Match Thread Coventry City - Luton Town [LC] Match Thread - Tuesday 12th Aug (9 Viewers)

[Ccfcisparks]

No I think squeaking past L1 reserves at home is a great achievement. Completely put my mind at ease.

Better than losing to L2 reserves like Ipswich have just done

 

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[fernandopartridge]

No I think squeaking past L1 reserves at home is a great achievement. Completely put my mind at ease.

Hardly squeaked past, should have won more comfortably.

 

[StrettoBoy]

Just been watching Simms on the stream post-match, and he looks thoroughly dejected.

I hope FL puts his arm around his shoulder and tells him that, if he carries on playing like that, the goals will surely come.

It almost breaks my heart to see Simms looking so down. He worked hard tonight and did some good stuff. I really want the goals to start coming for him, as much for his sake as the team's.

 

[wingy]

Good performance from the team irrespective of the personnel!

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Wright Simms Sakamoto front three next match please

 

[Cally Fedora]

Give it a rest you clown

Just appraising what I saw on the pitch. Some good. Some awful.

 

[Grendel]

Bromley beat Ipswich

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Well you Simms lovers, what do you think about that performance should have had a hat trick.

 

[Jamesimus]

Bromley beat Ipswich

Have you mentioned it on the Bromley FC forum?

 

[Perennial Lurker]

Well you Simms lovers, what do you think about that performance should have had a hat trick.

Scored the winner

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Well you Simms lovers, what do you think about that performance should have had a hat trick.

Match winner!

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

That's amazing from rapha

Well I think we've found cover for Sakamoto.

 

[Esoterica]

Its not elevator music, its the theme tune from Dragon Ball Z

It's too dramatic. Simms has just been brought round after being cryogenically frozen in 1972. He'll come good once he's back up to room temperature. I wanted to nickname him Udon because if you watch him trying to win a long ball you'd have better luck just chucking a Pot Noodle at the ball. Arms and legs everywhere but 0 chance of getting the ball. Everyone else has a got a GPS tracker in their sports vest but Simms has got a little sachet of spices in his.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I hope FL puts his arm around his shoulder and tells him that, if he carries on playing like that, the goals will surely come.

It almost breaks my heart to see Simms looking so down. He worked hard tonight and did some good stuff. I really want the goals to start coming for him, as much for his sake as the team's.

The goals are coming, that's two in two appearances for the lad

 

[Jamesimus]

Hardly squeaked past, should have won more comfortably.

When more of the 1st team came out I felt the difference in quality was quite apparent.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Scored the winner

Yeah a Tapping in, even you could have scored that.

 

[Perennial Lurker]

The goals are coming, that's two in two appearances for the lad

He put himself about tonight , made good runs second half and got in the right areas . He's not far away from getting on a run like he's done before

 

[Jamesimus]

It's too dramatic. Simms has just been brought round after being cryogenically frozen in 1972. He'll come good once he's back up to room temperature. I wanted to nickname him Udon because if you watch him trying to win a long ball you'd have better luck just chucking a Pot Noodle at the ball. Arms and legs everywhere but 0 chance of getting the ball. Everyone else has a got a GPS tracker in their sports vest but Simms has got a little sachet of spices in his.

He’s still defrosting, let’s give him more time.

 

[Perennial Lurker]

Yeah a Tapping in, even you could have scored that.

But I didn't Simms did , you sound disappointed that he scored ?

 

[JulianDarbyFTW]

Yeah a Tapping in, even you could have scored that.

Even I could have scored it. The difference is, I'd never have been in the right place to do it in the first place.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

I get the anger towards those jeering Simms, it was moronic, but let's look at this sensibly and not go too far the other way.

Whilst he scored a goal, which I am happy about, he still missed a lot of chances and didn't really look that good. Him and BTA are two equally frustrating players for different reasons. One annoys you and the other one then looks better, then switch back and repeat. It's like an alternating pattern and I feel some people are too keen to overcompensate some times.

I still think we need better this season than both of them if I am perfectly honest.

