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Match Thread Norwich City - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 4th Jan (2 Viewers)

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Domo

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,261
Honest opinion on kitching today?
 

SkyBlue_Bear83

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,262
Given the fixtures lampards start has been even worse than expected.

The next 4 matches are bristol, blackburn, watford and swansea.

Not world beaters but not shit either, lampard really needs to come up with some results to show some evidence of progress, if we come out of those 1-3 points it's hard to argue a case for Lampard to continue.
 
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GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,263
From all the “blatant foul”, “how’s the ref missed that” I was expecting a whole lot more from that then it was. The same people would be frothing if that was given a foul against our striker. It’s so weak. Why does he run like he’s in treacle.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,264
stupot07 said:
We sat back, Norwich dominated, we managed to muster 1 decent chance but BTA put it wide. They continued to pile on the pressure, scored a worldie, then in 95th minutes got round the back and scored a deflected goal. We never even looked like we want to score a second and kill the game.
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About right, but Lati had 2 chances to stop that goal. terrible Defending, worked their bollocks off for 90 mins then just switched off, for the 2nd, gutting
 
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stupot07

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,265
Domo said:
Thanks nothing more to say about that. I thought we'd lose today anyway, it's just worse that we threw away and win, then a draw in the last two mins.
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Here's the momentum graph and key stats. No team can withstand that much pressure.
 
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Matt smith

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,266
Domo said:
Honest opinion on kitching today?
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Genuinely thought he did ok
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,267
these fuckers are pushing Lampard under the bus slowly, he needs to kick a few fucking arses and dump off Asante, Simms, DaSilva and get some new faces in asap. Did Sheaf bottle it also, coming off injured without a phsio near him?? He's on his way I think
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,268
What a fucking kick in the balls that was. Jesus fucking h Christ…BTA choosing to pass that effort to the side! What the fuck was he thinking?
I thought we looked half decent for most of the game.
Gutting. Was it Walsall this happened to us against a few years back?
Fuckers.
 

TomRad85

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,269
Briles said:
Best our defence has played. Thomas MOTM and we lost
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Thomas and Kitching were class, should play them together without that shite bag Latibeaudiere.
 
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sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,270
Tommo1993 said:
Latibeaudiere looking for the foul. He can fuck off.
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Agreed. He’s an international player and should know the game better than that
 
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Ibby

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,271
Shocking
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,272
Simms was fucking useless when he came on.
 
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Skybluekyle

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,273
Talk of relegation battles by some are a bit hysterical, to be honest.

Do I think we're good? Absolutely not. Do I think there are at least three teams worse, much worse, than us? Absolutely yes.

That hurt, of course, and I am going for a walk to calm down, some may need to do the same. Give yourselves a break.
 
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hill83

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,274
stupot07 said:
Here's the momentum graph and key stats.
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Beautiful stuff here


 
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DrPoolittle

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,275
Before the game, losing 2-1 would have seemed realistic, if disappointing.

Given what actually happened, it’s the manner of the defeat which hurts.

The change of tactics and yet another first XI deviation is never to help the team. I can see Lampard was trying to adjust to cope with Norwich but the constant chopping and changing of the starting XI just doesn’t seem to be effective

The lesson for King is that switching manager doesn’t change things if the squad isn’t good enough.

It’s about survival now and trying to limit damage if players are sold this January.

Originally, I think most of us agreed that we were a top 12 team only but even that seems optimistic now
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,276
GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee said:
From all the “blatant foul”, “how’s the ref missed that” I was expecting a whole lot more from that then it was. The same people would be frothing if that was given a foul against our striker. It’s so weak. Why does he run like he’s in treacle.
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Ref gave them a stack of those, every time Bassette went near one of their defenders he blew up
 

Alkhen

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,277
Fucking shit decision from the ref

That said I dunno how much more I can take watching Lati running through treacle.
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,278
Skybluekyle said:
Talk of relegation battles by some are a bit hysterical, to be honest.

Do I think we're good? Absolutely not. Do I think there are at least three teams worse, much worse, than us? Absolutely yes.

That hurt, of course, and I am going for a walk to calm down, some may need to do the same. Give yourselves a break.
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I’m gonna go for some pints to calm down.
 
