Leeds = bad. Blackburn = loads better.

It's been a wonky old fortnight. We lost some games and a few people started to worry. Unfortunately, some of those worriers were also the current set of players and that included a dreadful performance against Leeds.

However, at the point when everyone thought we were bound for the Championship rubbish bin, we turned up again and beat one of the only unbeaten teams in the league, and did so fairly convincingly.

The Niis investigate how this could possible happen.

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Fiddlesticks.

We're getting used to giving Premier League teams a game. Unfortunately we're also getting used to being the plucky losers.

Joey, Neil, Imogen and Dom relive another memorable performance against another team full of rich footballers.

Contains acceptable levels of optimism, because apparently that's all you want nowadays.

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Saturday was an experience like no other.

It's difficult to describe how it felt to endure everything the Play-Off Final had to throw at us, and for it to all come down to one kick, but the Niis have convened for the final podcast/group therapy session of the season and will attempt to explain their emotions having gone through all that.

Thanks to ALL the players and the staff for an amazing effort over the last ten months. 

Play Up Sky Blues.

Correction from Neil: In this episode I laugh because people seem to be reading too much into Jonathan Panzo's latest IG post. I retract this. You should all be laughing at me as it seems that something might actually be going on there.

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Well, we did it! Hopefully you've not calmed down in the slightest.

The Niis are here to celebrate promotion in style with a bumper final pod of the season.

It's a biggy, so get it downloaded and settle down for the final and loveliest pod of the season, because being happy and winning the play-offs is lovely.

🎵 It's Friday, Friday, gotta win play-off semi-finals on Fridayyy.

Everybody's looking forward to the Bank Holiday weekend.🎵

Well that, ladies and gentleman, was flipping mega.

The Niis recall victory against Notts County in all its euphoric detail, and swoon over every single player's ability to play well and make us feel absolutely brilliant.

Wembley, we're bloody well coming for you!

PUSB

OK, this is not a podcast but it is audio.

I got a bit excited by all this play off stuff and wrote a song for Cov fans. 

Enjoy! 

City take a 1-1 draw to Meadow Lane and the Niis are now really nervous.

They discuss Saturday's swim meet, levels of "Bastard", Davies' foot positioning, and precariously-balanced chips.

PS. Nervous.

How bloody dare they?!? Making the play-offs for the first time in their history, with the result they needed?

You Sky Blues swines, doing that thing.

Contains the effervescent Ed Wilson and delightful Dom Jerams.

A thumping 6-1 has put City on the brink of those lovely play-offs. 

Dom joins the Niis for the full whack this week to talk us through the goals, lax stewarding and inflatables from the weekend's all round enjoyable romp against Cheltenham.

The Niis also mentally prepare for the BIG FIXTURE this weekend, and ponder just how "nil-nil" it might potentially be.

Two big games. One pleasing win against St Evenage. One swine of a defeat against a tough old Lincoln team.

But the play-offs are still within our gift.

The Niis dissect a confusing few days in the the race for 7th place in League Two.

PS. Thanks to your votes we've been named as finalist in this season's Football Blogging Awards podcast category - Thank you!

Please now vote for us to win the bloody thing...

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The Niis are joined by Laurie to discuss how Cov managed to beat Crawley. Robins genius, or a total accident? You decide.

Either way, the play-offs are looking dangerously close now. Lamptey be cautious.

The Niis ponder consecutive defeats and whether Robins fiddling and guessing is a good idea at such a crucial stage of the season.

Spoiler: It's not.

The Niis are joined by Laurie to balance their time equally across the Easter fixtures, but naturally focus the majority of their attention on that bad thing that happened on Monday.

Coventry City have made the Championship playoff final!

This journey just keeps getting better and better. 

It's a bumper pre-Wembley podcast this week as Joey, Paul, Neil, Imogen and Dom marvel over the effort needed to get there.. while engaging in some cathartic group therapy thanks to that second half at the Riverside.

