Match Thread ⚽️ Coventry City vs Rotherham United Match Thread - Sunday 7th Aug (4 Viewers)

[chiefdave]

Robins is fuming from what I read

Don't blame him. How many times have we had public statements from Wasps that pitch problems will be a thing of the past and now we might not even be able to play the first game of the season. You'd laugh at this if it happened to Leamington or some other non-league team, disgrace it can happen at this level.

 

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[procdoc]

Don't blame him. How many times have we had public statements from Wasps that pitch problems will be a thing of the past and now we might not even be able to play the first game of the season. You'd laugh at this if it happened to Leamington or some other non-league team, disgrace it can happen at this level.

Especially in a modern stadium

 

[no_loyalty]

Fucking Wasps c***s.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Not going to help entice signings or getting loanees from the big clubs if we can't even get a pitch that's playable for the first game of the season, let alone one conducive to playing decent football.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

For fuck sake. Wasps are useless, the quicker they die the better. Can we spray some insecticide around Coventry in order to rid ourselves of these wankers. Someone needs a stern talking to, fuck that more than stern. We are a top end Championship club, we shouldnt be facing this issue, we have a 32,500 capacity stadium, supposed to be state of the art. It looks incomplete and has a shite pitch. How has it been allowed to get to the state of being unsafe to be played on. Wasps owe us a lot for this. Fucking piss take

 

[mark82]

“I’ve no idea how they’ll get it up to standard for Sunday. Looking at it now, there’s no chance. I don’t know who to blame - ask someone above my head."

Wow. Really not happy.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

I'm going to predict a 0-0 for this one.

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

“I’ve no idea how they’ll get it up to standard for Sunday. Looking at it now, there’s no chance. I don’t know who to blame - ask someone above my head."

Wow. Really not happy.

aka the game is off

 

[lord_garrincha]

I'm going to predict a 0-0 for this one.

More an A-A for me.

 

[CanadianCCFC]

Moore
Dabo
Hyam
McFadzean
Panzo
LWB loanee - forget name
Sheaf
Hamer
Palmer
Godden
Gyokeres

 

[procdoc]

Moore
Dabo
Hyam
McFadzean
Panzo
LWB loanee - forget name
Sheaf
Hamer
Palmer
Godden
Gyokeres

If the game goes ahead Bidwell will start

 

[robbiekeane]

“I’ve no idea how they’ll get it up to standard for Sunday. Looking at it now, there’s no chance. I don’t know who to blame - ask someone above my head."

Wow. Really not happy.

What a fucking embarrassment.

Naive question probably but is this not to be expected if they played a rugby tournament on it a week beforehand?

Like, did no one raise it at the time?

 

[Bugsy]

Can we just play at the Sky Blue Lodge Ryton, got a lovely new laid pitch there...PUSB

The one club this could happen to it would be us.

 

[clint van damme]

How many opening day games have we had abandoned over the years?
I can remember Spurs (A) and Watford (A).

 

[Grendel]

How many opening day games have we had abandoned over the years?
I can remember Spurs (A) and Watford (A).

when we started at the Ricoh we reversed some fixtures I think

 

[mark82]

when we started at the Ricoh we reversed some fixtures I think

Think that was decided well in advance though as the stadium wasn't going to be ready. May be misremembering though.

 

[sylus]

when we started at the Ricoh we reversed some fixtures I think

actually thought about that myself,well at least until a new pitch is laid,don't know if it is possible or to late, but it is an option.

 

[Lord_Nampil]

In 2012 we didn’t change any fixtures, first 2 games were away but one was in the cup. We played Sheff United at home 12 days after the last game in the olympics… obviously 12 days is a lot more than 7…. Even Bristol city would only be 10 days… think the World Cup shift (agreed middle of last season??) has probably taken away the extra week we probably thought we would have but should have been taken into consideration when arranging our fixtures.

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

Well according to SBB we’re so skint that we couldn’t afford to play two games in a row away…

 

[higgs]

Well according to SBB we’re so skint that we couldn’t afford to play two games in a row away…

Can we before the diesel for the bus?

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[PVA]

If the game goes ahead Bidwell will start

Yeah, expect Tayo to play in the cup.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Think that was decided well in advance though as the stadium wasn't going to be ready. May be misremembering though.

Yes I’m sure capacity was only 23,000 for the first couple of games too

 

[aloisiwouldhavescored]

What a fucking embarrassment.

Naive question probably but is this not to be expected if they played a rugby tournament on it a week beforehand?

Like, did no one raise it at the time?

I am sure I read somewhere, before the fixtures came out, that City would be playing the first two games away from home which would have been the sensible thing to do, because of the Rugby 7s. However, this didn't happen, so now we have got this pitch problem which could have been avoided. Clearly lack of foresight on someone's part.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Yes I’m sure capacity was only 23,000 for the first couple of games too

15000 I think

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

I am sure I read somewhere, before the fixtures came out, that City would be playing the first two games away from home which would have been the sensible thing to do, because of the Rugby 7s. However, this didn't happen, so now we have got this pitch problem which could have been avoided. Clearly lack of foresight on someone's part.

And me

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

15000 I think

Nah QPR was 23,000 which was a sellout

 

[Travs]

Yeah i think it was 23 or 24k just for the QPR game.

Really set the ball rolling on us never getting higher attendances, as we'd have sold out 32k and we destroyed QPR. It was a massive missed opportunity.

 

[lord_garrincha]

Looking on the bright side of this shit shower, it would be funny if, of all fans, Rotherham start complaining of a pathetic postponement after the 2021 going ons!

 

[covcity4life]

Such a shame a big crowd won't materialise. Doubt we get same numbers for rescheduled game

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Nah QPR was 23,000 which was a sellout

Yep 23043 you were absolutely right sorry

 

[fatso]

I'd be amazed if its called off with less than 24 hours notice, with a bumper crowd expected. I'm not sure the football league would be too impressed.
But maybe serious questions need to be asked, I'm sure our landlords must have some responsibility to provide a playable surface.

 

[Skyblue_CP]

You would have thought that they would have taken the tickets off sale already.

 

[NortonSkyBlue]

You would have thought that they would have taken the tickets off sale already.

Why? The game is still to be called off

 

[Ashdown]

I can imagine the uncertainty will be damaging sales this afternoon until we have confirmation of a go ahead.

 

[mark82]

Are we winning yet?