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Match Thread Coventry City - Millwall FC Match Thread - Sunday 11th Feb (3 Viewers)

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Evo1883

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #946
Grendel said:
Very few have called him shite have they?
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Early season it was an epidemic
 
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SBT

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #947
Spare a thought for the Millwall fans trying to get back to London today, the trains are totally fucked because of a mini-landslide near Rugby. Top day out for them.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #948
Wright isn't a vik replacement , vik ran games and won them on his own ,potential to be a world class 9 .

Haji wright is just doing his job in what I regard as a better overall team , looking good on the left
 
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skybluegod

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #949
I'm not sure on the comments about lati saying he was excellent of CDM. He wasn't. He did a job, and broke up play well at points but He benefited from the positive nature of the changes which pushed Haji into an area he can cause damage and allowed O'Hare a ton of space with Palmer off. That's what helped the midfield more than anything.
I don't mind him in an emergency in there, but it shouldn't be the go to every match for Robins. (I like lati in general but not at CDM.)
 
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Grendel

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #950
skybluegod said:
I'm not sure on the comments about lati saying he was excellent of CDM. He wasn't. He did a job, and broke up play well at points but He benefited from the positive nature of the changes which pushed Haji into an area he can cause damage and allowed O'Hare a ton of space with Palmer off. That's what helped the midfield more than anything.
I don't mind him in an emergency in there, but it shouldn't be the go to every match for Robins. (I like lati in general but not at CDM.)
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Its a fair assessment- Palmer was ineffective and the changes made a huge difference
 
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fatso

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #951
SBT said:
We were crap in the first 20 minutes and they bullied our back four but let’s be honest that was an extremely comfortable win against a far inferior team
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Not all together suprising considering we started without 3 of our normal back 4, and no Sheaf to add experience in midfield, and Millwall started very well.

Having said that, we eventually started to boss the game once we settled down, and full credit for the way we took the game by the scruff of the neck in the second half.

Good use of subs too. Haji looks way better on the left, and Simms caused their defence problems when he came on.
Lats looks decent in midfield, and Thomas sured up the defence.

All in all a good result, after a rather dodgy start.

Credit to Millwall who impressed with their work rate and defending. They'll easily avoid relegation this year.
 
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Astute

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #952
Grendel said:
Very few have called him shite have they?
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Next you'll be saying you didn't spend a few years calling a taxi for Robins.
 
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Garlana86

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #953
skybluegod said:
I'm not sure on the comments about lati saying he was excellent of CDM. He wasn't. He did a job, and broke up play well at points but He benefited from the positive nature of the changes which pushed Haji into an area he can cause damage and allowed O'Hare a ton of space with Palmer off. That's what helped the midfield more than anything.
I don't mind him in an emergency in there, but it shouldn't be the go to every match for Robins. (I like lati in general but not at CDM.)
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Yeh as a CDM he was alright, he has the fight and can get about a bit but he's a long way off the likes of Hamer that's for sure, which isn't really criticism of course as Hamer was on his own level, but we should look to do better in that position.

Thomas coming on was a huge upgrade at the back though, added a lot of confidence to the team and before he was on I worried about every single cross and sh*t house throw in.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #954
skybluegod said:
I'm not sure on the comments about lati saying he was excellent of CDM. He wasn't. He did a job, and broke up play well at points but He benefited from the positive nature of the changes which pushed Haji into an area he can cause damage and allowed O'Hare a ton of space with Palmer off. That's what helped the midfield more than anything.
I don't mind him in an emergency in there, but it shouldn't be the go to every match for Robins. (I like lati in general but not at CDM.)
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He was excellent today when he moved there
 
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skybluegod

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #955
Garlana86 said:
Yeh as a CDM he was alright, he has the fight and can get about a bit but he's a long way off the likes of Hamer that's for sure, which isn't really criticism of course as Hamer was on his own level, but we should look to do better in that position.

Thomas coming on was a huge upgrade at the back though, added a lot of confidence to the team and before he was on I worried about every single cross and sh*t house throw in.
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Agreed.
 

skybluegod

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #956
Sky Blue Pete said:
He was excellent today when he moved there
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He wasn't. He was bang average. My post explains why. He isn't a midfielder and doesn't progress the ball well. He breaks up play well. That's it.
 

Chris1987

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #957
Good to grind out the win when not at our best. Hoping Thomas , Bidwell & Simms start the next 2 at least. Will be interesting to see if Binks stays in the side or Kitching returns.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #958
skybluegod said:
He wasn't. He was bang average. My post explains why. He isn't a midfielder and doesn't progress the ball well. He breaks up play well. That's it.
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Watch again and take off your blinkers
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #959
Chris1987 said:
Good to grind out the win when not at our best. Hoping Thomas , Bidwell & Simms start the next 2 at least. Will be interesting to see if Binks stays in the side or Kitching returns.
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Kitching may play Wednesday and binks Saturday or vice versa
 
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Astute

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #960
Evo1883 said:
Wright isn't a vik replacement , vik ran games and won them on his own ,potential to be a world class 9 .

Haji wright is just doing his job in what I regard as a better overall team , looking good on the left
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We were never going to find an exact replacement for Gyokeres or Hamer. That's why we got so much money for them.

