| Just back 18:51 - Apr 15 with 4028 views | bosh67 |
Yikes!
First half just terrible. Three players all going for the same ball after 10 minutes and all three miss it. Player runs on and everything hit at us these days seems to go in. But what was depressing was the obvious gap in class. Chair's free kick at least forced a decent save. Far too narrow and their wingbacks had a field day. No really shape of play. Gareth going completely nuts on the sideline.
Players arguing with each other to the point of nearly fighting each other.
No one could control a football.
Second half after 10-minutes we huffed and puffed until they scored their second but we never really looked like getting it back, despite another decent save.
Body language at times was poor.
Chair had a dreadful game and looked dispirited. Can't blame them for pulling him today.
Brighter spots. I thought Field was a class above anyone for us today.
Balogun looked half decent but then limped off with a hamstring injury, so that is probably that for him.
Dickie tried hard.
Martin tried hard.
Dykes tried hard.
Albert tried hard.
Ken tried hard.
Those are the good bits!
Absolutely no service.
Dozzell really doesn't add very much at all.
The team that pretty much finished the game talent wise probably should have started it but we shipped two goals in that time.
Dieng unlucky with the 2nd. Made a string of saves but they were queuing up to score.
It took an age to get the subs on, I don't know why?
3-0 was harsh to be honest. Probably 1-0 would have been fair. We didn't deserve much but we played another team that were ruthless with chances and we just create so little and look totally blunt.
A half expected false dawn. Better I have to say than when I saw us play Sunderland under Critchley, but marginal.
Right now we don't deserve to stay up.
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| Just back on 19:01 - Apr 15 with 3853 views | ted_hendrix |
**Gareth going completely nuts on the sideline.**
I wish bloody Gareth was going nuts on somebody else sideline and not ours.
I thought the 3-0 loss was fair.
**Right now we don't deserve to stay up**
Bosh we haven't deserved to stay up for Months, If our players were horses they'd have been slaughtered and turned Into pies Months ago. |  |
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| Just back on 19:02 - Apr 15 with 3829 views | KerryE |
The subs - why does it take soooooo long, baffled.
Also, I know it does not affect the result, BUT 3 MINUTES ADDED TIME!!!
The thing is that is totally disrespectful to the paying public.
8-10 mins more like it. |  | | |
| Just back on 19:06 - Apr 15 with 3778 views | TheChef |
Yes yet again a cock up for the first goal, but after that I felt we did at least compete (straw clutching I know).
But totally toothless up front, we could have played all day and not scored. You just felt they would inevitably get a second late on. The third put the tin lid on it.
The players deserve to go down. And we can't expect Reading and Cardiff to continue to be worse than us.
Oh and Johansen is totally done as a footballer. Couldn't even manage the last ten minutes without disaster occurring. |  |
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| Just back on 19:11 - Apr 15 with 3728 views | LordPork |
I well remember bumping into a crowd of Coventry supporters on a train back from the NEC one Friday.
They were celebrating getting to Wembley for some Egg Cup or something. As they supped their beers in preparation for a week end away they recounted just what they'd been through.
Loss of the Rioch Arena, ground/ownership split, sale of ground, twice as I recall.
Here we are less than 5 years later it seems and despite all their shite they've stuck with their manager and look, surprise surprise, they are a very good team.
Just reviewing this and how they've been playing this season, I assume they've been scouted(?), but somehow we come up with a plan to play 3 at the back and take our chances against arguably one of the top 3 forwards in the Division. Go figure.
Sadly, my allegiance to Rangers is such that at my age, having watched and supported them for some 68 years I know when to sit back and take a back seat. Yes, I've been ST, been a share owner at some point way back too, however family and personal issues over rule the need to put my head into Loftus Road to fight this particular battle. Well done to those that travel home and away ( incredible effort by so many ) but maybe the only way the Club will recognise the place it's taken us one bridge too far is if we take our custom elsewhere and simply stay away, or for many, come on here and outline probably suicidal tendencies......
It's not compulsory to support the Club, but I feel without a major reset, which arguably only relegation can bring, then any way forward is hard to see. Just how can you support a group of players where 1/2 have no allegiance to the club or will be leaving due to contract limitations and the other half are clearly way below the standard required of professional Championship players.
