v Coventry City (h) - 21/01/25

[CambridgeRover]

You can't allow Simms a header in that position. JRC should have done way more to get to that ball

[Dolly blue]

Feel for Gueye…he’s in front of a midfield with no balls and no legs…..

What on earth does anyone see in either JRC or Buckley ?  Disgraceful..

[Neal]

Really gutted for the boys there. Played well, miles better side. We need to go for it early in the 2nd half. 

[Exiled_Rover]

5 minutes ago, Tom said:

That’s frustrating, we’ve dominated but trail, really poor from JRC for the goal, the balls there to be won but he’s backed away from it.

Looking to the bench it will be difficult to do too much but the feather in our cap may be the manager in the other dugout is hardly a master tactician 

As I've said previously - Eustace is the reason we are where we are. Most managers in this division are shit (including the waster in the opposition dugout tonight). 

Give him Coventry's squad and he's challenging for automatics. 

[neophox]

Luton doing what we could not...scoring against Oxford away!

[Tom]

Just now, Neal said:

Really gutted for the boys there. Played well, miles better side. We need to go for it early in the 2nd half. 

I’m with you here, not going to slate them for a half we’ve been far the better team, there will be chances in this for us. 

[bluebruce]

3 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

He went walkabouts and flapped at the ball. Dreadful keeping. Pears would have been hammered for that

He'd just punched the ball out under pressure, then rightly kept an eye on it until it was clearly heading to the back stick, he hardly 'went walkabouts'. The header was point blank, flapping at the ball and hoping for the best is about all you can do. I'd argue he could have taken a slight step back to give himself more time to react, but that's a hindsight thing and if the lad had really bullet headered it that could have been worse than closing the space. He didn't save it, so ultimately he takes some blame, but it was hardly 'a shocking error'.

[Exiled_Rover]

5 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Don't think Toth was to blame, JRC let him down by not challenging well for the ball.

That aside, I think we've been alright tbf. 

Best 45 from Gueye by some distance.

Give over.

You're expecting your CM to win a header against a 6'3" CF at the back post?

It's not happening - and again is why it's BAFFLING  we don't whip the ball into the box for our 6'5" CF at every opportunity. 

[Proudtobeblue&white]

9 minutes ago, Devon Rover said:

I can't watch any more of this. This is our transfer strategy doing this to the club, yet again. It's horrible

There is no strategy.

[cesus]

Watching Coventry wiping the ball in off corners and putting our defence under serious pressure further reminds me just how awful our set pieces have been for years.

 

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, bluebruce said:

He'd just punched the ball out under pressure, then rightly kept an eye on it until it was clearly heading to the back stick, he hardly 'went walkabouts'. The header was point blank, flapping at the ball and hoping for the best is about all you can do. I'd argue he could have taken a slight step back to give himself more time to react, but that's a hindsight thing and if the lad had really bullet headered it that could have been worse than closing the space. He didn't save it, so ultimately he takes some blame, but it was hardly 'a shocking error'.

It was also a terrible punch. Two errors from the keeper there in quick succession.  

[neophox]

To be fair JRC looks a sunday league player...shocking fitness.

[Tom]

Just now, Exiled_Rover said:

Give over.

You're expecting your CM to win a header against a 6'3" CF at the back post?

It's not happening - and again is why it's BAFFLING  we don't whip the ball into the box for our 6'5" CF at every opportunity. 

He may not win it but he has to challenge rather than backing away 

[Exiled_Rover]

7 minutes ago, BigBar said:

I'd struggle to praise any of them, JRC, Cantwell, Buckley and Hedges? They have done the combined total of fcuk all. Nothing.

They've been ok - Hedges the worst of that bunch by a mile, obviously.

A few mistimed passes by JRC and Cantwell refusing to take the game by the scruff of the neck, but by and large we've been on top. There's just no quality going into the box. 

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Exactly. Made it easy for the striker to nod it in. If he stayed on his line it was an easy save. All the players looked at him cos they knew he’d fucked up. 

Yep -if he makes the decision to come for it, he has to get to it. If he stays on his line it's an easy save.

If Pears had have done that all hell  would have broken loose. Because it's Pears' replacement it's JRC's fault.

[booth]

That was disgusting by JRC, and wtf was Toth doing.

At the other end Hedges slow to react to a rebound. Just a toe poke and it’s 1-0.

We’ve nothing upfront or in midfield. Coventry have been worse and to be winning is a gift.

Venkys, thanks for reinvesting some of that money you shameless sacks of shit.

[roverandout]

Another great opportunity to make the play offs wasted because of those cnuts. Fucking hate venkys 

[davulsukur]

2 minutes ago, Tom said:

He may not win it but he has to challenge rather than backing away 

This

[Exiled_Rover]

8 minutes ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

A tad unlucky here. We've looked good and created some opportunities. Some good performances so far. 

The only chance of real substance was the Gueye header, and that was a good save. The Gueye shot and the Batth header are half chances at best that, on an other day, maybe go in. 

Too many times we've got into good positions and either refused to cross it or chosen the wrong option. 

[Angry_Pirate]

Stoke 2.0

Long balls, Long Throws and Corners... Big Frank Lampard. 

Coventry ShirtPull FC getting exactly what they want here...Their #29 has literally got away with 4 shirt pulls that half. Unreal shit ref, without any real disaster decisions.

Not sure what subs I'd make, as I literally don't trust any of the 9 subs to make a positive difference. Maybe the CM can show some urgency and we go forwards more often??

[Rover down South]

Come on everyone, why so negative, still 45 minutes to play and plenty of quality on the bench……….😬

 

 

Oh to have an injury crisis in the bloody transfer window!

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, cesus said:

Watching Coventry wiping the ball in off corners and putting our defence under serious pressure further reminds me just how awful our set pieces have been for years.

 

Yeah, their tactic of just dropping the ball into the 6 yard box with someone illegally blocking the GK is a nightmare to deal with. 

[Bethnal]

Genuinely think we’d need to drop about £10m or so to maintain a playoff spot. Not because full-strength isn’t theoretically capable but because we need so much cover and depth.

[Angry_Pirate]

Here comes Adam Foreshit.

[London blue]

Foreshaw on to give the midfield some legs...