@@BlueDogSlimhe did say 2 days ago that frank would be interviewed....like rooney and gerrard im not sure how they keep getting decent jobs purely on the back of being great players.
Grills is a bit of an overstatement. It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
He just doesn’t want to say that Robins is not tactically good enough without Viveash who was the tactical brain. Robins has not been able to reproduce the form without Viveash. It’s right there between the lines and it’s clear from our form, since Viveash were not up to scratch
Doesn't make any sense. You have two winnings guys who have done great things for your club, they have a disagreement and one decides to leave- so what does the club do? Sack the other guy because the two weren't getting on even though the first guy had already departed. How's it Mark Robins fault the owner can't find a suitable replacement for Ade? Doesn't pass the smell test.
Yeh agree as well… summats fishy !! … but whatever the reason it’s the new reality and just gotta hope that King gets decent replacements for both positions … Lampard / Viveash maybe!?! 🤔
We need to hear from all the parties. Respect to Doug King for keeping the fans informed. But without the whole picture it is difficult. 2 things. Mark Robins will always be a legend at Coventry City, for what he did for the club and for the City of Coventry. We will always support our club who ever is in charge.
According to DK last night, it was MR who went to the board and said 'I cant work with Adi Viveash'. Adi leaves and then its up to MR to find his number 2 which he clearly failed at. Its not great and I suspect DK has a manager already lined up. It would be madness not to.
If you cant get an assistant, why sack the manager? If you cant get an assistant how on earth are you going to get a manager who will also need an assistant?
King said last night that everyone they interviewed wanted to come in as the top guy. I'm guessing the new manager will be one of those interviewed previously and they'll bring their own assistant in with them
@@harri7416It certainly seems that way? Or was Robins being difficult, maybe insisting he didn’t need an assistant ? Or maybe they couldn’t agree on one? It’s clear that results haven’t been good since around April
@@woowah32 I get the impression he could be stubborn that's for sure. Hate to say it but fans need to wake up. We are terrible. It's a brave move by DK. Let's hope it pays off.
Seems Doug King’s view is that MR/Viveash were like a Clough Taylor partnership where both together amounted to more than the two individuals. Results have disappointed since last April but the Championship is so tight that winning three more games would put us in the play off mix again. I think MR deserved more time as the team are inconsistent, not a poor team. Doug King has made a call that he can’t see MR turning it around. He might be correct and only time will tell. If he gets the next appointment right all will be well. If not then we could do a Birmingham and drop out of the Championship. Either way Mark Robins will always be a CCFC Legend and welcome at the club.
Good post. It's always a risk when you appoint a new Manager, but why take a chance on Robins if he had only one at four games in just 3 1/2 months? The way King season he is thinking should I really keep a manager on the off chance that he'll only win us 3 or four games over the next 3 months and then where will we be?
He seems very naive to me. Cov had a bad start the last two seasons and then rocketed up the table. You sold Robins best players and the team isn't quite as good as you think it is
If you believe everything at face value, it seems we couldn’t find a suitable replacement with the same quality as Adi that wanted to be a no.2. Anyone we wanted to bring in wanted to be a head coach themselves.
Doug flip-flopping again. Said last night the backlash did surprise him, now he's saying he didnt. Sorry but I think Doug is trying to make the story fit his own narrative!
@woowah32 I don't think he's blatantly lying, but this is his version of the truth. It may differ from Mark and Adi's version. But we'll probably never hear their story!
The strange thing is how they couldn't manage to recruit a new no2, that's what we need to understand more about. Was it MR who didn't agree on any of the candidates? Of all the candidates wanted to be the manager, why did they apply for the no2 job?
@@Paulreader-q3c I think what’s probably happened is… Mark has dug (no pun intended) his heals in a bit re a No2. Mark has (as it appears) bought in a team of inexperienced coaches rather than an assistant, going against King’s wishes. Results have been poor generally since these changes. King has panicked and seen no alternative. I can imagine Mark being fairly stubborn tbh. Think that’s about it in a nutshell isn’t it 🤷🏻♂️
Classic case of owners with no real knowledge of football but the cash to buy themselves into running a football club, playing fantasy football hiring and firing people who actually know about the sport.
Classic case haha , open your mind a bit . He was not performing and couldn't find a coach he would work with . The owners know more than any genius in the UA-cam comments section , I'm sure he done what's right for the club . Everyone needs to Breathe
There's a reason clubs like them stay for years in the Championship & even have spells in league 1. A manger overachieves & then the owner thinks that's there level & sacks any manager that doesn't reach it. Robins did a great job, getting Coventry in to the play off's & an FA Cup semi final is great work. I'm sure they'd have improved the form this season.
