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  1. oldskyblue58

    The new boys - initial assessment / appraisal

    too early to tell really CJ ......... all need to improve both in performance and consistency. All have showed flashes of good things but in general all have been pretty much below par (will exclude Fleck and Mc G from that though as hardly played for us) have the signings got us a team to...
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    Why boo a player?

    see no reason to boo one of our own team. Ok he might not be your favourite player, he might be having a bad day doing his job, (we all do have those days) but he is one of ours for god sake! There is a definitely an edge to the crowd this season, less tolerant of mistakes, and less...
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    Attendance Last Night

    got to be honest it didnt look like that many in the ground even. I think the figure given includes the members of the premier club (approx 1500) who get cup tickets as part of their package i believe. Think the bar staff etc got a pre match estimate of 3000 city fans with 150 Burton fans...
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    Joe Murphy Aggressive after Win!

    shock ...... player gets pumped up by getting us through to the next round of the cup by making two good saves and scoring a good penalty...... after a largely frustrating evening where many of his team mates failed to produce much that was effective in the game. We criticise because players...
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    Positives from last night?

    thought Jennings did ok and was one of the better players in a poor first half. Didnt really influence the game enough though Brown again did ok, wasnt the worst performance from a city player i have ever seen but gets caught out of position a bit too often. Hussey was awful in the first...
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    Thorns final gift....

    the reality is probably that all the sentiments expressed above contributed to last nights performance. It simply isnt realistic to think that anyone was 100% for or against AT, it isnt reasonable to think that all felt they owed AT something or conversely that they were sticking two fingers up...
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    Thorns final gift....

    if the new signings were all down to AT then credit to him ............. (comment last week from Waggott was that AT and RS both had lists of players and SW tried to do the right deal to bring a player in) ...... dont wish any ill will to AT at all and if people want to give him all the credit...
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    Things we found out tonight

    For me it was 4 3 1 2 .......... call it a diamond if you must ....... but it was a flat diamond that did not leave a hole in the centre of the pitch for the opposition to play in, as was too often the case under AT. And we played higher up the pitch, with tempo, and defending from the front...
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    Coventry v Birmingham matchday thread

    cracking performance by all of them but Baker head and shoulders above the rest ......... well done lads THAT is what we want to see !!!
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    Coventry v Birmingham matchday thread

    noticeable that all the players have kept going for 90 minutes...... and that we have been much more direct without it being hoofball.... a decent performance so far :claping hands:
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    Rent & wages

    First off there is no set rent for being in League 1 Secondly if we are comparing with other clubs then compare like with like Walsall pay £350k apparently ...... £100k is a supposed average for League 1 ...... would like to see the calculation and to see the notional market rent that each...
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    Why I like the diamond and how it suits us.

    I dont think it is the formation that lets us down...... We have played the diamond, 4 4 2 , 4 1 3 2, etc all have worked from time to time. The reason no formation works consistently is that through out the team there is no pace and the team plays at a very slow tempo. Pace is not only...
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    CCFC - too many egos, frustration and no clear plan ?

    Have read the postings over the weekend till now and kept quiet ....... wanted to see if anything became clearer............ not sure it has. So this is just my opinion AT ...... nice fella apparently but never met him so dont know...... I have never been convinced he was the manager to take us...
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    CET: Club turn down 50% reduction in rent.

    here is my two pennuth on this CCFC have a court judgement against them that as far as we know they have not challenged (and most likely have no grounds to) that requires them to repay £500k into the escrow account. I would assume not doing so leaves open various remedies including winding...
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    Thorn: Wants the same performance as 2nd half and waiting on a prem loan

    I am inclined to agree with wingy on this one......... Tuesday we didnt really affect the game first half, sheffUtd looked more likely to score and but for Wood would have, and our preferred method of attack was to pass it around deep in our own half before launching a long ball aimed at the...
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    Tony Nicklinson

    Cannot begin to understand what this guy went through, the sheer frustration of every living moment. Torment. May he find peace now. My condolences to a brave and remarkable family. Rest in peace Tony Nicklinson http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19341722
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    Diamonds are forever

    But that is where a good coach comes in to the equation. IF he has a clear plan of what he is trying to achieve and how to do it he can instill belief and mental strength into the players to keep trying it. The more they do it the better they will become at it.... will learn more from mistakes...
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    Formation concerns

    they were not playing the diamond last season LS....... was more of a 4 4 2. But i agree the club should play in a certain style/formation so that there is an understood progression from academy to reserves to first team. It would make it easier for young players to step into the first team...
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    Diamonds are forever

    the problem if we dont is that we dont score or threaten to score..... fans dont like that either. If you are going to be successful you have to take reasonable risk. Players more likely to give it away because they are risk averse or tentative when passing forward. We are too deliberate in our...
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    CWR tonight

    Think I can understand where Paxman is coming from, he isnt saying it will be easy(well actually he is but i think there is more to what he says), isnt saying we should win every game, but if we accept a mediocre standard then thats what we will achieve. By League 1 standards......... we...
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