Otto_Man Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 1 minute ago, mkowl said: The point being if QPR and Stoke thought they were safe, maybe not. Next Saturday is a fucking tough game, West Brom looked good v Leicester and we have to play to the absolute top of our game. There's absolutely no way you're going to let any of enjoy this moment is there? 😆 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holmesfield_owl Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 Just now, TheExile said: Until next week Win it and we're so close next week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Owl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) 1 minute ago, mkowl said: The point being if QPR and Stoke thought they were safe, maybe not. Next Saturday is a fucking tough game, West Brom looked good v Leicester and we have to play to the absolute top of our game. They're safe No way are Birmingham getting more than 3 points Plymouth and Blackburn are the two sides that'll be looking over their shoulders now And we will beat Sunderland. We won't lose that game Edited April 21 by Kiwi Owl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheExile Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Just now, holmesfield_owl said: Win it and we're so close next week Imagine the feeling if we nick something. Would take a point if offered now and having to win at Sunderland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 4 minutes ago, Otto_Man said: There's absolutely no way you're going to let any of enjoy this moment is there? 😆 Gritty realism, exactly what Bannan said. I trust him more than your good self to know 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrolMong Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 We did a job on them. It wasn’t sticking first half, but second half, the balls were less straight, we pressed them in wide areas, and we won all the second balls. Just good, old fashioned football basics. We scored two great goals, and the freak from the keeper, I still, to this minute don’t what he was trying to do with the attempt at recover the situation. They missed one good chance but rest ot the half was us having control with and without the ball. Palmer, Famewo, Johnson, Bannan and Vaulks were good. We need to defend like that the next two weekends, if we do, we’ll stop up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 5 minutes ago, Kiwi Owl said: They're safe No way are Birmingham getting more than 3 points Plymouth and Blackburn are the two sides that'll be looking over their shoulders now And we will beat Sunderland. We won't lose that game I disagree, and yes you would rather have points on the board, but having watched Wednesday fall thru the trapdoor at the last minute. QPR have Leeds next up Friday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Friday 27th April QPR vs Leeds Saturday 28th April Wednesday vs WBA Huddersfield vs Birmingham Milwall vs Plymouth Southampton vs Stoke Blackburn vs Coventry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheExile Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) 5 minutes ago, KrolMong said: We did a job on them. It wasn’t sticking first half, but second half, the balls were less straight, we pressed them in wide areas, and we won all the second balls. Just good, old fashioned football basics. We scored two great goals, and the freak from the keeper, I still, to this minute don’t what he was trying to do with the attempt at recover the situation. They missed one good chance but rest ot the half was us having control with and without the ball. Palmer, Famewo, Johnson, Bannan and Vaulks were good. We need to defend like that the next two weekends, if we do, we’ll stop up. The players they brought on were odd ones. Maybe lacking options but they were all very young and against a packed defence they probably needed a Paterson and Smith of their own. Was surprised Szmodics missed that second one which was a key moment really Edited April 21 by TheExile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaconowl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 4 minutes ago, owl4ever1867 said: Friday 27th April QPR vs Leeds Saturday 28th April Wednesday vs WBA Huddersfield vs Birmingham Milwall vs Plymouth Southampton vs Stoke Blackburn vs Coventry I think you have your dates wrong Chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Owl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) Discount Stoke and QPR from that list Blackburn need one more point and they're all but safe. 50 points will easily be enough Absolutely no way Huddersfield or Birmingham will win their last 2 games to get the 6 points required to trouble the 50 point teams. Especially with Huddersfields' goal difference Edited April 21 by Kiwi Owl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamblor Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Problem is that Hudds and Brum are playing each other next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Delighted with that win today. Definitely one of the top away days over recent years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canterburyowl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 If we win Saturday we will stay up, maybe not Mathematically but it will be enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 9 minutes ago, Canterburyowl said: If we win Saturday we will stay up, maybe not Mathematically but it will be enough I seriously request anyone who has watched Sheffield Wednesday over the last few decades to think getting to 50 points will be job over, just watch the video of the 1989/90 season. Maybe that scarred my memory for ever. Hence until the final whistle blows in every game in 2 weeks time and we are outside the bottom 3, then that fat lass is still warming up on the sidelines. