at most five or six goals for us.
I don't think he'll play for a couple of weeks and after that probably only for 45 minutes.
However, he could help us win the Checkatrade trophy and will at least inject some interest in the last few weeks of the season.

duffer · Feb 14, 2017

I'm still up for this signing, I really am. I don't see how it could make things any worse.

In fact it's hard to think of anything that could make things worse, though I'm sure our owners are wrestling with that one as we speak.

Otis · Feb 14, 2017

rupert_bear said:
Can he play in goal ?

He doesn't need to, you just wedge him in between the posts.

AStonesThrow · Feb 14, 2017

Sky sports reporting this morning that he has officially signed now, just pending international clearance

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SkyBlue_Bear83 · Feb 14, 2017

Throw him in straight away, no point in this signing if it's going to take weeks to take fit and then he can only play in 20 minutes spells.

no_loyalty · Feb 14, 2017

SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
Throw him in straight away, no point in this signing if it's going to take weeks to take fit and then he can only play in 20 minutes spells.

I imagine they will once the international clearance is all sorted, don't know how long that is likely to take?

Astute · Feb 14, 2017

no_loyalty said:
I imagine they will once the international clearance is all sorted, don't know how long that is likely to take?

His clearance will be sorted just in time for the massive upcoming cup final :smuggrin:

Nick · Feb 14, 2017

Yakubu could make Coventry City debut tonight at Wimbledon as Beavon faces fitness test

Could make debut tonight?

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Feb 14, 2017

I'd laugh if he scored a hatrick.

In fact, I'd go as far as say i'll buy everyone on here a pint if he does.

chinamans view · Feb 14, 2017

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
I'd laugh if he scored a hatrick.

In fact, I'd go as far as say i'll buy everyone on here a pint if he does.

You wont laugh if you have to buy thousands of pints

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 · Feb 14, 2017

chinamans view said:
You wont laugh if you have to buy thousands of pints

If it was only like it was in the old GMK days, about 7 posters with about 100 usernames between them.

chiefdave · Feb 14, 2017

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
In fact, I'd go as far as say i'll buy everyone on here a pint if he does.

Bookmarking this page just in case!

duffer · Feb 14, 2017

chiefdave said:
Bookmarking this page just in case!

I'm happy to hold the necessary funds in escrow as required. Now if everyone could just send their bank details to me I'll sort it all out, no problem.

robbiekeane · Feb 14, 2017

Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
I'd laugh if he scored a hatrick.

In fact, I'd go as far as say i'll buy everyone on here a pint if he does.

Can't wait

richnrg · Feb 14, 2017

Every day at lunchtime I take a mile long circular walk from work, taking me over a bridge that crosses a small steam. I always lean over the side of the bridge and stare into the stream looking for fish. I tell myself that if I do spot a fish then City will win that weekend/evening, depending on the day. I stay for about 5 minutes in the hope that I might spot one.

Needless to say, I haven't seen a fish in months.

This lunchtime I stopped at the same bridge and spent 5 minutes staring into the water - again with no success. Then, amazingly, just as I was about to give up, this ungainly looking, dark, bobbly fish swam up slowly from under the bridge and just sort of 'hovered' there for a few seconds, before drifting back out of sight.

Now correct me if I've misread this, but if that is not a sign that Yakubu is going to score a last minute headed winner tonight I don't know what is.

richnrg · Feb 14, 2017

Edgey95 · Feb 14, 2017

richnrg said:
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Is he in the squad for tonight then?

richnrg · Feb 14, 2017

no, hes still in the river I think.

SuperFred · Feb 14, 2017

Yakubu: New Coventry signing says 'my heart was always in England'

He thinks we're in the championship...

"I know this league very well because I have played in it with Leicester City and Reading in the past."

SlowerThanPlatt · Feb 14, 2017

SuperFred said:
Yakubu: New Coventry signing says 'my heart was always in England'

He thinks we're in the championship...

"I know this league very well because I have played in it with Leicester City and Reading in the past."

Perhaps he means the Football League in general

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