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

[Noahfence]

Just now, Chelmofox said:

Nah - that will be the next game.

 

Today will be horrible. Im up for it, but under no illusions we are going to boss this. I think mostly likely we grind out 1-1 today.

Agree. 
 

If we’re to win I’m expecting it to be a brutal watch  

[001merp]

Been stood at a bus stop in Hinckley for 3 minutes. Already had 3 people shout ‘Come on Cov’ at me. This is why this game matters. 
 

Into em. 

[Ely fox]

1 hour ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Win or lose Lampard is going to be unbearable, proper sore loser and bad winner

He ain’t nowhere near as bad a loser as that nob Diego Simione at Madrid 

[Adster]

7 minutes ago, 001merp said:

Been stood at a bus stop in Hinckley for 3 minutes. Already had 3 people shout ‘Come on Cov’ at me. This is why this game matters. 
 

Into em. 

Yeah seen a few round the Crescent this morning too. *****

[The Hitman]

1 hour ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

I have a feeling we will see a few changes today and the starting XI will be - 

 

Jakub

 

Hamza

Vestergaard

Faes

Thomas 

 

Winks

James

 

Fatawu

Ayew

Mavididi

 

Daka

 

subs

Vieltas

Riccy

VK

Okoli/Nelson

Skipp

Page

Monga

BDCR

Carranza

 

 

Winks, Bouba and James middle three. 
Ricky P and Faes starting. Everything else as it was. 

[majaco]

We are moving towards a settled team.

 

I would be surprised if there was a change in goal or in defence.  Fatawu and Daka seem nailed on.  Monga and Mavididi  will swap a lot to protect Monga.   

 

The midfield is where things could change.   Skipp and Soumare's places should be under threat.  Winks is our best midfielder.   James could start.  Ramsey's red card raises questions.

 

It will be interesting to see who plays in midfield 

[Pliskin]

9 minutes ago, Adster said:

Yeah seen a few round the Crescent this morning too. *****

Like ants at a picnic. 

[Pliskin]

Just now, majaco said:

We are moving towards a settled team.

 

I would be surprised if there was a change in goal or in defence.  Fatawu and Daka seem nailed on.  Monga and Mavididi  will swap a lot to protect Monga.   

 

The midfield is where things could change.   Skipp and Soumare's places should be under threat.  Winks is our best midfielder.   James could start.  Ramsey's red card raises questions.

 

It will be interesting to see who plays in midfield 

Don’t do it to yourself. It’s going to be Skipp and Soumare. 

[tinpot_fox]

1 hour ago, ozvaldo said:

I couldn’t name one Coventry player. 
Yet here I am, perched aloft on their bucket list. 

Tinpot shıthouse club. 

Easy now… I do like a sh!thouse victory though

 

1 hour ago, fox_favourite said:

Was their cup made of wood or stone?

old nobble glass pint with a handle to fill with bitter

1 hour ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Win or lose Lampard is going to be unbearable, proper sore loser and bad winner

Need some chants about Terry being a better manager/coach ha ha

 

59 minutes ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

I have a feeling we will see a few changes today and the starting XI will be - 

 

Jakub

 

Hamza

Vestergaard

Faes

Thomas 

 

Winks

James

 

Fatawu

Ayew

Mavididi

 

Daka

 

subs

Vieltas

Riccy

VK

Okoli/Nelson

Skipp

Page

Monga

BDCR

Carranza

 

 

Big day today for team news, he’s had plenty of time to access the team, so who’s gonna be in and out, presumably this match will start setting the tone for first choice 11

34 minutes ago, FoxesTalker said:

There's certainly some truth in this, but in our case it also very much depends on proximity to Coventry and Nottingham. Derby seems to be the lesser of the three rivalries at present but the same applies to them. 

I feel like Derby hate us and feel they should have had our success, we seem to pity them like a lot other teams do for some reason.

 

Coventry just seem like we should be rivals as we’re nearer to them than they are to Nottingham and Derby.

 

i don’t really care about Nottingham Forest as I still remember a comment about the grounds being half empty during their successful period, especially in Europe.
 

 

24 minutes ago, fox_favourite said:

It's a huge, huge, huge game...for them. For us, just another game 

Huge game for us as we should be seeing what the first choice 11 is shaping up to be.

 

 

12 minutes ago, Noahfence said:

Imo today is the day it either all comes to together and we have our first complete 90 minute performance win comfortably 

 

OR we never get going and their players come out like rabid dogs and we limp to a pathetic loss. 

Agree, but there is a worry about another red card if we come out like rabid dogs 

 

8 minutes ago, filbertway said:

Have you even seen the odd shoot to suggest we've got another level, I've seen commitment but I've not seen much that's made me think "Ah, it's gonna click soon"

 

I think with a midfield of Winks and JJ we become a different beast, but if we line up with Skipp and Soumare in midfield then we're not suddenly going to turn into some dominant force, because simply we're not

I'd just take seeing some attacking intent in the first half and not going into limp mode if we do get a lead.

 

completely agree, need to be seeing the first choice 11 now or very soon. We could be promoted with the Skipmare midfield but it often makes uncomfortable viewing for many fans.

