Match Thread Coventry City vs. Gillingham Match Thread - Saturday 24th Aug (3 Viewers)

shmmeee

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Is the pre-match conference today or have I missed it?
 

Garryb80

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Does anyone get the train over? If so what’s the best way to get to the ground from new street? I drive so didn’t have a clue but assumed that some of you lot catch the train?
We get the train to Adderley park and its a 10 minute walk.
 

ccfcmad1

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Does anyone get the train over? If so what’s the best way to get to the ground from new street? I drive so didn’t have a clue but assumed that some of you lot catch the train?
I got an ubber cost £5 to ground walked back after 20 min walk fine if weather is OK.
 

ccfcchris

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Despite having not one but two players sent off on the south coast on Tuesday night, Mark Robins’ Sky Blues, who’re currently unbeaten, managed to wrestle a point off a very useful Portsmouth side. After an encouraging result, Coventry will be looking for three points on Saturday, while Gillingham go in search of their first win of the campaign.

Managers are rarely happy to concede three goals, though Mark Robins will undoubtedly be pleased with Coventry’s 3-3 draw at Fratton Park on Tuesday evening. His side did concede three times, which is displeasing, though they could have easily thrown the towel in when down by two goals and a player, but they dug deep, got themselves back in the game, before finding the strength to equalise just four minutes from time, despite being down to nine men by that point. Given the circumstances, a draw was an excellent result for the Sky Blues, who showed fantastic character on the south coast.

Performances at their adopted home of St Andrew’s have been slightly subdued from an attacking point of view, but to say that the Sky Blues have been defensively astute in Birmingham would be a slight understatement. Robins’ men have won each of their first two “home” matches, scoring three and conceding none in the process. Against Southend first time out, they gave next to nothing away, as they shipped only 0.61 expected goals and conceded only a single shot on target. Last time out at this venue, Coventry surrendered only 0.32 expected goals for, while they also prevented their opponents from registering a shot on target. Impressive.

Things don’t look quite so rosy for Gillingham, who after three games are winless. After losing at home to Burton just over a week ago, the Gills did manage to improve slightly, as they held league leaders Blackpool to a draw at Priestfield on Tuesday evening.

The Gills will go to St Andrew’s having scored in three out of three, though their overall attacking efforts haven’t been great. When they last travelled away from home, Steve Evans’ men registered a rather subdued 1.02 expected goals for. They’ll need to improve if they’re to unsettle a Coventry side that has looked very, very sturdy at this venue.

In the betting, ‘Coventry to Win & Under 3.5 Goals’ is tough to steer clear of. In their first two matches, Gillingham, who posted 1.02 and 0.67 expected goals for, struggled to really get going offensively, which doesn’t bode well ahead of facing the defensively astute Sky Blues, who’re yet to concede at their temporary home. Going forward, Coventry haven’t looked imperious, but at this venue, they’ve done an excellent job of capitalising on their solid base, so it’s easy to feel that the chances of a low-scoring home win are slightly greater than the current prices suggest.

https://www.freesupertips.com/previ...gham-predictions-betting-tips-match-previews/
 

skyblueinBaku

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Looks like this will be the lowest league gate of the season by a distance, Gillingham have only sold 260.
There may be more home fans as a result of the excellent draw at Pompey.
 

theferret

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There may be more home fans as a result of the excellent draw at Pompey.

No sign of that at the moment. Ticket sales seem to be about the same as they were for the last game at this point. Might be a bigger walk-up tomorrow though. Tuesday's shenanigans and with it being a warm day and a bank holiday weekend might add a few.
 

cc84cov

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No sign of that at the moment. Ticket sales seem to be about the same as they were for the last game at this point. Might be a bigger walk-up tomorrow though. Tuesday's shenanigans and with it being a warm day and a bank holiday weekend might add a few.
9 of us paying on gate i think a lot are doing it this way so far
 

AStonesThrow

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Going for a three-nil win tomorrow, warm day, smooth pitch and good atmosphere. Perfect conditions for our silky passing game.

Steve Evans to look more like a beetroot as the game goes on, Gillingham red card, Robins to squeak on the radio after the game about our class and potential.

Will be interesting to see who he plays at right back, would like to see if Junior Brown can do a job there and earn some of them wages we're paying him.

Train tickets booked, prices fairly good. One adult two children cost £7, then a half hour meander from Birmingham New Street
 

Jcap

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Going for a three-nil win tomorrow, warm day, smooth pitch and good atmosphere. Perfect conditions for our silky passing game.

Steve Evans to look more like a beetroot as the game goes on, Gillingham red card, Robins to squeak on the radio after the game about our class and potential.

Will be interesting to see who he plays at right back, would like to see if Junior Brown can do a job there and earn some of them wages we're paying him.

Train tickets booked, prices fairly good. One adult two children cost £7, then a half hour meander from Birmingham New Street
Please no not Junior Brown, McCallum every time for me over Brown.
 

bawtryneal

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Going for a three-nil win tomorrow, warm day, smooth pitch and good atmosphere. Perfect conditions for our silky passing game.

