The Football League thread II

Short term benefit for long term gains at this stage.

Mowbray just needs to keep you up by all means necessary. He can start implementing his regime properly in the summer, by recruiting his own personnel. That's even if he stays, of course. He didn't seem too keen last week on the Football League Show!

Hope you stay up though, mate. Coventry City don't belong in League Two.

I agree. We don't belong in League One either, with all due respect to the clubs in it, but our off field problems are crippling and will be until SISU go. I hope Mowbray finds a way around them as he seems to know what he's doing.


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Not in terms of the infrastructure and history, perhaps, but your league gates needs to show your potential. It's time your fans stepped up - you're in a relegation battle.

We haven't had a top half finish in 9 years and no top 6 finish in 45, it really is something.


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Incredible. Shame you had the points deduction when you had Wilson, Clarke et al.

Even the most loyal fans eventually lose patience-they need something to be optimistic about. I don't think other clubs would be getting much bigger crowds on the back of the same record of non achievement.


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Even the most loyal fans eventually lose patience-they need something to be optimistic about. I don't think other clubs would be getting much bigger crowds on the back of the same record of non achievement.


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Talk of you lot signing Sam Ricketts I've heard. Decent acquisition. Maybe Mowbray being in charge will mean you can attract a better quality of player/better mentality of player than Pressley could.

As I know how much you love your loans sir, here's another one http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2015/03/16/sam-ricketts-set-to-leave-wolves-for-coventry/

Good model pro though and a very good player for that level. Feel kinda sorry that he's been edged out by youth here but that's one of those things.

It says a lot how within a week or two Mowbray has identified the weak points of the team and immediately sought to fix them. Pressley couldn't work it out and kept signing barrel loads of strikers. Experience will help this defence a lot.


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Assume he'll play left-back rather than that Forest Green lad? Whatever happened to Ryan Haynes? He was immense against Gillingham at your first match back at the Ricoh.

Haynes is very young and we haven't seen the last of him, but he is a distinctly attack-minded player who probably shouldn't be at LB let alone in our situation. I wanted to see him tried out as a winger, he has pace, dribbling ability and a good cross on him-but we can't afford to experiment right now.

Agreed. Sometimes young players are guilty of being played too much and overused, too. They often suffer burnout.

Wilson could have scored even more last season but he was being picked every week and had a lot of pressure on him to carry the side after Clarke left. You have to be careful in how much pressure you put on these players as if it goes wrong then he may well not rediscover his ability. Countless players who have burst through then tailed off into anonymity, the BBC did an article on it recently.

I'm a Liverpool fan and there was definitely some apprehension as to whether Sterling would be the same and end up burning the candle at both ends. Thankfully, he had an awkward spell during 2012-13 and has been revitalised since.

We must be on course for a record. In all seriousness seems like a well regarded player for L1 and he should help shore up this leaky defence. Is he being released in May?


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Yeah he has already said he needs to find a place to play First Team football next year, just in case the Welshies get to the Euros. Fair play to him though even though he hasn't been anywhere near the squad he's apparently been assisting with coaching for the first team, good experience to go with all your yoooooof!