Match Thread Blackburn (6 Viewers)

[stevefloyd]

Jodi Jones is 3-1 to score anytime today the same odds as O’Hare

I think I will have a hundred quid on that

 

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[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Can't beat a nice Lacey option

Much better than a cag knee.

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

Gonna win this 2-1 goals from godden and sheaf

 

[SkyblueTexan]

This is going to shock a few - I think we and particularly MR have learnt a great deal in the first 6 games - In-fact if we had taken an few of our easy chances in a number of games or the luck was with us we would be a great deal further up the table - Bournemouth is the only game we looked off the pace and gave them far too much respect, also our fitness levels and defensive organisation wasn’t quite right -If you remember back to the first 6 games of last season we were not world beaters and looked very ordinary. and the luck certainly went for us on occasions. Today we start moving up the table and I see a top 6 finish

I do hope you end up being correct with your predictions. I agree that MR teams of the last few seasons seem to start the season slow and then pick up the pace and finish the season strong. I'd really like to see that this season as well. We are clearly getting used to the pace, strength and power of the teams in this league and our fitness levels need to improve. I think once we have learned to play against the press, get over our injuries/suspensions and maybe with a key loanee/signing added in Jan we could mount a late challenge in this division. But I'd really take surviving this season over any lofty expectations of a top 6 finish. Last season, Luton who came up as champs from L1 were almost certain to go down, but survived. They seem to have adjusted well in their 2nd season now. The Championship is widely considered to be the toughest division in the world to play in. The gulf in talent from League 1 to this division is huge. Not only are you competing against teams that just came down from the Premiership or have just missed out on getting promoted to the Premiership, but against teams that have multi-million pound signings amongst their ranks and owners with deep pockets. So all things considered, the main priority has to be survival at all costs.

 

[Philosoraptor]

Shameless repost before the start of today's game.

 

[clint van damme]

Happy match day everyone. I'm thinking another point today, unless our squad has be struck down still further with injuries/covid.

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HAHA! Coming soon, Toms new range of happy match day cards!

 

[jordan210]

Team news 5 mins away. Will be interesting to see who's on the bench today.

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

Mum's side are from Blackburn so it's the family derby today. My uncle (who was actually in Lieutenant Pigeon for those old enough to remember) had a season ticket up there from the mid-80s until we lost him to cancer a couple of years ago. This is the first game between us since he died so fairly poignant for me.

Having said that he loved a moan about the football so I hope we dick them 5-0

 

[TomRad85]

HAHA! Coming soon, Toms new range of happy match day cards!

They'll fly off the shelves the first time we're let into the stadium again.

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[jordan210]

 

[clint van damme]

They'll fly off the shelves the first time we're let into the stadium again.

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you know what to do

 

[Nick]

Kelly in for Shipley

Bapaga on the bench too, might be good for the last 10 minutes but I guess it will be Baka for Allen

 

[Jamesimus]

Good to see Kelly starting and Bapaga on the bench

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Very interesting Bapaga makes it after 1 23s game

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Well I hope we don’t get an injury in CM, considering we have none on the bench

 

[Saddlebrains]

What the fucks up with Dabo?

 

[clint van damme]

As expected. Bapaga on the bench perhaps a little surprising.

 

[Esoterica]

What the fucks up with Dabo?

INTERVIEW: Mark Robins Provides Injury Update

Mark Robins confirmed that the Sky Blues will be without midfielder Jordan Shipley this afternoon for the visit of Blackburn Rovers.

www.ccfc.co.uk

 

[Liquid Gold]

Whoa we got
Kelly in the middle
and he never gives the ball away

 

[stevefloyd]

What the fucks up with Dabo?

Had some small operation or something

 

[Liquid Gold]

It is desperately important we get Dabo back fit ASAP.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

It doesn’t look great for Hilssner or Jobello really if Bapaga is preferred after 1 U23 game when they’ve played the last 3

 

[procdoc]

Glad to see Kelly in from the start. He was very good when he came on in the week

 

[procdoc]

It doesn’t look great for Hilssner or Jobello really if Bapaga is preferred after 1 U23 game when they’ve played the last 3

His fitness levels are probably still way ahead of theirs

 

[clint van damme]

It doesn’t look great for Hilssner or Jobello really if Bapaga is preferred after 1 U23 game when they’ve played the last 3

how long did Hilssner play for? That may have been a factor.

 

[cc84cov]

Happy days Kelly is back,

McCallum at right back is fine with me looked very good mid week

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

We need to play the game our way today and not get stretched. Can see bapaga getting more than 10

 

[jordan210]

Will we make 3 subs today !

 

[shmmeee]

Very interesting Bapaga makes it after 1 23s game

Only a shoulder injury I doubt his overall fitness was much impacted.

Hilßner and Jobello are building cardio fitness and coming back after a year respectively. Nuts to compare the two.

 

[Frostie]

It doesn’t look great for Hilssner or Jobello really if Bapaga is preferred after 1 U23 game when they’ve played the last 3

Very different sort of injuries though, Bapaga will have been able to keep pretty fit with a dislocated shoulder.

 

[Skybluefaz]

Ahhhh, i remember it will. Blackburn complaining (after the match) that the pitch was too icy despite a Zimbabwean scoring 3 of the 5. Happy days.

I'm confused. I thought we had 5 different scorers that day?

 

[jordan210]

It doesn’t look great for Hilssner or Jobello really if Bapaga is preferred after 1 U23 game when they’ve played the last 3

We have no idea who played for how long yesterday annoyingly as no report anywhere.

Also Bapage has ten ton of speed. What is what we need at the moment.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Bapaga is a natural fit for our system and Hilßner was bought in with ACM in mind. I don’t quite see how Jobello would fit, he’s such a natural winger.

 

[sw88]

Not sure I'm keen on McCallum playing RB again, but guess we are limited with options and is perhaps the better alternative to Pask

How long is Dabo expected to be unavailable for?

 

[Tommo1993]

Hope Rose has a better game. Really shaky since return.