Non AMP
Sky Blues Talk
  • Home
  • Forums
  • Coventry City Football Club
  • Coventry City General Chat
This is a mobile optimized page that loads fast, if you want to load the real page, click this text.

Taxi cancelled for Robins (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter Grendel
  • Start date Mar 20, 2021
Forums New posts
Prev
  • 1
  • …
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • …
  • 33
Next
First Prev 24 of 33 Next Last
B

Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #806
cc84cov said:
Finally fucked the 1 up front off and played the 2
Click to expand...

Funny that's bearing fruits after some were called fucking clueless earlier in the season
 

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #807
cc84cov said:
Finally fucked the 1 up front off and played the 2
Click to expand...
Finally HAD his two main strikers back in order to be able to do that.
 
Reactions: skybluegod, vow, Colin Steins Smile and 6 others
D

Deleted member 11652

Guest
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #808
Otis said:
Finally HAD his two main strikers back in order to be able to do that.
Click to expand...

He played Biamou and walker who have been available pretty much all season?
 
Reactions: RegiswasGod

cc84cov

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #809
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Funny that's bearing fruits after some were called fucking clueless earlier in the season
Click to expand...
He was playing 1 against shite like Wycombe etc
 
Reactions: RegiswasGod
P

PVA

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #810
cc84cov said:
Finally fucked the 1 up front off and played the 2
Click to expand...

I thought he'd lost the dressing room?

I thought he shits himself at this level?

Just admit you got it massively wrong
 
Reactions: vow, KG7, DannyThomas_1981 and 2 others

cc84cov

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #811
PVA said:
I thought he'd lost the dressing room?

I thought he shits himself at this level?

Just admit you got it massively wrong
Click to expand...
Last 2 games he’s changed it gone positive and 2 up front before that questions were being asked but yes I’m happy where we are calling for him to go was the wrong call he proved me wrong no issues there with saying it
 
Reactions: RegiswasGod, Brighton Sky Blue and PVA

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #812
Boosh said:
He played Biamou and walker who have been available pretty much all season?
Click to expand...
But missing our two best strikers for long periods, so then going with one up top has made sense.

Walker has made 17 starts according to Soccerbase. Unless that's wrong of course.
 
Reactions: vow and Sky Blue Pete
G

Gregbant

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #813
Roy Keane used to suggest that the difference between top players and others is the ability to perform week in week out, as oppose to just for the big games, interesting how the threat of relegation can motivate.
 

Attachments

  • Screenshot_20210418_173618_com.android.chrome.jpg
    609.4 KB · Views: 39

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #814
What I find interesting is that a large percentage on here deride Walker as the new boo boy, yet they forget Robin chased him for a couple of years and rates him highly...
 
G

Gregbant

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #815
Sick Boy said:
What I find interesting is that a large percentage on here deride Walker as the new boo boy, yet they forget Robin chased him for a couple of years and rates him highly...
Click to expand...

I didn't realise he was getting slated here, I think he has got something, I think he just needs a injury free run as part of 2 up top and a couple of goals for confidence, what do you think?
 
Reactions: Grendel
D

Deleted member 9744

Guest
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #816
Sick Boy said:
What I find interesting is that a large percentage on here deride Walker as the new boo boy, yet they forget Robin chased him for a couple of years and rates him highly...
Click to expand...
Mate there are even posters who deride O'Hare and McCallum. They don't appreciate a bad performance or even bad form doesn't mean that a player is not good. I am confident Walker will come good
 
Reactions: CCFCSteve, DannyThomas_1981, Gregbant and 1 other person

higgs

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #817
Robins is the man for us he's done an incredible job this season survival is massive for the future of the club hopefully we can consolidate in the championship now

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
 
Reactions: DannyThomas_1981, Covstar and Gregbant
G

Gregbant

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #818
higgs said:
Robins is the man for us he's done an incredible job this season survival is massive for the future of the club hopefully we can consolidate in the championship now

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

Even with relegation, unless it was a ridiculous relegation I would have thought he was the man for us. This particular thread considering the way we have performed in this league was absolutely ludicrous, but then I suppose that's what keeps things interesting the truely bizarre
 
Reactions: higgs and Sky Blue Pete
D

Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #819
Sick Boy said:
What I find interesting is that a large percentage on here deride Walker as the new boo boy, yet they forget Robin chased him for a couple of years and rates him highly...
Click to expand...
I think he's a terrific striker who, with a clear run and decent service, will get us 15+ goals next season.
 
