Match Thread ⚽️ Rotherham United vs Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 18th Feb (4 Viewers)

[Frostie]

I’m with you on that one.

They had a triangle of 3 players together and the one furthest back peeled off left to head in. The two in front were marked and possibly prevented our defenders from tracking the runner when the ball came in.

Possibly Wilson was held a little.

It was a soft foul at best.

That said, who should have picked up the runner / scorer? There was a gap in our defence there.

This is where we miss Sheaf - a bit of height to pull back for set pieces. Gus and Allen and to a degree Eccles and even Palmer aren’t really what you need in set plays against teams with a load of big fellas.

As a result we bring Gyok back - who is the best breakaway striker in the division who you’d want ideally stood centre circle for corners.

I hope our recruiting department has a little think about this next window.

Tell me I’m wrong?

You're wrong.

The gap in the defence & nobody picking up the scorer is because there's a clear foul on his marker (Bidwell). It's clearly a clever, pre-planned routine by Rotherham & well spotted by the officials. There's also a shirt pull on Wilson although difficult to see from this angle.

 

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[The Philosopher]

You're wrong.

The gap in the defence & nobody picking up the scorer is because there's a clear foul on his marker (Bidwell). It's clearly a clever, pre-planned routine by Rotherham & well spotted by the officials. There's also a shirt pull on Wilson although difficult to see from this angle.

Hadn’t seen that angle. From the angles I saw and from where I was on the halfway line it looked a good goal.

Can see it now and it’s a good spot from the Ref.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

You're wrong.

The gap in the defence & nobody picking up the scorer is because there's a clear foul on his marker (Bidwell). It's clearly a clever, pre-planned routine by Rotherham & well spotted by the officials. There's also a shirt pull on Wilson although difficult to see from this angle.

Wasn’t it claimed that Burnley did the same thing? Maybe worth copying ourselves

 

[Frostie]

There's actually a 3rd foul in there too. Their player at the back post, on the 6 yard line pushes McNally so that he's under the flight of the ball & can't challenge for the header.

 

[pusbccfc]

I have to be honest having rewatched it a number of times I still don’t see the foul

Nice to see us on the right side of a 50/50 decision, for once.

 

[OldBedrocker]

Ah right, for some reason thought you meant he handed to him while we were waiting for play to stop. Maybe, I don’t remember it.

Looking at the after match footage Fadz was still wearing the armband tho:

My mistake then. When he was waiting to come on Fadz ran over to the touchline so I assumed he gave him the armband like Allen has when he’s come on

 

[skyblu3sk]

Nice to see us on the right side of a 50/50 decision, for once.

Watching it back I'm not sure it was a 50 50 decision it was just a great spot by the ref. Two players were fouled in the box.

 

[stupot07]

Watching it back 3-4 times Rotherham were unlucky with that disallowed goal. I'd be fuming if we'd have had that disallowed.

Yes some minor infringements, but these happen unpunished at every single corner including the ones we take.

The blocking of Bidwell makes little difference he isn't getting anywhere near the goalscorer.

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[David O'Day]

Watching it back 3-4 times Rotherham were unlucky with that disallowed goal. I'd be fuming if we'd have had that disallowed.

Yes some minor infringements, but these happen unpunished at every single corner including the ones we take.

The blocking of Bidwell makes little difference he isn't getting anywhere near the goalscorer.

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a foul is a foul though, it doesn't have to have effect

it's not minor it's a clear foul right in front of the ref so fuck em

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Anyway, the odd small player is fine but FFS not a whole panto cast of them.

Agree - look what happened to Barca when they played Xavi, Iniesta and Messi together - insanity.

 

[Deleted member 9744]

Watching it back 3-4 times Rotherham were unlucky with that disallowed goal. I'd be fuming if we'd have had that disallowed.

Yes some minor infringements, but these happen unpunished at every single corner including the ones we take.

The blocking of Bidwell makes little difference he isn't getting anywhere near the goalscorer.

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I agree. It was a fair decision but in most cases the goal would have been allowed.

 

[covcity4life]

Watching it back 3-4 times Rotherham were unlucky with that disallowed goal. I'd be fuming if we'd have had that disallowed.

Yes some minor infringements, but these happen unpunished at every single corner including the ones we take.

The blocking of Bidwell makes little difference he isn't getting anywhere near the goalscorer.

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Agreed. Sometimes you just have to say thank fuck we got away with that.

Alot of the people saying good decisions will be posting how refs hate us every week. We can never do anything wrong lol

 

[David O'Day]

Agree - look what happened to Barca when they played Xavi, Iniesta and Messi together - insanity.

imagine if they had sacked off messi for that giant donkey that played for solihull

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

imagine if they had sacked off messi for that giant donkey that played for solihull

That giant donkey (Hudlin) is on Huddersfield's books. Warnock might let him loose on us on 4th March!

