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One Coventry away match I remember early 90s Bassett era won 3-1 Dane scored a screamer bottom corner we played them off the park.
Made it worthwhile a right rush after work to get there.
 
What a night that was! At the time my dad put it on a par with the 5-1 against Cardiff City in 1971.

Kelly's save from Dublin was the key moment for me, even though it was their first penalty. Kelly was so sure he was going to put it in the same place as the first game he was almost waiting by the post to collect it.

And the realisation as Quinn stepped up to the mark that if he scored we were through didn't make me nervous but actually made me feel absolutely certain that he was going to rifle it home, exactly the same feeling I'd had for Pembo five years earlier, and also for Doyle against Wet Spam in 2014.
 
First game in Cov I'll be at, be it at Highfield, the Ricoh or wherever. Given that I there for three years it is odd
 
When we lost on penalties in the Northern Quarter final of the Johnstone's Paint pot about 3 years ago, on our departure from the Ricoh into the night and the home contingent, I was informed by some bespectacled youth, that it had been payback time for 98'.

My 7 year old said 'What's he on about?'

'Son, that's a man who has been tortured for the last 14 years, and he has had his revenge............

it could only happen in Coventry
 
I was there a few weeks ago for a night with work and it is one seriously weird place. Anywhere where Wetherspoons is the classiest boozer says a lot ( they've four), all the medieval buildings were rebuilt and moved onto Spon St and it looks like Disneyland, the concrete buildings that are full of tat shops look menacing in the wet, the only decent attraction was a Transport Museum ( very good) but the outside was a congregation area for gangs of seriously drunk Eastern Europeans who were bellowing obscenities in foreign language at old ladies. I had to go and stand with one with her shopping wheelie basket as she was so upset. The Ricoh is a few miles out and they've built a train station but it doesn't work on match days as it's too small! I went into 4 pubs and the locals looked at me because I produced a twenty pound note, wasn't wearing primarni, didn't have cheap trainers on and wasnt pissed by three o clock.

The town is truly awful and in reality it makes Rotherham look like Venice. God knows what they do at nighttime for entertainment but I suspect it ain't pleasant.

The only culture was something growing in the corner of one of the uncleaned pubs. If you are thinking of staying overnight I would rebook elsewhere swiftly.
 
Canterbury Blade said:
I was there a few weeks ago for a night with work and it is one seriously weird place. Anywhere where Wetherspoons is the classiest boozer says a lot ( they've four), all the medieval buildings were rebuilt and moved onto Spon St and it looks like Disneyland, the concrete buildings that are full of tat shops look menacing in the wet, the only decent attraction was a Transport Museum ( very good) but the outside was a congregation area for gangs of seriously drunk Eastern Europeans who were bellowing obscenities in foreign language at old ladies. I had to go and stand with one with her shopping wheelie basket as she was so upset. The Ricoh is a few miles out and they've built a train station but it doesn't work on match days as it's too small! I went into 4 pubs and the locals looked at me because I produced a twenty pound note, wasn't wearing primarni, didn't have cheap trainers on and wasnt pissed by three o clock.

The town is truly awful and in reality it makes Rotherham look like Venice. God knows what they do at nighttime for entertainment but I suspect it ain't pleasant.

The only culture was something growing in the corner of one of the uncleaned pubs. If you are thinking of staying overnight I would rebook elsewhere swiftly.
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Very similar to Bury then.
 
Canterbury Blade said:
I was there a few weeks ago for a night with work and it is one seriously weird place. Anywhere where Wetherspoons is the classiest boozer says a lot ( they've four), all the medieval buildings were rebuilt and moved onto Spon St and it looks like Disneyland, the concrete buildings that are full of tat shops look menacing in the wet, the only decent attraction was a Transport Museum ( very good) but the outside was a congregation area for gangs of seriously drunk Eastern Europeans who were bellowing obscenities in foreign language at old ladies. I had to go and stand with one with her shopping wheelie basket as she was so upset. The Ricoh is a few miles out and they've built a train station but it doesn't work on match days as it's too small! I went into 4 pubs and the locals looked at me because I produced a twenty pound note, wasn't wearing primarni, didn't have cheap trainers on and wasnt pissed by three o clock.

The town is truly awful and in reality it makes Rotherham look like Venice. God knows what they do at nighttime for entertainment but I suspect it ain't pleasant.

The only culture was something growing in the corner of one of the uncleaned pubs. If you are thinking of staying overnight I would rebook elsewhere swiftly.
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I think Bradford could give it a run for its money. Walk through its practically derelict centre and you are hard pressed to spot anyone who isn't crazy, drug addled, drunk or begging. And quite often all 4.
 
That video just reminded me of how long Roger Nilsen played for United, 93-99. However I am too young to remember watching him play (at that time I could just about work out United played in red).
 



coaxingstar71 said:
Very similar to Bury then.
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Not sure if you're joking, but Bury has a vibrant centre with soemdecent places to eat and drink. The market is excellent and the Rock mixed residential, shopping and entertainment complex wouldn't look out of place in a Scandinavian capital. lt' s very compact and walkable with a proper transport interchange (bus abnd train stations to you and me).

Admittedly, the RSPCA made a bit of a cock up a few years ago, but they corrected it and it now confirms that they look after animals rather than underground disposal:-)

http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/104...ping_Bury_Animals__charity_slogan_goes_viral/
 
Trigger Blade said:
Not sure if you're joking, but Bury has a vibrant centre with soemdecent places to eat and drink. The market is excellent and the Rock mixed residential, shopping and entertainment complex wouldn't look out of place in a Scandinavian capital. lt' s very compact and walkable with a proper transport interchange (bus abnd train stations to you and me).

Admittedly, the RSPCA made a bit of a cock up a few years ago, but they corrected it and it now confirms that they look after animals rather than underground disposal:)

http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/104...ping_Bury_Animals__charity_slogan_goes_viral/
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I must have missed it's 'vibrant centre' - everything was closed after the game apart from the Wetherspoons.
 
Absolutely loved that night. I seem to recall Kelly's save from Burrows taking an age to roll away from the goal eventually.

Say what you want about him, Bobby Ford took a mean a penalty.
 
The Crab said:
Had a bit of back and forth with some Coventry fans at the Ice Hockey a few weeks ago. Told them the last people to visit Coventry with good intentions were the Luftwaffe. They didn't like it very much ;)
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Ice Hockey fans from Coventry ? Bet they know how to live :)
 
sitwell said:
Ice Hockey fans from Coventry ? Bet they know how to live :)
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Sitters, in my experience they are as obnoxious as the football fans. Decent hockey team though to be fair. If you really want egos of "massive" proportions though, Nottingham is where it's at.
 
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