Donny Friendly

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

Anyone going tonight ?

I work over there so thought why not.  Be great to see all the new additions 😀

 

[Owling_Wolf]

Dunno what you're laughing at Holmes. H12p is referring to all the new coaches, of course!   😉

Yes, three of us going. 

[HoylandOwl]

For those not there…

 

[HoylandOwl]

SWFC XI | Dawson, Glover, Iorfa, Famewo, James, Vaulks, Bannan, Paterson, Johnson, Windass, Gregory

[Owling_Wolf]

You know when we talk about 'possession football', I thought it was supposed to mean OUR possession.   👀

[Tank_Owl2,0]

You’d think Donny were the Championship team.

The first 15 has been woeful.

[Tank_Owl2,0]

Loving the Donny fans comments on YouTube 😂

[HoylandOwl]

Slight improvement over really shit to just shit. 

[owl4ever1867]

I get it's a friendly and we need to get used to the new ideas but what I've seen so far is dreadful.

Its going to be a long season if this is the carry on.

[HoylandOwl]

Front foot football….

the only use of the front foot so far has been to trip over it. 

[Beaconowl]

For those of us who can’t watch it, what’s the score please?

[Beaconowl]

1 minute ago, holmesfield_owl said:

0-0, nearly HT

Cheers Pal

[Owling_Wolf]

5 minutes ago, Beaconowl said:

For those of us who can’t watch it, what’s the score please?

Team 0 v 0 Fans.    🆘️

[MAL]

Anybody interested, the young'uns are playing Wakefield tonight as well.

Not watched the match, but they have just gone behind, shocking defending.

[Owling_Wolf]

We woz wank.

[HoylandOwl]

5 minutes ago, Beaconowl said:

For those of us who can’t watch it, what’s the score please?

No goals.

We’ve had a Pato clip over the keeper cleared away as it didn’t have the legs to reach the net, he’s also slashed one wide from outside the box.

They’ve had a couple of half chances, And one that Dawson saved 1 on 1

Passes have gone astray, there’s little cohesion, we’re creating very little up front.

Pre season only yes. But there’s little, if any flashes to suggest they’re ‘getting the new game plan’ 

Because it’s not attacking football right now

[MAL]

1 minute ago, MAL said:

Anybody interested, the young'uns are playing Wakefield tonight as well.

Not watched the match, but they have just gone behind, shocking defending.

Cancel that scoreline, just gone back to have a look and it's now 2 - 0

[MAL]

Wakefield 2 - 1 SWFC 

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

I know it's only a pre season friendly but my God that was poor.

[MAL]

If you want to watch the Wakefield game as well, here you go...

 

 

[Tank_Owl2,0]

It’s a bit better 2nd half, but I fear it’s only bc Donny have run out of some steam

[owl4ever1867]

Goal Doncaster 

1-0

[MAL]

Ha Ha

Just getting into it and behold, back to normal.

[HoylandOwl]

Nice to see Cadamarteri involved 

[HoylandOwl]

Just now, Neville Facking Bartos said:

Have Brentford loaned us Fusire back? 

That’s Phuti (sp) you’re thinking of

[Otto_Man]

Has there ever been a striker more inept when 1v1 than Smith?

[Otto_Man]

Thing is though H, Kuqi used to create at least 2 or 3 for himself every game and scored a fair few. Smith gets em once in a blue moon and fucks them all up, has he ever scored one?

Edited July 25, 2023 by Otto_Man

[owl4ever1867]

Full time 

Doncaster 1-0 SWFC.

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

1 minute ago, owl4ever1867 said:

Full time 

Doncaster 1-0 SWFC.

Only one more meaningless pre season game to go

 

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

I have not watched any of these games as simply not interested, but i think what we are seeing from the players is the difficulty of raising the levels after the end of last season. Plus the very short gap they had off - 4 weeks was it ? Throw in the shock of Moore leaving and getting to know the methods of the new chap

Not saying all is good by any means, but until we see the competitive games, decent crowd, on TV 

 

[KrolMong]

What has alarmed me is the utter lack of mobility everywhere on the pitch. I know Munoz wants to sort that, but the biggest difference between the second and third division is pace. We have some decent footballers, but no ability to turn teams around.