What's the point of spending your hard earned to support then? For many it seems on this message board, no point at all anymore. | | | |
| Just back on 19:16 - Apr 15 with 3645 views | ted_hendrix |
| Just back on 19:11 - Apr 15 by LordPork |
I well remember bumping into a crowd of Coventry supporters on a train back from the NEC one Friday.
They were celebrating getting to Wembley for some Egg Cup or something. As they supped their beers in preparation for a week end away they recounted just what they'd been through.
Loss of the Rioch Arena, ground/ownership split, sale of ground, twice as I recall.
Here we are less than 5 years later it seems and despite all their shite they've stuck with their manager and look, surprise surprise, they are a very good team.
Just reviewing this and how they've been playing this season, I assume they've been scouted(?), but somehow we come up with a plan to play 3 at the back and take our chances against arguably one of the top 3 forwards in the Division. Go figure.
Sadly, my allegiance to Rangers is such that at my age, having watched and supported them for some 68 years I know when to sit back and take a back seat. Yes, I've been ST, been a share owner at some point way back too, however family and personal issues over rule the need to put my head into Loftus Road to fight this particular battle. Well done to those that travel home and away ( incredible effort by so many ) but maybe the only way the Club will recognise the place it's taken us one bridge too far is if we take our custom elsewhere and simply stay away, or for many, come on here and outline probably suicidal tendencies......
It's not compulsory to support the Club, but I feel without a major reset, which arguably only relegation can bring, then any way forward is hard to see. Just how can you support a group of players where 1/2 have no allegiance to the club or will be leaving due to contract limitations and the other half are clearly way below the standard required of professional Championship players.
What's the point of spending your hard earned to support then? For many it seems on this message board, no point at all anymore. |
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| Just back on 19:21 - Apr 15 with 3584 views | PhilmyRs |
Having just heard Gareth’s interview I’m a little baffled. Thought we were shocking with the ball for most of the game but he suggested defensive errors apart it wasn’t too bad?! I thought we were rubbish with and without the ball and lacked any sort of creativity or structure. I think Coventry are better than us but today I think the Manager had a very poor day at the office and was a key factor in that performance. | | | |
| Just back on 19:24 - Apr 15 with 3543 views | Northolt_Rs |
| Just back on 19:11 - Apr 15 by LordPork |
I well remember bumping into a crowd of Coventry supporters on a train back from the NEC one Friday.
They were celebrating getting to Wembley for some Egg Cup or something. As they supped their beers in preparation for a week end away they recounted just what they'd been through.
Loss of the Rioch Arena, ground/ownership split, sale of ground, twice as I recall.
Here we are less than 5 years later it seems and despite all their shite they've stuck with their manager and look, surprise surprise, they are a very good team.
Just reviewing this and how they've been playing this season, I assume they've been scouted(?), but somehow we come up with a plan to play 3 at the back and take our chances against arguably one of the top 3 forwards in the Division. Go figure.
Sadly, my allegiance to Rangers is such that at my age, having watched and supported them for some 68 years I know when to sit back and take a back seat. Yes, I've been ST, been a share owner at some point way back too, however family and personal issues over rule the need to put my head into Loftus Road to fight this particular battle. Well done to those that travel home and away ( incredible effort by so many ) but maybe the only way the Club will recognise the place it's taken us one bridge too far is if we take our custom elsewhere and simply stay away, or for many, come on here and outline probably suicidal tendencies......
It's not compulsory to support the Club, but I feel without a major reset, which arguably only relegation can bring, then any way forward is hard to see. Just how can you support a group of players where 1/2 have no allegiance to the club or will be leaving due to contract limitations and the other half are clearly way below the standard required of professional Championship players.
What's the point of spending your hard earned to support then? For many it seems on this message board, no point at all anymore. |
Is this the same reset we were going to get by being relegated from the PL ? These clueless owners could easily have us drop into L2 and beyond…. I have zero faith they’ll get anything right given what they’ve done after the last 11 years. |  |
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| Just back on 19:36 - Apr 15 with 3436 views | LordPork |
Yes, as I recall we've had several "resets" in terms of Board members and strategies.
