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Post by greydad on Oct 14, 2017 6:14:16 GMT
Woke up early this morning, must be the anticipation of goals and thrills at the Macron! Wouldn't it be wonderful if history repeated itself in a positive way with a repeat of the first hour or so of the Carabao Cup game against Wednesday... Oh well, we can dream can't we? Listening to Sounds Of The Sixties, Lee Hazlewood has just been singing 'These Boots Are Made For Walking'...if only the mantra at the Macron was 'These Boots Are Made For Scoring', another goalless and /or pointless display really doesn't bear thinking about. Optimism and hope are often regarded as the eternal bedfellows of the football supporter, and it does seem from the commentary and reports from Villa that there was at least some merit in the performance there, albeit to no avail yet again. I want to feel that optimism and hope again, not just before kick-off, but at the final whistle....I want to see a performance that confounds the bookies and defies the ever-burgeoning dossier of evidence that suggests the season is already a lost cause, however unlikely it might seem. I would be surprised if the team selected varies much from the game at Villa, but to see Vela named in the squad would be a real lift...he and Henry might just provide the power and running that would see Cullen and Karacan play more to their strengths if selected, and Ameobi's flair and unpredictability might lift things generally. I doubt that the pairing of Armstrong and Le Fondre will be tried, and I can't see any surprises being sprung in defence, I just hope that the main surprise is the score after 90(plus) minutes ....there's that word hope again, it just won't go away!!
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 14, 2017 7:57:24 GMT
We'd all love to see that dad but it will take Parky to adopt a more positive attitude. Sadly I would expect him to adopt the usual more defensive line up hoping for either a breakaway, worldly from Ameobi or a lucky break from a Madine flick on. Not the most enterprising fare I think and I'd be surprised if Josh starts the game. I'd love to see us attacking and taking Wednesday on but I just don't see it. Though I'm filled with hope, I fear Wednesday will be far too good for us and tear us apart as others have. It would be so nice to be wrong and like you I'm filled with that hope so come on you White Men and give us a show. Three points today would really change the picture.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 11:38:43 GMT
Tough game today but we all have had a hard earned rest so we should come out all guns blazing but as usual we are firing blanks that said 2-1 to the wanderers COYWM ☁️☁️😂
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Post by thegrud1 on Oct 14, 2017 12:18:22 GMT
Madine had most shots on target in Championship...how many goals....doesnt that say something?  ...we be lucky with a 0-0 today |
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 14, 2017 14:02:26 GMT
I got told the other day that our name isn’t Wanderers, it’s NIL !!!!🙄😞
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 14:42:19 GMT
Well we have got 1 can we get more 😂
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 14:50:08 GMT
Half time 1-0 can we dream of a win course we can COYWM 😂😂🍺
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 14, 2017 14:57:07 GMT
I got told the other day that our name isn’t Wanderers, it’s NIL !!!!🙄😞 I knew it wasn’t true😬😂😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 15:30:38 GMT
2-1 knees knocking now 😢
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Post by Alptrotter on Oct 14, 2017 16:13:26 GMT
A win we just about deserved, even though the score could have been 5-4! I thought we started brightly as we have so often this season, but this time the difference was we got the goal. And a wonderful shot it was too. As the half wore on Sheff Wed came into it more. Why oh why did no one ever close Bannen down? He was able to launch balls into the box at will. Also, why wasn't Vela subbed earlier. It was clear he was finished long before Parky acted.
All in all, a deserved win. I will be at the game next Saturday, rather than biting my nails watching the i-follow feed in Switzerland, so I hope we can build on this win. With Vela and Ameobi both back properly, Beevers, Alnwick and Taylor looking better and Henry doing a good job in midfield, I really think we can climb the table.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 14, 2017 16:40:33 GMT
Don’t know about you W63 but I’m lost for words!! Or should I say, I’ve nowt to moan about, apart from Madines sitter miss!
Well done them returning players....🤔
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2017 16:46:35 GMT
A win at last let's hope we see more of the same on Saturday against QPR would be nice and it's the first time I have got it right 🍺🍺😂😂
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Post by OohMac on Oct 14, 2017 18:04:28 GMT
Well well well. Looking at their list of strikers you have to put that down as a great win.
I personally would be begging Ricky Lambert to swap retirement with Wilbraham.
It's only a start. Let's hope it's a kick start. At the start of the week I checked the odds on a Palace/Bolton survival double. 19/2.
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Post by davidm on Oct 14, 2017 18:06:58 GMT
How good was that!!!
A really good performance throughout the team. There were example of poor passes, desperate defending and rank bad shooting but it is not the time to be critical because there was also some fine attacking football.
It was very similar to the earlier league cup match where we got ahead deservedly and Wednesday woke up and attacked us leading to desperate defending. This time though the fight back came with 30 minutes still to go so it was a tense finish.
We set off quite well and took the lead for the first time this season with a cracker from Ameobi who cut in and curled a lovely left footer into the corner.
Madine was having his usual battles with the opponents – he came out about 50/50 whilst Vela was busy and moving all the time. Ameobi was a spirit that Wednesday couldn’t fathom and it looked good.
Wednesday had one almighty scramble where Alnwick saved, the ball bobbled about and then Reach hammered a shot that looked a certain goal until Beevers somehow blocked it.
