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Match Thread Coventry City - Hull City Match Thread - Saturday 9th Aug (3 Viewers)

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Frazzles

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  • Saturday at 2:49 PM
  • #1,121
Good debut from Rushworth and a point was as much as we can take from that - we are crying out for a striker with pace - someone who poses a threat - Charlie Hughes had a good game though if we are still in for him but striker is priority - as much as I like BTA effort I was not enthused with him starting up front
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Saturday at 2:49 PM
  • #1,122
I really hope Lampard does read this forum, I suspect he does as he signed a keeper after reading we needed one, as some of the more informed posters said on here.

Mr Lampard, we need a new striker and winger, get Doug to empty his pockets.

don’t listen to the likes of Cam who said our attack was fine as we scored X amount of goals last year.
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Saturday at 2:49 PM
  • #1,123
stupot07 said:
Definitely not a pen.
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Need to see a replay later, but looked a pen to me and was right in front of me. Beat defender to the ball then was clipped. May have already been stumbling but still looked like he was clipped.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Saturday at 2:49 PM
  • #1,124
If you're going to bore the hell out of the crowd with your football, you need to get the results to justify it.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Saturday at 2:49 PM
  • #1,125
shmmeee said:
Why the hell Lampard refuses to play him there I’ll never understand. BTA did OK up front but is beyond useless out wide. If you want to put Wright up front then Brau or another LW should have come on. But it should have just been a like for like.
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Yeh I don't get it either. Wright says he wants to go through the middle... well sorry mate, you're better on the left. Cope.
 
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DT-R

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  • Saturday at 2:50 PM
  • #1,126
SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
Saw the replay and thought it was 100% pen
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Agree. VAR gives that. Minimal contact but still made contact without getting any of the ball. 100/100 that goes to VAR and its given.

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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Saturday at 2:51 PM
  • #1,127
It's another poor start though. We never really threatened seriously. Squad needs additions.
 
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StrettoBoy

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  • Saturday at 2:51 PM
  • #1,128
On a positive note we kept a clean sheet and that's before we buy Charlie Hughes

The midfield was decent and from his cameo appearance it looks as if Brau can play LW, which gives us cover for EMC without having to use HW. This is important if we are going to use HW as a central striker, which I think we have to in the absence of other good options.

We obviously need another striker.
 

mark82

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  • Saturday at 2:51 PM
  • #1,129
MVE played really well. Hope he stays.
 
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LastChance

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  • Saturday at 2:51 PM
  • #1,130
Haji looked like a bloke who hadn't kicked a football for 10 years. He's nowhere near ready, and yet he comes on instead of Simms.
Looks like it's all over for you, Ellis.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Saturday at 2:52 PM
  • #1,131
Overall, the performance wasn’t terrible, we were comfortably the better side but there was the feeling that is was ‘same old’ from last season and struggled to breakdown stubborn opposition.

Thought it was strange that EMC went off in the first place but assume he’s either got a niggle or just managing his minutes.

On that note, we need wingers. If we only make one signing before the end of the transfer window, let it be a quality winger. Again, one sub today and we’ve got a striker and a LB trying to fill in at LW.
 
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stupot07

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  • Saturday at 2:52 PM
  • #1,132
DT-R said:
Agree. VAR gives that. Minimal contact but still made contact without getting any of the ball. 100/100 that goes to VAR and its given.

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The VAR benchmark is so low. See Jota Vs Newcastle.
 
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HJones23

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  • Saturday at 2:52 PM
  • #1,133
A new winger is a priority, can’t have BTA & a LB as understudies and Frank clearly doesn’t trust Rapha
 
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FergieTheFinisher

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  • Saturday at 2:53 PM
  • #1,134
trueskyblue12 said:
JDS and BTA are pony - hangover from the Robins era. Brau looks promising tbf
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Would agree with BTA being poor with regard to attacking threat.

But JDS had a good game, kept Kamara pretty quiet and was good going forward. I really do not understand the continued hate for him.
 
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Cobi Jones's Dreads

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  • Saturday at 2:53 PM
  • #1,135
Clearly we need a striker, however I thought Torp and Rudoni who are meant to be the creative output in our team we’re so below par today, include in that EMC it’s really not hard to see how we never looked like scoring.
 

ajsccfc

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  • Saturday at 2:54 PM
  • #1,136
Kasey Palmer getting a big round of applause for coming on, stop it everyone
 
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DT-R

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  • Saturday at 2:54 PM
  • #1,137
Brighton Sky Blue said:
If you're going to bore the hell out of the crowd with your football, you need to get the results to justify it.
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Burnley went up playing boring 0-0's last season!


