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Match Thread Coventry City vs Northampton Town (Checkatrade) (1 Viewer)

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Sky Blue Kid

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #211
Esoterica said:
Waiting for the MRI and then the surgeon will schedule the ACL reconstruction. Think that's me retired!
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If you're having reconstruction then sorry mate, yes you're retired. Mind you, surgery has advanced a lot over the last 30-35 years. When mine went tits up(ACL) that was the finish of my career. Played Ice Hockey for a couple of years but soon packed sport in at all levels.
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #212
Grendel said:
Really? It's a pointless game in a pointless competition.
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Posted by a pointless poster
 
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Skyblueweeman

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #213
Grendel said:
Really? It's a pointless game in a pointless competition.
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No it's not. For a team devoid of anything positive, it was a chance for some players to continue to gel into a team that's not really clicked this season, especially as we don't have a game on Saturday.

It'll give those who scored, a little more confidence and if, by some miracle, we get to Wembley, it would be a massive shot in the arm for this club of ours.

Oh...and if we did somehow manage to make it to Wembley, what an opportunity for a protest. National final, on the TV, all sorts of media outlets covering it...great opportunity to make our voices heard even more.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #214
If we got to Wembley people would be going mad for tickets like last time.

All of the #Bteamboycott stuff would be a forgotten thing then.
 
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Dimi_Konstantflapalot

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #215
Sky Blue Kid said:
If you're having reconstruction then sorry mate, yes you're retired. Mind you, surgery has advanced a lot over the last 30-35 years. When mine went tits up(ACL) that was the finish of my career. Played Ice Hockey for a couple of years but soon packed sport in at all levels.
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Depends how long ago you had the surgery, they've made significant advances in the last 10-15 years or so. My 3 have all come in the last 4-5 years and I was back playing sport after 9-12 months. That said, some sports are just dreadful for the old cruciate, football included especially at the amateur level, so my 5-a-side days are well over now!
 
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Pipehitterz

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #216
enjoyed the night, only went cuz of lack of games this next couple weeks
bigi was brilliant, his crisp passing was a level above

vlad, total garbage
tudgay, why bother, dreadful, touched the ball once after coming on
sordell massively wasted out on the left, but managed to put in a good shift

and i'll harp on again, steery an page are poor, really poor. wanna see haynes back in the side

9 changes from saturday? i find that hardly likely, you are meant to feild at least 5 from previous
 

Skyblueweeman

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #217
Just saw that Bradford subbed their GK after 3 minutes last night to give their reserve keeper a run out and thus, getting round the rules.

*Edit - It was Bradford, not Bury.
 
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sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #218
Skyblueweeman said:
Just saw that Bury subbed their GK after 3 minutes last night to give their reserve keeper a run out and thus, getting round the rules.
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Cheeky!
 
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sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #219
Just catching up on the reports from last night while eating brekkie before going for a swim! Hard life this

Pleased to see we got another win. Can we play cup games every week? Even if it does mean 2 games in a week and little time playing on the grass or was that just tone'a rule?

Be back for Saturday's game.......if there was one

As we've seen 2 victories in my absense I'm thinking I should go ahead with a boycott until we lose again.

Should we run a poll?
 
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Esoterica

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #220
Dimi_Konstantflapalot said:
Depends how long ago you had the surgery, they've made significant advances in the last 10-15 years or so. My 3 have all come in the last 4-5 years and I was back playing sport after 9-12 months. That said, some sports are just dreadful for the old cruciate, football included especially at the amateur level, so my 5-a-side days are well over now!
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Well technically I ruptured my anterior in 2014, had surgery in 2015 to remove it and tidy up the collateral damage as the damaged ends were getting pinched in the knee joint. The surgeon advised at the time a reconstruction could perhaps be avoided with some luck but on Sunday the posterior went too after I got caught side on. Pretty gutted about it because, at 38 now, it was already a long road back although I've had best part of 20 years without serious injury (couple of broken ankles aside). Now I have to decide if I want the classic patella tendon graft or the new synthetic ones they have recently started using. Tempted to go for the synthetic, recovery time is quicker because they don't have to take the tendon from the knee and the operation itself shorter because of it.

