The "do they mean us?" thread pt 4

[Noahfence]

20 hours ago, Number 6 said:

Palace were promoted the season before us and have gone: 11, 10, 15, 14, 11, 12, 14, 14, 12, 11 in the league, plus a single FA Cup semi final. 

I’ve always thought this about Palace. So unbelievably dull. I think 17/18 & 18/19 are the only “boring” seasons we had since 13/14 

[Finnegan]

20 hours ago, Number 6 said:

Palace were promoted the season before us and have gone: 11, 10, 15, 14, 11, 12, 14, 14, 12, 11 in the league, plus a single FA Cup semi final. 

 

Wasn't there a thing where for like 15 years Cov hadn't finished in the top 6 of any league lol. 

 

Supporting some clubs is just consistently either miserable or dull as all fvck. 

 

Supporting Leicester hasn't been boring my entire life tbh 

[smallpauldj]

8 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Wasn't there a thing where for like 15 years Cov hadn't finished in the top 6 of any league lol. 

 

Supporting some clubs is just consistently either miserable or dull as all fvck. 

 

Supporting Leicester hasn't been boring my entire life tbh 

Talking about Cov, I saw a stat that pretty much was. They was close to promotion last year winning 18 games in the season not including the play offs. We have already won the amount of games they did in the league last year 

[Xen]

6 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Wasn't there a thing where for like 15 years Cov hadn't finished in the top 6 of any league lol. 

 

Supporting some clubs is just consistently either miserable or dull as all fvck. 

 

Supporting Leicester hasn't been boring my entire life tbh 

They finished 6th when they got promoted from League 2 in 17/18

 

Prior to that, their most recent top-6 finish in any league was 1969. In that time, 3 relegations, 2 league cup semi finals and 1 FA cup win. Oh, and they won the football league trophy too in 16/17.

 

We've had a more eventful 5 year period (so not even including the title) than their last 50.

[Aus Fox]

21 hours ago, baldeagle said:

Got a point . 

I’d say it goes back further, the last 30 odd years, I can’t think of many seasons we haven’t either been challenging for something or fighting to stay up. Relegations, promotions, cup runs… more trips to Wembley than many clubs have ever seen.

A few highlights since 1990:

Tony James 1-0

Speedie dived

Come back against Swindon to lose it again

Silence of the rams

 relegation 

This could be the winner from Claridge… 

Coca Cola cup winners

Back in Europe - bent ref

Wembley tears 

Wembley winners - last old Wembley league cup winners

Back in Europe

Relegation 

Administration and promotion

Relegation 

04 - 07 meh nothing 

relegation 

Champions of League One

Kermorgant chipped it

Svens revaluation begins

Nigel’s back - Deeney  day

Champions of the championship

The great escape 

Champions of England

Champions League qf

17-18 Puel meh… two cup quarter finals

18:19 another quarter final - meh

challenging for a Champions League spot again!

Missed out on CL on the final day - again!

FA Cup Winners

Community Shield Winners, European Semi

 Relegation 

????

Other than the 2004 - 2007 years, it’s been one hell of a roller coaster, with something happening every season since 1990

 

[davieG]

31 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Wasn't there a thing where for like 15 years Cov hadn't finished in the top 6 of any league lol. 

 

Supporting some clubs is just consistently either miserable or dull as all fvck. 

 

Supporting Leicester hasn't been boring my entire life tbh 

I think it was something like 25years hovering around the bottom of the PL/Top Tier.

 

 

This - https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/coventry-city/platzierungen/verein/990

 

