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That's a bit of a put down to say the least mate, if that's the case why have we had so trouble in beating you in previous encounters? I'd say it's more like Stoke (before last season) vs Arsenal.

No, I meant that whether we win/lose over 90 or 120 minutes, no team is going to be leading by more than one goal (if any are scored).

For whatever reason, Croatia haven't shown anything of the quality they're capable of in the knockout stages, but one thing we have to be wary of is their great resilience and mental strength. They bounce back quickly from the shock of conceding an early goal vs Denmark and they show great...

Just like Wales did to us at Euro 2016. I notice you support a Welsh club but reside in Shropshire which is next to the Welsh border. What made you choose to support England instead of Wales? Just curious...

Great post JJ1532, just a few comments: I'm curious, why do you still have your lingering doubts? Because he's done everything that was expected of him to do and more to ensure we have got this far, and in a more convincing fashion than Sven would have done even if we had scraped past...

No worries. Oops, there goes me again rushing to post without checking facts - clearly I got it muddled with the 4-0 defeat of Middlesbrough to Sevilla in the final two years previously. They certainly came in for a fair bit of criticism then ("their luck has run out", "this guy is going to be...

I'm aware of Rangers' results in that competition thanks, which I thought would have been pretty clear from that earlier post you quoted and I'm talking entirely about the UEFA Cup run (I didn't factor in their results in the CL, although I'm perfectly capable of looking those up myself). The...

Admittedly, there's some overlap between criticism and mocking to the point that it's easy to mix up the two, but I remember quite clearly that the negativity towards Rangers went far beyond constructive criticism. Calling Rangers an embarrassment to the competition, wanting them thrown out...

I thought it would have been obvious, Walter Smith wasn't exactly Mr Progressive even when Everton appointed him, let alone when they sacked him, even less so when Rangers appointed him. I thought it was an odd choice at the time, but in fairness he did well, even taking account of the minimal...

Oops, I should be a bit more careful with my googling in future - no matter, my point stands even more. Everton fans were mighty glad to get rid of him and that was six years previously!

By the press and fans alike. Dick Advocaat was already regarded as something of a dinosaur and his team were derided as being boring, negative and anti-football (with unfavourable comparisons drawn to Celtic's run to the UEFA Cup final five years previously) and I even remember vaguely one...

Fair point, I can only assume it's to tie in with increasing transfer fees and wage bills, because I'm sure I never had to pay more than £30 for a game in the second tier, but it's three years since we were down there and admittedly I didn't go to many away games back then.

Not to mention getting doubled by them, hopefully Coventry have reached their lowest point for good.

Very well said and thanks for that. It's just that I seem to remember quite a few fans (including on here when it was the old TFF) calling for his head during that season mentioned above when they flirted with relegation back to the Conference (but then a great many football fans are fickle, and...

The same Tisdale who was two games away from taking them out of the FL after a home defeat to all but relegated Torquay just a few seasons ago? He's done well for them but I'm not convinced he's the be-all-and-end-all (I will be happy to be corrected by Exeter fans on this) - whoever succeeds...

I missed both goals after thinking it had extra time written over it already, but I suppose Coventry scoring still doesn't necessarily make it a great game.

Well, even if laziness was the sole reason behind me not going, it looks to have been a good decision on my part. Shame because although the semis are more often entertaining, last year's L2 final was quite good by all accounts.

40,000 Coventry fans according to the Beeb, so how many in total?

So there's capping in the Premier League at £30 for away games (as there should be) but none in the Championship? Bizarre.

Yeah I'd expect them to survive this time round, just interesting to ponder what the future holds for them. Are they likely to return to the Prem any time in the near future, and even reestablish themselves, or are their glory years realistically behind them?