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[Frank the tank]

Normally it would be. But you're already 10 points behind, managerless and wondering where the next goal is going to come from. Averaging 2 points a game now is the same as finishing on 102 points for the season with it starting now. That's form needed to go up as Championship winners.

It's 5 games in
I've seen us get to a play off before after sacking a manager in November
Like I say this season the quality is very average and teams will take points off each other

 

[Sizablade]

Cooper looks poor. A fit Campbell wouldn't get in front of Wright. 6 goals so far this season with a goal for every 80 minutes. Burrows wouldn't get into our defence.

Whichever way you put it you've lost quality players and replaced them with players that are hopefully as good. That's not a good window.

Appreciate you view. I disagree, Cooper didn't have a great game Friday i admit but that doesn't make him poor. Burrows gets in ahead of Dasilva for goal contributions alone, can argue who is better defensively. Not denying Wright had had a great start to the season but given the same sort of service Campbell wouldn't have a similar tally im sure.

We have lost quality but you could certainly argue Tanganga is an upgrade on Anel, Mee is an upgrade on Robinson. Souza is hard to replace at this level but missed half of last season.

Like I said let's give it 15 games with a new manager and see.

 

[Sky Blues]

It's 5 games in
I've seen us get to a play off before after sacking a manager in November
Like I say this season the quality is very average and teams will take points off each other

I don't disagree with this but you said finish the season averaging 2 points a game. That's a totally different matter.

Last season we sacked Robins when we were 3 points out of the bottom 3. It took a few weeks to sign Lampard up. From the start of January we were only got 6 points less than Leeds who ran away with a top 2 place and we only signed Grimes.

We will see if it's all down to Selles or it's a squad thing.

 

[luffenhamblade]

It's 5 games in
I've seen us get to a play off before after sacking a manager in November
Like I say this season the quality is very average and teams will take points off each other

If we get to the play offs, that would have to go down as the best season in the last five years (think that just about clears our first season back in the Prem.)

 

[SwitchBLADE Smiles]

For us to reach the play offs with a -9 start, we would need to pick up enough points per game that would ordinarily see you win the league, starting in 6 days time.

Considering how utterly shit we have been so far, mid-table is the best we can hope for from this season IMO.

 

[Sharrow Snuff Mill]

Chong, Barry, McGuiness are league 1 level, Godfrey and Brooks look awful.
We’ve only got Campbell and no goals Cannon up front.

We haven't even got the option of a big man upfront who can receive and hold the ball, and be someone who the likes of Campbell and Ings can play off.

 

[Sky Blues]

Appreciate you view. I disagree, Cooper didn't have a great game Friday i admit but that doesn't make him poor. Burrows gets in ahead of Dasilva for goal contributions alone, can argue who is better defensively. Not denying Wright had had a great start to the season but given the same sort of service Campbell wouldn't have a similar tally im sure.

We have lost quality but you could certainly argue Tanganga is an upgrade on Anel, Mee is an upgrade on Robinson. Souza is hard to replace at this level but missed half of last season.

Like I said let's give it 15 games with a new manager and see.

Dasilva is our LB who starts off our attacks. Burrows is a LB who has done what so far this season?

I didn't say Cooper is poor. I said he looks poor. That goal he let in from a tight angle was poor. His positioning a lot of the game was poor. But other than Tanganga he didn't have much of a defence in front of him.

The loans you brought in with only League 1 experience are certainly a downgrade.

10 to 12 games is a good barometer but given your start yes 15 games would be good

 

[Sizablade]

Dasilva is our LB who starts off our attacks. Burrows is a LB who has done what so far this season?

I didn't say Cooper is poor. I said he looks poor. That goal he let in from a tight angle was poor. His positioning a lot of the game was poor. But other than Tanganga he didn't have much of a defence in front of him.

The loans you brought in with only League 1 experience are certainly a downgrade.

10 to 12 games is a good barometer but given your start yes 15 games would be good

So you just talking about 1st 5 games and not generally then? If you are, which seems odd as its a very small sample then ok you are correct. If, as i though, you were talking in general with a competent manager and tactics then I belive fully in what I said.

It looks a poor league this season and anyone could be up there come the end. We have had a shocking start but I dont think it's insurmountable.

 

[kop blade]

were bottom now no thanks to selles ball but with massiah kop legend hero tufty back its possible to finnish in the play offs but this time we blades win it ,he will be pumping the badge crest ,utb..

 

[Houston_Blade]

Cooper, Hamer, Burrows Tanganga and a fit Campbell get in Cov team and a few 50/50 calls but Frank has certainly got you going this season.

