Match Thread ⚽️ Coventry City vs Bristol City Match Thread - Sunday 1st Jan (18 Viewers)

[shmmeee]

Didn't say we were.

Was “what league that will be” supposed to imply promotion?

 

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[PVA]

We got rid of Jones, Shipley and Pask and replaced them with one player on more money than the three out together. It's a natural progression and they needed to go but without further investment it's a negative spiral.

It doesn't help that our academy is producing absolutely nothing and the gambles made bringing in Taveres and Cashman failed.

A new recruitment team may work in our favour.

We gambled keeping the so called 'big 3' and put them on big wages. All good, but you lose squad depth and run the risk of injury by throwing eggs in one basket.

I don't think you can call Tavares a failure.

He was brought in as one for the future and is currently 4/5th choice and only really getting minutes because of injuries.

That's not to say the signing will be a successful one, just that you can't say it's a failure so far.

 

[pusbccfc]

Were not going down, that’s ridiculous.

If Vik, Hamer or Sheaf were to get injured...

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Anyone else angry by that performance?

Nah context we pushed second half and defence played better especially rose and Doyle

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Was “what league that will be” supposed to imply promotion?

At the moment there's still the possibility of that yes. Equally the league is so tight it won't take many bad results for us to be under some pressure from the other direction.

We have no centre backs beyond who started today, for example. Struggling to keep it solid at the back, struggling to be sharp going forwards-and we pretty much know why that is.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

McF
O'Hare
Walker
Eccles

I suppose I could be a pedant and grant you Hilssner

Godden
Dabo
Kane

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Godden
Dabo
Kane

Dabo and Kane aren't injured?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Dabo and Kane aren't injured?

Clearly coming back and godden is

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Robins explanation of why sheaf didn’t play was proper bonkers

 

[Gint11]

Half of our squad aren’t good enough who are on contracts. Some of our higher earners aren’t performing. This league is a lottery. The likes of millwall and Luton aren’t exactly big money clubs either. This is a combination of strange recruitment and lack of owner support when we needed to push on

We’ve outgrown a few players which ultimately means they are not good enough.

It’s disappointing to collect 2 from that 6 but we didn’t lose either and we are banking on this takeover approval in the hope MR can bring 4 in. We have enough to not get relegated though.

Losing COH for me though means top 6 is probably gone unless we have a top draw Jan window.

 

[Evo1883]

Robins explanation of why sheaf didn’t play was proper bonkers

What was it

 

[pusbccfc]

Robins explanation of why sheaf didn’t play was proper bonkers

Also made it very clear he does not rate Tav

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

What was it

Few misplaced passes and wanted an extra body up front!!!
well bloody hell

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Few misplaced passes and wanted an extra body up front!!!
well bloody hell

Well if that's the case that's bonkers

 

[skyblu3sk]

I mean, it does highlight the fact that other teams have goalkeepers that can come for crosses AND catch the ball

Especially if you put it on a golden platter for them every... single... time...

 

[SBT]

At the moment there's still the possibility of that yes. Equally the league is so tight it won't take many bad results for us to be under some pressure from the other direction.

We have no centre backs beyond who started today, for example. Struggling to keep it solid at the back, struggling to be sharp going forwards-and we pretty much know why that is.

You’ve got to visualise how we’re going to win promotion:

 

[stupot07]

What was it

As Pete said, I think the actual words were something like "Ben has made a couple of odd decisions in possession recently".

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[pusbccfc]

Few misplaced passes and wanted an extra body up front!!!
well bloody hell

Sounded more like an excuse and that he didn't want to admit he was fully fit.v

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

You’ve got to visualise how we’re going to win promotion:

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Don't mention those around Big Mike

 

[Grendel]

I don't think you can call Tavares a failure.

He was brought in as one for the future and is currently 4/5th choice and only really getting minutes because of injuries.

That's not to say the signing will be a successful one, just that you can't say it's a failure so far.

its a pointless signing

 

[Sick Boy]

I don't think you can call Tavares a failure.

