Another Home Defeat
By CovSid67 April 30 2007
Three sendings off, and yet another home defeat, brought the curtain down on the end of another season of under-achievement. Things can only get better .... can't they?
By CovSid67 April 30 2007
Three sendings off, and yet another home defeat, brought the curtain down on the end of another season of under-achievement. Things can only get better .... can't they?
Michael Doyle returned to the Coventry side, while Ben Turner replaced the injured Robert Page. There was also a welcome return to the side for Kevin Thornton, who provided a few moments to lift the crowd. But, all in all, this was not the send-off wanted if it was trying to persuade people to renew their season tickets....
There was little to write about in the opening half-hour, before WBA took an undeserved 36th minute lead. A Phillips header struck the bar for WBA, with Robinson reacting quickest to the rebound (Or, from where I saw it, he was the only person to react).
Just before half-time, a poor decision by the match official saw Ben Turner receive his second red card of the season (The first being on his debut for Oldham). He looked distraught at the decision, which deserved no more than a yellow, having simply mis-timed a challenge on the older, and more experienced, Kevin Phillips. Tony Mowbray, from 30 yards away, and directly in line, agreed the sending off of Turner was harsh, while Kiely, twice as far away, and with his view obscured, said it was correct. Pillock.
With the last home match seeing the heroes of 1967 paraded at half-time, this time it was the turn of the heroes of 1987. In 20 years time, the class of 2007 will all have been forgotten.
Half-time also saw the ineffective Stephen Hughes replaced by Liam Davis, who was played at left-back, with Hall moving into the centre. The display did seem to improve due to the change, with it being barely noticeable that there was a player difference between the sides.
The second half was also fairly incident free, with the exception of a decent effort from Adebola being well saved by Kiely.
Any chance Coventry City had of equalising was denied by a linesman that gave offside for where the ball landed not where a pass was played from. This cost Mifsud a whole host of potential one-on-one chances. Pillock.
McNamee cleared a goal-bound effort off the line after 20 minutes of the second half, but this was about as close as Albion got to extending their lead.
WBA's display was fairly similar to a Mickey Adams side, which is a strange coincidence, as, had the Coventry City board had the benefit of hindsight, he could have been taking them to mid-table obscurity, with us pocketing a couple of quid in compensation, had we allowed him to join them last Autumn.
Birchill replaced Hall with 15 minutes left, while Tabb replaced Thornton with just over 10 minutes to go. These fairly bold moves did see some pressure exerted on WBA, but without reward.
Iain Dowie, as had happened to his assistant Tim Flowers versus Derby, was sent to the stands for something said to the match official. Maybe the truth hurts....?
If the decision to send Turner off was harsh, Chris Foy made amends by finally showing Kamara the second yellow card he so deserved. Said WBA striker earned two yellow cards, but should have had four - two for play acting. His rolling around the floor after a challenge from McNamee, saw him leap to his feet as Chris Foy's arm became fully extended with yellow card in hand. Pillock.
Soon after, the final whistle blew, and a fair few supporters didn't bother hanging round for the lap of honour (For want of a better word). Maybe if they knew exactly which players were leaving in the summer, they might have stayed for one final 'get lost'.
The official attendance was given as 26,463, though it was difficult to see where 6,500 empty seats were. Albion bought a fair few, while the home sections were fuller than the seasons displays deserved too.
Thank goodness this season is over .... Oh! Sh*t, one more match still left to play....
There was little to write about in the opening half-hour, before WBA took an undeserved 36th minute lead. A Phillips header struck the bar for WBA, with Robinson reacting quickest to the rebound (Or, from where I saw it, he was the only person to react).
Just before half-time, a poor decision by the match official saw Ben Turner receive his second red card of the season (The first being on his debut for Oldham). He looked distraught at the decision, which deserved no more than a yellow, having simply mis-timed a challenge on the older, and more experienced, Kevin Phillips. Tony Mowbray, from 30 yards away, and directly in line, agreed the sending off of Turner was harsh, while Kiely, twice as far away, and with his view obscured, said it was correct. Pillock.
With the last home match seeing the heroes of 1967 paraded at half-time, this time it was the turn of the heroes of 1987. In 20 years time, the class of 2007 will all have been forgotten.
Half-time also saw the ineffective Stephen Hughes replaced by Liam Davis, who was played at left-back, with Hall moving into the centre. The display did seem to improve due to the change, with it being barely noticeable that there was a player difference between the sides.
The second half was also fairly incident free, with the exception of a decent effort from Adebola being well saved by Kiely.
Any chance Coventry City had of equalising was denied by a linesman that gave offside for where the ball landed not where a pass was played from. This cost Mifsud a whole host of potential one-on-one chances. Pillock.
McNamee cleared a goal-bound effort off the line after 20 minutes of the second half, but this was about as close as Albion got to extending their lead.
WBA's display was fairly similar to a Mickey Adams side, which is a strange coincidence, as, had the Coventry City board had the benefit of hindsight, he could have been taking them to mid-table obscurity, with us pocketing a couple of quid in compensation, had we allowed him to join them last Autumn.
Birchill replaced Hall with 15 minutes left, while Tabb replaced Thornton with just over 10 minutes to go. These fairly bold moves did see some pressure exerted on WBA, but without reward.
Iain Dowie, as had happened to his assistant Tim Flowers versus Derby, was sent to the stands for something said to the match official. Maybe the truth hurts....?
If the decision to send Turner off was harsh, Chris Foy made amends by finally showing Kamara the second yellow card he so deserved. Said WBA striker earned two yellow cards, but should have had four - two for play acting. His rolling around the floor after a challenge from McNamee, saw him leap to his feet as Chris Foy's arm became fully extended with yellow card in hand. Pillock.
Soon after, the final whistle blew, and a fair few supporters didn't bother hanging round for the lap of honour (For want of a better word). Maybe if they knew exactly which players were leaving in the summer, they might have stayed for one final 'get lost'.
The official attendance was given as 26,463, though it was difficult to see where 6,500 empty seats were. Albion bought a fair few, while the home sections were fuller than the seasons displays deserved too.
Thank goodness this season is over .... Oh! Sh*t, one more match still left to play....
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