covcity4life
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We just need chaplin
Match Thread Coventry City vs Scunthorpe United Match Thread - Saturday 4th Aug (2 Viewers)
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Nick
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Right wing?
covcity4life
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Lol
Tbf new kid did ok there. I think he could end up being a very good signing. Would like to see him upfront. Need Jones and allasani fit for the wings.
Sky Blue Pete
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Grendel Grendel Grendel. Let’s hope you have to eat those words like you should have done at the end of last season but refused to face facts
SlowerThanPlatt
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Could be worse
skybluepm2
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Was Allassani injured today?
Perryccfc
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It really baffles me to some people’s reviews of games, I wonder if I’ve watched the same match.
We played well for the majority, against, let’s remember a side that has been in the upper 7/8 of the table for the last few years, and last season had a superb away record.
The left back looks a real find. Hiwula looked a threat but drifted in and out. Ogogo looks a real player, flew through a couple of challenges.
Some of the football we played at time was a higher standard this league, the longer they get to play together, with the likes of JJ to come back, possibly Chaplin to come in I can only see a strong top half finish.
We hit the woodwork 4 times I think, missed a couple of good chances and their keeper made a worldly at the end. We will play worse than that this season and walk the game.
Really impressed and excited for the season ahead after that.
We played well for the majority, against, let’s remember a side that has been in the upper 7/8 of the table for the last few years, and last season had a superb away record.
The left back looks a real find. Hiwula looked a threat but drifted in and out. Ogogo looks a real player, flew through a couple of challenges.
Some of the football we played at time was a higher standard this league, the longer they get to play together, with the likes of JJ to come back, possibly Chaplin to come in I can only see a strong top half finish.
We hit the woodwork 4 times I think, missed a couple of good chances and their keeper made a worldly at the end. We will play worse than that this season and walk the game.
Really impressed and excited for the season ahead after that.
larry_david
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I still can't work out how they won. Didn't look like scoring all game. One flick header from a corner in the first half and that was it. It has to be lack of fitness. I'm actually very encouraged especially when you add in jones, Kelly, allesani, Davies and burge into the team
Westendlad
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Agree with all that. Disappointed like everyone else but positive for the rest of the season.
Just on a note about off field stuff, who made the great decision not to open any drink or food outlets from blocks 27 all the way round to about 22. All shuttered and the queues beyond that were stupid. Must have been perhaps 3000 + fans in those blocks alone without any refreshments ?!
Paxman II
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You mean like McNulty?!
chiefdave
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Somehow they've managed to make the organisation worse than last year which takes some doing. Loads more stewards but clueless on what they were supposed to be doing.
Got there well before kick off (in case my season ticket card hadn't been reloaded for this season) and there were already massive queues at some turnstiles but nobody at others. Stewards were turning people away saying the turnstiles are now locked so tickets won't work at the wrong entrance. no idea if that's true or just what they've been told. Stewards were hammering the Ricoh management saying they were clueless and causing no end of problems.
As you say once in the ground hardly anything was open. Not a good idea at the best of times but when its the middle of a heatwave people are going to want to buy things, not to mention they don't want people in the wrong blocks so surely not making people walk to other blocks to find something open is a good idea.
Walking back after the game saw some arguments going on between stewards, police and fans. The stewards had put up barriers to stop people going in to the car parks which had blocked peoples cars in!
For all the fuss about sitting in the right place my card wasn't checked once.
skybluesam66
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the turnstile thing was a lie - they told me - I ignored them and it worked fine
pusbccfc
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Because he has no one else? Biamou has proven he is better than JCH and Ponticelli.
pusbccfc
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The same people who decided to close the corner blocks for no valid reason.
east_midlands_skyblue
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A good performance, thought we created a lot of chances and looked dangerous for the first hour. Last half an hour we really seemed to lack energy, and think this lethargy cost us the match. Don't understand the Biamou hating, I thought he had a good match today working the channels well and bringing others into the game. I do think we need an alternative to mix it up though. Was really impressed with some of the link play between Bayliss and Andreu, very promising for the remainder of the season. Lots to work on, but my biggest concern is why they seemed so much fitter than us? Was our preseason good enough?
shmmeee
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Could argue we had a shorter break I suppose.
Gint11
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Are you referring to Biamou?
Can I ask why you think he wasn’t good enough for League 1? Are you basing his value on goal stats?
