Lineker's Left Foot Posted 6 January Share Posted 6 January 25 minutes ago, Adster said: How?! I'm from Burbage/Hinckley and always saw Cov as the bigger rivalry!! Not from Hinckley originally though; first grew up in Leicester and lived near Croft Hill for most of my life at school etc - even though Croft is South Leics - it is Forest we despised more than anybody else 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigstonWanderer Posted 6 January Share Posted 6 January Bit worried about this one. Didn’t we have a bit of a wobble last time Ndidi was out with an injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalletFox Posted 6 January Share Posted 6 January (edited) This has got all the makings of a cracking game. It’s gonna be their cup final, most of us think they’re a bunch of plebs. We’ve got a few injuries which will close the gap in quality. Big away end and feels we’ve had a few good ones through end of last year and today. Really looking forward to it! Anyone found anywhere for a pre-game pint (or 2!)? 💪🏻🍺🍺💙 🦊 Edited 6 January by MalletFox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 6 January Share Posted 6 January 1 hour ago, Ashley said: That'd take some going. Hate Forest then Coventry. Defo Red Scum first then Dirty Cov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayday Posted 6 January Share Posted 6 January I live Nr Lutterworth, and cannot stand Cov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicssmiths Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January 10 hours ago, South Shire Fox said: Not sure about that. Id say Cov are a bigger game then Forest for a lot of people in the south of Leicestershire 💯 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicssmiths Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January (edited) Leicester do have a history with Coventry that goes back to the 80s when we invaded the pitch at Highfields Road and took the home end. Obviously it all depends on which side of Leicestershire you live. I have lived in Highfields and now live in Stoney Stanton. I have always hated Coventry, no other team comes close, but I understand why Forest is some peoples main rivalry. Never been totally convinced by it though. Edited 7 January by Leicssmiths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January 11 hours ago, WigstonWanderer said: Bit worried about this one. Didn’t we have a bit of a wobble last time Ndidi was out with an injury? Yes we did, but even during those games, Leeds aside it was gilt edged chances missed by Iheanacho vs Sunderland that we got away with but then away at Middlesborough paid the price. I think we've evolved as a team better now, but it's still a huge blow. I hope KDH is on it these next few games coming up. As others have said, giving off odd vibes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post goose2010 Posted 7 January Popular Post Share Posted 7 January Cov are showing this game in their local cinemas, it's that big for them 😃 It really is their cup final. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperEadem Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January 1 minute ago, goose2010 said: Cov are showing this game in their local cinemas, it's that big for them 😃 It really is their cup final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January 2 minutes ago, goose2010 said: Cov are showing this game in their local cinemas, it's that big for them 😃 It really is their cup final. https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/62aaf91212e4de0a6a8997a8/e/6596d34f21b6396a46e20d9c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose2010 Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January Just now, CosbehFox said: https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/62aaf91212e4de0a6a8997a8/e/6596d34f21b6396a46e20d9c Yeah that's what I saw and some cov mates were sharing it on social media. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieADZ Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January mads Ricky P Vesty Faes JJ Winks KDH Casadei Abdul Cannon Mav dont think Doyle will be thrown in just yet Can see Casadei having another good game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe90lcfc Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January 14 hours ago, Lineker's Left Foot said: Think this will be tough against a team that really want us to be their rivals - when most couldn’t care less. Think a draw is ominous Your wrong, I hate Coventry more then any other club since the highfield rd days tbf, maybe it’s because I live in the south of Leicester, I also know a lot of city fans who detest them, not for a few years but I have always seen more trouble with both sets of fans in this fixture then any other (around the ground and away from the ground) yes cov hate us, but there is a large proportion of city fans that hate them, just like forest hate us to and pretend they don’t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January Hermansen Vestergaard Faes Justin Choudhury Winks Fatawu Ricardo Dewsbury-Hall Mavididi Cannon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January 53 minutes ago, goose2010 said: Cov are showing this game in their local cinemas, it's that big for them 😃 It really is their cup final. Hahahaaa which would be fine if they admitted that we are a major rival of theirs. But they claim we're not, whilst opening parts of the Ricoh not seen open since Bon Jovi and offering free pop and crisps for the bairns up the cinema with our game on. It's wild. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Fox Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January Coventry are irrelevant, no different imo to playing Birmingham City or Aston Villa, yes it’s nice to beat the West Midlands teams but I don’t consider them to be major rivals. I only hate Forest and Dierby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonb Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January Be a very right and scrappy game. I'd take the same game/result as the season opener myself. 2-1 win and keep the points coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kopfkino Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January 16 hours ago, South Shire Fox said: Not sure about that. Id say Cov are a bigger game then Forest for a lot of people in the south of Leicestershire Yeah absolutely, geography plays a big part. Growing up there was like one Forest fan at school and I barely knew him but loads of Cov fans making up the bottom sets. The Forest style faux ambivalence towards them . There’s actually room for a pretty decent rivalry (or maybe there was, it feels a bit more like Kurt Zouma kicking his cat these days) - two clubs geographically close to each other and a third wheel of bigger rivalries. Forest and Derby may care more than they say they do but whether you like it or not, Forest-Derby is always going to be a lot bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January This will be a very tough game. Their biggest league home game in good knows how long. Need our key players to step right up to the plate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jobyfox Posted 7 January Popular Post Share Posted 7 January (edited) I think it’s simple: Coventry hate Aston Villa who don’t care about them, but they also hate us. We hate Coventry (a bit), but hate Forest more. Forest hate us (a bit), but hate Derby much more. Derby hate Forest, but also hate Leeds ( for some bizarre historic reason) Leeds don’t care about Derby, but hate Manchester United (for some historic reason nobody remembers) Manchester United don’t care about Leeds, but hate Liverpool. Forest (rather laughably) also hate Liverpool as it makes them feel big in a way hating us doesn’t. That brings it back to us Edited 7 January by Jobyfox 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January They'll probably be going to go out all guns blazing for the first 20 minutes or so, in particular. It'll be important to contain this sort of 'adrenaline pressure', by keeping the ball as much as possible and keep them chasing for it - to eventually find a way through them and get good opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pita Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January Don’t care about Coventry or Forest just three points will do. Let’s get back into the premiership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFox Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January 3 minutes ago, Jobyfox said: I think it’s simple: Coventry hate Aston Villa who don’t care about them, but they also hate us. We hate Coventry (a bit), but hate Forest more. Forest hate us (a bit), but hate Derby much more. Derby hate Forest, but also hate Leeds ( for some bizarre historic reason) Leeds don’t care about Derby, but hate Manchester United (for some historic reason nobody remembers) Manchester United don’t care about Leeds, but hate Liverpool. Forest (rather laughably) also hate Liverpool as it makes them feel big in a way hating us doesn’t. That brings it back to us Think this is fair Tbh most Cov fans I know see us as their main rivals especially the younger ones Villa don’t really like us either (always aggro off the pitch even at a low level when we play them) Forest also have a “rivalry”with Sheffield United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Fresh Posted 7 January Share Posted 7 January Good to see the excuse of it being a logistics issue getting to the Ricoh vanish once they become half not shit. Remember going when Waghorn bagged that half volley, and bar the bits near the away end it looked half empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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