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Match Thread Hull City - Coventry City Match Thread - Monday 14th Apr (1 Viewer)

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Alkhen

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #316
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
EMC isn't a massive blow to be honest as long as Wright can stay injury free in the final run in.

Thomas being out is an issue. Lati is far too pedestrian and slow to operate in a back four.

Against a forward that is remotely athletic he'll be exposed.
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Mad take! We need depth at this time of the season
 

mark_ccfc

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #317
Saddlebrains said:
Not at all but I make yours clap when I finish inside her
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more like give her the clap
 
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TomRad85

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #318
PVA said:
No Thomas will be a big blow.

Going to need to score 3 a game with Lati and Collins in there
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Just need Simms to get on his Rotherham/Maidstone shooting boots.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #319
Alkhen said:
Mad take! We need depth at this time of the season
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It's not particularly that mad. EMC has been poor since his return from injury. As mentioned as long as Wright stays injury free it isn't an issue.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #320
TomRad85 said:
I keep saying this to people but no one wants to accept it for some reason. Some even lose their head over the suggestion
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Still crying are we?
 
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procdoc

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #321
Saddlebrains said:
EMC was took off Wednesday due to his injury apparently

Torp the obvious

Thomas I don't know, just know he's injured

Our injury list currently

Dovin
Thomas
Eccles
Torp
Mason-Clark
BTA

That's a horrible amount, to decent players aswell

It's going to cost us
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Others will have to step up.
Lati in for Thomas. For all his limitations on the ball he’s a better defender than Binks.

Collins
MVE Lati Kitching Dasilva
Sheaf Grimes
Saka Rudoni Wright
Simms

Still looks a capable team to me
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #322
HJones23 said:
There was a guy sat behind me that said a couple of times Thomas was struggling as he was bent over looking to the bench, at the time I assumed he was just blowing. He's the type of player who would play through a niggle and fair play to him for it, the worry is he may have aggravated something in carrying on though
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Rudoni was all game too
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #323
Skyblueweeman said:
I know for a fact of a couple of Championship teams who do have a look at forthcoming opposition forum boards.
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It's naive to think they don't. In an industry that spends millions on getting fraction of a percent improvements apparently someone looking at socials to see if anything has been spilled is beyond them.
 
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Para1140

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #324
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Fans read each other's forums, and it doesn't take an Einstein to realise clubs will monitor them for this sort of thing. Hull will have planned set piece moves thinking about Thomas; how to deal with EMC....whatever. They can now adjust to target our central defence aerially, knowing Thomas is out. If I'm Hull, I'm now lumping it up to Crooks/whoever to take any advantage I've got, and tweaking my team accordingly. Had they not known, they could be playing a small player like Geldhart, leaving Crooks/lump number 2 on the bench. Like I say, this sort of thing p*sses me off, in terms of helping out your opponents, in a game so important to us. Hopefully we can cope, but still feckin' stupid on here to give them a heads up.
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And lets not forget we also have a keeper who is a disaster when balls are lumped or crossed into the box so now Hull will be aiming to do this with the knowledge of Thomas being out
 

torchomatic

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #325
Liquid Gold said:
It's naive to think they don't. In an industry that spends millions on getting fraction of a percent improvements apparently someone looking at socials to see if anything has been spilled is beyond them.
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I think it's a bit cuntish to blab this all over message boards. Hope the leaker at the Club is caught and dealt with too.
 
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JSL

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #326
Is Thomas injured then? i thought he played to the end on Wednesday. I know Thomas Asante is injured. Are we muddling the names?
 
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Kingokings204

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #327
JSL said:
Is Thomas injured then? i thought he played to the end on Wednesday. I know Thomas Asante is injured. Are we muddling the names?
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Great shout. Bet it’s Thomas Asante
 
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mmttww

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #328
skybluecam said:
I think at this point EMC is clearly first choice, no?
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I think the Sunderland game made us think Wright was the answer through the middle and Allen should be starting. Don't think games since proved that.

Simms is more effective as the battering ram which in every game except Sunderland, has been what the system we play asks of the player in that position.

EMC looked fine in most games recently but I'd have started Simms with Wright on the left tonight even if EMC was fit. Don't think he nailed his spot down.
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #329
JSL said:
Is Thomas injured then? i thought he played to the end on Wednesday. I know Thomas Asante is injured. Are we muddling the names?
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Ssshhhhhhh.
 

skybluecam

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #330
JSL said:
Is Thomas injured then? i thought he played to the end on Wednesday. I know Thomas Asante is injured. Are we muddling the names?
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Saddle with another double barrel disasterclass please
 
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TomRad85

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #331
The leaks all over Twitter now.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #332
Para1140 said:
And lets not forget we also have a keeper who is a disaster when balls are lumped or crossed into the box so now Hull will be aiming to do this with the knowledge of Thomas being out
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Give it a rest man FFS. You must be ignoring that Dovin's biggest weakness is his absolute inability to come for crosses.
 
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AJB1983

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #333
Simms up top then with Haji out wide. I think that will work better.

as for sources - rule number 1 is never reveal them.
But it’s the kitman surely?
 
