Match Thread Portsmouth FC - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 21st Dec (68 Viewers)

[Cov98]

I think Dovin ( and hope ) will start, Wilson has only just returned to full training.

You’d hope so.
If Collins is in goal Boxing Day I’ve lost all hope.

 

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[napolimp]

You’d hope so.
If Collins is in goal Boxing Day I’ve lost all hope.

And I hope he grabs the opportunity with both hands, and cements his place. I don't want to see Collins or Wilson back as first choice.

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

You’d hope so.
If Collins is in goal Boxing Day I’ve lost all hope.

Me too.

 

[napolimp]

Probably a different game if Norm had scored a second with his 1 on 1 with the keeper. It’s all well and good playing him for his pace behind the oppos line, but he does need to be able to convert the chances his pace has presented him with. This really isn’t fair, but Vik would have buried that, as would Wright, possibly Simms and even BTA.

Don't know about that, do you remember when Wright put that 1-on-1 with the keeper wide of the post, early last season? Everyone thought it was going in. That was back when everyone was giving him awful abuse and wanted him gone.

Gyokeres missed all the time as well.

 

[usskyblue]

I haven’t until today found any positives about having incurable cancer, it’s slow growing but nothing can be done but I’ve got a few years left hopefully, but I’ve found one positive.
After 55 years watching Cov, watching this current pathetic spineless ‘pile of shit’, team is at least coming to an end .
I’ve had such great teams to watch , the 70’s 80’s & 90’s, back then we had skilful players but we also outfought teams, every team hated playing us, especially coming to Highfield Road, but this current team has to be one of the most cowardly, talentless teams we’ve had. So many players who simply do not give a shit, most of them are just very unlikeable .

Sorry to read this.

While we might not like the team we have right now, nothing will take away what we both experienced watching our club through the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s and more recently. Memories to last a lifetime.

Thank you for the perspective and sharing.. it’s sobering after being so pissed off about a football match.

 

[MalcSB]

Don't know about that, do you remember when Wright put that 1-on-1 with the keeper wide of the post, early last season? Everyone thought it was going in. That was back when everyone was giving him awful abuse and wanted him gone.

Gyokeres missed all the time as well.

Not all the time. Early doors would agree.

 

[Deity]

I was sat about 25 ft directly behind Lampard yesterday.

He never stopped coaching the players until about 10 mins to go. He was fixated on the fact our defenders were constantly in the wrong position, both on the pitch and relative to their attackers.

His other focus was Bassette who he told on more than one occasion to stay on his feet and stop looking for fouls that aren’t fouls.

I think we all expect Collins to be dropped for Boxing Day but I did wonder why not sub him yesterday. Brutal as it sounds. He was clearly at fault for 3 of the goals and at some point we have to give Dovin minutes, although I think he will pick Wilson at his earliest opportunity.