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

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  • Start date Aug 14, 2024
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Matt smith

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  • Aug 14, 2024
  • #106
Covcraig@bury said:
Must win . Early six pointer this . Oxford are no push over and look good both in attack and defence.
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Is a must win for sure
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 14, 2024
  • #107
Covcraig@bury said:
Must win . Early six pointer this . Oxford are no push over and look good both in attack and defence.
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Well for Oxford it could be a literal 6 pointer.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Aug 14, 2024
  • #108
so after beating them 6-2 last season, now we're going to be lucky to get a draw??? what have they done to make such a big improvement, or is it just promo bounce?
 

mmttww

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  • Aug 14, 2024
  • #109
Me when people start talking about a game being a six pointer before the season's a week old...

 
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Tommo1993

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  • Aug 14, 2024
  • #110
Must win
 

Covcraig@bury

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  • Aug 14, 2024
  • #111
Matt smith said:
Is a must win for sure
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That all are
 

skybluecam

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  • Aug 14, 2024
  • #112
shmmeee said:
They’re on a high and doing well. We are stuttering. Wouldn’t be surprised if we didn’t win TBH.
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Christ alive, it’s been one game.
 
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Marty

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  • Aug 14, 2024
  • #113
First relegation 6 pointer of the season.
 
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StrettoBoy

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  • Aug 14, 2024
  • #114
SleepyGinger said:
Can’t see anything but a comfortable home win.

Dovin
MVE Lati Kitching Bidwell
Eccles Torp
Sakamoto Rudoni Wright
Simms
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I reckon that’s about right, although I wouldn’t be surprised to see Kitching in for Binks or Dasilva for Bidwell.

Kitching and Dasilva both played well last night and the latter is a good option if we are going to play attacking football, which we should be doing at home to an average team.
 

pusbccfc

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  • Aug 14, 2024
  • #115
SkyB said:
Few chunks available in 10 and FZ but overall sales looking decent our end. With about 1500 of them I'd expect 25000 at least to start off the season!
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Comfortably more than that. Even with 1500 of them, it will be pushing 29,000.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Aug 14, 2024
  • #116
pusbccfc said:
Comfortably more than that. Even with 1500 of them, it will be pushing 29,000.
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Team can’t fail but perform with that surely
 
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Para1140

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #117
As of yesterday Oxford have sold 1353 tickets
 
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Macca

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #118
3-1 to the City. Bound to be 1 defensive calamity
 
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steve101

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #119
It will be interesting to see who Robins sees as his first choice LCB. I prefer Binks but Kitching played well on Tuesday. We know, despite form last season, he favoured DaSilva in the early part of last season, so wouldn't be surprised if he was to start after a good cup game. However, I much prefer Bidwell with DaSilva used as a sub.
I also hope, and assume Dovin will start. Robins has a habit of changing around keepers far too often imo. Wilson played well Tuesday.
 

Saddlebrains

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #120
ccfc1234 said:
Put Palmer in for Allen and that would be my team too. Palmer is better at making goals than Allen. Bidwell is more solid and dependable than Dasilva but I am hoping we will be on the front foot most the night.
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If you think Palmer is a central midfielder then you're beyond help
 
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fatso

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #121
Saddlebrains said:
If you think Palmer is a central midfielder then you're beyond help
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He's more of a central midfielder than Jamie fucking Allen!!!!



Mind you, so is my granny
 
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Viktor17

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #122
fatso said:
He's more of a central midfielder than Jamie fucking Allen!!!!



Mind you, so is my granny
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Allen didn’t play well Saturday. But he was asked to play a role that he isn’t suited too, he’s a 8/10 mold - basically run about doing doggies type midfielder - NOT someone to take ball and start patterns off/dictate play etc.

Palmer is just a luxury I’m afraid. The bad outweighs the good. We can’t afford luxuries.
 

fatso

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #123
Viktor17 said:
Allen didn’t play well Saturday. But he was asked to play a role that he isn’t suited too, he’s a 8/10 mold - basically run about doing doggies type midfielder - NOT someone to take ball and start patterns off/dictate play etc.