 

[Sick Boy]

Don't think Sunderland have ever sung that. England have for Harry Kane.

Yea they did for Simms.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Nice commons from the anchor and yok got a positive mention. Their manager was still smarting from the goal

And we never get to see the Mark Robins interview after the game on that show, and yet we do see the same faces most weeks.

 

[David O'Day]

Yea they did for Simms.

That was after england fans sung it about Kane so it's not a Sunderland song, they'd have to fucking sing to have songs anyway

 

[TwistAndShoutCCFC1987]

Wasn’t it originally a Sunderland song?

Bolton sang it first I think

 

[David O'Day]

That giant donkey (Hudlin) is on Huddersfield's books. Warnock might let him loose on us on 4th March!

Oh no, after failing at Wimbledon I am so scared

 

[Speedies_Chips]

Did you ever see Bobby Moore play ? Supposedly our best ever cb, or more recently John Terry.

Sadly I am old enough to have seen Bobby Moore play. However, it is a different game now and most of the forwards are athletic speed merchants unlike back then. As good as Bobby Moore was, he’d probably struggle a bit in this era. So I stand by saying Doyle won’t play in the Prem as he is too slow.

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

Watching Bobby Moore even at todays pace I think would still be great such was his reading of the game he would get there with ease cannot remember him getting many bookings,John Terry nowhere near his class.Watching Doyle his anticipation is great and an extra is his eye for a defence splitting pass.Something Maddison does but from futher foward.
Only 19 like I've said get a cheeky bid in.The financial problems Man .City are in with the rules you just never know.

 

[Grendel]

Watching Bobby Moore even at todays pace I think would still be great such was his reading of the game he would get there with ease cannot remember him getting many bookings,John Terry nowhere near his class.Watching Doyle his anticipation is great and an extra is his eye for a defence splitting pass.Something Maddison does but from futher foward.
Only 19 like I've said get a cheeky bid in.The financial problems Man .City are in with the rules you just never know.

Doyle is hopelessly slow when on the back foot.

 

[alexccfc99]

Big win! 3 away PTS . Back to back wins and another clean sheet!

McNally and mcfadz brilliant. And tbf to Wilson and RNC despite the criticisms they contributing to clean sheets so not as bad defensively as some say.

Eccles another good game in the middle. Glad to see Allen bounce back from last game with a goal. Palmer quiet today.

Gyok and hamer showing their quality. Just makes me think if we hadnt lost mcfadz and o hare to injury how many more points we could have.

Regardless this is probably the best team city have had in near 20 years. 4pts off playoffs. Bring on the next one! Exciting

Pusb

Still think we had a better side last season

O’Hare fit with Maatsen, Hyam

Not much in it though

 

[shmmeee]

Big win! 3 away PTS . Back to back wins and another clean sheet!

McNally and mcfadz brilliant. And tbf to Wilson and RNC despite the criticisms they contributing to clean sheets so not as bad defensively as some say.

Eccles another good game in the middle. Glad to see Allen bounce back from last game with a goal. Palmer quiet today.

Gyok and hamer showing their quality. Just makes me think if we hadnt lost mcfadz and o hare to injury how many more points we could have.

Regardless this is probably the best team city have had in near 20 years. 4pts off playoffs. Bring on the next one! Exciting

Pusb

If Fadz and O’Hare had been fit all season we’d be top six easily.

 

[covcity4life]

Watched the extended highlights and I think you are right Bidwell was basically wrestled and held back in front of the ref. There is also a slight hold on wilson but that was a bit more soft.View attachment 28456

It was hardly wrestlemania

 

[Johhny Blue]

It was hardly wrestlemania

Still rather see refs clamp down on it.

 

[skyblu3sk]

It was hardly wrestlemania

There was no attempt to hide either. They were no where near the ball so can't say it's jockeying for position and the ref saw both. He doesn't need to jump from the top rope or hit someone with a chair for it to be a foul.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

If Fadz and O’Hare had been fit all season we’d be top six easily.

If O’Hare had been fit all season he’d have left for Gravytown in August

 

[clint van damme]

If O’Hare had been fit all season he’d have left for Gravytown in August

Only if the club had bistowed him a move

 

[Kingokings204]

Only if the club had bistowed him a move

That’s an oxo moron

 

[shmmeee]

If O’Hare had been fit all season he’d have left for Gravytown in August

And we’d have had a few million more spent on the squad.

 

[Julie SBA]

There's actually a 3rd foul in there too. Their player at the back post, on the 6 yard line pushes McNally so that he's under the flight of the ball & can't challenge for the header.

Surely Brooke needs to stay on the post there and heads it away if the foul is not given?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Surely Brooke needs to stay on the post there and heads it away if the foul is not given?

Yeah I agree with that

 

[Gibbo]

Still think we had a better side last season

O’Hare fit with Maatsen, Hyam

Not much in it though

McNally is a step up from Hyam

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

McNally is a step up from Hyam

Massively