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Match Thread Coventry City - Stoke City Match Thread - Saturday 8th Mar (2 Viewers)

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Nick

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Discuss the Coventry City - Stoke City match, tactics and predictions
 

Evo1883

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  • Mar 3, 2025
  • #2
Coventry 2 - 0 Stoke
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Mar 3, 2025
  • #3
Dovin
MVE Thomas Kitching Bidwell
Sheaf Grimes Allen
Sakamoto Simms EMC

Don’t overly love the look of that midfield but doubt Torp or Haji will be ready to start.

1-0 win Sakamoto with the goal
 
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TomRad85

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  • Mar 3, 2025
  • #4
Robins lucky Rudoni isn't there to head in a hat trick.
Couple of half decent players at Stoke still. Burger hasn't had a good season but i do like him when he's on it, rate Manhoef too if he's fit he'll be a threat, especially as our LB area can be dodgy at times...
All that said, we should have too much for these. Think i'll say 2-0.
 

JSL

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  • Mar 3, 2025
  • #5
Stoke have apparently had the SAS in to help with mentality. That should cause them a few cards
 
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Chicken Mcgraw

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Dovin
MVE Thomas Kitching Bidwell
Torp Sheaf Eccles
Sakamoto Simms EMC
 
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skybluelee

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  • Mar 3, 2025
  • #7
Me attending aside, the law of averages suggest we are due not to win. has the club ever won 9/10?....

That said, on paper surely it is another excellent opportunity for 3 points (as is Derby who are utter dogshit).

Sheaf for Eccles, Allen for Rudoni. Get Torp on after 60 mins. Another 25/30 minutes for Haji.
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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JSL said:
Stoke have apparently had the SAS in to help with mentality. That should cause them a few cards
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Stoke’s back 4 at kick off

 
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clint van damme

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Need to tighten up our left hand side.
No way our opponents don't mark it down as a potential achieves heel after watching Saturdays game.
Should still have enough to beat these though even with Rudoni absent.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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JSL said:
Stoke have apparently had the SAS in to help with mentality. That should cause them a few cards
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Teach them the dark arts.

Who Dives Wins.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Can’t wait to see haji back firing
 
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Nick

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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JSL said:
Stoke have apparently had the SAS in to help with mentality. That should cause them a few cards
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Who was it that Ainsworth drafted in at QPR? If I remember it was comical.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Sky Blue Pete said:
Can’t wait to see haji back firing
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He's definitely not ready to start for a good few weeks. Not a criticism as it was to be expected, but he looked horribly rusty when he came on.
 
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Gibbo

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Rudoni will be sorely missed. Torp would have been the obvious replacement.

I favour Paterson but it looks like Frank does not. So it's either Eccles or Allen I guess, neither of whom enthuse me.

I'd give Haji and Paterson extended time regardless of the score.

EMC and Bidwell to get their act together on the left hand side
 
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JSL

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Nick said:
Who was it that Ainsworth drafted in at QPR? If I remember it was comical.
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Uri Geller probably
 

robbiekeane

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Gibbo said:
Rudoni will be sorely missed. Torp would have been the obvious replacement.

I favour Paterson but it looks like Frank does not. So it's either Eccles or Allen I guess, neither of whom enthuse me.

I'd give Haji and Paterson extended time regardless of the score.

EMC and Bidwell to get their act together on the left hand side
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what on earth have you seen of paterson so far that makes you think he should be getting more time he’s looked awful
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Gibbo said:
Rudoni will be sorely missed. Torp would have been the obvious replacement.

I favour Paterson but it looks like Frank does not. So it's either Eccles or Allen I guess, neither of whom enthuse me.

I'd give Haji and Paterson extended time regardless of the score.

EMC and Bidwell to get their act together on the left hand side
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Why? Paterson has looked dreadful when he's come on to the point where I genuinely don't know why we bothered signing him except for the sentimental video.

He looks too far off the pace to even be in consideration to start.
 
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Pezza

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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1-1, we should be winning this but I can't help but think Robins will stop the run. Just don't lose and if we can then follow it up with a win against Derby, that would be brilliant.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Looks like they've got a few players potentially back from injury/illness for this one.