The worst part for me is looking like a dick for 3 months with one bald leg!
 

MusicDating

Euro 2016 Prediction League Champion!!
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #221
robbiekeane said:
Why does everyone rave about a day out to Wembley? It only means something if the competition means something surely? Otherwise it's just another shitty lower league game but a bit further away?
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A trip to Wembley would increase our profile and so make us more attractive to potential buyers. I don't get the hate.
 
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torchomatic

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #222
stevefloyd said:
I think the lack of atmosphere probably brought the players down do you think torchy?
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Yeah, agree Steve. Funny, the game seemed really long because of the lack of atmosphere. Glad we went though, they've both been entertaining games in the competition so far. Seven goals scored.
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #223
Nick said:
If we got to Wembley people would be going mad for tickets like last time.

All of the #Bteamboycott stuff would be a forgotten thing then.
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Of course they would sometimes you have to take a day off from protesting you know
 

Sky Blue Kid

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #224
Dimi_Konstantflapalot said:
Depends how long ago you had the surgery, they've made significant advances in the last 10-15 years or so. My 3 have all come in the last 4-5 years and I was back playing sport after 9-12 months. That said, some sports are just dreadful for the old cruciate, football included especially at the amateur level, so my 5-a-side days are well over now!
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Mine was back in the "Ice Age" I was ok for a couple of months but the knee kept swelling, then go down, then swell again. The finish though was being "Hooked" playing Solihull Barons when my skate got wedged between the bottom of the boards and the ice. My knee popped. Never played competitively again.
 

Astute

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #225
Esoterica said:
The worst part for me is looking like a dick for 3 months with one bald leg!
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Shave your other leg. Then you could look like a dick with 2 bald legs :smuggrin:
 
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #226
Looks like we're the only match that hasn't been covered on SSN this morning?!
 

torchomatic

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #227
Skyblueweeman said:
Looks like we're the only match that hasn't been covered on SSN this morning?!
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THey showed the goals earlier, looked even better on the tele.
 

Esoterica

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #228
Astute said:
Shave your other leg. Then you could look like a dick with 2 bald legs :smuggrin:
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Or a cyclist, as they are more popularly known!
 

GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #229
Pipehitterz said:
enjoyed the night, only went cuz of lack of games this next couple weeks
bigi was brilliant, his crisp passing was a level above

vlad, total garbage
tudgay, why bother, dreadful, touched the ball once after coming on
sordell massively wasted out on the left, but managed to put in a good shift

and i'll harp on again, steery an page are poor, really poor. wanna see haynes back in the side

9 changes from saturday? i find that hardly likely, you are meant to feild at least 5 from previous
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As I am feeling positive after last night's display I will say 'poor, really poor' is a bit harsh (although i did question them throughout )

I would say the same about Haynes, especially with Page. I don't see anything in Page that Haynes can't do equally if not better (especially attacking). His first touch and Sterry's for that matter last night seemed particularly poor. Sterry I am not so fussed about as I am not sure Kelly-Evans is quite there just yet, but in my mind Haynes is on par if not better than Page.

On a little sidenote, an older chap took a tumble down the stairs behind the away stand towards the roundabout last night, along with a few others we helped him up to his feet and made sure he was okay, which he insisted he was. He appeared to be on his own, but just wanted to check if anyone had heard a friend had fallen & just wanted to check he was definitely alright really.
 
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #230
torchomatic said:
THey showed the goals earlier, looked even better on the tele.
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Oh right...working from home this morning and had it on from about 8.40am. They've done two round ups of the same games but no CCFC. Must have been making a cuppa.
 