Munoz plays a running style, he needs another 4 or 5 in forward and midfield positions to even attempt it.

[Tank_Owl2,0]

I also assume they trained earlier, so maybe part of the seemingly shit performance is bc they are a bit leggy from the training they are doing.

However, if Donny were also training earlier…

[Lee]

I agree with a lot of the above. I dipped into the game second half on you tube between doing other stuff. It stunk of a run out for us, different by them, home game etc. But as has been said some of our football was shocking. But I'm with Kev on this, means nowt, let's see what we do a week on Friday.

UTO

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

The thing to accept is this season at best will be achieving 55 to 60 points. So 16 wins, 8 draws would take us there to 56, permitting 22 defeats along the way.

Forget all the DC bullshit about being competitive at the top - not a chance

Forget about long unbeaten runs, get to 4 and be grateful

Accept the home form will not be as good

It's not being defeatist, more realistic about where we are as a squad

 

[HoylandOwl]

 

[Mark]

Xisco needs time, obviously and while it's wrong 2 Judge him now, people will.

Having said that, if your not worried watching us last few games......

The results are irrelevant but it's the way we're playing. We're trying to play out from back with players who can't do it, not Xisco fault, not his players although as a manager you adapt style to what you have and if  don't.....

Let's see where we are end of August. At moment we will get our arses handed to us

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

34 minutes ago, Mark said:

Xisco needs time, obviously and while it's wrong 2 Judge him now, people will.

Having said that, if your not worried watching us last few games......

The results are irrelevant but it's the way we're playing. We're trying to play out from back with players who can't do it, not Xisco fault, not his players although as a manager you adapt style to what you have and if  don't.....

Let's see where we are end of August. At moment we will get our arses handed to us

I am not worried as I never watch pre season friendlies. I recommend not doing so 

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

The thing that peed me off most last night was me deciding to go !  I never usually bother with friendlies as a waste of time but as I nearly pass the ground on the way home from work decided to go. 

I'd have been better off at home watching Sewing Be or Pottery Throwdown. 

 

Oh yes, the other thing that annoyed me other than myself was some of the absolute whoppers that follow us.  Stood up down the gangways blocking the view of people sat down with absolutely no regard.  Its just rude - probably symptomatic of society now.  

[bricat]

When your keeper is the player kicking the ball the most times in a game it doesn't auger too well. When your players can't regularly find a team mate with a pass it augurs worse. When a team mate does receive a pass and can't control it - hello Shit Street. Sums up the four games I have watched. 

[Mark]

1 hour ago, mkowlthesexynewversion said:

I am not worried as I never watch pre season friendlies. I recommend not doing so 

I totally get that. They are usually dire. As these have been. They don't really give a true indication. The one thing that we can take from these however is he wants 2 play out from the back and at the moment we definitely haven't got the players to do that.

DC has brought in a man who wants to play out from back and a totally different formation. That's fine but it's slightly contradictory as he'll have to spend quite bit money to do that, and can we?

[Owling_Wolf]

4 hours ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

The thing that peed me off most last night was me deciding to go !  I never usually bother with friendlies as a waste of time but as I nearly pass the ground on the way home from work decided to go. 

I'd have been better off at home watching Sewing Be or Pottery Throwdown. 

 

Oh yes, the other thing that annoyed me other than myself was some of the absolute whoppers that follow us.  Stood up down the gangways blocking the view of people sat down with absolutely no regard.  Its just rude - probably symptomatic of society now.  

Walking back to the car last night one of the mates said that, if we heard him next summer talking of going to "friendly" games, we were to have words with him!  I offered to put my own decision against going again in writing now!   

[cheat]

5 hours ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

 

I'd have been better off at home watching Sewing Be or Pottery Throwdown. 

 

You’re fine - Sewing Bee is on tonight.