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Match Thread Coventry City - Sunderland Match Thread - Saturday 15th Mar (1 Viewer)

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bigfatronssba

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #176
SonofErnie said:
Higher away following offsetting the lower home ticket sales.


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There’s only going to be 300 extra away fans. Stoke brought 2.7k
 

bigfatronssba

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #177
Gynnsthetonic said:
Why everyone so negative
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Because we lost a game
 

Shannerz

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #178
Gynnsthetonic said:
Why everyone so negative
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Because we're shipping goals and have just lost to Derby County.

I'm not sure it's negativity; they are also a better team than us this season, as evidenced by the league table. Realistically, we're probably not favourites, despite the good record against them.
 
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CovValleyBoy

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #179
bigfatronssba said:
Club expecting 30k again

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Very encouraging.
 

edgy

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #180
Gynnsthetonic said:
Why everyone so negative
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We watched the Derby game.
 
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Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #181
Convinced we are going to tank a team by 4 or 5 goals would love it to be tomorrow
 
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higgs

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #182
Need a clean sheet tomorrow

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TomRad85

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #183
Sunderlands last 10 form is extremely mediocre. You've got a home defeat to Hull, you've got home draws to all of Plymouth, Watford, Preston... all games that we've won btw. People have absolute lost their minds because we've lost a game finally. Every chance we get something from this.
 
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Otis

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #184
Sky_Blue_Daz said:
Convinced we are going to tank a team by 4 or 5 goals would love it to be tomorrow
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I think we may be saving it for the Deby away game.
 
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Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #185
Otis said:
I think we may be saving it for the Deby away game.
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Thinking about it a 1-0 win and then smash them 4-0 in the play off final
 
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chiefdave

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #186
Bit mental that we're at a point where people are calling a 30K attendance disappointing!
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #187
MusicDating said:
Yup, 9 off. 16 points last season with a GD swing would have been good enough for 6th.

It's up for grabs now...
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16 points is very doable but I don’t think we’ll need that many. The league is trending downwards from last season. We’re 1 point worse-off from 23/24 but our league position is better.

A win at the weekend will mean that we’ll be unlikely to fall out of the playoffs before the Burnley game. But we’ve got to be wary of Boro as their GD is a lot better than ours and they’ve got two winnable games v Luton and Oxford. Then their program gets more difficult.

Bristol City, I’m less worried about because their run in is tougher than ours.
 
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Potbellypig

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #188
Gynnsthetonic said:
Why everyone so negative
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Because we've been incredibly lucky over the past 10 games to come out with the points we have. The Derby game has just reminded us of that and there will be a certain percentage of supporters that feel we're going to get a hiding from Sunderland tomorrow.
 

JSL

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #189
At least if we do get to the play off final, we have experience of what Wembley is like
 
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AOM

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #190
Otis said:
I think we may be saving it for the Deby away game.
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I have some awful news...
 
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AOM

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #191
JSL said:
At least if we do get to the play off final, we have experience of what Wembley is like
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I feel we could beat anyone in the league at Wembley, but think the play off semi's are going to be tough to get through
 
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MusicDating

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #192
Mucca Mad Boys said:
16 points is very doable but I don’t think we’ll need that many. The league is trending downwards from last season. We’re 1 point worse-off from 23/24 but our league position is better.

A win at the weekend will mean that we’ll be unlikely to fall out of the playoffs before the Burnley game. But we’ve got to be wary of Boro as their GD is a lot better than ours and they’ve got two winnable games v Luton and Oxford. Then their program gets more difficult.

Bristol City, I’m less worried about because their run in is tougher than ours.
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Agree. And that's reflected in the odds. To get to 70 points, Bristol need 16 and that looks unlikely from their remaining fixtures. Boro 17 points, but more likely. Might be a winner takes all last game of the season...

We really could do with Luton going on a nice run and being safe before we play them as they play Boro, Bristol and us at home!
 
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Otis

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #193
AOM said:
I have some awful news...
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We've re-signed Max Biamou?
 
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WhoGotTheAssist

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #194
Bobby has scored 3 games in a row at home, stick him up top for this one.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #195
MusicDating said:
Agree. And that's reflected in the odds. To get to 70 points, Bristol need 16 and that looks unlikely from their remaining fixtures. Boro 17 points, but more likely. Might be a winner takes all last game of the season...

We really could do with Luton going on a nice run and being safe before we play them as they play Boro, Bristol and us at home!
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It’s easy to look at the last 3 games and say we’ve not played well, which is true. However, these teams play low blocks and try to hit us on the counter and can be difficult to break down. At least in these next 3 games, the games should be more open to create better chances.

