Great pic...

[S72 Owl]

What a great picture this is. Look at the happiness on everyone’s faces. 

 

Lazaar not even kicked a ball for us but look at his face. 

 

Joao and Boyd both subbed but look at there reactions. 

 

Nuhui and Dawson unused subs but just as delighted. 

 

Every member of staff off there feet too.

 

Sometimes when players play poorly everyone seems to think they don’t care. But photos like this just goes to show they do.

 

 

Edited February 18, 2019 by S72 Owl

[alanharper]

Where's Bruce, was he up in the box for the corner?

[Rogerwyldesmullet]

Exactly OP.

 

I bet we’ve all played in games of all kinds when we’ve been too bothered to play well. Systems, team balance and the fact there is another team trying to stop you doing what you want are also obvious factors.

 

In short, having a stinker doesn’t mean your attitude stinks. UTO

[Finney on the Wing]

One positive about the indifferent recent run, the lads are playing 'til the death.

 

Last gasp winner at Ipswich, very late chances for Reach & Fletcher against Reading & Millwall

 

and, obviously, Saturdays extremely late point snatch.

 

 

[shandypants]

3 minutes ago, Finney on the Wing said:

One positive about the indifferent recent run, the lads are playing 'til the death.

 

Last gasp winner at Ipswich, very late chances for Reach & Fletcher against Reading & Millwall

 

and, obviously, Saturdays extremely late point snatch.

 

 

Yes, that is encouraging. If we could take our chances more clinically also. I’m sure Bruce will get us there. 

[Mr. Tom]

I'm always surprised by people immediately reaching for the 'overpaid, DGAF' cards whenever we turn in a frustrating display or middling result.

I honestly feel that, of all the many criticisms we *can* level at our footballing shortfalls and dour playing styles over the past 18-24 months, a lack of visible effort/desire really hasn't been one of the problems for 98% of the time.

 

Even when we were clearly struggling for group fitness in the late CC era, players were going out and pranging themselves badly every week, absolutely on their 'arrises by 80min. And they've always looked pretty crushed to me whenever they knew they'd fallen short, too.

 

Not saying that's worthy of any particular priase - it should of course be standard - but to hear some folks on PoG etc, you'd think a majority of the players were absolutely phoning it it week in, week out. Never been the case IMO.

 

Easy to assume it's all about the paycheque when you see them raking it in the way they do, but I've never once really felt their hearts weren't in it, even when things were clearly badly awry behind the scenes.

 

Either way, feels great to be entering into a new era of group positivity. Give it time, a bit more patience and a couple of canny transfer windows for loanees/outgoings etc, and I'm feeling confident the results will start to follow.

 

 

 

Edited February 18, 2019 by Mr. Tom

[upperwinngardensowl]

Wonder if Jos would have got off his bum?

[owlZfan84]

Meanwhile on their bench...

 

 

[BRADDO]

Great stuff. 

[Old French Owl]

1 hour ago, alanharper said:

Where's Bruce, was he up in the box for the corner?

 

He took the pic

[james o connor]

I never thought they didn’t care , they are just crap . Two very different things 

[torres]

2 minutes ago, james o connor said:

I never thought they didn’t care , they are just crap . Two very different things 

 

Agreed

[Mr Meadows]

some proper black boots an all.. none of these fancy pink / orange ones

[flying-owl]

2 hours ago, alanharper said:

Where's Bruce, was he up in the box for the corner?

 

Bruce waited until the 97th minute then said..........hold my beer!!

[FreshOwl]

2 hours ago, Finney on the Wing said:

One positive about the indifferent recent run, the lads are playing 'til the death.

 

Last gasp winner at Ipswich, very late chances for Reach & Fletcher against Reading & Millwall

 

and, obviously, Saturdays extremely late point snatch.

 

 

Yes all true but don’t forget that Rotherham should have clearly won on Saturday, they had 3/4 guilt edged chances, a decent team would have battered us 

[Finney on the Wing]

9 minutes ago, FreshOwl said:

Yes all true but don’t forget that Rotherham should have clearly won on Saturday, they had 3/4 guilt edged chances, a decent team would have battered us 

 

I was going to add that we really need to start taking our chances during the ninety minutes.

 

Hopefully Bruce will sort that out.

 

 

 

[FreshOwl]

1 minute ago, Finney on the Wing said:

 

I was going to add that we really need to start taking our chances during the ninety minutes.

 

Hopefully Bruce will sort that out.

 

 

 

We need to play the ball far quicker 

 

Boyd got in a few good positions but took an age to cut it back his cement boots 

[Finney on the Wing]

7 minutes ago, FreshOwl said:

We need to play the ball far quicker 

 

Boyd got in a few good positions but took an age to cut it back his cement boots 

 

I agree, we need to play quick, accurate forward passing but that relies on good movement.

 

Old Jos seems to have drummed that out of the team, when he was here.

 

 

[Brommers]

3 hours ago, alanharper said:

Where's Bruce, was he up in the box for the corner?

Of course he is, Fergie time innit.

[bradowl]

1 hour ago, owlZfan84 said:

Meanwhile on their bench...

 

 

 

If you look closely behind them you can see some fans with head in there hands.