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Match Thread Preston vs. Coventry City - Match Thread - Sat 19th Oct (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Oct 9, 2024
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stevefloyd

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #141
Cov98 said:
Can see a similar lineup to last game to be honest.

As I've said before, I'd personally like us to give a 3-4-1-2 a go but I doubt it'll happen.

Can see a 4-2-3-1:
Dovin
Lati
Thomas
Kitching
Bidwell
Eccles
Sheaf
Rudoni
BTA/Simms
EMC
MVE

Ordinarily I'd say Lati wouldn't play or at least wouldn't start because of the internationals, but with Tatsu out and Wright also being on international duty I can see him being put back in so MVE can play right wing, also it's Lati so he has to be shoehorned in somehow.
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Goalkeepers up for grabs
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #142
skybluecam said:
Nah Preston are crap
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Well I've got News for you.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #143
Could Binks play at LB? gives us more height and he can tackle and defend, 3 plusses over JDS.
 
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torchomatic

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #144
Pleased it's an early kick off so we can get back in the light. Hate Preston. Got two tickets last year after straying into bus lanes, twice 8 minutes apart! £70 lighter.

Hope to see Dovin starting on Saturday.
 
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Johhny Blue

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #145
StrettoBoy said:
That was a very good pass from Wright.

Let’s hope he can start putting a few more in more us, though we will need Simms, BTA or Bassett to start scoring from them.
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A good pass followed by an iffy finish straight at the keeper
 

Johhny Blue

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #146
torchomatic said:
Pleased it's an early kick off so we can get back in the light. Hate Preston. Got two tickets last year after straying into bus lanes, twice 8 minutes apart! £70 lighter.

Hope to see Dovin starting on Saturday.
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Gotta love those 4:30a.m. starts.
Guinness and eggs
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #147
edgy said:
Who is this next to Tavares? Training with the first squad.

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Looks like the love child of Matty Godden and Viktor Gyökeres.

That's fucked up!
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #148
My god we do not need a centre back playing at full back, especially given that full backs are supposed to form a good part of our attack.
 
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wingy

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #149
torchomatic said:
Pleased it's an early kick off so we can get back in the light. Hate Preston. Got two tickets last year after straying into bus lanes, twice 8 minutes apart! £70 lighter.

Hope to see Dovin starting on Saturday.
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They love a stranger or the uniformed local!
 

shmmeee

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #150
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Looks like the love child of Matty Godden and Viktor Gyökeres.

That's fucked up!
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Training ground bust up was about custody.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #151
fernandopartridge said:
My god we do not need a centre back playing at full back, especially given that full backs are supposed to form a good part of our attack.
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Tbf I think Binks might be better going forward than Bidwell. Would probably take time to adapt though.
 
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ProfessorbyGrace

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #152
Knowing how predominantly shit we’ve been thus far, guarantee that we’ll break the Preston hoodoo.

1-0 to us, in the words of Sir Alex. PUSB ⚽️
 
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Nuskyblue

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  • Oct 14, 2024
  • #153
Offhegoes said:
With Bidwell out, surely we need to switch to a back 3, allowing Dasilva to play LWB his natural position. We can also bring back Lati or Binks as the 3rd CB. It allows us to play 2 central strikers, or a SS / CF. I can see Sakamoto and Thomas-Asante being useful in that central role behind the main CF.

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I like this tho personally I'd start Simms over Wright.
 

alexccfc99

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #154

Not everyone's cup of tea - but If anyone is in to Non-League/Groundhopping there is a game taking place at Bamber Bridge against FC United of Manchester just three miles outside of Preston at 3pm after our game has finished

Looks like they are in a bit of financial turmoil and could do with a bit of support, provided we haven't been drummed and the weather holds out I may go and check it out
 
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edgy

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  • Oct 15, 2024
  • #155
Sakamoto in full training. Bonus.
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #156
All missing for PNE

Ben Whiteman, Will Keane, Patrick Bauer, Ched Evans, and Milutin Osmajic.

Can't think of a better time to face them to be honest.
 
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alexccfc99

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #157
Sky Blue Harry H said:
All missing for PNE

Ben Whiteman, Will Keane, Patrick Bauer, Ched Evans, and Milutin Osmajic.

