Sheff Wed (H) - Match Thread

[sdb]

Nothing wrong with a bit of experience down the spine of the team, especially with a relatively young keeper now starting.

 

Vestergaard and Soumare can be decent players if they want to be. They didn't last season, but hopefully that's changed. Nelson is v raw (of course we'd all prefer an academy player start) and Winks was a disgrace last season. It's hardly a disaster  that neither is playing from the off.

Edited 10 August 2025 by sdb

[coolhandfox]

1 minute ago, An Away Move said:

Page over Alves? Discuss.  

Obviously impress the manager more in pre-season.

[adejo92]

Just now, An Away Move said:

Page over Alves? Discuss.  

Likely in the minority here but im yet to see anything particularly impressive from Alves.

 

Never really thought he stood out on loan at Cardiff either.

 

Obviously limited game time and still young but probably benefit from another loan.

[rugbyblue]

Get fcked soumare .  Already ruined my mood 

[baldeagle]

22 minutes ago, TheFiveTime said:

alves for page and i would have been thrilled

Did Alves look better than Page pre season ? I thought he was pretty invisible 

[Dr The Singh]

Just now, Tuna said:

Their lineup has plenty of experience about it, so it should be a competitive game.

Its going to be tough, for sure.  They have something to prove.

[Tielemans63]

Soumare has no excuse. Time to show something (anything) after 4 years of ambling around doing **** all.

[Richmondfox]

2 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Captain Tampax.

 

One week in, three weeks out 

Better than captain PTSD when he gets to the half way line, pass back. 

[JimJams]

1 minute ago, An Away Move said:

Page over Alves? Discuss.  

Page will be an option in the middle as cover for any of Soumare, Skipp and Bilal.  Alves would be cover for Mav or Bilal in a 10 role, where Monga already has him beat.

[FoxesFan100]

3 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Captain Tampax.

 

One week in, three weeks out 

Whilst I despise what you’ve said about Ricardo, it was genuinely hilarious. 

[kingfox]

Just like last week, Vestergaard is probably starting for his passing ability, Marti likes at least one centre back to have good passing range. 
 

For now I understand it, but hopefully Marti starts to show trust in Nelson in that regard, and he eventually takes Vestergaard’s spot. 

[ALC Fox]

Alves not in the squad is a wake-up call for him and for us, I think. He feels a bit underused in pre-season but maybe Martí needs to see a lot more from him. I really want him to do well but it's a cut-throat business and needs to probably have a look at himself and ask why 16 and 17-year-olds are making the squad ahead of him.

 

Huge season ahead for him and his future here, I feel.

[Winstonthedog]

1 minute ago, Tuna said:

Their lineup has plenty of experience about it, so it should be a competitive game.

Take this as definite .... there will be no easy games in this league... we will have to fight for each and every point ... Sheff Wed's will not be easy 

[Pliskin]

Just now, sdb said:

Nothing wrong with a bit of experience down the spine of the team, especially with a relatively young keeper now starting.

 

Vestergaard and Soumare can be decent players if they want to be. They didn't last season, but hopefully that's changed. Nelson is v raw (of course we'd all prefer an academy player start) and Winks was a disgrace last season. It's hardly a disgrace that neither is playing from the off.

What concerns me, is that spine is so slow. From what I’ve seen this weekend, 90% of football in this league is transitional. They purposely play on the shoulder to expose slow defences, it completely destroyed Sheffield United yesterday, no matter how good you are in possession, simple moves can completely undo you with a lack of pace.  

[iancognito]

My God. They've managed to make the stadium announcer even more shouty and excitable 🙉

[mozartfox]

Where’s Kone??

[baldeagle]

4 minutes ago, adejo92 said:

Likely in the minority here but im yet to see anything particularly impressive from Alves.

 

Never really thought he stood out on loan at Cardiff either.

 

Obviously limited game time and still young but probably benefit from another loan.

Totally agree 

[Winstonthedog]

1 minute ago, iancognito said:

My God. They've managed to make the stadium announcer even more shouty and excitable 🙉

He's connected to the mains electricity 

[HankMarvin]

Nice to see the average age of the squad down 

[Dahnsouff]

1 minute ago, mozartfox said:

Where’s Kone??

Injured

[foxes_rule1978]

FOOTBALL IS BACK!!! Yessss come on 

[moore_94]

Soumare wasn’t putting effort in whilst playing in the Prem

 

Absolutely no reason to believe he will suddenly do so in the Championship

 

Hopefully we somehow get him gone by the end of the window

[Leicesterpool]

Faes not starting, hopefully another one ship out before the window closes.

[RedSoxUK]

Who the **** do people want to start over Soumare? Harry pass back Winks, Hamza, or the kid Page in a deeper position to what he actually plays.

 

Come on FFS we're light on CMs.

[Merchant_Banker]

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Didn't realise Bruno Fernandes had gone to Sheffield Wednesday, that's a bit of a step down isn't it?