Match Thread Coventry City - Ipswich Town [FA] Match Thread - Saturday 8th Feb (18 Viewers)

[Gint11]

Get promoted with this squad and it will be terrible, a season of humiliation even with a few signings. Look at the gulf in class between us and the best teams in the Championship. Going up this season would not be good for us, just look at Luton

Youre right however it could be a flawed argument because you’d expect us to recruit in the summer in order to be competitive in the premier league. (If we got promoted)

 

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[shmmeee]

What do you reckon we’d need to spend to get a team of midtable PL quality players?

You’d be looking at £15m+ a pop wouldn’t you?

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

What do you reckon we’d need to spend to get a team of midtable PL quality players?

You’d be looking at £15m+ a pop wouldn’t you?

Only way to stay up would be to do what forest did.

Spend a unholy amount of money and stay up first year and then hope the three teams who came up are worse when the FFP Penalty comes

 

[shmmeee]

Only way to stay up would be to do what forest did.

Spend a unholy amount of money and stay up first year and then hope the three teams who came up are worse when the FFP Penalty comes

It’s absolute bullshit that. Apparently the FFP limit is lower for newly promoted clubs?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

What do you reckon we’d need to spend to get a team of midtable PL quality players?

You’d be looking at £15m+ a pop wouldn’t you?

Look at the Everton squad for a decent idea

 

[slondonskyblue]

hmmm,....

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(This is not the sort of task ChatGPT is built for BTW)

Good for a rough count - rather than do it myself

 

[edgy]

Just opened Block 4

 

[stevenorfolkcov]

We have more chance of getting promoted than winning the FA cup. Even if we beat Ipswich we have another 3 rounds before the final likely against premier league opposition. We are 3 points from the play offs. I know which game i would be giving most attention to personally.

Blimey, did you go on Wednesday? We are nowhere near ready for the play offs, let alone promotion!

 

[Balli001]

Blimey, did you go on Wednesday? We are nowhere near ready for the play offs, let alone promotion!

We played top of the league and best team in the division. Not sure if you saw the 4 games before that where we won 4 in a row.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Blimey, did you go on Wednesday? We are nowhere near ready for the play offs, let alone promotion!

No where near? We finished 9th last season and remain 3 points from the playoffs.

The team is good enough to finish 6th and it’s 100% doable.

 

[MusicDating]

Looks like we will be rotating - "We haven't got the biggest squad so some players who haven't had as many minutes will get opportunities."

Frank Lampard: Ipswich FA Cup tie a good marker for Coventry

Coventry City head coach Frank Lampard believes their FA Cup tie against Premier League side Ipswich is a good chance to gauge their progress.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[skybluelee]

Blimey, did you go on Wednesday? We are nowhere near ready for the play offs, let alone promotion!

Despite just beating 3 play-off chasers in consecutive games in the space of a week? And being 3 points of the play-offs after a terrible start? All without arguably our 3 best players (4 if you include Grimes). But apart from that we're definitely nowhere near ready for the play-offs, I agree.

 

[Gibbo]

Yes lets forget getting over £100million and subsequent parachute payments.

...that hasn't done Luton any good. Interesting to see what happens to Southampton and Ipswich next season. And of course Norwich, Watford and WBA have all powered back to the Prem (or maybe not). There is no guarantee

As far as I can see, unless you have a massive catchment area like Leeds or Sheffield or big external investment well above what DK can offer, the odds are that promotion to the Prem is likely to lead to to two years of shit. Nobody stays a yo you club forever. In recent years only Wolves and Crystal Palace have succeeded is some kind of consolidation in the top tier without having fulfilled either of the conditions above. Forest next season, who knows. Leicester never consolidated.

I like winning most weeks in the Championship myself

 

[Skybluekyle]

homo slurs?

really

the meme was a bit gay so how’s that homophobic

genuinely curious how you come to that conclusion

Can't argue with that, I guess...

 

[CV22SBA]

Despite just beating 3 play-off chasers in consecutive games in the space of a week? And being 3 points of the play-offs after a terrible start? All without arguably our 3 best players (4 if you include Grimes). But apart from that we're definitely nowhere near ready for the play-offs, I agree.

I don't think the issue is are we good enough or are we ready for the playoffs. The issue is we're miles off being ready for the Premier League as is everyone else in the Championship baring Leeds. I imagine Burnley & Sheff Utd will go up with Leeds and both will come straight back down. The gulf is just massive.

 

[Balli001]

...that hasn't done Luton any good. Interesting to see what happens to Southampton and Ipswich next season. And of course Norwich, Watford and WBA have all powered back to the Prem (or maybe not). There is no guarantee

As far as I can see, unless you have a massive catchment area like Leeds or Sheffield or big external investment well above what DK can offer, the odds are that promotion to the Prem is likely to lead to to two years of shit. Nobody stays a yo you club forever. In recent years only Wolves and Crystal Palace have succeeded is some kind of consolidation in the top tier without having fulfilled either of the conditions above. Forest next season, who knows. Leicester never consolidated.

I like winning most weeks in the Championship myself

I didnt say we would get promoted back but financially its clearly better to be promoted than not isnt it?

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

I don't think the issue is are we good enough or are we ready for the playoffs. The issue is we're miles off being ready for the Premier League as is everyone else in the Championship baring Leeds. I imagine Burnley & Sheff Utd will go up with Leeds and both will come straight back down. The gulf is just massive.