The stats since Adi vivash was removed speaks for itself. If you include results from last season until now, it’s relegation form. MR had taken us as far as he could & unfortunately the writing was on the wall. We will always owe MR a massive thank you for all he has done over the years, but now it’s time for a new start. Someone like Graham Potter fits the bill to me - Not Frank Lampard.
Smoke and mirrors , blaming the split in partnership with Adi when in reality he doesn't want a manager he wants a coach as part of his wider plans . Adi and Mark never fitted that model
@@m4tky466 It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
@TONYCOV881 brand new coaching set up and structure and sacked during November despite winning 2 out of last 3 and some good performances. What the club has lost is the once in a generation connection between club and fans that won't be replicated in the pursuit of premiership money . Football is more than the golden ticket in the premiership and the connection Robin's built deserved the season to see improvement
@m4tky466 Some good performances? I haven't seen one good performance for 90 minutes yet this season. And as for improving, well we should be building on last season not improving our recent form. It's been brewing since the Spurs and we have just been too inconsistent.
@TONYCOV881 full brand new coaching set up , takes time . The whole division is inconsistent as everyone is of similar level . Over 10 championship teams have changed managers in last 18 months , not one has had an upturn in results . Robin's was solid but was a manager , King wants a coach who isn't in charge of all the decisions
@@m4tky466 I seriously doubt that last comment you made. King has stated he is not a football man so obviously he does want someone who makes his own decisions. Why would King hire someone who isn't going to get results and then lose business? Some of you are trying too hard to defend Robins and simply don't want to face the fact that Robins can't do the job no more.
Viveash was a massive influence behind the scenes and to say he was an 'assistant' manager takes away his day to day dealings in training and player development. Gyokores thanked him for developing his game and look where he is now. A few players specifically signed because Viveash was at the club. It is no secret that Robins and Viveash had many disagreements over the years on how to take the team forward and it seems it just reached a breaking point, Robins refused to work with him ever again so what can the owner do? Let go of one and it was never going to be Robins. As a duo they were amazing but Robins as a lone entity is only half as good as the sum...think Clough and Taylor. I'm extremely sad it has come to this as a coventry fan but it is reality and we must now be sensible and astute in the way going forward and I will close this by saying please please not Lampard!
I’m now of the opinion that our owner has ZERO clue,he’s kicked out the main man the first time we stumble .kneejerk reaction,he should just pick up the phone call mark robins say sorry and get him back in
All these owners live in a bubble and seem to forget that other teams have the same ambition. As a Leeds fan I think we should be top, but 23 others teams are trying to stop us (as it should be).
@ inconsistency Always think he right no plan B when teams park bus like Burnley and Millwall Farker has no clue or plan B changing tactics , with ⚽️Passningsprecision , im afraid Leeds United Will not clinch automatic promotion . I would like Leeds United to win but Farker is Stubborn and poor late substitutions .
Some of the comments on here astound me. Its obvious that Adi was the footballing brain, and tactical maestro. MR can't cut it now that Adi has gone. DK has made the correct decision as a point a game is relegation form. I wish people would stop slagging off DK accept that MR has gone and move on.
It just doesn’t make sense. You cannot find a replacement for Adi so you sack MR and then cannot find a replacement for him! Because no one is as good as MR in that pool of candidates for new manager. What a mess…..
Seems pretty clear that he attributes much of that success to the coach rather than the manager. Almost like the manager was the front but the coach was brains behind it all. Without the coach he doesn’t seem very interested in the manager. Fair enough it is his club I guess.
Idk man, timing of the new performance director seems to line up with Adi leaving. The AT interview wasn't derogatory in any way to MR or the club, even if it wasn't sanctioned.
He jumped the gun Mark Robbins has gone through thin and thin at Cov achieving tremendous progress. With player turnovers he would have turned this current staff round. Ridiculous sacking.
It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
Why you adding the same reply to any posts that suggests that King has made a mistake, Vivash was the coach in the previous 2 seasons when we had a similar start, if he was such a genius of a coach why is that ? If we do not finish higher in the league this season than last I think you will see a large drop in the number of season tickets sold as many such as myself (season ticket holder for over 20 years) will not renew (as I didn't in the Northampton and Birmingham season s). Robins had a special bond with the majority of fans, but fans such as yourself (who no doubt sang the embarrassing Doug king song) have been mislead by a chancer who is just out to make a quick buck and give his shaving business free publicity.
Mr King thinks he's a manager? He's not! He has undermined Mark Robins from day one. Their has never been a constructive relationship between them and this is the result. I would not personally wish to work for Mr King.
His comments on results should be a lot better with the current squad of players doesn't stand up. The wage bill is fifth lowest in the division, so on that metric Robins was outperforming. Is he seriously saying that without Gyokeres, Hamer and O'Hare the current squad is better ?
Wouldn't say main man but they were a partnership, outside fans only saw Robins and he got all the plaudits but Coventry would not be where it is today without Adi Viveash and Dennis Lawrence.
