RUREADY2ROLL Posted April 13 Posted April 13 1 hour ago, Hoppy said: I think it says it all when we are worried about beating Stevenage at home !! We have been worried about beating Port Vale and Rotherham recently and got one point Quote
tomski Posted April 13 Posted April 13 2 hours ago, Hoppy said: I think it says it all when we are worried about beating Stevenage at home !! Indeed. I’ll never be nervous for Stevenage at home. Respect any opponent but I’ll call it a day when I’m bricking it against Stevenage, below us in the league at home. Quote
masi 51 Posted April 13 Posted April 13 (edited) Awful team, one shot on target Saturday against Bradford enough to get 3 points. They play for throw ins nothing more. Keeper will be down two or three times. Every throw in is taken by the centre half Goode so in effect they are taking about one min a throw. Reid is the only player Goode aims for they will sit back and block foul claim anything Not one for the purists Edited April 13 by masi 51 Quote
Traf Posted April 13 Posted April 13 3 minutes ago, masi 51 said: Awful team, one shot on target Saturday against Bradford enough to get 3 points. They play for throw ins nothing more. Keeper will be down two or three times. Every throw in is taken by the centre half Gooch so in effect they are taking about one min a throw. Reid is the only player Gooch aims for they will sit back and block foul claim anything Not one for the purists Sounds great for the 9,000 who'll turn out Quote
desperado Posted April 13 Author Posted April 13 7 minutes ago, masi 51 said: Awful team, one shot on target Saturday against Bradford enough to get 3 points. They play for throw ins nothing more. Keeper will be down two or three times. Every throw in is taken by the centre half Gooch so in effect they are taking about one min a throw. Reid is the only player Gooch aims for they will sit back and block foul claim anything Not one for the purists If ever there was a game for an early goal from us, this is the one. Quote
Rival Son Posted April 13 Posted April 13 16 minutes ago, masi 51 said: Every throw in is taken by the centre half Gooch so in effect they are taking about one min a throw. If they’re using a centre back for throws, that’ll be less threat in the box. Let’s counter by leaving players up. Quote
Popular Post ianofcleveleys Posted April 13 Popular Post Posted April 13 We've recently slipped into the same habit as under Evatt of not starting fast enough and scoring first. These aren’t a team to be relying on the last minute heroics against. Run at people, charge a few balls down, win some tackles, force a few corners, all stuff to get the crowd involved, most of all score first. Quote
Johnnyrotten Posted April 13 Posted April 13 6 hours ago, freds dad said: Why are Simons and Erhahon tackling each other so strongly in training at this stage of the season that it causes them both to miss several games? Surely at this stage of the season all training should be keepy uppies and football volleyball with the odd game of wiff waff. Simons raked his stoods down the back of EE's calf hoping to injure him enough to get himself back in the team. EE didn't take kindly to it and punched him a couple of times, but not hard enough. Dempsey ran over and made out he was acting as peacemaker but managed to land a couple of sly blows that Joey Barton would have been proud of. Dempsey was restored to the starting X1 for the next 2 league games. Quote
Johnnyrotten Posted April 13 Posted April 13 17 minutes ago, Rival Son said: If they’re using a centre back for throws, that’ll be less threat in the box. Let’s counter by leaving players up. Good luck with hoping for that 😀 Quote
Sweep Posted April 13 Posted April 13 5 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Another reference to the league being weak. We hear it every season, so by now it must be non-league standard. For me, there is no evidence for it being weaker at all. It's simply that we haven't been good enough to compete with those at the top each season. True, it's never any stronger or weaker from one year to the next really. It is consistently a shit standard though Quote
desperado Posted April 13 Author Posted April 13 Thought we’d lost against these. Got to keep up this decent record. Quote
Johnnyrotten Posted April 13 Posted April 13 Presumably the reference to the relative quality of L1 is based, rightly or wrongly, on how many big hitters there are financially and/or crowds wise. Birmingham and Wrexham last season clearly. Cardiff this season obviously, plus Luton who seem to have under performed (and Plymouth to a lesser extent), and Huddersfield. In previous years the likes of Sheff Wed, Sunderland, Pompey, Ipswich, Charlton, Derby. Then there's the serial L1 contenders, and it just depends where they're at in their cycle - the likes of Rotherham, Barnsley, Posh have traditionally been strong but either they've got worse or the rest of the league have improved because they are no longer contenders. Next season its looking like Leicester, Sheff Wed and potentially WBA or Pompey and it would be hard for others to compete if they get their act together financially (and don't get points deductions!). Quote
Traf Posted April 13 Posted April 13 Just now, Johnnyrotten said: Presumably the reference to the relative quality of L1 is based, rightly or wrongly, on how many big hitters there are financially and/or crowds wise. Birmingham and Wrexham last season clearly. Cardiff this season obviously, plus Luton who seem to have under performed (and Plymouth to a lesser extent), and Huddersfield. In previous years the likes of Sheff Wed, Sunderland, Pompey, Ipswich, Charlton, Derby. Then there's the serial L1 contenders, and it just depends where they're at in their cycle - the likes of Rotherham, Barnsley, Posh have traditionally been strong but either they've got worse or the rest of the league have improved because they are no longer contenders. Next season its looking like Leicester, Sheff Wed and potentially WBA or Pompey and it would be hard for others to compete if they get their act together financially (and don't get points deductions!). Leicester & Sheff Weds won't have pots to piss in. Quote
