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Match Thread Coventry City vs Leeds United - Match Thread - Weds 5th Feb 7.45pm KO (9 Viewers)

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long way home

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #106
Same team to start that started against Swansea.
Grimes and EMC brought into the squad, Perry and Howley drop out.
 

Hobo

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #107
What's the traffic like in Nuneaton this morning?
 
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napolimp

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #108
v Leeds: -

Dovin
Lati - Thomas - Kitching
MVE - Rudoni - Grimes - Torp - JDS
Simms - BTA

v Ipswich: -

Dovin
MVE - Thomas - Kitching - Bidwell
Eccles - Allen - Torp
Sakamoto - Simms - EMC
 
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Chicken Mcgraw

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #109
Dovin
MVE Thomas Kitching Bidwell
Torp Allen Grimes
Sakamoto Simms Rudoni
 

SleepyGinger

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #110
Can’t see him dropping Allen tomorrow
 
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Major Tom

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #111
SleepyGinger said:
Can’t see him dropping Allen tomorrow
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Possibly start with Allen and then bring Grimes on depending on who he subs in midfield. Then will start with Grimes from QPR?
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #112
I shan’t be beating us up too much if we get beat tbh, these are a good side and whilst a loss is never good it wouldn’t be a disaster, we’ve shown what we can do the last few weeks and games against Leeds aren’t going to define us

Their front three of Solomon James and Piroe are basically a cheat code in this league so a big test of the defensive improvements inbound
 
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Major Tom

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #113
Skyblue Bangkok said:
Friend of mine is in LA on a visit and saw this.
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Lord Mayor on tour or is that 1 COV and the Morris family have COV 1
 

Offhegoes

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #114
I think Grimes starts. He's cup tied on Saturday. Big marquee signing, and we're playing the leaders. We need an experienced sitting DM for this match. Wouldn't surprise me if Torp makes way
 
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edgy

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #115
Got a feeling this could be a spicy one. Ref loves dishing the yellows out.

Fair but hard tackling needed from Thomas and Kitchen on their forward line early. Get the crowd going.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #116
Tickets selling a bit now
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #117
edgy said:
Got a feeling this could be a spicy one. Ref loves dishing the yellows out.

Fair but hard tackling needed from Thomas and Kitchen on their forward line early. Get the crowd going.
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Only 1 red though
 
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edgy

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #118
Sky Blue Pete said:
Only 1 red though
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Yep, so get them tackles in!
 
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SkyBluePower

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #119
Sky Blue Pete said:
Not many tickets sold since the end of the Swansea game
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Club haven’t put an estimated attendance in the Matchday guide so am assuming they are hoping for a late surge.
 
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coop

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #120
Surprised at how many tickets are left to be fair.
 
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Viktor17

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #121
Tricky isn't it, home fa cup game, another game next Tuesday and midweek does make it more of a challenge.

Suspect there will be a late surge tomorrow and will still be circa 28-29k.....which is not bad!

Understand we didn't want the game tomorrow but had to relent.
 

David O'Day

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #122
it's also rearranged at late notice which will put people off
 
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Hutch11

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #123
Viktor17 said:
Tricky isn't it, home fa cup game, another game next Tuesday and midweek does make it more of a challenge.

Suspect there will be a late surge tomorrow and will still be circa 28-29k.....which is not bad!

Understand we didn't want the game tomorrow but had to relent.
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Not that long ago 15000 would have been a good crowd now 28-29k is not bad
Shfwhc
 
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SkyB

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #124
Expecting 12-23 to be sold out by the end of the day. A lot left in the family zone which is understandable with it being a night game.

Expecting 29k for Leeds and then 30.5k for Ipswich.

Tell a Cov fan that 6 years ago and their head would explode.
 
