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Match Thread Coventry City - Oxford Utd - Match Thread - Friday 16th Aug 8pm KO (14 Viewers)

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fatso

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #316
Evo1883 said:
Looks more like there will be more than 27000 , certainly won't be 5000 empty seats , sold really well
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Not bad for a Friday night match on Sky,
Especially as Oxford have only filled 1 minibus.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #317
I worry about RB. I don't believe we have anyone who plays there consistently enough or consistently well. MVE is too attack-minded, Lati drifts in too often, leaving us exposed. Who else have we got??
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #318
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
Surprised it's so low - there are no more than about 1,000 tickets in our areas available currently. Reckon 29k even with Oxford's pathetic showing.
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I suppose it's not showing how many ST holders won't show (but they will count them as attending anyway, bizarrely)
 
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SkyBlueMatt

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #319
Dot count update: 892 available seats
 
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rexo87

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #320
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
I worry about RB. I don't believe we have anyone who plays there consistently enough or consistently well. MVE is too attack-minded, Lati drifts in too often, leaving us exposed. Who else have we got??
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Nonsense that MVE is too attack minded. He’s probably the best RB defensively in the league
 
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fatso

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #321
Nick said:
Not sure how you can compare?

Torp made plenty of harder passes.
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1 goal - Simms
1 assist- Palmer

The stats don't lie.

Torp is a very good technical player, but has yet to cope with the physical side of the championship. I think he'll look better alongside Sheaf or Eccles rather than Allen though.

I think we got the selection totally wrong last week trying to play Allen and Torp together handed controll to Brlzzle, especially in the first half when we sat off them and looked very disjointed.
 
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Happy_Martian

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #322
New account on the Oxford forum called "Boosh" winding up the locals about ticket sales (or lack thereof).

They're pretty confident about taking the points from us tonight.

Away Match Day Thread - 16/08/24 - Championship: Coventry City v OUFC

vs Match Referee: =1&o=date']David Coote - Stats Coventry Building Society Arena Friday 16th Aug 2024 @ 2000 💬 Post Match 📹 OUFC Interview ▶️ Match Highlights 📰 Match Report 🃏 Ref Watch - David Cootes
yellowsforum.co.uk
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #323
pusbccfc said:
They have one good uni and then Oxford Brookes.
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So in average we’re better off as we have 2 in Warwick and Coventry
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #324
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
I worry about RB. I don't believe we have anyone who plays there consistently enough or consistently well. MVE is too attack-minded, Lati drifts in too often, leaving us exposed. Who else have we got??
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What a weird post

You are worried about ,arguably, our most talented player ?
 
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Macca1987

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #325
TomRad85 said:
I'm not the biggest Dasilva fan but he's here and I think he'd be fine in a game like this tbh. Lati doesn't convince me at all but it is Oxford at home so you'd hope we'd be OK.

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I think too many people are fixated on the cup win last year, this is a team who went on a long run to gain a play-off place and then get promoted. I feel we will have a much harder game tonight
 

fatso

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #326
OffenhamSkyBlue said:
I worry about RB. I don't believe we have anyone who plays there consistently enough or consistently well. MVE is too attack-minded, Lati drifts in too often, leaving us exposed. Who else have we got??
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Eccles can cover RB in the short term, but only if Sheaf is fit, as you saw what happened to our midfield at Brizzle when Sheaf and Eccles were missing.

Ideally we need another RB and a CM and possibly a CH before the transfer window closes. Let's hope Gyokeres and Hamer move on ASAP.
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #327
Happy_Martian said:
New account on the Oxford forum called "Boosh" winding up the locals about ticket sales (or lack thereof).

They're pretty confident about taking the points from us tonight.

Away Match Day Thread - 16/08/24 - Championship: Coventry City v OUFC

vs Match Referee: =1&o=date']David Coote - Stats Coventry Building Society Arena Friday 16th Aug 2024 @ 2000 💬 Post Match 📹 OUFC Interview ▶️ Match Highlights 📰 Match Report 🃏 Ref Watch - David Cootes
yellowsforum.co.uk
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Never heard of him
 

TomRad85

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #328
Macca1987 said:
I think too many people are fixated on the cup win last year, this is a team who went on a long run to gain a play-off place and then get promoted. I feel we will have a much harder game tonight
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Might be a bit harder than that but we should be beating them.

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RegTheDonk

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #329
SkyBlueMatt said:
Dot count update: 892 available seats
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Remember the days when we were told you're grounds too big for you. Thank god they're behind us now.
 
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SwanLane

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #330
Macca1987 said:
I think too many people are fixated on the cup win last year, this is a team who went on a long run to gain a play-off place and then get promoted. I feel we will have a much harder game tonight
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Yes quite different now. Their manager hadn’t bedded in at that time and James Beadle, probably their standout player at the time, got recalled by Brighton to be sent out on loan to Sheff Wed. We were in better form then too.
 

Saddlebrains

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #331
David O'Day said:
They are the streets off them, don't judge an area by what the main throughfare looks like.
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Tbf the streets surrounding Foleshill road are even worse
 

TomRad85

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #332
Their forum is more confident than ours ffs. I think you lot need to accept that given the spend and the players available to Robins we should be swatting teams like this. Not one of them gets in our best 11.
I expect a win and anything less would be shite.
 
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fatso

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #333
Happy_Martian said:
New account on the Oxford forum called "Boosh" winding up the locals about ticket sales (or lack thereof).

They're pretty confident about taking the points from us tonight.

