Coventry (H) - 20th September 12:30 KO

[ClaphamFox]

20 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

I really don't care. Sick of having a squad of mercenaries. 

Well he’ll almost certainly be a starter from now on so you’d better prepare yourself for it…

[AKCJ]

8 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Well he’ll almost certainly be a starter from now on so you’d better prepare yourself for it…

I don't think so. Winks is clearly the best midfielder at the club yet Marti hasn't started him. The same with Faes being the best defender. He doesn't want mercenaries in his squad and nor do I.

[ClaphamFox]

2 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

I don't think so. Winks is clearly the best midfielder at the club yet Marti hasn't started him. The same with Faes being the best defender. He doesn't want mercenaries in his squad and nor do I.

Yet he keeps including him in the squad and putting him on the pitch, and has even started him once this season - none of which he would do if he had a major problem with him. Marti has eyes in his head and he will have seen how we vastly improved today when Winks was on the pitch. He’ll start him v Coventry. 

[Tommy Fresh]

7 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

I don't think so. Winks is clearly the best midfielder at the club yet Marti hasn't started him. The same with Faes being the best defender. He doesn't want mercenaries in his squad and nor do I.

Yeah that's it doesn't want them in the squad, yet we registered them in the squad and he continues to pick them in the matchday squad

[AKCJ]

1 minute ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Yeah that's it doesn't want them in the squad, yet we registered them in the squad and he continues to pick them in the matchday squad

There will be pressures on Marti to include them because they're being paid so much. I'd be very surprised if Marti were to lose a second of sleep if they were both released tonight.

[AKCJ]

4 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Yet he keeps including him in the squad and putting him on the pitch, and has even started him once this season - none of which he would do if he had a major problem with him. Marti has eyes in his head and he will have seen how we vastly improved today when Winks was on the pitch. He’ll start him v Coventry. 

We live in hope that he doesn't 

[Tommy Fresh]

2 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

There will be pressures on Marti to include them because they're being paid so much. I'd be very surprised if Marti were to lose a second of sleep if they were both released tonight.

Ah okay so you know all the goings on and the pressure being applied along with exactly what Marti's thoughts are, okay brother.

 

Keep in mind he was happily leaving El Khannous out, despite him being paid so much

Edited 13 September 2025 by Tommy Fresh

[Claridge]

39 minutes ago, egg_fried_rice said:

I’d go:

 

Vieites (never been convinced by JS)

 

Hamza

Nelson

Faes (even though I hate him)

Ricky

 

JJ

Winks

 

Monga

Ayew

Fatawu

 

Carranza

 

Hold my hands up and say I’ve never seen two of them play, but that’s part of the fun of picking the team on a football forum rather than in real life 

Is change the keeper, not convinced by him at all

[AKCJ]

13 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Ah okay so you know all the goings on and the pressure being applied along with exactly what Marti's thoughts are, okay brother.

 

Keep in mind he was happily leaving El Khannous out, despite him being paid so much

Hasn't El Khannouss started more games than Winks and Faes combined?

[OntarioFox]

I'm actually coming down for this one, winnit pls

[Bert]

They’re a good side but absolutely nothing to be fearful of. 
 

Winks in for Skipp and Carranza in for Ramsey. 

[Zear0]

No Skipp or Okoli ever.  I know Faes is an absolute pudding, but he's miles better than Okoli.

[Tommy Fresh]

14 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Hasn't El Khannouss started more games than Winks and Faes combined?

Yeah and was left out of more squads as well, despite you saying he doesn't want them

Edited 13 September 2025 by Tommy Fresh

[AKCJ]

Just now, Tommy Fresh said:

Yeah and was left out of more squads as well, despite you saying he doesn't want them

Started 0 games. Really looks like he's in love with the pair of them.

[Tommy Fresh]

1 minute ago, AKCJ said:

Started 0 games. Really looks like he's in love with the pair of them.

Move the goal posts then brother, you said he didn't want them in his squad, how many matchday squads have they been in?

[Fazzer 7]

Sick of these 12.30 KO's

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Let's raise the roof for the eleven on the pitch 

[The Doctor]

has to be JJ and Winks as that double pivot, I think I'd rather jump in the soar than watch another 90 of the Skippmare experiment 

[SemperEadem]

Just don’t lose.

[em9999]

I'm going to this with the son in safe standing 

 

Fancy a draw 

[damolcfc]

But we score the shots we take 😊

[Vacamion]

 

Can't believe this thread Title didn't contain "Frank Lampard's Coventry".

 

 

[Pita]

They been scoring quite freely this season. Going to be a very major test for our defence

draw for me 

[jimsmallman]

Like anyone else who grew up in Hinckley, I cannot stress how much I absolutely hate Coventry. Despise them. 
 

The Fatawu red card game two years back made me so angry back when I lived in the USA that my nice Ecuadorian neighbour had to knock on my door to make sure I was alright. Thin walls. 
 

They don’t still have that fat Jack Grealish knockoff from Temu do they?

[Lesterlad]

3 hours ago, egg_fried_rice said:

I’d go:

 

Vieites (never been convinced by JS)

 

Hamza

Nelson

Faes (even though I hate him)

Ricky

 

JJ

Winks

 

Monga

Ayew

Fatawu

 

Carranza

 

Hold my hands up and say I’ve never seen two of them play, but that’s part of the fun of picking the team on a football forum rather than in real life 

I’m so glad your not picking the team