Match Thread Coventry City - Ipswich Town Match Thread - Monday 29th Dec (30 Viewers)

[shmmeee]

Define huge I guess, but the club can spend at least £100 million without risking its future.

I think you’re looking at £120-150m to survive. £100m if spent well gives us a shot if the manager is canny enough maybe.

 

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[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Town fan here.

Our best performance of the season and a pleasant surprise. Definitely some parallels between our games with Leeds two years ago where we finished above them but they comfortably beat us in both matches. Think that’s partly because Cov are a nice style match up for us but I felt Lampard had an off-day tactically.

I was puzzled by the gameplan, particularly in the first half. The pressing was poor, with that really narrow triangle at the fron leaving loads of space behind in the midfield once we’d played through them. Possibly Hirst’s goal at our place influenced Lampard’s thinking with wanting a deeper defensive line, but it didn’t make much sense to put three players so far forward at the same time.

Cov being too passive in the middle was a theme of the game, both of our big chances in the first half should’ve been cut out. Rushworth was absolutely outstanding though. He’s one we tried to sign the summer we got promoted and it’s a shame it never got over the line. Thought DaSilva was a big miss too, from what I’ve seen he’s really kicked on in the last year.

On the controversial decisions, thought the Furlong/Wright incident was more of a coming together. On the other hand Kipre on Sakamoto was a definite penalty, although whether it would have made much difference in the 94th minute I’m not sure…

You’ll be promoted comfortably. We’ll need an excellent January to be consistent enough to bridge that ten point gap and even if we do, I doubt Boro will as well. Get some cover for Sakamoto, one more attacking addition plus another midfielder and the squad looks very strong

Coming together lol

 

[EFL View]

Coming together lol

In fairness I’ve only just seen the angle from the Twitter post above! Happy to concede that we got away with one there…

 

[wingy]

I think you’re looking at £120-150m to survive. £100m if spent well gives us a shot if the manager is canny enough maybe.

It's crazy but even that doesn't sound a lot, inflation on all things, when do Skye, the prem take account of this?

 

[oscillatewildly]

Bloke’s got the incentive of a home World Cup to play in next summer but even that isn’t doing it for him.

To be 'fair', outside of top USA domestic league, I can't think of any other strikers/forwards other than Wright and Sargent playing at a higher level.
As poor as both have been (excluding Haji's two months up until October) I think it's a given they will both be included in their squad.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

To be 'fair', outside of top USA domestic league, I can't think of any other strikers/forwards other than Wright and Sargent playing at a higher level.
As poor as both have been (excluding Haji's two months up until October) I think it's a given they will both be included in their squad.

Pepi and Balogun arguably at a higher level

 

[clint van damme]

I think you’re looking at £120-150m to survive. £100m if spent well gives us a shot if the manager is canny enough maybe.

Ipswich and Southampton both spent over 120 mil and were shite.

 

[skybluecb]

There is the striker at Derby, he plays for America - Agyemang think he has scored more goals recently compared to Wright and Sargeant.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Pepi and Balogun arguably at a higher level

Fair enough - As I said, I was unaware.
Poch has to include three strikers in his squad surely?
Although he wouldn't deserve it on current merit, Wright would probably still get the nod over the top American striker playing in their top domestic league.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Fair enough - As I said, I was unaware.
Poch has to include three strikers in his squad surely?
Although he wouldn't deserve it on current merit, Wright would probably still get the nod over the top American striker playing in their top domestic league.

Pepi, Balogun, Sargent, Agyemang all playing at equal or higher level who could easily mean he doesnt make the squad tbh

 

[Mcbean]

Pepi, Balogun, Sargent, Agyemang all playing at equal or higher level who could easily mean he doesnt make the squad tbh

Perhaps someone should tell him !

 

[oscillatewildly]

There is the striker at Derby, he plays for America - Agyemang think he has scored more goals recently compared to Wright and Sargeant.

Completely forgotten about him.

 

[Adge]

Town fan here.

Our best performance of the season and a pleasant surprise. Definitely some parallels between our games with Leeds two years ago where we finished above them but they comfortably beat us in both matches. Think that’s partly because Cov are a nice style match up for us but I felt Lampard had an off-day tactically.

I was puzzled by the gameplan, particularly in the first half. The pressing was poor, with that really narrow triangle at the fron leaving loads of space behind in the midfield once we’d played through them. Possibly Hirst’s goal at our place influenced Lampard’s thinking with wanting a deeper defensive line, but it didn’t make much sense to put three players so far forward at the same time.

Cov being too passive in the middle was a theme of the game, both of our big chances in the first half should’ve been cut out. Rushworth was absolutely outstanding though. He’s one we tried to sign the summer we got promoted and it’s a shame it never got over the line. Thought DaSilva was a big miss too, from what I’ve seen he’s really kicked on in the last year.

On the controversial decisions, thought we got away with one a couple of times, first with the Furlong/EMC incident. Kipre on Sakamoto was a definite penalty, although whether that would have made much difference in the 94th minute I’m not sure…

You’ll be promoted comfortably. We’ll need an excellent January to be consistent enough to bridge that ten point gap and even if we do, I doubt Boro will as well. Get some cover for Sakamoto, one more attacking addition plus another midfielder and the squad looks very strong

Yep-mate of mine an Ipswich fan said the same thing that it’s the best you have played all season and he now hopes it’s the springboard that he thought it was when you beat us last time.

 

[Cally Fedora]

This is why people claiming we just need to make a couple of key signings seems mad to me. The difference is level is huge. These players playing at their max can match a parachute club. But by definition a parachute club isn’t good enough for the PL. aside from the few who we’ve signed from abroad most of our players are here because a PL club has deemed them not good enough. Thats not a slight on them just a reality of this division. Players like Clarke who look a level above here aren’t good enough. Hamer wasn’t good enough. Players who would walk into our current team. We really will need to spend huge amounts to not be embarrassed.

Oh come on. No one is going to be embarrassed. I wouldn’t be embarrassed about spending a bit and going down or walking away with a huge sack of cash and few points. One thing we simply can’t do is over stretch.

 

[coop]

Our worst performance of the season,there best performance of the season we move on quickly from it try and remember how to score goals again and quick.