Esoterica

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #231
GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee said:
As I am feeling positive after last night's display I will say 'poor, really poor' is a bit harsh (although i did question them throughout )

I would say the same about Haynes, especially with Page. I don't see anything in Page that Haynes can't do equally if not better (especially attacking). His first touch and Sterry's for that matter last night seemed particularly poor. Sterry I am not so fussed about as I am not sure Kelly-Evans is quite there just yet, but in my mind Haynes is on par if not better than Page.
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I'm starting to think Page must have a clause in his loan contract that he plays if fit, last night seemed an ideal chance for Haynes.
 

Bugsy

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #232
Can anyone get the highlights up want to see the goals again....PUSB
 
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SkyBlueCharlie

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #233
Really enjoyed last night, two teams playing passing football, very few fouls and stoppages and we scored three good goals. All in all, a good night out.
 

Captain Dart

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #234
Last nights Northampton team was a bit different to the one they fielded on Saturday.
Last Night

Cornell; Phillips, Nyatanga, McDonald, Buchanan; Sonupe (H/T, Beautyman; 80 mins, D’Ath ), O’Toole, McCourt, Gorre; Hooper, Richards (67 mins, Hoskins).
Saturday
Smith, Maloney, Diamond, Zakuani, Buchanan, O'Toole, Taylor, Anderson (Gorre 65), Beautyman (Richards 64), Hoskins (McCourt 84), Revell.
 

Sky Blue Kid

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #235
More or less their reserve side then?
 

covcity4life

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #236
only 5 changes allowed?
 

Covstu

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #237
I enjoyed it last night, good to watch and some decent football. This cup clearly cannot be our focus but it would be great if we can get to the final, I don't get the negativity around it. We need all of the positivity we can get at the moment.
 

Sky Blue Kid

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #238
covcity4life said:
only 5 changes allowed?
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Better go and complain then mate
 
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Dimi_Konstantflapalot

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #239
Esoterica said:
Well technically I ruptured my anterior in 2014, had surgery in 2015 to remove it and tidy up the collateral damage as the damaged ends were getting pinched in the knee joint. The surgeon advised at the time a reconstruction could perhaps be avoided with some luck but on Sunday the posterior went too after I got caught side on. Pretty gutted about it because, at 38 now, it was already a long road back although I've had best part of 20 years without serious injury (couple of broken ankles aside). Now I have to decide if I want the classic patella tendon graft or the new synthetic ones they have recently started using. Tempted to go for the synthetic, recovery time is quicker because they don't have to take the tendon from the knee and the operation itself shorter because of it.

The worst part for me is looking like a dick for 3 months with one bald leg!
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Interesting - I had hamstring tendons used for 2 and then a donor hamstring for the 3rd. Might try the synthetic one next time I get it done, fuck it, nothing to lose now!
 
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Dimi_Konstantflapalot

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #240
Sky Blue Kid said:
Mine was back in the "Ice Age" I was ok for a couple of months but the knee kept swelling, then go down, then swell again. The finish though was being "Hooked" playing Solihull Barons when my skate got wedged between the bottom of the boards and the ice. My knee popped. Never played competitively again.
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Ouch, sorry to hear. Not long ago I read Paul Lake's autobiography (ex-Man City) which is all about his troubles with ACL repair, misdiagnosis, countless ops, a ruined career and the associated depression that came with it. Very good read, if you're into your knee war stories like I am.
 
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JWC

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #241
Bugsy said:
Can anyone get the highlights up want to see the goals again....PUSB
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Here you go
 
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Sky Blue Kid

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #242
JWC said:
Here you go
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All three City goals were "Top Drawer"
 

JWC

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #243
Agreed, all 3 were fantastic
 
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georgehudson

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #244
absolute class display from Bigi
 

shmmeee

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  • Oct 5, 2016
  • #245
JWC said:
Here you go
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Advert on that video: "Would you like to set up your own hedge fund?"

Sounds like a plan.
 
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