Can't think of a better time to face them to be honest.
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Ched Evans still plays?? I thought he'd long retired
 

lord_garrincha

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #158
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Can't think of a better time to face them to be honest.
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Bolton away vibes coming back!!!
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #159
Sky Blue Harry H said:
All missing for PNE

Ben Whiteman, Will Keane, Patrick Bauer, Ched Evans, and Milutin Osmajic.

Can't think of a better time to face them to be honest.
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You’ve doomed us even more so now
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #160
Compared to last season, they're missing Browne and Whiteman who are two of the better midfielders in the division.

That said, Riis has a great record against us and I don't think he's scored for a while.....
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #161
Anybody know how many we've sold for this? Setting off at 7.45am (almost forgot it was a 12.30 ko)
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #162
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Anybody know how many we've sold for this? Setting off at 7.45am (almost forgot it was a 12.30 ko)
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Apparently 2400
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #163
fernandopartridge said:
Apparently 2400
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Longer distance 12.30 kos are a passion killer in terms of making it a 'day out'. Very little pre-match pub opportunities. Bloody SKY etc
 

fernandopartridge

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #164
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Longer distance 12.30 kos are a passion killer in terms of making it a 'day out'. Very little pre-match pub opportunities. Bloody SKY etc
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Yeah, I only live roughly 50 miles away and it's tight even to get there for me.
 

lord_garrincha

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #165
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Anybody know how many we've sold for this? Setting off at 7.45am (almost forgot it was a 12.30 ko)
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I did the same thing when buying my tickets & booking coach.

When I was told it was 8:30 departure, my first thought was that we must be going to town in the half way house... then I realised the ko time
 

SlowerThanPlatt

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #166
Haji Wright came on in the 63rd minute for the US overnight (for Josh Sargent), Mexico won 2-0.
 

Skyblueweeman

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #167
shmmeee said:
Wright will have played at 3am our time on Wednesday then flown transatlantic I don’t think he’ll start.
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Rubbish - many a time in the noughties, I'd be out to 2-3am at Sheiks nightclub on Bognor pier, then get to bed at 4am before reporting for football duty at 11am for away trips around the West Sussex Football League.

Always managed to put in a 90 minute shift on the pitch (with the occasional 'tactical' throughout the game).

He'll be fine.
 
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StrettoBoy

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #168
I have been pessimistic about our chances on Saturday, which is hardly surprising given our terrible record against PNE.

For reasons I can't explain, I woke up this morning feeling quite optimistic and I think we will win.

I can't see us keeping a clean sheet or scoring a bagful of goals, so I'm going for 2-1 to us.

 
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Offhegoes

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #169
StrettoBoy said:
I have been pessimistic about our chances on Saturday, which is hardly surprising given our terrible record against PNE.

For reasons I can't explain, I woke up this morning feeling quite optimistic and I think we will win.

I can't see us keeping a clean sheet or scoring a bagful of goals, so I'm going for 2-1 to us.

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Last season, we lost at Rotherham and Preston away in October. Two poor performances (equal to the Leeds & Swansea games recently). We didn't click into gear until the Stoke home game on November 11th, which was 0-0. Then the run started. 1 defeat in 13 up to early February.
 
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SkyBlue_Bear83

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #170
Would just like us to play like we look like we've been training for the last two weeks.
 

skybluecam

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #171
SkyBlue_Bear83 said:
Would just like us to play like we look like we've been training for the last two weeks.
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They had a week off didn’t they? So I think that’s impossible
 

skybluecam

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #172
Offhegoes said:
Last season, we lost at Rotherham and Preston away in October. Two poor performances (equal to the Leeds & Swansea games recently). We didn't click into gear until the Stoke home game on November 11th, which was 0-0. Then the run started. 1 defeat in 13 up to early February.
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That run started 2nd half at Preston where we switched to 433/4231 and looked much better for it.

Not sure where I see a similar change coming from this year.
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #173
The last win against Preston anywhere

 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #174
Including a rare Stuart Beavon goal
 

TomRad85

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  • Oct 16, 2024
  • #175
SlowerThanPlatt said:
The last win against Preston anywhere

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The last league win i think would be the 4-1 where Bjarni Gudjonsson scored twice and missed a pen. He looked like an absolute world beater that day (or night, think it was a night game.)
 
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