Can we out fox Leicester

[Otto_Man]

First home game I'm missing this season, can only mean one thing...

[HoylandOwl]

Bannan bigs up the gaffer in the programme tomorrow night.

"Best I've ever had..." Strong claims, but nice to hear.

[HoylandOwl]

Some of the usual head to head guff.....

Our record V Leicester City is as follows

Wednesday wins 42

Leicester City wins 40

Draws 28

Last time at S6 v The Foxes

It's almost ten years since we last played against the Foxes at S6 according to Soccerbase, and it just doesn't seem that long ago... But.. It must be!

Connor Wickham bagged a brace as Wednesday came from behind, to win 2-1 at Hillsborough.

The Officials for the game. 

Referee: SAM BARROTT
Assistants: Jonathan Hunt and Blake Antrobus
Fourth Official : Carl Brook

Sam Barrott has already officiated at S6 this season, the 0-3 loss to Sunderland. Where he cautioned 2 players, both on our side, Bambo Diaby and Juan Delgado. 

Mr Barrott's record so far reads....

13 games officiated

51 Yellow cards shown

2 red cards shown.

[HoylandOwl]

The game is live on iFollow domestically and internationally.

[Tylluan]

20 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said:

Best I've ever had..."

Wants to keep his shirt. Didn't he big up Xisco's training at the beginning of the season? 

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

Surely got to set up for 0-0 ?

 

[mkowl]

6 minutes ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

Surely got to set up for 0-0 ?

 

Well for the first 5 mins at least 🙄

[Gamblor]

6 hours ago, HoylandOwl said:

The game is live on iFollow domestically and internationally.

And Sky red button. 

[mkowl]

He's one of our own

He's one of our own

C'mon Jamie score an own goal

[KrolMong]

We’ll cause them problems, absolutely no doubt about that.

But, I can still see them winning by 3 or 4, especially if we persist with Diaby at Centre half and center halves playing at full back.

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

Got to go with this team and formation tonight.  Definitely no Diaby.

                      Vasquez

           Iorfa    Ihiekwe    Bernard     

Palmer                                             Johnson

                   Vaulks     Byers

                          Bannan

               Musaba           Smith or Gregory

 

Was tempted to start Cadamarteri up top with Musaba and have the exuberance of youth.

[Andyben]

Hopefully we'll be finished against Galatasary in time for KO...

[Andyben]

Vasquez 

Iorfa Ihiekwe Bernard Famewo

Vaulks

Mo Diaby Byers

Musaba Windass

Cadamateri 

Edited November 29, 2023 by Andyben

[Owling_Wolf]

4 hours ago, Neville Facking Bartos said:

Even if Mo is fit he can't play until January as he's isn't part of the 25 man squad

And Windass is suspended. 

[Andyben]

4 hours ago, Andyben said:

Vasquez 

Iorfa Ihiekwe Bernard Famewo

Vaulks

Bannan Byers

Musaba Gassama

Cadamateri 

Xheers

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

3 minutes ago, Owling_Wolf said:

And Windass is suspended. 

What a shame.

[Otto_Man]

Biscuit wrists

Iorfa, Bernard, Bambi, Famewo

Pato, Vaulks, Byers, Bannan, Neymarv

Bailey

[Jim]

4 minutes ago, Otto_Man said:

Biscuit wrists

Iorfa, Bernard, Bambi, Famewo

Pato, Vaulks, Byers, Bannan, Neymarv

Bailey

Looking at high single or low double figure loss tonight.

[Tylluan]

If that's 4-5-1 then it's a waste of Bailey's assets and a big ask of him to play up top on his own. If it's 4-3-3 then it's Pato and Johnson up with him so why not Musaba and Pato or even Wilkes who's not even on the bench and I thought looked busy on Saturday. 

Edited November 29, 2023 by Tylluan

[mkowl]

Nights like this just glad I took a bang on the head that removed the "let's do a 5 hour round trip and freeze my nads off to see a humbling defeat" cells from my brain 

[Kiwi Owl]

Paterson should have buried that

[MAL]

Should be catching that not punching, or half punching.

[MAL]

There you go, all over.

[Kiwi Owl]

2 players there with the freedom of the penalty box

Poor defending

[owl71]

We seemed very out of shape at the back there, considering it wasn’t really a fast counter attack.  We’ve got nobody organising the defence and nobody who can put the ball in the net.  Not the best combination.

[Gamblor]

It’s been a decent performance, but that inability to score is killing us (or already has). 

[Chelters]

The encouraging sign there was that we didn’t collapse after the first goal as we have done so many times this season. We might collapse after the next one though….

[mkowl]

It's basically on repeat. Between the boxes we are matching teams, just the lack of quality in the final 3rd and basic errors defensively. 

 

[Kiwi Owl]

Some fans have been moaning about the tactic but there's nothing wrong with this 4-3-3/4-5-1

There's a lack of confidence in this team big time. Its so evident that the summers recruitment and managerial appointment has been a disaster

 

 

 

[mkowl]

2 minutes ago, Snap said:

Apart from the fact we should be 5-1 up and they should be down to 10 men I quite enjoyed that half. DR has got us creating chances at least.

Interesting that challenge. You can bet the other way round the ref would have rushed out the red card. 

[Bellsview]

2 minutes ago, mkowl said:

It's basically on repeat. Between the boxes we are matching teams, just the lack of quality in the final 3rd and basic errors defensively. 

 

Absolutely.

It’s like deja vu every time we play.

[Beaconowl]

18 minutes ago, mkowl said:

It's basically on repeat. Between the boxes we are matching teams, just the lack of quality in the final 3rd and basic errors defensively. 

 

This

[LiamOwl]

Peltier done well since coming on

[Kiwi Owl]

That should have been 2-0 there, what a balls up that was

 

[Andyben]

I'd play Buckley in Bannan's role from now on.

[Beaconowl]

BBC bigging it up that we still have hope - FFS

[Andyben]

Hahahahahahanana

[Canterburyowl]

Get the fuck in

[Kiwi Owl]

Get in there Hendrick

[Canterburyowl]

Always rated Hendrick ha. On a serious note Buckley has done more useful things in the last 10 than Hollywood Bannan had all game

[Beaconowl]

1 minute ago, Beaconowl said:

BBC bigging it up that we still have hope - FFS

I should believe more what I read on the BBC from now on 🤣

[Canterburyowl]

Watch this go in now though

[Otto_Man]

Good point that.

Season starts now.

Edited November 29, 2023 by Otto_Man

[Canterburyowl]

Fair play Cammy

[Andyben]

Get in. Hopefully this will feel like a win and energise the squad.

Brannan, Palmer, bye bye. 

[Bellsview]

Something to build on is that.

Well done for hanging in there and battling on until the end Wednesday! 

[Chelters]

Be good for confidence that. Some players are maybe starting to look capable at this level and some…er…aren’t (including Johnson sadly)

[Beaconowl]

2 minutes ago, Andyben said:

Get in. Hopefully this will feel like a win and energise the squad.

Brannan, Palmer, bye bye. 

Just said the same to my lad. Could be a pivotal moment 

 

[LiamOwl]

Turning point that

[owl71]

Well that was a pleasant surprise.  Was thinking that the positives were that we didn’t fold, and we kept plugging away.  It’s clear that the players believe in Röhl.  We just need more reasons to believe in some of them.  That was a start. Hopefully Hendrick’s anaemic displays after he first came here were down to lack of match fitness, and the goal is a sign of better to come.  A point against the best team in the division is something to hang our hats on, a reason to believe for a little while longer.