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Match Thread Watford FC - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 9th Mar (1 Viewer)

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HerneBayGaz

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #806
jordan210 said:
One day bidwell will score a screamer
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And one day I will win the lottery

But yes, he will score eventually, hopefully not like Dabbo at Oxford
 

HerneBayGaz

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #807
shmmeee said:
Wright is by far our best pen taker.
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Much better then Godden!!
 

skybluecam

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #808
Anyone else see the handbags in the front row before KO?
 

HadjiChippo

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #809
Pusb1 said:
Torp injured again though according to Robins!
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Fuck sake, I don’t ask for much, I just want to see Torp and Sheaf as our CMs for a run of games.
 

JAM See

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #810
HerneBayGaz said:
And one day I will win the lottery

But yes, he will score eventually, hopefully not like Dabbo at Oxford
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He has scored, hasn't he?
 

Darth Robins

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #811
skybluecam said:
Anyone else see the handbags in the front row before KO?
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I still reckon the club shop are missing a trick not selling these.
 

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wingy

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #812
skybluecam said:
Anyone else see the handbags in the front row before KO?
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Like Stoke at HT lobbing bottle's intended for away fans, coming up short!
 
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Cally Fedora

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #813
That’s a great win. Reading this thread back it’s unbelievable. Watching live I struggle to see what those posters moaning early on were watching! Knee jerk is never the way to go.
 
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HerneBayGaz

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #814
JAM See said:
He has scored, hasn't he?
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Oh yeah your right I forgot he has scored. I will delete my post
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #815
Nick said:
Looks like their scouts watched us and did a better job than our scouts.
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Looks like our scout was right after all.
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #816
Home.

Really poor goal to concede, pretty sure it looked a foul throw - which most throws seem to be these days. Have they abolished the rule?
Agree with the subs. Kelly was one more late decision from being off, Eccles was having a torrid time at RWB and Torp didn’t put a foot right all game, heard he’s pulled his glute?

Don’t think Watford are a particularly bad team, they’ve some really good players. Midfield especially good but when bearing down on goal they seemed devoid of ideas.

That’s a really good 3pts. The Sheaf Belief shone through!
 
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2024/25 League 1 Champs?

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #817
Cally Fedora said:
That’s a great win. Reading this thread back it’s unbelievable. Watching live I struggle to see what those posters moaning early on were watching! Knee jerk is never the way to go.
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Robins made decent changes at the right time, but before that we were struggling - Liam Kelly against a team that isn’t league one standard is going to struggle, he was awful today, and Eccles struggled a bit at RWB, possibly because Kelly was so bad?

Palmer was also less effective today, although I do think we need to persist with him above COH

different game after half time, and as much as Robins has to take blame when he gets it wrong, he obviously got it right in his half time team talk onwards….

one thing though, 5-2-3-1 isn’t our best formation
 

Bad Boy

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #818
shmmeee said:
Didn’t look off to me
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Tommo1993 said:
Home.

Really poor goal to concede, pretty sure it looked a foul throw - which most throws seem to be these days. Have they abolished the rule?
Agree with the subs. Kelly was one more late decision from being off, Eccles was having a torrid time at RWB and Torp didn’t put a foot right all game, heard he’s pulled his glute?

Don’t think Watford are a particularly bad team, they’ve some really good players. Midfield especially good but when bearing down on goal they seemed devoid of ideas.

That’s a really good 3pts. The Sheaf Belief shone through!
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Yep, really pisses me off watching foul throw ins going unpunished and not being taken where the ball goes out of play.
And before anyone jumps in to defend the persistent stealing of yards/metres practise at throws ins by saying it doesn't matter, well then let's move the penalty spot closer when it suits eh!
 
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Martin180

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #819
2024/25 League 1 Champs? said:
Robins made decent changes at the right time, but before that we were struggling - Liam Kelly against a team that isn’t league one standard is going to struggle, he was awful today, and Eccles struggled a bit at RWB, possibly because Kelly was so bad?

Palmer was also less effective today, although I do think we need to persist with him above COH

different game after half time, and as much as Robins has to take blame when he gets it wrong, he obviously got it right in his half time team talk onwards….

one thing though, 5-2-3-1 isn’t our best formation
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And it's illegal
 
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Covcraig@bury

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #820
Stop bitching !!! We won away from home , 3 points in the bag. 1 point off 6th , 3 off 5th . Fucking brilliant effort by all . Onwards and upwards #PUSB
 
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napolimp

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #821
Does Torp's injury sound bad, or hopefully back in a few weeks? It's like we're never allowed more than 2 fit CM's.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #822
Cally Fedora said:
That’s a great win. Reading this thread back it’s unbelievable. Watching live I struggle to see what those posters moaning early on were watching! Knee jerk is never the way to go.
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It was a relatively poor performance though. Not sustainable if we want to reach the playoffs.
 
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2024/25 League 1 Champs?

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #823
Martin180 said:
And it's illegal
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yep, fair point!