I wouldn’t say bang average, that’s what they’ve been playing like recently for sure, if not, worse. Individually and in moments this team have been superb and Coventry were at risk of losing them to bigger clubs. These players have great potential for promotion. If a good manager comes in I wouldn’t discount playoffs, though it’s unlikely now
@ bang average wasn’t a diss. The average in the championship is the same for about 20 teams. There is little to choose between them. There is nothing outstanding about Coventrys team. They have average championship quality. They might challenge for playoffs they might easily battle relegation. That’s the Championship.
We have a better squad than in previous years in terms of depth but the best 11 from this squad is nowhere near as good as the best 11 from 18 months ago which included Hamer, Gyok and O'Hare. Despite the squad depth being better its not as strong as Doug is making out.
He's the guy with the "check book" so despite making no sense and going into "panic mode" far too easily, it is his decision to make. I just hope he realises the huge gamble he is taking as the "caretaker" of this Great Institution. No big institution should have a careless owner, when you take on such a task you must know that The Club, The Fans, and The Region, are way above you, your ego, and your insecurities (I can only think something on the personal level occurred between him and Mark Robbins). I just hope he demonstrates more sense in appointing the new Manager, and hope he realizes that Frank Lampard his too big a gamble to take, aside from the fact that it will be "The Lampard Club" and stop being "Coventry City." I'm not suggesting this is Lampard's fault, but that is the way thing are. Aside from that, the fact that many will perceive this to be Fran's last chance as a Manager and we have a disaster waiting to happen.
It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
Nahhh too much hate in the comments. I'm a Massive MR fan, but Doug's right. He explained it as best he could, in the time he had. Even after being questioned. I can't help but agree with. There's a vision here for the club and unfortunately when the dream team broke up... The squad suffered in performance. It is what is. Stats don't lie. Let's trust in DK. He's not done had so far🙏🏾. As I wait in anticipation!!!!
It is a good squad but they are young and inexperienced. If they had this season with Mark Robins, and got a few more in in weak areas, I think next season we would become challegers at the top of the league.
So the coach was the reason they were successful and without him Robins is hopeless? Why not get another top coach in and see what happens before sacking the manager? Losing Gyokeres, Hamer, O’Hare and the head coach will obviously affect results but surely Robins had done enough to get the rest of the season? Bringing in Lampard for a relegation battle …. ?! Yikes
Manager didn't perform over 18 months. DK came with a transparent view, you can disagree and think its some long-term partner leaving - but if Cov want to go beyond Championship they need to get the setup and head coach right. Getting rid of Robins, combined with the other reasons, it made sense.
An interesting decision 🤔 is about the best I can say being a Cov fan 🙈 I personally would of preferred Doug King to have gone rather than lose one of the best managers in the league 🧐 there is sadly an air of foreboding surrounding Coventry now and it is self inflicted 🥴
He wasn't getting results. It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
@ sacking any manager without having a replacement in the wings is an interesting decision 🙈some might say foolhardy it is that simple 🧐 we will agree to disagree about Mark Robbins I believe that treating a man who saved this club like that is a poor reflection on those in charge 🤔 but I suppose that’s the modern game these days I’m from era where loyalty meant something 🧐
If the next manager doesn't do the business he'll get sacked then you've started the revolving door of managers .massive Gamble the owner as taken. I support a club that's gone down that route and it's taken years to get some sort of stability and we still are not or even close to the Premier league.
In my opinion and thats all it is. I think as we are setting up as a basically prem team with backroom staff well away from league onenwhere a manager does so much more. Lampard would fit that set up, he knows it from Chelsea and Everton. What he has also done for derby can not be disconted either. With MR sacking it is a realshame but things really did change when his no.2 and 3 left, you could see him getting more and more frustrated. Even us as fans never knew or know what team were playing until KO. MR just couldn't find it this time. So here we are, this may become a salvage season until next, we may even be in a relegation battle (which i believe we would have been had it stayed the same ) so im just glad it has been done early enough to potentially change this seasons outcome. As Sad as it is to lose a manager of such time hes been at the club. Our city has changed as a result of MR and team, kids in cov tops everywhere you look. But ultimately it had to change.
Get lamps in and vivesh back simple! We are desperate for some loans maybe franks conection to chelsea might become fruitful in that department just like he did with derby few years ago
Fantasy football owner, disgraceful and disappointed fans, yes we’ve had poor results but it’s all excuses. We stood by MR and always will. No manager will do better this year. Should of rebuilt and restarted next year with the man we owe our club too.
It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
One of the worst decisions I've seen lately by a chairman ; Coventry should be top 6 on XG metrics ; they've been very unlucky. Robins will go on to have a successful career I'm sure ; not so sure on Cov...
