canadianowl Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 3 hours ago, RUMBELOWS91 said: With 2 winnable home games to follow, I think a point at Brentford would be a good result. Brentford are going up automatics I reckon, anything from them is a blessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Yeah it's a tough one but last night's win against Sunderland (no matter how dull we played) is a step forward and hopefully the start Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 We would have to do some pretty decent business before the end of the month, if this squad is to challenge Old Jos is kidding himself if he thinks we can gain promotion, even with Lee and Hooper back Undoubtably we’ve missed the pair of them’ but for them to elevate us to promotion challengers, the rest of the squad should be a lot further down the line, in terms of development We lack a style, or any identity, and don’t seem to have the desire, or maybe the ability, to take the game to our opponents. The biggest negative is, we lack pace all over the park, and that will hardly be addressed by the return of Hooper and Lee. Only if these issues are addressed in the transfer market, and the coach decides to adopt a more attacking style, will there be reason to believe again. At the moment, we seem all over the place. Some good things, yes, but as a whole, we are just not functioning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 What cloud? Always beautiful blue skies around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helmut_rooster Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 7 hours ago, sonofbert2 said: Haven't felt this positive since Debbie M cracked me one off at the Youth Club disco with The Smiths - Hand In Glove as the theme tune and while wearing her mum's sheepskin mitten. I was looking forward to a party at Rachel F's house the following weekend like Brentford on Sunday after tonight's victory with learner drivers on cruise control. Wednesday are back! McGee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Ha ha it’s amazing what one win can do to people. Think I will wait until we actually beat a team in our own league before the blind optimism returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kew Owl Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 6 hours ago, theowlsman said: I think we’ll go down with the league’s lowest ever total, we’ll have so many injuries that we’ll be down to just 6 fit professionals by the end of September, Westwood will go on a free, the embargo will continue indefinitely, Mr C will sell us to the Venkeys, Bannan and Forestieri will sign for Sheffield United for £350k each, Rhodes will finish the league’s top scorer with 50 goals, and George Hirst will sign for Leicester within a fortnight and be named young PFA player of the year after finishing one goal in front of Harry Kane. The good news though is that we’ll get 20 games out of Abdi so it’s not all bad. You forgot to mention that the Venkeys would put the prices up as soon as they came on board ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Got a sneaky feeling that Brentford will destroy us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 8 hours ago, sonofbert2 said: Haven't felt this positive since Debbie M cracked me one off at the Youth Club disco with The Smiths - Hand In Glove as the theme tune and while wearing her mum's sheepskin mitten. I was looking forward to a party at Rachel F's house the following weekend like Brentford on Sunday after tonight's victory with learner drivers on cruise control. Wednesday are back! I think we all know it never washed out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Of The Roasters Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, gurujuan said: Old Jos is kidding himself if he thinks we can gain promotion, even with Lee and Hooper back I'm not sure I've ever heard Jos claim that we can get promotion......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 45 minutes ago, Roy Of The Roasters said: I'm not sure I've ever heard Jos claim that we can get promotion......... They referred to it last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 We need to start quickly or Brentford will be all over us. We'll be fine if we can get playing without going behind because once we start we can win this game. It is just this slow starting that worries me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 minute ago, OxonOwl said: We need to start quickly or Brentford will be all over us. We'll be fine if we can get playing without going behind because once we start we can win this game. It is just this slow starting that worries me. Something Waddle, was referring to last night He’s not the first pundit to mention it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 People used to blame Carlos but we are still doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, OxonOwl said: People used to blame Carlos but we are still doing it. We were, and that’s when I started to pick and choose my games Starting to feel the same about Jos’s football now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 38 minutes ago, OxonOwl said: People used to blame Carlos but we are still doing it. Same players, we lack high tempo energy players. Because of lack of defensive quality we have defensive set up which means we start slow, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Quist said: Same players, we lack high tempo energy players. Because of lack of defensive quality we have defensive set up which means we start slow, Clearly we lack that type of player, however, Carlos did manage to get those same players on the front foot in season one We also had enough pace and energy to destroy Norwich not that long ago Its also a mindset thing, and this is where the coach has to take some responsibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulcinella Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 13 minutes ago, gurujuan said: Clearly we lack that type of player, however, Carlos did manage to get those same players on the front foot in season one We also had enough pace and energy to destroy Norwich not that long ago Its also a mindset thing, and this is where the coach has to take some responsibility You can't put the blame on Jos for our defensive frailties. He's been given a hand of cards that few would desire. Carlos had much greater resources in terms of defence - and even then we still cried out for better quality defensive signings. We had Sasso on loan - whom we should've signed as he'd walk into the current set up. We had Venancio on loan - whom it's a great shame we weren't allowed to sign. We had a younger, better Loovens and a younger (still one of the better ones) Pudil. Oh and Jack Hunt as well. I'm totally for the young ones to be blooded into the team. It's been a long time since we've been giving them the opportunity. It makes them work harder in training. They now know if they improve enough they can get in the team. If we are not able to sign loans during this window, then I wonder whether there's a back door whereby we sign them for the development squad. We've managed to gain a goalkeeper that way. We have to cut our cloth and diet. So long as we're safe this season, it really doesn't matter. Next summer we'll lose a load of players because contracts will end. No doubt that'll free up some money at least. Just hope we're safe, extend the better players' contracts and finish above rivals... though I think I have to exclude Leeds from rivals this year because that's probably a step too far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwokenGiant Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 10 hours ago, sonofbert2 said: Haven't felt this positive since Debbie M cracked me one off at the Youth Club disco with The Smiths - Hand In Glove as the theme tune and while wearing her mum's sheepskin mitten. I was looking forward to a party at Rachel F's house the following weekend like Brentford on Sunday after tonight's victory with learner drivers on cruise control. Wednesday are back! Thank the Lord for Debbie M (and her Mums attire). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semedo's ferret Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Had the pleasure of watching the game from the top of the stand. Birds eye view. For 80% of the game we were terrible. Wrong decisions, nervous, poor players on the pitch, poor tactics. I'm more fearful than before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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