Coventry v Notts - Play Off Semi-Final 1st Leg

[LongEatonPie]

Not sure whether to have two threads for both legs but can easily just use one.
Anyway may as well get this under way nice and early.
Shame about the 7:30pm KO but I still think we will take almost the full allocation.

Its quite simple for Notts, we must not concede many. we can probably turn around a 1-0 deficit at the lane but anything more I don't think we create enough to.
Hopefully a decent game and not an embarrassment as it normally is for Notts on the TV!

 

[PUSBCCFC]

Can't call it.

Looking forward to a big Ricoh crowd.

 

[jacobncfc]

Be content to get back to fortress Meadow Lane with a one goal defeat, delighted with anything more than that.

 

[Youpies]

Too close to call these play off games. Coventry outclassed us first game of the season but we didn't really turn up that day.

We then edged it at meadow lane but deserved the points.

What are the away goal rules on the play offs?

 

[Pie and chips]

Away goals don't count in the play offs so if level after the second leg it would be extra time and penalties as for the games I think they would just edge it at there place and us at our place interesting fact is that of we score first at home we have never lost at home this season.

 

[jacobncfc]

Looks like our sales for the away leg are going pretty well, sold getting on in the few hours exclusively for season ticket holders so we should sell out with a week of general sale I would think.

 

[Wooderson]

Surprisingly large queues today which suggest we may well sell out. I thought we'd take around 3k. Got mine online an drew was surprised to see they were unreserved - that'll be fun when a few thousand turn up at 7.25 having been on the piss all day!

 

[PUSBCCFC]

Our sales aren't going as well apparently.

 

[LongEatonPie]

As far as I can tell we have sold somewhere in the region of 1,600-1,800 only 4 hours of that was general sale.
With it being a bank holiday I’d expect a good portion of fans would have been out for the day. So with that in mind I think tomorrow’s sales will give an indication if we will take the 4k

 

[Youpies]

I think we will sell out. Coventry really isn't that far and it's almost 20 years since our last play off appearance.

 

[Conker]

Surprisingly large queues today which suggest we may well sell out. I thought we'd take around 3k. Got mine online an drew was surprised to see they were unreserved - that'll be fun when a few thousand turn up at 7.25 having been on the piss all day!

Be more chaotic if it was ‘reserved’ the glory hunters would actually expect to sit in their seat then for a away game.

 

[Wooderson]

Be more chaotic if it was ‘reserved’ the glory hunters would actually expect to sit in their seat then for a away game.

Probably right tbf Conker. Either way a local play-off semi that kicks off at 730pm on a Saturday is a bit of a recipe for chaos, it is the first time ever I can remember one of our games kicking off on a Saturday night, let alone one of such importance. Will be a LOT of drinking done earlier in the day to calm the nerves.

 

[PUSBCCFC]

We've sold 10,000. A tad disappointing.

 

[LongEatonPie]

Plenty of time yet. Think we are at 2,100 or we was at 3.
I’d be surprised if it’s not a 20k+ attendance.

 

[PUSBCCFC]

It will be 20k+ it's just whether it will sell out.

 

[PUSBCCFC]

Why have we only been given 4000 and not the 4500 Luton were given?

 

[SoutheySWFC]

Why have we only been given 4000 and not the 4500 Luton were given?

Reciprocal allocation?

 

[Wooderson]

I think we'll just about sell out.

Is it POTD for home and away too?

 

[LongEatonPie]

Why have we only been given 4000 and not the 4500 Luton were given?

We have given you the same you have given us.
The stand actually can hold about 4,750 ish, but why should we let you have 750 seats more noise than what you will be giving us.

 

[The Reverend Skyblue]

Put my house this will be. 28k sellout. We are having to close the first 3 rows all round the ground otherwise it would be close to 30k

 

[jacobncfc]

Reciprocal allocation?

This, I think. Hardy said we were planning to give the minimum 10% allocation or would match whatever we were given.

Could also be that the police have cut it a bit after the pitch invasion/smoke bombs in the league fixture the other week.

 

[CCFC_Charlie]

Not got very high expectations for this one, can see us drawing at the Ricoh and then losing at Meadow Lane. The Lincoln game showed how soft we are and I fully expect Notts County to bully us.

 

[Lutonium239]

Seen us in the playoffs 5 times now and lost every time. What a thoroughly miserable experience Zohar is! So glad we didn’t get them again this time!
On all 3 occasions that we lost the semi finals, it was after losing the away leg by a single goal. It seems we needed to win the first leg comfortably to make the final.
I would say that Notts need to get at least a draw in the first leg. Coventry seem decent away from home.
Anyway good luck to all - we will be watching in fascination

 

[Lutonium239]

Not sure how ‘that’ became ‘Zohar’!

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

With our away performances and results this season, it could be an blow out. Trust me on our day we are able to make the likes of Chesterfield and Grimsby look good.

A 2-1 defeat would be fine by me, always felt we’d have to win the home leg anyway.

 

[LongEatonPie]

Not sure how ‘that’ became ‘Zohar’!

and let it be known from this day forth, the word “that” should only be referred to as “Zohar” when football is the context.

For example: What the f£@&@& hell was Zohar.
Zohar was a really spectacular goal.
I would hate Zohar our best player would be sold.

 

[Devon_Lad]

Whoever wins this over the 2 legs, will win at Wembley and be promoted. Can't see us or Lincoln beating either of you.

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

Why?

 

[Limerick Mariner]

With our away performances and results this season, it could be an blow out. Trust me on our day we are able to make the likes of Chesterfield and Grimsby look good.

A 2-1 defeat would be fine by me, always felt we’d have to win the home leg anyway.

But we are good - check the form table...!

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

Hmmmmm we got you at a bad time, but the point stands, lost also to Barnet pre them being ermmmmm good