Match Thread Coventry City v Manchester United - FA Cup Semi-Final (12 Viewers)

curly_tom · Apr 21, 2024

I am so gutted about today. It feels so unfair. Travelling back into London with all the Manure fans chanting their arrogant bollocks. That is a cruel decision and I am firmly against VAR. No one would give that as offside. Penalties are so hard to take and two years running.
But we were excellent. Everyone including Lati and the others people are having a go at. They were brave and played for the shirt. I’m a proud fan tonight. We will continue to rise. PUSB

Evo1883 · Apr 21, 2024

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Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 21, 2024

usskyblue said:
Funnily enough (wrong phrase, I know).. I thought about you shortly after the winning penalty. How you (and everyone must be feeling (again). The game was so fucking emotionally draining (again) for so long.. then for it to end like that (again), is fucking heartbreaking.

Ultimately last year a lot more was at stake, especially as this season the league is finally deducting points for FFP sanctions. But today I’ve experienced the best feeling in football and some prat in a studio has taken it away.

Like so many kids I have taught would say, ‘it’s not fair, sir’.

SkyblueTexan · Apr 21, 2024

Hope Man City rip Man U to shreds in the final.

Evo1883 · Apr 21, 2024

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Ultimately last year a lot more was at stake, especially as this season the league is finally deducting points for FFP sanctions. But today I’ve experienced the best feeling in football and some prat in a studio has taken it away.

Like so many kids I have taught would say, ‘it’s not fair, sir’.

This hurts more than last year and I don't know why ..

What I will say now is this , there isn't a lot that we as fans haven't been through now .. lost a playoff final on pens , fa cup semi on pens , went to the bottom of the pyramid , ground shares etc

We're a pretty headstrong bunch

Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 21, 2024

Evo1883 said:
This hurts more than last year and I don't know why ..

What I will say now is this , there isn't a lot that we as fans haven't been through now .. lost a playoff final on pens , fa cup semi on pens , went to the bottom of the pyramid etc .

We're a pretty headstrong bunch

Up until last season, any time Mrs BSB would come away disappointed or gutted after a game I could say I’d seen it many times before… but I’d never seen us lose at Wembley on penalties or have a winning goal incorrectly chalked off by VAR.

There we’re both newbies and it hurts a lot. In the eyes of basically everyone watching though, we won that game.

Deleted member 9744 · Apr 21, 2024

HadjiChippo said:
When we looked at our worst in the first half, MVE never faltered or looked overwhelmed and was all class, despite probably having the most work to do first half.

Simms looked every bit a premier league level striker, and was unlucky not score a couple more today (hit the bar, Dalot clearance etc.,). Whether he could be consistent at that level, who knows? But he’s definitely got the ability.

Van Ewijk was outstanding throughout the match even the first half. I thought only he and Eccles looked good in that half.

Sheaf and Thomas got better and better as the game went on, and all of the subs were excellent and made a big difference. I just wonder how some of them, especially Sheaf and Thomas could go again on Wednesday. They used so much energy.

That's the best I have seen Binks play. And Tavares was outstanding.

Darth Robins · Apr 21, 2024

Evo1883 said:
This hurts more than last year and I don't know why ..

What I will say now is this , there isn't a lot that we as fans haven't been through now .. lost a playoff final on pens , fa cup semi on pens , went to the bottom of the pyramid , ground shares etc

We're a pretty headstrong bunch

This one feels far more different to last year, I'm much more angry rather than depressed but still just filled with so much pride, we showed up in a big way on the world stage and got cheated. This sort of thing can really galvanise us for next year, when most of these players will actually still be here! I hope the atmosphere on Wednesday night will be rocking, I expect everyone to air their thoughts on VAR.

My glass is more than half full, we're going to get another shot at these bastards again, and soon!

Winny the Bish · Apr 21, 2024

Wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if that game got Sheaf and MVE summer transfers. Both immense. Milan went up against Rashford, Antony and Amad Diallo and didn’t lose a single duel.

