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Liam Kitching (2 Viewers)

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  • Start date Jan 12, 2025
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Aug 13, 2025
  • #71
The thing is with Kitching he brings leadership and communication which makes us function better as a team and a unit than the other 2 we have and Binks did, they may be comparable statswise but the eye-test and team performance show the other side to the story
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #72
As mentioned on another thread. Fair play

Lampard on Kitching playing today while his partner is in labour: “Kitch said, ‘no, no, I’ll be there, so he turned up and he played, as he generally does. And now, as I say, fingers crossed that all goes well later on. He’s a throwback to a player that’s an absolute family man and that wants to play for his club. Very special!”
 
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jim20

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #73
CCFCSteve said:
As mentioned on another thread. Fair play

Lampard on Kitching playing today while his partner is in labour: “Kitch said, ‘no, no, I’ll be there, so he turned up and he played, as he generally does. And now, as I say, fingers crossed that all goes well later on. He’s a throwback to a player that’s an absolute family man and that wants to play for his club. Very special!”
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I love how committed he is, it’s great. But it also highlights how much we need cover at CB, if we had another quality CB he wouldn’t have had to play
 
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quinn1971

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #74
Grendel said:
One of the things that ended Robins tenure was his refusal to play Kitching. The time he made him a LWB for the day was laughable.
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Spot on, never could work that out, had binks and Lati ahead of him
 

Hobo

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #75
quinn1971 said:
Spot on, never could work that out, had binks and Lati ahead of him
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Because he had a spell of indiscipline on the pitch getting needless cards. Trying to be the hard man and getting involved when there was no need to. He needed time out and the cold shoulder to make him grow up.

I fairness to him I think he has and looks a better player for it.
 
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Viktor17

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #76
Hobo said:
Because he had a spell of indiscipline on the pitch getting needless cards. Trying to be the hard man and getting involved when there was no need to. He needed time out and the cold shoulder to make him grow up.

I fairness to him I think he has and looks a better player for it.
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He looks very lean and so much fitter.
 
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Hobo

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #77
Viktor17 said:
He looks very lean and so much fitter.
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I just think he seems more disciplined without losing his combative spirit.
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #78
Kitching is almost certainly going to claim the captains armband when Sheaf goes, he’s a fantastic leader and all the comments in the past about him being a bad egg are laughable beyond belief now. Sell Bobby for 8m sign Hughes and someone to backup Kitch and E I E I E I O
 
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quinn1971

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #79
Hobo said:
Because he had a spell of indiscipline on the pitch getting needless cards. Trying to be the hard man and getting involved when there was no need to. He needed time out and the cold shoulder to make him grow up.

I fairness to him I think he has and looks a better player for it.
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So did hamer, but he kept playing,
 

Danceswithhorses

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #80
quinn1971 said:
So did hamer, but he kept playing,
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.....except for the matches he was banned for.
 
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junglej13

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #81
Given the fees being talked about for Bobby and others, could £4.5m for Kitching actually turn out to be good business?! I'm starting to think so.
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #82
I’m getting a new level of respect for Kitch.
 

Hobo

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #83
quinn1971 said:
So did hamer, but he kept playing,
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Hamer was trying to win the ball. With Kitching it was afters and often when he wasn’t involved in the first place and when we had already got given the free kick. There is a big difference.
 

skybluecam

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #84
Grendel said:
One of the things that ended Robins tenure was his refusal to play Kitching. The time he made him a LWB for the day was laughable.
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Funny that certain people were too blinkered to see he’d completely lost the plot by the end

Kitching and Rudoni at wing back
 
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quinn1971

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #85
Hobo said:
Hamer was trying to win the ball. With Kitching it was afters and often when he wasn’t involved in the first place and when we had already got given the free kick. There is a big difference.
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bit harsh on kitching, the sheff weds red was a joke, he got sent off for a 2nd yellow for a late tackle and professional foul for being last man, TBF I’d expect any centre half in that back four to pick up a few cards
 
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TomRad85

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #86
skybluecam said:
Funny that certain people were too blinkered to see he’d completely lost the plot by the end

Kitching and Rudoni at wing back
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The bloke who should have been starting at CB and the bloke who is now one of the best players in the division in any position. Totally crazy work wasn't it.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #87
skybluecam said:
Funny that certain people were too blinkered to see he’d completely lost the plot by the end

Kitching and Rudoni at wing back
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Imagine people showing loyalty, even if misguided, to the man who saved our club. What are they like?!
 