Yet to be seen if our window was poor. If Mee still has it Matos had a promising debut, Ings can still score at this level if he can stay fit. It may be poor but let's judge after 15 games see where we're at.

3 of those have fallen off a cliff, 1 hasn’t been trying because he wanted a move and the other has scored 1 goals and had about 10 touches all season. Tanganga has made a few good tackles against Boro so far.

Not sure how you’re saying they’re better than what Coventry have.

 

[Sizablade]

3 of those have fallen off a cliff, 1 hasn’t been trying because he wanted a move and the other has scored 1 goals and had about 10 touches all season. Tanganga has made a few good tackles against Boro so far.

Not sure how you’re saying they’re better than what Coventry have.

I'm not, on a tiny 5 game sample. Cov, Bristol City, Borough have all had good starts. In my opinion with a competent manager with sensible tactics our starting 11 and squad is certainly on a par if not better than them.

 

[Rodley]

Maybe Cooper just had a bad game yesterday. His positioning was poor and 2 goals straight through his legs. He shouldn't have let the shot in front the tight angle.

Tanganga I agree. He was your best player against Ipswich and was a beast the game before. Only Tanganga and Hamer would get into our side. Your summer transfer window was poor.

Only two, of course.

Good to see the rivalry forcing hasn’t fallen out of fashion in Coventry.

 

[Sizablade]

Good to see the rivalry forcing hasn’t fallen out of fashion in Coventry.

I've personally got no issues with opposition fans coming on here and giving an opinion. This guy seems fine and he's having his moment as we've been so poor. But it's a 5 game sample size. Him, us or know one knows how good or bad out transfer business has been as it so early.

Mee, Ings, Ogbene, McGuinness could turn out to be injury prone and poor, but equally they could be exactly what we need and we shoot up the league. No one knows and that's the fun of football!

 

[MayorOJC]

Disagree. I think this is the weakest league for a good few years in terms of teams at the top.

I think it's a more even league. Most teams strengthened in the summer significantly. But yeah there's no one really grabbing the league by the balls just yet. Although I expect Ipswich to start to steamroll a bit from here.

 

[Houston_Blade]

I'm not, on a tiny 5 game sample. Cov, Bristol City, Borough have all had good starts. In my opinion with a competent manager with sensible tactics our starting 11 and squad is certainly on a par if not better than them.

What’s the sample size with Tanganga?! He was at Millwall (bang anverage FC) and has had a good game and a poor game for us. Not seeing how he’s getting into one of the form teams of the last 9 months.

Burrows is like one of the basketballers in Space Jam, all his skills have been taken away. He can’t defend, cross, tackle or shoot anymore.

Hamer has been dialling it in all season so far.

Campbell has had about 10 touches.

We can only look at current form because last season may have been an outlier (Hamer excepted, he’s quality).

 

[Sizablade]

What’s the sample size with Tanganga?! He was at Millwall (bang anverage FC) and has had a good game and a poor game for us. Not seeing how he’s getting into one of the form teams of the last 9 months.

Burrows is like one of the basketballers in Space Jam, all his skills have been taken away. He can’t defend, cross, tackle or shoot anymore.

Hamer has been dialling it in all season so far.

Campbell has had about 10 touches.

We can only look at current form because last season may have been an outlier (Hamer excepted, he’s quality).

Let's see what happens when we have a new manager in place. Think you're incorrect about last session being an outlier but we will see.

Agree, you can only go on current form but they were clearly not having Selles

 

[nottingham blades]

We have also got rid of traditional crap fixtures, Boro away, Swansea away apart from last two, Ipswich away , Feels like Millwall and Bristol C always do ok at the lane.I might be wrong.

 

[CPB]

One step at a time, we need to get these performances much improved and get winning.

But disagree with some on here. Top 6 is still absolutely not out of the equation and the squad has quality in it too.

Many have said it already but given the transfers in and out and the current make up of the squad. 3 at the back with wingbacks could be a good option.
Which of course lends itself to the 3-5-2 formation or 3-4-3.

For me I'd be looking at:
Cooper,
McGuinness, Mee (IF fit), Tanganga
Seriki and Burrows at wing backs.
Peck, Matos, O'Hare middle three
Hamer in a duffy-esque type role
Campbell and whomever is sharp enough up top.

Only issue with this is it is a revert back to the formation of a few years ago which we were trying to move away from... And where do you then play the likes of Barry, Ogbene in this? For these reasons I don't think we will go for this. At least for most of this season.

 

[CPB]

Let's see what happens when we have a new manager in place. Think you're incorrect about last session being an outlier but we will see.

Agree, you can only go on current form but they were clearly not having Selles

From what I understand much of this influence on this change has come from the club seeing and hearing that the players were largely not happy with Selles with many also pushing for a CW return...

