Match Thread Coventry City - Southampton Match Thread - Wednesday 13th Dec (29 Viewers)

[itsabuzzard]

After a change in formation, some very encouraging performances and O'Hare's towering display vs Brum, I can't help but get a bit carried away and predict a thrilling 2-1 triumph. Wright with a brace - surely some of these chances have to start going in?!? Unchanged team as far as possible. Not sure about the Allen/Eccles thing. Changes sooner rather than later if we get bogged down. Great to see such an exciting player as Sakamoto in a Sky Blue shirt.

 

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[Colin Steins Smile]

Just realised Will Smallbone is back at Southampton.

He put in by far the best performance against us I saw last season. He aboslutly ran the show when Stoke battered us 0-4 at the CBS. less confident now.

Smallbone was class against us last season for Stoke. However, on Saturday he was a substitute and came on in the 87th minute. Their midfield must be good for him not to be starting OR their manager is missing something?

 

[Johhny Blue]

Sorry but I completely disagree, the way O’Hare managed to get the power to poke in the first goal through 2-3 defenders was quite impressive and the movement across the box for the second, dragging defenders out of position and waiting for the right moment, was quite clever. A lot of people, including me, were shouting shoot as soon as he had the ball but he had the foresight to make the chance more clinical by moving to the other side of the box. I don’t know what you saw but I saw two brilliantly taken goals, okay the opposition’s defending was poor but you can’t hold that against O’Hare. I don’t feel like I’m being over the top but those two goals in particular I wouldn’t be surprised to see similar in the premier league.

I think you completely missed my point. I agree he took both chances well. Great choice to toe poke the first. Watch the second again. He didn’t drag anyone “out of position” they were all over the place and no-one moved to stop him. My point was he wouldn’t have had space for either finish in the prem.

 

[Boicey]

I think you completely missed my point. I agree he took both chances well. Great choice to toe poke the first. Watch the second again. He didn’t drag anyone “out of position” they were all over the place and no-one moved to stop him. My point was he wouldn’t have had space for either finish in the prem.

The he would have done something different to make space. He’s good enough to do that.

 

[Alkhen]

Smallbone was class against us last season for Stoke. However, on Saturday he was a substitute and came on in the 87th minute. Their midfield must be good for him not to be starting OR their manager is missing something?

Cheeky bid in Jan

 

[BlueSkiesForever]

I think you completely missed my point. I agree he took both chances well. Great choice to toe poke the first. Watch the second again. He didn’t drag anyone “out of position” they were all over the place and no-one moved to stop him. My point was he wouldn’t have had space for either finish in the prem.

I get your point, their defence wasn’t premier league standard so how can the goals be but I think that the ability and confidence he showed there was premier league standard. I’m not saying he could play for Liverpool or Brighton or Arsenal etc but I just think the quality in those particular moments was premier league level.

 

[Winny the Bish]

Cheeky bid in Jan

Southampton apparently rejected a £7m bid from Sheff Utd in August.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

Smallbone was class against us last season for Stoke. However, on Saturday he was a substitute and came on in the 87th minute. Their midfield must be good for him not to be starting OR their manager is missing something?

Smallbone is a really unfortunate name

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

Smallbone is a really unfortunate name

You wish (bone)

 

[shepardo01]

Smallbone is a really unfortunate name

His first name is Willy!! (Well, William)

 

[Alkhen]

Smallbone is a really unfortunate name

Yeah with a name like that you better get good at something.

It's like that Jonny Cash song "A boy named Sue"

 

[baldy]

Tenuous link I know but I had to check Paul Tisdale & his son into clinic today at the Childrens Hospital - didn’t get a chance to rub it in about us beating his Exeter lot 5 years ago though

 

[shmmeee]

Tenuous link I know but I had to check Paul Tisdale & his son into clinic today at the Childrens Hospital - didn’t get a chance to rub it in about us beating his Exeter lot 5 years ago though

You work at BCH badly?

 

[baldy]

You work at BCH badly?

Yes pal (not badly though - I think I do a decent job)

 

[shmmeee]

Yes pal (not badly though - I think I do a decent job)

LMAO fucking autocorrect. Huge respect to you sir, they saved my daughter life.

 

[baldy]

LMAO fucking autocorrect. Huge respect to you sir, they saved my daughter life.

