standerino Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Firstly, I’m happy with another win tonight. the game itself reminded me a bit of the Barnsley game in that it was a fairly close contest in the first, but we seemed to step it up in the second half and hassled them a lot more, showing a gulf in class. as some will know, I’ve not been convinced with the idea of sticking with Bully going forwards, and to be honest, I’m still very conflicted. on the one hand, we’ve had noticeable kicks up the arse in the second halves against Barnsley and Luton which shows he is obviously motivating them... the flip-side is that I wonder if we are simply the product of a decent team with a very favourable schedule that is ticking over with Bullen at the helm. i’m still sceptical... I’d still probably take Hughton or the Cowley brothers, but Bullen isn’t doing much wrong at the minute... So I don’t know what to say really? does anyone else feel conflicted? Either way, a great start to the season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Newsome Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 This favourable schedule easy start is a load of nonsense, there are no easy games in this league and this early in the season you can't say who an 'easier' game is. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WatfordOwl Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 No. Best start to a season under DC's reign as chairman. Noone should doubt giving bullen the role - it was always his to lose. We were a lot better 2nd half, not perfect, but we are getting results. That's down to bully and the players pulling together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulcinella Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 It’s also about gaining momentum. Well done lads, a few more of these please and then some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StudentOwl Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 We look like we're lacking tactical fluidity at times. But we keep winning. So what do I nor anyone else know? I hope we can sustain this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee A Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Not Jon Newsome said: This favourable schedule easy start is a load of nonsense, there are no easy games in this league and this early in the season you can't say who an 'easier' game is. Agreed. A much more fancied side like Leeds, WBA or Fulham will drop points away at places like Millwall. This league is never as straightforward as it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddyowl Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Keep it going...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, Not Jon Newsome said: This favourable schedule easy start is a load of nonsense, there are no easy games in this league and this early in the season you can't say who an 'easier' game is. Christ 2nd time I’ve agreed with you this month... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Thomas Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 How about bringing in Roland alongside Bully? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsheri Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, standerino said: Firstly, I’m happy with another win tonight. the game itself reminded me a bit of the Barnsley game in that it was a fairly close contest in the first, but we seemed to step it up in the second half and hassled them a lot more, showing a gulf in class. as some will know, I’ve not been convinced with the idea of sticking with Bully going forwards, and to be honest, I’m still very conflicted. on the one hand, we’ve had noticeable kicks up the arse in the second halves against Barnsley and Luton which shows he is obviously motivating them... the flip-side is that I wonder if we are simply the product of a decent team with a very favourable schedule that is ticking over with Bullen at the helm. i’m still sceptical... I’d still probably take Hughton or the Cowley brothers, but Bullen isn’t doing much wrong at the minute... So I don’t know what to say really? does anyone else feel conflicted? Either way, a great start to the season. I know what you’re saying but hughton can fornicate right off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcx666 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, sweetsheri said: Christ 2nd time I’ve agreed with you this month... Yeah I'm having this issue, Dotty made me agree with Sally on his post as well.....This is doing wonders for my mental health Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerwyldesmullet Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Not Jon Newsome said: This favourable schedule easy start is a load of nonsense, there are no easy games in this league and this early in the season you can't say who an 'easier' game is. Reading away was an easy start - ask Cardiff. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 We’re doing well and it’s nice to get some early wins But, we’ve had an easy start and we need to step it up significantly to compete against the better teams. We’ve been lacklustre in 50% of our performances this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Not really. I’ve followed us too long to become overly confident or negative. You have to go with the flow - try to keep level headed. It’s a lottery. Otherwise, following the Owls can lead to a ruinous life. If in doubt - watch the 66 Cup Final again (I never have). Que sera, sera. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Matthew Thomas said: How about bringing in Roland alongside Bully? Rat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, Not Jon Newsome said: This favourable schedule easy start is a load of nonsense, there are no easy games in this league and this early in the season you can't say who an 'easier' game is. Well apart from playing 2 newly promoted teams, a team that looked like relegation fodder and an average team of cloggers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest domSWFC Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 With players like Harris, Murphy, and Reach we're always going to have a bit of threat to create a chance which could win us the game. But tactically, we don't seem to have enough ideas to suss teams out. Millwall and Luton largely nullified us. The more games we play, the more teams know about us too, so doing so could become easier. That's my biggest worry. But then on the other side, we have scraped a couple of wins against opponents setting up like this, maybe the more ambitious teams who come to play, may play into our hands more. For me, I think it's time to get in a permanent manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Owl 2 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, Not Jon Newsome said: This favourable schedule easy start is a load of nonsense, there are no easy games in this league and this early in the season you can't say who an 'easier' game is. This x1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthRustyOwl Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Given this is a new manager with some new players I think there are positive signs. Some areas of concern for me are ... - the high press. When it works it looks great, but we aren't doing it properly and both Barnsley and now Luton have played their way out of it in triangles to put us under pressure, and better teams will murder us if we don't learn. Watch Man City as they are the masters of it, but their holding midfielder won't press like Hutch was today, someone needs to cover in case the other team escape the press. - Left back. Fox didn't do too badly defensively but his distribution was woeful, and that is where I think we have missed a trick recruitment wise. We have three comfortable right backs, more if you include Hutch and Lee, yet all we have at left back is Fox and Palmer, who isn't really a left back, and we really need to strengthen in that area. - Players decisions. First half even our better players couldn't pass to each other. Doesn't matter who the manager is, if players see an easy pass and then make a total mess of it, or have an easy cross and put it behind, that is down to players and not managers or tactics. And our better ball players were guilty of this in the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbster Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, WatfordOwl said: No. Best start to a season under DC's reign as chairman. Noone should doubt giving bullen the role - it was always his to lose. We were a lot better 2nd half, not perfect, but we are getting results. That's down to bully and the players pulling together. What's it got to do with craig Noone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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