Match Thread Coventry City vs. Arsenal U21 Match Thread - Wednesday 12th Sep (2 Viewers)

[Nick]

He should be doing this crap in behind closed doors games

Don't charge people for this embarrassment .

 

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[cc84cov]

He was terrible at Blackpool.

Hope it's just the effect of coming back from a long term injury.

Yeah I agree he was awful there slow poor passing and weak in the challenge very disappointed in him tbh

 

[cc84cov]

He should be doing this crap in behind closed doors games

Don't charge people for this embarrassment .

Alll he needs to do is play 4-4-2 it’s that simple played it second half at Oxford and look guy needs to wake up with these fancy tactics the players ain’t good enough to play the system simple

 

[Forever_Blue]

0-3. Oops - need one for more for over 3.5 !!

I had over 2.5 but cashed out:banghead:

 

[ccfcway]

a decent run out for some of the players, but arsenal deserved their 3-0 win.

No getting away from the fact that its now only 1 goal (apart from an own goal) from open play in our 9 games this season, but its still early days and we are in top half of our new league.

 

[ccfctommy]

Anyone actually go to this?

 

[clint van damme]

The quote was "some reserve games". Not regularly. The detail is lost in the mists of time, but we did have very good attendances in those days for the reserves, A-team and youth team. And the first team of course. There was a real buzz about the club

When are we talking about? I never attended a reserve game that got anywhere near that figure. Had a couple of big crowds for FA youth cup games though.

 

[Travs]

Yep course they did. In fact that’s just the number who were in the WesternTerrace.
And we never lost HR and there were no restricted views caused by steel girders. And the Bovril was worthy of a Michelin star. And all the local kids supported the City rather than Liverpool or Man Utd or Leeds. And the band played believe it if you like.

I understand why people don’t feel at home at the Ricoh and why many of us regret leaving HR but the mythology abt the place is astounding. Regularly 10k fans for a central league game? Behave

He's correct though. I was a regular at reserve games as a teenager in the mid 90's. Most games only got a couple of thousand. When I was going up it was only the Main Stand that was open. But on odd occasions, "big" games, there was a fair crowd. Perhaps not 10000 though.

Of course when we played West Ham upin the youth cup (final or semi, I can't recall), there were loads there and the whole stadium was open, probably 15-17000 if my hazy memory is correct.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Arsenal's side plays together regularly and are used to each other. They are also a group of the most talented youngsters in the country/Europe. Ours don't play as an eleven to the same extent, and won't/don't have the same technical ability. Would like an U21s side or even 2 get to Wembley. to show the competition up (unles we get there - that would be awful playing against an U21s side) FWIW, I think Man City and Chelsea are both capable of winning it.

 

[Nick]

a decent run out for some of the players, but arsenal deserved their 3-0 win.

No getting away from the fact that its now only 1 goal from open play in our 9 games this season, but its still early days and we are in top half of our new league.

They could go for a run in non competitive games.

It was awful.

 

[Forever_Blue]

Anyone actually go to this?

Sounds like Nick did

 

[ccfcway]

Anyone actually go to this?

tony adams

 

[David O'Day]

There's some right bellends on here again tonight, it's the checkatrade could not give a fuck cup. Have a word with yourselves you fucking fannies

 

[cc84cov]

Find is mad how many people actually thought we would smash these lol come on these are some of the best kids around run rings round the likes of ogogo etc for fun

 

[Nick]

There's some right bellends on here again tonight, it's the checkatrade could not give a fuck cup. Have a word with yourselves you fucking fannies

So if it's just a run out for fitness like a friendly, pre warn people before they pay 11 quid

 

[stupot07]

3-0 against an u21 team lolz.

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[clint van damme]

There's some right bellends on here again tonight, it's the checkatrade could not give a fuck cup. Have a word with yourselves you fucking fannies

totally agree, having said that, can we still get to Wembley?

 

[Hobo]

How many of their team are English? Lots of foreign sounding names.

Julio Pleguezuelo (Spanish) Deyan Illiev (Macedonia). The rest I am pretty sure are all English.

 

[covcity4life]

How did we play?

 

[ccfcway]

They could go for a run in non competitive games. It was awful.

it's the tin pot cup with under 20's team from the prem.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

There's some right bellends on here again tonight, it's the checkatrade could not give a fuck cup. Have a word with yourselves you fucking fannies

I come in peace, shoot to kill.

 

[ccfcway]

So if it's just a run out for fitness like a friendly, pre warn people before they pay 11 quid

I paid £8 to watch cov under 21's v tamworth pre season

 

[Nick]

Find is mad how many people actually thought we would smash these lol come on these are some of the best kids around run rings round the likes of ogogo etc for fun

Nobody expected to smash them.

Didn't expect kids to be physically out doing us. Most tackles, they took out allisani and camwell very late.

It's the same as most of the league games, no plan. Stubbornness to persist with something clearly not working

 

[CV22SBA]

3-0 against an u21 team lolz.

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Aren’t most of our team even younger?

 

[shmmeee]

Julio Pleguezuelo (Spanish) Deyan Illiev (Macedonia). The rest I am pretty sure are all English.

Yeah, but where are they *really* from?

 

[David O'Day]

totally agree, having said that, can we still get to Wembley?

We're going there in the FA cup this year

 

[Speedies_Chips]

3-0 against an u21 team lolz.

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I didnt want to go to Wembley again anyway! It gets boring - lol

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

How did we play?

Unlucky, would have won it had we scored 4.

 

[ccfcway]

just tuned into talk sport and they are saying Tony Andreu did well

 

[Nick]

I paid £8 to watch cov under 21's v tamworth pre season

Then again you know what to expect. Same as friendlies.

They are for trying things out.

 

[CCFC_Charlie]

just tuned into talk sport and they are saying Tony Andreu did well

Lol

 

[ccfcway]

3-0 against an u21 team lolz

it was our reserve team

 

[Hobo]

3-0 against an u21 team lolz.

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A very talented one though.

 

[Nick]

just tuned into talk sport and they are saying Tony Andreu did well

Really? At blowing out of his arse?

 

[shmmeee]

Aren’t most of our team even younger?

Nope 7 are experienced: LOB, Davies, Hiwula, Bakayoko, Ogogo, Kelly, Andreu.