Steve Evans to look more like a beetroot as the game goes on, Gillingham red card, Robins to squeak on the radio after the game about our class and potential.

Will be interesting to see who he plays at right back, would like to see if Junior Brown can do a job there and earn some of them wages we're paying him.

Train tickets booked, prices fairly good. One adult two children cost £7, then a half hour meander from Birmingham New Street

Have a great day with the kids. Takes me back to when I used to take my two daughters. Happy days !
 

vow

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Does anyone get the train over? If so what’s the best way to get to the ground from new street? I drive so didn’t have a clue but assumed that some of you lot catch the train?
Make sure you go out through the Bullring exit (@ New St. Station) and go towards Digbeth, Stu.

Couple of decent boozers on the way, The Anchor being one of em.
 

Marty

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2-0 Godden with both. Making the trip over again.
 

Manchester_sky_blue

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Weather looks good, Gillingham not bringing a big crowd, we are full of confidence following the Pompey game and we have a potentially exciting new signing to make his debut. It's all stacked in our favour......... Got scrappy 1-0 defeat written all over it..........
 

Ricketts

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Message from my Gillingham fan friend:

Enjoy the game. We've got a new manager and 8 new players but still seem to be serving up the same performances. I live in hope but inconsistency is still the problem. Tuesday night was 1/3 excellent, 1/3 ok and 1/3 dross against a useful looking Blackpool team.

I'll settle for a point today.


I am sorry but we are not offering a point. A humiliated and pointless fatty Evans is what will be going back to Kent.
 

Great_Expectations

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Let’s assume the worst and that Jobello is also out, along with Dabo and Kasteneer, and we haven’t bought anyone in by Saturday.

I’d keep the formation the same as it’s obviously the preferred option this season and the players appear to be increasingly comfortable with it. I’d also implement minimal personnel or positional changes, so I’d go:

Marosi
McCallum McFadzean Rose Mason
Westbrooke Kelly Shipley
Bapaga Godden Hiwula

I really don’t want to see Godden shifted to the wing as he’s looked a real threat as the main striker, and I definitely don’t want to see Biamou or Bakayoko on the wing. Therefore it has to be as like for like as we can be, hence Bapaga (or another youth winger such as Burroughs or Walters) in place of Jobello.

I’m also not convinced Rose can play RB, while McCallum is young and inexperienced, his is a natural full back so positional play and awareness should get him through.

My worry with the above is the right side is very very young and inexperienced, so I’d potentially switch Hiwula and Bapaga.

Alternatively (and it goes against minimal changes), I’d play Westbrooke RB and bring Eccles into the middle. Moving from CM to RB isn’t a difficult transition and Westbrooke is a ball player so would suit our passing from the back tactic.

Either way, the team should be on an absolute high and I predict a 2-0 victory.

NB. If you want to be anal about it, switch the word ‘winger’ to ‘inside forward’ - my points remain the same either way.

Do we know if Jobello is fit?

If not, it should be a straight switch for O’Hare, albeit I initially had Bapaga starting there pre O’Hare, so I hope he still gets some significant game time as he looks a talent.

I’d keep everything else the same as my initial post.

Although I’m actually feeling even more confident now, so I’m going 3-0. I’d love to embarrass their tosser of a manager.
 

ccfchoi87

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Do we know if Jobello is fit?

If not, it should be a straight switch for O’Hare, albeit I initially had Bapaga starting there pre O’Hare, so I hope he still gets some significant game time as he looks a talent.

I’d keep everything else the same as my initial post.

Although I’m actually feeling even more confident now, so I’m going 3-0. I’d love to embarrass their tosser of a manager.

I think Jobello will start if fit. If not, I suspect O’Hare will come in and play wide right.

In regards to Evans, he’s struggled a bit in the last few years as his regard was pretty stellar before that.
 

better days

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Do we know if Jobello is fit?

If not, it should be a straight switch for O’Hare, albeit I initially had Bapaga starting there pre O’Hare, so I hope he still gets some significant game time as he looks a talent.

I’d keep everything else the same as my initial post.

Although I’m actually feeling even more confident now, so I’m going 3-0. I’d love to embarrass their tosser of a manager.
I think Jobello should be ok
 

Skyblueweeman

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I'd say McFadzean was worse tbh, culpable for the third and was a bit suspect for the second, didn't get out to close his man quick enough imo. He may have been worried about a player running in behind him but thought he should have gone towards the player who crossed it.
Eh? I thought McFadzean was great bar his slip and Rose was dodgy bar his goal.

I remember saying to my step dad on numerous occasions how good McFadzean had intercepted, taken the ball forward, read the situation well and then how much Rose was giving the ball away and didnt look composed.

Funny how people read it differently.

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johnwillomagic

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Tricky to know which way MR will go here I'm going with following with McCallum preferred to Hyam for Dabo's absence.

Marosi
Mason
McCallum
Macfadzean
Rose
O Hare
Shipley
Kelly
Hiwula
Jobelo
Godden

Subs
Wilson
Williams
Hyam
Westbrooke
Allen
Baka
Bremang
 

MusicDating

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First game of the season today with my boy. I seem to remember this being discussed previously but can you take any food and drink in with you?
 

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