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Reply | Everyone Likes Us vs No One Likes Them Match Thread
at 13:33 21 Sep 2024
Bad.
Passive. Only Saito wants to run at them. Anderson shot. Midfield non existent. Utterly awful ref who has lost his cards. They should have 4 yellows by now. Not one given. You watch; the first foul we commit it'll be a yellow or even a red.
Do not deserve to be level after that first half; will take that all day long. Smyth for Anderson, Dembele central Smyth giving them an actual threat to worry about.
Frey's finish was excellent though. |
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Reply | Marti on the Millwall game
at 19:17 20 Sep 2024
I think JCS will be on the bench, but hoping for Chaie to be with him is a little too much hope. Can't wait to see him and Dembele.
Would rather Saito than Lloyd, but suspect Marti will go with Alfie.
Anderson simply must improve as he has been pretty shocking so far this season, but I suspect he'll start. Unlike many on here I like the look of Madsen and would like to see him ahead of Lucas at the moment... |
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Reply | Yes, this is the Sheffield Wednesday match thread
at 08:20 15 Sep 2024
The inability to hold possession for any length of time or number if passes.
The inability to create any clear cut chances.
The inability to shackle their main (only?) creative outlet.
The two Danes.
The inability to break the press due to having an ineffective midfield.
The inability to make the ball stick up top - Weds did a job on Frey reminding us that we can be easy to defend against.
....but all that said, WE GOT A POINT AWAY FROMM HOME,so not a disaster.
We WERE awful though (just my opinion though...). |
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Reply | Yes, this is the Sheffield Wednesday match thread
at 20:23 14 Sep 2024
Let's hope that is the case and that the days of the innocuous calf strain leading to 12 weeks out is a thing of the past.
We are definitely weaker without JCS in this team maybe even more so without Steve Cook? |
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Reply | Man City
at 18:51 14 Sep 2024
What do people actually think they should get as a punishment?
Big Fine - so bloody what; the people with the deep pockets criticised for "spending too much" won't actually give two hoots about a "big" fine smaller than the one metered out to QPR 6 or so years ago.
Relegation - REALLY? Why would that be fair on any of the lower leagues as that would be one less promotion spot up for grabs. In any case, you can GUARANTEE that they will compensate for the "loss" of City by letting one team in the Prem stay up and only relegate two. They won't put any embargo on City, so for one season only, THE most expensive team ever assembled will, most likely break all sorts or records.
European Ban? Well, if they are breaking the PL rules as opposed to the UEFA ones, that won't work.
Transfer Embargo? Well, they tried to impose one of those on Scum and it never stuck - loopholes galore meaning that they'll be able to buy all the kids with potential up.
Points deductions? Well, whoopee f-in-do; they'll miss out on the title for one season only.
Force them to get that team with Jamie Pollock out of retirement and play them for one season?
Mandate an Oasis gig at half time for a whole season?
Liquidate the club?
Anything else?
We all know that the rules are there to protect them all. Liverpool spent their way out of Div 2 all those years ago and Man U under Fergie spent far more than any other team, but these rules weren't in place then, so these "empires" have all been built on overspending.
It is just bowlocks... |
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Reply | Yes, this is the Sheffield Wednesday match thread
at 18:24 14 Sep 2024
Gotta love undeserved points. Especially there against that lot after last season when they deserved NOTHING over 90 mins yet managed to get three points somehow.
To a man we were rank awful out there today. Special call out to the Danes, who might well have just not been there. Clive said on his Patreon that Dembele was due a bad game; hopefully that is it. Frey went from a 9/10 to a 3/10 in consecutive games. Field and Colback showed why we needed dynamic midfielders like (allegedly) Madsen and Varane.
Nardi MoTM on a 7/10 from me; Dunne and Heverton 6/10s but that's it. Cook defended well but his distribution was rank. Paal wasn't as bad as he has been, but does someone want to talk me through how he missed the header before Windass' third big miss?
If that is what happens without JCS, time to worry. What are the odds we'll not hear why he and Morrison were not around today? |
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Reply | Devasated
at 21:25 12 Sep 2024
Condolences, buddy.
Let's hope if there is an afterlife, he's there partying like a good 'un with no pain and no limitations.
RIP |
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Reply | Fans forum
at 20:00 11 Sep 2024
Exactly this.