But what we have is a TEAM with the same togetherness as one that relied on two players. We have a goalscorer in Wright that has replaced the solo goals of Gyokeres and a midfield that has replaced Hamer. We now have goals throughout the side. Yet some seem to enjoy having a pop at certain players that we bought for much less money.
 
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fatso

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #961
SIR ERNIE said:
Last few games teams have smashed Sakamoto and got away with it. He's been non-existent as a result.
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Nonsense
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #962
Evo1883 said:
Wright isn't a vik replacement , vik ran games and won them on his own ,potential to be a world class 9 .

Haji wright is just doing his job in what I regard as a better overall team , looking good on the left
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To be fair Wright has won the game on his own today.

won the penalty, scored it and then bagged the winner.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #963
Also Wright went to the left and was actually kicking off with their full back
 
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Evo1883

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #964
Ccfcisparks said:
To be fair Wright has won the game on his own today.

won the penalty, scored it and then bagged the winner.
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Yea I see what you're saying but they vik would carry a ball up the pitch and drag us to wins where wright scored goals today in a manner you'd expect from a forward in general
 
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SkyBlue_Bear83

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #965
fernandopartridge said:
Delighted with the win, as much as we weren't brilliant it must be remembered that we couldn't beat Millwall at home last season with the two players who shall not be named.

We've come on a great deal because we always score.

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Didn't we win 1-0?
 
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Astute

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #966
skybluegod said:
He wasn't. He was bang average. My post explains why. He isn't a midfielder and doesn't progress the ball well. He breaks up play well. That's it.
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So we don't need a player who breaks up play well?

A good team covers all bases well. If your midfield is only good at going forward you will struggle. We're not at full strength. Nowhere near. And trying to rest players makes it even harder.

Sometimes I preferred it when we were shite. At least we could see the obvious then.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #967
Astute said:
We were never going to find an exact replacement for Gyokeres or Hamer. That's why we got so much money for them.

But what we have is a TEAM with the same togetherness as one that relied on two players. We have a goalscorer in Wright that has replaced the solo goals of Gyokeres and a midfield that has replaced Hamer. We now have goals throughout the side. Yet some seem to enjoy having a pop at certain players that we bought for much less money.
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We just don't need to compare them , vik a totally different forward
 
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ms639

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #968
skybluegod said:
He wasn't. He was bang average. My post explains why. He isn't a midfielder and doesn't progress the ball well. He breaks up play well. That's it.
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Are you telling me Eccles does more?


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Astute

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #969
Evo1883 said:
We just don't need to compare them , vik a totally different forward
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Exactly.

But many don't see it that way.
 
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ptr

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #970
Couldn’t give a shit how he plays if he scores…and wins us the game. Fair play Wright. Will only get better.
 
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HadjiChippo

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #971
Ccfcisparks said:
To be fair Wright has won the game on his own today.

won the penalty, scored it and then bagged the winner.
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Torp through ball for the penalty was beautiful. Sliced them wide open. He’s gonna be a level above next season as long as he has a ball winner along side him.
 
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Martin180

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #972
ms639 said:
Are you telling me Eccles does more?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Yes
 
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harvey098

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #973
What a win. What a weekend. What a squad. What a management team. Enjoy these times, we’ll miss them when they’re gone. Happy Sunday everyone PUSB
 
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long way home

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #974
Our changes effected the game in a positive way, so whoever moved position or however they played we changed it and it worked.
 
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MalcSB

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #975
shmmeee said:
So? You can’t stop once in a generation terrorist attacks. Also that was in the foyer. No amount of searching would have helped.
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i dont necessarily disagree with you, but neither of us make the rules / guidelines. Could 9/11 be described as a once in a generation thing? That has affected everyone more than searches outside football stadia.

if we assume that searches are here to stay, then they need to be a little away from the turnstiles and have more than one searcher per turnstile,
 

shmmeee

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #976
MalcSB said:
i dont necessarily disagree with you, but neither of us make the rules / guidelines. Could 9/11 be described as a once in a generation thing? That has affected everyone more than searches outside football stadia.

if we assume that searches are here to stay, then they need to be a little away from the turnstiles and have more than one searcher per turnstile,
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Why are we assuming they’re here to stay? It’s a dumb assumption that let’s off whichever idiot made the decision.

It takes roughly ten times as long to search everyone on a one staff per turn style basis. If they want to have this ridiculous theatre for no benefit then they’ll have to up staffing 10 x.
 

SIR ERNIE

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #977
fatso said:
Nonsense
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Really? Norwich kicked lumps out of him and got away with it. Millwall stuck a couple of nasty sly ones on him in the first half and got away with it too.
Credit to him for a good second half today, he did well but he's entitled to more protection from refs than he's had recently.

On the subject of nonsense, this one made me chuckle when you saw Simms coming on.
fatso said:
We must be settling for a 0-1
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stevefloyd

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #978
AFCCOVENTRY said:
He can have a brandy if we see this through
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A night cap?
 

MalcSB

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  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #979
jordan210 said:
DaSilva is great at going forward but way to small and poor decisively. would be better to use him in midfield
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Trouble is, he is as one footed as Bidwell,
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Feb 11, 2024
  • #980
chiefdave said:
This is at least the second, possibly the third game this has been an issue recently. Surely an easy job for the kitman
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I guess they choose not to
 
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