Simon is such an expert on so many sports, his knowledge of boxing for example for someone who's never stepped through the ropes, or promoted fights is remarkable.
The owner is clueless! The club sold O'Hare, Hamer and Gygores in the last season or two, so it wasn't surprising that results suffered, but Robins did a great job.
You have no idea what you are talking about, we didn't sell O'Hare he left after his contract ran out. Hamer was offered £35,000 pw to move to Sheff Utd and Gyokores was offered a new contract but was tapped up by Sporting Lisbon with a huge offer. Players and agents control the narrative and the owner had to sell, we bought Gyokores for £2 million and sold him for £20 million with a 10% sell on clause. We bought Hamer for £1 million and sold him for £8 million with the same.
@errolneptune3995 ad be very surprised if Alex Scott gets it she's been criticised for falling viewers on football focus and she does more womens football than men's and she's rumored to be moving to the USA with Jess Glynne after the BBC failed to speak up on her behalf when the critics started
Mark Chapman will get the gig on MOTD for next season...He already does MOTD 2 on a Sunday as well and tbf he's a good presenter...Alex Scott would be the PC appointment so never say never with the BBC!!!...⚽️🤔
Amazing how any owner can honestly think Frank Lampard is the answer
It does make you laugh how his name is mentioned at all openings in football
Where does he say that? As far as I'm aware, it's only the fans who keep talking about him.
Amazing how that's all you've taken from this! Doug hasn't once said that he's signed Lampard
@@BlueDogSlim doesn’t always mean much but heavily linked by the media and currently heavily odds on by the bookies
@@BlueDogSlimhe did say 2 days ago that frank would be interviewed....like rooney and gerrard im not sure how they keep getting decent jobs purely on the back of being great players.
Grills is a bit of an overstatement. It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
Is Vivesh the assistant coach?
@classicsportclassictiyl8547 Yes.
@@TONYCOV881 thanks for clarifying
He just doesn’t want to say that Robins is not tactically good enough without Viveash who was the tactical brain. Robins has not been able to reproduce the form without Viveash. It’s right there between the lines and it’s clear from our form, since Viveash were not up to scratch
Robins has been successful before Adi
just silly shot sighted view from someone who doesnt really understand footie
@@chrislong6350 He had Lee Carsley with him at Coventry the first time round and Adi the second.
Vivash was the coach at the start of last season and the season before when we had a slow start.
Doesn't make any sense. You have two winnings guys who have done great things for your club, they have a disagreement and one decides to leave- so what does the club do? Sack the other guy because the two weren't getting on even though the first guy had already departed. How's it Mark Robins fault the owner can't find a suitable replacement for Ade? Doesn't pass the smell test.
Agree 100%
Yeh agree as well… summats fishy !! … but whatever the reason it’s the new reality and just gotta hope that King gets decent replacements for both positions … Lampard / Viveash maybe!?! 🤔
We need to hear from all the parties. Respect to Doug King for keeping the fans informed. But without the whole picture it is difficult.
2 things.
Mark Robins will always be a legend at Coventry City, for what he did for the club and for the City of Coventry.
We will always support our club who ever is in charge.
@ The reason for axing Robins made no sense at all. The pressure is on King to appoint the right coach/manager now
According to DK last night, it was MR who went to the board and said 'I cant work with Adi Viveash'. Adi leaves and then its up to MR to find his number 2 which he clearly failed at. Its not great and I suspect DK has a manager already lined up. It would be madness not to.
If you cant get an assistant, why sack the manager?
If you cant get an assistant how on earth are you going to get a manager who will also need an assistant?
King said last night that everyone they interviewed wanted to come in as the top guy. I'm guessing the new manager will be one of those interviewed previously and they'll bring their own assistant in with them
It seems it was MR responsibility to find a number 2 which he failed to do.
Robins didn’t want any of them ,robins refused to work with Adi , so they sacked him , that’s not fair
@@harri7416It certainly seems that way? Or was Robins being difficult, maybe insisting he didn’t need an assistant ? Or maybe they couldn’t agree on one?
It’s clear that results haven’t been good since around April
@@woowah32 I get the impression he could be stubborn that's for sure. Hate to say it but fans need to wake up. We are terrible. It's a brave move by DK. Let's hope it pays off.
Anyone got the time stamp for when the grilling starts...?
"we got to the play offs from this position before" [with MR]... tumble weed
…and Viveash, though. That’s the whole point
Seems Doug King’s view is that MR/Viveash were like a Clough Taylor partnership where both together amounted to more than the two individuals. Results have disappointed since last April but the Championship is so tight that winning three more games would put us in the play off mix again. I think MR deserved more time as the team are inconsistent, not a poor team. Doug King has made a call that he can’t see MR turning it around. He might be correct and only time will tell. If he gets the next appointment right all will be well. If not then we could do a Birmingham and drop out of the Championship.