He was brought in as one for the future and is currently 4/5th choice and only really getting minutes because of injuries.

That's not to say the signing will be a successful one, just that you can't say it's a failure so far.

One for the future? He’s almost 22.
Robins clearly doesn’t rate him.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Played well first 15 to 20. Then they got a bit on top (won too many corners, although we defended them well). Second half I expected Bristol to get on top of us as they had momentum going into the break, and they didn't really. Still wanted Sheaf to pick up his booking and miss the Wrexham & Burnley games, but hey ho. Overall not complaining, as that's unbeaten in 6 at home, and every point is vital in this division.

 

[Cata]

What Waghorn gives you is someone who can receive the ball in the final third and pass it to our own man, same as Palmer.

"Wow Waghorn with 41.7% pass completion"

 

[PVA]

One for the future? He’s almost 22.
Robins clearly doesn’t rate him.

I mean he literally gave him a new contract a few months ago but ok.

 

[Grendel]

One for the future? He’s almost 22.
Robins clearly doesn’t rate him.

he is just not anything like a championship player - just another bizarre extension and if Walker and Godden were fit wouldn’t be ever anywhere near the squad

 

[Sick Boy]

I mean he literally gave him a new contract a few months ago but ok.

Fair enough if you genuinely believe Robins rates him and he isn’t just making up the numbers .

 

[Nick]

Robins explanation of why sheaf didn’t play was proper bonkers

What did he say?

 

[PVA]

Fair enough if you genuinely believe Robins rates him and he isn’t just making up the numbers .

I'm not saying he rates him as second choice or anything, obviously not.

But he rates him enough to give him a new contract and he's clearly there to be used for 5 or 10 mins off the bench when needed, on a cheap wage. What's wrong with that?

 

[Grendel]

Fair enough if you genuinely believe Robins rates him and he isn’t just making up the numbers .

He thought biamou should have been retained ahead of Gyokeres

 

[Nick]

As Pete said, I think the actual words were something like "Ben has made a couple of odd decisions in possession recently".

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@Brighton Sky Blue

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

@Brighton Sky Blue

See above

 

[Nick]

One for the future? He’s almost 22.
Robins clearly doesn’t rate him.

Why are we keeping players he doesn't rate then? Even signing them in the first place, Hilsner sat about on a decent wage costing us money for his treatment.

 

[SBT]

We got rid of Jones, Shipley and Pask and replaced them with one player on more money than the three out together. It's a natural progression and they needed to go but without further investment it's a negative spiral.

It doesn't help that our academy is producing absolutely nothing and the gambles made bringing in Taveres and Cashman failed.

A new recruitment team may work in our favour.

We gambled keeping the so called 'big 3' and put them on big wages. All good, but you lose squad depth and run the risk of injury by throwing eggs in one basket.

Don’t understand why players like Tavares and Cashman are being blamed for our squad problems - they’re just cheap dart throws who are there to make up the numbers. It’s players like Waghorn and Palmer who are the real costly mistakes - if you’re going to hoover up resources in signing them then you should be expecting so much more in return than we’ve actually got.

Those two clunkers aside, all in all the last recruitment team have done a fantastic job - players like O’Hare, Gyokeres, McFadzean and Hamer have been acquired cheaply and been honed into players who we’d otherwise never be able to afford (and - Fadz aside - could keep the club afloat financially). Remains to be seen whether the new recruitment team can repeat the trick, but we’re fucked if they can’t.

 

[Grendel]

I'm not saying he rates him as second choice or anything, obviously not.

But he rates him enough to give him a new contract and he's clearly there to be used for 5 or 10 mins off the bench when needed, on a cheap wage. What's wrong with that?

what’s wrong is he’s nowhere near this level and never will be

 

[Hullinho87]

There is a chasm of a difference between we should make playoffs and we could.

I think a few, maybe many, have blurred the lines of difference between those two in the last 18 months. Even more so, perhaps more than ever, since our pre-world cup run.

Perspective is getting lost and opinions are getting madder.