Popular Post Lord Snooty Posted April 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2019 "So another season looks like drifting off into nothing" "It's still not mathematically impossible,Sir. I though you of all people would be holding the dream alive." "Yes, but really Stubbs. Stoke. Then Villa. We're just running out of steam" "Perhaps so Sir, but as they say, it's not over till the fat lady sings." "Well her ladyship has joined the village choir Stubbs, so that moment won't be far away. Seasons end upon upon us." "In footballing terms though, there's still 18 points to play for. A lot can happen in these last few games. I wouldn't give up on the dream just yet" "The truth is Stubbs, a top ten finish would be about right. All this clinging on. Hanging on in there. And besides....I've been doing some hard thinking about the last few months. The last couple of seasons. The years in fact. The troubles we've had and to be honest, I think I've cracked it." "A lack of cohesive transfer policy?" "No, no" "A lack of pace in attacking areas which has been lacking even back into Stuart Grays and Megsons time.A lack so strongly felt by supporters that some Pine for the turbo speed and wild inaccuracy and final delivery of JJ and Jeremy Helan?" "No, no" "A lack of wingers with the ability to beat a man and deliver stellar crosses into the box?" "That'd help. But no, I'm on about something more realistic" "This isn't about not having the white turnover on the socks again is it,Sir?" "No. Though it must be said that those little details can mean the difference between winning and 'close but no cigar'. The evidence is there! Who knows what Waddle might have done with the lucky turnovers........ ..................but no , its more than that Stubbs" "No stripes on the back of the shirts?" "It's an excellent point. But I don't even think it's that. We look as Wednesday this season as we've looked in a long time." "Then what?" "It's the goals Stubbs." "The goals?" "The goals" "What goals. I thought goals were good. You mean goals conceded?" "No. THE bloody goals of course." "With the greatest of respect Sir, I have no idea-" "The goals at Hillsborough. The posts. The frame. The uprights. The cross bar. The lack of a god damned old school loops on the posts. I think that's the hoodoo" "Oh. Oh I see. Here we go." " Don't mutter Stubbs! Yes, I've looked at all the variables and it's those nets that are the problem." "The nets? I thought you'd have liked them Sir. In the clubs colours." "Oh, I'm all for that Stubbs. I'm all for that. The actual nets themselves are ok. Though obviously stitched into the wrong modern shape." "Obviously...." "No./ I mean the actual woodwork. Or metal work as it probably is.. .Yes......It, that is to say the doom, the curse, it started way back when...." "Sir, if this is going to be a twenty off minute tirade about the lament of Wednesday since 1999/2000 season then I must go and finish some chores I don't have the time really to-" "Earlier than that Stubbs. Earlier than that!" "97, when Di Canio-" "No, no. You still don't get it. The rot set in '96." "'96,Sir?" "Oh yes. 1996. The summer that football became a real thing again. 3 Lions and all that malarky. Hillsborough a European venue. On the face of it decent times. But now I look back. I see the menace." "Menace?" "The menace Stubbs. The start. The mutation. The inexorable start of the impending 20 odd years of doom and decay" "Sir, please..." "The bloody Stanchions Stubbs! The stanchions. They got rid of the old loop type didn't they. Started tying them back, the nets that is. Tying them back to them bloody post, stick thingy-majigs." AWFUL "I'm afraid I don't..." "Cheap looking Stubbs. I mean I was never a fan of the square netting anyway. The hexagonal style always looks far better when a balls nestles into it for my money. But , it's not about the aesthetic of the actual netting. And as I say , we are back on top of things on that score with the new hexagonal. No, it's more to do with the shape." "Really Sir...." "Oh yes. I mean to say, look the vintage net. Look at the classic. The net of dreams. There was a bit of a hoop at the top of the post and the net sagged. It was a thing of beauty. Not this tying it back nonsense. Though most of us might not have recognised it's significance at the time. A lovely soft slope of netting. Ready to explode when the ball it. Not the continental styling that snuck into the game. You want the ball to nestle into the net. To ripple" PROPER "Ah yes Sir. I see those little hooks you mean now" "I should think you do. Stanchions. A classic styling. Oh yes, you can nestle a ball in there and not having to worry about it bouncing back out again. I mean good heavens there was a time when they were having the nets so taught that they were like a bloody wall" "So you want rid of the tied back square nets and a return to the draped style and you think all will be well." "Oh no. I want more than that Stubbs. I want rid of the U shaped pegs" "Pegs?" "Oh yes. The U shaped pegs and the daft tubing" "What tubing?" "They don't use old school pegs these days Stubbs. They have double sided buggers to hold down that tubing. Bloody awful man! Making it a worse