Reactions: RegiswasGod, Skyblueweeman, Covstar and 4 others

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #820
Otis said:
Finally HAD his two main strikers back in order to be able to do that.
Click to expand...

he also had to tighten things up, we were shipping too many goals.
The season is a work in process but as supporters we over react too much about what's happening in the here and now without thinking what we need longer term.
He's made mistakes but to be where we are with 4 games left is incredible.
 
Reactions: vow, DannyThomas_1981, Gregbant and 2 others

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #821
Deleted member 5849 said:
I think he's a terrific striker who, with a clear run and decent service, will get us 15+ goals next season.
Click to expand...
Me too, I think he’ll prove to be excellent. The post earlier about him not smiling enough during games shows what he’s up against though.
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #822
Sick Boy said:
Me too, I think he’ll prove to be excellent. The post earlier about him not smiling enough during games shows what he’s up against though.
Click to expand...

I didn't realise until it was mentioned during the Rotherham game that he'd scored as many as Toney in League one until up until the point Forest recalled him.
 
B

Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #823
clint van damme said:
he also had to tighten things up, we were shipping too many goals.
The season is a work in process but as supporters we over react too much about what's happening in the here and now without thinking what we need longer term.
He's made mistakes but to be where we are with 4 games left is incredible.
Click to expand...

This week he's properly earned his corn, two spot on performances and tactical set ups against quite different sides and in a short space of time. Pleasingly this place was pretty calm and rational after Bournemouth, then Rotherham beat QPR and we go berserk. Though deep down it's a football fan's prerogative
 
Reactions: RegiswasGod and Moff
D

Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #824
clint van damme said:
I didn't realise until it was mentioned during the Rotherham game that he'd scored as many as Toney in League one until up until the point Forest recalled him.
Click to expand...
He makes great runs, looks sharp, looks to get into the box, but has had a season totally disrupted by injury.

I'm not going to have a go at him missing chances, if he gets in a position to actually have them!

what we do need to do is create more ourselves...
 
Reactions: Frostie, Otis, Moff and 1 other person
B

Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #825
Sick Boy said:
Me too, I think he’ll prove to be excellent. The post earlier about him not smiling enough during games shows what he’s up against though.
Click to expand...

Listening to his interview after Brentford he's a very level headed young man who just doesn't show much emotion. While it's great that Ostigard annihilates corner posts every time he scores you need a mix of characters in any squad
 
Reactions: GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee, Sky Blue Pete, Moff and 2 others

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #826
Deleted member 5849 said:
He makes great runs, looks sharp, looks to get into the box, but has had a season totally disrupted by injury.

I'm not going to have a go at him missing chances, if he gets in a position to actually have them!

what we do need to do is create more ourselves...
Click to expand...

I've said on more than one occasion if him and Godden had stayed fit we'd have at least another 5 or 6 points.
Hopefully they're both 100 percent for the start of next season though I'd still like to see another striker come in.
 
Reactions: Moff, Skyblueweeman, Sick Boy and 1 other person
D

Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #827
clint van damme said:
I've said on more than one occasion if him and Godden had stayed fit we'd have at least another 5 or 6 points.
Hopefully they're both 100 percent for the start of next season though I'd still like to see another striker come in.
Click to expand...
We need a big bloke to put himself about like Biamou does, but more consistently, and more impactfully.

If he can also do the 100metres in around 10 seconds, so much the better!
 
Reactions: Sky Blue Pete and Sick Boy

Skyblueweeman

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 18, 2021
  • #828
Deleted member 9744 said:
Let's not forget all the injuries we have had to deal with. Our best two strikers have not been fit for virtually the whole season.
Click to expand...

Yeah this and what Otis said.

Whilst Robins has got things wrong this season, having Godden and Walker out for large parts of the season, really did hamper us. Coupled with Kelly as well, it was always going to be tough with arguably 3 of our best players out for the long run.

Defence has been tightened up the last couple of games and the silly mistakes seem to be less impactful. Add in more game time for Kelly, Godden and Walker, we're looking decent to stay up.

That said, ive been a Cov fan long enough to know that I won't be happy until its mathematically impossible for us to go down.

But MR is definitely the right man to lead us into next season back at the Ricoh. Better than Jackett FFS...much better...
 
