Coventry City v Luton Town - Championship playoff final - 27th May 2023 - Wembley Stadium (26 Viewers)

LTFC2023 · May 28, 2023

As expected, nothing between us on the day. 1st half was ours, 2nd half yours, probably fairly even in ET.

Horrible way to decide a game of football, fair play to every penalty taker- takes balls.

Every Cov fan I met today was class, before and after the game. For those not back yet, have a safe journey, best wishes for next season.

croatskyblue · May 28, 2023

When VAR overturned their goal after Panzo had his short circuit I thought that we were destined to win the thing.
But really, they could and should have been out of sight in the first half an hour

Greggs · May 28, 2023

fucking heartbroken, this one is gonna take a while

oscillatewildly · May 28, 2023

Finham said:
That Godden chance, man...

When?

oscillatewildly · May 28, 2023

rexo87 said:
Think you keep Godden (wouldn't get anything for him anyway) and sign two first choice strikers

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100%. Mates mocking my view on this but we could start next season with no strikers at all if Godden released.

rexo87 · May 28, 2023

oscillatewildly said:
100%. Mates mocking my view on this but we could start next season with no strikers at all if Godden released.

Yeah I'm not his biggest fan at all but can't be practical to not have 1 striker on the books going into the window!

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shmmeee · May 28, 2023

covcity4life said:
What chances did we have today? Everything just went high and wide no?

What chances did they have?

LTFC2023 said:
As expected, nothing between us on the day. 1st half was ours, 2nd half yours, probably fairly even in ET.

Horrible way to decide a game of football, fair play to every penalty taker- takes balls.

Every Cov fan I met today was class, before and after the game. For those not back yet, have a safe journey, best wishes for next season.

Yeah I called pens a while ago, two of the best defences in the division. Like your club and the fans I’ve met, like your manager. Fucking hate your football mind. Still, great stuff for the game that there’s a new PL team, and I hope it goes a long way to securing your club for the foreseeable future.

Do you reckon you’ll keep doing what you’re doing or do a Forest and go for a wholesale change? I can’t see you getting far playing the way you have this season.

SkyBlue_Adam · May 28, 2023

Just back. Congratulations to Luton! Cannot fault the boys’ effort, just feel for Dabo, hearing him being crucified on a 5 hour coach journey home wasnt nice

shmmeee · May 28, 2023

SkyBlue_Adam said:
Just back. Congratulations to Luton! Cannot fault the boys’ effort, just feel for Dabo, hearing him being crucified on a 5 hour coach journey home wasnt nice

Real shame to likely end your City career like that. Well always have L1 Dabo. Feels like an end of an era with no Vik, Gus, Kelly, Dabo next season. Cant wait to see who the next cult heroes are. Still hoping for an OHare Palmer double act next year mind.

skyblu3sk · May 28, 2023

Feeling super numb now the adrenaline has gone away. Did amazing this year but need to get over it still.

Ibby · May 28, 2023

Will we ever get a chance again?

Mucca Mad Boys · May 28, 2023

Ibby said:
Will we ever get a chance again?

Yes. We have to trust the process! I’m sure Brentford fans felt the doom and gloom after losing Watkins and Benrahma.

kingfield park skyblues · May 28, 2023

Why the fcuk can bidwell not run with ball, if you can not run with the ball, why play wingback.aprt from hamer, the players let the fans down. 1 shot on target.what is wrong with playing josh wilson

LTFC2023 · May 28, 2023

shmmeee said:
What chances did they have?

Yeah I called pens a while ago, two of the best defences in the division. Like your club and the fans I’ve met, like your manager. Fucking hate your football mind. Still, great stuff for the game that there’s a new PL team, and I hope it goes a long way to securing your club for the foreseeable future.

Do you reckon you’ll keep doing what you’re doing or do a Forest and go for a wholesale change? I can’t see you getting far playing the way you have this season.

I’d be very surprised if there were wholesale changes. That isn’t the way we have done things at any stage during our rise up the leagues and I don’t see that changing now. Even when we got to the championship our board were very clear about not tearing up the financial model, and continuing to operate sustainably.

