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Match Thread Hull City - Coventry City Match Thread - Monday 14th Apr (3 Viewers)

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fernandopartridge

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #281
Gibbo said:
Frank won't play 5-3-2 - that requires tactical flexibility on his part. Not his strong suit.
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He changed to that formation earlier this season which was arguably the catalyst to the good run
 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #282
Thomas a massive loss, not that bothered about the other two based on their recent form, albeit leaves us quite short.

Lati's best position is right sided centre back so that's something.
 
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Matt smith

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #283
pusbccfc said:
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Surely they wouldn’t put a picture of EMC in if he wasn’t fit
 
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Hincha

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #284
Collins
MvE - Lati - Binks - Kitching - JDS
Sheaf - Grimes - Rudoni
Simms - Wright
​
Don't hate it
 
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Yorkshire SB

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #285
fernandopartridge said:
Thomas a massive loss, not that bothered about the other two based on their recent form, albeit leaves us quite short.

Lati's best position is right sided centre back so that's something.
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Agree with this. Torp and EMC are good players but I would have had both on the bench tonight.

CB cover is a worry. I would probably pick Lati, but I don't really know why.
 

shepardo01

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #286
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Torp I can see but the other two doesn’t make sense to me. EMC was taken off as he had ran out of energy and looked fine coming off the pitch.

Thomas was absolutely fine last game. Would have to be some ridiculous bad luck
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Celebrations in 94th mins?
I always wince for the players (whilst obviously being ecstatic myself!) when I see the pile- ons etc....
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #287
News spreading - can’t edit to link relevant post but it’s 9.55 pm

Match Day Thread - Hull City v Coventry

I'm $hite at predicting, if pushed. I'd go Away Away Home Draw Home I foresee a bad afternoon for us in terms of other results, but if we can't...
not606.com
 

mmttww

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #288
It's our first choice XI except for Dovin and Thomas. If we can't get a couple of results without them, we don't deserve a crack at promotion. Simms needs to step up a bit. Bench players need to be on it.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #289
mmttww said:
It's our first choice XI except for Dovin and Thomas. If we can't get a couple of results without them, we don't deserve a crack at promotion. Simms needs to step up a bit. Bench players need to be on it.
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Your idea of our best choice 11 maybe, nothing to suggest Lampard feels the same way about a supposed strongest 11.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #290
Basically the midfield and the attack could work out ok as long as Sheaf and Simms step up and perform in a way they are capable of but haven't really so far this season... over to them i suppose. As for the defence, lets just hope Saddles talking bollocks on that one.
 
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shepardo01

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #291
Thomas is the biggest loss in this.
Non match practiced centre-back and a fragile Collins - away from home - makes sad reading.

When Binks came in at Derby, the back four (particularly him and Bidwell) were all over the shop.
 
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CBS16

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #292
Need Thomas back ASAP. Got Doug to thank that we will still be able to put out a good 11, just cannot afford any more injuries!
 

Sky Blue Goblin

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #293
Assuming injuries are true, 3-4-2-1? Could play Collime, Lati- Kitching - Binks, MVE - Sheaf - Grimes - Dasilva, Sakamoto - Rudoni - Wright?
 

alexccfc99

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #294
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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DT-R

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #295
I think tonight depends entirely on how quickly we can get the first goal. Against pompey, we get the pen for hand ball or Rudonis header goes in, it's a completely different game. The longer the kept the clean sheet the bigger their belief. We get the pen 10mins in and score we walk away 2 or 3-0 easily. Same tonight, the longer we don't score the bigger belief Hull get, the more body on the line defending they do. We score early doors and they have to come out and play and score. We should find gaps. I'm saying 3-0 tonight.

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TomRad85

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #296
shepardo01 said:
Thomas is the biggest loss in this.
Non match practiced centre-back and a fragile Collins - away from home - makes sad reading.

When Binks came in at Derby, the back four (particularly him and Bidwell) were all over the shop.
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At Sheffield United too i think we suffered from not having the Thomas/Kitching duo. As for Lati, I don't even know if i'm over the piss weak belly flop followed by the late goal at Norwich away.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #297
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.
 

Captain Dart

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #298
The bench depth is sufficient even if EMC and Bobby Thomas are out. Assuming Wright plays left wing, Simms and Lati start. I don't think we will play 3 at the back because that leaves the bench light on cover if one of the CBs gets an injury.

Collins
MVE, Lati, Kitch, DaSilva
Sheaf, Grimes, Rudoni
Saka, Simms, Wright

Bench.. Binks, Wilson, Pato, Bassette, Raphael, Bidwell, Allen, Sandiford, another academy player.
 
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Marty

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #299
Lats is shite, Needs to be moved on in the summer. Binks too.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #300
StrettoBoy said:
If he has suffered a huge blow at both ends it could be career-threatening.
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Or he had an amazing Saturday night.
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #301
Marty said:
Lats is shite, Needs to be moved on in the summer. Binks too.
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I can't believe we actually paid money for Binks.
 
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DT-R

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #302
shepardo01 said:
Celebrations in 94th mins?
I always wince for the players (whilst obviously being ecstatic myself!) when I see the pile- ons etc....
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Nemanja Matic comes to mind. Knee sliding after (i think it was) the league cup?

There's also a "city unseen" video this season of MVE getting clattered in the back of the head in a celebration huddle. Also MVE almost faceplanting the advertisements celebrating a Saka goal. Just MVE, we should ban MVE from celebrating for fear of injury

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Marty

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #303
Sick Boy said:
I can't believe we actually paid money for Binks.
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Blew 2 million on a defender that wasn't good enough to get in the side when he was on loan, what a colossal waste of money.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #304
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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EMC hasn't looked right since he came back from injury, so wondering whether there is a reoccurrence or some underlying niggle
 
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skybluecam

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  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #305
If Thomas is out for any length of time it's horrendous

Lati and Collins starting in the playoffs what a joke
 

shepardo01

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #306
skybluecam said:
If Thomas is out for any length of time it's horrendous

Lati and Collins starting in the playoffs what a joke
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We won't get there if this was the scenario.
 
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Skyblueweeman

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #307
Old Warwickshire lad said:
Opposing teams are not monitoring what goes on on here .
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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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slondonskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #308
 
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Viktor17

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #309
fernandopartridge said:
EMC hasn't looked right since he came back from injury, so wondering whether there is a reoccurrence or some underlying niggle
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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!
 

skybluecam

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #310
mmttww said:
It's our first choice XI except for Dovin and Thomas. If we can't get a couple of results without them, we don't deserve a crack at promotion. Simms needs to step up a bit. Bench players need to be on it.
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I think at this point EMC is clearly first choice, no?

GK and CB are two positions that take the biggest dive in quality when replaced for us.
 

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #311
Grendel said:
News spreading - can’t edit to link relevant post but it’s 9.55 pm

Match Day Thread - Hull City v Coventry

I'm $hite at predicting, if pushed. I'd go Away Away Home Draw Home I foresee a bad afternoon for us in terms of other results, but if we can't...
not606.com
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Hull has a 70% obesity rate and I'm reading people talking about him being fat?
 

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #312
skybluecam said:
I think at this point EMC is clearly first choice, no?

GK and CB are two positions that take the biggest dive in quality when replaced for us.
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He may be first choice, but the dive in quality from moving Haji to the left and Simms up top is marginal at best
 

TomRad85

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #313
skybluecam said:
I think at this point EMC is clearly first choice, no?
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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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PVA

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #314
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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skybluecam

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 14, 2025
  • #315
Right, I’m choosing to believe this is a psyop masterclass from Frank and everyone is actually fit. 4D chess master!
 
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