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Danceswithhorses

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #88
junglej13 said:
Given the fees being talked about for Bobby and others, could £4.5m for Kitching actually turn out to be good business?! I'm starting to think so.
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That Kitching pass to MVE for the 4th goal is almost worth £4.5m itself...a sublime pass
 

Marty

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #89
Danceswithhorses said:
That Kitching pass to MVE for the 4th goal is almost worth £4.5m itself...a sublime pass
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Grimes wasn't it?
 

Danceswithhorses

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #90
Marty said:
Grimes wasn't it?
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hold on, i'll watch the highlights again

EDIT...not Grimes - #15 Kitching
 
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Hobo

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #91
quinn1971 said:
bit harsh on kitching, the sheff weds red was a joke, he got sent off for a 2nd yellow for a late tackle and professional foul for being last man,
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I have never seen a player react like the Sheffield Wednesday player. Kitching never protested and just walked. Post match Robins came out and defended Kitching. By Monday morning Coventry and Kitching were accepting their fate. More to that than than met the eye. Let’s face it the ref was closer than you or me.

But there were lots of little moments when he just got involved in needless stuff and a lot he got away with. It was like he wanted to be the hard man centre half without knowing how to be the hard man centre half.

But the main point is since he has got back in the team he seems more mature. Without losing any edge.
 
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Hobo

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #92
skybluecam said:
Funny that certain people were too blinkered to see he’d completely lost the plot by the end

Kitching and Rudoni at wing back
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Weren’t we strapped with injuries. What were the alternatives.
 

Old Warwickshire lad

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #93
Kitchen made the best 2 passes of the match. He also pushed up more than Grimes when we were behind.
 
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Marty

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #94
I liked Kitching from day one, I was bewildered by Robins leaving him out of the side and got plenty of pelters for it on here. He's exactly the type of CB you need. Strong, aggressive, does the dirty side well. He's not the finished product by any stretch of the imagination and he has flaws but I think he's our best CB. He was guilty of being rash and needlessly getting involved in stuff and picking up bookings, but I think we needed that at the time as everyone seemed a bit reserved and passive.
 
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Danceswithhorses

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #95
Marty said:
Grimes wasn't it?
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Shirt number No 15 - Liam Kitching
 
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Marty

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #96
Danceswithhorses said:
Shirt number No 15 - Liam Kitching
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You're correct, it was so good I just assumed it was Grimes.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #97
Credit to robins for identifying Kitching and pursuing him
 
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Danceswithhorses

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #98
Marty said:
You're correct, it was so good I just assumed it was Grimes.
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That's a fair assumption lol
 

Danceswithhorses

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #99
Ccfcisparks said:
Credit to robins for identifying Kitching and pursuing him
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or maybe credit to the scouting team ?
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #100
Danceswithhorses said:
or maybe credit to the scouting team ?
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He was a robins target
 

skybluecam

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #101
Hobo said:
Weren’t we strapped with injuries. What were the alternatives.
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Dasilva was on the bench both times
 
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quinn1971

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #102
Hobo said:
I have never seen a player react like the Sheffield Wednesday player. Kitching never protested and just walked. Post match Robins came out and defended Kitching. By Monday morning Coventry and Kitching were accepting their fate. More to that than than met the eye. Let’s face it the ref was closer than you or me.

But there were lots of little moments when he just got involved in needless stuff and a lot he got away with. It was like he wanted to be the hard man centre half without knowing how to be the hard man centre half.

But the main point is since he has got back in the team he seems more mature. Without losing any edge.
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Get what you mean he’s turned into one of our best players,
 
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quinn1971

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #103
Ccfcisparks said:
He was a robins target
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Think robins was trying to put the Barnsley back four together, seemed a good idea then we got Collins,
 

larry_david

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #104
He also nailed that fucker at the end of the first half when on the deck. Horrible bastard is our Liam, and I love it
 

covcity4life

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  • Aug 16, 2025
  • #105
We have two very good CBs imo. Not perfect but very good and still room for improvement

Well don't to dean Austin and the recruitment team for assembling a good squad
 
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