Match Thread Coventry City vs Rochdale Match Thread - Saturday 1st Sep (18 Viewers)

[Nick]

Started portly at the start of both halves, but it wasn’t a poor performance. It wasn’t great and if we could’ve finished it’d be a whole different story. To boo after the game sums Cov fans up perfectly, what next, call for robins to be sacked?

I don't boo, but I was going mental in my head at them

Absolutely awful.

 

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[Sick Boy]

Ok i genuineky thought Biamou was on the bench. In all seriousness how did we mess it up after such a dominant first half? Run out of energy??

That would be fastest recovered from an ACL injury in history!

 

[Grendel]

Allassani clearlr offended the ref but we should be taking those chances first half

What chances? We had one penalty area chance - we were totally outplayed in the first 20 minutes of the second half - all the best chances were for them

Robins looks clueless

 

[hill83]

Take chances we’d have won Grendel

genius

 

[covcity4life]

Bring on Allasani and play hppfball to.him ok

Messi isn't always great for Argentina. Down to system not talent. Blame robin's not andreu

 

[ccfc92]

The key at this level is to win the midfield battle. We need two players in there who win the ball so that means 2 of Kelly and Doyle or Ogogo.

Why's Ogogo not playing? Is he carrying a knock? Or is it a MR tactic?

 

[ccfcway]

It’s hard to watch these games and come away with anything constructive to say. The worst thing is I think this squad is capable of challenging too 6 in this league but I genuinely think Robins is fucking clueless and needs to go if he doesn’t sort it out in the next 5 games.

is it ? what makes you think that ? look at that midfield. we got into play offs in league two with 3 of them and everyone on here having a go at Thomas and how poor he was. Jones out and Andreu still not up to speed.

not sure why peoples expectations are so high in the first few games this season

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

I honestly think some people's expectations need to come down a lot. For me staying in this league is a priority and an achievement. At the moment there are no signs that we can make it to a play off spot. We need to start scoring some goals as a starter and then maybe we will win games. Next game Robins needs to set up the team for Chaplin.

 

[NortonSkyBlue]

So open at times st the back. Could have been 0-5 easily and we could have scored a dozen if the gods were favorable.
Shocking performance in the second half and none of the players came out of that game with anything positive.

 

[Nick]

What chances? We had one penalty area chance - we were totally outplayed in the first 20 minutes of the second half - all the best chances were for them

Robins looks clueless

Exactly, half arsed no resort shots from range aren't chances

Only jch and Thomas had chances

 

[Grendel]

Take chances we’d have won Grendel

What about if they took all their chances? Keep fooling yourself - the second half was as bad as it gets

 

[oucho]

Biamou is injured for the season

I didn't even realise that. Perils of allowing the 'switch off from all things Sky Blue' after the Exeter final to continue into early season.

In your view and that of others who were there, what positives can we take from today?

 

[Nick]

is it ? what makes you think that ? look at that midfield. we got into play offs in league two with 3 of them and everyone on here having a go at Thomas and how poor he was

not sure why peoples expectations are so high in the first few games this season

People are having a go at Thomas because if I had the same number of shots, more would be on target.

It was laughable

 

[Grendel]

Started portly at the start of both halves, but it wasn’t a poor performance. It wasn’t great and if we could’ve finished it’d be a whole different story. To boo after the game sums Cov fans up perfectly, what next, call for robins to be sacked?

I already have and there were plenty around me demanding the same

 

[Paxman II]

We were forced to play Rochdale's way from the get go. They are a poor side yet we never found any consistent level of play to defeat them When we had clear chances we messed up. The system is all wrong and there are some players not good enough at this level. We are making things hard for ourselves which I don't understand. Doyle is showing signs of struggling in games and today it did not suit him. Our midfield in current formation is not strong enough. Kelly and Ogogo may be a good combination to work from. I just think we are a system and a player change or two from finding the solution. Don't think JCH or Bako are what Chaplin needs to feed off. Biamou was a better target man mores the pity. At the moment we are our own worst enemy.

 

[oucho]

Robins out and I don’t care what people think - that was shambolic

Has there ever been a Cov manager where you weren't amongst the first to call for his head? It has been 6 games since promotion, he has plenty of credit in the bank just yet.

 

[Nick]

I didn't even realise that. Perils of allowing the 'switch off from all things Sky Blue' after the Exeter final to continue into early season.

