Match Thread Coventry City - Portsmouth FC Match Thread - Tuesday 21st Apr (4 Viewers)

[shmmeee]

Back to normal formation

Markello to start

Do we know why he wasn’t in the squad?

 

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[Tile Hill Phil]

Is there potential for us to win the league and Leicester be relegated on the same night?

That’s one perfect scenario. If Calsberg did football nights

 

[quinn1971]

Is there potential for us to win the league and Leicester be relegated on the same night?

Yep, if we win and they don’t,

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Hopefully Ipswich lose to Boro on Sunday and we nick a 1-0 win to seal the title.

 

[Mercian In Anglia]

Big City win incoming. Pompey have played out of their skins in the last week to get to where they are, they'll be physically and emotionally knackered and like us v Wed will subconsciously be thinking they're safe, even if not mathematically confirmed. Bound to be a tailing off of performance and energy levels.

Whereas we have the majority of the pressure on us lifted, but still enough (winning the league) to maintain focus. I think we go out Tue with a bit of swagger, score early and it turns into a great night.

 

[skyblue_55]

We thought that Blackburn would be knackered , after playing Saints on Tuesday, but they weren’t, so Frank will hopefully tell them to get back to normal for the remaining games & make us champions .
Pompey having a second wind , but we don’t want that old boy scenario, of Chaplin coming back to spoil our party !

 

[mmttww]

Lampard said after Blackburn that he knows we need to play like we did for the last 20 mins in the remaining games. Hopefully the handbrake comes off, we see wingers out wide and some more risks being taken. Need momentum and a couple of wins from the last three to finish strong and get the title.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Got a feeling we may lose this. We've been celebrating promotion and although it's highly likely Portsmouth will stay up they still mathematically need a result to confirm it.

I'm assuming we won't approach it the way we did at Blackburn, which was set up far too negatively at the start.

If we're not looking to bring Esse back next year, drop him from the squad for markelo so he can be more involved with the team on the pitch ahead of next season.

Would love it if we could clinch the title in this game to allow players that will be leaving such as Allen, probably Bidwell and possibly Wilson a last home appearance against Wrexham and they can get subbed off to a standing ovation.

 

[mmttww]

Win this, win the title. Handbrake off. Let's do it.

 

[shmmeee]

Would love it if we could clinch the title in this game to allow players that will be leaving such as Allen, probably Bidwell and possibly Wilson a last home appearance against Wrexham and they can get subbed off to a standing ovation.

Can do all that on the pitch after the game tbh

 

[Nantwich Skyblues]

Win Tuesday and we are Champions..Come on City ..can't wait PUSB 🩵🩵

 

[Ricketts]

5-0, Haji hat-trick, clean sheet for Rushworth. Lovely. Add a Leicester defeat for icing on the cake

 

[clint van damme]

Simple tactics for this one. Wear an Ipswich strip and get awarded 3 dubious penalties to guarantee victory

 

[skybluecb]

Champions party after the game on Tues, I reckon. Trophy lift after Wrexham game. I think we probably have enough points already.

 

[Viktor17]

This is it. Win for the title.

nothing more to be said from Lampard to those players.

finish it now.

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

It was a shame Middlesboro could not hold on at Ipswhich with a late penalty given to Ipswich. Personally I would like Middlesboro to get 2nd place, they deservie with the quality of their football.

If Middlesboro had won, we would have only needed a point again Portsomuth. I would have been happy for Portsmouth to get a draw to confirm there safety as they have helped our cause so much.

 

[Johhny Blue]

Hadn’t won for 11 games then 3 on the trot
Come on I want to see the trophy lift

Three favours in a row for us. They deserve the rest of the week off

 

[Captain Dart]

It was a shame Middlesboro could not hold on at Ipswhich with a late penalty given to Ipswich. Personally I would like Middlesboro to get 2nd place, they deservie with the quality of their football.

If Middlesboro had won, we would have only needed a point again Portsomuth. I would have been happy for Portsmouth to get a draw to confirm there safety as they have helped our cause so much.

Yeah but to be selfish a win on Tues will be fucking excellent plus plus.
I just hope there is no doom brain pitch invasion at the end if we seal the title because that could have consequences.

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Get the win, seal the title, pocket an extra 11M. Then enjoy the rest of the games by giving minutes to Allen, Bidwell, KKH, Brau, Wilson, Markelo, Minny etc.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Get the win, seal the title, pocket an extra 11M. Then enjoy the rest of the games by giving minutes to Allen, Bidwell, KKH, Brau, Wilson, Markelo, Minny etc.

