Match Thread Bradford City vs. Coventry City Match Thread - Tuesday 23rd Oct (3 Viewers)
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SlowerThanPlatt
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How so? We had a perfectly good goal disallowed yesterday and by Southend fans admission were the better team. Wycombe we played well too IMO
Sky Blue Harry H
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How did we ride our luck in the last 2 games?
Wycombe - had 1 decent chance by their goalkeeper towards the end = that was about it from them
Southend - ???? We had a perfectly good goal disallowed and bossed them all game
Not sure we had much luck in either game
Sky Blue Harry H
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Haha - beat me to the punch - slow typing fingers!!
cov4theprem
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Same here at 70/1
Otis
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You're thinking of Spurs 2 City 3, Wembley, 1987.
mark_ccfc
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Last two games we won with late goals and were lucky not to concede. Most of our games are quite close, we don't win many emphatically. Don't get me wrong, I think we are a match for any team in this division, but by the same token we don't stand out in the crowd. I think we will have a solid season and we have some good up and coming young players, but I don't think we will be a top three side or even get into the play-offs.
Gint11
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skybluesam66
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Robins said we would start slowly - and said we just needed to stay in touch
12 points from the 1st 10 games just about achieved that
Our squad is now getting fitter and becoming a unit
We will not finish top 2 or bottom 4
I do think we have an outside chance of 6th - but could finish anywhere between 6th and 15th
Lets just hope that the decisions even themselves out over the season after 2 disallowed offside goals and one that went over the line - that is 3 goals we are due back already
12 points from the 1st 10 games just about achieved that
Our squad is now getting fitter and becoming a unit
We will not finish top 2 or bottom 4
I do think we have an outside chance of 6th - but could finish anywhere between 6th and 15th
Lets just hope that the decisions even themselves out over the season after 2 disallowed offside goals and one that went over the line - that is 3 goals we are due back already
Otis
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Realistic? After just 14 games in? We're not even a third of the season in yet.
mark_ccfc
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Just an opinion on their form so far - could all change completely of course.
pipkin73
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3 league wins on the trot plus a cup win in the last four games. I think that's it changing around.
cc84cov
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Head into Xmas In the top half with momentum maybe a signing here or there in Jan who knows,anything is possible.
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covcity4life
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dont think you can be too surprised that some cov fans think we will lose. we rarely win 4 or 5 on trot! and hes right we dont blow teams away.
top 10-3rd seems possible. i personally think we can still get autos. long long way to go, just focus on one game at a time
top 10-3rd seems possible. i personally think we can still get autos. long long way to go, just focus on one game at a time
CovInEssex
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Historically teams who finish autos are up there pretty much all season, it'll be some achievement if we can finish even in the play offs
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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Quite happy with us bubbling along... predicted defeat in the last 2 games, for the superstitious I’ll say lose 2-0...
Really want to say 2-1 Coventry though
Really want to say 2-1 Coventry though
skybluegod
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Think it will be a draw 1-1
fernandopartridge
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Yes, it's a tenner a game, which is reasonable I think, certainly significantly cheaper than actually going.
SlowerThanPlatt
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If anyone’s feeling confident you can get a Cov win at a reasonable 7/5 tomorrow
Otis
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I may have to bump this at 9.40 pm tonight.
This is the City.
How many times have we come up against a team and said they were terrible and we should definitely win, only for them to then beat us easily and have us go and put in an abject performance to boot?
Fingers crossed we win, but the old wise head in me says defeat.
mark_ccfc
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I quite agree. But then again we might not get any decent signings, lose Luke Thomas and plummet. I am taking the middle ground and think we will win a few lose a few and make mid-table by the end of the season - which I think is satisfactory considering being promoted and the level of investment in the squad. Gives Robins breathing space and a chance to build on the squad next season.
Anyway this is off topic. The Bradford game, our wins in the last three or four games have been close games, I think luck will evade us (or even go against us) and we are more likely to draw, or narrowly lose by one or two goals. A draw would be acceptable I think and would keep the momentum going for now. Of course a win would be excellent.
CV8_SkyBlues
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Anytime we play Bradford i just think of them poor games against them the year we was relegated and the one on Bonfire night a couple years after. With Bradford trying to get some points on the board i think they'll just try and avoid defeat first rather than take the game to the city like most home teams would. Think this has got 0-0 written all over it
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westcountry_skyblue
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I think we can win again,3-1 City!!!
Sky Blue Harry H
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They signed Sean Scannell, who I thought would be a great signing, but he's crocked. No longer have that beast Hanson (Wimbledon). J O'B injured. By all accounts they have 2 big blokes up front but no wingers to cross to them (Scannell would have been one?). All this had further boosted my confidence levels (which, I know, is a bad thing). Be surprised if we were complacent, though.
Mr Panda
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Remember Barnsley a few seasons ago who had a woeful start before winning a shit load? Imagine if we did something like that
Highly unlikely but one can dreamskybluesam66
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so
32 games left - approx 52 more points will get us close to play offs and 64 more points promoted automatically
so for each group of 8 games
Win 4 draw 1 for play offs (3 defeats)
Win 5 draw 1 for autos (2 defeats)
and for the pessimists
win 2 draw 2 to survive (4 defeats)
in terms of v last season we are 2 points worse off - but a win tonight would put us in line
32 games left - approx 52 more points will get us close to play offs and 64 more points promoted automatically
so for each group of 8 games
Win 4 draw 1 for play offs (3 defeats)
Win 5 draw 1 for autos (2 defeats)
and for the pessimists
win 2 draw 2 to survive (4 defeats)
in terms of v last season we are 2 points worse off - but a win tonight would put us in line
SkyBlueSoul
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What’s happening tonight?
Otis
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A reminder for 9.40 tomorrow night.