Match Thread Coventry City - Birmingham City Match Thread - Saturday 27th Sep (13 Viewers)

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I thought Kyogo would be a great signing for them, but he’s been fucking awful. Happy to admit I was wrong

I didn’t even notice that he or Stansfield were playing

 

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[Chris1987]

It was great to see Josh Eccles come into the side and have such a good game.

 

[clint van damme]

I didn’t even notice that he or Stansfield were playing

I'd still have started him ahead of Dykes, that's how bad I think Dykes is.
But they've spent a fortune on a forward line that's rotten.
It definitely puts what we spent on Simms and criticism of his performances, (which I'm guilty of), in to perspective.

 

[Sbarcher]

I took a look at their forum before the game. A fair few were worried about our midfield and Sakamoto was named as a major problem. They were putting 2 or 3 players on him yet he still took the piss

OK he isn't scoring goals like our other midfielders but he is being heavily marked which is giving our other players more space. At the same time he is still getting useful balls into the area.

It was very noticeable to me that when we were ready to attack down the right, MVE would run inside with their defenders tailing him and leave Saka totally unmarked to receive a long ball. Happened several times and surprised BC were dragged away every time.

 

[clint van damme]

It was great to see Josh Eccles come into the side and have such a good game.

Some of the criticism he gets is mental.

 

[Chris1987]

Some of the criticism he gets is mental.

He's a great player to have in the squad. Just seems to get on with it and work hard at his game.

 

[Cally Fedora]

Eccles is a top notch championship player. Has been for a long while.

 

[Lamps]

It was very noticeable to me that when we were ready to attack down the right, MVE would run inside with their defenders tailing him and leave Saka totally unmarked to receive a long ball. Happened several times and surprised BC were dragged away every time.

It seemed at times that their plan was to put at least 2 players on each of ours that are dangerous going forward. The problem they had is most of our players are dangerous going forward so they were constantly pulled out of position.

Maybe if they concentrated more on the ball we wouldn't have kept getting to the rebounds first.

 

[Northants Sky Blue]

Great day, town was bouncing in the evening, City shirts everywhere. Only downside was Speedo in the casino clearly not having a clue what the words to the Sky Blue song were

 

[Evo1883]

I thought Kyogo would be a great signing for them, but he’s been fucking awful. Happy to admit I was wrong

Its harsh to judge him after 7 games, however he only had 1 great season at celtic who are totally dominant every year .. championship a different league

 

[Evo1883]

Some of the criticism he gets is mental.

You'd have to say if we signed josh from somewhere else our fans would probably love him and say hes a good signing .

Added pressure of being an academy kid at a higher level than jordan shipley

 

[jordan210]

Watched a few blogs. Looks like Brums no spend in the stadium went well.......

 

[sbatea1]

Watched a few blogs. Looks like Brums no spend in the stadium went well.......

They were apparently charged usual prices £6 a pint rather than £3.80 as well

 

[wingy]

I think we have a lot of players who are disrespected more by our own fans than anything. Seen Thomas and Kitching called mid table CBs before but they aren't are they, not by a long shot. Sakamoto too comes in for some stick on here. Stop looking at your stats sheets and watch the fucking game, there's a reason Lampard starts him all the time when fit. Saka/MVE probably the best right hand side in the league.
I'd actually like to know who people think from Birminghams incredibly expensive squad would start for us, because I'm really struggling.
I can't even be arsed to blast Simms with how it's going, he's actually looked half decent when coming on and I'm hoping a goal might spark him. Wouldn't rule it out under Lampard and co.

Is that two goal involvements in the last two games,, can't remember if he got any minutes last week, rebounds of shots he probably to score himself,adds something to the debate about the matches 10 game run last season?

 

[Speedie's Head]

Simms made that goal. It’s easy to say that his touch wasn’t good when the chance arose but he was clearly being fouled and we may well have got a penalty if Torp had missed.

He did really well but there was no way we were getting a pen out of that. To be fair to Simmo he stood up well.

 

[StrettoBoy]

He did really well but there was no way we were getting a pen out of that. To be fair to Simmo he stood up well.

It certainly wasn’t a nailed on penalty but I’ve seen those given.