Sick of hearing about how good oposition is

[dorian gray]

Agree with your last sentence. However, had you bothered to read the full article the sub-head on page 43 read "IRVINE WANTS PLAYERS TO GO ONWARDS AND UPWARDS BY LEAVING WOE BEHIND THEM" He then spends time on going over what they have done midweek without over dwelling on the poo poo, he states positively that he has had goals from different components of the team (mid-field) but can't be over reliuant on that. He states that he wants a quick start at pace. He has options with selection and he has optiions with formation...The only thing he can't gaurantee is a win/performance.

You lot go on about Irvine concentrating on the opposition; When the Owls lifted the LC in 1991 Atkinson spent 4 days coaching the worlds best full back at the time and a USA international how to look after a nippy winger, Lee Sharpe, without which we may have been cruelly exposed and come home empty handed. Atkinson did n't ignore the task at hand and we know the results.

Friends and fans just one little addage to end with...TO FAIL TO PREPARE IS TO PREPARE TO FAIL ! Leave Irvine alone let him get on with job, don't worry like all managers he will get the sack sooner or later, I know it, you know it and what's more he knows it...The longer that fatefull day is put off the better off we will be as a team.

NEVER confuse BIG RON ATKINSON with irvine...one was a top class manager, the other is struggling with the third division...

Edited September 25, 2010 by dnhc

[dorian gray]

What don't you irvine apologists get about some of us being pissed off?

We've suffered so much from giving teams too much respect and the defensive negative football that creates.

People are pissed off because his words usually come to fruition, we DO look like we're scared of teams, we DO adopt a defensive "don't concede" attitude most of the time.

All managers complement other teams and managers but Irvine almost never praises us or describes us a dangerous team.

The bottom line is your average Wednesdayite is sick of fearful, reactive performances.

This was supposed to be HMS wee wee the league but suddenly we're looking like a 3rd division non entity. Irvine's tactics and balls are seriously under suspicsion and he's not helping himself.

we are not dangerous...irvine's tactics, or lack of them have ensured that a team that should be at least a match for every side in the division...is almost impotent in front of goal due to lack of decent supply...

[scram]

You lot go on about Irvine concentrating on the opposition; When the Owls lifted the LC in 1991 Atkinson spent 4 days coaching the worlds best full back at the time and a USA international how to look after a nippy winger, Lee Sharpe, without which we may have been cruelly exposed and come home empty handed. Atkinson did n't ignore the task at hand and we know the results.

The very thought that the best full back in the world needed specialist coaching from Ron Atkinson to be able to cope with Lee Sharpe is frankly bizarre

I'd refer to the pre match comments of Rolly's defensive Swedish team mate and Liverpool stalwart Glenn Hysen - when questionned on the eve of the match on how would Wednesday cope with Lee Sharpe quite indignantly (and correctly) proclaimed that "Roland Nilsson is a world class defender and has faced much better players than Lee Sharpe and reduced them to spectators - and he'll do it tomorrow - no problem"

I still remember the utter comptempt with which Hysen treated the question

Edited September 25, 2010 by scram

[Guest Briscoe Inferno]

The very thought that the best full back in the world needed specialist coaching from Ron Atkinson to be able to cope with Lee Sharpe is frankly bizarre

I'd refer to the pre match comments of Rolly's defensive Swedish team mate and Liverpool stalwart Glenn Hysen - when questionned on the eve of the match on how would Wednesday cope with Lee Sharpe quite indignantly (and correctly) proclaimed that "Roland Nilsson is a world class defender and has faced much better players than Lee Sharpe and reduced them to spectators - and he'll do it tomorrow - no problem"

I still remember the utter comptempt with which Hysen treated the question

Irish dumped Sharpe over the advertising hoardings in the first few minutes and Roly composed as ever dominated his flank for the rest of the game......

[MAL]

The very thought that the best full back in the world needed specialist coaching from Ron Atkinson to be able to cope with Lee Sharpe is frankly bizarre

I'd refer to the pre match comments of Rolly's defensive Swedish team mate and Liverpool stalwart Glenn Hysen - when questionned on the eve of the match on how would Wednesday cope with Lee Sharpe quite indignantly (and correctly) proclaimed that "Roland Nilsson is a world class defender and has faced much better players than Lee Sharpe and reduced them to spectators - and he'll do it tomorrow - no problem"

I still remember the utter comptempt with which Hysen treated the question

Never heard that before, superb reply.

All i ever want to hear about the opposition from our manager, is this.

???? are a team we shall give respect to, but on any day, with the players/squad we have, if we get the TACTICS right and the players stick to them we will win, they should be worried about us.

To be blunt, this squad of players we have assembled, If playing the right TACTICS, should beat most of the teams in the Championship.

Get some charisma into the club quickly.

Or as someone said earlier, when anybody asks for an interview or statement, send for Clinton (not Bill).

Only three weeks ago we had the chance to stamp our authority on this league, and frighten teams to death before we even played them, put out our profile out on a huge scale.

Now, every team knows we are scared to death as to what THEY can do, NOT how we are going to play.

I put a negative post about the Star the other day, and then we got a good article, and i said my timing sucks, here' hoping it sucks for today with this one.