14 Sep 2026 10:22:36
It's interesting that our next opponents, Coventry, are in such dire straits so early on. They look completely out of their depth early doors in the Prem despite being runaway winners of the Championship last season. I'm not a betting man but I doubt they will achieve the magical 11 points this season.
Which makes Steve Coopers achievement even more incredible.

1.) 14 Sep 2026
14 Sep 2026 10:37:36
Sergej Jakirović is already well on his way to getting the Keys to the City and an honorary Yorkshire passport. I watched a fair bit of the Championship last season, and would never of guessed it would be them doing so well. Gary O'Neil isn't doing a bad job either.
Fulham
Palace
Coventry
My sides to go down. ?.

2.) 14 Sep 2026
14 Sep 2026 12:04:01
Lots of good managers in the EFL, but not up to the premier league standards. I'm not saying Lampard isn't a good manager and you would think after playing in the prem for as long as he did he'd be able to be competitive, just goes to show how many fail.

Take our Nigel' been with Mansfield for a while now not pulling any trees up at the moment and knows the efl inside out but put him in the prem I don't think he'd last three months.

3.) 14 Sep 2026
14 Sep 2026 13:02:35
The problem is Lampard is popular with the FA and a likely next England manager. He is in the Southgate mould ie nice character wont upset FA applecarts. Southgate won nothing with Middlesbrough and it didn't stop them appointing him and he won nothing with England. So how Lampard does with Coventry is irrelevant to the FA. Lee Carsley is my choice should TT fail again.

4.) 14 Sep 2026
14 Sep 2026 15:11:27
Lampard isn't that nice a character Nuno mate.
Remember the sex tapes scandal with Rio Ferdinand and Dyer in Cyprus back in the day. We all did daft things perhaps as young men but nothing as sordid as that.
Also, I went to see Jon Richardson the comedian and actor a couple of years ago at the Stoke Regent. Very funny but he told a story about filming a " hit the crossbar from the half way line " competition for Red Nose Day.

By sheer fluke JR hit the bar first time. Lampard kicked up a right fuss and insisted that the filming continued until he'd won. Sounds like a bit of a mardy arse to me.
Can't see him ever becoming England manager tbh.

5.) 15 Sep 2026
15 Sep 2026 12:08:00
" nothing as sordid as that” speak for yourself stokie ??.

6.) 15 Sep 2026
15 Sep 2026 17:36:04
I was Oakham.????.

7.) 15 Sep 2026
15 Sep 2026 20:01:36
Yeah, and just wishful thinking on my part ?.