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  1. The Philosopher

    Match Thread Coventry City vs Middlesbrough Play off Semi final 1st leg Match Thread -Sunday 14th May

    Overrun in midfield. Godden off HT for Sheaf. Godden still jumps too early for every header. Lands when ball arrives.
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    And So It Begins

    But surely MR will wait until we know if we are going up or not. That’d be the sensible thing to do, right? Now, Sonny Bradley is the Luton captain and a bit of a terrace hero etc. It’s been announced (the other day) that he’s leaving at the end of the season. Sensible? I’ll state that I think...
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    Ex Player Watch

    JJ with the pen
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    And So It Begins

    I wonder if many decisions are made until the season is fully over. There’s about 20 teams who don’t know what division they are going to be in next year. (Granted, they are probably going L2 or similar but there’s going to be so much churn other clubs are surely going to wait to see which clubs...
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    And So It Begins

    Is this good timing? Negative vibes around the squad just before big games? Could it not have waited a couple of weeks?
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    Ex Player Watch

    Sam McCallum watching the Sky Blues at the u21 Birmingham Senior Cup last night apparently.
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    Take over

    What do we get for reaching playoffs? Quarter of all ticket sale income across all 4 games is it? Home gates: Sunderland 45k Us & Boro 30k each. Luton 10k? TV money split? 115k fans.
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    Nothing to fear

    Tell Wolves to recall him or we’ll report them for trying to tap Vik up (May or may not be true) Satire.
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    Nothing to fear

    So that’s 4 Cov 3 Luton 2 Boro 2 Makems We’ll glide it
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    Nothing to fear

    If we get past Boro (think we will) then I think we’ll get Luton in the final. Our fans will out-noise them which will carry us through. Here’s hoping and dreaming.
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    Transfer Shouts

    Godden is a great finisher who needs to play alongside a central target man and get in the end of opportunities in the box. To my mind Vik is a player who cuts and runs in. Godden is being required to fetch and run a lot in this set up. Not his forte. With regards to shouts, until we know...
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    Grendel and Boosh

    I don’t think banning anyone is the solution, put on ignore and if you ever get bored and want to laugh at them, simply “show ignored comments”. Easy. Forums are like local committees, local politics, unions, PTAs etc.; when there’s a cause to unite against then everyone gets on. When...
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    Kelly / Sheaf and Eccles / Allen

    There is a case for MR mixing it up to catch Middlesbrough off guard. He’s canny enough to do this since he rarely gives his formation away in pre-match pressers. Even who is fit and available is often a bit undisclosed. We don’t want Middlesbrough knowing how we are going to line up and...
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    VAR In Playoffs?

    The commentator on the extended highlights seemed to suggest it was a handball.
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    VAR In Playoffs?

    My view is that there is a deal less of it in the Prem games I watch. Yes, there are some VAR inconsistencies about it but the amount that goes on now in the EFL is huge and increasing. It needs sorting somehow. Just my observation about shirt pulling - I think that some of the more blatant...
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    VAR In Playoffs?

    Good if it is. Gus corners usually get nullified by defender shirt pulling. Totally different story with VAR.
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    Kelly / Sheaf and Eccles / Allen

    Boro had loads of possession against us. Gyok with Hamer driving forward does work. Godden was a bit out on a limb. A 4 man midfield with Gyok up front, Sheaf closing down and with his passing range might be an effective set up. Giles and McGree wide were menaces. Maybe 3 at the back...
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    IFollow question, Monday's game

    WRT the vpn, I’ve had it France before where if a game is available in the U.K. I’ve needed to set my VPN to UK rather than show that I’m abroad. It happened not long ago (this year). Bizarre but true. @JohnWH - if for whatever reason you have an issue on the day DM me and I’ll try to help...
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    Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Millwall

    I know Montmorillon, had NYE in the Chinese there the other year. They’ll be a Sky Blues Vienne supporters club if any more of us end up there.
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    Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Millwall

    St Pierre de Maille. Doesn’t get any closer I don’t think.
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