Match Thread Coventry City - Bristol City FC Match Thread - Saturday 18th Jan (52 Viewers)

[Mucca Mad Boys]

11 points off the top 6, 6 above the bottom 3 yet talk of still trying to make the playoffs is reasonable whereas clearly relegation is off the table.

Astonishing arrogance on here sometimes

I don’t mind saying it: we’re too good to get relegated, the same team came 9th last season. We've got two key players to come back that will make us 2-3 levels better than where we’re at atm.

Equally, we’re probably 2-3 players short of competing for the playoffs. 11 points off playoffs isn’t as unsurmountable as being made out by some on here.

In fairness to your point, we can’t be complacent otherwise we will get dragged right into it.

 

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[Chris1987]

Leeds used to play 60 games a season back in the day.
On shit pitches & what a team they were all 12 of them !!
MVE clearly wants to play the minutes he does ; another reason why he is sought after by other clubs.

The game was played at a far slower pace then and there was no high press

 

[CovValleyBoy]

The game was played at a far slower pace then and there was no high press

Are you remotely suggesting that the great players of the 60s & 70s wouldn't of been great players of the current no physical contact era ??

 

[Quball]

I predict a shit ref

 

[David O'Day]

Are you remotely suggesting that the great players of the 60s & 70s wouldn't of been great players of the current no physical contact era ??

they'd be knackered after about 45 minutes though

much faster game and the current players are in far better shape

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

I predict a shit ref

Ifs the championship think it’s more shocking to just have a competent ref. Standard is awful this yesr

 

[Gibbo]

On the fitness front. If EMC is due to be training this week, will he be available? I assume Tats has recovered from Cardiff.

 

[Chris1987]

Are you remotely suggesting that the great players of the 60s & 70s wouldn't of been great players of the current no physical contact era ??

It would be hilarious to see a modern day ref attempt to take one of those games.

 

[no_loyalty]

On the fitness front. If EMC is due to be training this week, will he be available? I assume Tats has recovered from Cardiff.

I think @Saddlebrains said Wright would be back but EMC is still 3-4 weeks away.

 

[Johhny Blue]

More chance of shitting £20 notes than play offs. Face it, best we can aim for tihs year is top half

It’s really not that hard to shit a 20

 

[Johhny Blue]

DaSilva had trick. One of them will be a header from a corner.

I don’t think anyone’s ever scored a header from a corner

 

[Johhny Blue]

It would be hilarious to see a modern day ref attempt to take one of those games.

It would be a lot more fun the other way round

 

[Gibbo]

I don’t think anyone’s ever scored a header from a corner

Simms v Luton

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Simms v Luton

Simms vs Watford

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

The game was played at a far slower pace then and there was no high press

Played on shit pitches , plus the physio would have a cold bucket of water and sponge .

 

[Chris1987]

Played on shit pitches , plus the physio would have a cold bucket of water and sponge .

Whilst having just put out his fag !

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Whilst having just put out his fag !

Or pipe

 

[edgy]

On the fitness front. If EMC is due to be training this week, will he be available? I assume Tats has recovered from Cardiff.

Wont see EMC until the end of Feb. Lampard said he's only 2 weeks into a 6 week lay off. Doubt we'll see Wright for at least another 2 or 3 games either.

 

[robbiethemole]

Played on shit pitches , plus the physio would have a cold bucket of water and sponge .

Todays refs wouldn’t let some of those games even go ahead, the Baseball Ground and Filbert St were particularly awful at this time of year, both more sandy beach and thick mud than grassy pitch!

 

[edgy]

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[skybluelee]

Todays refs wouldn’t let some of those games even go ahead, the Baseball Ground and Filbert St were particularly awful at this time of year, both more sandy beach and thick mud than grassy pitch!

HR in 1988 was probably the worst of the lot.

 

[Skyblueweeman]

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2nd team for me.

 

[edgy]

2nd team for me.

Yeah and me. Just wondering if Lampard liked how we did with the first formation on Saturday. He mentioned it has given him some flexability in our formations now.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Yeah and me. Just wondering if Lampard liked how we did with the first formation on Saturday. He mentioned it has given him some flexability in our formations now.

2nd team for me but would move Allen into the torp role. Feel he did a lot of the gritty work I’d want in DM. Might even be cheeky to start Rudoni in CAM and put BTA on the left wing

 

[edgy]

2nd team for me but would move Allen into the torp role. Feel he did a lot of the gritty work I’d want in DM. Might even be cheeky to start Rudoni in CAM and put BTA on the left wing

I'd like to get Rudoni in CAM too, but I wouldn't entertain BTA in the LW slot again. Offers next to nothing there.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

I'd like to get Rudoni in CAM too, but I wouldn't entertain BTA in the LW slot again. Offers next to nothing there.

Yeah I get that but I think then the only other option is Dasilva on the left wing, feel Rudoni does his best work as a ten and was massively benefited by Allens quick collections and passes against Wednesday

 

[JohnWH]

2-1 Simms & Rudoni

 

[Old Warwickshire lad]

Brazil didn't play Argentina in the 1966 world cup they played Portugal Hungary and Bulgaria

Yea it was Portugal who kicked the living shit out of Pele.
He got no protection whatsoever in those days.

 

[Old Warwickshire lad]

Are you remotely suggesting that the great players of the 60s & 70s wouldn't have been great players of the current no physical contact era ??

I sometimes look at the billiard table pitches they play on today, and think what the great dribbling players would have made of it.
Could just see Hutch and Bestie with the ball at their feet, they could keep it all day if they wanted.
We also had players who could use two feet.

 

[clint van damme]

He mentioned it has given him some flexability in our formations now.

Glad to hear it. I know its not his preferred formation but when adversity throws up something that works don't turn your nose up at it.

 

[edgy]

Glad to hear it. I know its not his preferred formation but when adversity throws up something that works don't turn your nose up at it.

I think there's a good chance we'll see wing backs again on Saturday

 

[clint van damme]

I think there's a good chance we'll see wing backs again on Saturday

I agree and I'm all for it
Don't think we'll revert back until Wright is fit. If it goes well in the meantime maybe he'll look at keeping it?

 

[Lamps]

Our fortunes rest a lot on Wright returning to form promptly. Have we even been in the top half this season?

Joint top 1st game of the season.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Just looked and see Bristol play a 3-4-3 formation.

As such, might be worth sticking to the 5-3-2. Will mean we can mark their five attacking players while allowing the three man midfield to out number their two.

In attack as well we would have overall numbers in the middle of the park with the two CBs pushing higher up the pitch. Issue could be quick breaks on the flanks but a high line may mean we can trap a few for offside

Two strikers against three should help so on this basis as think Simms would struggle against the three on his own

Dovin

MVE - Thomas - Binks - Kitching - Dasilva

Torp - Allen - Rudoni

Simms - Bassette

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

Just looked and see Bristol play a 3-4-3 formation.

As such, might be worth sticking to the 5-3-2. Will mean we can mark their five attacking players while allowing the three man midfield to out number their two.

In attack as well we would have overall numbers in the middle of the park with the two CBs pushing higher up the pitch. Issue could be quick breaks on the flanks but a high line may mean we can trap a few for offside

Two strikers against three should help so on this basis as think Simms would struggle against the three on his own

Dovin

MVE - Thomas - Binks - Kitching - Dasilva

Torp - Allen - Rudoni

Simms - Bassette

This but would rather Bidwell over Dasilva