Guest 1966 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Played well last season from December onwards what about this squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1966 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Just now, 1966 said: Played well last season from December onwards what about this squad? Have we kicked on progressed on got worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneManBand Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 They say talking to yourself is the first sign of madness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Main difference is we've stopped conceding so many from set plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1966 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, OneManBand said: They say talking to yourself is the first sign of madness. Ha ha must be watching this rubbish for so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, deano said: Main difference is we've stopped conceding so many from set plays. The main difference is that we were nowhere near two points a game last December ...end of discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 15 minutes ago, OneManBand said: They say talking to yourself is the first sign of madness. That's a sign of sanity, answering back is a sign of insanity. Yes that's right Inspector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobness Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 1 hour ago, OneManBand said: They say talking to yourself is the first sign of madness. posting on Owlstalk is the second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 4 hours ago, daveyboy66 said: The main difference is that we were nowhere near two points a game last December ...end of discussion The O.P poses the question with regards to comparing this seasons team with last. Any dumbass can see we have more points this season relative to last season, stop trying to shut down the discussion just because you don't want to engage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fablon Dunlop Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I don't think we are better or worse than we were last year. I just think we've learned to be smarter. I fear the remainder of the season will be grinding results by whatever means. I think we'll get promoted, but should prepare ourselves for a lot of quite boring, frustrating games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 I think our tactical flexibility is a major advantage over last season, especially away from home. Being able to move between a back three and a back four depending on the game, or state of the game, has really improved our record on the road so far. Having said that, there are a few players who I reckon would walk straight back into our match day squad: in particular Storey, Dean and Luongo. Luongo is the main loss. That midfield trio he formed with Byers and Bannan was superb, and we've seen nothing of the sort in his absence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 15 hours ago, 1966 said: Have we kicked on progressed on got worse Personally feel this side that beat Cambridge 6-0 last season was better than a lot of the line ups we’ve had this season. Injuries aren’t helping of course, particularly to Ihiekwe and Byers, and now Bannan. But I also preferred Gregory and Berahino playing in a front two. Never thought I’d say it when we first signed him but I don’t think we’ve replaced Berahino with a similar type of striker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 You’ve got to throw Berahino into this too. We entered this season with only two proper strikers on the books, Gregory and Smith. Compare Saido last year with the strikers we’ve used this year:- Berahino 8 goals in 1375 mins Gregory 4 in 1087 Smith 4 in 1197 Windass 4 in 1490 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Southie_Owl said: Personally feel this side that beat Cambridge 6-0 last season was better than a lot of the line ups we’ve had this season. Injuries aren’t helping of course, particularly to Ihiekwe and Byers, and now Bannan. But I also preferred Gregory and Berahino playing in a front two. Never thought I’d say it when we first signed him but I don’t think we’ve replaced Berahino with a similar type of striker. Yes that was a much better side than we are fielding right now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1966 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Holmowl said: Yes that was a much better side than we are fielding right now Think you could be correct not easy to see progression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Holmowl said: Yes that was a much better side than we are fielding right now Yes when you also consider that Storey and Hutch are championship defenders and Peacock-Farrell is Ireland’s number one keeper. To get back to that kind of level we don’t need too much in January, a centre back and striker with better movement and finishing ability are essential. Hopefully Byers will be back soon, if him and Bannan are out then a midfielder with passing ability is needed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Southie_Owl said: To get back to that kind of level we don’t need too much in January, a centre back and striker with better movement and finishing ability are essential. Our strikers are doing fine. It’s just that Moore won’t partner them. Gregory 3 goals and 2 assists in his last 620 minutes. Smith 4 goals and an assist in his last 570 minutes. The issue is Moore plays Windass who has completely and utterly dried up. That said, I agree with you we need a third proper striker in the imminent window. Two proper strikers is not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls2k Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, Holmowl said: Our strikers are doing fine. It’s just that Moore won’t partner them. Gregory 3 goals and 2 assists in his last 620 minutes. Smith 4 goals and an assist in his last 570 minutes. The issue is Moore plays Windass who has completely and utterly dried up. That said, I agree with you we need a third proper striker in the imminent window. Two proper strikers is not enough. Agreed, more specifically Moore is playing Windass over Gregory. Which is fair enough as an experiment but he's mental to keep persisting with it. Definitely miss that Berahino type striker. We're also missing Hunt and Johnson's form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, Owls2k said: Agreed, more specifically Moore is playing Windass over Gregory. Which is fair enough as an experiment but he's mental to keep persisting with it. Definitely miss that Berahino type striker. We're also missing Hunt and Johnson's form Going to be interesting to see if Johnson takes more responsibility for getting crosses over if Bannan is out. James will have to step up also; he’s playing superbly but the one thing lacking is a willingness to fire crosses in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 17 hours ago, 1966 said: Played well last season from December onwards what about this squad? We will know early may Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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