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torchomatic

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #334
skybluecam said:
Saddle with another double barrel disasterclass please
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Yep, let's shoot ourselves in the foot and give the opposition an advantage. Highly intelligent stuff from our resident ITK.
 
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Matt smith

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #335
It’s fairly poor if EMC is actually out and he’s on the front of the match day promo preview or whatever you want to call it
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #336
Wouldn’t have played Latibeaudiere again after his shambolic forfeit of the points at Carrow Road
 
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torchomatic

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #337
Hanging around until 12 to see if the Luton tickets drop into the 1800+ bracket then setting off for Travelodge Hull Central.

Living the best life.
 
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Great_Expectations

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #338
Wright out left and Simms through the middle is a change a lot of fans wanted anyway.

Thomas is a big loss, but he’s also not entirely foolproof. He’s prone to errors and poor distribution, so let’s not escalate this to feel like we’ve lost prime Maldini. Lati is a step down, but he’s a solid enough defender and he’s entirely committed so he’ll give a good account of himself.

The starting XI is more than strong enough to win and the bench isn’t as weak as made out, Allen, Paterson, Bassette and Rafa can all change games. Granted to differing degrees, but this is still a step above our play off season bench offensively.
 
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AiS86

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #339
alexccfc99 said:
The EMC ‘injury’ is making less sense to me as it goes on

He ran across to celebrate the Paterson winner last week, it quite clearly wasn’t done in game so what the hell have they been up to in training

Binks is also shite, Thomas be the biggest miss of the lot
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bit of a limp on his way back though
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #340
mmttww said:
I think the Sunderland game made us think Wright was the answer through the middle and Allen should keep starting games. Don't think games since proved that.

Simms is more effective as the battering ram which in every game except Sunderland, has been what the system we play asks of the player in that position.

EMC looked fine in most games recently but I'd have started Simms with Wright on the left tonight even if EMC was fit. Don't think he nailed his spot down.
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Depends on opposition. If a team plays a low block and their CBs are going to be stuck on Wright like bees to honey all game then Simms needs to come in.

I know people have their reservations about Simms but Wright may as well have not been on the pitch against Portsmouth. He clearly isn't at all comfortable with the physical demands of the role which in the Championship is really a non-negotiable.
 
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Deity

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #341
TomRad85 said:
The leaks all over Twitter now.
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Mainly from people on here !
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #342
torchomatic said:
Hanging around until 12 to see if the Luton tickets drop into the 1800+ bracket then setting off for Travelodge Hull Central.

Living the best life.
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Hope you enjoy
 
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Alkhen

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #343
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
It's not particularly that mad. EMC has been poor since his return from injury. As mentioned as long as Wright stays injury free it isn't an issue.
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That is not the point is it. having any key squad player out is definitely not 'not an issue'
They aren't Robots, form and fitness is fluid, some on here treat it like a binary thing 'hes been crap today so let's write him off' such a boneheaded attitude that some on here take. .Just because EMC hasn't been at his best doesn't mean he couldn't make an impact in the games left, he was the key guy a few weeks back.

Even if by some miracle all the players left stay fit they will get tired in matches and they will dip in and out of form. Missing EMC, Thomas and Torp is a massive blow if true.
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #344
Yeah maybe it should stop. Saddle seems a sound egg, but it’s not necessary. Someone eventually will get in trouble
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #345
Alkhen said:
That is no the point is it. having any key squad player out is definitely not 'not an issue'
They aren't Robots, form and fitness is fluid, some on here treat it like a binary thing 'hes been crap today so let's write him off' such boneheaded attitude that some on here take. .Just because EMC hasn't been at his best doesn't mean he couldn't make an impact in the games left, he was the key guy a few weeks back.

Even if by some miracle all the players left stay fit they will get tired in matches and they will dip in and out of form. Missing EMC, Thomas and Torp is a massive blow if true.
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Do you actually take time to read posts first or just blurt out the first slice of fresh gibberish that comes to mind?

I didn't say it wasn't an issue. I said it wasn't a massive blow, which it isn't - certainly not compared to Thomas being out which very much is given who's next in the pecking order.
 

AOM

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #346
Matt smith said:
Think that’s the season. Been a great push from where we were nevertheless
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Think I've seen you say the same thing about four times already this season. We're still in the top 6
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #347
AOM said:
Think I've seen you say the same thing about four times already this season. We're still in the top 6
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I will wager that it happens at least three times more between now and the Middlesbrough game.
 
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peteCCFC

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #348
Tommo1993 said:
Yeah maybe it should stop. Saddle seems a sound egg, but it’s not necessary. Someone eventually will get in trouble
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He is blinded by his bizarre levels of self importance. He speaks to people on here like they're his disciples. He needs to have a word with himself.
 
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nunchuckas

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #349
Viktor17 said:
Agree, hes had this toe issue, wonder if thats just got to point of no return now.

The Thomas one is odd, must have done it training after Pompey game, as he seemed ok. Hoping this is fake news!
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Thomas did go down and look like he was struggling at times against Pompey...
 

Saddlebrains

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #350
Deity said:
Mainly from people on here !
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I've not said anything on twitter, never do with any ITK stuff just share it on here
 
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