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyOwl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 This club though What it’s all about away days like this 💙💙💙🦉🦉🦉🦉 Kin love Wednesday me till I die 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canterburyowl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I do get it MK, but this manager is just different. And it will be different this time IF we win on Sat which will not be easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamblor Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 50 points might be enough for some, but not when you’re the side with the worst goal difference. We need at least a point against WBA or we’ll be guaranteed to be below the dotted line before the final fixtures kick off, but I think we might need all 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 25 minutes ago, Canterburyowl said: I do get it MK, but this manager is just different. And it will be different this time IF we win on Sat which will not be easy Ron Atkinson was the manager that season, so quality really does not matter. So 50 points is not safe. Hence why QPR and Stoke fans can have a nervous week at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Finney Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 1 hour ago, KrolMong said: and the freak from the keeper, I still, to this minute don’t what he was trying to do with the attempt at recover the situation. He was trying not to catch the ball or pick it up and concede a free kick due to the back pass. Unfortunately for him he'd put too much spin on the ball. There was a split second when he had the chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 1 minute ago, Alan Finney said: He was trying not to catch the ball or pick it up and concede a free kick due to the back pass. Unfortunately for him he'd put too much spin on the ball. There was a split second when he had the chance. Still funny as fuck though 🤣 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holmesfield_owl Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 7 minutes ago, Alan Finney said: He was trying not to catch the ball or pick it up and concede a free kick due to the back pass. Unfortunately for him he'd put too much spin on the ball. There was a split second when he had the chance. We get funny luck moments like that so rarely! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheExile Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 With WBA next week if we cut out the early issues we had against Norwich then who knows. If we stay in the game, at home with a big crowd I always feel we can nick something. If a point was to keep us out of the zone before heading to Sunderland that would be dream scenario as tbh I thought if we ever got out the bottom three it would be in the second half at the SOL, like we did at Pride Park (or whatever it’s called now) very briefly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4ever1867 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 2 hours ago, Beaconowl said: I think you have your dates wrong Chap Yep you're right! Friday 26th & Saturday 27th April.... That'll teach me not to look at the dates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank_Owl2,0 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) Great result and professional performance today. I can see Huddersfield having a reaction and beating Brum. 4point from the last 2 and we will almost certainly be safe even with our GD. 2 & 3pts could be enough, but we definitely need something from the last 2. Huddersfield and Brum can’t both lose, so 47pts with our GD isn’t good enough. I personally think 3 will be enough and think we can win one of the last 2 but we know this is Wednesday. Edited April 21 by Tank_Owl2,0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl71 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 (edited) You’ve got to question how up for it West Brom will be next week. They are almost guaranteed play offs, and with nothing to play for PNE at home on the last day of the season they’ve got a bit of insurance. Not sure they’ll match our work rate if we really go at ‘em. Edited April 21 by owl71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyben Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Udds n Brum won't win again this season. We won't lose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tewksbury Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 20 minutes ago, owl71 said: You’ve got to question how up for it West Brom will be next week. They are almost guaranteed play offs, and with nothing to play for PNE at home on the last day of the season they’ve got a bit of insurance. Not sure they’ll match our work rate if we really go at ‘em. West Brom need another 3 points to guarantee playoffs and have Preston after us. Hull have 3 games remaining and Coventry 4, so can both hit 75 if they win out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheExile Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 WBA won’t be resting but it’s also good for us that Hull and Coventry are still in with a sniff as I think they play teams around us too. I’ve given up trying to guess who will win but you just want your rivals facing m teams with something to play for at this stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 20 hours ago, Alan Finney said: Well it looked a lost cause at various points throughout the season, but here we are with a great chance. What better motivation could the players want, 7000 supporters and a win to drag our backsides out of the bottom 3. Just put a shift in lads and get us them 3 points please. C'mon Wednesday. Love it! Game on!! 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 14 hours ago, HappyOwl said: Sky Tv is fuckin shit Sky Tv is fuckin shit Up at this time on a Sunday 😡😡😩😩 💙💙🦉🦉 UTO Happy St Sheridans day everyone 💙💙 Absolutely agree, Hap! 6am. 🫤 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 8 hours ago, Kiwi Owl said: That is a fantastic finish!!!!! Better than Brunts at Leeds That is some accolade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul from Wisewood Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 7 hours ago, bradowl said: Delighted with that win today. Definitely one of the top away days over recent years. Yeah fucking good away end that today, especially second half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 8 hours ago, Skamp said: Vaulkes I was laid on the floor in pain and then heard the crowd go up. What a comment. Just think about it: from where he was and what he was feeling, then that wall of noise from the 7,000 washing over him. What an experience that must have been! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 7 hours ago, HappyOwl said: This club though What it’s all about away days like this 💙💙💙🦉🦉🦉🦉 Kin love Wednesday me till I die Good man. 