Match Thread Stoke City - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 8th Nov (4 Viewers)

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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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Thank God we didn't sell MvE in the summer. Not only is he the best RB in the league, the goals we've scored from his throws must be stacking up now.
I'm also glad we didn't (I always felt we need two good full backs for both sides as it's a physically very demanding position).

But IF he had, I think the extra game time for KKH would have seen him settle into the side and be showing his worth too. Maybe not offering quite as much as MvE, but certainly proving he's a good player.
 

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I'm also glad we didn't (I always felt we need two good full backs for both sides as it's a physically very demanding position).

But IF he had, I think the extra game time for KKH would have seen him settle into the side and be showing his worth too. Maybe not offering quite as much as MvE, but certainly proving he's a good player.
KKH was one of the most highly rated full backs in the division last season, a good signing imo. MvE is the best full back in the division though, easily.
 

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Another excellent away performance & if Haji had turned up , we might have won more convincingly ?
Solid throughout, with superb support ( could of been a home match because of the noise ) & topped off , with a class goal
CTID
 

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Read their forum and some of them feel hard done by the ref, felt they were the better team and really hate Frank. Can’t understand their delusional mentality and what they were watching.

Thought it was a very hard fought contest and chances were at a premium while the ref was so-so for both sides. It was always going to be a 0-0 or take a moment of magic to win it.
 

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Read their forum and some of them feel hard done by the ref, felt they were the better team and really hate Frank. Can’t understand their delusional mentality and what they were watching.

Thought it was a very hard fought contest and chances were at a premium while the ref was so-so for both sides. It was always going to be a 0-0 or take a moment of magic to win it.

Stats don't lie

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Read their forum and some of them feel hard done by the ref, felt they were the better team and really hate Frank. Can’t understand their delusional mentality and what they were watching.

Thought it was a very hard fought contest and chances were at a premium while the ref was so-so for both sides. It was always going to be a 0-0 or take a moment of magic to win it.
Bitter from them lot including MR afterwards, unfortunately. I guess this was their big day out against high-flying Cov only for it to end like that. Oh well, at least they finally decided to bring some more home fans for a change...
 

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Another excellent away performance & if Haji had turned up , we might have won more convincingly ?
Solid throughout, with superb support ( could of been a home match because of the noise ) & topped off , with a class goal
CTID
I get the point but in fairness he did set up Torp for the shot that was just tipped over the bar.
 

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I'm a massive MR fanboy and because we won might sway my opinion but today was a great example of the difference.

There is a lot more to it but the best reason I can give after beers is Lampard has taken the brakes off.

Robins built it but Lampard is bravely throwing caution to the wind.

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Must be a bit annoying for him,watching the team you put together showing you how you should of played them,don’t think he really knew his best formation with us,but to be honest,who gives a shit, brilliant performance
Exactly this. He’s sour because FL is showing him what he could’ve done with largely a team that MR built with a few exceptions. Nothing wrong in using weapons in your arsenal like long throws (even the PL does it now). I like the fact that we were able mix things up, nullify their threats and win a scrappy match. This is where MR wasn’t very good at, sometimes slow to react and would always resort to excuses after a tough loss. I still laud and respect MR’s achievements and would certainly support a statue being built in his honor. But we’ve moved on, need to keep our foot on the gas and continue to separate ourselves from the chasing pack.
 

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Exactly this. He’s sour because FL is showing him what he could’ve done with largely a team that MR built with a few exceptions. Nothing wrong in using weapons in your arsenal like long throws (even the PL does it now). I like the fact that we were able mix things up, nullify their threats and win a scrappy match. This is where MR wasn’t very good at, sometimes slow to react and would always resort to excuses after a tough loss. I still laud and respect MR’s achievements and would certainly support a statue being built in his honor. But we’ve moved on, need to keep our foot on the gas and continue to separate ourselves from the chasing pack.
Let’s just see if Frank can get us one kick away from the Prem before we run down MR shall we?
 

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Let’s just see if Frank can get us one kick away from the Prem before we run down MR shall we?

There’s been a few that have been desperate to make out he’s shit since before he left. I can’t think of a better way to expose your complete lack of football knowledge personally but each to their own.
 

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And I’m a fan of Lampard. But given what he did for us I just think any criticism of Robins is not justified.
He's got Stoke second after avoiding relegation last season , he's doing an incredible job there .
They will fall away but won't be anywhere near relegation but we've seen us set up and play and get results like Stoke did today but we are now a very good side and squad that find ways to win games
 

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Mark Robins should be praised for what he did, rightfully so. Whilst the sacking was not ideal, he is in a job where you need to produce results. The way Coventry were going he could have guided them back down a division. It is business and nothing personal. MR knows it as does Frank and Doug
 
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Mark Robins should be praised for what he did, rightfully so. Whilst the sacking was not ideal, he is in a job where you need to produce results. The way Coventry were going he could have guided them back down a division. It is business and nothing personal. MR knows it as does Frank and Doug
We were never going down last season , that is absolute nonsense
 

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I don’t know how you defend against us.

Drop deep and we have Torp who can score from distance.

Push up and BTA/Wright will get in behind.

Play for corners and we’ve got height in the box.

Kick it out for throws and MvE will get it into the danger zone.

We’ve got pace, technical ability, skill and power through the side.

Even when not at our best we dominate shots because we’re being trained to pepper the goal.

This team is honestly frightening.
 

clint van damme

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One observation from yesterday.
I watched Stokes goals from midweek and to me they looked a big side, bigger than us.

And when they came out yesterday I thought the same, (I could be wrong, but that's how it looked).

But we looked stronger and more powerful and imposed ourselves on them. I thought they struggled to cope with it at times.
 

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