Match Thread Oxford United vs. Coventry City Match Thread - Sunday 9th Sep (3 Viewers)

[fernandopartridge]

Thought Willis and Hyam did very well as a pair again today.

Hyam looks so assured now, seems to have come on so much since the Yeovil debacle (though that was more about concrete Rod than Hyam)

 

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[Grendel]

Robinson will say harsh pen and deflected goal cost them

Probably right

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

He was on his phone high up in the stands serving a touchline ban

Oh right thought sky might have shown him every 30 seconds.

 

[Grendel]

Thought Willis and Hyam did very well as a pair again today.

The two Centre halves are consistently our best players

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Probably right

It was a penalty every time nothing harsh in that even Hendrie thought it was

 

[Johnnythespider]

Up to 12th, if we can get some confidence from this and push into the top ten we maybe able to challenge in the second half of the season. Poor game but 3 points is more important than pretty football

 

[covboy9]

I’ll be happy to stay up this season

 

[Forever_Blue]

I swear being a Coventry fan must take minutes off your life.

its never easy is it.

Years

 

[Dickie]

So much better second half. Played some really good stuff.

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

Defended well

He defended from the front, yeah, and was useful at the back defending too. He won some great flick on's-including from a throw in, that went to our player running off him, SHOCK! He was very good with his back to goal despite being shoved and kicked and he actually was strong and won us free kicks. Great performance and I can see him dovetailing with Chaplin well.

 

[ajsccfc]

Oh right thought sky might have shown him every 30 seconds.

Ah, this is me reading that post isn't it

 

[David O'Day]

Grow up. Brown was all over the place and Burge defending the far post - sterling has had a really good second half

grendal is right but Sterling is the new player our fans blame for everything

 

[Moff]

Great result, happy to be moving upwards rather than down. Its a work in motion at the moment!

 

[PVA]

Great win. The way some were going on at half time you'd think we were 3 nil down.

 

[Philosorapter]

Ratings as of a few moments ago.

 

[David O'Day]

Probably right

stonewall pen, keeper takes him out

 

[ajsccfc]

I'm glad they skipped the post-match stuff to jump straight to Ukraine playing Slovakia in front of nobody, that's what I pay the big money for each month.

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

grendal is right but Sterling is the new player our fans blame for everything

Nah it's not that, I think he did some really good things today going forwards and looked fresher for his time out of the spotlight. He's very young so will grow with us hopefully, but he was a bit naive at that corner and one of the players at fault for the goal, if not the only one.

 

[fernandopartridge]

grendal is right but Sterling is the new player our fans blame for everything

He let his man go for the goal, can't really be argued with.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Sterling had a good game.
Sterling lost his man who scored the goal.

Both of these statements can be true.

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

Sterling had a good game.
Sterling lost his man who scored the goal.

Both of these statements can be true.

Yeah, exactly!

 

[Skybluefaz]

We looked the more 'Streetwise' team out there today. Kicked them about when needed. Thomas was poor with his distribution today, gave lots of ball away. Credit to Shipley for plugging away. Was fortunate to not receive a second yellow though.

 

[Limey]

Chaplin was obviously stand out player. J Brown was decent. Burge excellent. Shipley effective through pure industry and hard work.

 

[ajsccfc]

 

[Grendel]

Chaplin was obviously stand out player. J Brown was decent. Burge excellent. Shipley effective through pure industry and hard work.

Willis and hyam were the stand out players

 

[Limey]

Willis and hyam were the stand out players

They played very well granted. Chaplin imo was difference between the two sides.

 

[David O'Day]

He let his man go for the goal, can't really be argued with.

you can't argue that there are ,multiple people to blame for their goal so to pick on Sterling is a tad off

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

Sterling had a good game.
Sterling lost his man who scored the goal.

Both of these statements can be true.

Basically what Robins has just said too, and they'll go through the video of the goal with him.

 

[fernandopartridge]

They played very well granted. Chaplin imo was difference between the two sides.

Clarke Harris did well, offered a good focal point to make space for Chaplin

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

you can't argue that there are ,multiple people to blame for their goal so to pick on Sterling is a tad off

Tell Robins then. He did also praise him though, said he did some great stuff on the ball and defensively off the ball.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

1st half it was hoof it up to small guys.
2nd half we played in on the floor and it was so much better to watch.

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

"Must.....find strength....to celebrate....despite....crippling agony!"

 

[mark82]

Very good second half from all the team. If we can start playing like that consistently we'll do ok. First half was awful though.

 

[Ashdown]

Pleasant early afternoon in sunny Espana, 4 beers now off to bed to sleep them off ! PUSB !

 

[Monners]

£30 bet for. 2-1 win! 300 squiddlies coming in my direction! Shame it is only SBT money - hay ho