Palmer is just a luxury I’m afraid. The bad outweighs the good. We can’t afford luxuries.
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100% disagree. Palmer is frustrating, but has the quality to unlock defences, (as in his assist for Simms on Tuesday) he also has decent strength on the ball.

Allen just shouldn't be anywhere near our first team, regardless of any injury issues we may have.
To play Allen instead of Eccles last Saturday was a shockingly bad decision. (Unless Eccles was carrying a knock, in which case Lats should of started)

The fact that Allen and palmer are in the last year of their contract and, as far as we know, haven't been offered new deals, probably tells us all we need to know.
 
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BUSA

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  • Aug 15, 2024
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Evo1883

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #125
Club expecting 27,000
 
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Bugsy

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #126
Evo1883 said:
Club expecting 27,000
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Will be some atmosphere Friday night decent weather, just hope we turn up will be amazing..
. PUSB
 
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Old Warwickshire lad

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #127
fatso said:
100% disagree. Palmer is frustrating, but has the quality to unlock defences, (as in his assist for Simms on Tuesday) he also has decent strength on the ball.

Allen just shouldn't be anywhere near our first team, regardless of any injury issues we may have.
To play Allen instead of Eccles last Saturday was a shockingly bad decision. (Unless Eccles was carrying a knock, in which case Lats should of started)

The fact that Allen and palmer are in the last year of their contract and, as far as we know, haven't been offered new deals, probably tells us all we need to know.
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For the first time ever Palmer played the simple ball, the way he was facing.
When he does it another half a dozen times,I will start to believe the penny has finally dropped.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #128
Hopefully something similar to that very enjoyable Friday night game at home to Peterborough a few years ago. Some very nice higher tempo, counter attacking football on show that night.
 
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PVA

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #129
Evo1883 said:
Club expecting 27,000
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I know it's first home game of the season so a decent crowd is always likely, but that's a cracking effort for a Friday night game on TV
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #130
PVA said:
I know it's first home game of the season so a decent crowd is always likely, but that's a cracking effort for a Friday night game on TV
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Most of the empty seats in the away end too really.

It's a good crowd. Really looking forward to it
 

David O'Day

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #131
really shocking if they can't sell out the first away game of the season when it's a nice easy trip as well.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #132
Old Warwickshire lad said:
For the first time ever Palmer played the simple ball, the way he was facing.
When he does it another half a dozen times,I will start to believe the penny has finally dropped.
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It was by no means the simple ball. We’ve got ten players who play five yard passes the way they’re facing every time, we don’t need another.
 
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rexo87

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #133
i dont think it'll drop below 27k much all year. Most clubs will bring the full allocation of around 2.5k as well
 

Evo1883

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #134
rexo87 said:
i dont think it'll drop below 27k much all year. Most clubs will bring the full allocation of around 2.5k as well
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Think its 3000 in the away end now , might be wrong
 
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SomersetSB

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #135
David O'Day said:
really shocking if they can't sell out the first away game of the season when it's a nice easy trip as well.
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Yes piss poor imo, just over an hour up the road and one of their closest games of the season.
 
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CV22SBA

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #136
rexo87 said:
i dont think it'll drop below 27k much all year. Most clubs will bring the full allocation of around 2.5k as well
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Away end holds 3K this season and i'd say about only about 8 teams will probably fill that. We've lost 4 big away followins with blues going down and Leicester/Ipswich/ Saints going up.
 
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Tile Hill Phil

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #137
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Hopefully something similar to that very enjoyable Friday night game at home to Peterborough a few years ago. Some very nice higher tempo, counter attacking football on show that night.
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Yeah that was one of the best atmospheres for a night game that i can remember
 
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Evo1883

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #138
A fan on their forum reckons they've sold about 1500 .. which is pretty dire for their first away game of the season an hour up the road
 

JSL

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #139
On a Friday night in school holidays, probably considered and inconvenience. What home gates do they get?
 

Evo1883

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  • Aug 15, 2024
  • #140
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Hopefully something similar to that very enjoyable Friday night game at home to Peterborough a few years ago. Some very nice higher tempo, counter attacking football on show that night.
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This one

 
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