0% villa -Coventry city on the brink?

[eastie]

Ha wiki, I remember one Xmas when we lost 3-0 at the time we were top under big Ron- boy did that ruin my festivities , but in the main we won far more than we lost.

I believe they didn't beat us from 1937 up to about the 90s home or away and that may have a lot to do with their feelings towards us?

[WikiVilla]

Ha wiki, I remember one Xmas when we lost 3-0 at the time we were top under big Ron- boy did that ruin my festivities , but in the main we won far more than we lost.

I believe they didn't beat us from 1937 up to about the 90s home or away and that may have a lot to do with their feelings towards us?

Think I was at that game, the flying pig (Micky Quinn) got a hat-trick ?

[eastie]

Not sure it was a hat trick , I thought he got a couple and drinkell got one , but you may be right.

Were you there in the semi replay in 77 I think it was against qpr, the place was rocking that night?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

The one that sticks in my mind is, I think, 1989, we lost 2-1 after Platt had put us in front with a chip.
As I recall, we were seperated from the Coventry fans by a large clear perspex barrier.

The abuse from them was the worst i've heard in 36 years of supporting us.

[eastie]

The best was probably the day Savo broke his duck and scored a couple there in a 3-0 win - hugely enjoyable as was the time when Ian Taylor bagged a couple the 2nd of which Merse was yards offside before setting him up- I remember their crowd went berserk over it.

The game you refer to fletch was I think their 1st win home or away over us in 53 years.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

I dont wish anything so bad on Coventry City or any other club. However,  if modern footballs mad finances did eventually have to result in say 3 major casualities they would be one of my choices. Along with Leeds and probably West Ham. 

[WikiVilla]

I think we even managed to win there under Billy McNeil ? 1-0

[olaftab]

So that makes you 235 then?!

That is how old I feel since Rene has been "managing" us!

[Bottom Right 89]

Not sure it was a hat trick , I thought he got a couple and drinkell got one , but you may be right.

I always thought it was a Micky Quinn hat-trick - although looked on Premier legue records and its not listed so you might be right. It was a thoroughly shit day for all Villa fans present and sadly for the sky blues that I know is regarded as one of the best days in Coventry Citys history. One of the worrying things I came across said that we had an undisclosed bid for Quinny rejected before he joined Cov!

I got a text from a Cov fan after the Sunderland game when we fell into the bottom 3 saying "I've been waiting for this day for years - you're shit" - I get similar abuse after every goal conceded and defeat this season. I accept this is part of football and don't hold it against him especially as they have fuck all else to do than bait Villa fans these days. 

Did anyone hear the "We hate Villa more than you" chant in the recent dog shit derby at St Andrews? They're like a Villa hating sleeper cell but I wouldn't want them extinct.

[eastie]

Yep we won 7 games all season including the double over them- I think at villa park the gate was only about 12000 but I may be wrong.

[olaftab]

Not sure it was a hat trick , I thought he got a couple and drinkell got one , but you may be right.

Yes blubber Quinn did  get a hat trick. It was an easy one as for all 3 goals he knocked in loose balls. If he needed to move it would have been a different story!

[john e]

you will be hard pressed to find any former profesional club that has ever ceased to exist in some form.
you can still go and watch Wimbledon, Acrington,Pompey, Luton all clubs that have at some time have been threatened with being wiped out
Coventry is a massive city, whatever happens they will always have a football club to support, even if they have to drop down a league or two

[dicedlam]

Like I say Villan, we have lived and worked here many years but I too find it sad some people are questioning our comments and exaggerations?

Believe me until you have lived here you would not believe it.
 

Believe me..you are over exaggerating.
I was directly involved with the club and development of the Ricoh and was a personal friend of Paul Fletcher the previous Chairman. Most people knew I was a Villa fan and I even presented the man of the match at one of there games, but there was never the dogs abuse you make out there is. Yes, they have mindless morons no different than we have, but to class all Cov fans Villa haters is bollocks...and believe me I know..I also live amongst them.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Yep we won 7 games all season including the double over them- I think at villa park the gate was only about 12000 but I may be wrong.

18,689 at VP.  Paul Birch got the only goal.

[eastie]

Sorry lads, just looked it up and Quinn did only score 2 goals that day in the 52nd and 55th minutes, Rosario got the third on 59 minutes.