Sheffield Wednesday at home match thread

[Super]

2 pretty poor teams.

[Supersonic Robin]

Think people are being a little harsh on Weimann. He's got into some good positions but has been fouled almost every time when he's done so.

[Ivorguy]

How is our promotion side doing against bottom of the table’s 10 men

 

Interested, Guernsey (asking for a friend)

[steveybadger]

15 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Sky saying the foul looked inside the box?

I’m level with it. The initial contact was outside but he stayed on his feet into the area, was about to shoot then got clipped again. Pen and a red as not attempting to play the ball.

[bexhill reds]

6 minutes ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

I think Cornick should come on for Conway, he's getting nothing against that lump of theirs. 

I maintain that Conway is better playing as part of a 2 and not a lone striker. Cornick and Conway would be interesting.

[Robin101]

Dreadful atmosphere. Thought it might be feisty but no… flat, dull, as if no one cares. Barely any encouragement even if we nick the ball and have four on two!

[Silvio Dante]

Poor first half. Disappointed in the Lampard regime thus far

[And Its Smith]

Atkinson saying Weimann looking sharp. Can’t say I’ve seen that 

[Leveller]

Looked a clear penalty to me.

[Barrs Court Red]

Feel like a goal for City could lead to a comfortable win.  Wednesday look threatening on the counter, but 3 floated crosses have been easy for Max. 
 

[steveybadger]

Need to move the ball quicker, with better movement, and make better decisions when we have chances. If we do we’ll win.

 

[bexhill reds]

1 minute ago, Silvio Dante said:

Poor first half. Disappointed in the Lampard regime thus far

Lampard out!!!

[Malago]

Just now, bexhill reds said:

I maintain that Conway is better playing as part of a 2 and not a lone striker. Cornick and Conway would be interesting.

I would like to see TC playing the No 10 role behind Cornick.

[BLRed]

We seriously lack football intelligence in the final third. Mistimed/inaccurate passes and crosses, lack of intelligent runs, no one with the ability to put their foot on the ball and dictate with any form of composure. 

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

1 minute ago, bexhill reds said:

I maintain that Conway is better playing as part of a 2 and not a lone striker. Cornick and Conway would be interesting.

Yes, Tony Thorpe said that earlier on, he said Weimann should be playing closer to Conway.

[Waffleflap]

2 minutes ago, Robin101 said:

Dreadful atmosphere. Thought it might be feisty but no… flat, dull, as if no one cares. Barely any encouragement even if we nick the ball and have four on two!

That's ashton gate for you. Shit atmosphere most times 

[joe jordans teeth]

2 minutes ago, Robin101 said:

Dreadful atmosphere. Thought it might be feisty but no… flat, dull, as if no one cares. Barely any encouragement even if we nick the ball and have four on two!

Who would of thought it

[Gazred]

Yep, Conway too isolated against their monster CBs. Game is there for the taking, just need to step it up a level.

[ChippenhamRed]

32 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Maybe this forum just isn’t a true reflection of the overall fan base 

If you’re interested enough in City to contribute to the forum, then that probably makes you a bit more passionate about the club than your average supporter.

But I don’t think that means opinions here aren’t broadly representative. On the poll this week, there were 800 votes and over 90% thought the club were wrong to sack Pearson. That’s so extreme in one direction, I think we can reasonably assume a large majority of the fanbase did not want Pearson to go. But we probably have to concede that most people might not care as much as your average OTIBer.

I think the issue might also be that there’s no focal point for our frustrations today - it’s not like Steve Lansdown strolled across the centre circle.

Having said all that, I do think it’s a bit surprising and disappointing there hasn’t been more of a reaction.

Edited November 4, 2023 by ChippenhamRed

[PHILINFRANCE]

12 minutes ago, luke_bristol said:

Just gone off in tears after getting crunched by a man city defender, hope it’s not a bad one

I think it was more a case of he kicked Rodri in the follow through from his shot, but he was certainly in a lot of discomfort.  

[CityCiderEd]

I think we look a bit flat. Tommy struggling to get anything out of Diaby and Sykes needs to have a go getting to the byline, permanently going back slows us up....

[Silvio Dante]

1 minute ago, Robin101 said:

Dreadful atmosphere. Thought it might be feisty but no… flat, dull, as if no one cares. Barely any encouragement even if we nick the ball and have four on two!

Agree - it feels very flat, dispirited and we don’t look overly sharp. It feels like as opposed to feisty it’s reflective of the general disillusionment following the events of the last week. Saw S82 tweeting that they were getting behind the team (as opposed assumedly to getting at Lansdown or pro Pearson shouts), but I can’t help feel some of that “edge” may help things. 
 

Fact is the players probably don’t understand the decision so their heads are not totally there. I realise they’re pros but they’re also humans.

[Ivorguy]

1 minute ago, Waffleflap said:

That's ashton gate for you. Shit atmosphere most times 

That’s the Ls having drawn the lifeblood out of the club

Don’t remember this from earlier decades

[Sturgess]

2 minutes ago, CityCiderEd said:

I think we look a bit flat. Tommy struggling to get anything out of Diaby and Sykes needs to have a go getting to the byline, permanently going back slows us up....

Probably following AW’s constant two-handed directives to slow the game down

Edited November 4, 2023 by Sturgess

[Spike]

I think our biggest issue in the game so far is Weimann is offering nothing and we keep trying to play long balls in behind despite them being a man down and so they are sitting back and setting up for that. 
If we want to have any success in this game we need to make the most of the extra player, move them about, play passes that create space, not lump it up and essentially waste the man advantage.

I know people don't want to hear this right now but this is where we need a manager who can identify that issue and make the changes, to speak to the players and tell them this, not to stick to the one plan they had before the game.

I actually think I'm even more frustrated than I was before the game watching this, to me this is football 101, you get a man advantage early enough in the game you don't play a style that doesn't work on a team who are sitting back, Sheffield Wednesday will see this situation as if they can take a point it's a good result, we on the other hand will see it as an utter failure, and rightfully so as we have the advantage, we're at home, we have a lot of players back, this team put out today is arguably our strongest line up if you put Bell in for Weimann. If this team can't beat a 10-man team who are bottom of the league at home then questions are really going to be raised, especially when the performance against Cardiff with a bare-bones starting line up had more teeth to it than this one has so far.

[Son of Fred]

4 minutes ago, BLRed said:

We seriously lack football intelligence in the final third. Mistimed/inaccurate passes and crosses, lack of intelligent runs, no one with the ability to put their foot on the ball and dictate with any form of composure. 

Missing Wells badly

[Malago]

Coventry losing again.  Could Robins be out of a job come Monday morning?

[ChippenhamRed]

1 minute ago, Silvio Dante said:

Agree - it feels very flat, dispirited and we don’t look overly sharp. It feels like as opposed to feisty it’s reflective of the general disillusionment following the events of the last week. Saw S82 tweeting that they were getting behind the team (as opposed assumedly to getting at Lansdown or pro Pearson shouts), but I can’t help feel some of that “edge” may help things. 
 

Fact is the players probably don’t understand the decision so their heads are not totally there. I realise they’re pros but they’re also humans.

Disillusionment is a very good way of describing it I think. That’s probably the overriding feeling right now, rather than outright anger.

[Waffleflap]

1 minute ago, Ivorguy said:

That’s the Ls having drawn the lifeblood out of the club

Don’t remember this from earlier decades

Since the new ground. People rather watch in the concourse with a pint 

[Sir Geoff]

Looking forward to a rampaging second half as we begin our assault up the table. Promotion or bust, John.