v Coventry City (a) - 18/10/25 - 15:00 KO

[RoversTilliDie]

I can only see a heavy defeat for this one. Here's some of Coventrys results, sheff wed 0 Coventry 5; Millwall 0 Coventry 4; Coventry 7 q.p.r. 1.

[Rogerb]

1 hour ago, RoversTilliDie said:

I can only see a heavy defeat for this one. Here's some of Coventrys results, sheff wed 0 Coventry 5; Millwall 0 Coventry 4; Coventry 7 q.p.r. 1.

They are due to draw a blank.

[lraC]

On 09/10/2025 at 12:23, arbitro said:

I understand Rovers are playing the Dingles in a friendly on Friday morning at their training ground. Hopefully some of the fringe players will get some game time.

 

It finished 3-3 apparently 

[arbitro]

21 minutes ago, lraC said:

It finished 3-3 apparently 

Thanks Carl.

Any more information on team selection, scorers etc?

[MarkBRFC]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

Thanks Carl.

Any more information on team selection, scorers etc?

Ive seen a few mention on X that Henriksson 2 and Morishita with 1 were the goalscorers.

[lraC]

2 hours ago, arbitro said:

Thanks Carl.

Any more information on team selection, scorers etc?

No sorry Tony, I don’t know anything else.

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Not doing too bad on tickets sold for cov be a good one to turn round our season on

[bluebruce]

On 07/10/2025 at 11:21, LeftWinger said:

We are underperforming compared to our xg. Interesting that Derby are actually over performing - lowest xg in the division. 

I still consider this a meaningless stat.

[Songman]

19 hours ago, arbitro said:

Thanks Carl.

Any more information on team selection, scorers etc?

Was 3-1 Burnley at HT. Walker didn't play for them and Cantwell didn't play for us - that's all I've got.

[MarkBRFC]

20 minutes ago, Songman said:

Was 3-1 Burnley at HT. Walker didn't play for them and Cantwell didn't play for us - that's all I've got.

Plus obviously any internationals for either side wouldn't be playing.

 

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20 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Plus obviously any internationals for either side wouldn't be playing.

 

Why did they play them? 

[TheKitGuy]

8 minutes ago, ... said:

Why did they play them? 

Keep sharp - keep match ready, it's as simple as that. 

[arbitro]

59 minutes ago, Songman said:

Was 3-1 Burnley at HT. Walker didn't play for them and Cantwell didn't play for us - that's all I've got.

Thanks.

Sounds like a stirring comeback 😃.

[roversfan99]

Lets hope Cantwell isnt injured as otherwise we really are in trouble.

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2 hours ago, TheKitGuy said:

Keep sharp - keep match ready, it's as simple as that. 

I get that but why them shit heads

[TheKitGuy]

4 minutes ago, ... said:

I get that but why them shit heads

Only local team with enough available first teamers to give us a good run out. pointless playing a team in the same league or lower. only play the game at 80% of our capacity

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22 minutes ago, TheKitGuy said:

Only local team with enough available first teamers to give us a good run out. pointless playing a team in the same league or lower. only play the game at 80% of our capacity

I know l, atleast we know we can draw against them. Positive if anything even though not at full strength 

[RoversTilliDie]

On 12/10/2025 at 12:38, Rogerb said:

They are due to draw a blank.

Norwich drew with them, earlier in the season.

[roversfan99]

Gudjohnsen doesnt seem to be in the Iceland squad tonight and Kargbo wasnt in the Sierra Leone squad last night. So might be 2 down for the weekend.

[MarkBRFC]

13 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Gudjohnsen doesnt seem to be in the Iceland squad tonight and Kargbo wasnt in the Sierra Leone squad last night. So might be 2 down for the weekend.

Think Gudjohnsen was suspended, not sure about Kargbo.

[RevidgeBlue]

On 07/10/2025 at 11:21, LeftWinger said:

We are underperforming compared to our xg. Interesting that Derby are actually over performing - lowest xg in the division. 

Not sure the point you're trying to make here, are you insinuating that we're playing better than our results would suggest?

In devil's advocate mode is it not a sign of good management that Derby are grinding out a few more points than maybe their overall play to date has deserved?

Similarly I note the xG table has Middlesbrough and Preston 21st and 23rd in the table when in reality they are 2nd and 4th respectively. Like bluebruce I regard xG as a completely useless stat which only provides a bit of comedy value when your team is playing particularly badly. Something your eyes can tell you anyway.

The only ones that matter are ACTUAL goals scored. (And conceded).

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Lets just hope we can keep the scoreline respectable for the thousands travelling...they deserve so much better than this codswallop.

This Coventry side appear to be free scoring and on fire.

 

Edited 9 hours ago by SIMON GARNERS 194

[M_B]

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Not sure the point you're trying to make here, are you insinuating that we're playing better than our results would suggest?

In devil's advocate mode is it not a sign of good management that Derby are grinding out a few more points than maybe their overall play to date has deserved?

Similarly I note the xG table has Middlesbrough and Preston 21st and 23rd in the table when in reality they are 2nd and 4th respectively. Like bluebruce I regard xG as a completely useless stat which only provides a bit of comedy value when your team is playing particularly badly. Something your eyes can tell you anyway.

The only ones that matter are ACTUAL goals scored. (And conceded).

He posted that in reply to me, I said it would be interesting to see how many chances we'd created. 

Certainly against Stoke, we created loads of chances, it was the finishing which let us down. 

[KentExile]

19 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Gudjohnsen doesnt seem to be in the Iceland squad tonight and Kargbo wasnt in the Sierra Leone squad last night. So might be 2 down for the weekend.

 

6 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

Think Gudjohnsen was suspended, not sure about Kargbo.

Definitely was suspended

 

Edited 5 hours ago by KentExile

[StHelensRover]

Didn't realise until listening to BRFCS podcast recently that we haven't won in the city of Coventry (beat them at St Andrews) for 3 decades.

I've been 3 times in recent years to the Ricoh/CBS and seen us lose 3 times including a sickening late 1-0 winner on a freezing Tues night, when Coventry weren't very good. So I'm not paying £32 to watch us on Saturday while Coventry are currently very good, I'll watch from behind the sofa at home. Football is a strange game, a bad decision, a sending off or an own goal and we could somehow pinch a 1-0 win, but my gut tells me we'll be put to the sword here.

Would loved to be proved wrong, but the amount of goals they're scoring terrified me.

Coyb

Edited 5 hours ago by StHelensRover