Sheffield Wednesday at home match thread

[downendcity]

1 hour ago, Red Ferret said:

Weiman is too deep

 

48 minutes ago, Jim Davey said:

Balls

Balls deep? 

[Ciderhead433]

Footballs over. Let's get back to the soap opera 

[petehinton]

Just now, johnheadbcfc said:

That's another bad performance, bottom of league and 10 men the football is so rigid and slow

Certainly wasn’t the Ali Hines’ high press intense attacking football that Tinman promised us was it. 

[johnheadbcfc]

Just now, petehinton said:

Certainly wasn’t the Ali Hines’ high press intense attacking football that Tinman promised us was it. 

Tbh thats 100% the same as its been for a while now all that was missing was pearson 

[Top Robin]

11 minutes ago, Ecko said:

Said this a few weeks ago and got some stick on here, but unfortunately weimann is finished. Great servant, but we need to replace him in January. 

Do you not think the new manager may drop him? 

[Tim Monaghan]

4 minutes ago, RedReg said:

Up the city, get out lansdowns 

Oh shut up! Jesus 

[Bazooka Joe]

1 minute ago, Marina's Rolls Royce said:

Wow- I thought all newbies worked for Bristol Sport.

Perhaps some of them do, and they also want Lansdown out.

[ProfitInMyPocket]

Two pretty even teams, even with the red card the game could have gone either way.

Both teams lacking quality once they get over the half way line, wish we had a bit of purpose about us when we get one v one with defenders or can play someone in behind. The pass is on but rarely ever played.

You could have thrown a blanket on their midfield and striker they were defending so narrow in the first half, they knew we wouldn't break them down through the middle without Naismith. Opened up a bit after the red card.

Good game from Max after a few dodgy early passes, commanded the box and what a save to keep us in front from that free kick.

Some decent performances but a lot of slow predictable possession isn't going to hurt the better sides in this division.

 

 

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[ORANGE500]

6 minutes ago, petehinton said:

Christ we made hard work of that. Up the Pearson’s reds!!!

Get over it Pearson's gone; today is just about on average what we've seen over the last almost 3 years. Wasn't great was it

[Dan Robin]

Phew!

A ray of light in a cloudy week. Glad to see some key players back in the team, even if the performance was less satisfying than the result.  COYR!!

[Jerseybean]

Phew a home win, just!

That was quite painful to watch, but I’m delighted with three points.

Bearing in mind we faced 10 men for an hour and they are bottom of the table we really did make very hard work of that.

Throughout the game we looked to be playing very cautiously with the ball going square or backwards, far too often, and at quite a pedestrian pace. Wednesday had plenty of time to organize themselves, and when they were on the wall, they looked more likely to create something, to be honest, and did so with a number of really good opportunities. Other than Sam Bell’s  astonishing miss, I can’t remember too many clear cut chances that we created.

If our new Head Coach was watching that, they will know they have quite a lot of work to do, especially IMO around creative moments that create chances. Thought Gardner-Hickman put in a great shift and Max kept us in it with the save towards the end.

Overall, it was quite frustrating to watch, but a home win, nevertheless.

[Gazred]

Hmmm, you take the 3pts of course but that was a pretty rough performance.

Delighted for Curtis though who deserves that win in what would of been a difficult week for him.

[Ivorguy]

Just now, Top Robin said:

Do you not think the new manager may drop him? 

Almost certainly one of the first casualties.

May cash in on Bell and/or Conway in  January window too, with orders from above.

[Tim Monaghan]

1 minute ago, johnheadbcfc said:

Tbh thats 100% the same as its been for a while now all that was missing was pearson 

Exactly, it’s the same football as Pearson! I’ve no idea why people have this idea that we were playing tika taka football under him, it’s bizarre.

[Bristol Rob]

13 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said:

We really should score in this situation.

