Match Thread Coventry City vs. Birmingham City Match Thread - Saturday 25th Jan (1 Viewer)

PurpleBin · Jan 20, 2020

1-0 City.

One game from the quarter finals on Sunday...

AStonesThrow · Jan 20, 2020

Surely we’ve gotta start O’Hare, he’ll be dead up for it being a Villa player/fan

pusbccfc · Jan 20, 2020

I think we'll lose. I'm not forgetting that they are a championship team with some good quality.

All I hope is that the fans don't start turning negative if we lose. I sense a meltdown of 'we won't be able to compete in the championship' if we lose comfortably.

no_loyalty · Jan 20, 2020

Blues have a long trip to Middlesbrough and back tomorrow (unless they fly to Newcastle), hopefully this will derail them.

TTG · Jan 20, 2020

SkyBlueDom26 said:
2-0 city win! Ohare will get a double

Both in added time, of course!

shepardo01 · Jan 20, 2020

Big gulf in quality between Championship and League 1.
Robins will go full strength I think. Will be interesting to see which way Blues go. If they go strong, feel we will be outclassed.
They scored 4 at St Andrew's Vs Leeds....!!
Thankfully it is a one off... and we know anything can happen in football...
#PUSB!

Ricketts · Jan 20, 2020

I am looking forward to see how we perform against a mid table championship team. I watched the TV of their match at the weekend and they are a strong team, and LJ is a major threat.

It will be interesting

Mucca Mad Boys · Jan 20, 2020

Birmingham are clearly the favourites, but it’s cup football and teams with contrasting form.

I think we could turn them over! 2-1.

Astute · Jan 21, 2020

pusbccfc said:
I think we'll lose. I'm not forgetting that they are a championship team with some good quality.

All I hope is that the fans don't start turning negative if we lose. I sense a meltdown of 'we won't be able to compete in the championship' if we lose comfortably.

We will always have those who wait to be able to come out with negativity.

Me? Positivity is the key.

Our home record this season is much better than their away record.

They should be ready to attack us. This will leave us space to counter attack. Could work out nicely.

CanadianCCFC · Jan 21, 2020

Gazolba said:
How do you sign up?
I've been to the ESPN+ site and can't find anywhere to sign up.

There should be plenty of free ways to watch this one

Gazolba · Jan 21, 2020

Ricketts said:
I am looking forward to see how we perform against a mid table championship team. I watched the TV of their match at the weekend and they are a strong team, and LJ is a major threat.

It will be interesting

They aren't mid-table, they are lower half.
They have a -11 goal difference and have won only one of their last 5 league games.
I'm going for us to win 2-1. But it all depends on which CCFC team shows up.

KeresleyArmpit · Jan 21, 2020

no_loyalty said:
Blues have a long trip to Middlesbrough and back tomorrow (unless they fly to Newcastle), hopefully this will derail them.

Do many of the squad suffer from travel sickness?

SkyBlueGreeny · Jan 21, 2020

Work with a lot of blues fans who seem to think they're going to rest some players as they've been dragged in to a relegation battle no pressure on us being the underdogs so can see an upset would still change the wing backs and godden for biamou though they covered a lot of ground at Doncaster Saturday and Tuesday away to Fleetwood will be another test just hope we perform as well as we have been regardless the result! #PUSB

shmmeee · Jan 21, 2020

I’d play Biamou just cos he’s in better form at the moment, don’t get the idea Godden needs resting when he has two months off earlier in the season. Him and Allen should be good for the rest of the year.

DionDublinsJockstrap · Jan 21, 2020

Gazolba said:
They aren't mid-table, they are lower half.
They have a -11 goal difference and have won only one of their last 5 league games.
I'm going for us to win 2-1. But it all depends on which CCFC team shows up.

I presume it will be the one that has only lost three league games this season. “Depends in which CCFC team shows up” - sorry mate but crass statement - we have only been 90 minutes poor in two league games this season

Gibbo · Jan 21, 2020

I'd like to be out of the Cup. Fixture congestion is our enemy this close to the end of the season and we are already one game behind most of the others. Games in hand rarely seem to turn into maximum points. So a draw and City winning the replay is the worst possible scenario for me. So I would rest 2 or 3 key players - whoever Robins thinks would most benefit. I'd like to see if Pask can build on his performance against Bristol Rovers. An honourable defeat would suit admirably.

cc84cov · Jan 21, 2020

Looking forward to seeing how good we are compared to a championship side

standupforcity · Jan 21, 2020

Win both...

