Wednesday v Cheltenham match thread

[Beaconowl]

Just now, Owling_Wolf said:

Not sure why he didn't put a ball in either.  

On TV it didn’t look as though he had many options if he had of crossed it

[Owling_Wolf]

After a dream start that faded away almost completely. Very frustrating. They even came close to catching us out 2 or 3 times.  

Let's hope we can restart as impressively as we started or maybe change things around somewhat.  4-4-2 with Johnson & Mighten on left doesn't exactly look secure and Vaulks hasn't been up to the high standards of the last few games.  

An important half to come. 

[Beaconowl]

Just now, Owling_Wolf said:

After a dream start that faded away almost completely. Very frustrating. They even came close to catching us out 2 or 3 times.  

Let's hope we can restart as impressively as we started or maybe change things around somewhat.  4-4-2 with Johnson & Mighten on left doesn't exactly look secure and Vaulks hasn't been up to the high standards of the last few games.  

An important half to come. 

I agree with MK, Owling. We need to be more clinical with these chances, when we create them

[Owling_Wolf]

9 minutes ago, Beaconowl said:

I agree with MK, Owling. We need to be more clinical with these chances, when we create them

Pretty much what we were saying at the time.  One effort to the far post was brilliantly saved: look all the way a goal. 

[Beaconowl]

Not sure how you lot watch iFollow every week. The service is shocking 

[Skamp]

Some of the long replays whilst the game is going on is very odd. 

[Reesh]

6 minutes ago, Bellsview said:

Gregory taking a touch to stop Bannan slotting it in was bad, but for Windass to then shoot over from 8 yards immediately after was a shocker! 

Hope we don’t go on to regret these missed chances! 

8 yards? In what world.

[Skamp]

Boo. 

[Skamp]

Easy easy easy easy 

[Reesh]

[Beaconowl]

If anyone has a link to the goals, would you mind sharing please. iFollow managed to buffer for most of the second half for me 🤬

[Otto_Man]

1 hour ago, Owling_Wolf said:

Seriously?  No end product whatsoever.  

This.

Nev surely on the windup

[Skamp]

Bannan 2-0

 

 

 

[Beaconowl]

2 minutes ago, Skamp said:

Bannan 2-0

 

 

 

Thanks Skamp 👍

[HappyOwl]

Ee I ee I ee I ohhhhhhhh 💙💙💙 get in absolutely love it 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[owl4ever1867]

Well played Wednesday, 3 points, great to see us bounce back after Tuesday night at Plymouth.

Keep us in 3rd, keeps the pressure on the top 2.

Onwards & upwards

WAWAW - UTO

[JACK THE HAT]

40 minutes ago, Skamp said:

Bannan 2-0

 

Personally, I used to clip the underside of the bar on the way in to make it look better, but that wasn't bad either.

 

 

 

[HoylandOwl]

 

[HoylandOwl]

For all Moore’s faults, that change to 3-5-2 and the introduction of FDB were what finished the game.

We could have faltered, but I haven’t seen many people praise Marvin Johnson when he got Ihiekwe out of jail from his one mistake. It was great tracking back and tackling.

FDB, that’s an impact sub and a half. And Bannan, well, he was fantastic today.

Heneghan was a monster, brave as you like and Palmer. He’s got a second wind and a half, maybe his fantastic 10k for Jude has helped, because he seems to have bundles of energy on both sides of the ball.

Vaulks, continues to just get on with his job, although not as good as recent weeks today. 
Overall, it’s a happy Saturday evening.

 

 

[HappyOwl]

Great to see this back 😂😂😂😂

[lyn_owl]

Is the "T" a new addition? I've not noticed before.

[HoylandOwl]

2 minutes ago, lyn_owl said:

Is the "T" a new addition? I've not noticed before.

No. It used to be Shhhhh T.

And think the T was an error too. Which just made it funnier at the time IMO. 

[HoylandOwl]

Wade Elliott clearly loves a bucket of salt on his chips.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/wade-elliott-barry-bannan-wednesday-25210730

[Otto_Man]

Pretty sure that when Gregory hit the post it wasn't in either the first or last 10 mins

[Reesh]

3 minutes ago, PP2 said:

Like playing with 10 men with Mighten on the pitch.

Apart from the one tackle Johnson made he's not been great recently, hope we can get him back to where he was, which will be dependant on Mcginness and James being on the pitch and Johnson getting forward more.

Missing Byers. Palmer gets better every week.

Bannon shite again? 😂 Where TF do his critics get to (you know who you are) after a performance like that. He's streets ahead of anyone else we have.

 

Knobhead

[Owling_Wolf]

It's a funny old game, Saint!   

