Match Thread Coventry v Swindon Match Thread - Saturday 25th Feb (6 Viewers)

[lifeskyblue]

Is burge ok to play? If so I would stick with him and keep same starting line up in defence. I would probably bring in beavon for tudgay even though the latter did have a good first half.


PUSB

 

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[Paxman II]

Don't think Tudgay offers much over a full 90 minutes but is a player that Slade seems to have a preference for. Bevon may start on the bench but I want to see the yak get his shooting boots on the pitch or why else have we brought him in? There is a certain knack about some players at being in the right place at the right time so we have to look to Yakubu as that person. If we play Bevon and the Yak then there must be providers on the pitch such as Jones and Haynes who can swing a ball into the danger areas.
I could pick my team and I'd guarantee Slades will be way different!
Hell of a must win so here's hoping we start well and come out winners. Still can't call it for sure but if we can't beat Swindon at home then we don't deserve to be anywhere but where we are.

 

[chinamans view]

We never seem to be informed these days about injuries, so cant pick a team from game to game. How is Stokes, Stevenson, Beavon, Burge, the 2 young forwards nobody has seen, are the Thomas-s fit, cant the CET find out anything now ?

 

[Edgey95]

The next 3, Swindon(H) Bury(H) Shrewsbury(A) All 100% winnable. I think our season will be defined by 5pm next saturday. PUSB!

 

[covcity4life]

The next 3, Swindon(H) Bury(H) Shrewsbury(A) All 100% winnable. I think our season will be defined by 5pm next saturday. PUSB!

need 6-7 pts really.

5 maybe if other results go our way

 

[CCFC88]

Like the idea of dual Thomas's beside a focal point striker. Assuming all fit, I'd go:

RCC
DKE Clarke Willis Haynes
Foley Reilly Bigi
G Thomas Beavon K Thomas

S: Burge, Turnbull, Rose, Stevenson, Jones, Yakubu, Tudgay

Bring Yak on for Beavon towards the end. Tudgay on bench in case Beavon needs to go off with more than 20 mins left

youre going to bring Beavon off twice?

 

[Nick]

youre going to bring Beavon off twice?

No he means Yak can't play more than 20 minutes.

 

[Edgey95]

need 6-7 pts really.

5 maybe if other results go our way

Yeah agreed, although we have some tricky opponents near the end of the season, Sheff U, Bradford, Scunny, Charlton. If we can get 7/9 Points I'll deffo be more optimistic!

 

[CCFC88]

The next 3, Swindon(H) Bury(H) Shrewsbury(A) All 100% winnable. I think our season will be defined by 5pm next saturday. PUSB!

*Bury (a)

 

[Edgey95]

*Bury (a)

Oh thought it was at home! Still this is a game we cant lose, If results go our way there's a possibility we could be out the bottom 3 next saturday... Right?

 

[Greggs]

need 6-7 pts really.

5 maybe if other results go our way

need 6-7 points? Surely don't we need the 9?

 

[skyblueinBaku]

I just hope that if we score first, we don't sit back and try to defend the lead.

 

[Gazolba]

The next 3, Swindon(H) Bury(H) Shrewsbury(A) All 100% winnable. <snip>

Every game is 100% winnable.
The problem is we've only won 5 in 32.
I make that 15.6%

 

[Gazolba]

Don't think Tudgay offers much over a full 90 minutes but is a player that Slade seems to have a preference for. <snip>.

He does a lot of unheralded defensive work, which is needed because our defence isn't up to it themselves.

 

[Gazolba]

Just looked at the recent form table, CCFC are still bottom despite the win, Swindon are second from bottom.
Swindon have only conceded 9 goals in the last 8 games, we've conceded 14.
However, we've scored a couple more than them (7 to their 5).
Everything points to a very tight game.
Being at home, we should have the edge.
I'll go for a 2-1 win again. Could be 1-0 but I can't see us not conceding.

 

[Astute]

that's right, bottom tier block 16. Say fight, was a lot of hand bags but a strange way to react after going 2-0 up after a rare decent performance.

We have forgotten how to celebrate

 

[Steve.B50]

Please please just win the game.
Don't care how just give us three points.

 

[Ibby]

Have to beat Swindon badly. Its a much win game for both sides really.

 

[Edgey95]

Have to beat Swindon badly. Its a much win game for both sides really.

Think they've only picked up 1 point from their last 6 games. Going for an optimistic 2-0 City

 

[clint van damme]

Please please just win the game.
Don't care how just give us three points.

while I agree In principle, I don't know if the ticker can stand up to another last 15 of clinging on to a one goal lead.

 

[Nick]

I'm feeling confident, especially if Beavon is fit and can lead the line!

 

[Otis]

I'm feeling confident, especially if Beavon is fit and can lead the line!

If Beavon's not fit I'm crying into my pillow all night.

 

[smileycov]

3-1 city

 

[covcity4life]

burton are a tough team at home, but if we utilise mulgrew gallagher and bennett we can win this one

 

[Skyblueweeman]

Think they've only picked up 1 point from their last 6 games. Going for an optimistic 2-0 City

You can always rely on us to oblige with helping bad runs end....

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

burton are a tough team at home, but if we utilise mulgrew gallagher and bennett we can win this one

Have you been boozing for breakfast again?

 

[Otis]

Have you been boozing for breakfast again?

I'm quite happy with Gallagher and Bennett to be honest, but who the hell is Mullgrew?

 

[AStonesThrow]

2-1 city. George Thomas on 24 mins, Kwame Thomas on 29 mins. Then Slade will shut up shop at half time, we'll concede at 88 mins.

 

[Otis]

2-1 city. George Thomas on 24 mins, Kwame Thomas on 29 mins. Then Slade will shut up shop at half time, we'll concede at 88 mins.

Can you be a bit more specific?

 

[win9nut]

When I played it on FIFA, it was Cov 3 Swindon 0... Beavon hatrick.

But I can't see us keeping a clean sheet, so I'm going 3-1.

 

[oucho]

I have a £5 on Labour to win Stoke tonight, and a separately another £5 on them to hold Copeland. If they come in, I'll put the money on a CCFC home win on Sat!

 

[Covstu]

This is up for grabs for which team wants it the most, both evenly matched and both poor in form. We have to win and then maybe there is a small chance that the fight back is on. Going to be a nervous one

 

[Steve.B50]

City 1-0

 

[Hobo]

We need wins now especially at home and especially against teams down there with us! Swindon are a bit of a bogey side for us...I can see it being a draw which wouldn't be good enough, but hoping for a win.

Fuck Wembley, I just want us to survive against all the odds.

 

[Brylowes]

Seems like we never get anything off these, hopefully our strikers have discovered the
Art of scoring goals, if so we should have a chance in every game we play.
2-1 win, if we can just see it out.:emoji_fingers_crossed: