Match Thread Preston North End FC - Coventry City Match Thread - Tuesday 9th Dec (60 Viewers)

[pusbccfc]

Its a difficult window because really the players you bring in have to have the potential to play at a higher level or why sign them ?

I imagine loans will be the main focus

This should be 1000% the plan but Doug hates loans.

Alternatively, you go for someone like Hughes who would make the step up.

 

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[SkyBlueDom26]

He's miles better than Kitch and Thomas.

If we were to get promoted, Hughes would make the step up. The other two wouldn't imo.

He’s in another league to them too, like I said if we don’t pay what they want then a prem team will. People cry on here though even though it’s not money out of pocket

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

This should be 1000% the plan but Doug hates loans.

Alternatively, you go for someone like Hughes who would make the step up.

Nah mate, shouldn’t go for hughes. A few on here think our cbs are good enough

 

[Macca]

I just think Doug wants a small squad tbh.

I do see the logic behind that to be fair but its a risky strategy

 

[bigfatronssba]

Yes

Why?

 

[Evo1883]

This should be 1000% the plan but Doug hates loans.

Alternatively, you go for someone like Hughes who would make the step up.

Well hughes is still a gamble at premier league level .

Personally if we were to be promoted we need to try sign experience at european level , a fringe player from a big club or something of that mould

 

[DT-R]

Mate hughes is a much better defender than Thomas, wins everything in the air and can actually pass the ball to someone in his shirt, Bobby is great when it comes to goals for us but he’s shakey, hughes will be playing for England at some point, can’t see Bobby though. Just pay what they want for him, or a prem club will and we’ll be massively regretting it

No, honestly, I get all of this. But we spent (wasted) an entire summer chasing him for him to still be a Hull player at the end of it. I dont want to waste the whole of Jan chasing him only to miss other possibilities. If we can get him, great, but I dont want to risk losing other players to other clubs hanging on for a player that doesnt want to come. Put.in a serious offer from day one. If Hull and/or Hughes are still dragging heels or umming and arring by days 8 and 9, move on! We cant afford to tread water!

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[pusbccfc]

Well hughes is still a gamble at premier league level .

Personally if we were to be promoted we need to try sign experience at european level , a fringe player from a big club or something of that mould

It's widely thought that Hughes will be going to a PL side in the summer anyway. A gamble but a potentially brilliant one.

 

[bigfatronssba]

It's not a case of what you expect, it's about what you should get with how the game pans out.

There should be no argument from anyone that we didn't throw two points away there. It's ok to be extremely frustrated by that even if on paper an away point isn't terrible.

Others may disagree, but I thought that second half performance was exceptionally poor.

I get the frustration, but what I don't get is the "we've blown it" attitude.

How we played is now irrelevant. What is relevant is the points on the board

Losing at Ipswich, and drawing at Preston does not dent our promotion chances. They are not games we should have expected to win

 

[rexo87]

Thomas and Kitch are a good pairing. We really don’t need to be spending stupid money on a CB. A winger and a CM for me are all we need. If im being greedy an out and out first choice LB as well

 

[Wyken Sky Blue]

Seriously?

Not unreasonable

Lose to Ipswich and beat Preston
Drew with Ipswich and beat Preston
Beat Ipswich and lost to Preston
Beat Ipswich and draw to Preston

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[SkyBlueDom26]

No, honestly, I get all of this. But we spent (wasted) an entire summer chasing him for him to still be a Hull player at the end of it. I dont want to waste the whole of Jan chasing him only to miss other possibilities. If we can get him, great, but I dont want to risk losing other players to other clubs hanging on for a player that doesnt want to come. Put.in a serious offer from day one. If Hull and/or Hughes are still dragging heels or umming and arring by days 8 and 9, move on! We cant afford to tread water!

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Mate he’ll want to come here 100%, we got quoted a fair price and our owner bottled it, 13 million with add ones will have got it done 100%

 

[Evo1883]

It's widely thought that Hughes will be going to a PL side in the summer anyway. A gamble but a potentially brilliant one.

We will see , upto 20 million isnt a small gamble

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Thomas and Kitch are a good pairing. We really don’t need to be spending stupid money on a CB. A winger and a CM for me are all we need. If im being greedy an out and out first choice LB as well

What you think us leaking goals every week is good enough?

 

[CCFC96]

Some incredible knee jerk reactions from people after two overall unlucky results. We’ll be fine (and we’ll strengthen in Jan).

 

[covcity4life]

Dissapoitning result but I thought we played well and should have scored more

But to not kill game off Vs 10 men is poor and puts a lot of pressure on Saturdays game now

 

[rexo87]

What you think us leaking goals every week is good enough?

We’ve conceded 22 goals in 20 games, we are overreacting. The goal today has absolutely nothing to do with the back 2

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

We’ve conceded 22 goals in 20 games, we are overreacting. The goal today has absolutely nothing to do with the back 2

How many clean sheets have we had recently? But our cb’s are so good.

 

[rexo87]

How many clean sheets have we had recently? But our cb’s are so good.

Just because you don’t get a clean sheet it doesn’t mean your CB’s are shit. Again, we have conceded 22 in 20. Teams are allowed to score goals against us.

