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BLIND, STUPID AND DESPERATE
 
05/06: Preview: Coventry City
Census
The results of a survey of 31 Coventry fans

Where will you finish?
Straight up:0
Playoffs:5
Top half:15
Middle:7
Bottom half:4
Going dahn:0

Mean prediction:
11th (14th Most Confident Supporters)
(Last Season's Mean Prediction : 7th)

What would the perfect Division One table look like?
(Last season's position in brackets)

	
			UP	DOWN	SCORE
1  (1)	Coventry  	- 	-  	-
2  (-)	Norwich 	11 	0 	11 
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3  (9)	Ipswich 	10 	0 	10 
4  (-)	Crystal Palace 	7 	1 	6 
5  (19)	Sheff Utd 	4 	0 	4 
6  (8)	Reading 	3 	0 	3 
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7  (15)	Preston 	2 	0 	2 
8  (2)	Plymouth 	1 	0 	1 
9  (-)	Luton 		3 	3 	0 
10 (-)	Hull 		2 	2 	0 
11 (5)	Crewe 		1 	1 	0 
   (7)	QPR 		1 	1 	0 
13 (10)	Watford 	0 	0 	0
14 (3)	Brighton 	3 	4 	-1 
15 (10)	Burnley 	0 	1 	-1 
   (-)	Sheff Wed 	0 	1 	-1 
17 (15)	Stoke 		0 	2 	-2 
18 (-)	Southampton 	3 	6 	-3 
19 (21)	Derby 		0 	6 	-6 
20 (13)	Millwall 	0 	7 	-7 
21 (22)	Wolves 		4 	13 	-9 
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22 (23)	Leeds 		1 	11 	-10 
23 (20)	Cardiff 	0 	14 	-14 
24 (24)	Leicester 	2 	20 	-18 


Which player in this Division would you most like to sign?
Dean Ashton (25% votes)
(Last Season: Rob Earnshaw)

Who is the club's weakest link?
Richard Shaw (21% votes)
(Last Season: Dele Adebola)

What team should line up on August 6th?

Clayton
Ince
Richard
Duffy
Robert
Page
Adrian
Williams
Marcus
Hall
James
Scowcroft
Michael
Doyle
Stephen
Hughes
Gary
McSheffrey
  Dele
Adebola
Stern
John
 

McSheffrey and Hughes survive from last season's selection.

World Cup or Promotion?:
27% say World Cup (10th most patriotic)

Who'd play your manager in a Hollywood Blockbuster:
Tom Cruise / Buzz Lightyear

Other insightful nominations:
Barry from Eastenders, David Icke, John Sillett, Jeanette Krankie, Joe Pesci, Keanu Reeves, Mia Farrow, Mickey Rooney, Ralph Wiggum, Sean Astin, Tim Allen, Peter Kaye,"It'll be a bit like Plan 9 from outer space, where we'll start with one actor and replace him with someone completely different, while pretending everything's just as it was before"

In general, what's your opinion of beards?:

Can be grown under licence10
Not a subject for government intervention9
Ban 'em7
Ought to be compulsory3
Should be encouraged where appropriate2

Supporters third least in favour of beard encouragement

What is the capital of Ecuador? :
23% answer correctly (Third least knowledgable supporters)

29% confess to cheating (3rd biggest cheats) of whom 5 still answered incorrectly

Other original suggestions: Coventry, La Paz, Leicester, Lima, Tratatutsk, Nuneaton

If your players were given the task of making gravy as some kind of team-building exercise, how would it turn out?

Strangely Lumpy18
Dry Paste4
Custard3
Cold Water3
Just Right2

Coventry thought most likely squad to come up with something Strangely Lumpy, least likely to get it just right, second most likely to concoct Dry Paste

Which is best, mud or dust?:
90% say Mud (Most pro-mud)

Is there really any need?:
45% say Yes (21st most enthusiastic)