Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 Leicester City

[Socks]

No poitn going on and on about it

We couldn't score in the second half

From what I saw we need a finisher and a right attacking midfielder to go and get 1st or 2nd

Matt murray said we looked good and played well and were unlucky. Saidf no need to panic. But if we don't get some points from the next 3 games we will stay in the play offs for rest of season

Simple

[NewburyFox]

No, I'm right.

We're averaging over two points a game. There is no problem, just lots of people who enjoy moaning and haven't had many opportunities recently.

The fact that we have lost three games away from home is not proof that our away form is awful, we've got 16 points from a possible 27. That is not a disaster.

I disagree Mark. It's been a regular problem under Nigel this time round that when we go away to a team that gets physical and battles for everything, we struggle. We only won 6 away games this season.

So far, it's happened at Charlton, Doncaster and now Sheffield Wednesday. Our home form will be fine, our season will be defined by our away form. We've got a good away record so far, but this is a concern and to state otherwise is, IMO, just burying your head in the sand.

[Socks]

Also think its funny how we don't get much press when we go top but when we are top and lose to a bottom team they mention us every 3 mins on SSN

[Donut]

No, because some teams at the bottom are similarly crap. The league table says we should be much better than Wednesday and that's the standard we have played to more often than not.

 

If we drop points against sides like this it's because we haven't played well enough. That's not to say I never expect us to drop points against sides like this, it means I'm willing to accept that we've lost because of our failings on the day. Which you are not. Which means you are irrational, biased and single minded.

 

Plus you can't resist having a dig because I dared to suggest the team wasn't good enough tonight. Which makes you look unstable, childish and short of a decent argument.

 

The bigger picture is we are nowhere near promoted yet. Our previous in this situation is we bottled it. In fact, several times. So, if we're talking about rationality here, let's at least base it on some evidence, previous events and such. Not just 'oh well we'll obviously win the next game and we'll obviously get promoted, this is just a freak result'.

 

Try and maintain some perspective, yeh?

 

Right, so........teams at the bottom only score points against ones that are also at the bottom. ok. Well again, thats blatantly wrong and i dont have time to type in 50 results that have happened up and down the leagues this season to prove that point.

 

Did i say at any point we would obviously win the next game and obviously get promoted? no i didnt, so dont put words in my mouth thankyou.

 

Im not having a dig at you suggesting the team werent good enough tonight, they CLEARLY werent. What i am having a dig at is you, and others, who get too high when we win, and too low when we lose. If we put in a good performance and get a win on saturday, this will be quickly forgotten.

[lcfcsnow]

So basically it's all Knockaert's fault if the substitution wasn't due to injury. The pole and Kasper should have done better with both goals but let's take off the creativity just to make a point.

[Mark_w]

We've got a good away record so far.

 

Which is what was being discussed.

 

I'm not saying that it couldn't go wrong but right now there's no reason to be concerned about our record away from home.

[Socks]

So basically it's all Knockaert's fault if the substitution wasn't due to injury. The pole and Kasper should have done better with both goals but let's take off the creativity just to make a point.

They should of yes. Couple of defensive and keeper errors

Bring back moore asap

[NewburyFox]

Which is what was being discussed.

I'm not saying that it couldn't go wrong but right now there's no reason to be concerned about our record away from home.

It's a concern because this kind of result happens all too regularly.

[pazzerfox]

They wanted it more than us. They got in our faces, pressed us quickly and they defended with a line forcing us to play long balls which even though a few times we got in behind with them, they were aimless and we wasted some great chance. We need to be much more clinical, Nugent, Dyer and Vardy all guilty.

We were second to everything tonight. The loose balls were falling their way too. We just can't seem to play against these teams and when it gets scrappy. Quite annoyed that we seemed to sit back on our 1 goal lead after 3 minutes.

Drinkwater had an off game (no coincidence we play poor) James, Morgan (completely dominated by Wickham), Nugent were awful. Hammond was rubbish when he came on and Jeff did little to influence himself in the game. Wood had only long balls to feed off, he needs to start Saturday. Brighton's game will suit us more.

We need to get this result out of our system as quickly as Pearson gets the wins out of the system. But we also need to be much much better on Saturday. Too many times tonight some players didn't even bother challenging for the lost causes which was disappointing. Can't believe we brought Knocky off (unless he was injured?)

We are still in a great position so let's look to getting back on track Saturday. I'm disappointed we've been out battled and missed out on the chance to take a 5 point lead over 3rd.

Cheers Bert.  Can't believe big Wes got schooled by Wickham!!  We were on a big high after the 2 wins we had...Should have been able to combat anything Sheff Wed had.

[Finnaldo]

Nope, ignoring you again buddy.... There is no point in discussing anything with you when its clear youre in love with Pearson.

By ignoring do you mean you have no comeback and have to revert to the old 'I'm not even bothering with you' tactic?

[RumbleFox]

Right, before I start, clearly this was a bad result and a pretty shite performance.

 

I just have to smile at this forum.  When we win the Post Match threads creep towards one page and then die a death.  When we lose they're about 8 pages long in an hour and stay top of the forum until the next game.

 

The usual suspects sharpen their knives and start typing bile, saliva dripping from their mouths and then the "Pearson Bummers" start to defend the team and probably go a little too far and get called naïve and deluded and the whole thing descends into a massive w@nk fest and I just start crying, holding my tiny willy and stroking my inner thigh.