Either way Mark Robins will always be a CCFC Legend and welcome at the club.
Good post. It's always a risk when you appoint a new Manager, but why take a chance on Robins if he had only one at four games in just 3 1/2 months? The way King season he is thinking should I really keep a manager on the off chance that he'll only win us 3 or four games over the next 3 months and then where will we be?
You have it in one.
Reading between the lines, essentially he thinks the assistant manager did all the work and Mark Robins has proved he couldn't cut it without him....
He seems very naive to me. Cov had a bad start the last two seasons and then rocketed up the table. You sold Robins best players and the team isn't quite as good as you think it is
We only sold Gyokeres - the others were out of contract.
We are Cov fans we need to get with DK and the new man
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If you believe everything at face value, it seems we couldn’t find a suitable replacement with the same quality as Adi that wanted to be a no.2. Anyone we wanted to bring in wanted to be a head coach themselves.
Coventry can’t catch a break.. The clubs been so much ..Robbed in the semi last yr , ground , owners …
This is a real football club. Thrills and spills
Dont think its fair just because the other guy left. Mark has done a great job for Coventry. They may regret this decision in the long term.
He didn’t leave they sacked him because Mark refused to work with him ,
Only time will tell. The fact is we should be doing better with the money spent and players we have..
@@woowah32 exactly, we have been poor all season , hopefully things will get better
Doug flip-flopping again. Said last night the backlash did surprise him, now he's saying he didnt. Sorry but I think Doug is trying to make the story fit his own narrative!
He did throw Mark under the bus somewhat I felt, but then that’s a huge thing to lie about at a live fans forum ..
Surely he’s not that stupid 🤷🏻♂️
@woowah32 I don't think he's blatantly lying, but this is his version of the truth. It may differ from Mark and Adi's version. But we'll probably never hear their story!
@@Paulreader-q3c Very true. Certainly not for a good while anyway
The strange thing is how they couldn't manage to recruit a new no2, that's what we need to understand more about.
Was it MR who didn't agree on any of the candidates?
Of all the candidates wanted to be the manager, why did they apply for the no2 job?
@@Paulreader-q3c I think what’s probably happened is… Mark has dug (no pun intended) his heals in a bit re a No2.
Mark has (as it appears) bought in a team of inexperienced coaches rather than an assistant, going against King’s wishes.
Results have been poor generally since these changes.
King has panicked and seen no alternative.
I can imagine Mark being fairly stubborn tbh.
Think that’s about it in a nutshell isn’t it 🤷🏻♂️
I love how he is so immensely proud of himself when he has finished “grilling”
Classic case of owners with no real knowledge of football but the cash to buy themselves into running a football club, playing fantasy football hiring and firing people who actually know about the sport.
Classic case haha , open your mind a bit . He was not performing and couldn't find a coach he would work with . The owners know more than any genius in the UA-cam comments section , I'm sure he done what's right for the club . Everyone needs to Breathe
Be careful what you wish for
Love Jim white and Jordan show no pulling punches with Simon.
There's a reason clubs like them stay for years in the Championship & even have spells in league 1. A manger overachieves & then the owner thinks that's there level & sacks any manager that doesn't reach it. Robins did a great job, getting Coventry in to the play off's & an FA Cup semi final is great work. I'm sure they'd have improved the form this season.
Which fa cup final?
@barmy_irooni I meant semi final, good spot!
The stats since Adi vivash was removed speaks for itself.
If you include results from last season until now, it’s relegation form.
MR had taken us as far as he could & unfortunately the writing was on the wall.
We will always owe MR a massive thank you for all he has done over the years, but now it’s time for a new start.
Someone like Graham Potter fits the bill to me - Not Frank Lampard.
Smoke and mirrors , blaming the split in partnership with Adi when in reality he doesn't want a manager he wants a coach as part of his wider plans . Adi and Mark never fitted that model
@@m4tky466 It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
@TONYCOV881 brand new coaching set up and structure and sacked during November despite winning 2 out of last 3 and some good performances.
What the club has lost is the once in a generation connection between club and fans that won't be replicated in the pursuit of premiership money .
Football is more than the golden ticket in the premiership and the connection Robin's built deserved the season to see improvement
@m4tky466 Some good performances? I haven't seen one good performance for 90 minutes yet this season. And as for improving, well we should be building on last season not improving our recent form. It's been brewing since the Spurs and we have just been too inconsistent.
@TONYCOV881 full brand new coaching set up , takes time . The whole division is inconsistent as everyone is of similar level . Over 10 championship teams have changed managers in last 18 months , not one has had an upturn in results .