03/04		First Division (- 03/04)	Second Tier	17	14	15	67:54	13	65	12	Peter Reid
02/03		First Division (- 03/04)	Second Tier	12	14	20	46:62	-16	50	20	Gary McAllister
01/02		First Division (- 03/04)	Second Tier	20	6	20	59:53	6	66	11	Steve Ogrizovic
00/01		Premier League	First Tier	8	10	20	36:63	-27	34	19	Gordon Strachan
99/00		Premier League	First Tier	12	8	18	47:54	-7	44	14	Gordon Strachan
98/99		Premier League	First Tier	11	9	18	39:51	-12	42	15	Gordon Strachan
97/98		Premier League	First Tier	12	16	10	46:44	2	52	11	Gordon Strachan
96/97		Premier League	First Tier	9	14	15	38:54	-16	41	17	Gordon Strachan
95/96		Premier League	First Tier	8	14	16	42:60	-18	38	16	Ron Atkinson
94/95		Premier League	First Tier	12	14	16	44:62	-18	50	16	Ron Atkinson
93/94		Premier League	First Tier	14	14	14	43:45	-2	56	11	Phil Neal
92/93		Premier League	First Tier	13	13	16	52:57	-5	52	15	Bobby Gould
91/92		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	11	11	20	35:44	-9	44	19	Don Howe
90/91		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	11	11	16	42:49	-7	44	16	Terry Butcher
89/90		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	14	7	17	39:59	-20	49	12	John Sillett
88/89		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	14	13	11	47:42	5	55	6	John Sillett
87/88		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	13	14	13	46:53	-7	53	10	John Sillett
86/87		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	17	12	13	50:45	5	63	10	George Curtis
85/86		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	11	10	21	48:71	-23	43	17	George Curtis
84/85		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	15	5	22	47:64	-17	50	18	Don Mackay
83/84		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	12	12	18	56:77	-21	48	19	Bobby Gould
82/83		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	13	9	20	48:59	-11	48	19	Dave Sexton
81/82		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	13	11	18	56:62	-6	50	14	Dave Sexton
80/81		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	13	10	19	48:68	-20	36:48	16	Gordon Milne
79/80		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	16	7	19	56:66	-10	39:45	15	Gordon Milne
78/79		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	14	16	12	58:68	-10	44:40	10
77/78		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	18	12	12	75:62	13	48:36	7
76/77		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	10	15	17	48:59	-11	35:49	19
75/76		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	13	14	15	47:57	-10	40:44	14
74/75		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	12	15	15	51:62	-11	39:45	14
73/74		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	14	10	18	43:54	-11	38:46	16
72/73		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	13	9	20	40:55	-15	35:49	19
71/72		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	9	15	18	44:67	-23	33:51	18
70/71		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	16	10	16	37:38	-1	42:42	10	Noel Cantwell
69/70		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	19	11	12	58:48	10	49:35	6
68/69		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	10	11	21	46:64	-18	31:53	20
67/68		First Division (- 91/92)	First Tier	9	15	18	51:71	-20	33:51	20

[Uncle Monty]

24 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Wasn't there a thing where for like 15 years Cov hadn't finished in the top 6 of any league lol. 

 

Supporting some clubs is just consistently either miserable or dull as all fvck. 

 

Supporting Leicester hasn't been boring my entire life tbh 

There were the Levein and Rob Kelly years...  Probably the darkest most boring time in my years supporting city.

[Uncle Monty]

2 minutes ago, Aus Fox said:

I’d say it goes back further, the last 30 odd years, I can’t think of many seasons we haven’t either been challenging for something or fighting to stay up. Relegations, promotions, cup runs… more trips to Wembley than many clubs have ever seen.

A few highlights since 1990:

Tony James 1-0

Speedie dived

Come back against Swindon to lose it again

Silence of the rams

 relegation 

This could be the winner from Claridge… 

Coca Cola cup winners

Back in Europe - bent ref

Wembley tears 

Wembley winners - last old Wembley league cup winners

Back in Europe

Relegation 

Administration and promotion

Relegation 

04 - 07 meh nothing 

relegation 

Champions of League One

Kermorgant chipped it

Svens revaluation begins

Nigel’s back - Deeney  day

Champions of the championship

The great escape 

Champions of England

Champions League qf

17-18 Puel meh… two cup quarter finals

18:19 another quarter final - meh

challenging for a Champions League spot again!

Missed out on CL on the final day - again!

FA Cup Winners

Community Shield Winners, European Semi

 Relegation 

????

Other than the 2004 - 2007 years, it’s been one hell of a roller coaster, with something happening every season since 1990

 

**** me, I briefly forgot about Sven's reign. What a mental time that was.

[Finnegan]

30 minutes ago, Uncle Monty said:

There were the Levein and Rob Kelly years...  Probably the darkest most boring time in my years supporting city.

 

I know it seemed like eternity at the time but it was essentially only three seasons and it was sandwiched by Promotion, Relegation, Promotion the years before and Relegation, Promotion, Play Offs the years after. 

