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

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  • Start date Apr 16, 2024
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ccfc1234

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,121
SBT said:
Slightly worried that I have decades more games ahead of me, and it won’t ever get better than that. I wasn’t around for 87.

There will be titles, cup runs, promotions I’m sure. Will there be a last-minute 4-3 against Man United at Wembley, after being 3-0 down with 20 to play? That might be the peak…
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Had we won that would have been peak for most fans. We sadly didn't do that.

Football is typically measured by actual success and I think promotion, when and if it happens, will be more exhilarating than yesterday, albeit with less of a roller coaster of emotions unless its a last minute goal to go up etc.....
 
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djr8369

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,122
SBT said:
Slightly worried that I have decades more games ahead of me, and it won’t ever get better than that. I wasn’t around for 87.

There will be titles, cup runs, promotions I’m sure. Will there be a last-minute 4-3 against Man United at Wembley, after being 3-0 down with 20 to play? That might be the peak…
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It was some game
 
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djr8369

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,123
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddevils/s/oaW3DTAEWv
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,124
djr8369 said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddevils/s/oaW3DTAEWv
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Fair play to half of their team that went over to our players.
 

Domo

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,125
lacesoutdom said:
TODAYS THE DAY !

2-0 cov win.
maguire own goal
and a cov pen



enjoy wmebley all!
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i was half wright.
 

Paxman II

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,126
I say it again. The linesman gave it (no flag) The referee gave the goal, the 4th official gave the goal. So why did it go to a VAR decision? Who's in charge of the game? The officials or the bloke sitting in a studio hut miles away? Makes no sense.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,127
Never gone through emotions like it in a game. Disappointed at how we set up at the start, dejected when that led to being 3-0 down, hope as we came back into it, nerves waiting for the injury time pen, joy when it went in, absolute elation at scoring the 4th followed by utter dejection when it's ruled and it goes to pen, then anger seeing how close the decision was and I'm far from convinced that the frame or that line are correct.

As I say, felt we set up wrong from the start with 5atb. Understand MR wanting to keep it tight but having WB's meant it was going to be near impossible for them to support getting forward for fear of Rashford and Garnacho having space behind. Didn't help that Lati and Kitching especially kept playing hospital passes and putting us under pressure.

Felt going in 1-0 down we could have a chance then the injury time second made me think it's going to be a bit too much, but if we could get the first goal of the second half just maybe. When they got the third I was convinced it was over.

Then we finally changed formation and actually had a go at attacking them (helped by Garnacho and Mainoo going off as well). I said before that their problems were in defence and if we tried to get at them we'd score. Tavares and Torp changed the game entirely and Binks looked more secure at the back. We had a go at them for 20 mins of that game and scored 3 goals because of it.

Heartbreaking to have the final goal disallowed (and getting a whacking great bruise on my leg in the celebrations for nothing) but proud of the way they didn't give up. When we play with freedom and willing to attack we're a sight to behold.
 
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Johnnythespider

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,128
I haven't really bought into the top two talk for next season but watching the game yesterday, if we can get 46 games like that out of Van Ewijk, Torp, Simms et al we will surely be pushing for it.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,129
ProfessorbyGrace said:
What a strange feeling it is, to have pegged Man Utd back to 3-3, and had a legitimate goal disallowed that would have decided the game…only to then lose on penalties.

It’s a peculiar mix of pride and outrage; bordering on total ambivalence.

On one hand, we have the earnest respect of the majority of football fans far and wide, but the image of that fourth goal going in and seeing Torp and the lads ecstatic for a minute or so, only for it to be snatched away, is almost heartbreaking.

I just literally cannot stop going over it in my head, fucking VAR.
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Yeah didn’t sleep
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,130
Johnnythespider said:
I haven't really bought into the top two talk for next season but watching the game yesterday, if we can get 46 games like that out of Van Ewijk, Torp, Simms et al we will surely be pushing for it.
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Consistency is what takes you up. More likely to achieve it with more quality in depth, Saka and EMC to come in is already a start.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,131
Danny Baker spot on again. Whatever else you think of the guy, he gets football.

 
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shmmeee

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,132
Also, are Sky taking the piss out of us here??

 

Liquid Gold

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,133
If you didn't hate Man Utd enough already now the racists are out too



 
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Martin180

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,134
Liquid Gold said:
If you didn't hate Man Utd enough already now the racists are out too

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I take it that is from the legalised cesspit that is Twitter ?
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,135
shmmeee said:
Also, are Sky taking the piss out of us here??

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Well yea it’s clearly offside
 
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shmmeee

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,136
Displaying the standard amount of racist balls I see. Ones deleted his account the other gone private. Report the second tho.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,137
shmmeee said:
Displaying the standard amount of racist balls I see. Ones deleted his account the other gone private. Report the second tho. View attachment 35286View attachment 35287
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What type of cunxx does that
 
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messiahrobins

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,138
ccfc1234 said:
Had we won that would have been peak for most fans. We sadly didn't do that.

Football is typically measured by actual success and I think promotion, when and if it happens, will be more exhilarating than yesterday, albeit with less of a roller coaster of emotions unless its a last minute goal to go up etc.....
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we did win yesterday, but would have been diluted had we got tonked by man city in the final so in some ways the glorious failure may actually have worked out better for us.
 
