Stevenage 5-1 Sheff Weds

[Mack]

Ginger Mourinho

[General Smuts]

Was at the game and it was unbelievable. It could have been a lot lot more. Singing 'Your'e getting sacked in the morning' to Megson was fantastic fun too. Best chant of the night though - 'You're just a shit Steve McLaren!'. Epic.

Stevenage (we) could have been 3 up before the first goal went in. The Wednesday keeper pulled off a quality stop to tip Bostwick's header onto the post in the first minute. Sadly that was all he did all game bar picking the ball out the net. He was terrible and his confidence was visibly shot after the first goal went in. It was entirely his fault as well, parrying a tame shot into the path of Craig Reid. Before and after that Stevenage were picking some amazing passes and switching the play at will with both wingers, particularly Lawrie Wilson, running at the backline at will and causing all sorts of problems. The 2nd goal was a Pro Evo style through ball to perfection splitting the atrocious centre backs (Rob Jones in particular was horrific and captain too.) and John Mousinho bagged from the edge of the area with real class. Every attack looked like ending in a goal and that was particuarly evident when John 'Bobby Moore' Ashton could have scored from the edge of the area had it not been for a near goal line clearance/lucky deflection. The resulting corner provided another goal and would have been the best of the night were it not for our 5th. Training ground corner from the left to the edge of the area to the unmarked Man Of The Match, Michael Bostwick who even off balance pulled out a top notch half volley that squirmed its way into the bottom corner, in off both posts. The Lamex went mental. Unbelievable Jeff! It only got worse for the O'Donnell in goal for Wednesday went he again parried straight into the path of the impressive Wilson who got his body just about right to direct it straight in to the open net. 4-0 before half time and Megson was literally pulling his ginger hair out and David Prutton the same with his poncey piggy tails.

The 2nd half was a much more tame affair (until the last 10 minutes) with the game already won and Stevenage taking the foot off the gas and applying their famous seeing the game out tactics. Ginger Mourinho made 3 changes at half time rightly replacing both of his diabolical </Hansen> centre backs and bringing on the lively Jermaine Johnson (I think. If he was on in the first half he was invisible). Stevenage were unfortunate to draw the 2nd half.

For the goal of the night, take a bow, left back come make shift striker Darius Charles. Recieving the ball with his back to goal and with 3 defenders around him, using his Elokobi-esque strength he bustled through the first and turned the second and third like a young Lee Philpott before striking a delicious edge of the area finish into the bottom corner. Unbelievable Tekkers.

To be fair to Sheff their goal was very well taken from Gary Medine who is a ****ing giant. Ball in from the right from Semedo was well met on the edge of the area by Medine whose control took him past Ashton and Mark Roberts before he slotted the ball past Chris Day. Then it got worse for Wednesday when moments after beating 2 players and hitting the bar, Jermaine Johnson snapped through frustration and kicked out at Scott Laird to get himself sent off. Laird put in two solid challenges on Johnson and won the ball cleanly both times before playing a top notch ball through. It looked initially as if the ref had broght the play back for a Sheff Weds free kick, so much so that Laird was actively debating with the ref that he got the ball. However the linesman had seen something that i must admit i didn't and Johnson got his marching orders but not before making a beeline for the lino and having to be physically dragged away by Gary Medine. Sour end to a fantastic Stevenage win. Barry Hayles would have been proud.

Fair play to the Wednesday fans and in particular the famous Tango man for keeping the banter going all game through chants of 'Were gonna win 5-4 / 6-5' and 'Can you score a goal for us?' and Tango man cheerily responding to 'Fatboy Fatboy start the wave', 'Get your tits out for the lads' and 'Fatboy we love you'.

Anyone know if there will be a football league show or highlights somewhere? Look out for my spectacular cardigan behind the goal where 5 of the 6 went in.

[Super_horns]

Yet they beat MK Dons the Saturday before.

