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Match Thread Coventry City - Bristol City FC Match Thread - Saturday 18th Jan (4 Viewers)

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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #106
Bertola said:
Same with Mowatt from WBA this summer when he was on a free
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I believe we also went after swift too
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #107
1-1
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #108
skybluecam said:
Just feels like we're in limbo at the minute, Lampard can't play the way he wants without a left winger so it's just a waiting game until EMC and Wright are back.
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Should be no issue for an elite tactician
 

Chris1987

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #109
fernandopartridge said:
But on much heavier pitches and in a game that was more physical generally
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Absolutely. I always recall around 20 years ago going to an event where Tommy Smith was guest speaker. He was sent out every game by Shankley with the sole intention of maiming the opposition centre forward within the first 5 minutes.
 

Johhny Blue

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #110
SkyBlueDom26 said:
Still to this day don’t know why we didn’t go for bird, would have been a no Brainer
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A bird in the hand and all that
 
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South Of The River

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #111
Captain Dart said:

Bristol City will be without four players for Coventry City trip

Bristol City travel to Coventry City on Saturday afternoon in the Championship as they look to get back to winning ways after being dumped out of the FA Cup
www.coventrytelegraph.net
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The injuries are mainly to our fringe players in fairness, Cam Pring aside. McGuane is usually on the bench behind the likes of Bird and Knight. Should be a good game this, I think we’re taking a decent ish following too.
 
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South Of The River

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #112
Haydon Roberts who is filling in for Pring at LWB is a player I’m sure you guys will look to exploit. That’s our achilles heel at the minute until Cam comes back.
 

blunted

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #113
Chris1987 said:
Absolutely. I always recall around 20 years ago going to an event where Tommy Smith was guest speaker. He was sent out every game by Shankley with the sole intention of maiming the opposition centre forward within the first 5 minutes.
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Bobby Gould or George Curtis used to batter the opposition goalie at the first corner. Never mind the ball, get on with the game.
Shankley described the City under Cantwell as playing alehouse football.
Revie's Leeds were a great team but a bunch of thugs. Jack Charlton said he had a book of players he was going to get.
Souness, when he played in Italy broke a players (arm I think it was) in the tunnel.
My brother knew Dobson's dad. Kenny Dagleish told Dobson (when he was at Blackburn) to virtually maim his opposing winger at half-time.
Think Tommy Smith really struggled to walk in later life.
Remember George Curtis hitting the Charlton centre forward at the Valley so hard, he ended up in my lap. George absolutely flattened Dougan on several occasions, yet they were great friends off the pitch.
 
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blunted

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #114
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Think both Eccles and Saka have played the role before for us. Not sure on the academy but the gulf is huge.

Think Eccles started as RWB as well but someone will correct me I’m sure
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Yes he played at Sunderland a couple of seasons ago and that was the worst game I have seen him take part in. After that he was good there on occasion.
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #115
skybluecam said:
Just feels like we're in limbo at the minute, Lampard can't play the way he wants without a left winger so it's just a waiting game until EMC and Wright are back.
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Though I think from a defensive point of view we look better with a 5 at the moment.
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #116
Bristol have apparently sold 2600. Should be another solid crowd.

Genuinely no idea what to expect. These are the sort of home games I used to be confident in. Less so now.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #117
pusbccfc said:
Bristol have apparently sold 2600. Should be another solid crowd.

Genuinely no idea what to expect. These are the sort of home games I used to be confident in. Less so now.
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Exactly, getting pissed off seeing away fans enjoying themselves far too much this season, id Just take any win, think we’ll just nick it
 
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skybluecam

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #118
clint van damme said:
Though I think from a defensive point of view we look better with a 5 at the moment.
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Only because we don’t have anyone pushing the opposition back in LW.
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #119
skybluecam said:
Only because we don’t have anyone pushing the opposition back in LW.
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No. We just look stronger defensively.
I appreciate its not the long term goal, but it will do for now, I certainly feel more confident when we play it.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #120
clint van damme said:
No. We just look stronger defensively.
I appreciate its not the long term goal, but it will do for now, I certainly feel more confident when we play it.
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Well it would be pretty embarrassing if we didn’t look stronger defensively when we have 5 at the back.

When Wright or EMC are fit again we must go back to a 433.
 
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ptr

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #121
Think this a difficult game, like all of them tbf.

Got to work hard, same team as last week and see if BTA can add some money on his price tag.
 
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procdoc

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #122
When are EMC and Wright due back?
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #123
skybluecam said:
Well it would be pretty embarrassing if we didn’t look stronger defensively when we have 5 at the back.

When Wright or EMC are fit again we must go back to a 433.
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And given how poor we've been defensively I don't think it would do any harm just to tightening things up for a spell.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #124
clint van damme said:
And given how poor we've been defensively I don't think it would do any harm just to tightening things up for a spell.
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Boring
 

alexccfc99

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #125
Think we are in deep, deep trouble if we get beat tomorrow personally!
 
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Nick

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #126
alexccfc99 said:
Think we are in deep, deep trouble if we get beat tomorrow personally!
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Bet there will be a few loving that
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #127
Unbeaten in 5 ( 6 if you count the cup ) at home,not lost at home since the 6th November kind of a positive
 
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FergieTheFinisher

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #128
If we do go 5 at the back, I can see us keeping a clean sheet, but think we will not look very threatening up front. So wonder if we will manage to score. But TBH if we keep a clean sheet then it’s progress.
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #129
skybluecam said:
Boring
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I'll happily take boring for a bit!
Keep it tight, put a bit more daylight between ourselves and the relegation zone and build from there.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #130
if we are going 3 at the back i just hope we have worked on keeping the wingbacks higher this week
 
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skybluecam

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #131
clint van damme said:
I'll happily take boring for a bit!
Keep it tight, put a bit more daylight between ourselves and the relegation zone and build from there.
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To put daylight between us and relegation we need wins

To get wins we need goals

We don’t look like scoring many goals in a5 back
 

Nuskyblue

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #132
clint van damme said:
I'll happily take boring for a bit!
Keep it tight, put a bit more daylight between ourselves and the relegation zone and build from there.
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That's is the only way to move forward.

That's literally what we had to do in the play off season, grind our way into form, maybe that is happening now?
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Jan 17, 2025
  • #133
skybluecam said:
To put daylight between us and relegation we need wins

To get wins we need goals

We don’t look like scoring many goals in a5 back
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What’s the front 3 youd play at the moment the
 
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Ashdown

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #134
Have a feeling this might not be too pretty to watch. Lots of sideways and back passing to avoid losing possession. I think it has draw written all over it.
 

Chris1987

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #135
Ashdown said:
Have a feeling this might not be too pretty to watch. Lots of sideways and back passing to avoid losing possession. I think it has draw written all over it.
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Unfortunately we are not very good at doing this.
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #136
Can't see us winning

Lacking Haji, Sheaf and EMC is just too much
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #137
Snap twine early doors
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #138
A scrappy 2-1 win.
 
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Viktor17

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #139
Saddlebrains said:
Can't see us winning

Lacking Haji, Sheaf and EMC is just too much
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Agree don’t appreciate how much a loss they are.

however, got weird feeling Ellis may turn up today and we win, just. Take a horrible 1.0 all day!
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jan 18, 2025
  • #140
It really is time for Simms to step up and be the main man. He was meant to be a marquee signing. Hopefully his outing against SW gave him a confidence boost.
 
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