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Littlewood CCFC

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,279
Domo said:
Honest opinion on kitching today?
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Thought he done ok, far better distribution than binks and lati for me
 
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blunted

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,280
Toys back in the pram then out again in the last 5 minutes.
Top Deck Doug needs to get us experience in the team.
We needed subs near the end with fresh legs. Bad decision by Lamps and his coaches leaving it as was.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,281
robbiethemole said:
these fuckers are pushing Lampard under the bus slowly, he needs to kick a few fucking arses and dump off Asante, Simms, DaSilva and get some new faces in asap. Did Sheaf bottle it also, coming off injured without a phsio near him?? He's on his way I think
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thought sheaf played well, looked knackered anyway, that was the turning point, Eccles came on And we just got deeper and deeper, 1-1 as gutting as it was can accept that, worldie…. but the winner, just sums up this season
 
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Travs

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,282
jto123 said:
That might be true, but what frustrates me was the change from the 3 out of 5 seasons in the play offs logic. Seemed so much more reasonable and sober. The change to the rash ‘this season top 6’ logic just felt so hasty.
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It beats me how a fanbase who have been so sceptical of owners (with very good cause), suddenly took in everything being "promised" about top 6, promotion etc, from a new owner (presumably because he was saying what people wanted to hear and spending money).

Championship is always a nightmare league and its a fine margin between playoff challenge and lower midtable obscurity.
 
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sw88

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,283
Briles said:
Great pefromance that. Those of you whinging get to fuck. We have played worse than that and won
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Stats suggest otherwise. Did we really test Gunn? Aside from the TA chance in the second half we were slack going forward.
Agreed if we win that 1-0 we’re celebrating, and feeling very fortunate but ugly wins count just as much as the better ones.
but to lose it the way we did with such poor defending at he death is disappointing
 

rondog1973

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,284
clint van damme said:
That one really fucking hurt.

Whether it was a foul or not, only one person was giving it to the ref at the end, Eccles, where were the rest of the cunts?
Where was captain shitebag?
Pathetic bunch of fannies
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Regardless of it being a lost cause or even a foul for that matter, any other team would be surrounding the ref protesting furiously. If I were the gaffer I'd be looking at the players having the craic with the Norwich players after the whistle and banishing them from 1st team contention until they got their attitude in gear.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,285
Winning a game against a really mediocre opponent yet completely wide open on injury time. What's the reason lads?
 
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Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,286
I feel absolutely gutted at this result. Could only update on BBC Sports app, and then Final Score.
I had big hopes when SISU finally went and King Kong took over. I was wrong. And Lampard? He is simply not good enough for management of a football club. They've all tried and failed. Top players but shit managers. Gerrard, Rooney, etc and now Lampard. Playing and management are two different roles.
I'd love King Kong to sell and sod off and Lampard to follow. He's fucking clueless!
 
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procdoc

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,287
David O'Day said:
yeah due to the ref not giving a foul and deflection
no one said it was "all good", just said it wasn't the shit show folk make out
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We were winning until the 90th minute. We were lucky to be in front at that point. We were mostly garbage throughout. Front two weak as piss. Kitching and Dovin were our best players by a mile
 

SkyBlueAussie

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,288
Thought we played well today, pressed well and defended well. When Norwich inevitably came at us for the last 10 minutes they got a worldie and their last was a foul on Lati.
Just heartbreaking really but that's football.
 
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Briles

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,289
sw88 said:
Stats suggest otherwise. Did we really test Gunn? Aside from the TA chance in the second half we were slack going forward.
Agreed if we win that 1-0 we’re celebrating, and feeling very fortunate but ugly wins count just as much as the better ones.
but to lose it the way we did with such poor defending at he death is disappointing
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It's disappointing absolutely but we weren't shit
 
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Ashdown

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,290
The anti climax to all the pre season hype didn’t take long to set in. Injuries have fucked us all season but even so , when we needed astute signings we plumped for lower league players and other teams cast offs. We need to survive this nightmare season and have a hell of a clear out in the Summer.
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,291
Apologies. Not read the rest of the thread. My thoughts. Expected little, but players put in a proper shift. Asante should have scored. Game over. Worldy equaliser - fair enough. However, that blatant push for their 'winner' was an inexcusable decision by the referee. Not even close to debatable. That cost us a point,; not anything that followed. Robbed, and can't blame the team / manager today. On coach, annoyed - but not with the team.
 
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jto123

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,292
Travs said:
It beats me how a fanbase who have been so sceptical of owners (with very good cause), suddenly took in everything being "promised" about top 6, promotion etc, from a new owner (presumably because he was saying what people wanted to hear and spending money).

Championship is always a nightmare league and it’s a fine margin between playoff challenge and lower midtable obscurity.
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But my complaint isn’t the promise of top 6, it’s the change of logic from a broad sample to make a judgement of the club’s progress.
 
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Skybluekyle

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,293
Terry_dactyl said:
I’m gonna go for some pints to calm down.
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Enjoy, pal.

I did try to like your comment, but it seems the site has shit the bed bigger than we did in the last few minutes there.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,294
hill83 said:
Another machine of a performance from Simms
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Is the machine a washing machine?
 

Briles

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  • Jan 4, 2025
  • #1,295
People who moan about BTA would rather have someone who's half arsed but scores the odd goal that someone who shows energy and desire. It's so weird
 
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