Suggests the manager cannot get the team motivated for games away to the "smaller" clubs because SW lost to Bury too.

Not that Stevenage are a bad team...very strong and attack very well.

[General Smuts]

Yet they beat MK Dons the Saturday before.

Suggests the manager cannot get the team motivated for games away to the "smaller" clubs because SW lost to Bury too.

Not that Stevenage are a bad team...very strong and attack very well.

To think the team that started only Craig Reid was signed last season, the other 10 played 2 seasons ago in the conference. Unbelievable.

[Corky]

Relief for Wednesday- the last two occassions we've beaten them 3-0 at home they were relegated at the end of the season. That won't happen this year.

Always a silver lining Owls.

[General Smuts]

Mandaric Out!

[Ultra]

Was at the game and it was unbelievable. It could have been a lot lot more. Singing 'Your'e getting sacked in the morning' to Megson was fantastic fun too. Best chant of the night though - 'You're just a shit Steve McLaren!'. Epic.

Stevenage (we) could have been 3 up before the first goal went in. The Wednesday keeper pulled off a quality stop to tip Bostwick's header onto the post in the first minute. Sadly that was all he did all game bar picking the ball out the net. He was terrible and his confidence was visibly shot after the first goal went in. It was entirely his fault as well, parrying a tame shot into the path of Craig Reid. Before and after that Stevenage were picking some amazing passes and switching the play at will with both wingers, particularly Lawrie Wilson, running at the backline at will and causing all sorts of problems. The 2nd goal was a Pro Evo style through ball to perfection splitting the atrocious centre backs (Rob Jones in particular was horrific and captain too.) and John Mousinho bagged from the edge of the area with real class. Every attack looked like ending in a goal and that was particuarly evident when John 'Bobby Moore' Ashton could have scored from the edge of the area had it not been for a near goal line clearance/lucky deflection. The resulting corner provided another goal and would have been the best of the night were it not for our 5th. Training ground corner from the left to the edge of the area to the unmarked Man Of The Match, Michael Bostwick who even off balance pulled out a top notch half volley that squirmed its way into the bottom corner, in off both posts. The Lamex went mental. Unbelievable Jeff! It only got worse for the O'Donnell in goal for Wednesday went he again parried straight into the path of the impressive Wilson who got his body just about right to direct it straight in to the open net. 4-0 before half time and Megson was literally pulling his ginger hair out and David Prutton the same with his poncey piggy tails.

The 2nd half was a much more tame affair (until the last 10 minutes) with the game already won and Stevenage taking the foot off the gas and applying their famous seeing the game out tactics. Ginger Mourinho made 3 changes at half time rightly replacing both of his diabolical </Hansen> centre backs and bringing on the lively Jermaine Johnson (I think. If he was on in the first half he was invisible). Stevenage were unfortunate to draw the 2nd half.

For the goal of the night, take a bow, left back come make shift striker Darius Charles. Recieving the ball with his back to goal and with 3 defenders around him, using his Elokobi-esque strength he bustled through the first and turned the second and third like a young Lee Philpott before striking a delicious edge of the area finish into the bottom corner. Unbelievable Tekkers.

To be fair to Sheff their goal was very well taken from Gary Medine who is a ****ing giant. Ball in from the right from Semedo was well met on the edge of the area by Medine whose control took him past Ashton and Mark Roberts before he slotted the ball past Chris Day. Then it got worse for Wednesday when moments after beating 2 players and hitting the bar, Jermaine Johnson snapped through frustration and kicked out at Scott Laird to get himself sent off. Laird put in two solid challenges on Johnson and won the ball cleanly both times before playing a top notch ball through. It looked initially as if the ref had broght the play back for a Sheff Weds free kick, so much so that Laird was actively debating with the ref that he got the ball. However the linesman had seen something that i must admit i didn't and Johnson got his marching orders but not before making a beeline for the lino and having to be physically dragged away by Gary Medine. Sour end to a fantastic Stevenage win. Barry Hayles would have been proud.

