v Coventry City (a) - 18/10/25

[Tomphil2]

8 minutes ago, Blue Greyhound said:

We are also pushing 50% of a demographic that is almost completely uninterested in football.

And mixed into that are some of the most deprived wards in England where people just cannot afford or justify football matches.

Anyway 1200+ going today, near the bottom, £30 plus per ticket, no pay on the day etc.

Respectable if not great and actually represents 10% of the current home support which stacks up to anybody outside the big city clubs.

And they know defeat is probably imminent...

Cov  3   Rovers  1

Edited October 18 by Tomphil2

[chaddyrovers]

Good luck to all Rovers fans going today. Let's hope they get a win tonight against very difficult team

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51 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

And mixed into that are some of the most deprived wards in England where people just cannot afford or justify football matches.

Anyway 1200+ going today, near the bottom, £30 plus per ticket, no pay on the day etc.

Respectable if not great and actually represents 10% of the current home support which stacks up to anybody outside the big city clubs.

And they know defeat is probably imminent...

Cov  3   Rovers  1

#FOLLOW ROVERS AWAY

[Gamst]

Have a strange feeling we might surprise a few today and only lose by 1 or 2 goals. 

[davulsukur]

Hugely concerned by today. Ismael doesn't seem to have us set up particularly well from a defensive point of view and Coventry are scoring by the bucket load.

Really think we are in for an embarrassing afternoon. 

Would absolutely cripple the confidence of some our new boys.

[USABlue]

Coventry's last three wins are by 3,4 and 5 goals, could they get 6 today?

[norwichblue]

Christ. Just looked at our next 5 fixtures.

Horrendous.

[USABlue]

2 minutes ago, norwichblue said:

Christ. Just looked at our next 5 fixtures.

Horrendous.

I did say bottom by Bonfire Night, looks nailed on.

[chaddyrovers]

 

3 at the back. 2 up front

 

[rigger]

19 minutes ago, norwichblue said:

Christ. Just looked at our next 5 fixtures.

Horrendous.

9 points.

[benhben]

Guessing that's a 5-3-2 formation. 

Blow to loose Cantwell. Can't see anyone else creating a chance.

[Devon Rover]

The formation change is probably appropriate in the circumstances as we'd very likely be thrashed with our usual formation and approach. But with the personnel, and no Cantwell to create anything, I really dont see it making a huge amount of difference. It's so bleak tuning in for what is most likely a routine defeat against Coventry bloody city. Getting ready to hide behind the sofa...

[norwichblue]

8 minutes ago, rigger said:

9 points.

That’s the spirit 

[Andy]

We're being dry-bummed today, aren't we?

No Cantwell just takes away that faint glimmer of hope that we might sneak a goal out of nowhere.

[roversfan99]

Hopefully today is a rare exception of a crap manager picking a poor team and against all odds they somehow sneak a result.

[Gamst]

Did Cov announce their team 15mins early too? Given our lineup reveals an important tactical change going 3 at the back. I don’t know how these things work but maybe the opposition can make a late lineup change given this information? Not that it makes a big difference today like. 

[Salgados Hair]

Did Cov announce their team 15mins early too?

All teams are announced at 1:45 for a 3:00 ko now.

[chaddyrovers]

11 minutes ago, Gamst said:

Did Cov announce their team 15mins early too? Given our lineup reveals an important tactical change going 3 at the back. I don’t know how these things work but maybe the opposition can make a late lineup change given this information? Not that it makes a big difference today like. 

Teams are announced at 75 minutes before kick off now

[USABlue]

I hope Henrikson and Gudjohnsen are better than we have seen so fat or it could get pretty ugly.  Cantwell is a big miss, what's the problem?

[KentExile]

9 minutes ago, Salgados Hair said:

Did Cov announce their team 15mins early too?

All teams are announced at 1:45 for a 3:00 ko now.

All EFL & Premiership games are announced 1 hour & 15 minutes before kick off as of this season

[chaddyrovers]

Scott Wharton scoring and Rovers to win. 35/1

[DutchRover]

Weirdly, I am excited to see Ohashi play with another ST next to him. Having Gudjonson to occupy defenders and play off should really help given his movement.

We will still get thumped though...

[roversfan99]

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Scott Wharton scoring and Rovers to win. 35/1

Terrible odds.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

No Cantwell..no chance.

[RoversTilliDie]

1 hour ago, Gamst said:

Have a strange feeling we might surprise a few today and only lose by 1 or 2 goals. 

Let's hope we give them a decent game, and get something out of the two following home games.