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Match Thread Coventry City - Oxford Utd - Match Thread - Friday 16th Aug 8pm KO (3 Viewers)

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djr8369

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,261
shmmeee said:
Torp was one of the most accurate passers on the pitch today but OK.
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Haven’t seen the stats but that surprises me, thought he gave it away a fair bit.
 

SIR ERNIE

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,262
SkyblueTexan said:
He wasn’t doing anything
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Simms is a constant threat. We were less threatening without him.
 
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Matt smith

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,263
Haji 18/1 top scorer not a bad shout
 
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HadjiChippo

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,264
a win by any means necessary was the most important thing tonight, defense does look shaky at times and both goals we conceded were awful, basically gifting goals away, but I’m gonna put that down to early season jitters.

If Sheaf is still here at the end of the window, he’ll bring a much needed calmness in the middle and balance between attack and defence when he’s fully fit.

Going forward in the first half we look as good as any team in the league, some beautiful football at times and Rudoni is the real deal.
 
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wingy

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,265
SIR ERNIE said:
Simms is a constant threat. We were less threatening without him.
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I don't know if it happened but none of them attempted to feed him with a direct forward pass,all came from wide areas!
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,266
wingy said:
I don't know if it happened but none of them attempted to feed him with a direct forward pass,all came from wide areas!
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Haji did
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,267
Anyway, it was more of a 4-2 win for me because at HT a kid fell up the stairs after he was showing off. So I’m counting that as a goal.
 
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letsallsingtogether

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,268
Brighton Sky Blue said:
I’ll be on Brighton pier during the Bristol game. If we concede I’ll throw some doughnuts off the side on your behalf.
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No not Doughnuts love Doughnuts.
Make it Rocket hate that stuff.
 
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Jarvo87

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,269
SeaSeeEffCee said:
Taken over 50 minutes from getting back to the car to getting to Earlsdon. Would usually take us about 30, if that. Cba.
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Same destination for me, same time taken. Completely ridiculous
 
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Ashdown

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,270
Excellent and entertaining game to watch. Theres a buzz about the CBS like never before. We were much the better team for the most part but Oxford were a good side and will shock a few teams. They defended well but our plentiful attacking options are going to overwhelm our opponents this season . Only negatives for me was Simms being fairly anonymous and more defensive slips. We could do with another centre back.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,271

Coventry City 3-2 Oxford United | Championship highlights

Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Coventry City and Oxford United.
www.skysports.com
 
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Alkhen

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,272
Must have watched a different game from some. I thought Torp was really good. Broke up play well and made some excellent passes
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,273
If we’d have drawn 2-2 I’d still have been happy with that. Attacking wise we were brilliant to watch and that was a step up on the Yok and Hamer days. Oxford got 2 weird goals. We got two excellent and 1 well taken ones. I have a feeling that may be how this season goes. You score 3, we’ll score 4.
 
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Johnnythespider

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,274
Conceded a couple of soft goals but should have been out of sight really, we looked great going forward with threats all over the place, sort out the soft underbelly and we are definitely good for the top 6
 
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Johnnythespider

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,275
Alkhen said:
Must have watched a different game from some. I thought Torp was really good. Broke up play well and made some excellent passes
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I agree
 
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Potbellypig

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,276
Stop taking Simms off. He's arguably our best player.

Wright did nothing but be a £10m striker that scored 2 goals and the winner. Cheers Haji
 
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AOM

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,277
SIR ERNIE said:
Simms is a constant threat. We were less threatening without him.
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Even when he gets less of the ball in games, he's just a bit of a battering ram and the two wide forwards usually benefit from him being there
 
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fatso

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,278
Alkhen said:
Must have watched a different game from some. I thought Torp was really good. Broke up play well and made some excellent passes
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Played better today, still think there's more to come once he settles in.
 
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Skybluekyle

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,279
Not had a chance to have a proper look back at the comments, but that was a great game of football. Feeling more and more positive about the game, although maybe there is a correlation with my blood alcohol level as I have a few late Friday beers.

Two fantastic goals, and a very cool Wright to get the winner. Slightly frustrated at the manner of the goals conceded, very much like last season, but the obvious reason for that is probably because it is the same defence as last season, and quite a young defence too.

Well done to the fans there for making a very good atmosphere, Oxford fans did quite well, although I am now in the safe standing area so the closest to the away fans I've ever been at the CBS. Oxford looked very good, I thought, a very good away performance but undone by a lapse in concentration.

Good three points, good performance, ref was a bag of unadulterated wank and Sakamoto and MvE are going to be in the nightmares of many opposition defences this season. COME ON! PUSB!
 
