Miwarlll cockenee match thread

[Supercockle]

1 hour ago, Wor-Jackie said:

Not that it makes a massive difference now however, my first impressions for the first goal was that Iorfa was pinned down by one of their players hence why they had a free header.

They had us 4 on 3 in a little group for the corner. Their 3 occupied our three whilst the other guy attacked the ball and had a free header at goal.  

[80s Owl]

3 hours ago, Snap said:

Did anyone notice the song being played in the stadium at the end of the game? Quite apt really.

Probably very few heard it.

I feel a bit shellshocked after todays game, I thought the obvious improvements under Rohl would come to fruition and we'd beat a bang average Millwall side, the first 20mins bore this out as our passing and movement was a joy to watch, the miss by Musaba was a turning point when Millwall went straight up the other end, won a corner and scored the easiest header you'll ever see, then the floodgates opened.

I'm not sure now if Rohls the messiah or a very naughty boy but I do know that horrible recruitment in the summer (by who knows who) has killed us.

L1 football next season I'm afraid.

 

 

[HoylandOwl]

1 hour ago, Neville Facking Bartos said:

@HoylandOwl Ihekwe didn’t play vs Rotherham, has he actually played for Rohl yet? 

Apologies.

not Rotherham. Huddersfield

 

[LiamOwl]

I think Rohl said something in the press conference about being happy with his back 3 as they all had pace. Might be that that’s keeping Ihiekwe out the side.

[mkowl]

Anyway who is ready for a depressing stat.

Since the midpoint of the 2019/20  Championship season when we sat 3rd in the table, we have played 85 games at this level and amassed a grand total of 70 points.

 

[mkowl]

To add we have only won 17 drawn 19 so lost 49 

A win percentage of 20%

So good news Rohl is at least hitting that target.

But we basically lose 3 games in each 5 we play which suggests we have been below Championship standard for a long time. 

So we can dispel the myth that the squad last year was that level. Equally if that squad was now in League 1, I have seen it suggested it would be bottom. My view, we would be top 4 still.

Football is about margins, at present we are 10% say below the required standard. In League we would still be 10% above. 

 

[Winco]

Arnt you a barrel of laughs  this morning.

[mkowl]

45 minutes ago, Winco said:

Arnt you a barrel of laughs  this morning.

It's less depressing than watching the news.

 

[mkowl]

I would try and post something positive about us, but having pondered for 10 minutes I have given up.

 

[Winco]

I’m up town already 🥷

[TheExile]

I think we need to use L1 as an opportunity to build if we cannot simply do a short term escape and then react in the Championship which is what we have done and seemingly failed. Albeit I think much of it was poor decision making. 

Ipswich and Sunderland didn’t escape L1 quickly but as a result and especially the latter, they built a side on a reasonable budget in the grand scheme of things that then took them two steps forward. Same with Plymouth. I’d be keeping players like Ihiekwe Vaulks and Smith at that level as you need that physicality and they are good characters but could L1 be a good place for the likes of cadermarteri, Phuti, Shipston et al to make a genuine breakthrough. 

[Tylluan]

2 hours ago, holmesfield_owl said:

Shipston seems to have gone backwards, only on bench last I looked

Only just turned 19 (5 days ago) and we're saying he's gone backwards. 

He took a knock at the end of pre season and has had niggles ever since. He's also found himself behind first teamers, like Bakinson, Johnson, Wills, getting game time in the 21s. 

He didn't look out of place when Moore gave him minutes in league 1 and if he's fit in January then I'd send him out on loan. 

But he's not going backwards 

[Reesh]

2 hours ago, holmesfield_owl said:

Shipston seems to have gone backwards, only on bench last I looked

Again a prime example of Ill informed bollocks based on looking at the OS rather than watching games.