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Bernie Rhodes Nose

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #125
shmmeee said:
Why are Leeds and Chelsea rivals? Always seemed a bit random (and TBH one sided from Leeds end)
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Have a look at the 1970 cup final (Wembley and Old Trafford)
 
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Hutch11

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #126
Bernie Rhodes Nose said:
Have a look at the 1970 cup final (Wembley and Old Trafford)
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One of the dirtiest games I've ever watched
Would be about 4 a side left on the pitch these days
 
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jas365

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #127
Hutch11 said:
One of the dirtiest games I've ever watched
Would be about 4 a side left on the pitch these days
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Think only 1 player got booked
 

Ricketts

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #128
Major Tom said:
Lord Mayor on tour or is that 1 COV and the Morris family have COV 1
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I thought George Hendry (Mr George, Park Lane etc) had Cov 1? I presume he must be dead by now?
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #129
Play the same team thats won 4 on the bounce they’re the in form and fit players, sub where and when needed
 

Balli001

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #130
PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
Play the same team thats won 4 on the bounce they’re the in form and fit players, sub where and when needed
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With the cup game on Saturday, and Grimes in particular being unavailable for that, i would start him in this one
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #131
Balli001 said:
With the cup game on Saturday, and Grimes in particular being unavailable for that, i would start him in this one
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Can’t see him being thrust straight in from the start, good player yes and fit certainly but enough time to integrate properly yet? Not sure, off the bench for me. Allen has a proper engine on him so will be fine
 
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Matt smith

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #132
Balli001 said:
With the cup game on Saturday, and Grimes in particular being unavailable for that, i would start him in this one
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Allen deserves to play again, play the same team

hopefully EMC is back on the bench
 
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Balli001

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #133
Matt smith said:
Allen deserves to play again, play the same team

hopefully EMC is back on the bench
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Deserves to yes but we have 3 games in 6 days we cant play the same 11 for all 3
 

shmmeee

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #134
PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
Can’t see him being thrust straight in from the start, good player yes and fit certainly but enough time to integrate properly yet? Not sure, off the bench for me. Allen has a proper engine on him so will be fine
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He also barely played. It’s not like he (or a lot of the team) has played 30 games this season. Allen has played 884 minutes or less than 10 games. Kitching 1261 (14). Simms 1478 (16).

The top four are MvE, Rudoni, Thomas and Lats, Eccles is the only other one above 2000 minutes. MvE doesn’t have a backup and the CBs are CBs so don’t put that many km in. Rudoni is the only one I’d slightly worry about tiredness.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #135
PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
Can’t see him being thrust straight in from the start, good player yes and fit certainly but enough time to integrate properly yet? Not sure, off the bench for me. Allen has a proper engine on him so will be fine
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He'll be playing, you don't spend £3.5m on an ever present midfielder to leave him out
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #136
CovInEssex said:
Said all season Leeds are head and shoulders above any one else in the league and I'm still pissed off thinking about our performance up there earlier in the season.

2-0 Cov. Grimes to start.
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It was the only time this season we have been genuinely outclassed, every other game we have lost we have at least been competitive, we either chucked a result away ourselves or missed numerous chances to win

But we didn't even lay a glove on them at Elland Rd it was just a grim 90 minutes of football
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #137
edgy said:
Got a feeling this could be a spicy one. Ref loves dishing the yellows out.

Fair but hard tackling needed from Thomas and Kitchen on their forward line early. Get the crowd going.
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When we played them at Elland Rd last season we absolutely did a number on them and snatched a point and if I remember rightly there was a bit of an on field ruckus at the end, Thomas scored I think and himself, Lats and Kitching proper riled them up

Kitch is a boyhood Leeds fan so suppose he is always gonna be up for this
 

edgy

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #138
alexccfc99 said:
When we played them at Elland Rd last season we absolutely did a number on them and snatched a point and if I remember rightly there was a bit of an on field ruckus at the end, Thomas scored I think and himself, Lats and Kitching proper riled them up

Kitch is a boyhood Leeds fan so suppose he is always gonna be up for this
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That was when that little rat Summerville refused to shake hands after the match.

More of the same please lads.
 
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skyblue_55

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #139
It’s a more professional approach now from Frank , as he explains his decisions to each player, so nobody is left in the dark .
The squad will be used fully over the next months & we will all see the benefit of an arm around them & proper dialogue, when he makes the changes .
A cheeky 2 - 0 to the super Skyblues & Grimes plays the 90
CTID
 

SomersetSB

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  • Feb 4, 2025
  • #140
Grimes on the front of the programme tells us he’ll start which I expect as he’s cup tied.
 
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