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fernandopartridge

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  • Saturday at 2:54 PM
  • #1,138
Frazzles said:
Good debut from Rushworth and a point was as much as we can take from that - we are crying out for a striker with pace - someone who poses a threat - Charlie Hughes had a good game though if we are still in for him but striker is priority - as much as I like BTA effort I was not enthused with him starting up front
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BTA is fast, Haji is, even Simms is no slouch. The issues are tactical
 
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SkyblueTexan

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  • Saturday at 2:55 PM
  • #1,139
Briles said:
Two great chances for Rudoni, hit the bar, two free headers, two great chances for sakamoto, two brliant cut backs with nobody on the end. But wE didn't cReAtE aNyThInG
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The cut backs were frustrating as the goal was gaping and just waiting for the final touch. Despite all their focus on crosses and headers, I wish FL and his coaches spent time working on finishing cut backs in the 6 yard box. So many teams score goals this way.?
 
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Cov98

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  • Saturday at 2:55 PM
  • #1,140
I genuinely think it's more the way we play than the strikers being shit.

Yes, BTA and Simms aren't exactly up to the level but the way we play makes them look worse than they are.

We don't play balls for them to run onto, we don't play anything in behind or over the top, we fuck it out wide every time and then try and work the ball back around the box. We could have Kane up front and it wouldn't make a difference because he wont get a sniff.

Says it all really when 90% of our shots taken today were from fullbacks, midfielders and wingers.
 
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sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Saturday at 2:56 PM
  • #1,141
Jamesimus said:
Thought he made a good run there, was a difficult one to control
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I think he has that in his game, good runs, but not much else

Be great if he could finish
 
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Diogenes

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  • Saturday at 2:58 PM
  • #1,142
StrettoBoy said:
On a positive note we kept a clean sheet and that's before we buy Charlie
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Maybe thats what they need. A bit of Charlie and they might show some urgency
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Saturday at 2:58 PM
  • #1,143
DT-R said:
Burnley went up playing boring 0-0's last season!


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We aren't good enough to do that.
 

shmmeee

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  • Saturday at 2:59 PM
  • #1,144
sw88 said:
I think he has that in his game, good runs, but not much else

Be great if he could finish
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If we could give Wright or Simms his attitude and instinct we’d have a great striker on our hands.
 
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sw88

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  • Saturday at 2:59 PM
  • #1,145
Barring their keeper feigning injury at the end because he can no longer hold the ball in his hands for too long, not sure where 8 mins injury time came from

The last free kick from MVE, terrible!

Lacking up top. Be interesting to see if we try something different on Tuesday just to see it works

Sheaf, the less said the better. He clearly wasn’t fit so why even put him on the bench never mind bring him on

Brau was a waste of a sub as we didn’t use him when he came on. Yet on the Bristol showing, has a quality left boot!

Difficult to find too many positives other than we controlled the game and got a clean sheet. Attacking wise, we have to improve. More so given our best chances came from Tats and MVE
 

shmmeee

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  • Saturday at 3:00 PM
  • #1,146
Anyway the worst thing about today was the two chavvy women sat behind me who didn’t shut up literally all game about how much they hated Simms and EMC and was Bidwell gay or something for talking to the opposition.

Please god let them not be season ticket holders
 
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Skyblue Bangkok

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  • Saturday at 3:01 PM
  • #1,147
fernandopartridge said:
BTA is fast, Haji is, even Simms is no slouch. The issues are tactical
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Sis should have been used as a sub today , can't be doing his confidence any good
 

Nick

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  • Saturday at 3:03 PM
  • #1,148
Wright got it to his feet multiple times and just danced about. He had one lame shot.

Bta took the ball off torps foot.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Saturday at 3:03 PM
  • #1,149
shmmeee said:
Anyway the worst thing about today was the two chavvy women sat behind me who didn’t shut up literally all game about how much they hated Simms and EMC and was Bidwell gay or something for talking to the opposition.

Please god let them not be season ticket holders
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Bidwell going balls deep in a Hull sub on the bench would have been comfortably the highlight of the game.
 

SBAndy

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  • Saturday at 3:03 PM
  • #1,150
Cobi Jones's Dreads said:
Clearly we need a striker, however I thought Torp and Rudoni who are meant to be the creative output in our team we’re so below par today, include in that EMC it’s really not hard to see how we never looked like scoring.
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One of my issues with this style of play. You basically make 5 stand up front which results in little to no space to play. Playing quicker will bring more depth to the play and get them more involved.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Saturday at 3:03 PM
  • #1,151
If Derby deploy the same tactics next week as they did in the game at their place in March the result is likely to end up the same it seems
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Saturday at 3:03 PM
  • #1,152
Ccfcisparks said:
I will say I felt very confident in Rushworth though
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It was definitely worth the ongoing risk to the club's existence.
 
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djr8369

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  • Saturday at 3:03 PM
  • #1,153
Lorna Bailey loves to shit stir doesn’t she.
 

Winny the Bish

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  • Saturday at 3:04 PM
  • #1,154
The winger situation is dire. Raphael not trusted to replace a clearly tired Sakamoto and a left back coming on to replace EMC.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Saturday at 3:05 PM
  • #1,155
djr8369 said:
Lorna Bailey loves to shit stir doesn’t she.
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TBF it's a legitimate question to Lampard really, why aren't you using a striker the club paid £3m for who scored in a friendly last week? Why didn't you use him in the play off games where we were chasing a goal
 
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