Match Thread Preston North End FC - Coventry City Match Thread - Tuesday 9th Dec (76 Viewers)

[Skyblueweeman]

Thierry Small is a very good player for them too.

A Frenchman got confused once and thought I was him. He said, 'You are Thierry Small'.



I'll get my coat....

 

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[Skyblueweeman]

5k on a Tuesday night in December, two weeks before Xmas, to Preston - is bloody impressive.

Kudos to everyone travelling. Safe journeys all!

 

[pusbccfc]

Sheffield Wednesday

Oh yeah, thought it was the Sheffield United game.

The Wednesday game had no impact on the outcome. Camera angles weren't great either.

 

[SkyBlueChris]

My sons ill so wont be coming with me tonight, got an U19 ticket spare if anyone needs it!

 

[shmmeee]

We’d have won heavily regardless.

I mean we’d have won most games heavily regardless. Exactly why the problem at Ipswich wasn’t the ref.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I mean we’d have won most games heavily regardless. Exactly why the problem at Ipswich wasn’t the ref.

He was a problem for sure though.

 

[shmmeee]

He was a problem for sure though.

Sure. I just think we’d have struggled even against 10. The ref was poor but they often are and we manage to win is my point.

 

[David O'Day]

He was a problem for sure though.

I don't get people who say that the ref wasn't the issue, I mean if the fella who scores their 2nd is sent off when it's 0-0 then it;s a very different game.

 

[Senior Vick from Alicante]

Need to play football tonight, the weather will be grim. Keep the ball on the ground and play through the lines and take advantage of our better skilled players across the front line. Cant get involved in hoof football, if we do it plays to their physicality, if we play I can see a comfortable win.

 

[jordan210]

As I'm sure some of you are aware. We have never beaten Preston in the League at Deepdale.

We have actually only ever won twice in all competitions.

The first time we played at Deepdale in 1910 won 2-1 in the FA cup and in 2000 a 3-1 win in the League cup.

 

[clint van damme]

The first time we played at Deepdale in 1910 won 2-1

Cracking away day, stopped in Blackpool

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I don't get people who say that the ref wasn't the issue, I mean if the fella who scores their 2nd is sent off when it's 0-0 then it;s a very different game.

It’s a critical decision in a way that Wright’s tap in just isn’t. The Charlton decision by the way very nearly was instantly critical too but for poor finishing at the other end.

We should have done better, no argument there, but a red card at 0-0 is clearly significant with so long left in the game.

 

[TomRad85]

I don't get people who say that the ref wasn't the issue, I mean if the fella who scores their 2nd is sent off when it's 0-0 then it;s a very different game.

Even if he wasn't, which he was, who actually cares? We lost a game, a tough game and just our second in 19 games. I don't know why people like to pore over it is so much when things are generally going brilliantly. We're Coventry City not Real Madrid. Sometimes we'll be a bit shit.

 

[clint van damme]

Even if he wasn't, which he was, who actually cares? We lost a game, a tough game and just our second in 19 games. I don't know why people like to pore over it is so much when things are generally going brilliantly. We're Coventry City not Real Madrid. Sometimes we'll be a bit shit.

It happened in a game that took place 3 days ago!
It's hardly poring over it, people are talking like we're still discussing it 6 months later (when I say people, you and Astute!).

We'll be on to the Preston game tomorrow.

 

[David O'Day]

Even if he wasn't, which he was, who actually cares? We lost a game, a tough game and just our second in 19 games. I don't know why people like to pore over it is so much when things are generally going brilliantly. We're Coventry City not Real Madrid. Sometimes we'll be a bit shit.

I am ok with losing, I think we will go uop but we'll lose 5 or so more before it's all done.

It's just the ref was a major part of what happened though.

 

[wingy]

I am ok with losing, I think we will go uop but we'll lose 5 or so more before it's all done.

It's just the ref was a major part of what happened though.

1 in five is tolerable I think so long as the others are wins
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[Robinshio]

we have probably the hardest 1st half of the season than anyone else

3 parachute teams, and the remainder of the top 6 we will have played them all away
we will be fine after the 3 points tonight

 

[Johnnythespider]

Today was going to be mine and my son's first away day of the season, tickets bought, coach from the tavern sorted and this flu bug has ruined it. £120 down the toilet, at least it's on the telly later.
Edit:- sing up all you sky blues, let's put this hoodoo to bed

 

[jordan210]

Cracking away day, stopped in Blackpool

Lads on tour !

 

[clint van damme]

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Lads on tour !

All on 2000 points

 

[David O'Day]

All on 2000 points

Did you get tickets for Old Etonians away?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

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Lads on tour !

A young Jacob Rees-Mogg on the right I see?

 

[TomRad85]

I am ok with losing, I think we will go uop but we'll lose 5 or so more before it's all done.

It's just the ref was a major part of what happened though.

I don't think we'll lose at home all season. Maybe once just because it probably has to happen at some point.

 

[PVA]

we have probably the hardest 1st half of the season than anyone else

3 parachute teams, and the remainder of the top 6 we will have played them all away
we will be fine after the 3 points tonight

Based on the current PPG we've had an easy ish first 19 games:

Championship run-in analysis

English Championship stats

www.soccerstats.com

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Based on the current PPG we've had an easy ish first 19 games:

Championship run-in analysis

English Championship stats

www.soccerstats.com

We only have 4 ‘new’ teams to play so isn’t this a bit meaningless?

 

[jto123]

I’ve got a horrible feeling we might lose 2-0 tonight. Will be a real test of character for players and fans if we do.

 

[TomRad85]

Based on the current PPG we've had an easy ish first 19 games:

Championship run-in analysis

English Championship stats

www.soccerstats.com

We'll have played the entire current top 6 (excluding ourselves) away from home after tonight. There's no way we're still doing this we've had an easy start thing almost half way through the season

 

[coop]

Free scoring Coventry don't score in two consecutive games my god I hope not the fall out will be massive.

 

[TomRad85]

I’ve got a horrible feeling we might lose 2-0 tonight. Will be a real test of character for players and fans if we do.

It's a horrible fixture and there's no doubt they have got some very good results at home. I think a draw would be a decent result then back it up with a win vs Bristol City.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

We'll have played the entire current top 6 (excluding ourselves) away from home after tonight. There's no way we're still doing this we've had an easy start thing almost half way through the season

Lose tonight and the usual suspects will emerge to concede promotion to Ipswich and Boro

 

[PVA]

We only have 4 ‘new’ teams to play so isn’t this a bit meaningless?

It’s all much of a muchness yes, but it differentiates between each teams home and away records so just adds a little bit of context.

 

[Grendel]

We only have 4 ‘new’ teams to play so isn’t this a bit meaningless?

Three of the four aren’t exactly pulling up trees either

 

[PVA]

We'll have played the entire current top 6 (excluding ourselves) away from home after tonight. There's no way we're still doing this we've had an easy start thing almost half way through the season

The differences are pretty negligible for most given we’ve played nearly every team. But QPR & Bristol City seem to have had quite a standout ‘easy’ first half of the season, everyone else is quite similar we’re just slightly on the easy side.

 

[TomRad85]

The differences are pretty negligible for most given we’ve played nearly every team. But QPR seem to have had quite a standout ‘easy’ first half of the season, everyone else is quite similar we’re just slightly on the easy side.

Tbf we can't play ourselves and we have the best PPG by a mile. Our opponents stat padding just by playing against us now.

 

[jordan210]

I have counted up all the goals scored in league games at Deepdale.

Preston 45
Coventry 24

So we need to win 22 -0 to put things right