 

I think perspective is the right word.  We are still top of the league and are doing as good as Cardiff were at this point last season.  That is not to say a result tonight is not worrying but, so far, it is in isolation and we may win the next three on the bounce.  If not and we go on a six match losing spree then maybe we do need to worry but sticking your size nines into the team for one defeat (albeit a poor one) is just a bit silly and we come across as a bit arrogant.  We are not going to win every game and no team ever does.  We have no divine right to beat teams lower than us just as we are not incapable of beating teams above us (though at the moment no one is above us).  I though football was supposed to be fun?  Let's all try and enjoy it a bit more eh?  I hurt as much as anyone when we lose but I don't start slating whoever had an off day.  If our players played to their best every single week they'd be playing for Arsenal or Barcelona.  No one can play well every game and unfortunately today was an off day for quite a few.

Anyway, I am rambling as usual but let's all hold hands. stroke each other's left knees and have a bit of a cuddle.  Life's good, we are top of the league and we have a great team.

 

Come on you Foxes!!

 

Rumble.

 

X

[Guest ttfn]

2 defeats in 4 games (for those of a negative persuasion). Not good when you look at who we've played.

[Magictv]

2 defeats in 4 games (for those of a negative persuasion). Not good when you look at who we've played.

But thankfully we've gained twice as many points in those 4 games as Burnley in their last 4, and only 1 point fewer than QPR in their last four. So maybe we're not the only team towards the top of the table who don't win every game.

[Mark_w]

It's a concern because this kind of result happens all too regularly.

 

It's happened to QPR and Burnley at about the same rate. We're top of the league and have one of the best away records in the division, so no, our Away record is not something that we need to be moaning about right now. We need to be cautious, yes. But that's not what was being said by lcfcsnow and Col, they were saying that our record away from home isn't good enough right now. Complete bollocks. 

[Socks]

Its pretty pointless trying to discuss anything on the post match thread when the same few posters just turn it into a slagging battle between each other..AGAIN... Forget it. Babylon pls just close it

[inckley fox]

No, I'm right.

 

We're averaging over two points a game. There is no problem, just lots of people who enjoy moaning and haven't had many opportunities recently.

 

The fact that we have lost three games away from home is not proof that our away form is awful, we've got 16 points from a possible 27. That is not a disaster.

 

Your insistence that all is well is every bit as blinkered as the doom-mongering. To be honest I've read no abuse aimed at the players or manager, but rather speculation as to what went wrong. And something DID go wrong.

 

Interestingly the biggest moan I've heard this evening came from the manager himself, who was quite clear that it wasn't good enough. "We can't afford too many games like that," he said himself, before pointing towards poor management of the ball and poor work-rate. He used the word "worrying" to describe the performance. If he's worried, then I see little reason why we can't be. A little, at least.

[Arriba Los Zorros]

Woeful result. We're almost a one man team. No knocky, no hope.

For all of NP's pissing around with 433 and 532 and whatever we still have no plan b at all.

Can't see us staying in the top-2 with the games we've got coming up. More than likely be fighting for a playoff spot by spring.

The rot starts here.

 

, what a waster you are

[pazzerfox]

Watch the replay here http://www.foxestalk.co.uk/forums/topic/91430-goals-from-today/

 

You can clearly see he's waiting for the Wednesday lad to jump in with his legs which is what you'd normally expect from a cross like that. If he dives early to his left then he has no chance of saving that. The fact that the guy doesn't bother to jump in makes it look like Kasper hasn't moved (he actually makes a very good attempt at saving it so I don't know how he "watched it" go in). If the lad running makes contact with the ball and Kasper has already dived to his left, everybody would be slating him for diving for a non-existent ball. And if he stands still and the guy makes contact, he has a decent chance of saving it and looks like a hero despite not moving.

 

Instead of blaming Kasper, you should be questioning the fact that he has a ball bouncing in his 6 yard box with nobody challenging it. Should never have been able to get the ball in at all.

He actually dives when the ball is virtually past him..The Wednesday player wasn't close enough for him to worry about, not good enough for me.   Good strike for their first goal but still an acute angle to score from.

[Mark_w]

Your insistence that all is well is every bit as blinkered as the doom-mongering.

 

League Table doesn't agree.

[Guest ttfn]

But thankfully we've gained twice as many points in those 4 games as Burnley in their last 4, and only 1 point fewer than QPR in their last four. So maybe we're not the only team towards the top of the table who don't win every game.

Aye. Long old season

[hackneyfox]

NFP said he subbed Knocky, he wasn't injured.

They were all poor, I'd have thought he'd been well down the list, for me not one of NFP's better decisions.

[Finnaldo]

Right, lets get it straight:

1) bad loss, must improve for next game.

2) tough run of games, consistency is key.

3) not end of the world, still top.

We all good with that?

[hackneyfox]

Interestingly the biggest moan I've heard this evening came from the manager himself, who was quite clear that it wasn't good enough. "We can't afford too many games like that,"

Mark W will be offering him out.

[inckley fox]

It's happened to QPR and Burnley at about the same rate. We're top of the league and have one of the best away records in the division, so no, our Away record is not something that we need to be moaning about right now. We need to be cautious, yes. But that's not what was being said by lcfcsnow and Col, they were saying that our record away from home isn't good enough right now. Complete bollocks. 

 

They're probably doing the sensible thing and looking at how stumbles like this one have been overcome (or not) by this team and manager, not only in this 18-game-long season, but also in the 46-game-long one which preceded it.

League Table doesn't agree.

 

Clearly your friend the manager doesn't either then. He was quite clear that all is not well.

[hackneyfox]

Don't go there.