[Number 6]

14 hours ago, Poznan34 said:

They got to 15/16 FA Cup final, too. But get your point, must be galling for them for Brighton to come up and overtake them 

I have little sympathy for them. Parish annoyed me when the super club stuff was going on, basically admitting he was just happy to take the scraps left over from the big 6 table.

[Bilo]

2 hours ago, Finnegan said:

 

Wasn't there a thing where for like 15 years Cov hadn't finished in the top 6 of any league lol. 

 

Supporting some clubs is just consistently either miserable or dull as all fvck. 

 

Supporting Leicester hasn't been boring my entire life tbh 

I think it was more like 30. They finished 6th in the First Division in the 1970s, became a midtable side and eventually got relegated in 2001 and then did the same in the Championship for about 15 years.

[Guest David Oldfields Gate]

1 hour ago, Aus Fox said:

I’d say it goes back further, the last 30 odd years, I can’t think of many seasons we haven’t either been challenging for something or fighting to stay up. Relegations, promotions, cup runs… more trips to Wembley than many clubs have ever seen.

A few highlights since 1990:

Tony James 1-0

Speedie dived

Come back against Swindon to lose it again

Silence of the rams

 relegation 

This could be the winner from Claridge… 

Coca Cola cup winners

Back in Europe - bent ref

Wembley tears 

Wembley winners - last old Wembley league cup winners

Back in Europe

Relegation 

Administration and promotion

Relegation 

04 - 07 meh nothing 

relegation 

Champions of League One

Kermorgant chipped it

Svens revaluation begins

Nigel’s back - Deeney  day

Champions of the championship

The great escape 

Champions of England

Champions League qf

17-18 Puel meh… two cup quarter finals

18:19 another quarter final - meh

challenging for a Champions League spot again!

Missed out on CL on the final day - again!

FA Cup Winners

Community Shield Winners, European Semi

 Relegation 

????

Other than the 2004 - 2007 years, it’s been one hell of a roller coaster, with something happening every season since 1990

 

Rudkin out.

[Jobyfox]

2 hours ago, Uncle Monty said:

There were the Levein and Rob Kelly years...  Probably the darkest most boring time in my years supporting city.

I'm guessing you're too young to remember David Pleat and Peter Taylor 

[Dahnsouff]

Cannot recall, but has Courtois always been a bit of a dick? Guess playing for arguably the biggest club in the world will do that too you 

[lcfc278]

10 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Cannot recall, but has Courtois always been a bit of a dick? Guess playing for arguably the biggest club in the world will do that too you 

100%. Pure arrogance and has made a number of comments similar to the recent one's about Leicester players.

 

Also did the dirty with KDB's mrs - absolute wrong'un.

[wardyfox86]

55 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Cannot recall, but has Courtois always been a bit of a dick? Guess playing for arguably the biggest club in the world will do that too you 

Is he wrong though? Pretty much the whole fanbase felt that certain players threw in the towel last season. Not just the Belgian players, but alot of the squad lacked any fight to survive the drop.

[Mike Oxlong]

53 minutes ago, lcfc278 said:

100%. Pure arrogance and has made a number of comments similar to the recent one's about Leicester players.

 

Also did the dirty with KDB's mrs - absolute wrong'un.

Tbf, KDB’s then girlfriend thought she was dating the Sherminator 

 

[Dahnsouff]

19 minutes ago, wardyfox86 said:

Is he wrong though? Pretty much the whole fanbase felt that certain players threw in the towel last season. Not just the Belgian players, but alot of the squad lacked any fight to survive the drop.

Not necessarily but it does not mean he isn’t a dick. Rodgers was here though.

[AKCJ]

23 minutes ago, wardyfox86 said:

Is he wrong though? Pretty much the whole fanbase felt that certain players threw in the towel last season. Not just the Belgian players, but alot of the squad lacked any fight to survive the drop.

Says a lot about them that even their team mates think they chucked it in. Makes you wonder what they were talking about to each other when they were away on these international trips.

 

Personally think Courtois is absolutely spot on to call them out. Even if he is generally a bit of a twat.