Not least surrounds the Car Giant site, the heady Fernandes days and strategy, the "new stadia" debate and with it the inclusion of a Property Developer/Strategist ( if I recall correctly ( for the unimportant blokes name) ).
The Linford Christie stadia, site, the fractious relationship with H&F Council etc etc etc
Somehow, while all this has been going on, we've managed to align ourselves to be more in keeping with ( due respect to ) a "Leyton Orient" type club when all the time the chances were there to be Premiership. Our deciding to progress this route left it wide open for Fulham and Brentford.
Shameful, truly shameful. | | | |
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| Just back on 19:43 - Apr 15 with 3338 views | DejR_vu |
| Just back on 19:21 - Apr 15 by PhilmyRs |
Having just heard Gareth’s interview I’m a little baffled. Thought we were shocking with the ball for most of the game but he suggested defensive errors apart it wasn’t too bad?! I thought we were rubbish with and without the ball and lacked any sort of creativity or structure. I think Coventry are better than us but today I think the Manager had a very poor day at the office and was a key factor in that performance. |
Well, apart from the goals conceded, he thought we were okay at Blackpool. After a long playing career and long managerial career, he doesn’t appear to have grasped the basics. | |
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| Just back on 19:50 - Apr 15 with 3283 views | slmrstid |
Well the ref carries on his unbeaten record for Cov (and they had the cheek to sing "You don't know what you're doing" Ha!)
That said the referee didn't actually need to do anything for Cov to win, so definitely no conspiracy there.
Sheesh. |  | | |
| Just back on 20:35 - Apr 15 with 3076 views | numptydumpty |
| Just back on 19:50 - Apr 15 by slmrstid |
Well the ref carries on his unbeaten record for Cov (and they had the cheek to sing "You don't know what you're doing" Ha!)
That said the referee didn't actually need to do anything for Cov to win, so definitely no conspiracy there.
Sheesh. |
The ref gave us quite a few 50 / 50 decisions.
Certainly we got more of the decisions than Coventry did.
And we were still very easily beaten.
There is no confidence, a lack of direction, in some cases a lack of effort and for many its more like a practice match and sadly both mentally and physically this squad is desperately weak.
It's been seen so many times apart from Watford game and West Brom but both followed by pathetic performances. |  |
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| Just back on 21:06 - Apr 15 with 2876 views | ManinBlack |
Only a couple of weeks ago Coventry lost 4-0 at home to Stoke. I am struggling to understand how that happened but they hadn't won for 4 games until today. All their goals looked so easy with acres of space and time. I have never known us lose 3-0 so regularly at home while Luton get their 11th away clean sheet in comparison. |  | | |
| Just back on 21:14 - Apr 15 with 2812 views | vanrrrr |
| Just back on 19:50 - Apr 15 by slmrstid |
Well the ref carries on his unbeaten record for Cov (and they had the cheek to sing "You don't know what you're doing" Ha!)
That said the referee didn't actually need to do anything for Cov to win, so definitely no conspiracy there.
Sheesh. |
I thought the ref was alright and gave us a few soft decisions. Only complaint was a lack of added time but that probably saved us from conceding a fourth! [Post edited 15 Apr 2023 21:32]
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| Just back on 21:23 - Apr 15 with 2727 views | Harbour |
Bereft of ideas created very little hoofing the ball up to to Martin and Dykes really didn’t work an easy afternoon for Coventry defence who were rarely troubled. Appears our players cannot bring a ball down control it look up and pick a pass the number of times it was hoofed out for a Coventry throw in. One of the worst performances I have seen in ages. Cannot see us getting another point but you never know was a real low today. | | | |
| Just back on 06:17 - Apr 16 with 2303 views | Damo1962 |
| Just back on 21:06 - Apr 15 by ManinBlack |
Only a couple of weeks ago Coventry lost 4-0 at home to Stoke. I am struggling to understand how that happened but they hadn't won for 4 games until today. All their goals looked so easy with acres of space and time. I have never known us lose 3-0 so regularly at home while Luton get their 11th away clean sheet in comparison. |
That is a stark interpretation of our current state...and spot on. | | | |
| Just back on 06:58 - Apr 16 with 2222 views | NorthantsHoop |
It has been a tough watch all season and to be honest we deserve to go down on the type of dross performances we have been served up at Loftus Road. Coventry looked like so many sides that have turned up at LR, well organised, physically stronger and with a goal threat. Four Rangers goals at the loft end all season says it all. |  | | |
| Just back on 07:37 - Apr 16 with 2103 views | toboboly |
Really don't get the Balogun love.