Robin's was solid but was a manager , King wants a coach who isn't in charge of all the decisions
@@m4tky466 I seriously doubt that last comment you made. King has stated he is not a football man so obviously he does want someone who makes his own decisions. Why would King hire someone who isn't going to get results and then lose business?
Some of you are trying too hard to defend Robins and simply don't want to face the fact that Robins can't do the job no more.
He didnt answer the question, WHY SACK ROBBINS???!!! he had a disagreement with his assistant, the assistant left, so whats the problem???
clearly the team has struggled since then and it's clear the assistant was the brains of the operation, are you capable of critical thinking?
@matthewm3869 then why let the assistant go and not sack Robbins?
You need to get an education please.
It’s Robins! It was Robins decision to get rid of Viveash , what part of that don’t you get
Viveash was a massive influence behind the scenes and to say he was an 'assistant' manager takes away his day to day dealings in training and player development. Gyokores thanked him for developing his game and look where he is now. A few players specifically signed because Viveash was at the club.
It is no secret that Robins and Viveash had many disagreements over the years on how to take the team forward and it seems it just reached a breaking point, Robins refused to work with him ever again so what can the owner do? Let go of one and it was never going to be Robins.
As a duo they were amazing but Robins as a lone entity is only half as good as the sum...think Clough and Taylor.
I'm extremely sad it has come to this as a coventry fan but it is reality and we must now be sensible and astute in the way going forward and I will close this by saying please please not Lampard!
I’m now of the opinion that our owner has ZERO clue,he’s kicked out the main man the first time we stumble .kneejerk reaction,he should just pick up the phone call mark robins say sorry and get him back in
We can but hope.
This twat coming out firing shots on a PR blitz has scuppered that idea though.
All these owners live in a bubble and seem to forget that other teams have the same ambition. As a Leeds fan I think we should be top, but 23 others teams are trying to stop us (as it should be).
Fires a manger with nobody ready ..
As im Leeds United fan i would like Farker to be sack .
Farker
Why?
@ inconsistency
Always think he right no plan B when teams park bus like Burnley and Millwall Farker has no clue or plan B changing tactics , with ⚽️Passningsprecision , im afraid Leeds United Will not clinch automatic promotion .
I would like Leeds United to win but Farker is Stubborn and poor late substitutions .
Let’s see who they get and where they end up.
Robbins should be brought back Doug king has no idea 😔
Congratulations you just won today's most moronic comment.
Robins was in total control this season and he couldn’t cope , Adi was the brains behind our recent success
@ 100%
You can see it in the team. We are woeful.
Crazy hope Robins gets a good job somewhere and stuffs Coventry if they meet each other
The guy realised how stupid it was while he explained it that they didn’t support Mark Robbins so he’s getting sacked for underperforming.
He's got ambition. Seems like he is trying to go for it. I doubt very much he doesn't have an idea what he is going to do next.
Imagine replacing Mark Robins with Frank Lampard 😂
The owner made a lot of sense to me .
Basically saying without the great coach he had the mansger isnt good enough .
Some of the comments on here astound me. Its obvious that Adi was the footballing brain, and tactical maestro. MR can't cut it now that Adi has gone. DK has made the correct decision as a point a game is relegation form. I wish people would stop slagging off DK accept that MR has gone and move on.
When is the grilling? Just listened and didn’t hear one
HOW MANY MANAGERS SIMON HAD OR SLAGGED OFF SINCE HE FIRED THEM
It just doesn’t make sense. You cannot find a replacement for Adi so you sack MR and then cannot find a replacement for him! Because no one is as good as MR in that pool of candidates for new manager. What a mess…..
And exactly what does Lampard bring? Same old merry go round of usual names 😂
Take a shot every time this guy talks in management double speak. You’ll be hammered.
Fair play Doug
It's not easy to make tough calls
PUSB
Seems pretty clear that he attributes much of that success to the coach rather than the manager. Almost like the manager was the front but the coach was brains behind it all. Without the coach he doesn’t seem very interested in the manager. Fair enough it is his club I guess.
I rather have Graham potter then frank lampard as Coventry manager
I'd rather have a turd sandwich than Lampard
He speaks pretty well tbf
The only thing lampard is good at is being manged but will never cut it as a manager so obvious to see .
Reminds me of Clough & Taylor
My thoughts exactly, Clougie was a Genius but at Leeds he should never have done the job without Peter Taylor.
Nigel Clough?
So this owner believes that Mark’s assistant was more influential than Mark?
They made a great pair and without either of them there it just doesn't work.
Idk man, timing of the new performance director seems to line up with Adi leaving. The AT interview wasn't derogatory in any way to MR or the club, even if it wasn't sanctioned.
He jumped the gun Mark Robbins has gone through thin and thin at Cov achieving tremendous progress. With player turnovers he would have turned this current staff round. Ridiculous sacking.
