Match Thread Coventry City vs Fulham (H) - Coventry Building Society Arena - Sat 24th October (3pm KO) (2 Viewers)

[Tommo1993]

I think before we focus on this dropping 30mil thing it’s worth remembering that Loam looked pretty poor in his performances.

Looked seriously unfit.

 

[Johnnythespider]

We were second best to a team that look like relegation material, chasing shadows for large parts of the game and when in possession we were pedestrian and unimaginative, the subs were once again ineffective.
There is a long way to go but unless something clicks soon this season is going to be even harder to watch than was thought before the season started, if we were only going to pick 3 new players each week I'd rather we spent big on 3 proven signings.
Sorry for being wet wipe but that game has knocked the stuffing out of me, we were shite.

 

[David O'Day]

I’m going to get ripped into for this, but I thought before the red card Awonyi looked a step above our other strikers. He’s certainly the best at holding the ball up.

I thought so as well

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[jto123]

We were second best to a team that look like relegation material, chasing shadows for large parts of the game and when in possession we were pedestrian and unimaginative, the subs were once again ineffective.
There is a long way to go but unless something clicks soon this season is going to be even harder to watch than was thought before the season started, if we were only going to pick 3 new players each week I'd rather we spent big on 3 proven signings.
Sorry for being wet wipe but that game has knocked the stuffing out of me, we were shite.

Yeah sums up what I feel except that I don’t think bringing the other players in is going to be a miracle cure that others think.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I think before we focus on this dropping 30mil thing it’s worth remembering that Loam looked pretty poor in his performances.

He gets better the longer he's out. Gboho was also poor against Villa yet people seem to think he's the second coming

 

[The Philosopher]

Hamer for £6m becomes more and more baffling. Every appearance has been hopeless

He’s more experience than many at this level and his stats at this level and in the Champ for attacking play are right up there.

I don’t get the hate on here for him.

This reminds me of the Sheaf days. Say anything bad about him and there’s a pile on of the deluded. Suggest Gus rather than the totally ineffectual Grimes (as he is atm) as a focal playmaker and the deluded resurface. Gus has been called overweight for years.

I’d play an eager and more adventurous Gus over “we will be lucky to survive so, I know, I’ll pass to Rushworth” Grimes all day long.

 

[lowblocklounge]

Hamer for £6m becomes more and more baffling. Every appearance has been hopeless

Especially when Jensen was available for £10 million

 

[clint van damme]

Any one hear Amos the last caller on CWR. Thought we played really well, and and he was really happy with the starting line up.

What did Mr.Wilkes have to say? (One for the kids)

 

[Rodders1]

I thought so as well

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Awoniyi, Cherif then Simms (ignoring the injured wright at the mo) are the genuine order of talent IMO.

The fact is they’re getting next to no service… it’s not their fault.

Frank likes to play wingers and is starting BTA, at home. I was concerned in the champ with that - let alone the prem!

 

[Tommo1993]

Plenty more of that ‘oh, I’m far slower than my challenger so I’ll just go down again’

No pace in the team.

 

[Jamieb87ccfc]

When Hamer was with us before he played the Grimes role and was the box to box player, after he left we hugely missed that position until Grimes.
I’d like to see Hamer play there and see if we can get him back to near what we used to see.

 

[clint van damme]

Awoniyi, Cherif then Simms (ignoring the injured wright at the mo) are the genuine order of talent IMO.

The fact is they’re getting next to no service… it’s not their fault.

Frank likes to play wingers and is starting BTA, at home. I was concerned in the champ with that - let alone the prem!

Im sure the stats are out there somewhere that will prove or disprove my theory, but from what Ive seen this season high crosses into the box doesnt seem to produce the number of goals in the PL that it used to.

 

[hinckley cov]

Any one hear Amos the last caller on CWR. Thought we played really well, and and he was really happy with the starting line up.

Must of been a Fulham fan.

 

[covcity4life]

Any one hear Amos the last caller on CWR. Thought we played really well, and and he was really happy with the starting line up.

They were loving him

 

[Rodders1]

Im sure the stats are out there somewhere that will prove or disprove my theory, but from what Ive seen this season high crosses into the box doesnt seem to produce the number of goals in the PL that it used to.

Fair enough.

If we’re playing a narrow inside forward like BTA then I think he needs to give Cherif or Wright (when fit) a go there alongside Awoniyi or Simms. The size and brut force needs a go.

BTA obviously works harder but we’re at home and need to give it a go.

 

[robbiethemole]

I think the thing really annoying me about this and other performances so far is how passive we are in defence.

9 tackles today compared to 17 for them.

We didn't get a foot in until Onyeka and Mfuni came on and started putting it about!!!!! Grimes and Rudi aren't tacklers and Yirenkyi goea a bit wild but tries to make a go of it.
Lampard must be fucking blind to not see what 30k in the ground can!!! starting to think he might not be the Messiah after all.

