Steve Coppell

[Prestwich_Blue]

Saying Purley is part of Croydon is like saying Hale is a part of Wythenshawe.

Didnt say it was part of said it is in London Borough of Croyden, Wikipedia knows all

It doesn't know how to spell Croydon!

 

[GazM]

Deffo Lee who booted Monkey's Heid.
Andy Hincliffe was there at the initial blow-up! Sounded like a proper old ding- dong, two stubborn bastards fighting over territory...ah to be a wasp on the wall.

Brian Horton was shafted from minute one, the poor bastard!

You're wrong there - it was Swales.

 

[tommyducks]

That's a myth. There was no "incident". As a 1990s ITK, I can tell you that categorically. Makes me laugh how many people repeat this baseless rumour as gospel. It's a bit like the one about Franny owning Kinkladze's registration, so if the player left, all the money would go straight into Lee's pocket. I must have heard that one from ten different people at least, but it was also a complete fabrication.

Coppell took the job even though his wife didn't want him to because she was happy based in the south. After he'd accepted the position, she then refused to move north and was threatening to divorce him. City offered him compassionate leave to go and sort his marriage out but he refused it.

All of this is true, and is hinted at in Blue Moon Rising by Andy Buckley and Richard Burgess, published in 2000. That book is the best behind the scenes look at City from about 1993 to our promotion back to the Prem under Royle. However, it's almost certain also that Coppell refused the compassionate leave and insisted on quitting instead because he realised he'd been misled as to just how bad things were at the club, and he realised that he'd never be able to achieve the aim of promotion, the possibility of which had led him to take the job.

There was a more credible rumour at the time that Coppell was refused permission to bring in two layers who'd have cost a total of £500K because FHL didn't rate them and to make changes to the coaching staff (he'd promised on his arrival that, apart from bringing in Phil Neal, he'd work with the existing staff, but he supposedly decided quickly that changes were needed). However, I can't confirm categorically whether or not this story is true.

Anyway, ask yourselves this. If there had been an incident of the sort rumoured that involved Coppell and he left as a result, why did the club give him a settlement agreement requiring him to keep silent about his time at the club in return for £50K.

As for how I felt about it, I was shocked more than anything - Kendall's departure also came out of the Blue, but the big thing about that one was that we lost a manager who many people, including me, thought would deliver real success. With Coppell, it seemed to be a confirmation of the fact that the club was declining more rapidly than anyone had thought possible: if we couldn't hold onto a manager for even five weeks, we must really be in the sh!t!

I thought he got caught shagging a youth team player in the showers?

Yep, I'm going with this version.

 

[bluemonkey71]

Didnt say it was part of said it is in London Borough of Croyden, Wikipedia knows all

It doesn't know how to spell Croydon!

PMSL

Purley is south of Croydon. I know I lived there. Purley has a very expensive area in it. Mr Noades lives there. Pretty sure Mr Coppell lived on that estate too. Any more geography questions? I'm knee deep in my accountancy exams at the moment ( PB knows all too well :O) )

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Didn't coppell get caught in bed with mickey thomas in the late 70's sure he did.anyway if he didn't still a scouse twat.

 

[Balti]

How can you take a job in a different part of the country without mentioning it to the wife first???!!!!!

There was more to it than that ffs.

Gutless little rag twat.

Of course he discussed it with his wife. She didn't want him to take it, but he accepted it anyway, presumably thinking she'd come round eventually. She didn't, at least not during the time he remained in the job, but he used that as the excuse to get out because he hadn't realised what a mess the club was in. All very simple, all perfectly believable.

Well that's slightly different if he used it as an excuse rather than being the actual reason. But it still, makes him a spineless little twat!

Still he found his true level in the end.

 

[Banned Tosspot]

Something did happen with Coppell but for legal reasons I can't mention it.

 

[Bluecifer]

What legal reasons are these?
Because they would be construed as libel?

:D

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

What legal reasons are these?
Because they would be construed as libel?

:D

He means his ASBO.

 

[Bluecifer]

Aye sounds about right!