Match Thread Coventry City - Stoke City Match Thread - Saturday 8th Mar (20 Viewers)

[Sky Blue Pete]

Thinking on it, doesn’t grimes slot into a back three when in possession. If so might mean Kitching can protect JDS in the same way he did in a back three?

Defensively they’ll have worked on protecting both full backs in the 4
Bidwell just having a rest

 

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[Tommo1993]

What if we lose and so do the teams chasing .. is it then

Stop complicating things

 

[coop]

Our left is always targeted but it hasn't stopped us winning 8 out of 9.

True to be fair.

 

[mmttww]

Torp starting has to be good news.

Best option with Rudoni dropping out.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Ridiculously excited nervous anxious for this game
Let’s make it a great atmosphere and hopefully extend the sequence

 

[fatso]

I'm not a huge fan of JDS but do we need the extreme histrionics every time he starts. He's a decent footballer, probably not as bad a defender as it might appear given that many of the issues down his side were as much down to Binks and his poor positioning.

I'm sorry but JDS is not a championship quality defender.
If he starts today I'd expect Stoke to target his area of the pitch to exploit.

Also I'd be worries if EMC is in front of him, because last week there were a number of times that EMC failed to track his man back which left Bidwell horribly exposed, if that happens to JDS we will come unstuck.

Last week Oxford had no available LB and as a result Sakamoto got an assist, a winning goal and m.o.m, with every one saying he's back to his best, I hope they are right, but I think the fact that he wasn't up against a decent defender played its part as well.

I just hope that Stoke don't take advantage in a similar way today.

 

[clint van damme]

Ridiculously excited nervous anxious for this game
Let’s make it a great atmosphere and hopefully extend the sequence

Every game just seems huge at the moment and to be honest doesn't seem like you get any time to savour the 3 points because you're attention immediately turns to the next game which seems bigger than the last.
Great times!!

 

[Skyblueweeman]

Arrived in good time, decent journey up. Parked up opposite the ground and now in the family zone as we were too late last time.

Lush day.

 

[fernandopartridge]

I'm sorry but JDS is not a championship quality defender.
If he starts today I'd expect Stoke to target his area of the pitch to exploit.

Also I'd be worries if EMC is in front of him, because last week there were a number of times that EMC failed to track his man back which left Bidwell horribly exposed, if that happens to JDS we will come unstuck.

Last week Oxford had no available LB and as a result Sakamoto got an assist, a winning goal and m.o.m, with every one saying he's back to his best, I hope they are right, but I think the fact that he wasn't up against a decent defender played its part as well.

I just hope that Stoke don't take advantage in a similar way today.

Nearly 200 appearances in the Championship

 

[Ccfcisparks]

So JDS in for Bidwell and Torp in for Rudoni is that right?

 

[fernandopartridge]

So JDS in for Bidwell and Torp in for Rudoni is that right?

That's what I've heard

 

[Ccfcisparks]

That's what I've heard

Thanks mate

 

[fatso]

Nearly 200 appearances in the Championship

How many good ones?

 

[MacReady]

So JDS in for Bidwell and Torp in for Rudoni is that right?

How does JDS keep getting game time… painful

 

[Otis]

Stoke will be fired up!! And we won't be?

For sure we will.

But it's happened so many times to usbefore.

I still think it will be a draw

 

[jordan210]

 

[2024/25 League 1 Champs?]

Torp in
JDS for Bidwell
Eccles starting

hopefully Eccles has one of his decent days, JDS and EMC on that left hand side worries me, no real defensive capability….

probably right to manage Sheaf back in though, and maybe Bidwell didn’t have the best game last week, so fair enough

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

A Grimes, Eccles, Torp midfield is good.

Now I've said that, nailed on defeat.

 

[b12345]

Bidwell has been dreadful defensively recently, can't really argue with that

 

[Otis]

A Grimes, Eccles, Torp midfield is good.

Now I've said that, nailed on defeat.

I think that can work just fine.

 

[Otis]

Bidwell has been dreadful defensively recently, can't really argue with that

Not sure on dreadful, but he was badly exposed last week.

 

[shmmeee]

Lovely day for it

 

[CCFCBat]

Wilson signs a new contract but Collins on the bench. I don’t understand


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[Chris1987]

Great to see Kitching captain , good psychology from Frank.I reckon he has a score to settle with MR .

 

[no_loyalty]

Wilson signs a new contract but Collins on the bench. I don’t understand


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Agreed, it’s baffling.

 

[skybluecam]

Mark “the data suggested” Robins

 

[Sick Boy]

Wilson signs a new contract but Collins on the bench. I don’t understand


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I can only presume they rate Collins more but he’s more likely to fetch a fee and will be on more than Wilson, hence looking at trying to sell him in the summer.

 

[Theonlywayisskyblue]

Loads of space in car park, sun shining, full house, pint in hand before 11, what could go wrong PUSB

 

[rob9872]

I can only presume they rate Collins more but he’s more likely to fetch a fee and will be on more than Wilson, hence looking at trying to sell him in the summer.

If that were true you wouldn't risk an unnecessary 3rd wage and if you're able to move Collins on you'd then recruit.

 

[Otis]

Loads of space in car park, sun shining, full house, pint in hand before 11, what could go wrong PUSB

Welcome to the world of Coventry City Football Club.

 

[rob9872]

Pitch is poor, will suit them more than us

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Quiet on here
Everyone at the game
Lots of people to get in in the next 15 mins

 

[Johhny Blue]

I'd be relatively happy with 4 points from the next two.

Don’t even think that!

 

[Johhny Blue]

Today’s bench would give a lot of teams a close game

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Bring the noise