Johnnyrotten Posted April 13 Posted April 13 12 minutes ago, Traf said: Leicester & Sheff Weds won't have pots to piss in. Hopefully not (if we're in same league). Presume things can change in four months, a bit early to say presumably but happy to be corrected. Quote
ianofcleveleys Posted April 13 Posted April 13 8 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Presumably the reference to the relative quality of L1 is based, rightly or wrongly, on how many big hitters there are financially and/or crowds wise. Birmingham and Wrexham last season clearly. Cardiff this season obviously, plus Luton who seem to have under performed (and Plymouth to a lesser extent), and Huddersfield. In previous years the likes of Sheff Wed, Sunderland, Pompey, Ipswich, Charlton, Derby. Then there's the serial L1 contenders, and it just depends where they're at in their cycle - the likes of Rotherham, Barnsley, Posh have traditionally been strong but either they've got worse or the rest of the league have improved because they are no longer contenders. Next season its looking like Leicester, Sheff Wed and potentially WBA or Pompey and it would be hard for others to compete if they get their act together financially (and don't get points deductions!). The 'its a weak league' thing is, I think as much about the regression/underachievement of sides like Posh, Wigan, Barnsley, Huddersfield, even Blackpool, as it is about how many points / wins / losses it's taking to get into autos. To be fair, Lincoln might get close to 100, at least par for the course recently and they deserve more credit than they're getting in some quarters. Because they weren't big hitters at the outset it doesn't make the league shit. Cardiff might scramble into the 90s, maybe a touch below par. In my eyes only of course, they have a way that's worked well enough for them but haven't looked hugely impressive for much of the time. Are we one of the underachievers? We'll know yes or no soon Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted April 13 Posted April 13 1 hour ago, Sweep said: True, it's never any stronger or weaker from one year to the next really. It is consistently a shit standard though Shit compared to what though? The leagues above? For me, the standard in these leagues is now higher than it was decades ago when we were bumming around them. I just think we were spoiled by the BSA years, and sometimes forget we're in division three. Quote
Johnnyrotten Posted April 13 Posted April 13 2 minutes ago, ianofcleveleys said: The 'its a weak league' thing is, I think as much about the regression/underachievement of sides like Posh, Wigan, Barnsley, Huddersfield, even Blackpool, as it is about how many points / wins / losses it's taking to get into autos. To be fair, Lincoln might get close to 100, at least par for the course recently and they deserve more credit than they're getting in some quarters. Because they weren't big hitters at the outset it doesn't make the league shit. Cardiff might scramble into the 90s, maybe a touch below par. In my eyes only of course, they have a way that's worked well enough for them but haven't looked hugely impressive for much of the time. Are we one of the underachievers? We'll know yes or no soon Agreed Lincoln should get the credit and be treated as a "big hitter" in that they have made it harder for everyone else to get points just by being so good. Having a good manager is every bit as potent as having a bigger budget. Like when serial promotion winning managers like Warnock are in charge, they are elevated to being a tough team to finish above. Hard to make a case for us not being under achievers. 1.67 points a game isn't what we would settle for in any L1 season, least of all this one with the perceived "weaker" opposition barring the top 2. Quote
DirtySanchez Posted April 13 Posted April 13 59 minutes ago, Traf said: Leicester & Sheff Weds won't have pots to piss in. Sheff Wed will get another points deduction Quote
Johnnyrotten Posted April 13 Posted April 13 2 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said: Sheff Wed will get another points deduction https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0lj5n6gl9ro Quote
Whitesince63 Posted April 13 Posted April 13 3 hours ago, burnden said: I’m sorry but the more I listen to Schuey the less confidence I have in him. He quotes Saturday at Cardiff as too much passing sideways and back yet he did nothing about it and not even at half time. He just spouts more and more gobbledygook and I just wonder if even the players understand him. For goodness sake just pick the right player for the position, stop filling their heads with different stuff on every opponent and trust them to work it out for themselves. I just feel as with Evatt there’s too much over coaching. Footballs a simple game until coaches like Schuey complicate it. Quote
DirtySanchez Posted April 13 Posted April 13 20 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0lj5n6gl9ro Read an interview with someone from their supporters group They shouldn't be docked points as they are Sheffield Wednesday Went to uni in Sheffield and they are a very arrogant bunch so fuck them Quote
Dr Faustus Posted April 13 Posted April 13 got comps for WSU tomorrow- think I've sat there once when I working the turnstiles. Guessing I should bring a blanket? Quote
jeep Posted April 13 Posted April 13 Big game tomorrow night..... Bwfc 2 Stevenage 1..... A late goal to seal the win..... COYFWM! Quote
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