Still, we won and I'll take it every day.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Just appraising what I saw on the pitch. Some good. Some awful.

I think the comments about Simms are not what was seen on the pitch, just ridiculous hyperbole about the current scapegoat

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Certainly not going to replace Saka but there are aspect of his game that are admirable and we don’t have any similar style players. I feel like he’d struggle against a decent quality Champ fullback.

If you had a higher quality player with the similar attributes of Rapha, he’d start ahead of Sakamoto imo.

His directness is admirable and had a little bit of magic that led to the goal. It was a v solid outing.

There was an element of game management at play, but thought we looked more potent in the wide channels with Andrews and Rapha playing. That said, Rudoni was a class above and put 2-3 chances on a plate for Simms to finish.

 

[Cally Fedora]

Sorry, but championship strikers should at least hit the target with at least 3 out of the 5 chances he had.

 

[Jamesimus]

He put himself about tonight , made good runs second half and got in the right areas . He's not far away from getting on a run like he's done before

Honestly I’m convinced the way he plays defies his build.

He’s more an Inzaghi-esque striker e.g. right place, right time (not in terms of quality / ability for all you people who suffer with context / nuance in discussions!).

He always finds himself with the ball near or at his feet in great positions, almost by accident. The other bit should come naturally, maybe, hopefully…

 

[JulianDarbyFTW]

I actually think FL will revert to Simms up top after the first few games. Wright just doesn't seem to have 'it' when playing up top. Didn't under Robins in those first dozen matches, and aside from Sunderland at home, he hasn't under Lampard.

 

[Skyblueabo1111]

You need to look at yourself mate. He has a good game.. Another day, he scores 3. He hasn't played, bar 20 minutes, for months.

 

[Great_Expectations]

Well you Simms lovers, what do you think about that performance should have had a hat trick.

I think he scored in his first competitive match in months. Missed two sitters but got into position and led the line reasonably well.

He was better in the 9 role than both BTA and Wright were on Saturday.

He is still some way off where we need him to be, but the points above still stand.

 

[Cally Fedora]

I think the comments about Simms are not what was seen on the pitch, just ridiculous hyperbole about the current scapegoat

Not at all. I’d love to see him score hatfuls of goals. It’s a match thread. He was awful against very very mediocre opposition. Nothing against him. Just a view on the game.

 

[Skyblueabo1111]

Brau looks trash

He played well

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

I get the anger towards those jeering Simms, it was moronic, but let's look at this sensibly and not go too far the other way.

Whilst he scored a goal, which I am happy about, he still missed a lot of chances and didn't really look that good. Him and BTA are two equally frustrating players for different reasons. One annoys you and the other one then looks better, then switch back and repeat. It's like an alternating pattern and I feel some people are too keen to overcompensate some times.

I still think we need better this season than both of them if I am perfectly honest.

Still, we won and I'll take it every day.

He did miss chances but got the all important winning goal. You look back at Vik and all the chances he missed, you wouldn’t have predicted he’d be an elite striker, he led the ‘big chances missed’ by a country mile in 21/22 and 22/23.

He got in good goal scoring positions, got a goal and anything else was a bonus. Besides, had he scored a hattrick, it wouldn’t have ‘really’ counted by the ‘games scored in’ brigade.

Haji looked good today in bits and pieces but really needed to get him in a game where we’re creating those clear cut chances to really show his skill as a striker.

 

[Skyblueabo1111]

Not at all. I’d love to see him score hatfuls of goals. It’s a match thread. He was awful against very very mediocre opposition. Nothing against him. Just a view on the game.

He played well, but the Simms haters out in force. Another day, he scores 3, he hasn't played for months.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

I think the comments about Simms are not what was seen on the pitch, just ridiculous hyperbole about the current scapegoat

Scapegoat indeed, I heard a group of lads slagging him off on Saturday even though he hadn’t even played.

He is more than capable as a deputy to Haji Wright as things stand.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Two clean sheets to start the season is a positive as well imo, especially given that we haven't really looked that much like conceding either

 

[speedie87]

Simms is more a fox in the box one touch finisher than he is a target man