That last bottle of red hasn’t helped…..
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #824
napolimp said:
Does Torp's injury sound bad, or hopefully back in a few weeks? It's like we're never allowed more than 2 fit CM's.
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Doesn’t seem like something to be overly concerned about
 
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Martin180

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #825
skybluecam said:
It was a relatively poor performance though. Not sustainable if we want to reach the playoffs.
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What nonsense , it was only a year ago we were scraping 1-0 after 1-0 playing an 8-2 formation
 
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napolimp

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #826
Martin180 said:
What nonsense , it was only a year ago we were scraping 1-0 after 1-0 playing an 8-2 formation
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We did look vulnerable in the first half, but I'm questioning whether that was the set-up or the way the players started the match. We do appear to have a habit of growing into games.
 
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SBbucks

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #827
2024/25 League 1 Champs? said:
Robins made decent changes at the right time, but before that we were struggling - Liam Kelly against a team that isn’t league one standard is going to struggle, he was awful today, and Eccles struggled a bit at RWB, possibly because Kelly was so bad?

Palmer was also less effective today, although I do think we need to persist with him above COH

different game after half time, and as much as Robins has to take blame when he gets it wrong, he obviously got it right in his half time team talk onwards….

one thing though, 5-2-3-1 isn’t our best formation
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I’m not sure 5-2-3-1 is anyone’s best formation with 11 outfield players.

It was actually 5-2-1-2 or 3-4-1-2, whichever way you want to say it.
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #828
Warwickhunt said:
Milan Vanearwig substitution stopped em dead in their tracks he closed off their left hand side and with it any chance they had of getting something out of the game
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God save the king long live the Robins.
 

skybluecam

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #829
Martin180 said:
What nonsense , it was only a year ago we were scraping 1-0 after 1-0 playing an 8-2 formation
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It’s not though, they were all over us for 40 mins and for large parts of the second half. A better team would’ve been out of sight.

Largely due to the central midfield partnership I think though. Sheaf will be a boost, and should give us more control.
 
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Martin180

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #830
napolimp said:
We did look vulnerable in the first half, but I'm questioning whether that was the set-up or the way the players started the match. We do appear to have a habit of growing into games.
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It's the stage of the season where all squads are tired/have injuries . Added to that you've got half the table fighting a relegation battle , so I'm happy with any sort of win .
Momentum is key
 
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Martin180

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #831
skybluecam said:
It’s not though, they were all over us for 40 mins and for large parts of the second half. A better team would’ve been out of sight.

Largely due to the central midfield partnership I think though. Sheaf will be a boost, and should give us more control.
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Robins has always made sure we are good defensively and we finish games strongly .
Performances are largely irrelevant at this stage of the season
 
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stupot07

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #832
skybluecam said:
It’s not though, they were all over us for 40 mins and for large parts of the second half. A better team would’ve been out of sight.

Largely due to the central midfield partnership I think though. Sheaf will be a boost, and should give us more control.
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Yeah, we basically had two 10 minute spells, and Watford dominated the other 70 minutes. But all that matters is the 3 points.

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Macca

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #833
napolimp said:
We did look vulnerable in the first half, but I'm questioning whether that was the set-up or the way the players started the match. We do appear to have a habit of growing into games.
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We do. Often it’s a case of getting through the dodgy first 15 mins as to how successful the result ends up. I mean we even gave that bloody awful Rotherham team a way back at 1-0
 
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Old Warwickshire lad

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #834
jordan210 said:
Did the keeper get booked for that ?
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No
 
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napolimp

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #835
Martin180 said:
Robins has always made sure we are good defensively and we finish games strongly .
Performances are largely irrelevant at this stage of the season
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Absolutely. And all games are going to be tough from here on out. Huddersfield is going to be tough, they've been picking up some impressive results at home lately. Cardiff are in great form, even though they don't pick up wins away at teams in the top half of the table. And even though the Leeds game looks difficult on paper, they've only won half their games on the road.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #836
napolimp said:
We did look vulnerable in the first half, but I'm questioning whether that was the set-up or the way the players started the match. We do appear to have a habit of growing into games.
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The opposition game plan now does seem quite deliberately to try and go hell for leather and knock us out of the game before we grow into it. Which is fine if they can do it, but means they'll get picked off if they can't.
 
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Martin180

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #837
napolimp said:
Absolutely. And all games are going to be tough from here on out. Huddersfield is going to be tough, they've been picking up some impressive results at home lately. Cardiff are in great form, even though they don't pick up wins away at teams in the top half of the table. And even though the Leeds game looks difficult on paper, they've only won half their games on the road.
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We haven't got an easy game left in my opinion . We could easily lose to Cardiff but beat Southampton at this point of the season
 
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Otis

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #838
kg82 said:
We’ve scored 59 goals in the league now. We ended up with 58 last season. Good progress
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Imagine how many it would be if we had actual footballers playing up front instead of two clowns.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #839
Martin180 said:
We haven't got an easy game left in my opinion . We could easily lose to Cardiff but beat Southampton at this point of the season
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Fitness and nerves will only have a bigger impact on results from now on. Our defence has to improve massively anyway, just shipping poor goals week after week and having to rescue games from conceding first really doesn't help.
 
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Martin180

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  • Mar 9, 2024
  • #840
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Fitness and nerves will only have a bigger impact on results from now on. Our defence has to improve massively anyway, just shipping poor goals week after week and having to rescue games from conceding first really doesn't help.
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We're set up to be more attacking though . Last season we could lump it up to Vik and let him or Gus do the work . This season its more progressive and leaves us more open . Kitching will play a very important part in the run in for me
 
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