Evo1883 · Apr 21, 2024

After VAR saved them

Tommo1993 · Apr 21, 2024

Evo1883 said:
Got my lip split open by wandering arms during the elation of the 4th goal ... that wasn't given

So basically a split lip for fuck all

Had my two front teeth almost knocked ou. Chaos for fuck all

Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 21, 2024

Winny the Bish said:
Wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if that game got Sheaf and MVE summer transfers. Both immense. Milan went up against Rashford, Antony and Amad Diallo and didn’t lose a single duel.

It might get them scouted but to earn transfers they need to do it against Championship clubs every week as opposed to one off games against PL opposition

Deleted member 9744 · Apr 21, 2024

Evo1883 said:
This hurts more than last year and I don't know why ..

What I will say now is this , there isn't a lot that we as fans haven't been through now .. lost a playoff final on pens , fa cup semi on pens , went to the bottom of the pyramid , ground shares etc

We're a pretty headstrong bunch

I feel the opposite.

Today we showed we can live with a top 7 Premier League team and indeed deserved to win. Some of our players again showed they are capable at that level. Some incredible performances today, not all from players we would have expected.

Although of course we wanted to get to the final I did fear what Man City might do to us. A final like that one they had with Watford wouldn't have been fun.

Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 21, 2024

Deleted member 9744 said:
I feel the opposite.

Today we showed we can live with a top 7 Premier League team and indeed deserved to win. Some of our players again showed they are capable at that level. Some incredible performances today, not all from players we would have expected.

Although of course we wanted to get to the final I did fear what Man City might do to us. A final like that one they had with Watford wouldn't have been fun.

Irrelevant really, would have been an extra £1.5-2 million in the bank. As for our players, they must try to find a way to achieve this consistently in the league.

Mucca Mad Boys · Apr 21, 2024

Otis said:
I have always said, it should be a look of 20-30 seconds max. If they can't find a definitive, clear cut answer there, they go back to the on-field decision.

I am not creating ambiguity. I am saying it simply cannot be allowed to go to such miniscule levels. It makes the game a joke.

Because if you are going to go to those levels, why not take it even further still. See the microsecond a ball leaves a foot and zoom in until you can see each individual blade of grass.

No-one can say that was a clear and obvious error today.

I would also disagree to a degree, on the other point. It used to take ages to come to a decision and all the managers complained and it then became quicker on the whole

Two Liverpool fans I got talking to in Euston said the system is ‘bent’ and we all felt that VAR wouldn’t have intervened if it was a Man U winner. That’s where it seems like BS to me.

The referee, in my view, should have an ‘on field decision’ when referring an incident to VAR. The referees need to be accountable rather than having ‘big brother’ intervene - you can tell Prem refs rely on VAR now when they manage Championship games.

mark82 · Apr 21, 2024

SeaSeeEffCee said:
We were phenomenal for the final 60 minutes of the game. The best hour of football I can remember from a City side. That performance may have just lost us Sheaf in the summer, he was exceptional with the ball. Van Ewijk’s best game for us, he was probably our man of the match but I think all of the players who played that last hour can hold their heads high.

Who got Man of the Match on TV? Must have been MVE or Sheaf?

djr8369 · Apr 21, 2024

Gutting but that was some game. I’ve never been through emotions like that.

Mucca Mad Boys · Apr 21, 2024

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Irrelevant really, would have been an extra £1.5-2 million in the bank. As for our players, they must try to find a way to achieve this consistently in the league.

Agreed. It’s one thing over performing in a one off game, and another doing that over 46 games in the league.

In the two other games we went 3-0 down, PNE and Birmingham, we looked bad.

I don’t want to focus on the negatives because the team gave a good account of themselves from start to finish. Even at 3-0 down, we weren’t playing badly at all. Unlucky to lose but I had one of my best days as a Cov fan today.

