Episode 14 - Al & Val talk Norwich City and Coventry City
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Swiftly after that brilliant backs-to-the-wall victory at Stoke, the table-topping Canaries move onto Coventry and when it comes to the Sky Blues there is plenty to reminisce; 1) A club that has suffered lately - How would Norwich cope if homeless? 2) 2011, a promotion party - Oh Sammy Clingan it could have been you! 3) A club record win and a title shoot-out both back in the 1930s 4) 19 consecutive defeats at the old Highfield Road including one in Englands first all-seater stadium 5) A couple of Coventry legends who helped the club to final day survival but ended their careers as Norwich Hall of Famers 6) Coventry's club-record signing - £6.5m for a Norwich academy product
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Al (Allan Kemp) - Norwich geek and exiled fan
Val (Val Tolhurst) - Upper Barclay season ticketer and 'super' fan
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Rozdziały
1. A quick review on how the Pod is doing (00:00:00)
2. Introduction to Coventry - A club that has suffered recently - How would Norwich cope if made homeless - Would you still go Val? (00:01:55)
3. Al recalls a midweek trip to the old Highfield Road and a late Paul McVeigh equaliser (00:05:35)
4. Lots of history v the Sky Blues but the last meeting was back in 2011 - A promotion party, Sammy Clingan 'it could have been you' (00:06:20)
5. Coventry spent 34 years in the top-flight but only 1 promotion and relegation (00:10:08)
6. A League 1 title in unusual circumstances under NCFC old boy Mark Robins and starring Norwich new boy Sam McCallum (00:11:00)
7. City's all-time record win as we chat big scores (00:13:36)
8. 1933/34 - A shoot-out for the 3rd division title and the all important single promotion place (00:16:00)
9. A shocking record at Highfield Road that leaves Val speechless (00:17:14)
10. Coventry - England's first all-seater stadium - An opportunity to debate seating v terraces (00:18:52)
11. A couple of Coventry legends who helped the Sky Blues consistently define the relegation odds - Both later became Norwich City Hall of Famers (00:22:32)
12. Another famous survival but this time Norwich are the victims - A controversial relegation that was to change English football (00:26:36)
13. 1992 and a rare meeting at the top of the table (00:27:57)
14. Coventry's club record signing - A £6.5m purchase from Norwich in the summer of 2000 (00:28:26)
15. Straight into score predictions (00:31:05)
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