It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
Why you adding the same reply to any posts that suggests that King has made a mistake, Vivash was the coach in the previous 2 seasons when we had a similar start, if he was such a genius of a coach why is that ? If we do not finish higher in the league this season than last I think you will see a large drop in the number of season tickets sold as many such as myself (season ticket holder for over 20 years) will not renew (as I didn't in the Northampton and Birmingham season s). Robins had a special bond with the majority of fans, but fans such as yourself (who no doubt sang the embarrassing Doug king song) have been mislead by a chancer who is just out to make a quick buck and give his shaving business free publicity.
Mr King thinks he's a manager? He's not! He has undermined Mark Robins from day one.
Their has never been a constructive relationship between them and this is the result.
I would not personally wish to work for Mr King.
don't Lampard have a 25% winning record lol
41.3%
His comments on results should be a lot better with the current squad of players doesn't stand up. The wage bill is fifth lowest in the division, so on that metric Robins was outperforming. Is he seriously saying that without Gyokeres, Hamer and O'Hare the current squad is better ?
So the number 2 was the main man
Wouldn't say main man but they were a partnership, outside fans only saw Robins and he got all the plaudits but Coventry would not be where it is today without Adi Viveash and Dennis Lawrence.
😂 he says they have a squad of hugely impressive players. They are bang average!
I wouldn’t say bang average, that’s what they’ve been playing like recently for sure, if not, worse. Individually and in moments this team have been superb and Coventry were at risk of losing them to bigger clubs. These players have great potential for promotion. If a good manager comes in I wouldn’t discount playoffs, though it’s unlikely now
@ bang average wasn’t a diss. The average in the championship is the same for about 20 teams. There is little to choose between them. There is nothing outstanding about Coventrys team. They have average championship quality. They might challenge for playoffs they might easily battle relegation. That’s the Championship.
We have a better squad than in previous years in terms of depth but the best 11 from this squad is nowhere near as good as the best 11 from 18 months ago which included Hamer, Gyok and O'Hare. Despite the squad depth being better its not as strong as Doug is making out.
He said the best ever squad at the forum itself. This squad is no where close to that.
Doesn’t make sense…. You wanted to get Robbins the support but you couldn’t so you sack him instead????
He's the guy with the "check book" so despite making no sense and going into "panic mode" far too easily, it is his decision to make. I just hope he realises the huge gamble he is taking as the "caretaker" of this Great Institution. No big institution should have a careless owner, when you take on such a task you must know that The Club, The Fans, and The Region, are way above you, your ego, and your insecurities (I can only think something on the personal level occurred between him and Mark Robbins). I just hope he demonstrates more sense in appointing the new Manager, and hope he realizes that Frank Lampard his too big a gamble to take, aside from the fact that it will be "The Lampard Club" and stop being "Coventry City." I'm not suggesting this is Lampard's fault, but that is the way thing are. Aside from that, the fact that many will perceive this to be Fran's last chance as a Manager and we have a disaster waiting to happen.
Something smells very fishy here. You just can't buy this
It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
Adi to come in as the new manager? But he will need an assistant and Robins is now available. 😆
Yes please
Nahhh too much hate in the comments. I'm a Massive MR fan, but Doug's right. He explained it as best he could, in the time he had. Even after being questioned. I can't help but agree with. There's a vision here for the club and unfortunately when the dream team broke up... The squad suffered in performance. It is what is. Stats don't lie.
Let's trust in DK. He's not done had so far🙏🏾. As I wait in anticipation!!!!
Get lampard in with adi v back as a number 2
It is a good squad but they are young and inexperienced. If they had this season with Mark Robins, and got a few more in in weak areas, I think next season we would become challegers at the top of the league.
In house politics, ridiculous decision,cov will do nothing with lampard
So the coach was the reason they were successful and without him Robins is hopeless? Why not get another top coach in and see what happens before sacking the manager? Losing Gyokeres, Hamer, O’Hare and the head coach will obviously affect results but surely Robins had done enough to get the rest of the season? Bringing in Lampard for a relegation battle …. ?! Yikes
Manager didn't perform over 18 months. DK came with a transparent view, you can disagree and think its some long-term partner leaving - but if Cov want to go beyond Championship they need to get the setup and head coach right. Getting rid of Robins, combined with the other reasons, it made sense.
An interesting decision 🤔 is about the best I can say being a Cov fan 🙈 I personally would of preferred Doug King to have gone rather than lose one of the best managers in the league 🧐 there is sadly an air of foreboding surrounding Coventry now and it is self inflicted 🥴
He wasn't getting results. It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
@ sacking any manager without having a replacement in the wings is an interesting decision 🙈some might say foolhardy it is that simple 🧐 we will agree to disagree about Mark Robbins I believe that treating a man who saved this club like that is a poor reflection on those in charge 🤔 but I suppose that’s the modern game these days I’m from era where loyalty meant something 🧐
@@merlin8514 DK didn't want to go behind MR's back - he is not that kind of person
If the next manager doesn't do the business he'll get sacked then you've started the revolving door of managers .massive Gamble the owner as taken. I support a club that's gone down that route and it's taken years to get some sort of stability and we still are not or even close to the Premier league.
