Tylluan Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 2 hours 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? Bet you were gutted as you were waiting for the charabanc to take you home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCraigsOwl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Excellent win yesterday. First away win whilst conceding a goal? The 3rd was something of a Brucie bonus. Altogether now - You get nothing for A Pears... well, Blackburn certainly didn't. Well done Wednesday 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Official number of Wednesday fans yesterday is 7,321 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Wonder what the ref was saying to their goalkeeper after that own goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 17 minutes ago, star said: Wonder what the ref was saying to their goalkeeper after that own goal I will share my winnings as agreed - post sponsored by Nottingham Forest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirstys 12th Pint Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 22 minutes ago, star said: Wonder what the ref was saying to their goalkeeper after that own goal Thought Keeper might have been asking if could have picked ball up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAL Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 28 minutes ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said: Thought Keeper might have been asking if could have picked ball up. I don't think the keeper asked, i think he just told him what he could have done. I also think he should have gone to the other end and done the same with the opposite keeper, regardless whether it was us or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Owl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/george-byers-sheffield-wednesday-blackburn-rovers-4599238 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 7 minutes ago, Kiwi Owl said: https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/george-byers-sheffield-wednesday-blackburn-rovers-4599238 He was about 30 seats to our left… attracting plenty of attention… Could he get his place back in the squad? As in, could it have been that we let him go because we had to get rid of someone to get the likes of Poveda in, and couldn’t get rid of Hendrick, Fletcher to reduce the wage bill a bit? Rather than actually wanting him out? LiamOwl offered this yesterday as a possibility…. Maybe not beyond the realms of possibility ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirstys 12th Pint Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 4 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said: He was about 30 seats to our left… attracting plenty of attention… Could he get his place back in the squad? As in, could it have been that we let him go because we had to get rid of someone to get the likes of Poveda in, and couldn’t get rid of Hendrick, Fletcher to reduce the wage bill a bit? Rather than actually wanting him out? LiamOwl offered this yesterday as a possibility…. Maybe not beyond the realms of possibility ?? Think his sending off blotted his copy book a little coupled with being unfit. If squad make up managed better would deffo have Byers in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tewksbury Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Rohl said in an interview that Byers wanted more minutes and as he was only going to play a 2 man midfield, he agreed to let Byers go on loan as he had 5 or 6 players for that position at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 14 hours ago, Tewksbury said: Rohl said in an interview that Byers wanted more minutes and as he was only going to play a 2 man midfield, he agreed to let Byers go on loan as he had 5 or 6 players for that position at the time. There you go. At the time…. maybe….. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tewksbury Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Just now, HoylandOwl said: There you go. At the time…. maybe….. lol At the time, we were playing Palmer in midfield, beat Hull and weee looking OK. We had Bannan, Palmer, Vaulks, Byers, Diaby coming back, and Hendrick. With Bannan being auto start, that's a lot of competition for one spot. Even now, does he get in before Vaulks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 minute ago, Tewksbury said: At the time, we were playing Palmer in midfield, beat Hull and weee looking OK. We had Bannan, Palmer, Vaulks, Byers, Diaby coming back, and Hendrick. With Bannan being auto start, that's a lot of competition for one spot. Even now, does he get in before Vaulks? No. He doesn’t. FWIW I can’t see any other outcome but George has played his last game for Wednesday already. I’m just disappointed it ended the way it did, last season and the one before he was tremendous at times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tewksbury Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 16 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said: No. He doesn’t. FWIW I can’t see any other outcome but George has played his last game for Wednesday already. I’m just disappointed it ended the way it did, last season and the one before he was tremendous at times Don't think his body can keep up with the pace of the Champ. Didn't need to be as fit when you had the opposition penned in their own box for 69 minutes per game, now we're the ones chasing shadows. Good player but always a yard behind this season, which made him frustrated and led to errors. I can see a meltdown in the press and on social media in 4 weeks when the released lists are out, can see a few favourites going, possibly Luongo style, where they are on massively reduced contracts and get cut while looking at other teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaconowl Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) I am looking for a clip/video of the players and staff going up to the Wednesday fans at the end of the game, but cant seem to find one. If anyone has a link to share I would appreciate it Edited April 23 by Beaconowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylluan Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Byers stats look a hell of a lot better in League 1 than they do in the Championship. Particularly around defensive tackles won and interceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyben Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Byers looked like the managers kid getting picked in an U12 team this season. Absolutely miles off it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercockle Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 49 minutes ago, Beaconowl said: I am looking for a clip/video of the players and staff going up to the Wednesday fans at the end of the game, but cant seem to find one. If anyone has a link to share I would appreciate it The behind the inside matchday video shows it I think. https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2024/april/-inside-matchday--blackburn-v-wednesday/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 5 hours ago, Tewksbury said: I can see a meltdown in the press and on social media in 4 weeks when the released lists are out, can see a few favourites going, possibly Luongo style, where they are on massively reduced contracts and get cut while looking at other teams. This. But tbh. It needs to happen to a degree too. It’s been blindingly obvious when we’ve played against the better teams, we can be sliced open at will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tewksbury Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 2 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said: This. But tbh. It needs to happen to a degree too. It’s been blindingly obvious when we’ve played against the better teams, we can be sliced open at will. We have a number of individually talented players such as Bannan, Windass, Johnson. The issue is they're mavericks, roamers who don't fit into a rigid tactical system or the discipline or will to do so. The change should have happened in L1, hopefully Chansiri has learned his lesson and allows it to happen. We've recruited for it since relegation, just haven't implemented it in a meaningful way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 I liked Byers, the type of midfielder I prefer, can put in tackles but able to distribute the ball. I think the injury last year really impacted him and he never looked at the level needed this season. But that whole area needs more quality in depth should we get another crack at this level. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank_Owl2,0 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) 46 minutes ago, mkowl said: I liked Byers, the type of midfielder I prefer, can put in tackles but able to distribute the ball. I think the injury last year really impacted him and he never looked at the level needed this season. But that whole area needs more quality in depth should we get another crack at this level. I agree, Byers wasn’t the only one that wasn’t at the fitness levels needed in this league. A good pre season might mean he can be at least a good squad player for next season. However, if his fitness and athleticism isn’t what it needs to be then it’ll be best for all if he moves on, but he has been at times a joy to have at the club with some very good performances. Edited April 23 by Tank_Owl2,0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheExile Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Both Bannan and Byers benefitted from being in a cm 3 in league one with Vaulks covering a lot of the uglier stuff. A step up and mainly having 2 cms in most games (even if a formation is fluid) has probably been too much for him. If Diaby had been fit and able perhaps it was different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skamp Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Young lad at the weekend. The future is bright. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyben Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 We played Man U? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted Friday at 10:05 Share Posted Friday at 10:05 Windass has won the Goal of the Month award for his amazing goal at Blackburn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted Friday at 10:07 Share Posted Friday at 10:07 2 minutes ago, Owling_Wolf said: Windass has won the Goal of the Month award for his amazing goal at Blackburn. Not a shock really, deserved it Although, that doesn’t always correlate with the EFL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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