Match Thread Cardiff City - Coventry City Match Thread - Wednesday 1st Jan (3 Viewers)

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

We were given a lifeline by the referee today, and we failed to make that advantage count. I will say what I have said several times, and the problems we have are largely down to the players themselves. The selective application of most of them is shocking and Lampard/Robins don't really come into it in that respect. Of course there are many fair criticisms further down, but I really think the players themselves are too weak mentally and lack the application needed to be consistently successful.

MvE just looks like Dabo in disguise, and that run he made only to turn back and pass it to one of our CB's sums it up perfectly. He's fallen off a cliff as a player. Sheaf is getting a lot of stick today, but his scores will still be pretty high on the stat websites because he just passes a lot in safe positions. I'm not seeing anything today that is particularly worse than I usually see from him, I think people are just starting to notice how much of an issue he is for the team and it is finally catching on. He is one of a few players that realistically need to be moved on as soon as possible.

I am very curious how the transfer window will go, but we need some help definitely. Today was another game that has gone by which frankly isn't good enough. Sad to see really. Happy New Year to all on SBT!

 

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[Boicey]

To state the obvious Lampard has to radically change our midfield as a top priority. It's been like this for a long while now, it isn't going to change with this personnel.

They fundamentally aren't good enough. They know they're not good enough and take the cowards way out again and again.
What's worse is they lack physical athleticism, speed, aggression.

 

[Nick]

Brandon Thomas-Asante

Well yeah. Pretty obvious really

 

[quinn1971]

Who had the best chance of the second half then Nick?

Assante/simms ?

 

[TomRad85]

I will say if we had seen that performance under MR the same people trying to play it down would be calling for the taxi.

MR wasn't sacked off the back of one game. It took a long time for most people who finally turned to wanting him out to get to that point.

 

[napolimp]

So he had personal issues but decided not to take time off, allowing the team to suffer?

Why are you fixated on Robins? I'm talking about Lampard being inept. He's in charge of the team. I don't think there's anything wrong with the players, so I blame him.

 

[Nick]

Ban us then Nick like you did Boosh

What are you on about now?

Are you crying over boosh as well as robins?

 

[SBT]

So why did we sack robins then ?

Because it was Robins who built the team.

Slag off Austin and Doug King all you like (I certainly have), but it's the manager who ultimately takes responsibility for the team's performances, and ours have not been good enough.

 

[shmmeee]

You think King is going to publicly slag off his own players?

You think he’s going to write off £45m?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Well like most people I've been banging on about this for ages.

I hope this is the root cause, because this is the easiest fix of the lot really.

We are lucky that there appear to be 3 even worse teams than this one. Though we were getting played off the park by one today.

 

[Nick]

Who had the best chance of the second half then Nick?

I'm not sure if you're actually being serious. Much like when people denied Rudonis chance against Millwall because robins isn't our manager so it gave them chance to cry

 

[shmmeee]

Mate, Iain Dowie pulled off such feats. It’s called football.

Do you think teams should always beat those below them?

Id take Dowie over Lampard.

 

[Ring Of Steel]

Agree, but it’s a moot point.

Different manager now with different ideas, surely that’s the point?

This is kind of it really, Lampard now needs to get busy and put his stamp on things, because for whatever reason- and we can argue & speculate all day as to why- he’s not been able to change things for the better yet. Let’s see what the window brings.

 

[Nick]

Get used to it mate , or log off

Get used to people crying about robins? I'll just point out how embarrassing it is. It's up there with singing that Doug king song but worse.

 

[PVA]

It's embarrassing, it really is. Every fucking thread. Same 4 or so posters.

 

[CovveeBreak]

We are devoid of game changers. Vik and Hamer were that in amongst an arguably even poorer selection of players. They are the sort to lift and inspire the people around them to be better.

Wright and EMC arer closest we've got, but not convinced they are the same level.

And not having someone of this mould in midfield is killing us. It should be Sheaf - it arguably has been Sheaf previously - but this year he's a shell of a player.

I'm still dumbfounded by the drop off from last season though...