Away Match Day Thread - 16/08/24 - Championship: Coventry City v OUFC

vs Match Referee: =1&o=date']David Coote - Stats Coventry Building Society Arena Friday 16th Aug 2024 @ 2000 💬 Post Match 📹 OUFC Interview ▶️ Match Highlights 📰 Match Report 🃏 Ref Watch - David Cootes
yellowsforum.co.uk
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I'm going to have to record that Emily in Paris, it sounds good!


(Is recording tv programs still a thing?)
 
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SkyBlueMatt

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #334
Stating the obvious but it will all depend on what team turns up. The one against Stoke & first half against Bristol or the one in the 2nd half against Bristol.

If we play anywhere near our best, we should have too much for them but I'm not confident that will happen. On a high from promotion, siege mentality (like us when we came up) and a win from their opening game. Unfortunately, I think they'll get something tonight.

Unless our rousing rendition of WLADITT get our players amped up from the beginning.
 

ccfcricoh

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #335
TomRad85 said:
Their forum is more confident than ours ffs. I think you lot need to accept that given the spend and the players available to Robins we should be swatting teams like this. Not one of them gets in our best 11.
I expect a win and anything less would be shite.
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i think this is the point - they've won one game and are confident, they're favourites to get relegated.

Not one of their players gets near our starting 11, even with the "issues" we think we have.

Anything but a win is disappointing... not saying it cant happen, but it shouldn't
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #336
I see that silly c**t Booosh has been over on their board spouting his usual shit, what a fucking melt he is.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #337
You need to respect every team you face in this league, but far too often we show far too much respect to the point of getting timid, passive performances like we saw at the weekend. Obviously they are a stronger proposition as a Championship team, but if we aren’t looking to win here then frankly, who are we going for the win against?
 
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mmttww

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #338
Expecting them to go full throttle from the start to press us in to a mistake. If we've got the intelligence to go longer and use the space that'll leave for Rudoni and the front three then we should score first and win. Fall into any traps they set early on and it could be a long night!
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #339
Connor Branagan and Tyler Goodrem are both decent players
 
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napolimp

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #340
I think this is going to be stickier than expected, as we always grow into seasons. 2-1 coming back from 1-0 down.
 
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Happy_Martian

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #341
Perennial Lurker said:
Connor Branagan and Tyler Goodrem are both decent players
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Who ?

Connor Brannigan | Actor

Known for: Sorry, Charlie, Rubbernecking, The LaFresian Chronicles: Song of Shadows
www.imdb.com


Or did you mean the Oxford midfielder CAMERON BRANNAGAN ?
 
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fatso

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #342
Just watched the highlights from Oxford's midweek win against Peter and his brother.

They were absolutely gifted both goals!

 

Matt smith

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #343
SkyBlueMatt said:
Stating the obvious but it will all depend on what team turns up. The one against Stoke & first half against Bristol or the one in the 2nd half against Bristol.

If we play anywhere near our best, we should have too much for them but I'm not confident that will happen. On a high from promotion, siege mentality (like us when we came up) and a win from their opening game. Unfortunately, I think they'll get something tonight.

Unless our rousing rendition of WLADITT get our players amped up from the beginning.
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Yeah completely agree, I have a feeling they’ll get a draw at least

It’s not been clicking so far, hope tonight it does.
 
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procdoc

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #344
If we can’t beat these at home then we have no business being in the top 6, given how much money we have spent
 
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Gibbo

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #345
I've seen City v Oxford three times in recent years. One of the worst ever performances was in 'League Cup' at their place 6 years ago. Truly dreadful. Then we lost to them at home in the League in the same season. Bright Enockbarre (spell?) in bright green boots dominated the game for the first 3 minutes, they then controlled the next 87 for a 1-0 win. Plus of course the Wembley win.

I will be very surprised if Oxford are a pushover. They are on a high after being promoted, and starting well. We are supposedly strong in attack, but have only scored one goal. Commentators on here have frequently said that we still suffer the curse of the slow build up. I had hoped Dovin would improve that. Maybe it needs more time

As to the team, here are the variables

Central defence: Thomas plus one of Binks & Kitchen. After Tuesday I vote Kitchen. He could have been 1st choice for Stoke but for suspension. We don't know

Left back: JDS or Bidders. Always, always Bidders

Midfield: Three from Torp, Allen, Eccles, Rudoni and Palmer. I'd leave out Palmer and Allen. But would not be surprised if MR left out Torp. Eccles has to learn the Sheaf role in the absence of an incoming

Attack: EMC or Wright. Has to be Wright.
 
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SkyBlueMatt

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #346


Ah go on then!
 
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David O'Day

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #347
Saddlebrains said:
Tbf the streets surrounding Foleshill road are even worse
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in some places maybe, in some places they lead to okayish places
 

TomRad85

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #348
3-1. Simms, Sakamoto, BTA. Late consolation for them.

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fernandopartridge

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #349
procdoc said:
If we can’t beat these at home then we have no business being in the top 6, given how much money we have spent
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Come on, one swallow doesn't make a season. You are usually a bit saner than this. We should be winning these games of course but not doing so doesn't mean the season is over.
 

David O'Day

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #350
TomRad85 said:
Their forum is more confident than ours ffs. I think you lot need to accept that given the spend and the players available to Robins we should be swatting teams like this. Not one of them gets in our best 11.
I expect a win and anything less would be shite.
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Aye, should be looking at something like 3-1.

Anyway given the "leaks" I'd say:

Dovin

MVE
Lati
Binks
Bidwell

Torp
Eccles
Rudi

Saka
Simms
Wright

But knowing how much Robins likes him Allen could play instead of Torp.
 
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