Hoping having Rudoni out doesn't derail us too much. Big ask to replace his creativity from existing options in midfield but need to find a way to play without him.

Stoke have been dreadful away from home recently. Only the one win in 10 matches which was recently against Hull.
 

baldy

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Nick said:
Who was it that Ainsworth drafted in at QPR? If I remember it was comical.
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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baldy said:
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Worse than being comical it didn’t work did it
 

clint van damme

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Nick said:
Who was it that Ainsworth drafted in at QPR? If I remember it was comical.
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Bryan Adams?
 

baldy

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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clint van damme said:
Bryan Adams?
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There actually was a Brian Adams who played for QPR
 

Wyken Sky Blue

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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baldy said:
There actually was a Brian Adams who played for QPR
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When did he sign for QPR, the summer transfer window of 1969?
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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robbiekeane said:
what on earth have you seen of paterson so far that makes you think he should be getting more time he’s looked awful
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And how has he reached the conclusion that Lampard doesn't fancy him?
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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KenilworthSkyBlue said:
Why? Paterson has looked dreadful when he's come on to the point where I genuinely don't know why we bothered signing him except for the sentimental video.

He looks too far off the pace to even be in consideration to start.
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I think dreadful is an exaggeration, off the pace is fair.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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fernandopartridge said:
I think dreadful is an exaggeration, off the pace is fair.
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Needs minutes to shake off the rust. People surprised he looks rusty doing so...
Wright looked well off it but you'll get a bit of that after some time out.
 
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mmttww

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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Attacking midfield is Paterson's position. You can see the argument for him playing some minutes with Grimes and Sheaf or Grimes and Eccles.

Less positional discipline needed there so the rustiness he's shown on the left won't be an issue. If he's not going to play, what's the point signing him?

I don't see us switching from this system so it's three from Grimes, Sheaf, Eccles, Torp, Paterson and Allen. That's a pretty good position to be in tbf.
 

Nick

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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fernandopartridge said:
And how has he reached the conclusion that Lampard doesn't fancy him?
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Doesn't seem his type





 
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SkyblueTexan

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  • Mar 3, 2025
  • #30
This is banana skin we have to be careful of. Rudoni will be a big miss, but hope the others (Torp, Sheaf, Allen) can fill the void. Expected more from Patterson, but he’s underwhelmed so far. Would like to see Wright get more minutes and get back to game shape soon.

Baker and Bae have scored a few recently for them and are obvious danger men. Think Robins will be keen to get one over DK. So we’ll have to be wary and get a goal early to calm things down. I expected Oxford to be easy, but it was anything but that.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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fernandopartridge said:
I think dreadful is an exaggeration, off the pace is fair.
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Is it? Didn't he literally fall over the ball when attempting to trap it late on vs Oxford. Granted he's been out the game a while but he's struggling with pretty basic fundamentals which I find slightly concerning.

I think if anything off the pace at this stage is probably an understatement.
 

Gibbo

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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KenilworthSkyBlue said:
Why? Paterson has looked dreadful when he's come on to the point where I genuinely don't know why we bothered signing him except for the sentimental video.

He looks too far off the pace to even be in consideration to start.
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Peterson looks to be the only one with the requisite close control and distribution skills in tight spaces that is a number one prerequisite. Allen certainly doesn't have them and I suspect nor does Eccles. Both will lose possession too often

Even though he looked a bit ring rusty, it was pretty obvious to me that Paterson did have the skill

But it is academic Frank isn't going to do it or else he would have brought Paterson on earlier at Oxford. So you can rest easy
 

Jamesimus

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  • Mar 3, 2025
  • #33
SkyblueTexan said:
Expected more from Patterson, but he’s underwhelmed so far.
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I guess he’s played about 30 minutes of football now, should have at least 5 goals and 8 assists in that time really.
 
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SKYBLUES90

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  • Mar 3, 2025
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JSL said:
Stoke have apparently had the SAS in to help with mentality. That should cause them a few cards
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Super Army Soldiers?
 
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Covcraig@bury

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  • Mar 3, 2025
  • #35
4-1 win simms x 2 MVE & Wright
 
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