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Match Thread Coventry City - Maidstone United [FA] Match Thread - Monday 26th Feb (8 Viewers)

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mark82

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #36
Otis said:
Yeah, I would play him further up.

He really should excel against this level of opposition.
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I wouldn't. I'd play him at left back and have him bombing forward. We're not going to need to sit back so Dasilva feels the better option for this game.
 

Old Warwickshire lad

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #37
Grendel said:
It’s the type of game Palmer will dominate to be honest
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At least every Maidstone player will be guaranteed a pass,( sorry couldn’t resist it ).
 
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SBT

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #38
shmmeee said:
Collins
Thomas Kitching Binks
Latibeadiere Eccles Palmer Kelly Dasilva
Godden Simms

Don’t risk Torp, MvE, Wright or O’Hare who have all had injuries this season. Maybe Lusala in at RWB but I’d also want as many from last night out as possible to try and shake off the loss. Wilson, lovely man, never want to see him in a City shirt again.
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Yeah I’d put Lusala in for Thomas and have Latibeaudiere at CB. Ideally we need a way to rest Eccles too but the only senior players left are Bidwell and Tavares?!
 

Grendel

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #39
Nick said:
If they come for a battle, we have nothing.
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It’s the type of opposition Palmer will excel against - his skill and guile against non professional opposition will be fine
 
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shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #40
SBT said:
Yeah I’d put Lusala in for Thomas and have Latibeaudiere at CB. Ideally we need a way to rest Eccles too but the only senior players left are Bidwell and Tavares?!
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Dasilva at AM, Palmer at CM?

343 with Tavares and Simms each side of Godden?
 
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ptr

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #41
Collins
Lusala Thomas Kitch Bidwell
Kelly Eccles
O’Hare
Palmer Simms Wright

Don’t go three at the back against these please.

And yes I’d take MVE out for this one. Best thing he’s done since Leicester are the fist bumps at end of each game. Let’s see if Lusala has got anything about him.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #42
ptr said:
Collins
Lusala Thomas Kitch Bidwell
Kelly Eccles
O’Hare
Palmer Simms Wright

Don’t go three at the back against these please.

And yes I’d take MVE out for this one. Best thing he’s done since Leicester are the fist bumps at end of each game. Let’s see if Lusala has got anything about him.
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Basically throwing the WBA game doing this.
 
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ptr

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #43
shmmeee said:
Basically throwing the WBA game doing this.
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Said it on another thread. Got to stop assuming that players can’t play 2 games in a week. Everybody else does it.
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #44
Seems everyone is expecting 4-3-3. Is he really going to force 4-3-3 without a winger in our squad? Can Palmer and Taveres continue to be played there?
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #45
shmmeee said:
Basically throwing the WBA game doing this.
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Nah go a few goals up and then make 5 changes.
 

Not NWS

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #46
Bearsted FC help recreate the CBS Arena. Just like K Sports did with Portman Road.

 
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Nick

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #47
Not NWS said:
Bearsted FC help recreate the CBS Arena. Just like K Sports did with Portman Road.

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Guessing you mean the size of the pitch?
 
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ptr

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #48
Would do us the world of good to go and thrash these. And I don’t care what anyone says about them beating Ipswich because we really should be putting a few past them. And before anyone mentions Wrexham, they should never have been playing in national league. Maidstone well below their level.
 

lifeskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #49
Taking nothing for granted but we must start on the front foot in order to try and restore some much needed confidence after last night. Get early goal and keep pressing. Our superior all round skill and fitness should tell but Maidstone will be playing their most important game and with a good following of real fans and day trippers they won’t be a walkover


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stupot07

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #50
shmmeee said:
Collins
Thomas Kitching Binks
Latibeadiere Eccles Palmer Kelly Dasilva
Godden Simms

Don’t risk Torp, MvE, Wright or O’Hare who have all had injuries this season. Maybe Lusala in at RWB but I’d also want as many from last night out as possible to try and shake off the loss. Wilson, lovely man, never want to see him in a City shirt again.
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If we were doing that, I'd be tempted to give Lusala a run out instead of Lati.

Just as a side note, not for you but in general. I'm not sure how hammering Maidstone (if we do) would shake off what happened last night. We are expected to beat them and beat them comfortably. Also playing everyone again, just gives us another "tired" excuse for Fridays game.

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SBT

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #51
ptr said:
Said it on another thread. Got to stop assuming that players can’t play 2 games in a week. Everybody else does it.
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How about three games in a week?
 
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SBT

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #52
Nick said:
Guessing you mean the size of the pitch?
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They got some kids on the sidelines to shine their phone torches at random intervals
 
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ptr

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #53
SBT said:
How about three games in a week?
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Ha that as well. We really can’t change it around much anyway.
 