But if we went up, then back down, we'd have the war chest that others have, like those clubs you mentioned. Would make us much stronger for several seasons.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

To be fair I only want to go up to have the experience of it for a year and then have the funds to either build a stadium like Luton ( wouldn’t bet on it) or Buy the CBS.

While Luton season has gone tits up, they are building power court with the prem money which I think is good enough

 

[clint van damme]

...that hasn't done Luton any good. Interesting to see what happens to Southampton and Ipswich next season. And of course Norwich, Watford and WBA have all powered back to the Prem (or maybe not). There is no guarantee

As far as I can see, unless you have a massive catchment area like Leeds or Sheffield or big external investment well above what DK can offer, the odds are that promotion to the Prem is likely to lead to to two years of shit. Nobody stays a yo you club forever. In recent years only Wolves and Crystal Palace have succeeded is some kind of consolidation in the top tier without having fulfilled either of the conditions above. Forest next season, who knows. Leicester never consolidated.

I like winning most weeks in the Championship myself

I wouldn't say it hasn't done Luton any good.
It's been a huge help with their stadium plans.

I'm actually impressed by a club using the EPL windfall towards the longterm benefit of the club.

 

[David O'Day]

To be fair I only want to go up to have the experience of it for a year and then have the funds to either build a stadium like Luton ( wouldn’t bet on it) or Buy the CBS.

While Luton season has gone tits up, they are building power court with the prem money which I think is good enough

is it? if they go down it's a nightmare for them

 

[pusbccfc]

Haha I love people comparing AI sites by asking it to count little blue dots.

 

[Mcbean]

they won't play their first team ! league points more important

 

[robbiethemole]

c£170m for going up +tv rights +£92m for being relegated as bottom team, then 3 years parachute payments totalling c£100m...............nah, we're certainly not ready for any of that!!!

 

[Legia Sky Blue]

Looks like we will be rotating - "We haven't got the biggest squad so some players who haven't had as many minutes will get opportunities."

Frank Lampard: Ipswich FA Cup tie a good marker for Coventry

Coventry City head coach Frank Lampard believes their FA Cup tie against Premier League side Ipswich is a good chance to gauge their progress.

www.bbc.co.uk

I'm ok with that as long as he doesn't change the keeper. If he wants to bring in Binks, Dasilva, Eccles, Sakamoto and Bassette then fine.

 

[dadgad]

The wealth disparity between top PL clubs and mid table Chimpionship is unbridgeable and getting wider. To regain competitiveness the game needs a shakeup - but unlikely to happen.

 

[shmmeee]

Fuck the top six off to a super league and reorganise the money left among those left.

 

[Ashdown]

...that hasn't done Luton any good. Interesting to see what happens to Southampton and Ipswich next season. And of course Norwich, Watford and WBA have all powered back to the Prem (or maybe not). There is no guarantee

As far as I can see, unless you have a massive catchment area like Leeds or Sheffield or big external investment well above what DK can offer, the odds are that promotion to the Prem is likely to lead to to two years of shit. Nobody stays a yo you club forever. In recent years only Wolves and Crystal Palace have succeeded is some kind of consolidation in the top tier without having fulfilled either of the conditions above. Forest next season, who knows. Leicester never consolidated.

I like winning most weeks in the Championship myself

Luton rather shrewdly kept back a load of their prem money to fund their new stadiuM.

 

[Sky Blue Wozza]

The only players that need resting tomorrow are MVE, Bidwell and Rudoni.

 

[Ashdown]

We shouldn’t be resting anyone !

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Blimey, did you go on Wednesday? We are nowhere near ready for the play offs, let alone promotion!

Leeds are the only team I’ve seen that look in a different class to the rest.

 

[JohnWH]

Being positive. Think a stoppage winner, 1-0 with Normie toe poking in to steal someone else's otherwise rocket of a shot.

 

[Levship20]

The only players that need resting tomorrow are MVE, Bidwell and Rudoni.

Please no… need all of them

 

[wingy]

The only players that need resting tomorrow are MVE, Bidwell and Rudoni.

Maybe take one of cb's out probably either bobby or Lati put Binks in the.middle?

 

[Sky Blue Wozza]

Please no… need all of them

I agree, but Van Ewijk in particular looks a bit shot. I love the FA Cup, but I think he needs to sit this one out. Or Tuesday, if not.

 

[blunted]

...that hasn't done Luton any good. Interesting to see what happens to Southampton and Ipswich next season. And of course Norwich, Watford and WBA have all powered back to the Prem (or maybe not). There is no guarantee

As far as I can see, unless you have a massive catchment area like Leeds or Sheffield or big external investment well above what DK can offer, the odds are that promotion to the Prem is likely to lead to to two years of shit. Nobody stays a yo you club forever. In recent years only Wolves and Crystal Palace have succeeded is some kind of consolidation in the top tier without having fulfilled either of the conditions above. Forest next season, who knows. Leicester never consolidated.

I like winning most weeks in the Championship myself

I absolutely agree. We have to dare to dream that we would be sensible with purchases and wages if promoted. Sell stars at a premium if relegated and buy great players to go straight back up. Easier said than done, but achievable.