Match Thread Coventry City vs. Accrington Stanley Match Thread - Saturday 3rd Nov (1 Viewer)

[better days]

I'm not at all negative about tomorrow
They'll probably come to try to strangle the game and try to score from a breakaway or set piece as did most teams we slipped up against at the Ricoh last year
The difference this year is that we have multiple goal threats and pace in the side compared to last year
And the bench is exponentially better this year if Robins needs to make changes

 

[Corrado]

looking at the available tickets It should be a good crowd!

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

looking at the available tickets It should be a good crowd!

Hope so team deserve a bit of an uplift

 

[tisza]

Very naive. They absolutely schooled us home and away last season, and are above us in the league on merit. While I would be delighted with the win, the job that John Coleman is doing at Accrington shouldn't be underestimated in any way. This won't be easy by any stretch.

Been impressed by Coleman and the job he's done. Good team spirit and work ethic. Still an excellent achievement to take Accrington up as worthy champions particularly on their budget.

 

[Skyblueweeman]

3-1 to Cov. There, I said it.

 

[covboy1987]

1-0 Cov (Chaplin)

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Looked at the eleven we put out against these last year, and now understand/remember why we lost.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Looked at the eleven we put out against these last year, and now understand/remember why we lost.

I see what you mean - they were all ill too

• 13O'Brien
• 20Kelly-Evans
• 4Willis
• 5McDonald
• 3Stokes
• 17Maguire-DrewVincenti
• 30BaylissReid
• 6Kelly
• 26Shipley
• 9Biamou
• 10McNultyClarke-Harris

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

I see what you mean - they were all ill too

• 13O'Brien
• 20Kelly-Evans
• 4Willis
• 5McDonald
• 3Stokes
• 17Maguire-DrewVincenti
• 30BaylissReid
• 6Kelly
• 26Shipley
• 9Biamou
• 10McNultyClarke-Harris

Only Willis, Bayliss and Clarke Harris are in our first 11 now

 

[CovInEssex]

Leicester/Stoke/WBA - when they were established prem sides is probably our ceiling, and all of them have empty seats.

Anyway back to Accrington stanley in league one...

 

[Ricketts]

I'd be fucked if we were in the prem as the change in times for TV kick offs would make it a nightmare.

I don't think its something that you have to worry about.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

I don't think its something that you have to worry about, until the season after next.

Edited for you

 

[robbiethemole]

Been impressed by Coleman and the job he's done. Good team spirit and work ethic. Still an excellent achievement to take Accrington up as worthy champions particularly on their budget.

pity the Coleman we had couldn't do as good a job

 

[Gibbo]

Only Willis, Bayliss and Clarke Harris are in our first 11 now

Which means Robins has generated two completely new teams in less than 2 years - one to get promoted which had 3 regulars from the relegated side - Burge Willis Haynes and now this one. Not bad for a club that is broke

 

[Covstu]

We owe Stanley a better game than last year, decent crowd and we didn’t show up. 1-1 tomorrow however

 

[jordan210]

Hopefully if we go a goal up. we don't try and defender the lead like last week and we just keep attacking.

 

[Gazolba]

Winning run comes to an end, 1-1 draw.

 

[Great_Expectations]

Absolutely believe we will win, why would we not be confident?

I’ve said all season we have technically superior players and we have subsequently added pace too. Add to that, MR is allowing us to play more offensively, and we really are a force in this league.

2-1 City

 

[johnwillomagic]

Think we should be unchanged and in theory we should be confident after 5 game winning run think it will be tough but can see us sneaking it 1-0.

Team
Burge
Sterling
Brown
Willis
Davies
Bayliss
Doyle
Thomas
Hiwula
JCH
Chaplin.

Subs; O'Brien, Hyam, Grimmer, Ogogo, Kelly, Jones, Bakayoko

 

[Nick]

It's a chilly one today

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

With everything going on I wonder whether the history of today’s game is a bit lost on everyone!

We have not won 6 league games in a row in the same season for 110 years!!

This is a historic opportunity for our famous club

 

[higgs]

It's a chilly one today

3 pts please Nick

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[Magwitch]

Think we should be unchanged and in theory we should be confident after 5 game winning run think it will be tough but can see us sneaking it 1-0.

Team
Burge
Sterling
Brown
Willis
Davies
Bayliss
Doyle
Thomas
Hiwula
JCH
Chaplin.

Subs; O'Brien, Hyam, Grimmer, Ogogo, Kelly, Jones, Bakayoko

Good team, good bench, any of those outfield players coming on doesn’t weaken us at all, and there’s Shipley and Mason too, confident of a good result today

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Chaplin first goal city to win 2-1 is 20/1 with paddy power

 

[Johnnythespider]

More confident about this one than Doncaster. 2-0 to city, nothing to fear

 

[6 Generations]

Be nice to continue our winning streak and think that we might.

Regardless of said negative tactics in the 2nd half last week, we withstood the onslaught and won.

Hopefully we will capitalise on first half dominance this week.

We will concede but probably win 3-1

 

[Esoterica]

Think an early goal will be key to drawing them out of defensive mode so hope we start with the same intensity as last week's first half. Our pace off the flanks and Chaplin dropping between the lines should trouble their organised approach today.
I do think we need to take our chances today though - they've scored 9 equalisers (compared to our 2) already this season having gone behind 12 times. There's a lot of self belief in their team, I guess as a result of last season's performances and keeping the squad together, so I don't fancy another backs to the wall job like last week.
They've also scored a lot of goals within 5 minutes of conceding, so we need to stay focused if we do score.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Think an early goal will be key to drawing them out of defensive mode so hope we start with the same intensity as last week's first half. Our pace off the flanks and Chaplin dropping between the lines should trouble their organised approach today.
I do think we need to take our chances today though - they've scored 9 equalisers (compared to our 2) already this season having gone behind 12 times. There's a lot of self belief in their team, I guess as a result of last season's performances and keeping the squad together, so I don't fancy another backs to the wall job like last week.

Prediction young man? How’s the knee?

 

[no_loyalty]

It's a chilly one today

In comparison to last Saturday, it's tropical out today.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

1-1 for me today. Wouldn’t be too disappointed with that, as amazing as 6 in a row would be. Pretty sure that’s been my prediction for the last 2 as well though...

 

[steve82]

A score draw I predict today, Accrington are a similar side to us in terms of a tight galvanised side who are organised. Doncaster really got at us last week in the second half as they overpowered our midfield and another day could of took a point or all 3. If Accrington have done there homework this could end our winning streak.

That said be nice to be quick out the blocks and get some quick early goals to set up a enjoyable afternoon


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[BackRoomRummermill]

Lets be positive after 5 game run , 4 or 3 nil to us ! The league will tremble at the thought of playing us, which they should.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

I’m pretty happy that the run will stop but hope not today

 

[Nick]

In comparison to last Saturday, it's tropical out today.

It's warmed up a bit now, early this morning it was frozen

 

[Nick]

Thompson in for sterling

Ogogo in for bayliss

Bit worrying