In your view and that of others who were there, what positives can we take from today?

You have been posting all week?

 

[Grendel]

I didn't even realise that. Perils of allowing the 'switch off from all things Sky Blue' after the Exeter final to continue into early season.

In your view and that of others who were there, what positives can we take from today?

Look a few of us are aware you are not a fan and now it’s confirmed - stop digging further

 

[hill83]

I didn't even realise that. Perils of allowing the 'switch off from all things Sky Blue' after the Exeter final to continue into early season.

In your view and that of others who were there, what positives can we take from today?

.............anyway, how's that storm getting on?

 

[Nick]

We were forced to play Rochdale's way from the get go. They are a poor side yet we never found any consistent level of play to defeat them When we had clear chances we messed up. The system is all wrong and there are some players not good enough at this level. We are making things hard for ourselves which I don't understand. Doyle is showing signs of struggling in games and today it did not suit him. Our midfield in current formation is not strong enough. Kelly and Ogogo may be a good combination to work from. I just think we are a system and a player change or two from finding the solution. Don't think JCH or Bako are what Chaplin needs to feed off. Biamou was a better target man mores the pity. At the moment we are our own worst enemy.

They could have had 4 goals, they aren't that poor

They are effective.

People get blinded by passing in triangles.

 

[oucho]

You have been posting all week?

Yes but i missed the Biamou news, whenever that was announced. Genuinely hadn't seen that and assumed he would be on bench. Didn't check sub bemch before posting.

 

[ccfcway]

People are having a go at Thomas because if I had the same number of shots, more would be on target.

It was laughable

he was getting in the right positions. he is with us because he isn't the finished article. It wasn't laughable, he was trying and he didn't get the final product right.

 

[Grendel]

We were forced to play Rochdale's way from the get go. They are a poor side yet we never found any consistent level of play to defeat them When we had clear chances we messed up. The system is all wrong and there are some players not good enough at this level. We are making things hard for ourselves which I don't understand. Doyle is showing signs of struggling in games and today it did not suit him. Our midfield in current formation is not strong enough. Kelly and Ogogo may be a good combination to work from. I just think we are a system and a player change or two from finding the solution. Don't think JCH or Bako are what Chaplin needs to feed off. Biamou was a better target man mores the pity. At the moment we are our own worst enemy.

Clueless

 

[oucho]

Look a few of us are aware you are not a fan and now it’s confirmed - stop digging further

Eh???
Care to answer the origibal point?

 

[Nick]

he was getting in the right positions. he is with us because he isn't the finished article. It wasn't laughable, he was trying and he didn't get the final product right.

It was pretty laughable in the end, the whole block was laughing at his last one

Imagine if Baka missed a third of them today

 

[Sterling Archer]

We’ve scored 1 goal from open play in 6 league games. Shocking.

 

[oucho]

.............anyway, how's that storm getting on?

Horrible. Lightning bolt crashed into the building next to us. Staying in this evening by the looks of it.

 

[cc84cov]

Robins “in large spells it was really really good”

Ffs

 

[ccfcway]

It was pretty laughable in the end, the whole block was laughing at his last one

Imagine if Baka missed a third of them today

I wasn't laughing

 

[Nick]

I wasn't laughing, we lost. I wanted him to score

So did I, he didn't. That's when people were laughing.

Maybe it was a way of dealing with it.

 

[pusbccfc]

I honestly think some people's expectations need to come down a lot. For me staying in this league is a priority and an achievement. At the moment there are no signs that we can make it to a play off spot. We need to start scoring some goals as a starter and then maybe we will win games. Next game Robins needs to set up the team for Chaplin.

I'm not sure they do, the way it's looking we are heading for a bottom 6 finish. We've played poor sides so far this season and have struggled to break them down. Robins has also had more money than any manager I can remember in the past 7/8 years.

 

[ccfcway]

its fine lines.

Notts county have sacked their manager and in league two.

we need to back the manager and the team as we are a league above now and its not going to be easy.

The negativity 6 games in is completely bizarre

 

[Dickie]

Robins: ‘they were more streetwise!’

 

[robbiekeane]

Robins “be discouraged” okay mate

 

[wantedDOA]

Robins is tactically inept. He's shown that at this level before. Yet again it's showing already. Poor recruitment and pathetic tactics will result in failure and his departure.