To be fair, it was one of the best covering challenges ever. If the run had been checked up, he'd have slide down Winterstoke Road and stopped up by the Miners.

[BigTone]

1 minute ago, Dan Robin said:

Phew!

A ray of light in a cloudy week. Glad to see some key players back in the team, even if the performance was less satisfying than the result.  COYR!!

A wins a win

[Ecko]

2 minutes ago, Top Robin said:

Do you not think the new manager may drop him? 

Replace/dropped same thing really. We can't rely on him anymore.

[johnheadbcfc]

1 minute ago, Jerseybean said:

Phew a home win, just!

That was quite painful to watch, but I’m delighted with three points.

Bearing in mind we faced 10 men for an hour and they are bottom of the table we really did make very hard work of that.

Throughout the game we looked to be playing very cautiously with the ball going square or backwards, far too often, and at quite a pedestrian pace. Wednesday had plenty of time to organize themselves, and when they were on the wall, they looked more likely to create something, to be honest, and did so with a number of really good opportunities. Other than Sam Bell’s  astonishing miss, I can’t remember too many clear cut chances that we created.

If our new Head Coach was watching that, they will know they have quite a lot of work to do, especially IMO around creative moments that create chances. Thought Gardner-Hickman put in a great shift and Max kept us in it with the save towards the end.

Overall, it was quite frustrating to watch, but a home win, nevertheless.

Hickman definitely has something there

[David Brent]

Mr Fleming carrying on the good work of Mr Pearson.

[Numero Uno]

Tbf, Bell, despite an horrendous miss, made at least four runs I counted that had the ball gone forward instead of backwards and sideways would have resulted in him being clean through.

[Jerseybean]

Just now, johnheadbcfc said:

Hickman definitely has something there

Player ratings https://www.bristolworld.com/sport/football/bristol-city/bristol-city-sheffield-wednesday-barry-bannan-nigel-pearson-4397876

They gave him a 6! 

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

2 minutes ago, Bazooka Joe said:

Perhaps some of them do, and they also want Lansdown out.

I'm sure I saw Steve singing "Jon Lansdown out" and at one point he definitely was singing "I don't know what I'm doing".

[W-S-M Seagull]

Great from the crowd to sing Pearons name. 

 

[RedM]

12 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said:

Is the Boy Blunder at the game?

He was. In a bright red coat and a city scarf (so hardly trying to go unnoticed) in his Dad's box. Flanked by Lisa Knights and Mark Kelly amongst others. 

[Ecko]

Just now, W-S-M Seagull said:

Great from the crowd to sing Pearons name. 

 

Ageee. Shame it took too long for it.

[Northern Red]

It was never going to be pretty today in the circumstances.

Good end to a rough week.

[Supersonic Robin]

10 minutes ago, bexhill reds said:

Largely uninspiring, perhaps the new manager will break away from playing a front 3, it does not suit our forwards other than perhaps Cornick

In fairness, I think it does suit many of our forwards.

Conway is good through the centre of a 3, as is Wells.

Sykes, Mehmeti, and Bell are fine out wide. In fact, I'd argue that wide in a front 3 is the only position Bell can play.

Whilst Conway has been injured (and other injuries have moved Sykes to RB), I think it's a general lack of quality in the front 3 that's been the bigger issue. 

[Numero Uno]

3 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said:

Exactly, it’s the same football as Pearson! I’ve no idea why people have this idea that we were playing tika taka football under him, it’s bizarre.

Who mentioned tika taka? It’s all good though cos the new man will come in, won’t have to spend a penny and it’s HMS Piss the League (see, we can all talk shit).

[RedM]

Just now, W-S-M Seagull said:

Great from the crowd to sing Pearons name. 

 

But then Cornick was subbed on which started his song up and the Pearson one stopped.

[Bazooka Joe]

Three more precious points despite all the turmoil and fiasco, courtesy of Messrs Lansdown.

And 10th in the table.

I'll gladly take that for now.