looking net infact than the one that started the rot in 1996." "What tubing?" "That stuff. It looks like cheap bloody electricians conduit! Look at it!. I mean whats the point of having lovely thick weave netting ,in a classic hexagnonal style..and then have a daft square net and bloody ties backs. Why have terrific thick netting. Great design and then square them off so they don't explode." GREAT NETTING TERRIBLE SETUP "Perhaps it's so that goal keepers don't have to crawl into the back of the net to retrieve the ball on there hands and knees" "But i want them doing the crawl of shame! Not strolling in and doing a drag back. No! I want them in there scrabbling about at the bac. Or even better having to walk all the way around the goal and having to give it a toe poke from behind the goal and getting some dogs abuse from the front of the KOP" "And you really think that makes a difference..." "Of course!. I mean look how tight that net is at the top right. That's not going to explode when you hit it. No wonder Bannan leathers everything when he's in shooting sight. You have to wallop it to get anything near a proper ripple. And you've no chance of getting the rainy night special" "The rainy night special?" "When it's been lagging Stubbs. And the water has settled on a lovely sagging old net , on a goal with a proper hoop stanction and someone spanked a ball, a proper old mitre delta usually, and it that damp sagging net and the water was smashed off it as the net billowed sending water drops exploding like a thousand tiny diamonds glistening and sparkling , white fireworks lit by the floodlights" "This seems, if you don't mind me saying Sir, a bit of a romancing" "I'm sorry Sir But even if this were all true.... I don't think the club are going to think much of these findings." "I'm not going to tell the club Stubbs! Good God no!" "Oh good. Because they'd think you quite, quite mad Sir" "No, I'm not telling them because it's them who've been getting it wrong all these years!" "Oh" "No, what we need is some Koppite to get on there before kick off and cut them restraining ties. Let the net free! Let it sag and drape and flow. Let it wait in the breeze ready to bulge when the ball hits it!" "Good luck getting into the game with a pair of scissors Sir" "Not me. I said, some Kop goer Stubbs. And besides, it shouldn't be too hard for them, the stewards are too concerned with plastic bottle tops to be worried about knives, scissors, flares and the like" "And what about that tubing you hate so much. The ..conduit.." "Well someone can sneak down there. Probably while we're attacking at the other end and pull them out. Just peg the net to the turf like a proper net should be" "Don't you think someone might see them carrying them" "Then they can pretend they are visually impaired Stubbs. Pretend they are white sticks." "So what you want and are suggesting, and tell me if I'm wrong Sir, is someone to go to Hillsborough, with a pair of scissors, cut the ties and steal the tubing and Wednesday will get promoted" "Yes. That's about the strength of my findings. Actually they might want to take some sunglasses with them, along with the scissors. Y'know, to make the blind thing more believable when they steal the tube." "Righto Sir. Righto...." "Good man. Set to it. Get someone on board. Someone trust-able. AND someone who can evade capture. We don't want him getting caught and blabbing. Maybe the phantom KOP trumper. No steward will tackle him." "This season really is getting to you isn't it Sir..." Wednesday - V - Forest Sky Bet Championship 7:45pm Tuesday 9th April Hillsborough TEAM NEWS Barry Bannan is an injury doubt for Sheffield Wednesday ahead of their Championship clash with Nottingham Forest. The Scottish midfielder was forced off with a hamstring problem during the home defeat against his former club Aston Villa. He is set for a scan on Monday to determine the extent of the damage. Defender Dominic Iorfa will also be assessed after injury caused his withdrawal just before half-time on Saturday. Some good news for Owls boss Steve Bruce could see the return of Rolando Aarons. The on-loan midfielder has missed the last two games through injury. Forest will check on the fitness of Tendayi Darikwa before making the trip to Hillsborough. The full-back missed the defeat at Rotherham with a hamstring problem but he could recover in time to feature on Tuesday night. Tobias Figueiredo and Sam Byram are both nearing returns from injury having stepped up their recoveries by playing for the Reds' U23 side on Friday. There is a chance they could be involved again before the end of the season, as Forest look to sneak into the play-offs. MATCH FACTS Sheffield Wednesday have won seven of their last eight league matches against Nottingham Forest (L1). Nottingham Forest have lost their last three league matches against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. Steve Bruce has faced a different Nottingham Forest manager in his last eight meetings with the Tricky Trees (Paul Hart, Sean O'Driscoll, Billy Davies, Dougie Freedman, Paul Williams, Gary Brazil, Mark Warburton, Aitor Karanka) Nottingham Forest striker Lewis Grabban has scored in his previous two league appearances against Sheffield Wednesday, scoring at Hillsborough last season for Aston Villa. Sheffield Wednesday haven't lost consecutive league matches since a run of four in October and November 2018. COME ON WEDNESDAY!! 