Sky Blue Pete
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At 1-0 Bayliss hit the bar and agogo the post. Either go in we win. Some tinkering and fitness we’ll be ok
mark82
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I think you're probably right that he's not quite ready to step up yet. I don't think he's too far off but wouldn't be great going into the season potentially having to rely on him. Think we could see a bit more of him this year though unless he's sent out on loan.
My assessment:
Thought we played really well overall we will get better and I believe will challenge this season Andrue and Ogogo were excellent as was Mason. Sterling will be real asset too once he finds his feet him and Bayliss worked well together at times. There were no real negatives to me apart from the most important thing the bloody result. Robins says he’s after 3 more players and there’s Jones to come back in so I’m confident we’ll be okay. Don’t know who these wanted new players are or their positions but for me we have been linked with that Chuks Aneke, a big bugger, someone of that ilk, alongside Andrue and Ogogo would be ideal. At times our midfield did look a little small compared to Scunnys. Will never knock Michael Doyle and for someone approaching 37 to play 90 minutes on perhaps the hottest and most humid day I’ve known at a football match is testiment to that mans professionalism. We’ll be okay, onwards and upwards
Thought we played really well overall we will get better and I believe will challenge this season Andrue and Ogogo were excellent as was Mason. Sterling will be real asset too once he finds his feet him and Bayliss worked well together at times. There were no real negatives to me apart from the most important thing the bloody result. Robins says he’s after 3 more players and there’s Jones to come back in so I’m confident we’ll be okay. Don’t know who these wanted new players are or their positions but for me we have been linked with that Chuks Aneke, a big bugger, someone of that ilk, alongside Andrue and Ogogo would be ideal. At times our midfield did look a little small compared to Scunnys. Will never knock Michael Doyle and for someone approaching 37 to play 90 minutes on perhaps the hottest and most humid day I’ve known at a football match is testiment to that mans professionalism. We’ll be okay, onwards and upwards
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mark82
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I think you have to factor in that they are injury hit and missing a number of key players. Their keeper was making his 5th career league start and looked shaky. We didn't really test him. There are positives but overall it's a disappointing start against a team who were there for the taking.
CovInEssex
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Annoyed me how we kept crossing the call despite having a massive height disadvantage
See what you are saying but we could say the same couldn’t we, goalkeeper O’Brien very much a reserve to last years voted top second division goalkeeper, two full backs making their debuts, was it their league debuts ? and first choices Kelly and Davies unavailable.
Otis
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Not sure Kelly is a first choice any more though.
Doyle is captain, so he's in and Ogogo is clearly seen as a first choice. Can't see how we can play all three, unless we drop Bayliss and put Kelly out wide right.
On a side note, anyone else notice that Bayliss seemed very unhappy at being taken off and kicked the bench in frustration when he was subbed.
Otis
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Speedies_Chips
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I think Bayliss' frustration was more to do with the fact that him losing the ball led to their equaliser.
Irish Sky Blue
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I think some people have a completely fixed mindset about a player and that can never be changed. For some Biamou and Burge can never do anything right. At the moment JCH is a player that frustrates me as his impact on games is marginal and he falls over far too easily, as he did again yesterday. However, I would still hope that he comes good and starts performing in the way that he did in the Brighton game. It seems that some just want certain players to fail and refuse to acknowledge when they have done anything well.
I thought we played well yesterday apart from being a bit fragile at the back. With the clever, quick players we have going forward I think we can certainly create chances. Hopefully we will have someone in this week who can put them away. I did feel sorry for Grimmer yesterday as he was someone I enjoyed watching last season. As with Brown and Shipley however, in the couple of preseason games I saw he hasn’t really impressed. Maybe that cost him his place? I thought Sterling May have done better with their first goal, stretched and poked the ball away from their player. Maybe Grimmer would have dealt with that situation better. It will be interesting who, if anyone Davies comes in for next week. I thought both Willis and Hyam did okay but we did look vulnerable from corners. My choice would be Davies and Willis if the latter is fit.
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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It sounds like we were pretty decent, but the line up and formation did baffle me a bit. I think some changes will need to he made for next game.
Ultimately you need to take your chances otherwise you get punished. Hopefully that was down to bad luck rather than the script for the season.
Looking forward to see how we develop.
Ultimately you need to take your chances otherwise you get punished. Hopefully that was down to bad luck rather than the script for the season.
Looking forward to see how we develop.
Otis
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Yes, from corners and set pieces we did look very vulnerable. Thought Scunthorpe were excellent with their set plays.
Sky Blue Pete
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Bang on
