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      16 May 2012

      The blame game: Players

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      Having looked and whinged quite heavily about Sisu in part one of this blame-seeking series, we now take a jump to those in the thick of the action - the lads on the pitch. 

      I thought I'd change tack a bit for this piece and essentially look at each player individually. You may remember me doing something similar at the beginning of the season as I ran through the squad and gave some thoughts on everyone with a number. 

      This has its challenges. As fans we know only too well how easy it is to be blinkered by the occasional good performance and let that inform our entire opinion of a player's abilities. Whether that's dining off David Bell's goal against Watford, Carl Baker playing in a good cross once, or that time Roy O'Donovan ran quite quickly.

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      14 May 2012

      The blame game: Sisu

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      After taking a little break to absorb relegation and all that means for our sods in sky blue, it's about time I performed some sort of post-mortem on the events of this past year.

      In the first of this post-season series, I'll be spending a bit of time looking over the 2011/12 campaign; what went wrong, the possible reasons behind it, and generally having a think about just how much accountability can be attributed to each blame-worthy candidate.

      Every fan has their own opinion and perspective on the cause of this relegation, and with the emotion of going down, has led to some very black and white statements. Here's my attempt at bringing all those thoughts together.

      First up - Sisu. Can I possibly find a way of absolving them of blame?

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      2 May 2012

      Where's Wally? Special Carl Baker edition

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      Clearly a 4-0 smashing at the hands of Southampton was a lesson for all involved.

      It wasn't the only harsh lesson to be learned that day though. Amongst the jubilant scenes at the final whistle, see if you can spot a bewildered Carl Baker, who was caught up in the invasion madness having not recognised the importance of getting a bloody move on at the end of the game.

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      The daft sod. He looks like a lost child at Wellesbourne Market.

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      28 Apr 2012

      The pre-game ramble: Southampton

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      Well, I don't know about you, but I'm not looking forward to this at all. Relegation has knocked the stuffing out of me, and all I really want now is a bit of a break from it all. I can't see that coming any time soon, not with the multiple financial and political issues we're likely to have to contend with on a daily basis this Summer.

      But we have one more game, and an apparent duty to turn out at Southampton and put on a professional performance. West Ham are relying on us to do them a favour. Poor lambs.

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      25 Apr 2012

      Coventry Hit Rock Bottom - WAGU! podcast with Steve Phelps

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      There's plenty to say about the Sky Blues' plight at the moment. We've just been relegated to League One, and everyone's jolly concerned about the whole thing. 

      This week, football podcast We Are Going Up! have once again been chatting about all things Football League. The latest episode sees a hefty focus on our relegation, with Steve Phelps - author of various CCFC publications and Away from Home blogger - lending his voice to the conversation.

      If you've got a spare ten minutes, I'd certainly suggest having a listen to what he's got to say; Steve literally wrote the book on Coventry City.

      You can listen online, or download through iTunes and other stuff on their website:

      Listen to Episode 38: Coventry Hit Rock Bottom - We Are Going Up!

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      In an attempt to keep myself sane over the course of the 09/10 season, I decided to use this blog as a place to let off steam and vent my thoughts about Coventry City's progress.

      That all seemed to go quite nicely (the blogging side of things, not the team performance), so two years later, and I'm still doing it - rambling away whenever there is something worth rambling about.

      The plan is to focus my attention on writing in this, as opposed to indiscriminate ranting at anyone who'll listen, which always tended to be my main outlet. I never really envisaged it becoming a widely viewed Coventry City blog (as my points often annoy), but it's always good to see my posts popping up on forums with people discussing my waffle.

      lt's also quite interesting to look back at how many times during the season I threaten to stop supporting them and form my own breakaway club; FC Coventry City Mönchengladbach Saint-Germain.

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