We also had an excellent breakaway from a corner that had 4 against 3 until the Wednesday full back wiped out Ameobi when it would have 4 against 2.
Overall though, we deserved a half time lead.
I don’t know what was said at half time but we kicked off terribly.The ball was played 30 back to Little who hit an awful hoof straight to a Wednesday man just 10 yards into their half. So within 7 seconds of the kick-off the ball was in our box and mayhem ensued. We couldn’t get near them and Beevers eventually tripped a Wednesday player on the edge of the box and got a booking. This was all in the first minute and a half of the kick off (which we took!). The free kick fortunately came to nothing but we had set a sloppy rhythm that Wednesday picked up on and they came at us.
Fortunately, in one of our rare (at that time) attacks, Wednesday played about too much at the back and the keeper gave the ball straight to Madine who set Vela up for a chance which he probably should have scored but it was deflected for a corner. It looked liked we had missed a chance but Morais’ (who had just replaced Armstrong) corner was deflected into his own net by a Wednesday player. A bit of luck at last.
We then could have finished the game off when Vela won the ball on the right and set Madine up for a simple tap in to an empty net but he hit the post. 99 times out of 100 he would have scored. 99 times out of 100 I would have scored.
So instead of 3-0, it was still 2-0 and Wednesday were still alive. So it proved to be very quickly when they got into the box. Jordan Rhodes, who always scores against us, seemed to have put the ball in under the bar but Morais handled it. I then was looking for a penalty and a red card and somehow never saw the ball finish in the net. Perhaps it was the best thing as Morais only got a yellow card. Another bit of luck for us.
It was now all Wednesday – just like the cup tie. Alnwick made a marvellous save with his legs as they peppered us including what looked like a very strong penalty claim. Luckily their man was booked for diving.
Overall, a great game. We deserved to win but how do we let teams back into games?
No complaints though – next week against QPR, it is vital that we win.
Alnwick - 7 Some excellent saves and then some strange indecision on a couple of crosses.
Little - 6 There was a lot of space on Wednesday’s left which wasn’t wholly his fault. Solid enough. Crossing a bit iffy.
Wheater - 7 Won loads of headers and also had one header cleared off the line.
Beevers - 8 Back to a solid performance.
Taylor - 6 Not bad – more steady than spectacular.
Henry - 6 A few very panicky hoofs upfield to no one when a bit of calmness may have helped but OK generally.
Pratley - 6 Steady more than anything. I think that he and Henry lost midfield in the second half as Bannon dominated them.
Ameobi - 8 Excellent goal and some really mazy runs. Tried to help defensively but it is not his speciality.
Armstrong - 7 I was surprised when he was substituted as he had done well.
Vela - 8 Great return to the team. Always busy, on the move. Possibly should have scored but excellent.
Madine - 7 He worked very hard and looked better with Vela helping him but what a miss which could have cost us dearly in the end.
Morais - 7 He did well when he came on. Perhaps lucky not to be sent off for handball.
Noone - 7 He did a few really good passes when he came on.
Cullen - 7 Not on long but he gets a 7 for running the ball to the corner flag and getting a corner in the 90th minute.
Manager - 7 I have criticised him endlessly so today he deserves some praise. We played quite a bit of football on the ground. We still did a lot of high balls to Madine but generally we played football not hoofball.
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Post by andyl on Oct 14, 2017 18:15:15 GMT
A precious win. Some really good saves from Alnwick and moments of class from Ameobi got us there courtesy of a screamer and I thought an own goal which Pratley claimed.
We were better and compared to our last home game the inclusion of Vela, Henry and Ameobi made a difference.
I thought that the back four with full backs pushing on and Armstrong and Ameobi filling in took us back to this time last year with Armstrong in the Clough role. We had a better shape and opponents who play hoof all like us gave us a chance. We were carved apart only once with three desperate clearances, by Little and Beevers kept us ahead- yes ahead- a Sammy special- and it's so much easier for us if we lead than chase! We even had a couple of fast breakaways one only thwarted by a cynical foul on Ameobi.
Half- time came and they made two subs. We faced Rhodes to add to Fletcher and Hooper Tough. As it turned out Bannan was perhaps the greatest threat and we all sighed relief when his free kick consequent to a three man defensive muddle, was cleared. On we went . Madine missed a simple chance after a keeper error but Morais took the corner and an own goal (?)put us two up.
Then came what could have been a decisive moment. Vela got free. His pass found Madine who missed the open goal horribly. In fact Madine today missed 4 gilt edged chances and some other half chances akin to a defender scoring 4 own goals really. Alf would have had a hat trick for sure( remember him?)
Alnwick made a fabulous save with his feet. Rhodes missed a sitter and the time to the final whistle seemed quite interminable - a nasty looking injury to Rhodes added more minutes but collapsed the resistance and with Cullen offering a good cameo we saw it out. Phew!
Alnwick 9 Little 7 Wheater 7 Beevers 7 ( his best game for a while) Taylor 6 Pratley 6 Henry 7 Vela 7 Ameobi 7 Armstrong 5 Madine 1 ( how else could he be marked- a shocker of a striker's game but he didn't do much else - challenged selectively for a few headers . Laid on a half chance for Vela and did well in the keep ball in the corner act - that's why the 1 he kept going but really!!!
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...we be lucky with a 0-0 today