16 5 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stubbs Posted April 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2019 Do you think one week it might be worth proofreading the OMDT Sir? At least scanning it through a basic grammar and spell checker? 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lord Snooty Posted April 9, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2019 Absolutley not you insolent swine! They can bloody well make -do and decipher the ramblings, gaffes and typos themselves. Keep them on their toes a bit. 1 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewsburyowl58 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 So it’s the nets , now it all makes sense !! . Good old read Snoots as per , draw tonight injuries catching up with us ,as our season dwindles out . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 THE WEDNESDAY 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Up the owls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Excellent Snoots. Even my glass is half-empty now. Hope for a good performance and a win. I expect we will,see Bruce having a look at all his players and resting Hooper and Fletcher tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Sounds like a job for Mr Blunkett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleblue Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I don't think there should be any netting. I remember as a kid running around the jumpers kicking the ball (which was being defended on goal line) as hard as I could ricocheting back into the net. I wheeled away (as you do) with arms aloft. That's when the fight started. Game abandoned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OWLERTON GHOST Posted April 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2019 You're all stark raving bonkers on here !!! Bunch of bloody nutters ....... 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne_rat_of_s6 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Woke up and almost forgot there was a match on, such was the disappointment and likely implications of Saturday’s defeat. Do hope we do these tonight to restore a bit of pride. Need to banish the headless chicken antics from last weekend and get back to being a solid unit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardo Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Tonight’s job is to study the goal nets. Love the passionate discussion with Stubs. Great stuff snoots. Today I wake up feeling calm so whatever happens, just happens. Need to win this and the next 2, very difficult I know, to get the match day edge back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleo Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Well done M'Lord. Keep it up to the end - as her Ladyship says ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike1867 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 We'll win 3-0, results will go for us midweek and Saturday. At 6.15pm on Saturday we'll be 1-0 up and looking at being a point of playoffs again. The hope will have returned, then........... The ref will award a contentious penalty, L**ds will equalise and we'll be back to square one. I love The Wednesday..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Always liked triangle netting. The ball always looks good when it goes in, these floppy square things don't have the same effect. I think the realisation that the play off push is all but over might set in tonight and we may get a tepid performance. Score draw for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Wednesday win! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat Owl Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Superb Snoots but I never had you down as a Netromancer - mind you what goes on behind closed doors and all that.... COME ON WEDNESDAY We still have the power to put some teams above us under pressure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Owl Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 2 hours ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: You're all stark raving bonkers on here !!! Bunch of bloody nutters ....... That's quite a revelation to have at 16000+ posts. Bet you wish you'd spotted it earlier.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 We are still in with a slim chance, so a win against Florist is vital..It ain't over till our lass sings . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, A12owl said: Your edition of War & Peace is probably your usual brilliant assortment of observations,moans,ideas and reminiscences your Lordship. Unfortunately my attention span isn't as long as your musings. Can you please publish a "bullet" points" summary for us without the ability to concentrate for so long. Thanks in advance. Tired and sleepy old git. Bring back stanchions Score more Score better Appease the Gods HMS pisstheleague 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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