Match Thread Coventry City - Preston North End FC Match Thread - Friday 23rd Feb (31 Viewers)

[shmmeee]

The ref let them.

Our players let them.

The ref was soft as shite. They can fuck off with new rules until they start to enforce the ones they’ve got.

 

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

Interesting how whenever MR lets them have extra time off they respond with utter crap on the pitch.

 

[shmmeee]

Good for them, if you're a goal up away from home from the first minute that's absolutely what you should do

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So now you’re agreeing with me?

 

[mark82]

The usual voices on here losing their tiny minds when we have a bad game. Do they ever learn? Same reactive bullshit. We have been on a great run for months one loss doesn't signal the end of the world.

We have had similarly shite results before and bounced back.

My mind boggles at how people still don't trust the manager or players

In fairness, no defending that performance. We may well bounce back but just think the squad is too depleted at the moment. Can see us dropping off a bit. They all look knackered. Genuinely a little fearful for what Monday could bring. Preston could have had 6 or 7 today if they wanted.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

That is an opinion. He has played well in many games, but not tonight.

Whenever we play a team with attacking capability he struggles. He's fine against teams like Stoke, who are a bit powderpuff, but he's not a great defender.

 

[covcity4life]

Da Silva dogshit
Eccles dogshit

Rest not much better

What a horrendous day at the office

 

[Merseyskyblue]

Ever, not consistently

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He shows flashes of brilliance, like when he came on against Norich, but he fades in games very quickly and is far more effective as a sub

 

[skybluecam]

Performance was what it was, we were poor and their 2nd and 3rd were mad moments.

But I’m disappointed in our fans tonight who got on the players backs at 1-0, and Robins who killed any hope of a comeback with the switch to a 5.

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Da Silva , palmer, lati and eccles abysmal

 

[Deleted member 5849]

In fairness, no defending that performance.

Quite. I was even positive after the Cardiff game when just about everybody else said we were rubbish, there are very few positives to that performance though.

 

[shmmeee]

The season’s hopes went off on a stretcher first half.

Went off with Sheaf and Torp. Without them we’ve got utter generic crap at CM

 

[stupot07]

So now you’re agreeing with me?

It's not stoke style anti football though. They were long ball, smashing people with tackles, very little actual football.

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[Tommo1993]

Who knows? If we didn’t play that fraud at left back, we might not have forfeited the game so dramatically.

Even in his apparent “good” games he was still a major weak link.

 

[Nick]

Went off with Sheaf and Torp. Without them we’ve got utter generic crap at CM

Robins is obsessed with playing a centre half there

 

[mark82]

Team selection

Would maybe have gone Bidwell over JDS but other than that was about strongest available wasn't it?

 

[Sick Boy]

Favouritism?

I don’t know how else he’s been playing JDS over Bidwell. Collins has also been dropped for no reason despite being better than Wilson.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Wonder if Preston are going to bookmark our season at both ends? The good run came after losing there and emphatically ends losing to them at home.

There is still a long way to go but it's very difficult to see how we can sustain a play off push with Sakamoto looking to be out for a long time. On the upside Torp played and Sheaf will be coming back.

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[stupot07]

Robins is obsessed with playing a centre half there

Can't drop as he made him captain.

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[mark82]

Interesting how whenever MR lets them have extra time off they respond with utter crap on the pitch.

Yeah, this always seems to happen. Lack of preparation?

 

[shmmeee]

It's not stoke style anti football though. They were long ball, smashing people with tackles, very little actual football.

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It avoiding playing football.

 

[shmmeee]

Robins is obsessed with playing a centre half there

As opposed to who?

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Went off with Sheaf and Torp. Without them we’ve got utter generic crap at CM

I was thinking metaphorically rather than in a footballing sense.

May as well go all in on the Cup now, they clearly don’t give a fuck about the league

 

[Diogenes]

Well well well.

This has been coming for a few weeks. It could easily have happened against Millwall and we were lucky against Stoke.

I questioned the Wilson choice and had reservations about the defence (wheres kitching?) but didn't imagine it would have been this level of dogshit.

Some of the shit choices almost feel like Robins is trying to make a point about lack of January signings.


We aren't out of it, but it does feel like this could be a turning point that sees the season fizzle out.

 

[Boicey]

When Kitching and Bidwell came back in, with Collins, we suddenly significantly improved at the back.
Wilson, Jds and Thomas just throws it all up in the air. Panic and a bad mistake in all of them.
Strange from Robins.

 

[Nick]

Can't drop as he made him captain.

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He would have done better in goal

 

[mark82]

Wonder if Preston are going to bookmark our season at both ends? The good run came after losing there and emphatically ends losing to them at home.

There is still a long way to go but it's very difficult to see how we can sustain a play off push with Sakamoto looking to be out for a long time. On the upside Torp played and Sheaf will be coming back.

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Any news on Sakamoto's injury? Looked like holding his back, so hopefully just a precaution with the stretcher.

 

[steve101]

Hopefully we won't go into Monday's game with any complacency after that shit show. If we do we will be beaten.

 

[shmmeee]

He would have done better in goal

Wilson didn’t make a save all night. Three shots on target three goals. It’s impossible for anyone to do worse.

 

[mark82]

I don’t know how else he’s been playing JDS over Bidwell. Collins has also been dropped for no reason despite being better than Wilson.

Yeah, don't get the Collins one.

 

[Nick]

Hopefully we won't go into Monday's game with any complacency after that shit show. If we do we will be beaten.

We have to make a statement. No fucking about get the job done.

 

[Paxman II]

Why would a press take us by surprise? And Preston didn't have a bit of luck. We were shite from the off.,

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I think their first goal he climbed all over Binks, could easily been a foul. Thomas cores in his own net. Yeah there was some luck about their goals but they deserved it, no doubt. It's like we were just not ready for the fast start from Preston and were caught cold.
But boy do we look hopeless in midfield without Sheaf. I think on reflection Robins picked the wrong side against a physical opponent. But that's just excuses for a wretched performance all round. Preston did not have to be particularly good.
Lets hope it's a kick up the backside at the right moment.

 

[Tile Hill Phil]

How many poor bastards turned up to watch?

24500

 

[Alkhen]

In fairness, no defending that performance. We may well bounce back but just think the squad is too depleted at the moment. Can see us dropping off a bit. They all look knackered. Genuinely a little fearful for what Monday could bring. Preston could have had 6 or 7 today if they wanted.

At what point did I defend the performance?!

My point is that it's the same wimps losing their minds when we have a poor game acting like the sky has fallen in. Yet we have competed in ever year since Robins took over from Slade. Just take a shite result on the chin and move on. It'll be fine

 

[higgs]

We need kelly back in the middle bidwell at left back and kitching back we need some leadership

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[JohnWH]

Well. That was disappointing performance. Preston deserved the win.
PNE assistant bringing loads of drinks onto the field of play--without any consequence it seems-- just about the funniest part of this farce.
As I mentioned earlier, I'll read the meltdown later. I have a dinner engagement.

Anyone with high blood pressures I hope give yourself the night off from posting or reading this thread, for your own health.