They don't tell us transfer details, they won't let Clive interview Marti, they are unlikely to want to answer Qs about the stadium move, low water pressure, how close we are to P&S and whether Project Big Ben is working.
...and that is fine by me as long as they look after the club and keep progressing.
Sometimes too much information / openness. There is a balance... |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 15:56 7 Sep 2024
I guess its something to do with cashflow, but you may have gathered I am no expert!
The other reason is that it would open things up to corruption. Buying club helps selling club by agreeing to cover part of the buy out by giving the incoming player a huge signing on fee; effectively a transfer fee... That sort of thing... |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 09:38 7 Sep 2024
Come on, Nico - if anyone is going to say something DEFINITIVE on this thread, it has to be you, right?
I'm with Padula's in that my understanding is that whilst players can be paid off during the window and technically I guess they can be picked up by other clubs, BUT the Football League would not allow them to be registered by another club to play in any competition. So, whilst legally, they cannot stop any company from employing anyone who is eligible for that job, they CAN stop them playing in their compeition.
Is that right?
In other words, if Hayden was under contract to Newcastle when the window shuts and then gets released by mutual consent, then he can get offered a contract by a new club, but cannot be registered until the January Transfer Window. |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 09:33 7 Sep 2024
Leave it, mate, walk away, walk away! If they don't want to get it, then let them not get it. I think that you were very, very clear.
No-one can claim to be a "free agent" if they were released outside of a transfer window. |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 19:39 5 Sep 2024
...which is what Padula's Shampoo has been saying all the way through the thread!
I think he is right too! |
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Reply | Blackburn Away
at 21:14 1 Sep 2024
Just make sure you explain to them last season was an anomaly. It's always cold in Blackburn and we always lose 2-0 to a last minute goal (or it always seems to be the case).
We'll never sell out there, so you'll be able to pick a spot away from the "lads"; you'll probably see a few people in a similar situation to say hello to!
Where in Cumbria have you moved to? |
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Reply | Defending crosses
at 21:10 1 Sep 2024
Not really helped by the fact that 33 crosses were allowed. Is that high? Sounds quite high to me. I maintain what I say about our full backs though; they do not stop enough crosses coming in; Jimmy because of his poor positioning and Kenny because he won't get close to his winger and keeps backing off.
Back post crosses from the left are usually OK with Jimmy at the back, but ones coming in from the right might find their way to Kenny, who is not the biggest to defend and is an obvious target.
That said I DO agree with the point made in this thread how exposed Paal especially has been with Kolli, Lloyd or Saito in front of him. Their collective lack of a defensive instinct means that Kenny in particular has been overloaded if Colback or Field can't cover.
No doubt they will be working on all this and hopefully they learn fast as Sheff W is another team that will target our full backs.. |
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Reply | Expiring contracts
at 12:21 1 Sep 2024
Can't defend at the moment. Needs to develop. Absolutely should have gone on a loan to L2 / L1 like Eze and Chair did so that he could prove that he can play game on game improving all the way.
As I say, if they all REALLY think he should be treated better and he refuses to go on loan or to sign a new deal, off you pop. Sooner rather later too. Of course, if you want to develop and help the club, sign for another couple of seasons and knuckle down.
If the club really don't want you, there must be a reason why and we need to trust that. |
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Reply | Expiring contracts
at 08:42 1 Sep 2024
That's fine, but wouldn't it be good to start a season "ready". Our squad has not been fully shaped 'til the end of the window because so many players leave, which means that we throw a game or two away.
This season was especially clear; the opening day team was always going to struggle with the forward players it had to play.
If Kolli really won't sign, they he needs to go in January, but I am sure that he will sign an extension if offered as the club means a little more to him than it did to Armstrong. |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 23:04 31 Aug 2024
Third choice. At that level, I suspect Alfie May will score more than Stansfield... |
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Reply | Frey
at 18:40 31 Aug 2024
His ball control leaves a lot to be desired though. Head down, push, run, stop, pass back in the main. Something there, but, like Kolli needs more game time. Surprised neither of them are out on loan. We made this mistake with Armstrong, hoping it is not going to be a repeat. |
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Reply | You tube good Rangers scenes
at 15:16 31 Aug 2024
Yes apart from his assessment that "Luton are only going one way - League One" - REALLY?
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