Guest mkowl Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Holmowl said: If you compare our away form with the last four seasons, it’s excellent. When did we ever get 9 points from 6 aways? Hillsborough has been a fortress, apart from that abomination of a day against QPR. Not really a fortress in terms of performance level and results wise its only 7 from 12 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Owls-Fan said: Cardiff lost 10 times when they got promoted and the pigs lost 9 times, so losing the 4 games we have isn’t the end of the world by any means. However we have to somehow find the finishing of the Boro game in every match, with our inconsistent bunch that’s easy said than done If we keep losing 4 out of 10 it is... Especially when our wins have come against: 17th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mkowl Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 People bemoan our strike force, but its the midfield where the weakness is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Rider Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 21 hours ago, Holmowl said: Perspective needed after last night. Lets take stock after Wigan. 1/4 of the season in. If we win... P11. W6. D1. L4. Pts19 equates to 76 pts with two games left at end of season If we draw... P11. W5. D2. L4. Pts17 equates to 71 pts with 2 to play If we lose (God forbid)... P11. W5. D1. L5. Pts16 equates to 64 pts with 2 to play And, Bear in mind, after Wigan we will have played 5 homes and 6 aways. So after 11 games our position can range from just outside the play-offs to the cusp of an auto-spot. Thought I would post this today and relook at it on Saturday evening. Although I’m trying to follow Sober October so I may keep a low profile on OT on Saturday night, win lose or draw. Not sure my resistance will cope with an hour on here. When you consider the easy start we have been given, we have lost too many games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Monk knows the current set isn't good enough Will Chansiri let him strengthen in Jan? They've probably had discussions already - all he needs to do is keep us in that top 10. We're nowhere near contenders for the top 2 - so that needs to get out of anyone's head. If we can stay within 3/4 points of the top 6 come January, we'll have done very well and a loan striker + new CM could be the signings to push us into the top 6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcityowlsfan Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I really hope we can stay in the mix and try and freshen the squad in January. The defence and midfield have had a freshen up. Come January we need to freshen the attack too. Cue shake and vac replies and pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Stoop said: Tuesday was proof enough for me that this group haven’t got what it takes to win promotion this season Too many just don’t have it mentally In what way do you think they are mentally deficient?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, torryowl said: In what way do you think they are mentally deficient?.... The fact that we crumble whenever we get ourselves on the edge of progress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleG Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, mkowl said: People bemoan our strike force, but its the midfield where the weakness is If only that was the case, we are weak in both areas. Apart from Fletcher our strikers are much of a muchness; we need some fresh blood up front with a bit of pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, LittleG said: If only that was the case, we are weak in both areas. Apart from Fletcher our strikers are much of a muchness; we need some fresh blood up front with a bit of pace. Only 4 teams have scored more goals and only 4 have conceded less.....so dont think we are that weak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 3 hours ago, torryowl said: In what way do you think they are mentally deficient?.... Every time they get a chance to kick on, they come up short Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleG Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 55 minutes ago, torryowl said: Only 4 teams have scored more goals and only 4 have conceded less.....so dont think we are that weak So you don't think we need some pace next to Fletcher? My opinion is that we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, Stoop said: Every time they get a chance to kick on, they come up short Maybe because we are not good enough to kick on? About 9th at the stage of the season is what I expected. 9th at end of the season is what I predict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 We are a top half team with a shot of sneaking into the top 6. Our strongest first XI is pretty decent and could give anyone a game, but conversely they are more than capable of losing to anyone at this level too. There is an opportunity there this season, but I have my doubts as to whether we are capable (physically and mentally) of dealing with a quick turnaround of fixtures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Whatever waffle is discussed we are a mid table team hence will finish mid table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ka58 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Everytime we've played anyone half decent we've lost - except for Fulham - where we were lucky not to lose and drew. Our wins have been against Barnsley, Huddersfield, Boro, Reading and Luton. Bar a miracle from Monk we will be bang average mid-table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookone Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Owls-Fan said: Cardiff lost 10 times when they got promoted and the pigs lost 9 times, so losing the 4 games we have isn’t the end of the world by any means. However we have to somehow find the finishing of the Boro game in every match, with our inconsistent bunch that’s easy said than done But wouldn't that equate to us losing 12-13 games this season - how many did 6th place lose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls-Fan Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 16 minutes ago, Spookone said: But wouldn't that equate to us losing 12-13 games this season - how many did 6th place lose? I mean it’s still possible for us to get promoted despite losing 4 games. Last season we only lost 3 games between February and May. So if we do the same this season and only lose 3 games between Oct and Jan then there’s no reason why we can’t be in the top 6. People are acting like losing 4 games means we can’t get enough points to go up, but we’re only 4 off the top which isn’t too far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, LittleG said: So you don't think we need some pace next to Fletcher? My opinion is that we do. You always want better but looking at goals for and against to say we are weak in midfield and attack is clearly wrong . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, ka58 said: Everytime we've played anyone half decent we've lost - except for Fulham - where we were lucky not to lose and drew. Our wins have been against Barnsley, Huddersfield, Boro, Reading and Luton. Bar a miracle from Monk we will be bang average mid-table. We wernt lucky to draw against Fulham,it was well deserved and would have been a travesty if we had lost . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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