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    The Owls vs. The Dale Match Thread (correct title this time???)

    in The Haigh and Wright Suite

    Posted · Edited by Reesh

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    Sheffield Wednesday vs Rochdale on 23 Aug 22 - Match Centre - Sheffield Wednesday (swfc.co.uk)

     

     

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    Current league position in League Two:

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    Sources:

    Preview: Sheffield Wednesday vs. Rochdale - prediction, team news, lineups - Sports Mole

    Sheffield Wednesday-Rochdale - League Cup 2022/2023 Head to Head Statistics (whoscored.com)

     

    I'm looking forward to this game.

    My lineup would be:
    Dawson
    Heneghan, Iorfa, Palmer
    Brown, Alex Hunt, Vaulks, FDB, Pato
    Wilks,  Sow

     

     

     

     

     

    Our defence

    in The Haigh and Wright Suite

    Posted

    1 hour ago, M42Owl said:

    Do you think the intention is to play McGuiness primarily on the left, at least until, Famewo comes back?

     I think it was Ty that said McGuiness is “very right footed”. That was clear on Saturday. He was less happy using his left than Ihekwe was v Portsmouth. Don’t get me wrong, I thought he had an excellent game, but the way we play it slowly across the back often leaves our wide CB needing to make a hasty pass. McGuiness turned in, onto his right foot, and into an opponent several times on Saturday. As long as the midfield three continue to get into space to make themselves available, and as long as McG maintains his composure and doesn’t panic he’ll do well on the left, but I can see him getting caught out and losing possession because he won’t / can’t use his left.

     

    DM said that McGuinness already played previously on the left side:

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    2022/23 Wednesday transfer thread...

    in The Haigh and Wright Suite

    Posted

    I guess that's the incoming business done for this window?

    DM was talking about a third goalkeeper, but I hope he dismissed the idea in the meantime. How likely is it that both goalkeepers will be out injured at the same time?

    I wouldn't mind another defender; we've got plenty of options in midfield and won't find another striker (after Wilks) anyway.

    Outgoing:  Alex Hunt??
    Keep:  FDB (unless somebody offers 2M) and Sow

    Does anybody agree??

    Injury List Season 22/23

    in The Haigh and Wright Suite

    Posted

    Update

    Portsmouth: pre-game: Paterson, Adeniran, no new injuries  (red card Gregory: 1 game ban)
    MK Dons: pre-game: Smith, in-game: Famewo  
    Sunderland: pre-game: Smith , Famewo (out for some time)  no new injuries
    Charlton: pre-game: Smith, Famewo   no new injuries
    Petersborough: pre-gam: Smith, Famewo, Hunt (illness)  no new injuries (red card James -three match ban)

    Bolton pre-game: Smith, Famewo, Hunt, James (red);  no new injuries     (First game for McGuinness)

    Our defence

    in The Haigh and Wright Suite

    Posted

    When I saw todays lineup I was really deflated. I love Big Ben and I didn't trust Iorfa.

    However, IMO the back three played very well today.  Should I hope for the same defence next week or do I still want Ben Heneghan back?

    What's your opinion?

    How long does Moore get

    in The Haigh and Wright Suite

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, 1banana2banana said:

    It’s a good point and I suppose on numbers alone my point doesn’t stand up. 
    what I will say is, which one of our players in ANY position wouldn’t walk straight into any of their squads? We have underperformed but from what I see it’s more related to tactical decisions than a lack of individual quality. Lots of managers would be licking their lips having the squad we have in league 1 

    I do agree with you that your squad should be good enough to win the league or at least achieve automatics.
    And I still believe that we will.

    The difference between the two of us is that I do believe that DM will take us there and that I don't believe that we will be able to get any manager, who is better than DM.

    I don't like Moore's lineup, I don't like his substitution strategy and tactics. However, I just don't have his knowledge, so I guess that he's right and I am wrong.

    But apart from that, a manager's job is not only these things. For me the motivation of the squad, creating a good culture at the club, bringing in good players, etc, etc., etc. are also important jobs of a manager. Moreover it is essential for an successful club to have some consistancy and lay a foundation to built something exciting. That's what Moore is great at and I believe that a change of manager would destroy all of that and set us back to zero and put us back to the downward spiral.

    Currently we are on our way up - I'm not worried about the speed. For me the important thing is that we are improving that we are getting promotion this season and that we do this with a stable club, who will succeed in the Championship and above. We won't get that, if we don't allow some consistancy.

     

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    How long does Moore get

    in The Haigh and Wright Suite

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    These are the squad values according to transfermarkt.com.   I wouldn't swap teams with anybody, but I also don't thing that this table suggests any real advantage.

    Most likely it will come down to performance on the day and consistancy 

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    Many other teams have 5 to 6 m€, which will be an disadvantage.

    Without checking, which of the top ten squads do you think is us???

     

    Standard of refereeing

    in The Haigh and Wright Suite

    Posted

    At least for errors in the first half, he could and should check during halftime.

    Why shouldn't they compensate for errors by being a bit more generous with further decisions? I don't say they should make more "errors" to compensate, but there is always room for interpretation and they can easily try to make up for it. 

    Many refs give all against us and nothing for us all game long. That's bias against our club / the size of our club / reaction on the fanbase - but that has nothing to do with human errors.

    Standard of refereeing

    in The Haigh and Wright Suite

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, JBO said:

    The standard of refereeing is no better or worse than it has ever been - what has amplified things is the cry baby mentality of fans emboldened by social media who simply can't handle the fact a human might have made a mistake and it simply must be a conspiracy

    This pathetic entitlement that every single decision should be correct "there's too much money involved" has burdened us with the football vandalism that is VAR

    Chelsea fans started a petition to ensure the ref from Sunday never refs them again because in their opinion he made a couple of errors. I can only assume they have set up similar petitions to ensure 3 or 3 of their players never play for the club again after they also made mistakes in the same game

     

    I don't mind errors - that's human.

    But I am struggling to accept that sometimes the refs are obviously biased or intimidated.

    I'm still annoyed about the ref, who disallowed Chey's goal .. not because he made that "error", but because he afterwards did not make up for that error but continued to work against us.

    Usually refs, who make errors, should try to make up for them in the course of the game. If they don't it shows IMO that it wasn't an error but something worse!

    The Posh vs. The Owls Matchday Thread

    in The Haigh and Wright Suite

    Posted

    Is Jamie Smith part of the problem?

    I used to like him, but I found his reaction very strange. He can't expect the player to be happy to be substituded. 
    Why did he follow Byers and make such a fuss around it?

    Today it's the first time ever that I wonder, if DM may need another assistant? They've been working together for 10 years - time for a change? Sorry, if that sounds harsh.

    I am really pleased, that our players are currently all eager to be on the pitch. Byers only reacted to Smith's actions. I'm only watching on ifollow. What is your opinion about Smith and his relationship to the players (you see more of it live in the stadium).

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