Reactions: vow, Sky Blue Pete, I was eleven in 87 and 2 others
G

Gregbant

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #829
Skyblueweeman said:
Yeah this and what Otis said.

Whilst Robins has got things wrong this season, having Godden and Walker out for large parts of the season, really did hamper us. Coupled with Kelly as well, it was always going to be tough with arguably 3 of our best players out for the long run.

Defence has been tightened up the last couple of games and the silly mistakes seem to be less impactful. Add in more game time for Kelly, Godden and Walker, we're looking decent to stay up.

That said, ive been a Cov fan long enough to know that I won't be happy until its mathematically impossible for us to go down.

But MR is definitely the right man to lead us into next season back at the Ricoh. Better than Jackett FFS...much better...
Click to expand...

I would say Dabo not been fully fit has significantly affected our attacking ability as well
 
Reactions: vow, Colin Steins Smile, Skyblueweeman and 1 other person
D

Deleted member 4439

Guest
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #830
Thought this was interesting


Sky Blues boss's supreme confidence ahead of big double bill
 
Reactions: shmmeee

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #831
dubed said:
Thought this was interesting


Sky Blues boss's supreme confidence ahead of big double bill
Click to expand...

Hope he’s right about investment for next season.
 
Reactions: Deleted member 4439

NortonSkyBlue

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #832
cc84cov said:
Last 2 games he’s changed it gone positive and 2 up front before that questions were being asked but yes I’m happy where we are calling for him to go was the wrong call he proved me wrong no issues there with saying it
Click to expand...
I really admire your barefaced front. If I had spent months trying to get someone the sack then I would be in hiding, ashamed to put my head above the parapet.
 
Reactions: Sick Boy, DannyThomas_1981, clint van damme and 1 other person

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #833
dubed said:
Thought this was interesting


Sky Blues boss's supreme confidence ahead of big double bill
Click to expand...
Love it
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #834
shmmeee said:
Hope he’s right about investment for next season.
Click to expand...
Cautious optimism
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #835
Sky Blue Pete said:
Cautious optimism
Click to expand...

Not looking for tens of millions, but enough to improve the squad without relying on losing Hamer/O’Hare.
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #836
shmmeee said:
Not looking for tens of millions, but enough to improve the squad without relying on losing Hamer/O’Hare.
Click to expand...
I think that’s reasonable and fair to expect. Boddy doing his best to temper this by talking of paying for this season and being very risk averse cause of Covid
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #837
I have to ask. The posters who have questioned Mark Robins ability, called him a Taxi etc what were you’re expectations for this season? In terms of the type of football we’d have to play and where we’d finish in the league.
 
Reactions: vow and DannyThomas_1981
P

procdoc

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #838
skybluetony176 said:
I have to ask. The posters who have questioned Mark Robins ability, called him a Taxi etc what were you’re expectations for this season? In terms of the type of football we’d have to play and where we’d finish in the league.
Click to expand...
The confusing thing is they all said they’d be happy to stay up. It’s only a handful of posters that were vocal about it and they’re wrong 99% of the time about most things
 
Reactions: skybluetony176, Deleted member 9744 and DannyThomas_1981
B

Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #839
Sky Blue Pete said:
I think that’s reasonable and fair to expect. Boddy doing his best to temper this by talking of paying for this season and being very risk averse cause of Covid
Click to expand...

Well I mean with an educated guess we can estimate the likely additional income we'll get next season with fans in versus this season with nobody. Pretty sure our first Ricoh game will be on the telly anyway so chuck another £100k in!
 

cc84cov

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2021
  • #840
riyadhskyblue said:
I really admire your barefaced front. If I had spent months trying to get someone the sack then I would be in hiding, ashamed to put my head above the parapet.
Click to expand...

 
Prev
  • 1
  • …
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • …
  • 33
Next
First Prev 24 of 33 Next Last
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Share:
Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email
  • Home
  • Forums
  • Coventry City Football Club
  • Coventry City General Chat
  • Default Style
  • Contact us
  • Terms and rules
  • Privacy policy
  • Help
  • Home
Community platform by XenForo® © 2010-2021 XenForo Ltd.
Menu
Log in

Register

  • Home
  • Forums
    • New posts
    • Search forums
  • What's new
    • New posts
    • Latest activity
  • Members
    • Current visitors
  • Donate to the Season Ticket Fund
X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?

X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?