Badger

To play where ? I think the Piroe ship may have sailed.

About a year before I think, there had also been a bit of uproar over a last game of the season between Coventry and Bristol City ending 2-2. They had kicked off 15 minutes after Sunderland who were also in the relegation mix, and by the end of the Sunderland match knew a point each would keep them up. Report said game effectively fizzled out at that stage with neither looking to go for it. Allegations from Sunderland that Coventry put KO back deliberately, although they said due to crowd congestion etc. Chairman of Coventry at the time was Jimmy Hill. Talking to a Sunderland fan about 5 years ago and he said the bitterness to Hill remained until his death. Of course the Coventry v Bristol City match wasn’t subject to the scrutiny that mass tv coverage and the internet brings. Sunderland unlike another club up that way just raised a complaint but got on with life.

It probably prepared you for watching a Russell Martin side later in life.

But will they have to wait until next Friday for the owner to ratify it ? Recall the statement you’re referring to but more recently read that the player himself didn’t think he was “ready” for the physicality of playing in England. Definitely confine this to the archives with Oliver Bierhoff and a host of others.

Brings Lawrie’s “lead violinists and road sweepers” to mind. City probably have a squad of lead violinists so need someone to do the donkey work. From the little I’ve seen of Anderson though I think you’re doing him a disservice (although agree it seems a ludicrous sum to pay for him)

Yes, remember it.It was gamesmanship,collusion and cheating of the highest order. It may have been 1978 but it’s never too late for a retrospective ban according to Gibbo. Northern Echo journalist Joe Cuntface is leading a campaign for Tonda to be personally held responsible and served with a ban on behalf of Germany. This is despite it being 48 years ago involving a different country (West Germany) and years before he was born. ‘Factless Allan’ is the other name on the petition.

Don’t know. Is there not an element of brinkmanship in these negotiations, and see who blinks first ?

Must admit I liked what I’d read about Mulligan, but Neil if true seems a sound player for us, proven Championship experience. Seems too sensible for us given recruitment policy in recent years going for punts on Man City hopefuls.

Probably not a message about availability, but suggestion is to either speed up Wolves/WHU to firm up or increase their offer. Is that so far fetched ?

Thanks.

I didn’t think Stewart was registered to us at the moment.

Think it’s the ‘George Long’ role isn’t it ?

Quite generous given size of their ground.

Or dig a bit deeper in their piggy bank

Good efforts.