Match Thread Stoke City - Coventry City [FA] Match Thread - Saturday 10th Jan (13 Viewers)

[Bad Boy]

Ex special operations Spelling Police officer here, I fucking hate it when people's names are misspelled.

 

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[shmmeee]

With sky diving you get a reserve chute - With a thin squad you don't get much in the way of reserve at all.
So in that case, yeah it's a good analogy if you want to view sky diving as precarious.

Then we shouldn’t be running training sessions.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Then we shouldn’t be running training sessions.

A training session is akin to hopping onto a thick mattress, not jumping out of an aeroplane at 10,000 feet.

 

[SBT]

We weren’t in with our best chance of promotion in a quarter of a century with a squad that looked shattered, but you know that.

I thought we needed at least two more signings minimum to make a proper go of it?

 

[shmmeee]

I thought we needed at least two more signings minimum to make a proper go of it?

To make a go of not fucking up our best chance due to our clearly tired squad yeah.

Luckily Lampard agrees with me and not you on this.

 

[TomRad85]

One of them,can never want my team to lose but will be over it in 5 mins if we do. The priority is clear and we may never get another chance like it.
Would like to see both new boys today.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

I am curious what kind of a team Stoke will put out. They seem to have possibly got out of their slump with two good away wins in the last two games, so I am not sure if that effects the way they would approach this match.

 

[hill83]

I’d be going on holiday on football manager for this one.

 

[Skyblue03]

I'd go with
Wilson
Lati Wolf Bidwell Brau
Andrews Allen Eccles
Yang Wright Esse

 

[fernandopartridge]

I am curious what kind of a team Stoke will put out. They seem to have possibly got out of their slump with two good away wins in the last two games, so I am not sure if that effects the way they would approach this match.

Trying to look at a comparable game while he was here, he would definitely make some changes (Wrexham, Oxford) for lower league opposition but when we last had a home tie against another Championship team it was full strength (Derby 2022, no I don't remember it either).

 

[hill83]

no I don't remember it either

The magic of the cup X

 

[CovValleyBoy]

I wouldn't want the 2 newbies anywhere near this game. For me the whole point of them was to strengthen the promotion push

Surely they need to play.
Don't need to throw them in cold versus Leicester.

 

[Sick Boy]

I am curious what kind of a team Stoke will put out. They seem to have possibly got out of their slump with two good away wins in the last two games, so I am not sure if that effects the way they would approach this match.

I expect Robins will be quite keen to beat us.

 

[Mcbean]

Midlands today ( last night because every story is based in Stoke ) would have you think that Stoke is a no go area because of snow ?

 

[SkyblueTexan]

If I recall correctly, we beat Stoke away in the 3rd round of the cup on our way to our famous win in 87. However, I’m really not bothered about the cup this year and want us to focus on the league.

 

[skybluecam]

Surely they need to play.
Don't need to throw them in cold versus Leicester.

Exactly.

Leicester is a big game for multiple reasons, getting some match minutes today will prepare them better than any training can.

 

[jas365]

If I recall correctly, we beat Stoke away in the 3rd round of the cup on our way to our famous win in 87. However, I’m really not bothered about the cup this year and want us to focus on the league.

5th Round

 

[Diogenes]

If I see MVE or Grimes in the starting 11 im going to punch a squirrel

 

[oakey]

If I recall correctly, we beat Stoke away in the 3rd round of the cup on our way to our famous win in 87. However, I’m really not bothered about the cup this year and want us to focus on the league.

It was the fifth round away to Stoke.
1-0 Gynn. Terrible game. Great SBA support.
I was there.

 

[oscillatewildly]

If I recall correctly, we beat Stoke away in the 3rd round of the cup on our way to our famous win in 87. However, I’m really not bothered about the cup this year and want us to focus on the league.

5th Rd.

 

[Bad Boy]

5th Round

0-1 Gynn

Pissed down pitch was very heavy.

 

[baldy]

Midlands today ( last night because every story is based in Stoke ) would have you think that Stoke is a no go area because of snow ?

I always call Midlands Today 'Worcester Today' - almost every other story is about some non-news story there

 

[Theonlywayisskyblue]

It was the fifth round away to Stoke.
1-0 Gynn. Terrible game. Great SBA support.
I was there.

The most dangerous away end I've ever been in due to overcrowding and crushes against the barriers - but what a game

 

[ccfcchris]

If I see MVE or Grimes in the starting 11 im going to punch a squirrel

Make sure it's a grey one.

 

[CovValleyBoy]

It was the fifth round away to Stoke.
1-0 Gynn. Terrible game. Great SBA support.
I was there.

Yeah 8000 City there that day.
Was packed in the standing section on lowe tier.
Dangerous it was.

 

[Balli001]

If I see MVE or Grimes in the starting 11 im going to punch a squirrel

Who is playing right back then?

 

[stupot07]

Who is playing right back then?

Who plays in the U21s?

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Who is playing right back then?

Lati

 

[CovValleyBoy]

Yeah 8000 City there that day.
Was packed in the standing section on lowe tier.
Dangerous it was.

I was in Upper tier & remember helping drag people up from lower & free them from getting squashed.

 

[CovValleyBoy]

Good old ground ..Victoria Grd.
Better than the soulless new place.

 

[Cally Fedora]

If I recall correctly, we beat Stoke away in the 3rd round of the cup on our way to our famous win in 87. However, I’m really not bothered about the cup this year and want us to focus on the league.

3rd round was a home win against Bolton. One of the coldest I’ve ever been at a game.

 

[DazzleTommyDazzle]

It was the fifth round away to Stoke.
1-0 Gynn. Terrible game. Great SBA support.
I was there.

Yeah, 3rd round was home to Bolton on a frozen pitch.

I was lucky enough to get to every cup game that year.

 

[skybluecam]

Someone leak the team then

 

[Alkhen]

What about Huckleberry. My mate always called him that ffs

Misfud

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Wilson
MVE - Woolf - Lati - Brau
Grimes - Eccles
Yang - Rudoni - Esse
Wright

Not saying it’s what I’d play just what I think is likely