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messiahrobins

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,139
Johnnythespider said:
I haven't really bought into the top two talk for next season but watching the game yesterday, if we can get 46 games like that out of Van Ewijk, Torp, Simms et al we will surely be pushing for it.
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Will win the league next season, book it.
 
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Martin180

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,140
messiahrobins said:
Will win the league next season, book it.
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Said it many times , if Wright and Simms produce like they have for 2/3 of a season how good are we going to be next season ?
And that’s before we add EMC and new signings
Goalscorers in any division are golddust and we already have two
 
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messiahrobins

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,141
Martin180 said:
Said it many times , if Wright and Simms produce like they have for 2/3 of a season how good are we going to be next season ?
And that’s before we add EMC and new signings
Goalscorers in any division are golddust and we already have two
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Add sakamoto to that!! Palmer will add end product as well.
Kitching will be much better next season, Thomas is already looking a monster. MVE looked a top 6 PL player yesterday, Sheaf Eccles and Torp are superb players.
Next season could be a very special season actually.
 
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Martin180

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  • Apr 22, 2024
  • #1,142
messiahrobins said:
Add sakamoto to that!! Palmer will add end product as well.
Kitching will be much better next season, Thomas is already looking a monster. MVE looked a top 6 PL player yesterday, Sheaf Eccles and Torp are superb players.
Next season could be a very special season actually.
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Next season will be very special
 
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messiahrobins

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,143
Martin180 said:
Next season will be very special
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Definitely, this is a really talented squad, actually miles better than last season's. Da Silva also looked brilliant, so although he had a poor season, we can see why Robins has so much faith in him as obviously the talent is there.
Its weird isnt it, we could win the league next season, but we wont have the same high we had yesterday when Torp scored, but winning the league would actually be a bigger achievement than winning a semi final really.
 
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ccfc1234

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,144
Sky Blue Pete said:
What type of cunxx does that
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Same sort of person who writes hateful comments in public toilets. There is zero accountability and this is why they do it, safe in the knowledge they can goad fair minded people, sit back and watch the aftermath. Best thing to do is report and ignore and in turn starve their small egos of the attention and notoriety they crave.
 
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Hiraeth

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,145
clint van damme said:
One of the great ironies of supporting the club, we want to get to a league that many of us can't stand with an officiating system we despise.
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1000 times this.

I'd dearly love us to get promotion back to the Premier League but I know that I enjoy being in the away ends at Home Park or the Riverside supporting this group of players with our current fanbase a lot more than I ever did trips to Stamford Bridge or Anfield back in the day.

Hoping it's really just the Mark Robins and Adi Viveash effect and it will still be this good regardless of whether we are playing in League Two, League One, Championship, Premier League, Champions League or the National League.
 
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Sbarcher

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,146
Paxman II said:
I say it again. The linesman gave it (no flag) The referee gave the goal, the 4th official gave the goal. So why did it go to a VAR decision? Who's in charge of the game? The officials or the bloke sitting in a studio hut miles away? Makes no sense.
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Should be more like the TMO in rugby. Only gets involved if the ref thinks he needs confirmation of his decision or unsighted in play.
 
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skyblueeyesrevisited

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,147
Who’s in charge of the game? That’s easy it’s the sales and marketing men. Money always talks.
 
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djr8369

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,148
Sbarcher said:
Should be more like the TMO in rugby. Only gets involved if the ref thinks he needs confirmation of his decision or unsighted in play.
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I wouldn’t mind it intervening if the on pitch officials make a mistake, like an offsides or goal line tech fail. It’s the long checks of marginal calls, secrecy and lack of consistency that are the issue, which are solvable issues.

Offsides like the one against Wright are infuriating as the attacker has no advantage and has to play off the last defender. I know it’s difficult as you have to choose a point to cut off but situations like yesterday just don’t feel right.
 
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Seamus1

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,149
Apologies if this has already been put elsewhere on the forum, but I was wondering if there might have been a compilation of overseas commentaries, similar to how there was with the Wolverhampton Wanderers game?
 

Calista

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,150
shmmeee said:
Woke up feeling fine / Called into morning huddle / and was met with a Utd fan / and it all came flooding back
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Are these the new lyrics then?
 

jordan210

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,151
We live rent free

 
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messiahrobins

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,152
jordan210 said:
We live rent free

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Anthony trying to save his career in English football, too late sadly for him.
 
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richnrg

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,153
jordan210 said:
We live rent free

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I think we offended him by scoring 3 (4) goals. We weren't meant to do that. Sorry
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,154
jordan210 said:
We live rent free

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Is he referring to Wright cupping his ear at their fans?
 

HadjiChippo

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  • Apr 23, 2024
  • #1,155
jordan210 said:
We live rent free

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I don’t buy this excuse. Haji cupped his ear after scoring the biggest pen of his career in front of the entire Man Utd end trying to put him off. It’s a riposte.

Antony, rather than being graceful in a victory he played no meaningful part in, chose to goad not only our fans but his fellow professionals who’d put in the last hour of a lifetime and embarrassed his team of multimillionaires.
 
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