Fair play to the Wednesday fans and in particular the famous Tango man for keeping the banter going all game through chants of 'Were gonna win 5-4 / 6-5' and 'Can you score a goal for us?' and Tango man cheerily responding to 'Fatboy Fatboy start the wave', 'Get your tits out for the lads' and 'Fatboy we love you'.

Anyone know if there will be a football league show or highlights somewhere? Look out for my spectacular cardigan behind the goal where 5 of the 6 went in.

There'll be some highlights on the BBC website later in the week.

How's Jon Ashton doing? I remember his ruck with Villa fans back in the last days of Filbo..

[Fox92]

Was at the game and it was unbelievable. It could have been a lot lot more. Singing 'Your'e getting sacked in the morning' to Megson was fantastic fun too. Best chant of the night though - 'You're just a shit Steve McLaren!'. Epic.

Stevenage (we) could have been 3 up before the first goal went in. The Wednesday keeper pulled off a quality stop to tip Bostwick's header onto the post in the first minute. Sadly that was all he did all game bar picking the ball out the net. He was terrible and his confidence was visibly shot after the first goal went in. It was entirely his fault as well, parrying a tame shot into the path of Craig Reid. Before and after that Stevenage were picking some amazing passes and switching the play at will with both wingers, particularly Lawrie Wilson, running at the backline at will and causing all sorts of problems. The 2nd goal was a Pro Evo style through ball to perfection splitting the atrocious centre backs (Rob Jones in particular was horrific and captain too.) and John Mousinho bagged from the edge of the area with real class. Every attack looked like ending in a goal and that was particuarly evident when John 'Bobby Moore' Ashton could have scored from the edge of the area had it not been for a near goal line clearance/lucky deflection. The resulting corner provided another goal and would have been the best of the night were it not for our 5th. Training ground corner from the left to the edge of the area to the unmarked Man Of The Match, Michael Bostwick who even off balance pulled out a top notch half volley that squirmed its way into the bottom corner, in off both posts. The Lamex went mental. Unbelievable Jeff! It only got worse for the O'Donnell in goal for Wednesday went he again parried straight into the path of the impressive Wilson who got his body just about right to direct it straight in to the open net. 4-0 before half time and Megson was literally pulling his ginger hair out and David Prutton the same with his poncey piggy tails.

The 2nd half was a much more tame affair (until the last 10 minutes) with the game already won and Stevenage taking the foot off the gas and applying their famous seeing the game out tactics. Ginger Mourinho made 3 changes at half time rightly replacing both of his diabolical </Hansen> centre backs and bringing on the lively Jermaine Johnson (I think. If he was on in the first half he was invisible). Stevenage were unfortunate to draw the 2nd half.

For the goal of the night, take a bow, left back come make shift striker Darius Charles. Recieving the ball with his back to goal and with 3 defenders around him, using his Elokobi-esque strength he bustled through the first and turned the second and third like a young Lee Philpott before striking a delicious edge of the area finish into the bottom corner. Unbelievable Tekkers.

To be fair to Sheff their goal was very well taken from Gary Medine who is a ****ing giant. Ball in from the right from Semedo was well met on the edge of the area by Medine whose control took him past Ashton and Mark Roberts before he slotted the ball past Chris Day. Then it got worse for Wednesday when moments after beating 2 players and hitting the bar, Jermaine Johnson snapped through frustration and kicked out at Scott Laird to get himself sent off. Laird put in two solid challenges on Johnson and won the ball cleanly both times before playing a top notch ball through. It looked initially as if the ref had broght the play back for a Sheff Weds free kick, so much so that Laird was actively debating with the ref that he got the ball. However the linesman had seen something that i must admit i didn't and Johnson got his marching orders but not before making a beeline for the lino and having to be physically dragged away by Gary Medine. Sour end to a fantastic Stevenage win. Barry Hayles would have been proud.