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#standard 

Neil is off the grid this week so Dom steps up to provide some positivity to balance Paul's comfortingly curmudgeonly take on a joyful 4-0 win against a desperate Gary McSheffrey toting Grimsby side.

That's a very long sentence but I don't have the energy to cut it down 

The Niis discuss wind, Jonson's temper, Bayliss's brilliance, and everything else that contributed to a gosh darn effective performance against Crewe.

Two very different games generate four useful points, but it could have been more. So there's a tinge of disappointment.

However, Carl Baker is back, we're back in the play-offs, and Ryan Haynes treated us to his own mini Nike advert audition. That's all OK.

The Niis salute a mighty fine point in the face of adversity, an absolutely mental tackle by Michael Doyle, and the wondrous stride of Tom Bayliss.

PS. All is forgiven Michael, you absolute lunatic.

The Niis spend time figuring out what went on against Brighton, and even more time figuring out what's going to happen for the rest of this season.

Please note: You are NOT maniacs.

Like a glove you've had for ages that smells awful

A duvet that the corpse was found draped inside

The comfort food that ruins your intestines

Coventry lose three games on the bounce again

Mainly carvery and Keanu Reeves chat this week.

We're back in the game. Again.

We spend most of the podcast paying tribute to the Coventry City legend who sadly passed this week before moving on to the reviewing the Exeter game, previewing the Swindon game and attempting to break the record for the amount of times a person has said 'Beavon' in a row

Coventry City have made the playoffs.

This is not a drill. This is real world and we have no idea how to navigate it.

Incredible stuff.

Joey, Neil, Imogen and Dom acknowledge what lovely thing has just happened, and to a lesser extent, how.

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Slash, Wedgwood... Your boys took one hell of a beating.

Match alert. Matches have been going on.

It's the usual biz for the Lamptey boyz.  Talk about a game that's happened.  Talk about the game to come.  Whinge a bit.  Try and flog t shirts (HERE since you asked)

Cov fan, author, and all round top fella Steve Phelps joined us this week to complete a Sky Blue book double feature.

In his second Pod appearance Steve regaled us with the magic of Peter Bodak and what it took to tell a tale that, whilst less well known than the '87 cup win, is still an incredible story of a remarkably talented young Cov team.

Steve and last week's guest Jim Brown will be at Waterstones in Coventry on Wednesday December 13th to sign copies of their respective books with ex-Cov players in tow.  If you're in the local area you'd be a fool to miss out.

If you're not in the local area, get yourself a copy of Steve's book 29 Minutes from Wembley and Jim's book Play Up Sky Blues: Coventry City's Rise to the Top

And whether you are in the local area or not, get yourself a rootin' tootin' Nii Lamptey Show tshirt.  Remember, any small amount earned from these tshirts just goes towards the cost of hosting this podcast and is super appreciated.

Fare thee well and see you at the Ricoh for the Cheltenham game.

The Lamptey Boyz are joined by club statistician and historian Jim Brown to talk about his latest book, 'Play Up Sky Blues - Coventry's Rise to the Top' which charts the club's title winning 1966/67 season

Cheap as chips and spun from pure gold.  Wearing a Nii Lamptey Show T Shirt will make members of your preferred gender of sexual partner drop to their knees and worship at your feet, not to mention that it's a smart business investment too.

For realsies though, it's a nice way to support us doing 6 years of free podcasts and the tiny amount of money that we'd get just goes towards the cost we incur for hosting the pod, so, no pressure...

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We're back and ready to rock your world with some updated Cov City chat.

Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows

The match was boring. So the Niis bring back some quiztastic entertainment.

March was full of unbeatenness... then the international break came along and made Stoke loads better than us. What a mildly confusing turn of events.

With a month to go and a mighty big Easter weekend looming, Joey, Neil and Imogen offer a loose assessment (and specific percentage prediction) of what the final games might bring us.

