MillerWhale
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I have to take my hat off to Wednesday (through gritted teeth) on their turnaround vs the Millers at the New York Stadium the Saturday just gone.
I genuinely believed when Bowery scored (and nearly broke my thumb celebrating the goal) that that would be enough for us to snatch 3 invaluable points in our quest for survival. But Wednesday hung on in there, kept fighting, and knocked the stuffing out of us with the leveller. From there, if any team was going to win it, it would be the Owls, as our heads, heart, spirit, belief and fight had all gone in one fell swoop. I can't accept that from the Rotherham United players and management teams, despite the "we're all gutted" soundbites after the game.
I know it's easy to say, and I'll wait with baited breath for Walkley to pounce on this, but I'd rather be watching us than Wednesday, based on the 3 or 4 games I've seen. Their gameplan for the majority of the game was hoof it to that Nihuo(?) at every given opportunity and feed off the scraps. It's obviously working enough to get them to safety, but I doubt it would be sublime enough to ever challenge for the top 6.
There was one player that stood out as head and shoulders above the rest and that was Lewis McGugan. Our midfield had a bad day (Frecklington and Smallwood looked like they'd never kicked a ball before, and Pringle was underpar) which probably accentuated the gulf in standard, but McGugan was exceptional throughout. He was arguably the difference as well, as he made the 1st and 2nd goals. Without them, Wednesday would've been dead and buried.
I'm very surprised he's not better than Henry Lansbury from what I've seen. It would be interesting to get the Forest and Wednesday fans' opinions. I did feel sorry for him, as his frustration grew of being bypassed by long balls, but whenever he was in possession he looked classy and his positional play was second to none; always seemed to have half a second longer than everyone else.
That Chris Maguire seems a bit of an idiot, though? I don't necessarily think he's a bad man, he just seems a few sandwiches short of a picnic, trying to incite the home crowd (relatively unprovoked) after every single goal. Stevie May on the other hand, was admirable in his behaviour given the daft boos he received.
As for us? Well, it's a crushing blow to us coupled with Wigan's late leveller. We seem to have lost belief and that combined with a lack of quality in the ranks might see us slip through the net. It's been an interesting season whatever happens.
Anyway, here's a video demonstrating how little the game meant to Wednesday's players and fans.
I genuinely believed when Bowery scored (and nearly broke my thumb celebrating the goal) that that would be enough for us to snatch 3 invaluable points in our quest for survival. But Wednesday hung on in there, kept fighting, and knocked the stuffing out of us with the leveller. From there, if any team was going to win it, it would be the Owls, as our heads, heart, spirit, belief and fight had all gone in one fell swoop. I can't accept that from the Rotherham United players and management teams, despite the "we're all gutted" soundbites after the game.
I know it's easy to say, and I'll wait with baited breath for Walkley to pounce on this, but I'd rather be watching us than Wednesday, based on the 3 or 4 games I've seen. Their gameplan for the majority of the game was hoof it to that Nihuo(?) at every given opportunity and feed off the scraps. It's obviously working enough to get them to safety, but I doubt it would be sublime enough to ever challenge for the top 6.
There was one player that stood out as head and shoulders above the rest and that was Lewis McGugan. Our midfield had a bad day (Frecklington and Smallwood looked like they'd never kicked a ball before, and Pringle was underpar) which probably accentuated the gulf in standard, but McGugan was exceptional throughout. He was arguably the difference as well, as he made the 1st and 2nd goals. Without them, Wednesday would've been dead and buried.
I'm very surprised he's not better than Henry Lansbury from what I've seen. It would be interesting to get the Forest and Wednesday fans' opinions. I did feel sorry for him, as his frustration grew of being bypassed by long balls, but whenever he was in possession he looked classy and his positional play was second to none; always seemed to have half a second longer than everyone else.
That Chris Maguire seems a bit of an idiot, though? I don't necessarily think he's a bad man, he just seems a few sandwiches short of a picnic, trying to incite the home crowd (relatively unprovoked) after every single goal. Stevie May on the other hand, was admirable in his behaviour given the daft boos he received.
As for us? Well, it's a crushing blow to us coupled with Wigan's late leveller. We seem to have lost belief and that combined with a lack of quality in the ranks might see us slip through the net. It's been an interesting season whatever happens.
Anyway, here's a video demonstrating how little the game meant to Wednesday's players and fans.