Ashdown · Apr 21, 2024

Its just about finished me with football today. Not going to lie but the realisation that when push comes to shove the authorities will come down hideously against a non monied club. That so called offside decision was a sham. Was that a toenail or nothing at all ?
Football is fucked and the world is fucked !
C•nts

Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 21, 2024

Mucca Mad Boys said:
Agreed. It’s one thing over performing in a one off game, and another doing that over 46 games in the league.

In the two other games we went 3-0 down, PNE and Birmingham, we looked bad.

I don’t want to focus on the negatives because the team gave a good account of themselves from start to finish. Even at 3-0 down, we weren’t playing badly at all. Unlucky to lose but I had one of my best days as a Cov fan today.

If they can play close to that final hour of football in every game next season they’ll all be top flight players by the end.

Martin180 · Apr 21, 2024

mark82 said:
Who got Man of the Match on TV? Must have been MVE or Sheaf?

Bruno Fernandes

mark82 · Apr 21, 2024

The elation when we scored the winning goal. Never known anything quite like it.

What happened after happened, everyone saw how we were robbed. We can take moral victory from it.

Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 21, 2024

Martin180 said:
Bruno Fernandes

Was he working VAR?

mark82 · Apr 21, 2024

Martin180 said:
Bruno Fernandes

I'm assuming that's a joke. You never know with ITV.

Noble · Apr 21, 2024

mark82 said:
I'm assuming that's a joke. You never know with ITV.

Sadly not

napolimp · Apr 21, 2024

So glad we lost to a Man U penalty, and not missing one of our own. And that more than 1 of our players missed, it must be soul destroying to step-up and hit the losing penalty, didn't want another Dabo situation.

Ashdown · Apr 21, 2024

napolimp said:
So glad we lost to a Man U penalty, and not missing one of our own. And that more than 1 of our players missed, it must be soul destroying to step-up and hit the losing penalty, didn't want another Dabo situation.

Sheaf was wayward all game, should never have been taking one.

Evo1883 · Apr 21, 2024

Ashdown said:
Sheaf was wayward all game, should never have been taking one.

He was unbelievable second half

Brighton Sky Blue · Apr 21, 2024

Will say this, kudos to Wright for two ice cold penalties under real pressure, and to Torp for his after having his goal incorrectly ruled out minutes before. Wright especially after the slip at Southampton, fair play.

Evo1883 · Apr 21, 2024

Torp showing today what we can expect consistently with time .. superb

SkyblueTexan · Apr 21, 2024

Winny the Bish said:
Wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if that game got Sheaf and MVE summer transfers. Both immense. Milan went up against Rashford, Antony and Amad Diallo and didn’t lose a single duel.

I bet they’ll get offers. Hope we rebuff any bids. Hope COH makes a uturn and re-signs (unlikely I know). Hope we sign Binks, get a new goalie, CM, striker, and flesh out other gaps.

Ashdown · Apr 21, 2024

Evo1883 said:
He was unbelievable second half

Yeah brilliant in general play, I meant his shots on goal

napolimp · Apr 21, 2024

Good article: -

Victor Torp’s torment: the greatest ever FA Cup moment that wasn’t

Sick Boy · Apr 21, 2024

SkyblueTexan said:
This game should give this team the belief that they can compete with the big boys in the EPL. We just have to work on making performances like this (for the last 21 mins of regulation plus 30 mins of extra time) a more consistent part of the way we play. We have raised the profile of this team the last couple of seasons with last season’s playoff final loss and today’s FA Cup SF loss. Just need to use these experiences as a platform for continuing to build this team by attracting better talent. That will help us get to the EPL soon and hopefully make Wembley appearances a more regular thing.

The key for the management will be using the disappointment

Evo1883 said:
After VAR saved them

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Deleted member 9744 · Apr 21, 2024

Martin180 said:
Bruno Fernandes

Seriously no?

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