 

[Grendel]

This is kind of it really, Lampard now needs to get busy and put his stamp on things, because for whatever reason- and we can argue & speculate all day as to why- he’s not been able to change things for the better yet. Let’s see what the window brings.

He has improved results but hey ho

 

[Grendel]

Well done - another like

 

[Nick]

Doesn't quite work does it?
Least you might get a couple of likes and ring of steel trying to give you a reach around.

It seems that when it's pointed out that people are being embarrassing still crying about robins every week, the best come back is "get used to it and log out"

Nice one, it's like Eminem writing Stan some of the posts on here with their fan fiction.

 

[TomRad85]

What are you on about now?

Are you crying over boosh as well as robins?

The banning of Boosh was more unjust tbf. #justiceforboosh

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

MR wasn't sacked off the back of one game. It took a long time for most people who finally turned to wanting him out to get to that point.

He wasn’t. But you have Grendel jumping through hoops to defend performances like this simply because it isn’t Robins in charge.

The decision to go 4-2-4 was plain bonkers.

 

[usskyblue]

Comfortable with sacking Robins but saying the squad is the issue. If the squad is the issue, what was the point of sacking the manager? Especially when the bloke who sacked him thinks the squad is top 6 and Lampard is elite. The reality is (at times) since Lampard came in, we’ve played some of the worst football I’ve seen in years.

That said, it’s still early and Lampard needs time, along with the ability to bring in his own players.

 

[Evo1883]

Get used to people crying about robins? I'll just point out how embarrassing it is. It's up there with singing that Doug king song but worse.

you crying to us all for talking about robins is definitely more nausiating , as soon as people talk about it your on here with your shit laughing emoji telling pople to get over it

 

[stupot07]

Now do Robins’ first 8 games of the season

Stoke N/a lost 1-0
Oxford 5th won 3-2
Bristol 7th drew 1-1
Norwich 20th lost 1-0
Watford 3rd drew 2-2
Swansea 11th lost 2-1
Leeds 6th lost 3-0
Blackburn 2nd won 4-0

So ignoring Stoke as it was the first game of the season and therefore no one had a league position, 6 of the other 7 first games of the we played a team that was in the top half, 4 of which were in the play offs at the time we played them.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

The banning of Boosh was more unjust tbf. #justiceforboosh

Got banned for calling him fat RIP

 

[Evo1883]

He has improved results but hey ho

id have trusted you to get that return on those fixtures in fairness

 

[bigfatronssba]

Why are you fixated on Robins? I'm talking about Lampard being inept. He's in charge of the team. I don't think there's anything wrong with the players, so I blame him.

It isn’t complicated.

If you change managers and you’re still crap, it means the players are crap. It doesn’t matter who the manager is

 

[covcity4life]

Get used to people crying about robins? I'll just point out how embarrassing it is. It's up there with singing that Doug king song but worse.

Thing is if you say anything they say gonna put you on mute rather than debate it

 

[ms639]

CWR ‘bring Liam Kelly back’

Jesus Christ


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[Rodders1]

Let me summarise….. We have been shite under robins…. And and now we're shite with Lampard.

We all have to move on with Frank.

 

[covcity4life]

Stoke N/a lost 1-0
Oxford 5th won 3-2
Bristol 7th drew 1-1
Norwich 20th lost 1-0
Watford 3rd drew 2-2
Swansea 11th lost 2-1
Leeds 6th lost 3-0
Blackburn 2nd won 4-0

Other than Leeds that's not the hardest fixture lidt in world on paper?

Just shows championship is tough no matter who you play

 

[napolimp]

It isn’t complicated.

If you change managers and you’re still crap, it means the players are crap. It doesn’t matter who the manager is

As others have pointed out, we know they're not crap - unless it happened over the summer.

 

[pusbccfc]

This place is gonna be a mess when Robins comes back and beats us.

 

[PVA]

Well done - another like

 

[Ring Of Steel]

He has improved results but hey ho

Look who we’ve played- that is a valid point whether you like it or not, and you’re surely not going to tell me you were encouraged by today surely? You were forecasting a loss midway through the second half against the 2nd bottom team with 10 men.

Anyway whatever- big window coming up, let’s see what happens.