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Match Thread Coventry City - West Bromwich Albion Match Thread - Monday 30th Oct (2 Viewers)

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SBT

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #211
BlueSkiesForever said:
Also, I really really really hope Eccles is off corners, he’s a great lad but he just can’t take corners. Dasilva, Sheaf or Sakamoto should be taking them in my view. With the amount of set pieces we get we should definitely be converting more, we’re letting teams off the hook in almost every aspect atm.
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Has Sheaf ever taken corners in his career? Don’t remember him doing so for us.
 

Frostie

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #212
Nick said:
There's no point us being in control and having the ball if we don't score goals though. In theory, it would be lovely but there needs to be a Plan B where we do "win by any means necessary" when the first option isn't working.
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Yeah, we're not getting it quite right at the moment, it's all too pedestrian & missing that creative spark.
I think he might be a bit more pragmatic until he can bring more creativity in during the January window, but I fancy us to be really inconsistent for most of the season tbh.

It's difficult because, as evidenced above, some fans will be turned off following the unexpected high last season, but if MR & King really believe in this "process" then they have to hold their nerve.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #213
@Saddlebrains have you told your source to stop bringing everyone back at corners?
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #214
If the box formation fails miserably tonight we need to try 4-4-2 next
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #215
AFCCOVENTRY said:
If the box formation fails miserably tonight we need to try 4-4-2 next
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Could do the 5-stodge-1 we did to tighten up first season up
 

BlueSkiesForever

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #216
SBT said:
Has Sheaf ever taken corners in his career? Don’t remember him doing so for us.
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Probably not but I don’t know who else can take them other than Dasilva, surely anything has to be better than Eccles taking corners? Sheaf has a decent shot on him, I assume he can take corners? I realise it doesn’t always work like that but we really need to find an Eccles replacement for corners.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #217
BlueSkiesForever said:
Probably not but I don’t know who else can take them other than Dasilva, surely anything has to be better than Eccles taking corners? Sheaf has a decent shot on him, I assume he can take corners? I realise it doesn’t always work like that but we really need to find an Eccles replacement for corners.
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Either that or go to short corners for the interim.
 
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theferret

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #218
Weirdly the most confident I've been all season. It all starts here.
 

Old Warwickshire lad

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #219
If you are a professional footballer, you can take a decent corner and free kick.
The ball is stationary ffs if you can’t get a good strike , you should consider another profession.
 
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PVA

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #220
Are Eccles' corners that bad?

They aren't great. But I think we struggle just as equally from poor delivery as we do from not having many players capable of attacking the ball.

We're quite a small team really I think. Even our centre backs aren't very big

Lati is 5'11
Fadz 6'0

I think we'll look more threatening with Kitching in there, and Thomas to be fair.
 
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SBT

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #221
Warwickshire lad said:
If you are a professional footballer, you can take a decent corner and free kick.
The ball is stationary ffs if you can’t get a good strike , you should consider another profession.
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I saw a professional snooker player once who couldn’t even pot the ball. Lunacy.
 
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usskyblue

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #222
OURFUCKINGSEASONSTARTSTONIGHT



1-0 Loss
 
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andrew.roberts

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #223
I agree to a point, but to get in a good corner with whip and pace is altogether something else. I'm surprised that van Ewijk isn't taking any after that goal from the free kick a few weeks ago.
(In reply to Warwickshire Lad's post).
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #224
Frostie said:
Yeah, we're not getting it quite right at the moment, it's all too pedestrian & missing that creative spark.
I think he might be a bit more pragmatic until he can bring more creativity in during the January window, but I fancy us to be really inconsistent for most of the season tbh.

It's difficult because, as evidenced above, some fans will be turned off following the unexpected high last season, but if MR & King really believe in this "process" then they have to hold their nerve.
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It depends if people can see signs of it working.

As fans, we see 2 best players sold, season ticket price increases, loads of money spent on players and absolutely terrible football making it a chore to go up when shit loads of our home games are moved to be on sky
 
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SBbucks

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #225
Saddlebrains said:
Same

1 mates dropped out, daughters got a cold so she wont be going, shame because its extremely rare for her to get to a night game without school, and my son went 'not that bothered its not exactly exciting anymore is it'



Really 50/50 if i can be arsed
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Really don’t understand people posting all week on here then can’t be arsed to go to the game. Bizarre.


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Saddlebrains

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #226
SBbucks said:
Really don’t understand people posting all week on here then can’t be arsed to go to the game. Bizarre.


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Well jokes on you cus im going because im a super fan and i bleed sky blue and Ive got posters of Patrick Suffo on my desk
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #227
SBT said:
The Bristol game you were almost completely wrong
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Prove it
 
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covboy9

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #228
Very worried about tonight the side will be nervous vs a bogey side

nil nil I reckon
 

Great_Expectations

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #229
Seems I’m in the minority but I’m actually looking forward to it.

Return of the box, strong team (on paper) and a decent crowd all things considered.
 
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SBbucks

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #230
Saddlebrains said:
Well jokes on you cus im going because im a super fan and i bleed sky blue and Ive got posters of Patrick Suffo on my desk
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Enjoy the atmosphere on Sky


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SBT

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #231
Saddlebrains said:
Prove it
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Saddlebrains said:
Milan will start but wont do 90
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He did do 90

Saddlebrains said:
Still seems like Callum and Sheaf will be on the bench

Outside chance of Kelly and Palmer, that should be decided today
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Neither was on the bench, and Palmer and Kelly still haven’t even managed to make the squad

Other than that…
 

eastwoodsdustman

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #232
PVA said:
Are Eccles' corners that bad?

They aren't great. But I think we struggle just as equally from poor delivery as we do from not having many players capable of attacking the ball.

We're quite a small team really I think. Even our centre backs aren't very big

Lati is 5'11
Fadz 6'0

I think we'll look more threatening with Kitching in there, and Thomas to be fair.
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Eccles put some corners into decent areas last Wednesday but nobody attacked them. They had a bloke who headed 3 away unchallenged centrally on the edge of the 6 yard box.
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #233
SBT said:
He did do 90


Neither was on the bench, and Palmer and Kelly still haven’t even managed to make the squad

Other than that…
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Yea find the posts after that that were still pre Saturday you lemsip
 

jordan210

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #234
 
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usskyblue

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #235
The box?
 
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Matt smith

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #236
Saddlebrains said:
Yea find the posts after that that were still pre Saturday you lemsip
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Bang on from saddle
 
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Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #237
SBT said:
He did do 90


Neither was on the bench, and Palmer and Kelly still haven’t even managed to make the squad

Other than that…
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Pretty accurate on tonight’s
 
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hamil99

Facebook User
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #238
usskyblue said:
The box?
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Let's see what happens here. I've gone from pessimistic to optimistic. Really like the look of that team, with O'Hare to come on later.
 
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Johnnythespider

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #239
Wright gets his chance as lone striker, now we'll see what he's made of
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #240
Another change of back 5.

Hopefully this works!

Is Allen fully fit?
 
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Matt smith

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #241
Why does fadz keep playing

he’s past it
 
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SBT

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #242
Saddlebrains said:
Yea find the posts after that that were still pre Saturday you lemsip
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Well yes, like your prediction of the Doug King takeover, it is indeed easier to get things right when you confidently predict that every single scenario will happen.
 

Mr Panda

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #243
It’ll feel typical Coventry City to win tonight against the the favourites having been shite against two teams we should have beat.

2-0
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #244
Fair play saddlebrains. Not 100% but pretty much the gist.

Can’t believe the chopping and changing of the back three though
 
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hill83

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  • Oct 30, 2023
  • #245
 
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