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Match Thread Coventry City - Ipswich Town [FA] Match Thread - Saturday 8th Feb (2 Viewers)

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David O'Day

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,191
robbiethemole said:
What a fucking insult that was to 25k City fans!!!!!! Either Frank's tactics are shit, or these players just ain't good enough to carry out his ideas, or BOTH.
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We played a weakened time against a pl squad mate

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Great_Expectations

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,192
I genuinely don’t get the shape.

If you are playing RM/LM (Saka and Rudoni today), what is your role? You’ve got a WB behind you and a CM the other side. If you get the ball you’ve got one player ahead of you.

When those players are a WB who won’t overlap and can’t play, and two CM’s not known for their creativity, when you get the ball what’s the plan?

It’s a poor formation made poorer by the personnel
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,193
Asante
shmmeee said:
He is. Cost us on Wednesday and no better today. Slow, shit on the ball, but he’s got a skinhead and loves a slide tackle so he’s a cult hero.
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Lati and binks cost us.

Dasilva was dog shit too.
 

Evo1883

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,194
Btw lampard talked about planned subs , can we all just realise it's a common every game thing ?
 
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shmmeee

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,195
Nick said:
Asante

Lati and binks cost us.

Dasilva was dog shit too.
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Well from the sounds of it Bidwell is out for a bit so get used to it.
 

Tommo1993

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,196
However stupid you think you might be, people out there want Wilson to start on Tuesday.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,197
From our own halfway line we are playing with 2 centre halves on the HW line with another acting as a holding midfielder and the 2 fullbacks sat inverted almost

Way too high to play against teams like this and we get left short on the counter alot
Great_Expectations said:
I genuinely don’t get the shape.

If you are playing RM/LM (Saka and Rudoni today), what is your role? You’ve got a WB behind you and a CM the other side. If you get the ball you’ve got one player ahead of you.

When those players are a WB who won’t overlap and can’t play, and two CM’s not known for their creativity, when you get the ball what’s the plan?

It’s a poor formation made poorer by the personnel
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Marty

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,198
shmmeee said:
Well from the sounds of it Bidwell is out for a bit so get used to it.
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What!!! How? what's he done?
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,199
Grendel said:
Jesus wept
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I don't think he likes northerners. Allen, Thomas, Kitching. I think we need to sign a player from the home counties.

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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,200
Evo1883 said:
From our own halfway line we are playing with 2 centre halves on the HW line with another acting as a holding midfielder and the 2 fullbacks sat inverted almost

Way too high to play against teams like this and we get left short on the counter alot
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Wouldn’t be half as bad if we were tidy in possession but how many times did we lose the ball in stupid areas.
 
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lord_garrincha

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,201
hill83 said:
BUT I WANT TO BE ANGRY
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Tuesday... 9.35... wear a carnation to distinguish you from the baying mob.
 

shmmeee

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,202
Marty said:
What!!! How? what's he done?
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Adductor apparently.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,203
fernandopartridge said:
I don't think he likes northerners. Allen, Thomas, Kitching. I think we need to sign a player from the home counties.

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Luis Binks says hello
 
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HJones23

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,204
Another poor performance. I can stomach being outclassed, but the lack of effort is infuriating. I’ll take it on the chin, the players & Frank have credit in the bank after our recent form but Tuesday night is now massive if we don’t want this season to fizzle out
 
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quinn1971

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,205
skybluecam said:
He’s just not awful though is he.
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Exactly, we need better but he’s not awful, lampards managed and played at the top level, I think he knows where he’ll need to strengthen in the summer, playing that high line you can still play Thomas or kitching but you need a bit of pace next to them , MVE can cover from the right and pretty sure will get similar on the left, thats 2 signings and a quality back 4 sorted
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,206


Am I missing something!? What is wrong with our 'goal'?

Clear foul on Binks for their 3rd too.
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,207
Only fair to say this considering how negative I was at times with Mark.

If we are not expected or able to keep the ball, drop the defensive line or drop the press block. High line was madness today especially without Milan’s pace to bail us out.
 
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PVA

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,208
pusbccfc said:
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Am I missing something!? What is wrong with our 'goal'?
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Nothing. It was a dreadful decision
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,209
pusbccfc said:
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Am I missing something!? What is wrong with our 'goal'?