 

[rexo87]

Milan just ill btw

 

[DT-R]

Thomas and Kitch are a good pairing. We really don’t need to be spending stupid money on a CB. A winger and a CM for me are all we need. If im being greedy an out and out first choice LB as well

Theyre OK. I can see one of the 2 alongside a better CH making the step up. I had hoped that Woolfy was going to be that CH but he's looked poor in the few cameos weve seen of him. But the 2 together in the PL we'll be on a hiding to nothing. Both far too slow, both got too short fuses and get sucked in to silly fouls. BT passing is average at best. I can see Kitch making the step up (hopefully with us) and playing regularly alongside someone better than BT. Could that be Hughes? Maybe, hopefully. But the rate they make errors and we leak goals, I wouldn't say our CH pairing is good. For a team.that has as much possession as we do, and has possession so high as we do, we really shouldn't be conceding as many as we do.

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[SkyBlueDom26]

Just because you don’t get a clean sheet it doesn’t mean your CB’s are shit. Again, we have conceded 22 in 20. Teams are allowed to score goals against us.

We’re conceding far too many goals recently, luckily our forwards and midfield are bailing us out

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Theyre OK. I can see one of the 2 alongside a better CH making the step up. I had hoped that Woolfy was going to be that CH but he's looked poor in the few cameos weve seen of him. But the 2 together in the PL we'll be on a hiding to nothing. Both far too slow, both got too short fuses and get sucked in to silly fouls. BT passing is average at best. I can see Kitch making the step up (hopefully with us) and playing regularly alongside someone better than BT. Could that be Hughes? Maybe, hopefully. But the rate they make errors and we leak goals, I wouldn't say our CH pairing is good. For a team.that has as much possession as we do, and has possession so high as we do, we really shouldn't be conceding as many as we do.

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Hughes and kitching would be quality, best cb pairing in the league

 

[rexo87]

Theyre OK. I can see one of the 2 alongside a better CH making the step up. I had hoped that Woolfy was going to be that CH but he's looked poor in the few cameos weve seen of him. But the 2 together in the PL we'll be on a hiding to nothing. Both far too slow, both got too short fuses and get sucked in to silly fouls. BT passing is average at best. I can see Kitch making the step up (hopefully with us) and playing regularly alongside someone better than BT. Could that be Hughes? Maybe, hopefully. But the rate they make errors and we leak goals, I wouldn't say our CH pairing is good. For a team.that has as much possession as we do, and has possession so high as we do, we really shouldn't be conceding as many as we do.

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22 in 20, it’s really not that bad. And after today where it’s Rudoni/Dasilva getting caught from the throw and Haji not picking up his man, I don’t get it

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

22 in 20, it’s really not that bad. And after today where it’s Rudoni/Dasilva getting caught from the throw and Haji not picking up his man, I don’t get it

Why was haji even marking the number 9? Surely that’s a cb job, but let’s all pile in on haji

 

[Ccfcisparks]

I wouldnt put it past a couple of the squad carrying a lurgy too.

I think we are in the wars as a squad. Just need to get through

 

[rexo87]

Hughes and kitching would be quality, best cb pairing in the league

Hughes whose side have conceded 34. I’m not saying he’s not a good player, I thought he was brilliant against us on the first day, but I’m not sure I’d be spending 15m on him ahead of bringing in a CM and Winger

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Ref couldnt wait to blow that final whistle

He didn't even play the time for Jebbisons substitution but there again we don't seem to be getting the rub of the green at the moment.

 

[Macca]

Bad night tonight but I'll judge whether we are wobbling after Bristol and Swansea at home

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Hughes whose side have conceded 34. I’m not saying he’s not a good player, I thought he was brilliant against us on the first day, but I’m not sure I’d be spending 15m on him ahead of bringing in a CM and Winger

Erm the winger from Sweden then maybe a cm on loan? We need a new cb as we’re leaking too many goals

 

[rexo87]

Erm the winger from Sweden then maybe a cm on loan?

We very rarely do loans. I think we’ll get a couple of players that we think have the potential to make it in the prem

 

[DT-R]

Hughes and kitching would be quality, best cb pairing in the league

I also think we missed 2 tricks in Tanganga and Sam McCallum. Personally think McCallum is better than JDS, but the thought of having both, rather than the thought of Brau and Bidwell. Also, Tanganga, when he's been played in position rather than at RB as he has regularly, has looked really good. The few blades games ive watched and he's single handedly kept the score line a lot lower than it couldve been.

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[CCFC96]

Bobby/Kitch is about as good as it gets at this level as a centre half pairing. If you watch us every week and think the answer is £12m+ on Charlie Hughes and not an additional winger/10 then I’m not sure what to say.

conceded 22 in 20, we play a very attacking system that leaves us open to be countered but over the whole of the season has worked excellently.

The goal today is dreadful from Rudi/JDS for letting him walk into the box but from there it’s a lucky toe poke that’s flown into the bins. Shit is gonna happen this years lads. Ipswich took 1 point from Oxford/Blackburn like a week and a half ago.

 

[pusbccfc]

I wouldnt put it past a couple of the squad carrying a lurgy too.

I think we are in the wars as a squad. Just need to get through

That superflu is wiping people out too.

If Torp had that, he's done well to even get on the coach today.

 

[Shannerz]

I get the frustration, but what I don't get is the "we've blown it" attitude.

How we played is now irrelevant. What is relevant is the points on the board

Losing at Ipswich, and drawing at Preston does not dent our promotion chances. They are not games we should have expected to win

Plainly we haven't blown it, but I don't want to see complacency like that again.