I never saw that coming when I was fretting for ages at 1-0.  We've all been there, seen the endless chances come and go, then the undeserved equaliser.  🙄  But then Baz changes the whole game in a moment of pure talent. 

A word for their well decent 'keeper.  He must be sick as a dog today.  (Good!)  He's played well - the one he tipped around the far post from Windass early on looked a goal all the way - but he's still been beaten by three guided missiles.  Until anyone reminds me of a better prial, I'm putting today's behind the 4-1 win at Leicester and this season's 3-0 vs Rochdale.  

Memo to Mr. Moore: great sub and change of system today but please don't try Johnson and Mighten together as the left side of a 4-4-2 again!  😬  I've got no fingernails left! 

[Reesh]

 

[Skamp]

Fair play to the lad. 

[HoylandOwl]

Wednesday’s match report

https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2022/october/report-wednesday-3-0-chelntenham/

 

[HoylandOwl]

Some pictures from the game….

[Reesh]

https://gloucestergroundho.wixsite.com/gloucester-groundhop/post/hillsborough-sheffield-wednesday

[HarrySpeakup]

that is the most ridiculous list of notable former players ever:

Paolo Di Canio

Ross Barkley

Scott Carson

Chris Kirkland

Lloyd Owusu

James Tavernier

Jamie Vardy

Dean Windass

Luke Varney

 

oh and Sheffield has "a number of restaurants and numerous pubs and bars"

so informative for the travelling fan

 

 

 

 

 

[HarrySpeakup]

GG: Firstly, could you please tell us a little bit about Sheffield Wednesday?

LC: Sheffield Wednesday was founded as a cricket side before forming a football team in 1901–1922. We won the Division One trophy during that time, and for the past twenty years, we have been attempting to return to the First Division.

 

GG: How do you feel about supporting Sheffield Wednesday in League One, and how does it differ from football in higher leagues?

LC: We were relegated because our owner tried to sell our stadium to himself while it was owned by the council.

 

GG: Hillsborough is a stadium steeped in history; what do you believe is the most famous event to have occurred there?

LC: I'm guessing we played against Pele in the preseason back in 1960, but that has to be the most famous moment in Hillsborough.

 

Great stuff

 

[star]

Where do we get these fans from, since when has our stadium been owned by the council

[Skamp]

Since we were formed in 1901 silly. 

[JBO]

Was it Tintin giving those answers?

[cheat]

1 hour ago, Skamp said:

Since we were formed in 1901 silly. 

1901 - 1922, there’s no rushing these things.

[Owling_Wolf]

1 hour ago, cheat said:

1901 - 1922, there’s no rushing these things.

That must have been some sesh at the Adelphi.  😁

[Tylluan]

That 'interview' has to be a wind up. Judging by his write up of other ground visits

[HoylandOwl]

16 hours ago, Tylluan said:

That 'interview' has to be a wind up. Judging by his write up of other ground visits

Or just made up. 

[HoylandOwl]

Palmer's 'pen' or not? Personally, I think it is.

 

[Owling_Wolf]

4 hours ago, HoylandOwl said:

Palmer's 'pen' or not? Personally, I think it is.

 

That's a lousy angle to tell from.  The ref's at a much better one and so much closer. 

[Otto_Man]

If it's not a pen, why would he go down? He was past him

[HarrySpeakup]

It wasn't a foul because it was in the penalty area and not good enough to be a penalty

Between the edge of the penalty area and the centre circle it's a foul

Between the centre circle and the half way line it's a booking

 

 

[HoylandOwl]

So you’re saying. It’s an interpretation of the rules from the ref, which is only given based on severity and position on the pitch.

Nice of him to decide his own rules

[Owling_Wolf]

2 hours ago, Otto_Man said:

If it's not a pen, why would he go down? He was past him

4 times!  😉

[HarrySpeakup]

It has always been different rules for "fouls" in the penalty area

Do you think they would give penalties for the innocuous tiny little pushes and touches that they give without a thought in the middle of the pitch?

They should just admit to everyone that there are totally different criteria for a foul to be given in the penaltly area

 

 

[cheat]

10 minutes ago, HarrySpeakup said:

It has always been different rules for "fouls" in the penalty area

Do you think they would give penalties for the innocuous tiny little pushes and touches that they give without a thought in the middle of the pitch?

They should just admit to everyone that there are totally different criteria for a foul to be given in the penaltly area

 

 

I read an article a few years ago that was advocating that not every foul in the penalty area should be a penalty.

The logic was that offences like the Palmer one don’t really merit a 75% chance of a goal, whereas someone brought down as they are bearing down on goal does.

The argument was that for the Palmer type foul it would just be a direct free kick.

In theory it makes some sense, but could you imagine all the controversy bringing in another subjective decision for the refs to make?