Match Thread Preston North End FC - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 4th Nov (13 Viewers)

[Greggs]

Simms looked good

 

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[Matt smith]

Haji scoring 2 fair play

4-3-3 next game

Milan Lati/Thomas Kitching bidwell
sheaf Eccles o hare in front
Simms godden wright

then bring in Allen maybe Kelly when we’re hopefully in front

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

We won’t. Mainly as the three at the bottom are inferior to the rest

Lost to one of them already

 

[Sick Boy]

Some still believe he’s untouchable, but anyone else their head would be called for.

No idea what has happened but something has to change.

Does he come out publicly and say he doesn’t rate this seasons buys? Does he slate the recruitment team? Does he accept he’s winging any plan B?

Poor Doug must be wondering if he’ll ever get any return on his investment of these players! Could have made £30m+ in the sales of Vik and Hamer, but has squandered a fair chunk of it on 11 duffs

Robins is the one who sanctioned the signings and assembled the recruitment team.

 

[Otis]

@Otis give me something positive before I drown my sorrows

I still think we'll be fine.

Were just gelling.

 

[Matt smith]

I still think we'll be fine.

Were just gelling.

More gel than boots

 

[Calista]

The only positives were Simms and Wright.

Surely the return of O’Hare looking lively is a positive too? And the formation change could prove to be a big moment I think.

Strange to say that I’m happier after this defeat than before it.

 

[Matt smith]

I still think we'll be fine.

Were just gelling.

@Otis he has to pick a team and stick with it

 

[wingy]

I'm saying it times up

 

[Garlana86]

Surely the return of O’Hare looking lively is a positive too? And the formation change could prove to be a big moment I think.

Strange to say that I’m happier after this defeat than before it.

It's always an improvement when you don't score any goals in 3 and then get 2 in one! Every cloud...

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

Notwithstanding a few misplaced passes I though COH made a big difference. Simms looked very good coming in from out wide.

Ayari anonymous and weak as piss when he did have a touch. He doesn’t look ready for men’s football.

Wilson

MVE
Binks
Kitching
Bidwell

Sheaf
Eccles

COH

Wright
Godden
Simms

For Stoke please.

 

[Evo1883]

Surely the return of O’Hare looking lively is a positive too? And the formation change could prove to be a big moment I think.

Strange to say that I’m happier after this defeat than before it.

I think we've seen an alternative that looked pretty good , individual errors though must be nipped in the bud

 

[Greggs]

Would rather lose 3-2 than 1-0 every week anyway. Good loss lads, well played.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Pity the first half was so poor really.

 

[Sick Boy]

Surely the return of O’Hare looking lively is a positive too? And the formation change could prove to be a big moment I think.

Strange to say that I’m happier after this defeat than before it.

It’s great seeing CoH back but I really can’t see him signing a new deal

 

[Matt smith]

I'm saying it times up

Second half was much better

 

[Skyblue_CP]

Why is everyone picking Thomas in their 2? He’s diabolical. On todays showing Lati and Binks for me as the middle 2.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

It’s great seeing CoH back but I really can’t see him signing a new deal

Still looks way off being match sharp at this point anyway.

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Send Airy Fairy back, play Binks, Bidwell and Simms, played well 2nd half, 1st half awful, I don't think Robins knows what to do, DaSilva and Fadz need taking out the team for a bit

 

[Matt smith]

Why is everyone picking Thomas in their 2? He’s diabolical. On todays showing Lati and Binks for me as the middle 2.

I agree, it’s whether Lati can play in a 2 though

id rather it than Thomas

 

[HadjiChippo]

I can’t see us going down, we’ve been bad but I still think we’ve got enough quality to scrape by as we are. Hopefully get some decent reinforcements in Jan and push on. A short run of form can do wonders for position in this league.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I can’t see us going down, we’ve been bad but I still think we’ve got enough quality to scrape by as we are. Hopefully get some decent reinforcements in Jan and push on. A short run of form can do wonders for position in this league.

Yes it’s taken us to the edge of the drop zone.

 

[Matt smith]

It would be classic Cov to go on a crazy run good or bad

by bad I mean go down

there’s no medium

 

[Matt smith]

I can’t see us going down, we’ve been bad but I still think we’ve got enough quality to scrape by as we are. Hopefully get some decent reinforcements in Jan and push on. A short run of form can do wonders for position in this league.

That’s it we’re gonna strengthen again

although I say strengthen very loosely

 

[Sick Boy]

The 4m for Kitching looks ridiculous.

 

[Sky Blue Wozza]

The thing that’s stood out over the past 5/6 years, compared to days of yore, is that we haven’t gone through bad runs. The odd bad result/ performance, sure, but I can remember under most previous managers where we’ve gone, something like, 11 games without a win. Or 6 defeats in a row.
Under Robins, this hasn’t happened.
This is worrying. No wins before the next international break and I reckon he’s in trouble.

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

It’s great seeing CoH back but I really can’t see him signing a new deal

No chance. Even at 80% today he regularly looked a cut above anything else on the pitch today, their Canadian guy aside. His bread is buttered at a higher level than our current side.

 

[covmark]

I'm saying it times up

Not yet, lose to Stoke and Millwall however......

 

[Matt smith]

The 4m for Kitching looks ridiculous.

Schoolboy defending

 

[Sick Boy]

Not yet, lose to Stoke and Millwall however......

Nah, failure to get a win from one of the two.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Will say the fans at games have been tremendous considering how crap this has been. Not asking for much in return

 

[Matt smith]

To be fair to robins

he can’t legislate sometimes for individual errors

our defence makes loads

 

[Otis]

It would be classic Cov to go on a crazy run good or bad

by bad I mean go down

there’s no medium

 

[Matt smith]

Apologies to my dad called mark going on cwr in a sec

he’s as irrational as me, enjoy xx

 

[SkyblueTexan]

I can’t see us going down, we’ve been bad but I still think we’ve got enough quality to scrape by as we are. Hopefully get some decent reinforcements in Jan and push on. A short run of form can do wonders for position in this league.

That’s what Barnsley thought