Sick Boy
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I get the impression he’s far from impressed with the activity in January, especially the loan back.
Match Thread Coventry City - Preston North End FC Match Thread - Friday 23rd Feb (10 Viewers)
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Sky Blue Pete
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And yet many on Twitter and Facebook are still whinging
Not too bad on here
MikeyMoo
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We've been picking up points without playing well which takes the edge off, but we've had a run of injuries, some of which were deliberately inflicted, and we've got a heavy run of games. So this is an obvious source of frustration. No need to read any more into it than this.
alfielloyd
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Potentially you are right, but I have no idea why. Robins has been great for us but his blind spot has always been his ability to secure a really decent goalkeeper.
Enough for now but looking ahead?
itsabuzzard
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It's written in the stars!
Bad Boy
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While we sing together.....Got a feeling we'll lose to these......again
Gint11
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No chance. We’re too good for that outcome.
Sick Boy
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I get the impression he prefers to invest more in outfield players rather than it being a blind spot. That being said, I’d like us to sign a keeper good enough to be number one for years to come.
SkyblueTexan
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Need to break our hoodoo against these at some point and now would be great. Draw wouldn’t help and we have to go for the win. Hope players are adequately rested. Hope to see Saka back and Torp is available. Need to pick the strongest team available. Please no experimentation with Wilson in goal.
Saddlebrains
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fernandopartridge
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It's pragmatism really, though I don't think he's much different from most outside of the very top teams, the priority is always outfield
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Adge
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Think it’s time to put this Hoodoo against PNE to bed. Any victory such as yesterday’s will do. Think we are going to see the same sort of performances now and again between now and the end of the season where fatigue kicks in but hopefully we still bumble along picking up the points.
Tommo1993
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We were too good to get pumped 5-0 by Stoke too.
Bad Boy
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Well what's done is done, onwards and upwards I say.
Bad Boy
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Definitely, it's pay back time for the years of beatings, welcome to the Sky Blue Pleasuredome, they're long overdue a spanking.
Great_Expectations
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Big, big game with direct play off implications, so strongest team needed.
DaSilva v Bidwell is the big decision point for me, especially as they are likely to be up against a good attacking threat in Miller. I prefer when we play on the front foot and we look better when we play football, which therefore means JDS starts.
Wilson
MVE Thomas Binks JDS
Eccles Torp
Sakamoto COH Wright
Simms
The above assumes Sakamoto and Torp are both fit, if not then I’d go Taveres and Lati. Both are obvious drops offs in terms of attacking attributes but I prefer Taveres than seeing Simms shifted out wide.
DaSilva v Bidwell is the big decision point for me, especially as they are likely to be up against a good attacking threat in Miller. I prefer when we play on the front foot and we look better when we play football, which therefore means JDS starts.
Wilson
MVE Thomas Binks JDS
Eccles Torp
Sakamoto COH Wright
Simms
The above assumes Sakamoto and Torp are both fit, if not then I’d go Taveres and Lati. Both are obvious drops offs in terms of attacking attributes but I prefer Taveres than seeing Simms shifted out wide.
Gint11
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Whilst these results can come along as it did you refer to, were different. We are giving soft goals away but generally, there’s a steel about us. We can lose to Preston on Friday but it will be the odd goal, not a 0-4 IMO
SkyblueTexan
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Preston thrive off set pieces. So we've got to limit them to as few corners and free kicks as possible. They are are vulnerable at the back and have a lousy GD. Quite a few on their forum are predicting a loss against us. We have to try to win this.
Covcraig@bury
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3-1 Simms to score a brace and O’Hare.
no_loyalty
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1-0 defeat or 1-1 draw at best.
Covcraig@bury
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I will raise your season ticket offer with both my wife’s lungs and a kidney
Astute
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In the last interview Robins did he actually said having a large squad of 30 players can be a help but also a hindrance. That's not him saying he is pissed off we have a small squad compared to some others.
We've gone for quality over quantity. Would he have said no to getting what has been a target of his if he couldn't have him immediately? Who has been choosing the players to come in. Robins or King?
We've gone for quality over quantity. Would he have said no to getting what has been a target of his if he couldn't have him immediately? Who has been choosing the players to come in. Robins or King?
Astute
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You can have my whole wife even if we lose to Maidstone and miss out on the playoffs.I will raise your season ticket offer with both my wife’s lungs and a kidney
Sick Boy
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I’d go with this but have Collins in goal.
shepardo01
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Do we know how far away from being impressed he is!? Other than him trolling Doug with team selection (joke btw!) - anything drastic happening/likely to happen?
shepardo01
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Think the key to getting anything out of this game is having a fit Victor Torp starting.
With Sheaf and Allen out, we are again looking a little thin in that area.
With Sheaf and Allen out, we are again looking a little thin in that area.
I think Torp being fit is a huge assumption. The way he pulled up didn’t look good, I doubt we’ll see him Friday.
SlowerThanPlatt
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We drew 0-0 at Deepdale last season, was a night game I think
Gibbo
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1. Uppermost in Preston's mind will be not losing, because if they do they will be 5 pts adrift of 6th.
2. No Sheaf no Torp (I assume) means City will lack that bit of creativity
3. Therefore a tough, scrappy game with many howls of frustration on here.
4. As keepers don't really need rotation and Kitching has only just come back from suspension I assume that Collins and him were dropped rather than rotated.
5. Drop Wright not because of his poor show at Stoke but more to ensure we have the most solid defence. He will come on as a sub.
So 4-3-2-1
Wilson / Collins (not that bothered, can't see that much difference)
MVE
Thomas
Binks / Kitching (whichever Robins wants)
Bidwell
Eccles
Lati
Da Silva
Saka
O'Hare
Simms
Tough drab game 1-0 to us
2. No Sheaf no Torp (I assume) means City will lack that bit of creativity
3. Therefore a tough, scrappy game with many howls of frustration on here.
4. As keepers don't really need rotation and Kitching has only just come back from suspension I assume that Collins and him were dropped rather than rotated.
5. Drop Wright not because of his poor show at Stoke but more to ensure we have the most solid defence. He will come on as a sub.
So 4-3-2-1
Wilson / Collins (not that bothered, can't see that much difference)
MVE
Thomas
Binks / Kitching (whichever Robins wants)
Bidwell
Eccles
Lati
Da Silva
Saka
O'Hare
Simms
Tough drab game 1-0 to us
Gibbo
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I was thinking about this. O'Brien was pants from the start. Burge, whom he inherited was ok for L2, but not L1. Marosi ok for L1 but not Championship. Moore is not up to snuff. Wilson was protected by one of the best back three's in the history of the Club. Collins is a marginal upgrade on Wilson at best
IIRC we had David Stockdale for a couple of games because of injuries (or am I imagining that?) and he was exactly the type of keeper we need, above all a big bloke who commanded the area. Do Bill Glazier's grandchildren keep goal?