Clear foul on Binks for their 3rd too.
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When it went in BTA was interfering with play as it obstructed the keeper's view / ability to get it

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robbiethemole

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,210
David O'Day said:
We played a weakened time against a pl squad mate

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Just like we did against Leeds?? jog on pal
 
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Jimmy87

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,211
Tough today really, it was always going to have to be a decision between concentrating on the league and going for another cup run. I think it was clear to most when the team came out, what our intentions are. If we'd had a fully fit squad things would obviously be different.
Not a lot could be done really. I think today highlights why we were so keen to bring a RB / RWB in on a permanent, Lati is not a viable option for that role.
I'm pleased we can concentrate on the league now, as we have turned a corner and have key players coming back. Allen must be shattered, i wonder if Grimes will start Tuesday night with the quick turn around.
 
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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,212
Jimmy87 said:
Tough today really, it was always going to have to be a decision between concentrating on the league and going for another cup run. I think it was clear to most when the team came out, what our intentions are. If we'd had a fully fit squad things would obviously be different.
Not a lot could be done really. I think today highlights why we were so keen to bring a RB / RWB in on a permanent, Lati is not a viable option for that role.
I'm pleased we can concentrate on the league now, as we have turned a corner and have key players coming back. Allen must be shattered, i wonder if Grimes will start Tuesday night with the quick turn around.
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Grimes has to start, 100%
 
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skybluecam

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,213
robbiethemole said:
Just like we did against Leeds?? jog on pal
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What’s your point?

Unless we get promoted we’re never going to be in a position to expect a result against the likes of Leeds and Ipswich, the difference in resources is massive.

Just some stupid posts in here today
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,214
Allen being exhausted is precisely why he shouldn’t have started on Wednesday.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,215
skybluecam said:
What’s your point?

Unless we get promoted we’re never going to be in a position to expect a result against the likes of Leeds and Ipswich, the difference in resources is massive.

Just some stupid posts in here today
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We got results against these sides last season. You can fucking try! People aren’t pissed off we didn’t win they’re pissed off at the manner of the defeat.
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,216
fingers_crossed said:
Six goals conceded this week, and all of them terrible. I would say it was league one defending, but I saw the Orient game earlier and their defence was much better than that.

The reason Bobby Thomas spent half the game stepping into midfield is because our shape was wrong again. The back 5 has been the wrong choice two games in a row now, what exactly is an extra defender adding? It certainly isn’t defensive solidity.
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Agree with this. What’s more frustrating is you need the right players at WB if you’re playing a five and Lati unfortunately is not that. If we had to go with a five Burroughs should’ve come on at half time at the very least or maybe even eccles there. we should’ve just gone with a 4 though,,especially today without MVE playing, stick Binks at LB if necessary
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,217
skybluecam said:
What’s your point?

Unless we get promoted we’re never going to be in a position to expect a result against the likes of Leeds and Ipswich, the difference in resources is massive.

Just some stupid posts in here today
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There’s that and there’s basically scoring all the opposition’s goals for them. A certain minimum standard has to be there and this week it just hasn’t.
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,218
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Allen being exhausted is precisely why he shouldn’t have started on Wednesday.
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Said when I saw the line up Grimes not playing Wednesday looked even stranger
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,219
Having said all that MvE and Simms rested, Grimes to come back in and hopefully Wright, EMC and sheaf back soon. Just need to grind some wins out until everyone’s back and hang in there
 
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skybluecam

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,220
shmmeee said:
We got results against these sides last season. You can fucking try! People aren’t pissed off we didn’t win they’re pissed off at the manner of the defeat.
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We have tried, just been undone by individual errors.

We lost home and away to Ipswich last season…
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,221
CCFCSteve said:
Said when I saw the line up Grimes not playing Wednesday looked even stranger
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Grimes is one of the most consistent players in the league and he couldn’t play today, so he should have started Wednesday.
 
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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,222
skybluecam said:
What’s your point?

Unless we get promoted we’re never going to be in a position to expect a result against the likes of Leeds and Ipswich, the difference in resources is massive.

Just some stupid posts in here today
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It’s not the results ffs, it’s the way in which we gifted both teams chances and goals. It could have been 5 against Leeds and the goals we gifted today were absolutely shocking. If we hadn’t have made stupid mistakes we might have picked up 2 results. Stop making out it’s because both Leeds and Ipswich are as good as Barcelona
 
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Jimmy87

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,223
SkyBlueDom26 said:
Grimes has to start, 100%
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Although it was a short cameo the other night, i liked that it seems he always knows his next move and where his pass is going, before he receives the ball. He looks a very good player.
 
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Nick

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,224
Bloke by me in the family area kept shouting "get inside him".
 
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jas365

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  • Feb 8, 2025
  • #1,225
Highlight of the day:
2 women arriving at my seat right on kick off to tell me i'm in their seats.
Me: me snd my son are ST holders
Them: but you're in our seats
Me: what block are your tickets for
Them: block 18
Me: this is block 17

Doubt i'll see them Tuesday
 
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