With Pompey beating Leeds and Derby beating ourselves, you can’t take for granted that the teams at the bottom will just crumble to the teams around us and only just beat us. They will be tough games but they’re down there for a reason.
 
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AOM

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #196
Otis said:
We've re-signed Max Biamou?
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I said awful news, not Operation Premier League confirmed news
 
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theferret

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #197
Gynnsthetonic said:
Tickets sales have stalled, shame really as I thought this being our last 3pm Saturday kick off it would of sold out
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Some people can't afford it at nearly £40 a pop. I know someone who took his family last week (2 adults and 2 kids), spent £125 in total. To repeat tomorrow would be closer to £150. Last week was always going to be a better turn out, if you're picking your games and can't do them all, makes sense you'd go for the cheaper one.
 
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #198
Gynnsthetonic said:
1985 last time Sunderland beat us at home. I was there too.
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Don't go tomorrow mate.
 
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #199
alexccfc99 said:
Has our situationship with Sunderland died off? Or have we gone soft

Isn't the usual hatred I have become accustomed to on a CCFC v Sunderland matchday thread
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I think it's more on their side to be honest.
 
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Viktor17

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #200
FL cagey re injuries - review after training today.
 
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mmttww

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #201
theferret said:
Some people can't afford it at nearly £40 a pop.
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This is gonna be an issue while we're in this league, I think. Sales above season tickets are pretty low most games. Take away match packages and make U18s £25 for some games, £90 for three tickets is a lot to ask.
 
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #202
I'm not sure why so many people are worried about this one like we're playing Barcelona.

Yes it was a poor performance on Tuesday night and yes, we shipped 2 goals in each of our last 3 games but we scored 6 goals in two of those games.

Bar Tuesday, we'd lost 1 in 10 with only Leeds beating us.

Sunderland haven't been great recently, our recent record against them is great and we'll no doubt bounce back. As for Wright & EMC, more minutes for them the other night (regardless of performance) will have been beneficial.

I think we'll see this one out 2-1 or 3-1.

The March to the Arch continues...
 
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clint van damme

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #203
mmttww said:
This is gonna be an issue while we're in this league, I think. Sales above season tickets are pretty low most games. Take away match packages and make U18s £25 for some games, £90 for three tickets is a lot to ask.
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I really think not supplying match packages is missing a trick
 
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GIMOC

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #204
Viktor17 said:
FL cagey re injuries - review after training today.
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grimes could be on that list too
 
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Sbarcher

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #205
Shipped 2 goals in our last 3 games against much lower teams. We need to defend much deeper against Sunderland whose effective tactic if to loft a long ball to their quick forwards.
If we use the high line we will be done for.
 
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Viktor17

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #206
I would expect players even with niggles to play tomorrow - we the have 2 weeks off.

All about digging in.
 
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mmttww

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #207
clint van damme said:
not supplying match packages is missing a trick
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I'd have bought a bunch of them this season. I can manage five(ish) games with me and my boys, and another five(ish) myself. I'd be surprised if I was an isolated case in that respect.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #208
Viktor17 said:
I would expect players even with niggles to play tomorrow - we the have 2 weeks off.

All about digging in.
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Grimes has missed what is 5 games in the last x amount of years, he's probably used to playing with a niggle.

As you said important game and then 2 weeks off so an injury would need to be pretty bad to stop people playing.
 
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Lamps

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #209
Gynnsthetonic said:
Why everyone so negative
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So they can say 'told you so' if we lose and quietly celebrate if we win.
 
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Lionelr

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  • Mar 14, 2025
  • #210
Sunderland are tough, it will be a battle. That said, they've had some shaky results last 10 with draws against teams we have beaten. The good side is Sunderland are terrible at defending crosses into the box, we have been fantastic at getting good delivery and scoring headers. Expect to see a tonne of crosses into the box. Danger is their front men, tricky wingers and a striker that knows how to find the net against our shaky defence. Bidwell or Dasilva will find it tough. Sunderland have caused trouble to nearly all defences so there's no doubt we will concede. My prediction is 2-2 (Unless the enthusiasm vs Derby shows up).

Team I'd go for...


Dovin
MVE - Thomas - Kitching - Binks
Allen - Grimes
Torp
Sakamoto - Simms - Wright​

If it doesn't go our way Bassette needs to come to pressure the defence, such a high energy player, chasing down everything and playing more direct - sounds like EMC is going to be managed with maybe 20 mins. I'm not against a back 5, I just think Sakamoto will be key for this game, one of our better wingers at creating crosses/ chances into the box.
 
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