Pleased to hear it mate - I’ve worked there 20 odd years so I know the place from top to bottom (what department did your girl get admitted to? You don’t have to say )

 

[shmmeee]

Pleased to hear it mate - I’ve worked there 20 odd years so I know the place from top to bottom (what department did your girl get admitted to? You don’t have to say )

Neurology, needed emergency brain surgery but found everyone I came into contact with (bar one Karen nurse) an absolute gem.

 

[baldy]

Neurology, needed emergency brain surgery but found everyone I came into contact with (bar one Karen nurse) an absolute gem.

Ah ok - possibly either docs Wassmer,Solanki,Agrawal or Walsh could’ve been involved - top surgeons
Glad they pulled her through

 

[clint van damme]

Yes pal (not badly though - I think I do a decent job)

If you're thinking of ripping the piss out of a bloke who's in there with one of his kids I'd say that's debatable!

 

[Great_Expectations]

I appreciate it’s a risk with Southamptons offensive talent but I hope we start the same team, and even if we are tactically slightly more reserved (but not hand brake on!) we still have our most capable players on the pitch and can adapt or exploit vulnerabilities as and when they arise.

Mentally the team must be on a high too and full of confidence, so I’d want to keep that going.

However I wouldn’t be surprised to see a change or two and a defensive first half plus, before he starts to let the hand brake off.

Hopefully he’s learnt from Ipswich that wholesale changes aren’t ideal and sticks with it.

3-1 City - Simms to finally score and get the boost he needs.

 

[Nuskyblue]

Sorry but I completely disagree, the way O’Hare managed to get the power to poke in the first goal through 2-3 defenders was quite impressive and the movement across the box for the second, dragging defenders out of position and waiting for the right moment, was quite clever. A lot of people, including me, were shouting shoot as soon as he had the ball but he had the foresight to make the chance more clinical by moving to the other side of the box. I don’t know what you saw but I saw two brilliantly taken goals, okay the opposition’s defending was poor but you can’t hold that against O’Hare. I don’t feel like I’m being over the top but those two goals in particular I wouldn’t be surprised to see similar in the premier league.

Helps that he hit them properly.

His striking in front of goal pre injury was poor. Often miss or under hit. He caught that volley well in the first too. All very clean strikes which is unusual for him.

 

[Boicey]

I hope it’s the same team.
I wouldn’t be surprised by Godden for Simms but think we need to persist with the new lads and think that Godden would slow the front line and team tempo.
Wright, Simms need to start firing pronto.

 

[skyblue_55]

Godden will be warming the bench , until the second half

 

[baldy]

If you're thinking of ripping the piss out of a bloke who's in there with one of his kids I'd say that's debatable!

What? He wasn’t exactly sat by his kids bedside holding his hand & crying plus he seemed friendly & affable so I don’t think he would’ve cared - get a grip

 

[hamertime]

Ticket sales don’t look as good for this one, a midweek game couple of weeks before Xmas should have been a cheap one.

 

[Greggs]

Expecting a win from the Town tomorrow.

 

[clint van damme]

What? He wasn’t exactly sat by his kids bedside holding his hand & crying plus he seemed friendly & affable so I don’t think he would’ve cared - get a grip

It was a joke you fanny

 

[itsabuzzard]

Expecting a win from the Town tomorrow.

You're milking this one for all it's worth!

 

[Happy_Martian]

Wright with a brace - surely some of these chances have to start going in?!?

I just want to see him put his laces through the ball a few times. He spends so much time setting up sidefooted shots, he's hurting himself and the team. And giving keepers time to get down to save.

 

[pusbccfc]

Ticket sales don’t look as good for this one, a midweek game couple of weeks before Xmas should have been a cheap one.

No creativity from the commercial team as always.

I see a few other clubs have had some deals over Christmas.

 

[itsabuzzard]

No creativity from the commercial team as always.

I see a few other clubs have had some deals over Christmas.

3 for 2 in the club shop.

 

[Sbarcher]

3 for 2 in the club shop.

Will only appeal to Jake the Peg.

 

[chiefdave]

No creativity from the commercial team as always.

They're expecting 24K, not sure you'd add a great number to that by knocking a few quid off.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

1-0 eccles to score

 

[Nick]

Need to play the same starting 11 as last time I think.

Make sure Matt Le Tissier is marked at all times so he can't ping one in from 40 yards.