BUSA

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #54
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #55
This silly feud with Kelly needs to come to an end.

We're crying out for a bit of leadership and mental strength. Start him from the beginning and let him get some match fitness for the upcoming games.
 
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Ashdown

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #56
Grendel said:
It’s the type of opposition Palmer will excel against - his skill and guile against non professional opposition will be fine
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He’s not been the same player since the abuse in Sheffield
 

SeaSeeEffCee

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #57
Ashdown said:
He’s not been the same player since the abuse in Sheffield
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His best (or second best, I missed Oxford) game he’s had for us was in the cup replay. He’s just not very good when he has to play against actual decent opposition.
 

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #58
Ashdown said:
He’s not been the same player since the abuse in Sheffield
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Don't think anyone has been good since then really?
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #59
Excellent, the thread where we decide Tavares and Kelly are not up to Maidstone level is here at last.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #60
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
This silly feud with Kelly needs to come to an end.

We're crying out for a bit of leadership and mental strength. Start him from the beginning and let him get some match fitness for the upcoming games.
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He’s been injured? Infected foot or something. Why has everything got to be blown up into a “feud”? We aren’t the Daily Mail.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #61
stupot07 said:
If we were doing that, I'd be tempted to give Lusala a run out instead of Lati.

Just as a side note, not for you but in general. I'm not sure how hammering Maidstone (if we do) would shake off what happened last night. We are expected to beat them and beat them comfortably. Also playing everyone again, just gives us another "tired" excuse for Fridays game.

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We’re going to have to play some people three times. GK and CB I think are least affected hence the three at the back. Eccles, Lats, Lusala, hell I’d play Tavares there if needed. We can rotate Torp in for a half if needed to give Eccles a rest. Or as I suggested earlier

Collins
Thomas Kitching Binks
Lusala Palmer Kelly Dasilva
Tavares Godden Simms

That’s about as much rest as possible I think.
 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #62
stupot07 said:
If we were doing that, I'd be tempted to give Lusala a run out instead of Lati.

Just as a side note, not for you but in general. I'm not sure how hammering Maidstone (if we do) would shake off what happened last night. We are expected to beat them and beat them comfortably. Also playing everyone again, just gives us another "tired" excuse for Fridays game.

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Of course it does, players are not anywhere near as emotive about it as you are thank god

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stupot07

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #63
fernandopartridge said:
Of course it does, players are not anywhere near as emotive about it as you are thank god

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I wouldn't expect them to be, they are paid professionals.

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EalingSB

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #64
I’m in Budapest for this one. Think we might have a couple of posters based there. Bar recommendations welcome if anyone has local knowledge/is going out to watch it. Thanks.
 

Flying Fokker

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #65
If Maidstone are 3-0 down in 30 minutes I will have a bit more sympathy now.
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #66
shmmeee said:
He’s been injured? Infected foot or something. Why has everything got to be blown up into a “feud”? We aren’t the Daily Mail.
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I don't know when this latest injury surfaced, but his original one he came back from in November. Since then he's been an unused sub in many games stretching back a series of months and wasn't picked once. It's pretty clear Robins doesn't really want to play him.

There's been plenty of opportunities where we've needed him, unless you are trying to tell me he has been injured for the whole season. Something I doubt is the case as there was a lot of talk that he was going out on loan to get playing time...

 

Not NWS

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #67
Nick said:
Guessing you mean the size of the pitch?
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And the fact it”s not plastic.
 

slowpoke

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #68
Flying Fokker said:
If Maidstone are 3-0 down in 30 minutes I will have a bit more sympathy now.
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Play our best available team, I include Bobby Thomas in that I put yesterday as just a bad day at the office. I’d definitely play the defence he hopes to play v West Brom.
Goalkeeper ? That’s one for Robins to sort.
 
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Otis

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #69
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
I don't know when this latest injury surfaced, but his original one he came back from in November. Since then he's been an unused sub in many games stretching back a series of months and wasn't picked once. It's pretty clear Robins doesn't really want to play him.

There's been plenty of opportunities where we've needed him, unless you are trying to tell me he has been injured for the whole season. Something I doubt is the case as there was a lot of talk that he was going out on loan to get playing time...

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Yup, he hasn't favoured Kelly for some time, but last night I think it was a needs must situation.
 
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procdoc

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  • Feb 24, 2024
  • #70
I’d go
Collins
Lati Thomas Kitching Bidwell
Eccles Kelly
Wright O’Hare Palmer
Simms

Then take off Wright, O’Hare, Palmer and Simms early if we are winning comfortably.
 
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