Mark will get another job in a heartbeat
In my opinion and thats all it is. I think as we are setting up as a basically prem team with backroom staff well away from league onenwhere a manager does so much more. Lampard would fit that set up, he knows it from Chelsea and Everton. What he has also done for derby can not be disconted either. With MR sacking it is a realshame but things really did change when his no.2 and 3 left, you could see him getting more and more frustrated. Even us as fans never knew or know what team were playing until KO. MR just couldn't find it this time. So here we are, this may become a salvage season until next, we may even be in a relegation battle (which i believe we would have been had it stayed the same ) so im just glad it has been done early enough to potentially change this seasons outcome. As Sad as it is to lose a manager of such time hes been at the club.
Our city has changed as a result of MR and team, kids in cov tops everywhere you look.
But ultimately it had to change.
We don't want Lampard.
Is there a gag order on Mark Robins because I'd love to hear his side of the story before deciding what the truth is?
Im five minutes in and he stil hasnt given a clear answer to the firing question. Word play
Hardly a grilling.
You must listen to everything Simon says because he has always been extremely successful. Lol
Certainly not everything (especially boxing) but he's right on this.
Dont care much for talksport but i wanted to hear this. Its an odd decision to sack him. Id have him a tranmere.
Best decision, robins needed replacing
Frank Lampard ?. ANOTHER TOYAL SUCCESS
Get lamps in and vivesh back simple!
We are desperate for some loans maybe franks conection to chelsea might become fruitful in that department just like he did with derby few years ago
Fantasy football owner, disgraceful and disappointed fans, yes we’ve had poor results but it’s all excuses. We stood by MR and always will. No manager will do better this year. Should of rebuilt and restarted next year with the man we owe our club too.
lets see where they are at xmas then
I’m baffled.
It's very simple really, during the summer Robins and Vivesh fell out, Robins sacked him and did not replace him. And so 3 months later, he is still not getting the results and King probably said he should never have allowed him to do the job without Adi Vivesh. In other words Robins dug his own grave.
@ appreciate you taking to tell me mate.
@@GHOST-mv3ki No problem.
This guy thinks they'll get play offs now?? Hahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂
One of the worst decisions I've seen lately by a chairman ; Coventry should be top 6 on XG metrics ; they've been very unlucky. Robins will go on to have a successful career I'm sure ; not so sure on Cov...
Doug sucked a lot of the soul out of the team. If the replacement doesn't perform miracles, supporters will revolt.
I thought the guy made sense to be honest
Still doesn’t make sense
Robins is nothing without Adi , he has shown this season he can’t make the right decisions, Adi was the genius behind our recent success,
That's one he'll of a Barnet
Sacking a manager with no replacement in place, standard mistake of a new owner.
That haircut is known as “ the prat heap”
Can't get a coach / assistant but thinks he can get a manager lol
Simon is such an expert on so many sports, his knowledge of boxing for example for someone who's never stepped through the ropes, or promoted fights is remarkable.
8 wins from 31
A very poor interview. Didn’t challenge him at all.
Appoint Viveash
Who put the '' really talented set of players'' together?
What a bullshitter.
The owner is clueless! The club sold O'Hare, Hamer and Gygores in the last season or two, so it wasn't surprising that results suffered, but Robins did a great job.
You have no idea what you are talking about, we didn't sell O'Hare he left after his contract ran out. Hamer was offered £35,000 pw to move to Sheff Utd and Gyokores was offered a new contract but was tapped up by Sporting Lisbon with a huge offer. Players and agents control the narrative and the owner had to sell, we bought Gyokores for £2 million and sold him for £20 million with a 10% sell on clause. We bought Hamer for £1 million and sold him for £8 million with the same.
great polo's....not
Big story for me is who's going to replace Lineker on motd Mark Chapman would be my guess now jenas is out the picture 😂
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@errolneptune3995 ad be very surprised if Alex Scott gets it she's been criticised for falling viewers on football focus and she does more womens football than men's and she's rumored to be moving to the USA with Jess Glynne after the BBC failed to speak up on her behalf when the critics started
Mark Chapman will get the gig on MOTD for next season...He already does MOTD 2 on a Sunday as well and tbf he's a good presenter...Alex Scott would be the PC appointment so never say never with the BBC!!!...⚽️🤔
@@bantamNeil12 read me comment before mate it explains my opinion as to why Alex won't get it
@ga222-g1k I did read it and have offered my opinion like u did with yours...👍🏻