Edited 20 December 2023 by AKCJ

[Heathrow fox]

On the topic of stagnant football clubs,then you have to go some to beat Rochdale.Their fans deserve maximum respect.I think the old Gainsborough Trinity had a tremendous record of never being relegated,at least right up to the end.On the other hand I don’t think they got promoted much either.

 

Any Leicester fan that was born in the mid to late Seventies,who couldn’t remember the Milne 82/83 promotion push, would go deep into their teens thinking that supporting Leicester was just one long relegation battle.I had gone through the education system and was in paid work before I witnessed a Leicester team higher than 9th at any time during the season proper.With not much joy in the cup competitions either.

[Uncle Monty]

21 hours ago, Jobyfox said:

I'm guessing you're too young to remember David Pleat and Peter Taylor 

Too young for Pleat, wish I was too young for Peter Taylor.

[when_you're_smiling]

21 hours ago, Jobyfox said:

I'm guessing you're too young to remember David Pleat and Peter Taylor 

Taylor wasn’t near as dull as the 1-0 losses or 0-0s we seemed to get at home every week mid 00s. My memory of Taylor was we created quite a lot but missed (and conceded) loads of chances, particularly Akinbyi. Remember one Liverpool game we lost 4-1 but actually created loads with our £5.5m signing missing about four absolute sitters.

[ajthefox]

On 20/12/2023 at 11:39, Aus Fox said:

I’d say it goes back further, the last 30 odd years, I can’t think of many seasons we haven’t either been challenging for something or fighting to stay up. Relegations, promotions, cup runs… more trips to Wembley than many clubs have ever seen.

A few highlights since 1990:

Tony James 1-0

Speedie dived

Come back against Swindon to lose it again

Silence of the rams

 relegation 

This could be the winner from Claridge… 

Coca Cola cup winners

Back in Europe - bent ref

Wembley tears 

Wembley winners - last old Wembley league cup winners

Back in Europe

Relegation 

Administration and promotion

Relegation 

04 - 07 meh nothing 

relegation 

Champions of League One

Kermorgant chipped it

Svens revaluation begins

Nigel’s back - Deeney  day

Champions of the championship

The great escape 

Champions of England

Champions League qf

17-18 Puel meh… two cup quarter finals

18:19 another quarter final - meh

challenging for a Champions League spot again!

Missed out on CL on the final day - again!

FA Cup Winners

Community Shield Winners, European Semi

 Relegation 

????

Other than the 2004 - 2007 years, it’s been one hell of a roller coaster, with something happening every season since 1990

 

****ing mental when you see it all written down, never mind how crazy Al of those things were

[Muzzy_no7]

On 20/12/2023 at 11:39, Aus Fox said:

I’d say it goes back further, the last 30 odd years, I can’t think of many seasons we haven’t either been challenging for something or fighting to stay up. Relegations, promotions, cup runs… more trips to Wembley than many clubs have ever seen.

A few highlights since 1990:

Tony James 1-0

Speedie dived

Come back against Swindon to lose it again

Silence of the rams

 relegation 

This could be the winner from Claridge… 

Coca Cola cup winners

Back in Europe - bent ref

Wembley tears 

Wembley winners - last old Wembley league cup winners

Back in Europe

Relegation 

Administration and promotion

Relegation 

04 - 07 meh nothing 

relegation 

Champions of League One

Kermorgant chipped it

Svens revaluation begins

Nigel’s back - Deeney  day

Champions of the championship

The great escape 

Champions of England

Champions League qf

17-18 Puel meh… two cup quarter finals

18:19 another quarter final - meh

challenging for a Champions League spot again!

Missed out on CL on the final day - again!

FA Cup Winners

Community Shield Winners, European Semi

 Relegation 

????

Other than the 2004 - 2007 years, it’s been one hell of a roller coaster, with something happening every season since 1990

 

There’s no doubt that since the mid 90’s, pound for pound, we’ve achieved more than any other British club.

 

Absolutely mad 25+years. 
 

Even more bonkers when you consider what a joke we were from 05-10

[westernpark]

Just now, Muzzy_no7 said:

There’s no doubt that since the mid 90’s, pound for pound, we’ve achieved more than any other British club.

 

Absolutely mad 25+years. 
 

Even more bonkers when you consider what a joke we were from 05-10

We weren’t a joke between 2008-2010!