Sheffield Wed v BOLTON….match thread

I am not confident. Big team, big stadium, could go the same way as the Sunderland game. Don't want to predict a defeat so will go with a 4-4 draw.

Was so looking forward to going to this, which is basically a home game for me but I’ve got to run Mrs W and her sisters to Skegness to her brothers caravan until Thursday. At least he’s bringing them back and I will be allowed to go to the Wigan game next week. My Wednesday mates aren’t a bit confident, they actually think they’ll do well to get a point and are particularly worried about Dapo and of course Kieran Lee, who they still admire greatly.

I’m not one of those who thinks that just because Wednesday are historically a “big” club with a big stadium and fan base, that it will have any effect on their performance. Obviously it hasn’t for years or they wouldn’t be where they are so I don’t see any reason we shouldn’t win. I’m not going to settle for a point unless I have to because I’ll consider it two points dropped. I just fancy us against anyone at the moment and don’t think we’ve anywhere near reached our potential yet.

It’s going to be interesting to see what team IE selects though.hopefully he’ll stick with Lee over Sheehan as he’s in super form and I think assists the team in more ways overall than Sheehan does and obviously, going back to Hillsborough would be brilliant for him and I believe he’ll get a wonderful reception from the home fans, as he should do. Will he start Baka, either in place of Doyle, or out wide instead of Isgrove. Personally, I hope not, I’d like to see both him and Josh kept on the bench to bring on later to add some pace and punch up top.

So I’m going for a 1-3 win to Wanderers as I think this week we will put those chances away.

cant afford to lose this one

Wednesday fans booing their team already!

Talksport 2 if youve got the app/DAB.

But its usual stuff. Possession but not making clear cut chances. Allowing them on and they take thier chance. Evatt plays nothing like Parky but both seem happy with and play for a 0-0 at 70mins.

Well just arrived at my destination checked the score and surprise surprise we have lost 1-0 with so much possession 12 shots with only 1 on target. Obviously I have not had the benefit of watching the game or hearing it so I don’t know the full sp but these are the games that get on my tits. Look forward to reading some reports stay safe one and all COYWM

Yet another game that we dominated early on, missed loads of half chances and then gave a goal away and faded badly.

So similar to Cambridge and Sunderland.

This ability we have of making a mess of reasonably good half chances is really costing us.

Wednesday had a chance in the 1st minute. We were wide open down the left of the penalty area and Berahino shot across goal and wide when he possibly should have scored.

We went to the other end where Kachunga robbed their left back and was clean through. He could have shot but chose the best option – to roll the ball across to an unmarked Doyle but he put the ball a yard behind Doyle.

We then had loads of half chances but messed them all up.

Wednesday could have scored when they centred, Johnston waited for the ball and Gregory got ahead of him and Dixon made a good save from his header.

Second half, we messed up more chances. Doyle passed to Sarcevic when Lee was unmarked. Lee was clear but couldn’t control the ball and on and on it went.

You could see what was going to happen and it did. Wednesday broke down their right, John allowed the ball to be played in and Gregory got across Santos to score. Poor poor defending from Santos.

And at that stage we had lost. Heads dropped passing became poor. We made 3 subs who made little impact between them. Wednesday sat off and allowed Santos, Johnston and Williams to constantly play the ball between themselves and make no progress.

The 2nd half was really poor.

In the end, we again lost a match that we had originally dominated.



Not good enough.



Marks:-

Dixon - 7 As usual, nothing to do. Made one good save from a header first half.

Jones - 6 Needlessly booked – now banned – his centering plummeted as the game went on

John - 5 Looked all at sea with their goal and his forward passes into the box were no good

Johnston - 6 Steady but saved by Dixon when Gregory beat him to a header.

Santos - 4 Massively disappointing. Gregory gave him trouble constantly. Caught in possession once in 1st half and half asleep for the goal

Williams - 6 OK

Sarcevic - 5 Not positive enough

Lee - 6 Reasonably good but messed up a great chance

Afolayan - 4 Spent too long looking for fouls. Little impact

Kachunga - 4 Messed up a glorious chance in 2nd minute when a simple pass to Doyle would have been a goal

Doyle - 4 A lot of half chances but, again, no goals

Isgrove - 3 Little impact from subs bench

Bakayoko - 3 Again, little impact from subs bench

Sheehan - 3 Again, little impact from subs bench