🙂👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 7 hours ago, mkowl said: Ron Atkinson was the manager that season, so quality really does not matter. So 50 points is not safe. Hence why QPR and Stoke fans can have a nervous week at least Fatko said later that it never entered his head that we might get relegated. We only needed two wins from our last six games. We got one, and one draw. Absolutely amateurish by him in that degree. So quality does matter. However, I don't disagree with your points conclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 7 hours ago, Alan Finney said: He was trying not to catch the ball or pick it up and concede a free kick due to the back pass. Unfortunately for him he'd put too much spin on the ball. There was a split second when he had the chance. And he panicked. We were directly behind & above the centre of the goal and it was fascinating to watch, as if in slow motion! As spectacular (and entertaining) as I've seen from a keeper since Gary Sprake literally threw one into his own goal for Dirty L**ds long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 1 hour ago, HoylandOwl said: The hair Baz... No 1 all over. It's time. I'm on the cusp myself. Grass doesn't grow on a busy street. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 7 hours ago, Owling_Wolf said: Fatko said later that it never entered his head that we might get relegated. We only needed two wins from our last six games. We got one, and one draw. Absolutely amateurish by him in that degree. So quality does matter. However, I don't disagree with your points conclusion. I think my point was in response to another - Rohl is too decent a manager to let complacency step in. I concur he won't. However my point was that Atkinson did allow that. The fact that it preceded our best ever season means in hindsight that failure got overlooked. But it still lurks, the scars. Even if we win on Saturday, its no time for any form of celebration of job done. As we saw with Coventry yesterday the football God's are cruel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirstys 12th Pint Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 2 minutes ago, mkowl said: I think my point was in response to another - Rohl is too decent a manager to let complacency step in. I concur he won't. However my point was that Atkinson did allow that. The fact that it preceded our best ever season means in hindsight that failure got overlooked. But it still lurks, the scars. Even if we win on Saturday, its no time for any form of celebration of job done. As we saw with Coventry yesterday the football God's are cruel. Was told the squad were back at Middlewood Road for a light training session/ debrief yesterday afternoon. Certainly backs this up if true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyben Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 16 minutes ago, mkowl said: The fact that it preceded our best ever season means in hindsight that failure got overlooked. Runner up in 2nd Div and won the lesser of two cups? Didn't we win the league and cup double once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HoylandOwl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Wow. What a game in the end it turned out to be. A fantastic start and, a second half to be proud of. I was a little gutted that we allowed them back in it after getting our noses in front with one long ball into that left channel. It was so simple. But, credit where it’s due, with injury issues in the game, and the home side subdued the away end a LITTLE early in the second half, the players didn’t let it get to them. When Diaby went off it actually seemed to be a case of, ‘f**k adversity, we’re having this’ and that’s not a slight on Bambo either as I thought he did when when he came on. Vaulks was HUGE yesterday, and IMO there needs to be a pat on the back for Marv too. Goal aside, in that second half he made so many vital touches when it looked like they’d got in round the back he got there with a head or a toe at the last. That win felt huge, just getting out of the bottom 3 even though it’s far from over, just seemed to give a new belief to everyone. It was a memorable day, on 21st April again, a day which has in the past served us well. But, it means nothing if we don’t follow it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 40 minutes ago, Andyben said: Runner up in 2nd Div and won the lesser of two cups? Didn't we win the league and cup double once Best ever season I have witnessed to be more precise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyben Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 2 minutes ago, mkowl said: Best ever season I have witnessed to be more precise aah, I should have known... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 54 minutes ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said: Was told the squad were back at Middlewood Road for a light training session/ debrief yesterday afternoon. Certainly backs this up if true. I think having got this far to be in control of the outcome - albeit its the Championship getting 3 wins on the spin is very low probability - is an achievement. I worry more about the fan base thinking job done. I have watched Wednesday far too long and have a strong body of evidence to know that until every full time whistle is blown in 2 weeks, hope for the best, fear the worst. I am self admitted an pessimistic optimist. Until its mathematically certain I accept no fate, good or bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 4 minutes ago, Andyben said: aah, I should have known... Can't beat a personal anecdote. Saturday is the exact 50th anniversary of my first visit to a match A relegation dogfight in the 2nd tier. Not much changes really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, Andyben said: Runner up in 2nd Div and won the lesser of two cups? Didn't we win the league and cup double once No but we were very close once. During our two successive seasons as Champions of England, 1928-30, the ref. blew his whistle to end the game after the ball left our forwards head but before it entered the net for our equalising goal in the semi final. And you think refs have it in for us now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 27 minutes ago, Owling_Wolf said: No but we were very close once. During our two successive seasons as Champions of England, 1928-30, the ref. blew his whistle to end the game after the ball left our forwards head but before it entered the net for our equalising goal in the semi final. And you think refs have it in for us now? I presume we weren't playing Man U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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