v Sheffield Wednesday (h) - 06/12/25

[Andy]

Two poor sides, quality from both has been awful.

However, very nicely worked (and taken goal).

Thought Ribeiro looked out of place on the left and beaten too easily a couple of times.
Aside from dropping a standard catch early on, Pears has been fine.
Forshaw was decent, but gives Baradji a good half in the legs now.

Just one of those games where we need to see out the second half, no stupid errors and get the 3 points in the bank.

[moerpho]

Ahead so can’t complain. At the moment we are 6 points off play-offs and 7 points from relegation. And we are 17th in the table. Go figure. Give me a gritty 2nd half and 3 points and I’m happy. COYB!!!

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, Andy said:

Two poor sides, quality from both has been awful.

However, very nicely worked (and taken goal).

Thought Ribeiro looked out of place on the left and beaten too easily a couple of times.
Aside from dropping a standard catch early on, Pears has been fine.
Forshaw was decent, but gives Baradji a good half in the legs now.

Just one of those games where we need to see out the second half, no stupid errors and get the 3 points in the bank.

If it doesn't get called off. This rain is relentless and there's already standing water on the pitch.

[den9112]

I hope Forshaw is playing one here and i am not saying he is ,but i have  played the game at a decent level and if i had been booked in the first half in those conditions i could guarantee you if i had to play my game as Forshaw  does in those conditions  it would  be guaranteed i would get a second yellow  in the second half....Hope i am wrong as he as played well the last couple of games ..

[Exiled_Rover]

22 minutes ago, DE. said:

We are just unbelievably inconsistent. How do you go from playing like we did against Ipswich to this?

3 matches in a week. They're clearly v tired.

[RTM08]

Another game where we aren't really doing anything, but at least we've got a goal. Need another one because we all know we won't hold on when the cavalry arrives, but 3 points is the priority above all else.

[Andy]

2 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

If it doesn't get called off. This rain is relentless and there's already standing water on the pitch.

Fair point.

I'm about half a mile away, up JWW, and it looks horrific from the comfort of my living room.

[Exiled_Rover]

13 minutes ago, TheKitGuy said:

Pitch is getting dangerous from a tackles perspective really, the slides are uncontrollable 

Then stop sliding! LOL

[DE.]

4 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

3 matches in a week. They're clearly v tired.

Well yeah, but that doesn't account for our inconsistent performances across the entire season though. Goes as far back as when we beat Hull 3-0 and then immediately lost at home to Norwich with a dire display. Or when we beat Watford away and went straight on to lose to Charlton and Swansea. Would be nice to just see a minimal level of consistency across just a handful of games. 

Edited Saturday at 15:59 by DE.

[TugaysMarlboro]

Just on the TV which has the pitch in the background. It looks like over half time the rains picked up.

Quite a few working on the pitch, but it's taking a battering by the looks of it.

[StHelensRover]

I think there was only one shot on goal in that half and luckily for us it was Yuki's goal. A game very low on quality but if it stays this way until 90+5 mins then I'll gladly and quickly move on.

Ground staff were out in force with pitchforks. Hope it holds. Lots of water is spraying about as the subs knock the ball across the pitch.

[moerpho]

Need Bardji to step up, get Cantwell on and provide some ammunition for Gudjohnsen. Be good for him to keep a streak going.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Neve coming on,gulp.

[DE.]

If we have a particularly wet winter/spring, I wonder how many games would have to be abandoned at Ewood before the EFL actually cared enough to intervene? 

[joey_big_nose]

In South Manchester its pretty dry...

[TugaysMarlboro]

Wow. They've zoomed in on the pitch, on Barry Bannan. There is lots of standing water spots.

Edited Saturday at 16:03 by TugaysMarlboro

[TheKitGuy]

Ball isn't bouncing at all with the players warming up.. I think Sheff Wed are going to try calling this. Banana not happy when he was out in the centre circle

[TugaysMarlboro]

This is getting called off.

[OsloRover]

De Neve on for Pratt

[OsloRover]

1 minute ago, TugaysMarlboro said:

This is getting called off.

Yep. Ball not rolling properly now

[rock steady]

Another chance for the Neve. Maybe if the game is getting abandoned we should just use all our subs now and take it easy.

[joey_big_nose]

Surely there is going to be a big fine or something, its ludicrous we can't keep the pitch playable.

[TimmyJimmy]

Wednesday players complaining. They'll keep on, eventually they'll get it called off. Inevitable I fear.

[moerpho]

Great save from Pears..again. Toth has done him a world of good.

[TugaysMarlboro]

Just now, TimmyJimmy said:

Wednesday players complaining. They'll keep on, eventually they'll get it called off. Inevitable I fear.

The sides and penalty areas look fine. The centre of the pitch is awful.