Match Day Thread Coventry v Hull City

Saturday 9th August 12:30 kick off
I fancy us to spring a surprise
2-1 to us

 

Team selection’s gonna be interesting.

Do you pack the team with experience (ie anyone who’s played at this level before).

Or do you include a couple of youngsters?

Definates: Pandur, Drameh, Hughes, Giles, Kamara, Joseph.

What do you do in midfield? Everyone’s a bit samey.

Bench? Packed with all the youngsters and newbies who shone a bit in preseason I guess:

 

I’d be happy with a draw. I think we have enough about us defensively to get a point.

 

I cant see it being anything else but Lundstram, Slater and Crooks. Possibly Palmer wide left.

 

Will any more tickets be released for this game? First allocation has sold out. Might make the trip if any more are made available.

 

Pandur

Drameh Semi Hughes Giles

Lundstram Crooks

Kamara Palmer Ndala

Joseph (for now)



Coventry are wet ****, Hull are solid.

Solid 3-0 Wet ****s

 

Must win game.

 

Is that it?

Pre season build up complete?

 

It’s the Sabbath den

 

Providing Destan is fit and Akintola signs, I think this will be how we line up. I know Lundstram, Crooks and Palmer all started against Getafe but I think it has to be one of Crooks or Palmer rather than both.

 

Crooks is one of the first names on the team sheet for me

 

Midfield still needs an extra body or two looking at that

 

In goal?

 

I tend to agree which is why I’d start him over Palmer against Coventry. He’s played deeper in pre-season and done okay but he lacks mobility and I think that would be a problem against a team like Coventry who are athletic and press high. Crooks also does well making late runs into the box and he links up well with Joseph.

Palmer’s just too inconsistent. He’s a good option off the bench if you need someone with individual brilliance to get a goal or assist.

 

Battling Tigers draw opener ( would be the headline if the sports mail still existed.

 

https://x.com/paulhowkins92/status/1951670938128298354?s=46

Never seen a more nailed on typical City!

Best full back seemingly won’t be playing, new one injured. Best striker only just back from injury… Rudoni will annihilate us though like always.

 

a scrappy 2-1 win for the tigers

 

Draw.

 

We beat them to the city of culture, we will beat em again this weekend. City 2 - hull wannabes 1.

 

0 - 1 Palmer to net the winner