 

[robbiethemole]

They were loving him

fucking dipshit

 

[covcity4life]

fucking dipshit

He will be going to sleep happy do could be argued he is winning at life and not us lol

But a bit of positivity is ok tbh. If we get 4-6pts in next 2 we are right on track

 

[robbiethemole]

I said at half time we look scared. Too often taking the easy pass. How many times did Da Silva pass it backwards today? EMC had one opportunity to put a cross in twice, didn't do it, lost the ball. When the ball comes back to MVE from our corners he never puts it back in the box, either passes sideways or backwards.

Lampard's tactics/ instructions???

 

[Cally Fedora]

All high and mighty - please do tell how you understand how difficult the step up is?

and most posters completely get it’s difficult, which is why you buy and play better players, not 8 of the squad that played in the league below… the frustration lies in the fact we need to target games like Hull and today, and Sunderland next week, for what little points we will win, and yet with that team we were fucked from the start

What’s the point in spending a not insignificant amount of money on players and then not playing them, taking players out of the team and squad who have scored the week before, and continuing to play players who look lost at this level and are genuinely negatively affecting the team

If you don’t understand that then I’d suggest perhaps you fall into the muppet category you refer to my friend

Absolutely clueless. Do you not think we targeted today? Do you think we don’t target every game? Do you think we could just sign whoever we wanted? Do you not think we’re trying but the odds are against us? Clueless.

 

[Shannerz]

When Hamer was with us before he played the Grimes role and was the box to box player, after he left we hugely missed that position until Grimes.
I’d like to see Hamer play there and see if we can get him back to near what we used to see.

He's clearly nowhere near the same player he was when he left.

 

[JAM See]

Just back from the casino after 7 pints today.

Looking forward to the curry I've ordered.

Gonna catch up on 'Winter' on ITVX

That's all.

 

[Grendel]

We

Just back from the casino after 7 pints today.

Looking forward to the curry I've ordered.

Gonna catch up on 'Winter' on ITVX

That's all.

Ok Gus

 

[gspotgaz]

We seemed to have about 0.05 milliseconds on the ball and making panicked decisions whole game. Whereas Fulham players very crafty and clever and found space constantly. And that’s a team in prem relegation zone lol - we couldn’t get the ball of them for 5 whole minutes near the end of the game.

This level is just a stretch beyond us I think. I’ll try and enjoy it best I can and not get too wound up. Its no fun watching us get out thought every week by better athletes.

 

[Ashdown]

BTA a premier league player…..dreadful, he takes a dive almost anytime anyone gets anywhere near him. Usually cons the ref and gets a free kick but fucksake, just stops every move.
Cherif is a kid and will improve and that’s where our issues were up front. Lots of half decent balls going in to the danger areas and no one getting on the end of them.

 

[SkyisfullofCOVENTRY]

I cant wait for transfer window. Honestyl we need some fresh legs if we want to stay up man!

 

[AOM]

Let's be honest, history tells us that anyone on the opposite side of your meltdowns is usually proven right

Last time he said season over and Lampard out, we won two games in a row.

 

[OldBedrocker]

Christ, there are some absolute muppets on here. The level of non understanding as to how difficult it is to step into this league, without parachute payments and having not been in it for 25 years is embarrassing. It’s frustrating to lose football matches. But when will reality kick in? We’ve got to try and scrape our way through this year. Teams are better than us. There’s no one we “should” beat. Grow up and get behind those trying the near impossible

Your constantly repeated mantra of saying the prem is tough and every other fan is a knobhead for expecting to win a game is tedious and clearly a cope for you. Why bother trying to get promoted then?
Nobody thinks we have a divine right to win or compete but we should at least try. Fulham were shite and we were so passive at home and never laid a glove on them.

 

[fernandopartridge]

He's clearly nowhere near the same player he was when he left.

He certainly hasn't got the physical capability to play there now.

 

[shepardo01]

I thought so as well

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Likewise - but he's been Bakayoko levels of shit in his appearances since.

 

[clint van damme]

What was the extra minute of added time about at the end of the first half?
Board said 1 but he played 2 and nothing happened to warrant it.

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Christ, there are some absolute muppets on here. The level of non understanding as to how difficult it is to step into this league, without parachute payments and having not been in it for 25 years is embarrassing. It’s frustrating to lose football matches. But when will reality kick in? We’ve got to try and scrape our way through this year. Teams are better than us. There’s no one we “should” beat. Grow up and get behind those trying the near impossible

People just want to feel like we have a chance of winning, we never got close to even troubling them today and could have played for 5 hours and not scored.

 

[shepardo01]

He's clearly nowhere near the same player he was when he left.

He hasn't played in the position that he did before he left yet!
Lampard doing him no favours playing him as a #10 when there's nothing in front of him and we can't get the ball!

 

[fernandopartridge]

What was the extra minute of added time about at the end of the first half?
Board said 1 but he played 2 and nothing happened to warrant it.

Var check for a penalty

 

[shepardo01]

What was the extra minute of added time about at the end of the first half?
Board said 1 but he played 2 and nothing happened to warrant it.

VAR check for penalty?