Fair play to the Wednesday fans and in particular the famous Tango man for keeping the banter going all game through chants of 'Were gonna win 5-4 / 6-5' and 'Can you score a goal for us?' and Tango man cheerily responding to 'Fatboy Fatboy start the wave', 'Get your tits out for the lads' and 'Fatboy we love you'.

Anyone know if there will be a football league show or highlights somewhere? Look out for my spectacular cardigan behind the goal where 5 of the 6 went in.

How was Liam Palmer, no. 12 for Wednesday? Went to school with him, used to be a close friend of mine but haven't seen him since we left school. Done very well for himself getting into the first team, he scored against MK Dons on saturday.

Yet they beat MK Dons the Saturday before.

Wednesday seem to be good at home, and poor away.

[General Smuts]

How was Liam Palmer, no. 12 for Wednesday? Went to school with him, used to be a close friend of mine but haven't seen him since we left school. Done very well for himself getting into the first team, he scored against MK Dons on saturday.

Only a few Wednesday players stood out and not for good reasons. Prutton has stupid hair, the centre backs were clown shoes and Jermaine Johnson looked lively then made himself a tit.

There'll be some highlights on the BBC website later in the week.

How's Jon Ashton doing? I remember his ruck with Villa fans back in the last days of Filbo..

He's still a no nonsense animal at centre back and with the captain Mark Roberts next to him Stevenage are rock solid at the back. Looked calm and assured in possesion but he may have lost Medine for the Weds goal.

[Jiggers the Fox]

Was at the game and it was unbelievable. It could have been a lot lot more. Singing 'Your'e getting sacked in the morning' to Megson was fantastic fun too. Best chant of the night though - 'You're just a shit Steve McLaren!'. Epic.

Stevenage (we) could have been 3 up before the first goal went in. The Wednesday keeper pulled off a quality stop to tip Bostwick's header onto the post in the first minute. Sadly that was all he did all game bar picking the ball out the net. He was terrible and his confidence was visibly shot after the first goal went in. It was entirely his fault as well, parrying a tame shot into the path of Craig Reid. Before and after that Stevenage were picking some amazing passes and switching the play at will with both wingers, particularly Lawrie Wilson, running at the backline at will and causing all sorts of problems. The 2nd goal was a Pro Evo style through ball to perfection splitting the atrocious centre backs (Rob Jones in particular was horrific and captain too.) and John Mousinho bagged from the edge of the area with real class. Every attack looked like ending in a goal and that was particuarly evident when John 'Bobby Moore' Ashton could have scored from the edge of the area had it not been for a near goal line clearance/lucky deflection. The resulting corner provided another goal and would have been the best of the night were it not for our 5th. Training ground corner from the left to the edge of the area to the unmarked Man Of The Match, Michael Bostwick who even off balance pulled out a top notch half volley that squirmed its way into the bottom corner, in off both posts. The Lamex went mental. Unbelievable Jeff! It only got worse for the O'Donnell in goal for Wednesday went he again parried straight into the path of the impressive Wilson who got his body just about right to direct it straight in to the open net. 4-0 before half time and Megson was literally pulling his ginger hair out and David Prutton the same with his poncey piggy tails.

The 2nd half was a much more tame affair (until the last 10 minutes) with the game already won and Stevenage taking the foot off the gas and applying their famous seeing the game out tactics. Ginger Mourinho made 3 changes at half time rightly replacing both of his diabolical </Hansen> centre backs and bringing on the lively Jermaine Johnson (I think. If he was on in the first half he was invisible). Stevenage were unfortunate to draw the 2nd half.

For the goal of the night, take a bow, left back come make shift striker Darius Charles. Recieving the ball with his back to goal and with 3 defenders around him, using his Elokobi-esque strength he bustled through the first and turned the second and third like a young Lee Philpott before striking a delicious edge of the area finish into the bottom corner. Unbelievable Tekkers.

