Month: January 2016
Death in Paradise
Another loss. It would be easy to offer excuses. This was a makeshift side put together from a squad ravaged by injuries, down to the bare…
The Butts gets the thumbs up and dream teams
Given that this is the third week running that the club has appeared far more willing to share its news with supporters and the local…
I’ve been down so goddam long that it looks like up to me…
It’s just taken one good performance from Coventry at the weekend to lift my spirits no end. Even then it was only the draw and not…
Cov to whip Devon’s cream….
After a performance like the one we witnessed on Saturday, it’s hardly surprising that this Saturday’s game away at Plymouth can’t come quick enough for…
If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call…?
We want players who are willing to run hard, wear the jersey with pride and put their bodies on the line. Scott Morgan’s final comment…
A trundle or a Rundle. You decide…
In the time between the aftermath of the Saturday game and the build up of the following week’s fixture, it’s always quite interesting to look…
The charge of the blue and white brigade
It ‘s strange how a draw can seem as good as a win, but 48 hours on and that’s how it still feels. 2 points…
Drawing positives from the Richmond game…
Sometimes you just have to face up to the fact and admit that you were wrong and apologise. I’m sorry, Scott. I was wrong. There…
Jacques Le Roux – MVP winner update
I thought those readers who took part in the ‘Coventry RFC’s Most Valuable Player Poll – 2015’ would be interested in the following photo and message…
Is it really a Richmond’s world…?
The delay in announcing side to play Richmond suggested there might be a few shocks in store, and so it has proved. Where to start?…
Under pressure…
Another good week for Coventry RFC on the media front with a very interesting piece in the Coventry Telegraph on Scott Morgan’s thoughts on the performances of the…
When the Butts rocks, the dog barks…Coventry v Richmond
I think I’m more excited about this game than I have been all season. The league leaders, on a fantastic run of form at the…
Derailing criticism, protecting players and expressing opinions….
The problem with writing posts at the end of the day is that by the time anyone reads them the day after, some of what…
Don’t look back in anger…
Last night they loved you, opening doors and pulling some strings, angel Come get up my baby In walked luck and you looked in time…
What might a successful second half of the season look like…?
In his ‘Welcome From The Boardroom’ column in the Loughborough programme, apart from wishing everyone a Happy New Year, Jon Sharp didn’t have a great…
Selling the vision, buying the dream
During the Christmas break, having lost 3 games on the bounce, most of us felt that Loughborough was a game we had to win and then,…
Late withdrawals: can we bank on the replacements…
The late(ish) withdrawals of Rob Knox, Andy Brown and Chad Thorne mean a difficult trip to Hartpury just got a whole lot harder. Fair play…
Media coverage and the team selected to play Hartpury
I know that praise for the greater coverage of the club in the Coventry Telegraph this week has been forthcoming from the messageboard already, but I thought…
Hartpury College: the case for the defence
Loughborough Students were always going to be a potential banana skin for a Coventry side looking to bounce back after a series of disappointing performances in…