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Pretty deft this week mates

49 minutes of good spirited football chat and one Big Hero 6 comparison that will blow your balls off

The Bloody Lads bring you some sunshine in the form of their analysis of the last two games

"it's football fans ain't it?!"

Paul has taken a vow of silence this week so Dominic Jerams (@SideSammy) of sidewayssammy.wordpress.com joins us for the whole episode.

Neil is in the hot seat this week to talk about Yeovil and Shrewsbury, watched respectively through technology and eyes, and we talk about the Duck (obvs) New Tony (obvs) and Transfer Deadline Day.

Warning - watch out for the best player name conflagration in the history of the podcast.

Normal service is resumed as the Nii's get their teeth into the first league defeat of the season and an incredibly frustrating 90 minutes

They try not to judge players too quickly (but do) try not to bang on about the Duck too much (but do) and try not to want to Carl Baker back (but do) but despite these failures the pod (as usual) is a massive bloody success

Plugs:

'Hallyink' is a chap who makes mega football stuff (pins, mugs, badges) and someone we've helped with some designs in the past. We really like his stuff and want to let you know he's got a half price sale on. Click this link to find his Cov page

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This week Laurie Kilpatrick (who you may know from previous pods or his blog, The Lonely Season) joins the Lamptey Boiz to talk all things Grimsby, from swimming in the sea to ruefully abusing lovely Russell Slade.  

Dominic Jerams (Sideways Sammy) joins us again to preview the Newport County game and we also spend some time mulling over the question: when is an assist really an assist?

Welcome to the Nii Lamptey Show, the only weekly podcast exclusively dedicated to the Haitian Sensation - Duckens Nazon.

Amongst all of the Nazon Gazing, Neil takes the time to talk about our comprehensive victory over Notts County and Paul leads the way on a mixed performance against a superior Blackburn side.  

Finally Joey dialled up Dominic who walks us through what we should expect against Grimsby (the clue's in the name) 

It's like we've never been away...

The 2017/18 season is upon us.  Scientists said that dinosaurs should have eaten us all by now but we've laughed in the face of adversity to bring you a podcast where only special guest Dominic Jerams (@sidesammy on Twitter) brings any actual insight and no one is devoured by a velociraptor (always the GOD DAMN VELOCIRAPTORS)

Go and get 442, World Soccer and When Saturday Comes to read insights by Laurie 'The Lonely Season' Kilpatrick, Neil 'SkyBluesBlog' Allison and Tom 'Furnival' Adams (respectively) give their views on the upcoming season for the Sky Covs

But if you can't read* just listen to us do talk about it.

*Hang on, how are you reading this then?

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Here it is.  The bittersweet big one.

Don't forget that Dominic Jerams (Sideways Sammy) has done a print 16/17 season review that you can find on his website here

Have a great Summer everyone!

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Recorded ahead of the Huddersfield game, your favourite podcast people chat about what was a terrific set of results throughout February, particularly a sweet victory over Sunderland. That's always funny.

Fair warning, entering this podcast we'd just lost all our attacking midfielders so there's a little waffle on that, and unfortunately zero mention of Ryan Howley AKA The Option.

There's also a brand new game and format. What a treat.

Joey, Neil and Dom are your Lampteys for this one. Enjoy.

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Relegation is confirmed as Coventry bow out of League One with a whimper.

The boys talk Charlton and ticket prices and look down to another miserable season, this time in a League we've not seen in over 60 years.  What a farce

We're only letting positivity into our lives so this week we glossed over the Sheffield United game and focussed on the Peterborough game.

We've got a competition running to win a t shirt from @art_of_football.  You can just buy one by going here

and @sidesammy gave us a brief audio preview ahead of his proper previews on https://sidewayssammy.wordpress.com/

For once no bitterness or cynicism.  Just pure, unadulterated joy.

Coventry City, it's so hard to love you most of the time, but thank you so much for yesterday.