What’s the extra £11m for

 

[SkyblueTexan]

What’s the extra £11m for

Winning the title. Read it in the telegraph

Managing Coventry as Frank Lampard swoops for Premier League trio in £100m boost

Coventry City have been promoted to the Premier League and Frank Lampard will be looking to strengthen his squad

www.coventrytelegraph.net

 

[wingy]

Got a feeling we may lose this. We've been celebrating promotion and although it's highly likely Portsmouth will stay up they still mathematically need a result to confirm it.

I'm assuming we won't approach it the way we did at Blackburn, which was set up far too negatively at the start.

If we're not looking to bring Esse back next year, drop him from the squad for markelo so he can be more involved with the team on the pitch ahead of next season.

Would love it if we could clinch the title in this game to allow players that will be leaving such as Allen, probably Bidwell and possibly Wilson a last home appearance against Wrexham and they can get subbed off to a standing ovation.

Or subbed on if we're comfortably off.

 

[skybluecam]

Get the win, seal the title, pocket an extra 11M. Then enjoy the rest of the games by giving minutes to Allen, Bidwell, KKH, Brau, Wilson, Markelo, Minny etc.

It’s not an extra 11m, just 11m total

 

[skybluecam]

Yeah but to be selfish a win on Tues will be fucking excellent plus plus.
I just hope there is no doom brain pitch invasion at the end if we seal the title because that could have consequences.

Pitch invasion would have no consequences beyond a fine.

They happen every season, can’t think of any time a club has faced sporting consequences.

 

[baldy]

It was a shame Middlesboro could not hold on at Ipswhich with a late penalty given to Ipswich. Personally I would like Middlesboro to get 2nd place, they deservie with the quality of their football.

If Middlesboro had won, we would have only needed a point again Portsomuth. I would have been happy for Portsmouth to get a draw to confirm there safety as they have helped our cause so much.

Fuck the quality of their football - it'd be hilarious to see them drop into the playoffs & lose them too

 

[SkyblueTexan]

It’s not an extra 11m, just 11m total

The article says”Coventry will pocket £11 million should they clinch the Championship title, with a further £100 million boost simply for competing in the top flight next season.” So if we don’t get the title then we won’t get the 11M is my understanding

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Pitch invasion would have no consequences beyond a fine.

They happen every season, can’t think of any time a club has faced sporting consequences.

Would you want to lose your 'free' PL ST when Doug spots the footage of you vaulting the steward (not a euphemism) at the end of the game? Not worth the risk young man!

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

The article says”Coventry will pocket £11 million should they clinch the Championship title, with a further £100 million boost simply for competing in the top flight next season.” So if we don’t get the title then we won’t get the 11M is my understanding

But they might get £10m for finishing second. Just the article doesn't mention what second gets.

Poor writing or deliberate to be more sensationalist and create impressions like you've got? You decide.

 

[xcraigx]

But they might get £10m for finishing second. Just the article doesn't mention what second gets.

Poor writing or deliberate to be more sensationalist and create impressions like you've got? You decide.

The prize money for winning the Championship is around 100K, so sensationalist it is. No surprise unfortunately.

 

[shmmeee]

Yeah as I understand the £11m is the normal championship money you get peanuts for actually winning and more for the playoffs

 

[viridisman]

Yeah as I understand the £11m is the normal championship money you get peanuts for actually winning and more for the playoffs

Yeah pretty much
You actually get "more" for losing the play off final if tradition is kept where the winning team gives gate receipts to the loosing side, a gentlemens agreement that gives the loser around average £2-4 million of on the day money, though with the semi final money and final merchandise... You get more for play off final win Vs winning the league.

 

[skybluecam]

Would you want to lose your 'free' PL ST when Doug spots the footage of you vaulting the steward (not a euphemism) at the end of the game? Not worth the risk young man!

Can't see Doug banning thousands of STH from the prem

 

[quinn1971]

Guessing 5 at the back was just to get the point, back to the 4231 Tuesday, with wright starting and esse on the right

 

[viridisman]

Can't see Doug banning thousands of STH from the prem

*Douglas king contemplating passing on the fines and stadium bans or letting it slide

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Yeah pretty much
You actually get "more" for losing the play off final if tradition is kept where the winning team gives gate receipts to the loosing side, a gentlemens agreement that gives the loser around average £2-4 million of on the day money, though with the semi final money and final merchandise... You get more for play off final win Vs winning the league.

If that’s the case, it doesn’t make much sense and they need to make some changes.