Match Thread Stoke City - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 17th Feb (23 Viewers)

[Johnnythespider]

Sakamoto ill

 

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[Evo1883]

No shock to me the team , good use of the squad available to us ..

 

[David O'Day]

Is Sakamoto injured?

Needs a rest

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[Darth Robins]

Wilson must be due another goal soon, obviously MR agrees.

 

[Great_Expectations]

Not that bad tbh.

Wilson is a bigger worry than Taveres due to the position he plays.

I know he’s slated on here, and I appreciate he isn’t the answer, but really hoping Taveres shows something today.

 

[skyblueelephant76]

Not that crazy tbf, still fancy us to win this.

Stoke fans are a lot more confused about their team

 

[Cov98]

Don’t get the overreaction with Tavares. Saka needs a rest and who else do we have? Give him a chance.
Wilson though.. can’t say I’m pleased with that one.

 

[Johnnythespider]

Well Tavares let's see what you got

 

[lord_garrincha]

Collins could have been ill or had a knock.

He hurt himself at Plymouth, late on. I remember, being behind the goal, him in pain. Might be that.

 

[suffolkskyblue24]

Kitching dropped?!?

 

[Darth Robins]

Stoke fans delighted with their lineup too!

 

[jim20]

Illness

Let’s hope he’s back for next week!

 

[Grendel]

Don’t get the overreaction with Tavares. Saka needs a rest and who else do we have? Give him a chance.
Wilson though.. can’t say I’m pleased with that one.

Well we have Palmer or godden in the middle

 

[HadjiChippo]

Collins on bench

Palmer and MVE getting a rest unless needed

 

[Johnnythespider]

Needs a rest

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He's ill

 

[covcity4life]

Might just be to keep Collins in his toes. I doubt he's dropped properly

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Wilson?

Could be a few reasons for that, slight knock, bit off colour etc etc. Hardly a massive downgrade.

 

[Johnnythespider]

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Massive call for Tav to play ahead of Godden.

Other than that I wouldn't say anything too controversial apart from Wilson in for Collins.

Van Ewijk needs the rest and can't do much is Tats is ill

 

[MTK]

It’s a great chance for Tavares to play well and stake a claim, which he hasn’t hitherto for me. But not really had much of a chance. One great goal and a performance against Wrexham where, before he got injured, he looked out of his depth. Play well and it would like having a new signing to compete for places In the run to the end of the season. Come on Fabio. Cheering you on via CWR this afternoon

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Not that bad tbh.

Wilson is a bigger worry than Taveres due to the position he plays.

I know he’s slated on here, and I appreciate he isn’t the answer, but really hoping Taveres shows something today.

I'd love it if he scored a hattrick, just to read the reactions on here and the constant harking back to it, even if he reverted to random bit-part player forever more!

 

[SkyblueDad]

I would think there’s a fitness issue with Saka fact he hasn’t travelled suggests illness to me.

 

[TomRad85]

Stokes team does look garbage tbf. Burger their best player only on bench and even aside from that it just looks bad.

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[AiS86]

Let’s hope he’s back for next week!

The young lad over this week might've brought Osaka flu with him

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

I would think there’s a fitness issue with Saka fact he hasn’t travelled suggests illness to me.

The fact that Robins has said he is ill would also suggest illness to me

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

I don’t recall Collins being particularly at fault but we’ve been conceding goals for fun so swapping him out for a largely solid keeper last season isn’t that left field.

 

[Tommo1993]

Obviously have my concerns with Tavares but if he does something good, I won’t hide.

Not like those people who call Simms shit and go missing when he does well.

 

[SkyblueDad]

Not that fussed about Wilson best in the league last season, more than adequate replacement

 

[GIMOC]

Sakamoto ain’t injured or rested. Come down with sickness

 

[skybluecam]

“start me or I’m sending this picture to the team group chat”

 

[Tommo1993]

Think Sakamoto is unwell.

 

[PVA]

Robins rates Tavares enough to give him a new deal, but not enough to give him any minutes off the bench, but enough to give him a start.

 

[David O'Day]

He's ill

Thus he needs a rest

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[SkyblueTexan]

How is Ben Wilson starting this game

I hope MR knows we are not playing Maidstone.

 

[Bernie Rhodes Nose]

FFS, forgot the team selection drama.

We had a rare child free afternoon (and evening!) and I was heading to - and had agreement (!) - the local micropub with an iPad to watch the game. Even more of a treat as I’m on a health kick so not drinking much at the minute.

However, babysitters dropped out just as we were leaving to drop the kids off. So instead we’re heading to the cinema to watch Migration and pay about £50 for fruits shoots and popcorn they won’t eat, with zero chance of me watching the game.

Got our Migration cinema trip out of the way - during half-term. Storyline similar to Chicken Run 2. Suggest you bring headphones and discreetly listen to the game.