GoldenLee Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Sheff Wed 5-2 QPR Gerald Sibon, the man who earlier in the season had come under fire for lacking the appetite for First Division football, put in a vintage display and grabbed a hat-trick as Sheffield Wednesday ran rampant against a sorry QPR. The Owls are now unbeaten in four home games and on this form look good value to move up the table, but Rangers have not won for 12 games and are stranded in the bottom three. Wednesday had lost their last two League games before today's turnaround and it was Rangers who started the brighter. Steve Morrow missed a great chance for QPR, firing wide from six yards before Sibon scored the first on five minutes. Alan Quinn chased a hopeful punt down the left which Ludek Miklosko could only half clear to Sibon who beat his marker with a neat stepover before firing a low shot into the far corner. Looped over Rangers were back on level terms with a well-taken goal from Peter Crouch on 10 minutes. Steve Harkness tried to shield the ball and let it run out of play but Crouch robbed him before coolly slotting the ball between Kevin Pressman's legs. The post them came to Wednesday's rescue when Crouch's deflected effort looped over the advancing Pressman. However, Sibon put Wednesday back in front seven minutes before the break. Clarke Carlisle was penalised for a late challenge on Morrison and Sibon kept his free-kick low as the wall jumped in unison, and the ball crept over the line. Morrison then put Wednesday in command with a well-taken effort on the turn in the final minute of a thoroughly entertaining first half, bagging his seventh of the season with a sweet right-foot shot. Hapless visitors The home side started the second half strongly and Sibon completed his hat-trick on 50 minutes. A succession of slick passes moved the ball down the right flank before it was pulled back inside to Sibon who played a fine one-two with Booth before drilling past Miklosko. On-loan striker Efan Ekoku heaped more misery on the hapless visitors when he nodded in Quinn's deep cross at the back post just before the hour. To their credit, QPR continued to battle, but although Crouch scored with a far-post header with 20 minutes left and the tireless Gavin Peacock hit the bar, it was too little too late for Rangers. Sheff Wed: Pressman, Haslam, Harkness, Walker, Quinn, Sibon, Booth, Hendon, Westwood, Ekoku, Morrison. Subs: Stringer, Lescott, Hamshaw, Di Piedi, Crane. QPR: Miklosko, Breacker, Morrow, Ready, Peacock, Connolly, Rose, Carlisle, Warren, Crouch, Peschisolido. Subs: Harper, Baraclough, Perry, Koejoe, Lisbie. Referee: M Messias (York). One of the (very) few highlights of our troubled times in the early noughties WAWAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clowne Owl Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 All 3 goals looked like toe-pokes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield alien Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Great player..was boozing with him when we played dobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WatfordOwl Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 SAY OO LA LA SIBON!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COME ON COME ON 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 cant be too many who score a hat trick all from outside the penalty area ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky belly Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I just still cannot believe how long ago it was since our last league hat trick. Surely that cannot be normal to go 17 years or so between hat tricks can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Sticky belly said: I just still cannot believe how long ago it was since our last league hat trick. Surely that cannot be normal to go 17 years or so between hat tricks can it? It's 17 years since our last hattrick in the Championship. Pretty sure Neil Mellor grabbed a hattrick when we were down in League One. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I remember this game, Peter Crouch was a source of amusement in the warm up, he looked like Gareth Keenan (who didn’t exist then) with his wedge haircut and his apt name. I was thinking how poo he would be, but he took the mick out of us at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenLee Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 It's 17 years since our last hat-trick in the league at Hillsborough, the MK Dons game was away from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 15 minutes ago, SiJ said: It's 17 years since our last hattrick in the Championship. Pretty sure Neil Mellor grabbed a hattrick when we were down in League One. Wow just wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Surely Neil Mellor scored the last hatrick at hillsborough against MK Dons was it not in 2010/11 season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 1 minute ago, room0035 said: Surely Neil Mellor scored the last hatrick at hillsborough against MK Dons was it not in 2010/11 season? Ignore me not at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Basically, we don't get a lot of hattricks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standidno Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Sibon should only slightly be forgiven for that shambles of a performance he gave consistently in 99/2000. As for Ashley Westwood and Ian Henson. So depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronfield_SWFC Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Technically was it not Jordan Rhodes fir Huddersfield 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 9 minutes ago, Standidno said: Sibon should only slightly be forgiven for that shambles of a performance he gave consistently in 99/2000. As for Ashley Westwood and Ian Henson. So depressing. Apart from being the best player and the most influential player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Who was our last player to score a perfect hat-trick like Nuhiu's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripper Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Neil mellor against Hartlepool in the league then again the week after against chesterfield in the cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 1 hour ago, deano said: Who was our last player to score a perfect hat-trick like Nuhiu's? Nuhiu's hattrick wouldn't have counted as hattrick years ago to qualify they had to be consecutive goals and no penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm an Essex Owl Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I believe Lionel Messi has scored 39 hat-tricks in roughly half the time it took us to score one Hat-tricks are over-rated though... Much prefer to see the perfect sliding tackle winning the ball cleaning the player out. Lovely jubbly... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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