The first goal he leaves a man to run off the back of him to go towards the ball carrier, despite 2 defenders being goal side of the ball carrier. It is this 2nd attacker who then has the freedom of LR to pick his spot and score. It's amateur defending, in fact if you saw it in non-league you would be shocked at how braindead it is.
2nd goal he steams over and dives in "injuring himself" which leaves his man unmarked in the box. The rest of them then allow the guy to stumble, pass, another shoots which Seny should probably hold, and at the 4th time of asking they score.
I'm not saying the others aren't complete $hit. The inability of 3 players to control and take possession of a bouncing ball in the centre circle for the first is like watching me in u-11's football. And quite why we aren't man marking Gyokeres (i think) for the 2nd and allowing him an empty half to run onto is criminal.
But Balogun is as much to blame as the rest and yet I see the OP saying he had a decent game? I see people saying he is our best defender? I see people saying he should get a contract extension?
Watch him at Wigan, v PNE, v Cov - he is just as crap as the rest and yet had the temerity to try and call out fans. I hope the cnt never plays again. |  |
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| Just back on 07:40 - Apr 16 with 2095 views | 08olesen |
I am bored of saying it, but how Les can think that a team that has played ‘football’ for the past 4 years suddenly will be able to adapt route 1, is beyond me. We have no plan, just hoof it forward and then let the other team counter-attack our poor centre backs. It’s also very painful to watch. Ainsworth should go and Warbs brought back at the end of the season regardless. |  |
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| Just back on 07:53 - Apr 16 with 2055 views | Logman |
| Just back on 06:58 - Apr 16 by NorthantsHoop |
It has been a tough watch all season and to be honest we deserve to go down on the type of dross performances we have been served up at Loftus Road. Coventry looked like so many sides that have turned up at LR, well organised, physically stronger and with a goal threat. Four Rangers goals at the loft end all season says it all. |
That is so true. The gulf in combined strength and technique, organisation and implementation between us and the rest of the League has been jaw-dropping. And with the players that we have this is not going to change in our last four games.
Unfortunately I expect it's the same lower down in the B team and U.18's and I wouldn't be confident that we have the players in our ranks to match the level which is needed in the Championship.
There literally needs to be a pogrom of backroom staff and players in the summer. We need an axe wielder to take over. | | | |
| Just back on 08:08 - Apr 16 with 2010 views | Logman |
| Just back on 07:37 - Apr 16 by toboboly |
Really don't get the Balogun love.
The first goal he leaves a man to run off the back of him to go towards the ball carrier, despite 2 defenders being goal side of the ball carrier. It is this 2nd attacker who then has the freedom of LR to pick his spot and score. It's amateur defending, in fact if you saw it in non-league you would be shocked at how braindead it is.
2nd goal he steams over and dives in "injuring himself" which leaves his man unmarked in the box. The rest of them then allow the guy to stumble, pass, another shoots which Seny should probably hold, and at the 4th time of asking they score.
I'm not saying the others aren't complete $hit. The inability of 3 players to control and take possession of a bouncing ball in the centre circle for the first is like watching me in u-11's football. And quite why we aren't man marking Gyokeres (i think) for the 2nd and allowing him an empty half to run onto is criminal.
But Balogun is as much to blame as the rest and yet I see the OP saying he had a decent game? I see people saying he is our best defender? I see people saying he should get a contract extension?
Watch him at Wigan, v PNE, v Cov - he is just as crap as the rest and yet had the temerity to try and call out fans. I hope the cnt never plays again. |
Totally agree. I sit near to where the second goal originated from and that was disgraceful from Balogun. Not only did he abandon his post at centre back but he had a perfectly good opportunity to get his laces through the ball but instead tried to be clever and ended up taking himself and I think it was Dickie, out of the game. I'll be pleased if he has played his last game for us. | | | |
| Just back on 10:15 - Apr 16 with 1718 views | Hayesender |
Got home last night to discover my Stoke ticket had been delivered. Fck sake!  |  |
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