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Will be tougher than the cup match as Bristol have a very good first choice team. We simply cannot afford to start like we did at Stoke and we need to cut out the mistakes at the back. No predictions. Depends which Cov team turn up.

injuries scuppered him not ability.

Bad move giving Ron Atkinson any money. He spent a bomb and we were no better.

Lets throw in some local connections. 2468 Motorway was written by a bloke from Nuneaton. The non Fairbass member of Right Said Fred was from Nuneaton. Actually, either or one of those my have been from Beduth, can't exactly remember. A Message To You Rudi was covered by the Specials. Take...

Dovin had no chance with the goals. Great distribution. MVE played really well and scored a great goal. Hadji Wright was awesome but should have tried a shot on occasions when he tried to dribble in the area. MOM. Simms had an assist for us and them. Worked hard but had a bit of an off day. Torp...

Yes but we never lose at Wembley in normal time. Don't count the Community Shield.

And was MOM at Wembley IMHO

Successful teams always have someone who can identify when something is going wrong and make adjustments on the pitch. Players that lead by example. That usually comes with experience, but you sometimes get an old head on young shoulders. I think there is a reason we tried to get Browne or...

Coventry second choice players against Bristol second choice players (in the main) until our subs changed it completely. Taking into account they were at home, overall we edged it, but only completely after the changes. That said, in the first half, they were going through our midfield like a...

In our two competitive games so far we have been alarmingly open in the centre of the pitch which puts pressure on the back line. Whether it is the absence of Sheaf, Eccles, looking below par, our new tactics or the wrong personal we really need to tighten up. We played a Stoke side with no...

Would have if he had more than one foot.

Hamer came for £1 million, left for near £15 million apparently. Rudi around £2 million so about same as when Hamer came at current rates. Gus was a slow burn and got better and better. Lets hope he moves on so we get our 10%. Rudi has played one and a quarter competitive games, yesterday...

Worried that Viks release clause is going to create problems for clubs with FFP.

Absolutely spot on. There is some unfair revisionism going on about O'Hare. He was brilliant for us before his injuries. The most fouled midfielder in the league for a reason. The jury is out whether he can regain his top form after his ACL. MR wanted O'Hare to stay but the lure of massively...

Don't think it is outdated. Football may be less physical than back in the 70s and 80s when some tackles were life threatening and career ending. However, if you do not match the physicality of some teams you get turned over. Kitch, Thomas and Lati are no angels and do try to intimidate the...

Over to Vic and Gus then. Get a move on chaps.

Classic letting your opposite number know you are there. Weak ref most of the match missed the intention there and all the shirt pulls and pushes from Stoke.

We wanted the Forest centre back on loan with a view to buy if we got promoted, but they want to sell due to FFP. BNC, I agree. Players with experience who are not too old or injury prone rarely go out on loan.

I agree we can play better than that and frankly we have to. We beat loads of teams better than Stoke last year. Pre-season performances time and time again prove to be a meaningless indication of the real thing. Stoke were rubbish in pre-season and played us off the park in the first half...

Agree with the observation that with Oxford on Friday we will field a mainly second string team. Bristol will have a longer recovery time (I assume) before their next match so will play a slightly stronger side. Will be interesting to see how the "second choice" players perform. As Eccles...