Will we be singing the Blues?

[HoylandOwl]

I’ll be the Jonah…. So here’s the gaffer

 

[HoylandOwl]

 

[JBO]

Have you seen who the ref is 

[Tank_Owl2,0]

A resounding endorsement of MW intensity in training. I suppose as he says, if you set the expectations it’s not a good idea to then apply those expectations inconsistently. 
I think as we’ve discussed on here before, we are unlikely to see MW in a startling 11 any time soon unless he suddenly turns over a new leaf. It seems Bailey could be ahead of him for the foreseeable.

[Tylluan]

Wilks may be thinking 'I'm not near the starting 11, my contract is nearly up, so what's the point.'

Shop window loan in January if we can ship him out. I've a feeling there's a few agents already been told to start finding their clients new clubs sooner rather than later. 

[Supercockle]

51 minutes ago, Tylluan said:

Wilks may be thinking 'I'm not near the starting 11, my contract is nearly up, so what's the point.'

Shop window loan in January if we can ship him out. I've a feeling there's a few agents already been told to start finding their clients new clubs sooner rather than later. 

Let’s hope so. Get shut of one or two, free up some places in the squad and get players in for the future, whatever division that may be in. Wilks has been a disaster. I like my players to give everything, regardless of their ability. Him and Fletcher haven’t showed anything in their time with us. They can go. Hendrick looks shot. Those three would be the first out of the door for me. 

[Tylluan]

Two year contract as far as I know. Signed in 22

[mkowl]

Oh shit I forgot we actually have to watch us lose again. We are actually a much better team when there is no opposition.

In all seriousness the next week sees three games, Brum, Leicester and Blackburn that will tell us a great deal about whether Rohl can instill a degree of competiveness but probably more so belief in this group of players.

4 points out of those games would actually be overachieving based on what we have seen so far. 

 

[mkowl]

45 minutes ago, Neville Facking Bartos said:

Be typical of Rooney to get spanked by your Gran

👹

[Reesh]

One of the best days down there

 

 

[Reesh]

This wasn't bad

 

 

[mkowl]

Yep that first one - I am not sure what was worse, Emre landing on me or the absolute bollocking from Mrs MK after I lost a child 

[Beaconowl]

3 hours ago, Reesh said:

One of the best days down there

 

 

Wasnt it this game that @Otto_Man got that photo for his profile picture on the old OO site? Bloody funny 

[HoylandOwl]

22 hours ago, JBO said:

Have you seen who the ref is 

Referee: REBECCA WELCH
Alex James and Mark Russell
Fourth Official : Paul Howard

For those who don't remember.......

She officiated that game at Oxford last season with THAT penalty. 

This season. 

She averages 5 yellow cards per game, in the 5 games she's officiated. And there has been 1 red card this season.

[HoylandOwl]

Wednesday's 'Match Pack' from the OS.

[HoylandOwl]

SWFC head to head record V Birmingham

Wednesday wins - 35

Birmingham wins - 39

Draws - 27

Last time out V Birmingham at their place...

 

 

[HoylandOwl]

The 'opposition view'

 

[Gamblor]

31 minutes ago, Snap said:

God that was a tough watch.

Erm. 

[Kiwi Owl]

Just get our players to theatrically fall over a Birmingham player on the grass in the penalty box and we'll get a penalty or two

 

Edited November 24, 2023 by Kiwi Owl

[MAL]

32 minutes ago, Kiwi Owl said:

Just get our players to theatrically fall over a Birmingham player on the grass in the penalty box and we'll get a penalty or two

 

Or get sent off!!!!

If you think any referee is going to be kind to us because of past decisions, i am afraid you need to seek help 😜

[HoylandOwl]

33 minutes ago, MAL said:

Or get sent off!!!!

If you think any referee is going to be kind to us because of past decisions, i am afraid you need to seek help 😜

Things 'even themselves out' or summat.

[MAL]

1 hour ago, Snap said:

Yep, she'll be thinking any dubious decisions she gives our way could be an admission of guilt. We'll get sweet FA from her.

Yeah

If anything, the same thing will happen, just to prove the first decision was somewhere near correct, in their eyes 🤓

[Reesh]

How the fuck does Wilks start

[HoylandOwl]

[HoylandOwl]

Two keepers on the bench...

[mkowl]

Well he's rohled the dice 

[owl4ever1867]

1 minute ago, HoylandOwl said:

Two keepers on the bench...

Wilks starting.....

[Owling_Wolf]

Different!   

[mkowl]

Hendrick and Buckley don't even make the bench 

[HoylandOwl]

There was something online last night from Buckley's uncle about losing someone in the family, and he wouldn't be at the match today. I suspect they're connected. 

For whoever it was, sorry for their loss. 

[Tylluan]

He must have proper beasted the squad in the break for that bench. It might be the only 9 still standing.

Reece James on the bench again. 

[mkowl]

And I suspect a late injury / illness somewhere hence Charles on the bench.

I mean it's hardly worth flapping about given the number of subs allowed.

 

[Tylluan]

There's no midfield cover on that bench unless he throws Johnson or James in there. 

[Billysboy]

32 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said:

Two keepers on the bench...

Think City's done same today.

[OptimisticOwl]

34 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said:

Two keepers on the bench...

 

Preparing Charles to take over the no 2 spot in January when Vasquez goes back?

[HoylandOwl]

1 minute ago, OptimisticOwl said:

 

Preparing Charles to take over the no 2 spot in January when Vasquez goes back?

It'll be peak Wednesday as well if Vasquez goes on to be like Martinez, and wins summat massive.

[HoylandOwl]

Buckley's grandmother passed yesterday, that's why he's not involved today. 

[MAL]

Well, the bloke behind the net has summed Windass up perfectly.

[MAL]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssss

[MAL]

Glad it fell to Byers

[Andyben]

Fucking hell get in 

[owl71]

Does not compute.  Who tore up the usual script, start well, miss sitters, concede something soft from a set piece…fall apart?

 

😀👍

[MAL]

FFS

[owl71]

Oh fuck off 🤬

[mkowl]

Well we had 3 minutes we were ahead 

Ruddy typical. Play half decent, but miss a couple of chances then let one in that should be avoided. 

[mkowl]

Ok Dawson just watching that go in is ammunition for his detractors. But it was a good strike but how unfortunate that 5 players rightly go  to block it, misses all of them. 

[HoylandOwl]

People online blaming Dawson for that. I think it's just an easy hit to blame him for that. It's through a few players jumping in front of the ball, the ball is over at the left of centre, so I'd expect him to not be central in his goal and it's a good clean strike. 

[Jim]

1 minute ago, mkowl said:

Ok Dawson just watching that go in is ammunition for his detractors. But it was a good strike but how unfortunate that 5 players rightly go  to block it, misses all of them. 

I didn't like how the guy was completely unmarked from the corner. I mean nobody within 15 yards when the ball came in.

[KrolMong]

Very good display, but, a bad time to concede.

We should be 2-up before they score.

Great strike from Bacuna. One or two blaming Dawson, just a great strike that has swerved away through a crowd of players.

Keep that press up for another 30 minutes, we’ll score at least once.

[HoylandOwl]

Just now, Jim said:

I didn't like how the guy was completely unmarked from the corner. I mean nobody within 15 yards when the ball came in.

Yeah leaving him out there did worry me as they were lining up for it. But having five players closing it down when it did come out, and not one of them getting at least a nick on the ball is just typical of our luck