To be fair, our football only saw us lose 8 times all season- well, 9 if you include the 1st leg semi defeat. When we first got up to the C’Ship, I think most of us would have taken 4th from bottom, such is the step up. We narrowly avoided relegation that first season and kicked on from there. We use the tools we have at our disposal, with our recruitment model based on attitude and work rate as much as ability. The lad who scored our goal today, Jordan Clark, was signed on a free after his contract expired at Accrington Stanley. Elijah Adebayo came from Walsall for £250k. Are we ever going to out “pretty” teams? Probably not, but we will often want it more….Not including Cov in that by the way, you were very much the stronger side in the 2nd half today and your players commitment to the cause is unquestionable. Towards the end of the game, it was like two boxers standing and trading blows!

Realistically though, whilst we will of course celebrate today’s achievement and won’t worry about next season right now, I think most of us are pragmatic enough to view it as a means to funding the new stadium. With that project secured, we can then come back down in a much stronger position to have another go with a much more competitive financial footing. As you mentioned, it’s about securing the future of the club, even if the coming season is likely to be a tough watch.

Anyway, how good can Haaland and his pals actually be?……Over rated if you ask me….

shmmeee · May 28, 2023

LTFC2023 said:
I’d be very surprised if there were wholesale changes. That isn’t the way we have done things at any stage during our rise up the leagues and I don’t see that changing now. Even when we got to the championship our board were very clear about not tearing up the financial model, and continuing to operate sustainably.

To be fair, our football only saw us lose 8 times all season- well, 9 if you include the 1st leg semi defeat. When we first got up to the C’Ship, I think most of us would have taken 4th from bottom, such is the step up. We narrowly avoided relegation that first season and kicked on from there. We use the tools we have at our disposal, with our recruitment model based on attitude and work rate as much as ability. The lad who scored our goal today, Jordan Clark, was signed on a free after his contract expired at Accrington Stanley. Elijah Adebayo came from Walsall for £250k. Are we ever going to out “pretty” teams? Probably not, but we will often want it more….Not including Cov in that by the way, you were very much the stronger side in the 2nd half today and your players commitment to the cause is unquestionable. Towards the end of the game, it was like two boxers standing and trading blows!

Realistically though, whilst we will of course celebrate today’s achievement and won’t worry about next season right now, I think most of us are pragmatic enough to view it as a means to funding the new stadium. With that project secured, we can then come back down in a much stronger position to have another go with a much more competitive financial footing. As you mentioned, it’s about securing the future of the club, even if the coming season is likely to be a tough watch.

Anyway, how good can Haaland and his pals actually be?……Over rated if you ask me….

Yeah I ask because the debate has been had on here too. And TBF was had when we came up, it’s just the Prem is a whole other jump compared to L1 to the Champ.

I just really hate your football I’m not sure in 2023 you can do the old Wimbledon style stuff. Though that said you got it past apparently the best Prem ref today so maybe you’ll be alright. I suspect you’ll find in the Prem it’s a lot harder to bully players as they’re all strong and quick. But whatever you do I hope you stay up.

kingfield park skyblues · May 28, 2023

Luton are £170 million richer, end off.josh Wilson should have played

croatskyblue · May 28, 2023

kingfield park skyblues said:
Why the fcuk can bidwell not run with ball, if you can not run with the ball, why play wingback.aprt from hamer, the players let the fans down. 1 shot on target.what is wrong with playing josh wilson

we didn’t have one shot on target, we had 3, they had 4. Both teams had 17 shots in total.

kingfield park skyblues · May 28, 2023

croatskyblue said:
we didn’t have one shot on target, we had 3, they had 4. Both teams had 17 shots in total.

1+ 3+4= 8, how do you get 17, maybe e= m x cx2= 17

kingfield park skyblues · May 28, 2023

Don't blame luton don't blame dabo don't blame defence, blame forwards and attacking midfield except hamer

kingfield park skyblues · May 28, 2023

I'm going to keep writing until my anger and bottle of wine finishes. Foleshill do drink wine too

Madpig · May 28, 2023

shmmeee said:
What chances did they have?

Yeah I called pens a while ago, two of the best defences in the division. Like your club and the fans I’ve met, like your manager. Fucking hate your football mind. Still, great stuff for the game that there’s a new PL team, and I hope it goes a long way to securing your club for the foreseeable future.

Do you reckon you’ll keep doing what you’re doing or do a Forest and go for a wholesale change? I can’t see you getting far playing the way you have this season.