Ricketts · Jan 21, 2020

Gibbo said:
I'd like to be out of the Cup. Fixture congestion is our enemy this close to the end of the season and we are already one game behind most of the others. Games in hand rarely seem to turn into maximum points. So a draw and City winning the replay is the worst possible scenario for me. So I would rest 2 or 3 key players - whoever Robins thinks would most benefit. I'd like to see if Pask can build on his performance against Bristol Rovers. An honourable defeat would suit admirably.

I would rather just miss out on promotion if it meant winning the FA Cup final.

SkyBlueDom26 · Jan 21, 2020

shmmeee said:
I’d play Biamou just cos he’s in better form at the moment, don’t get the idea Godden needs resting when he has two months off earlier in the season. Him and Allen should be good for the rest of the year.

What are you talking about? How is he in better form lol? He's doing well yeah but Godden is the better option

Tommo1993 · Jan 21, 2020

Can see why people are confident and of course I hope to win, but like others have said I’m expecting a reality check and for Birmingham to win comfortably.

shmmeee · Jan 21, 2020

SkyBlueDom26 said:
What are you talking about? How is he in better form lol? He's doing well yeah but Godden is the better option

Last few games they’ve started I think Biamou is on the up and Godden coming down off a high is all. Micro form maybe if that’s such a thing.

clint van damme · Jan 21, 2020

Ricketts said:
I would rather just miss out on promotion if it meant winning the FA Cup final.

but only one of them is a realistic possibility.
Be great to go through but won't be to worried if we go out which I expect to happen.

johnwillomagic · Jan 21, 2020

Have to be honest not sure what I would do or MR will do first XI wise for this one - I reckon he may go with the following.

Marosi
Pask
Mason
Rose
MacFadzean
Hyam
Kelly
Walsh
O'Hare
Shipley
Biamou

Subs: Wilson, Dabo, McCallum, Allen, Westbrooke, Godden, Baka

Londonccfcfan · Jan 21, 2020

We pretty much have zero pressure in this game.

Monners · Jan 21, 2020

There is big difference between the two divisions. Blues (although not having their greatest season) are a well established Championship side. I can see them coming out on top 2-1

SlowerThanPlatt · Jan 21, 2020

Londonccfcfan said:
We pretty much have zero pressure in this game.

Why? We normally play in front of 5,000. Saturdays attendance will be 20,000.

Birmingham aren’t Liverpool and if we are as good some think we are we should give them a game

hill83 · Jan 21, 2020

Londonccfcfan said:
We pretty much have zero pressure in this game.

Big day out once a year crowd will be “typical citying” their special big day out corduroys off if we don’t win. That’s untold amounts of pressure.

Monners · Jan 21, 2020

hill83 said:
Big day out once a year crowd will be “typical citying” their special big day out corduroys off if we don’t win. That’s untold amounts of pressure.

You have put on weight since embracing fatherhood - easily done though.

Nick · Jan 21, 2020

hill83 said:
Big day out once a year crowd will be “typical citying” their special big day out corduroys off if we don’t win. That’s untold amounts of pressure.

"Never going again, ever ever ever ever ever"

hill83 · Jan 21, 2020

Monners said:
You have put on weight since embracing fatherhood - easily done though.

11 stone still. Just got a massive head hence the one size fits all hat not fitting me. Ha ha

Passed the head and the adult hat onto my lad. Just about fits him.

hill83 · Jan 21, 2020

Nick said:
"Never going again, ever ever ever ever ever"

“Knew it”

Only half joking really though. Hopefully people won’t be too disappointed if we do lose. Division above etc. But if we do win....

Londonccfcfan · Jan 21, 2020

hill83 said:
Big day out once a year crowd will be “typical citying” their special big day out corduroys off if we don’t win. That’s untold amounts of pressure.

Nah no pressure from me. Pressures on in the league for me.
Bigger pressure games played at Portsmouth and Sunderland away. Sunderland was much bigger crowd.

SlowerThanPlatt · Jan 21, 2020

Londonccfcfan said:
Nah no pressure from me. Pressures on in the league for me.
Bigger pressure games played at Portsmouth and Sunderland away. Sunderland was much bigger crowd.

It’s significantly the biggest crowd at a home game isn’t it?

Evo1883 · Jan 21, 2020

Not going can't afford it after getting Fleetwood and brizzle tickets... But I'm fairly confident on a 2-1 win and a good atmosphere

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