[Gamble92]

2 minutes ago, majaco said:

We are moving towards a settled team.

 

I would be surprised if there was a change in goal or in defence.  Fatawu and Daka seem nailed on.  Monga and Mavididi  will swap a lot to protect Monga.   

 

The midfield is where things could change.   Skipp and Soumare's places should be under threat.  Winks is our best midfielder.   James could start.  Ramsey's red card raises questions.

 

It will be interesting to see who plays in midfield 

Settled team with 5 changes. Love it. 

[tinpot_fox]

22 minutes ago, 001merp said:

Been stood at a bus stop in Hinckley for 3 minutes. Already had 3 people shout ‘Come on Cov’ at me. This is why this game matters. 
 

Into em. 

 

14 minutes ago, Adster said:

Yeah seen a few round the Crescent this morning too. *****

I still remember my naivety in going to watch Coventry vs Leicester at a pub in Rugby and being surprised and so disappointed at it being a haunt for Coventry fans…

 

 

… this was a long time ago

Edited 20 September 2025 by tinpot_fox
To add it was a long time ago

[Md9]

I think today will be a hard game as we still don’t have a settled 11 but now the transfer window has closed I think over the next 5 games we will see where we are at. Losing today won’t mean they will finish above us . Think we have done well to get the points on board so far with so much uncertainty regarding who stays and goes . Just don’t let them get an early goal . And they clearly just shoot from anywhere after having 659 shots last game so close them down early before they get a clear shot 

No silly red card either as if we have ten men against Oxford we win that even playing crap 

[LCFCJohn]

39 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

I’m nervous now, not going to lie. This is the best chance they’ve got of beating us at home. 
 

We’re vulnerable, and they’re capable…… so I’m concerned. 
 

Id be less concerned if we could all sit here and say Ricardo, Faes, Winks, James and Carranza will all start… however, we all know deep down, the team will be exactly the same as it was V Oxford, with the only change being Ayew playing in the ten, and potentially Carranza up front. 
 

I think Marti is going to go completely reserved until he is 100% satisfied that he’s got control of this team. We will likely sit deep and let Cov try to break us down and hit them on the break. I’m going to go with 2-2 draw. Cov will end up 2-0 up and once Marti brings on the likes of Ricardo, Winks, James and Carranza we will turn it around. 
 

I’ve just got a feeling that Marti will be more pragmatic than we probably want him to be. 

I think Ricardo will, he was before wasn’t he. Just rotating him but as he was off the bench last week, I think he will start. James might as well. Can’t see Carranza start but would be good to see him come on at some stage.

[lanefox]

36 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Please beat these slobs today. Oh god

Wine in your cereal this morning?

[Ely fox]

3 minutes ago, lanefox said:

Wine in your cereal this morning?

Cornflakes with red wine not milk is the new thing. 

[Aleksz]

1 hour ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

I have a feeling we will see a few changes today and the starting XI will be - 

 

Jakub

 

Hamza

Vestergaard

Faes

Thomas 

 

Winks

James

 

Fatawu

Ayew

Mavididi

 

Daka

 

subs

Vieltas

Riccy

VK

Okoli/Nelson

Skipp

Page

Monga

BDCR

Carranza

 

 

You’re two out with that XI.

[Stevosevic]

3 minutes ago, Aleksz said:

You’re two out with that XI.

Hope one of the two is Daka  

[Aleksz]

Jakub, Riccy, Faes, Vestergaard, Thomas, Winks, Soumare, Fatawu, James, Mavididi, Ayew

 

[Gamble92]

Realise this is slightly off topic but Tim Hortons is nice for breakfast isn't it?

Edited 20 September 2025 by Gamble92

[Adster]

2 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

Realise this is slightly off topic but Tim Hortons is nice for breakfast isn't it?

Absolutely ****ing not. Woeful stuff

[los dedos]

38 minutes ago, 001merp said:

Been stood at a bus stop in Hinckley for 3 minutes. Already had 3 people shout ‘Come on Cov’ at me. This is why this game matters. 
 

Into em. 

Genuine question, What's the Leicester/ Cov ratio in Hinckley  ? 

Annoys me that there's any Cov in Leicestershire. 🤣

[Ric Flair]

Just had my first wine. I'll put the effort in and I expect nothing less from my team.

 

A rallying call for the cabbage soup and knife and fork to eat a sandwich brigade. If there's one game I ask you to have a pulse and soul, may this be it. Head every ball, do sliding tackles in the concourse and spend the £100 you reserve for the club shop every other week for Carling Premier. 

 

COME ON YOU BLUE BOYS

[001merp]

5 minutes ago, los dedos said:

Genuine question, What's the Leicester/ Cov ratio in Hinckley  ? 

Annoys me that there's any Cov in Leicestershire. 🤣

I’d say there’s more Leicester but it is roughly half and half 

[Raj]

Proper real big game test for the team and manager.

Let's see what the cvnts are made of.

 

2-1 Fatawu  stoppage time winner after coming from behind l🤣🙏

[iancognito]

13 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

Realise this is slightly off topic but Tim Hortons is nice for breakfast isn't it?

They do those wrap things that Maccy Ds stopped doing. Best thing from Canada since Iain Hume.