 

[manxblade]

One step at a time, we need to get these performances much improved and get winning.

But disagree with some on here. Top 6 is still absolutely not out of the equation and the squad has quality in it too.

Many have said it already but given the transfers in and out and the current make up of the squad. 3 at the back with wingbacks could be a good option.
Which of course lends itself to the 3-5-2 formation or 3-4-3.

For me I'd be looking at:
Cooper,
McGuinness, Mee (IF fit), Tanganga
Seriki and Burrows at wing backs.
Peck, Matos, O'Hare middle three
Hamer in a duffy-esque type role
Campbell and whomever is sharp enough up top.

Only issue with this is it is a revert back to the formation of a few years ago which we were trying to move away from... And where do you then play the likes of Barry, Ogbene in this? For these reasons I don't think we will go for this. At least for this season.

We can't field a team of 12 though

 

[Need4speed]

For us to reach the play offs with a -9 start, we would need to pick up enough points per game that would ordinarily see you win the league, starting in 6 days time.

Considering how utterly shit we have been so far, mid-table is the best we can hope for from this season IMO.

As I put in Shout Box Chris wilders Championship points per game is 1.69. (it is probably higher with with us) that would give us 67 points Bristol made the playoffs with 68 last season. So it is not beyond the realms of possibilities. Especially since the so called favourites have not all had that good a start. If obviously better than us.

 

[Sky Blues]

So you just talking about 1st 5 games and not generally then? If you are, which seems odd as its a very small sample then ok you are correct. If, as i though, you were talking in general with a competent manager and tactics then I belive fully in what I said.

It looks a poor league this season and anyone could be up there come the end. We have had a shocking start but I dont think it's insurmountable.

Of course the 1st 5 games and with Selles. It was a very small sample because he lasted such a short time.

Yes it's a poor Championship than normal so far. Clubs relegated from the Prem and yourselves have made it so.

 

[Sizablade]

Of course the 1st 5 games and with Selles. It was a very small sample because he lasted such a short time.

Yes it's a poor Championship than normal so far. Clubs relegated from the Prem and yourselves have made it so.

Lol, no it's a poor Championship because there are no stand out teams in it. Certainly no Leeds, Burnley or us from last year!

 

[Sky Blues]

Only two, of course.

Good to see the rivalry forcing hasn’t fallen out of fashion in Coventry.

Who else seriously? We've totally outplayed every side so far. Hamer at his best would walk into any Championship side and Tanganga looks a great signing. Otherwise look at what your own supporters are saying.

You're not our rivals so far this season. I'm only interested in the clubs that are rivals for promotion. But I've been interested in what's gone wrong and the sacking of Selles after 5 league games.

 

[dc_blade]

70 to 75 points is doable with this squad in my opinion but we will need to be a lot better than we were from January to May last year.

 

[Houston_Blade]

Who else seriously? We've totally outplayed every side so far. Hamer at his best would walk into any Championship side and Tanganga looks a great signing. Otherwise look at what your own supporters are saying.

You're not our rivals so far this season. I'm only interested in the clubs that are rivals for promotion. But I've been interested in what's gone wrong and the sacking of Selles after 5 league games.

Serious question, who actually are your rivals?

Not promotion rivals who you imagine rivalries with every season, genuine rivals who you have needle and derby games with.

 

[Sky Blues]

Lol, no it's a poor Championship because there are no stand out teams in it. Certainly no Leeds, Burnley or us from last year!

Try Ipswich and ourselves? Middlesbrough and Stoke have had good starts.

Let's give it 10 games or so before deciding there's no teams like Leeds or Burnley.

 

[Sizablade]

Who else seriously? We've totally outplayed every side so far. Hamer at his best would walk into any Championship side and Tanganga looks a great signing. Otherwise look at what your own supporters are saying.

You're not our rivals so far this season. I'm only interested in the clubs that are rivals for promotion. But I've been interested in what's gone wrong and the sacking of Selles after 5 league games.

You've been told who but won't accept it as apparently 5 games define a career

 

[Sky Blues]

Serious question, who actually are your rivals?

Not promotion rivals who you imagine rivalries with every season, genuine rivals who you have needle and derby games with.

Leicester for starters although they try to deny it. But look at their site and you will see it. They're always talking about us.

 

[dc_blade]

Try Ipswich and ourselves? Middlesbrough and Stoke have had good starts.

Let's give it 10 games or so before deciding there's no teams like Leeds or Burnley.

People say death and taxes are the only two constants in life but I think there are really only two certainties:

Chris Wilder will always be the manager of Sheffield United, and Coventry City will never be relevant.