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We'll_live_and_die

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,280
Torp, Rudoni, MVE, Tats, Haji and Simms were all fantastic today for me. I called Lati as a weak link before the match and he wasn't bad but he was bullied a bit. Thomas Asante didn't seem to bring much and EMC is definitely finding his feet. MVE didn't know where to find him for a while.
 
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Chris1987

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,281
Surely we have to do something to cut out the avoidable goal concessions. Going forward were as good as any but we are well short in a couple of defensive positions boringly a CDM & a CB.
 
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Evo1883

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,282
We thoroughly deserved that 3 points , anything else would have been a travesty , we should have scored about 7
 
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SkyblueTexan

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,283
SIR ERNIE said:
Simms is a constant threat. We were less threatening without him.
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Look I don't want to ding Simms too much. After all he scored a great goal vs Bristol C in midweek. But today he just seemed a little off his game and missed getting a touch on Haji's pass which would have made it 2-0 and then we would have won at a canter. Instead he next mishits a ball in our box and ends up inadvertently assisting them for their first goal. Even MVE's goal was a stray ball that first came Simm's way, but he couldn't get a touch on it.

Despite being big and strong he sometimes gets outmuscled. Also there are times when he is not confident enough to pull the trigger or rushes his shots when he could try to position himself better for a shot. I really liked Haji's patience for his 3rd goal today when he rounded the keeper instead of rushing the shot.
 
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warwickskyblue

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,284
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,285
warwickskyblue said:
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Beautiful
 
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long way home

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,286
Some one is going to get hammered by us soon. We look a very good side and the more the coaches get time with the players the patterns of play will become more frequent. And then the depth will be a big factor going forward.
 
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Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,287
Ricky Otto said:
Fascinated where the 7 minute injury time came from. One goal no injuries.
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Mostly from your time wasting goalkeeper.
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,288
SkyblueTexan said:
Look I don't want to ding Simms too much. After all he scored a great goal vs Bristol C in midweek. But today he just seemed a little off his game and missed getting a touch on Haji's pass which would have made it 2-0 and then we would have won at a canter. Instead he next mishits a ball in our box and ends up inadvertently assisting them for their first goal. Even MVE's goal was a stray ball that first came Simm's way, but he couldn't get a touch on it.

Despite being big and strong he sometimes gets outmuscled. Also there are times when he is not confident enough to pull the trigger or rushes his shots when he could try to position himself better for a shot. I really liked Haji's patience for his 3rd goal today when he rounded the keeper instead of rushing the shot.
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I think we need to move on from digging deep into how Haji and Simms play.

Regardless of their first touch or whether they look interested or not, they will both score 20+ goals if they stay injury free. They are the definition of 20 goal strikers.
 
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SkyblueTexan

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,289
pusbccfc said:
I think we need to move on from digging deep into how Haji and Simms play.

Regardless of their first touch or whether they look interested or not, they will both score 20+ goals if they still injury free. They are the definition of 20 goal strikers.
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I hope so too. Anyway, at least both strikers are up and running. That's what matters.
 
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Chris1987

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,290
long way home said:
Some one is going to get hammered by us soon. We look a very good side and the more the coaches get time with the players the patterns of play will become more frequent. And then the depth will be a big factor going forward.
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And we're going to get hammered by someone too if we don't sort out our defensive mid and cdm issues
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,291
SkyblueTexan said:
I hope so too. Anyway, at least both strikers are up and running. That's what matters.
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If they were flawless they play for Liverpool,Arsenal etc ,etc . They are Championship level because they aren't perfect but by god I'm glad they are both ours because they both pose a fantastic goal threat
 
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Chris1987

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,292
Perennial Lurker said:
If they were flawless they play for Liverpool,Arsenal etc ,etc . They are Championship level because they aren't perfect but by god I'm glad they are both ours because they both pose a fantastic goal threat
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And both would nail a spot in a lower PL side
 
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mark82

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,293
Ricky Otto said:
you’re a mullet of a team . Very tidy up front but the back looks a bit of a mess. Think you’ll be right up there but play offs unless you tidy that defence up

Ps can someone come volunteer to collect boosh from our forum now . What a cockwomble he is
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He's banned from here (although keeps turning back up). You're welcome to keep him.
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Aug 16, 2024
  • #1,294
Chris1987 said:
And we're going to get hammered by someone too if we don't sort out our defensive mid and cdm issues
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We aren't . Look at tonight's stats , they had 2 attempts literally. Both goals were just mistakes which we can eradicate as we gain more confidence. Nothing I saw tonight suggested any team will hammer us , on the contrary I saw a side who will hammer opposition teams
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Aug 16, 2024
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Chris1987 said:
And both would nail a spot in a lower PL side
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On tonight's showing Wright can play in the Premier league
 
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