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  1. Esoterica

    Match Thread Cardiff City - Coventry City Match Thread - Wednesday 1st Jan

    I've not felt this detached from a group of players since the relegation to league 2.
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    Conspiracy of 2024

    The wrinkles on Frank Lampard's forehead are so deep that when he frowns, his wife calls him 'Mariana' to annoy him.
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    Match Thread Coventry City - Hull City Match Thread - Saturday 14th Dec

    Genuine question. Whose fault is it that we paid double what most all these players are actually worth, put all our eggs in the ‘future potential’ basket and have an imbalanced squad with no leaders? Is it King? Robins? The recruitment team?
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    Match Thread Coventry City - Hull City Match Thread - Saturday 14th Dec

    Bassette is so raw, Hull’s centre backs have gone down with Salmonella.
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    Match Thread Coventry City - Cardiff City Match Thread - Saturday 30th Nov

    Think Simms will do well as the central striker in this formation as we're getting a lot of balls into the box from out wide. Would like to see him get a decent run out today.
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    OFFICIAL: Mark Robins has been sacked

    I don't really know what to think about it all. For me Robins strengths are his man management and player development, culminating in small, successful, over-performing squads. Whereas in game tactics and speed to react to things unfolding on the pitch has always been something of a weakness...
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    OFFICIAL: Mark Robins has been sacked

    Douglas better get the next decision very very right, or his relationship with the fans will forever be toxic.
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    Thomas Asante

    I don't know why, at any point in that first 60 minutes when we were struggling to string 2 passes together, we didn't just swap Saka and Rudoni for 10 minutes. Just to see how Derby coped with the change.
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    Match Thread Coventry City-SWFC Match Thread- Saturday 5th October

    Then you move to a house you can’t afford to try and please the missus, she ends up leaving you anyway. Your new partner can’t afford the rent so you get kicked out of home and then end up living in Northampton. When you do eventually move back to your home town, no one is interested and you...
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    Viveash gone

    Behind the scenes the game has changed massively since we were anywhere near the Premier League. I think for a lot of people that only really follow us, the differences in the way top level clubs are run these days will have bypassed many while we were languishing down in League 2. We’ve been...
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    Thorns signings

    Keep your head down and only say anything when you truly think it’s worth listening to. My view on life that I’ve carried over onto here! (Match day knee jerk reactions aside!!)
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    Liam Kelly

    My favourite player since relegation from the Prem. Carried Doyle for 18 months while Doyle got all the plaudits. Integral to our promotions from League 2 and 1 as well as our consolidation in League 1 and the first season back in the Championship. His reading of the game is excellent, as is...
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    Match Thread Ipswich Match Thread

    Lati going off injured suffering from an under-used left foot.
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    Match Thread Coventry City - Hull City Match Thread - Wednesday 24th Apr

    Thomas reminds me of a Labrador puppy. Sometimes he wants to chase every ball, sometimes he'll break your best vase. Hopefully this time on the pitch leads to a smoothing out of the rough edges and an increased maturity will see him acting as a guide dog for the blind!
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    Match Thread Coventry City - Hull City Match Thread - Wednesday 24th Apr

    He's always been pretty 'safe' but he's not played for months. What you are describing is just a lack of game time for an aging player.
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    Match Thread Coventry City - Hull City Match Thread - Wednesday 24th Apr

    2 league goals all season playing 10 in a team flirting with the playoffs. It's piss poor. He's good at sliding off the pitch after balls that were always going out though.
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    Match Thread Coventry City - Hull City Match Thread - Wednesday 24th Apr

    When was the last time we went away from home and got given 3 goals as absolutely piss poor as the 3 we've given Hull tonight? Can't remember 3 gifts like that.
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    Match Thread Coventry City - Hull City Match Thread - Wednesday 24th Apr

    Kasey Palmer is not a number 10. His head just isn't wired right for it. The clarity of though under pressure just isn't there.
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    Match Thread Coventry City - Hull City Match Thread - Wednesday 24th Apr

    And I would also say I've always found it mystifying. You have 90 minutes to win a game of football, why would you limit your chances of doing that to 45 minutes by being conservative first half. And I get that teams get tired 2nd half and the space opens up but it has always struck me as...
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    Match Thread Coventry City - Hull City Match Thread - Wednesday 24th Apr

    And away against the top half. 8 defeats away against the top 12 by a single goal Always been Robins style though. Get to Half time in touching distance and then let the handbrake off. 64% of our goals this season scored in the 2nd half of games.
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