To be fair to Sheff their goal was very well taken from Gary Medine who is a ****ing giant. Ball in from the right from Semedo was well met on the edge of the area by Medine whose control took him past Ashton and Mark Roberts before he slotted the ball past Chris Day. Then it got worse for Wednesday when moments after beating 2 players and hitting the bar, Jermaine Johnson snapped through frustration and kicked out at Scott Laird to get himself sent off. Laird put in two solid challenges on Johnson and won the ball cleanly both times before playing a top notch ball through. It looked initially as if the ref had broght the play back for a Sheff Weds free kick, so much so that Laird was actively debating with the ref that he got the ball. However the linesman had seen something that i must admit i didn't and Johnson got his marching orders but not before making a beeline for the lino and having to be physically dragged away by Gary Medine. Sour end to a fantastic Stevenage win. Barry Hayles would have been proud.

Fair play to the Wednesday fans and in particular the famous Tango man for keeping the banter going all game through chants of 'Were gonna win 5-4 / 6-5' and 'Can you score a goal for us?' and Tango man cheerily responding to 'Fatboy Fatboy start the wave', 'Get your tits out for the lads' and 'Fatboy we love you'.

Anyone know if there will be a football league show or highlights somewhere? Look out for my spectacular cardigan behind the goal where 5 of the 6 went in.

I went to this too! Finished college early and fancied some football so shot down the A1. Couldn't have picked a better game!

[General Smuts]

I went to this too! Finished college early and fancied some football so shot down the A1. Couldn't have picked a better game!

Where did you stand? Love the atmosphere in the Main Stand and the North Stand.

[Jiggers the Fox]

Where did you stand? Love the atmosphere in the Main Stand and the North Stand.

Stood in the North stand centre(ish). First time i've been and enjoyed it quite a lot. Blagged an under 18 on the gate which made things even better!

Didn't expect too much from the game to be honest as a mate told me it was a crap ground and that they played boring football, and i thought the opposite was true!

[General Smuts]

Stood in the North stand centre(ish). First time i've been and enjoyed it quite a lot. Blagged an under 18 on the gate which made things even better! Didn't expect too much from the game to be honest as a mate told me it was a crap ground and that they played boring football, and i thought the opposite was true!

Did exactly this! I was in the North Stand just to the left of the goal.

Love the ground but typically Stevenage will try and take a 1 goal lead and defend it with their life. Graham Westly always has time wasting set to maximum as well.

[Jiggers the Fox]

Did exactly this! I was in the North Stand just to the left of the goal.

Love the ground but typically Stevenage will try and take a 1 goal lead and defend it with their life. Graham Westly always has time wasting set to maximum as well.

Having my hair cut must have helped me no end (makes me look about 14!).

I was pleasantly surprised by the ground. Nice setting, smart couple of stands and terrace, helped by a bit of welcome evening sunshine.

Well it was nice of them to put on a show just for me! Look forward to visiting again with LCFC next time.

[Part Of The Crowd]

Was surprised, Sheffield Wednesday looked strong against us, defensively. We had pretty much the whole game but they defended and took the three chances they got. Stevenage couldn't handle us and hung on to a 1 - 0 defeat. Was much expecting the same scoreline the other way round here. A few weird results last night. Sheffield United lost 3 - 0 at home, too. Against a Huddersfield side that's been a bit shaky thus far.

[General Smuts]

Was surprised, Sheffield Wednesday looked strong against us, defensively. We had pretty much the whole game but they defended and took the three chances they got. Stevenage couldn't handle us and hung on to a 1 - 0 defeat. Was much expecting the same scoreline the other way round here. A few weird results last night. Sheffield United lost 3 - 0 at home, too. Against a Huddersfield side that's been a bit shaky thus far.

By all accounts we were terrible against you and gave you far too much respect. Westley clearly gave them a rollocking and then Rochdale felt the full force of that. Lamex is a fortress so i suspect the score will be much different in the return leg.