I'm happy if we just take the cash and run. We need the Pier Court stadium more than top flight football

Madpig · May 28, 2023

Power Court*

Madpig · May 28, 2023

SIR ERNIE said:
Momentum was definitely with us when we scored. Still 30mins left, that was the chance to finish off a very average Luton team.

A massive opportunity missed for the club.

If we were average, that made you...what?

dutchman · May 28, 2023

kingfield park skyblues said:
Don't blame luton don't blame dabo don't blame defence, blame forwards and attacking midfield except hamer

Don't blame anyone.

Luton are clearly the better side and deserve promotion. These 'play-offs' are a farce and designed purely to milk fans for every last penny.

Madpig · May 28, 2023

larry_david said:
Anyone grieving, Luton under 11 points next season 200-1

And with £200m in the bank. The new stadium paid for, no sofa- surfing for us.
No illusions about next season either, this was always about payday

Madpig · May 28, 2023

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Gyo and Hamer will be off. Relegated clubs all strong, a whole load of others too. This was it.

And it’s been taken by an anonymous shithole in Bedfordshire

Nappy rash ?

Madpig · May 28, 2023

OldBedrocker said:
Fuck em. That long ball shit they’ll get battered week in week out

Yeah , our goal was a perfect example of route one, eh?

Otis · May 28, 2023

LTFC2023 said:
As expected, nothing between us on the day. 1st half was ours, 2nd half yours, probably fairly even in ET.

Horrible way to decide a game of football, fair play to every penalty taker- takes balls.

Every Cov fan I met today was class, before and after the game. For those not back yet, have a safe journey, best wishes for next season.

Cheers. Enjoy the ride in the Premier.

Otis · May 28, 2023

Madpig said:
Yeah , our goal was a perfect example of route one, eh?

Both goals were very good goals to be fair.

I don't like the route one stuff either, but for you, it works. Hit it up to the big guy for knock downs for the rest to feed off.

You are a fast team and strong and efficient. It worked.

Do you think you will keep that same style in the Premier League?

Madpig · May 28, 2023

Honestly , I've no idea. It's possible. Our new stadium is a bigger priority than. staying up, our owners , 2020, refuse to go down the same debt route that nearly destroyed us, they won't even take on gambling sponsorship.
Strangely , this ' style' of ours accumulated 80 points. Only Burnley lost fewer games , and only Burnley had fewer goals scored against them. I'm not sure how route 1 makes our defence so good.
I'd guess we'll play to our strengths , get relegated and settle down to go up with a state of the arts stadium

Otis · May 28, 2023

Madpig said:
Honestly , I've no idea. It's possible. Our new stadium is a bigger priority than. staying up, our owners , 2020, refuse to go down the same debt route that nearly destroyed us, they won't even take on gambling sponsorship.
Strangely , this ' style' of ours accumulated 80 points. Only Burnley lost fewer games , and only Burnley had fewer goals scored against them. I'm not sure how route 1 makes our defence so good.
I'd guess we'll play to our strengths , get relegated and settle down to go up with a state of the arts stadium

Your defence is very strong I would say. I think Bell is a very good player indeed.

Yeah, I get that it's not all route one, but it is a lot of quick, long balls up to the forwards and down the channels to get round the back of defences.

As I say, it has worked hasn't it. You were pretty much up there all season weren't you

You could have easily been 3 nil up in that first half.

You have quick forwards and for us, our defence is a little bit slow. McFadzean and Doyle aren't quick.

Marty · May 28, 2023

Woke up this morning feeling absolutely gutted, it's proper sunk in now. Big summer for Doug and the recruitment team.

Otis · May 28, 2023

Marty said:
Woke up this morning feeling absolutely gutted, it's proper sunk in now. Big summer for Doug and the recruitment team.

That's not as catchy as the norma lyrics is it.

Madpig · May 28, 2023

It's odd. Man City can score a goal with three passes and it's brilliant. We do it and it's goofball.
What we did was a legacy of Nathan Jones, Rob Edwards came in and smartly realised that dismantling a system the players were familiar with would be counter productive. It's proved a wise decision.
Next season it'll be ' all his own work'. As a football club we e always played decent stuff, especially this season. It's only the teams we've beaten that think they're bigger than that whined about our ' style'.
Look at the final table and you'll see that goofball hasn't got us many goals, but as a unit we are as one.

TomRad85 · May 28, 2023

Slept on it. Feels worse than the relegations I've experienced at the moment. Wish we'd just fallen short of the play offs tbh.

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