Match Thread Coventry City at Newport County Match Thread - Friday 30th Mar (1 Viewer)

covcity4life said:

Whilst its true yesterday can be seen as a missed opporunrity it also means that its 1 less win needed to get autos

6 wins from 8 before

Now 5 wins from 7

It has not got any harder. In fact we are in same position but with a trixky fixture out od the way

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Irish Sky Blue said:

Biamou’s finish was far from easy. He had to connect right with a dropping ball, not an easy technique, and slot it into the narrow gap between the post and the keeper. Give credit where it is due. Likewise the shot that Haynes had at the end of the first half looked a half decent effort that drifted just wide, at least that was the view from behind the goal.

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Gibbo said:

Newport's recent form ropey - they have slipped back. I had it as a draw as well, but the most winnable one, and I suspect we need 6-2 for the autos, not my 5-3.. The killer, Oti's insistence notwithstanding, was Notts County's failure to beat Wycombe. We now have 7 rather than 8 games to close the gap on Wycombe, easy in a relegation dogfight where teams usually drop points, but not in a promotion race. On current form Notts County may be in a fight for a top 7 finish, so had they scraped a 1-0 win in what was apparently a crap game, that would have been the best result

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Gibbo said:

Newport's recent form ropey - they have slipped back. I had it as a draw as well, but the most winnable one, and I suspect we need 6-2 for the autos, not my 5-3.. The killer, Oti's insistence notwithstanding, was Notts County's failure to beat Wycombe. We now have 7 rather than 8 games to close the gap on Wycombe, easy in a relegation dogfight where teams usually drop points, but not in a promotion race. On current form Notts County may be in a fight for a top 7 finish, so had they scraped a 1-0 win in what was apparently a crap game, that would have been the best result

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Irish Sky Blue said:

I wouldn’t agree with Robin’s that we were the better side in the second half. We weathered a twenty minute storm where they had two shots miss the post by a whisker plus the save from Burge and Hyam clearance off the line. Without being spectacular, I thought we were the best team in the first half. Overall a draw was probably fair.
Rodney Parade has to be one of the worst grounds I have been too ( although I felt the stewards were polite and helpful). We arrived at 2:50 due to horrendous traffic on the way down. There was a huge queue to get into the away end. They only had one turnstyle open and were searching everyone who went through so we missed the first 5 minutes. The temporary stand looks as if it is erected on grass. To actually get into the stand you have to walk on a carpet type material which yesterday was saturated and muddy. When actually in the stand water pooled on the planking so I actually watched the game standing in a puddle. I gave up trying to go to the toilet at half time as both sets of toilets had huge queues. The space behind the covered stand was tiny and was rammed with people. Yesterday’s weather didn’t help but if Burge had not pulled off his save and Biamou not got the equaliser it would have been a thoroughly miserable day.

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Mucca Mad Boys said:

A win at Newport was always a big ask. At home, they’ve not been beaten by anyone on the top 7. So it was a decent result. It hasn’t cost us anything because results went our way, and we’ve closed the gap on Exeter. In the next 3, I think we need 7pts, wins v Yeovil and Crawley, and a draw at Notts County puts us in good stead.

Even down the line, Cheltenham and Notts County lost. We could be heading to a Notts County with 1 win 6. We should be looking at a draw here minimum. As for Lincoln, they’re a threat, but with home advantage I fancy us for all 3pts. In the last 8, we’ve only dropped points to Accrington and Luton.

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Johhny Blue said:

And Newport

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CV22SBA said:

Yep especially with these new grounds popping up. I’ve got 3 left out of the 92 to watch city. Cheltenham, Fulham & Bournemouth. But then I’ve not seen City play at West Ham & Man City new grounds etc. Only the old ones. My personal opinion is the 92 to watch your own club not just any team.

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