Deano6 Posted 14 February, 2012 Share Posted 14 February, 2012 Bloody hell, scathing write-up of the game on the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16921922 Never seen us called 'poor' so many times in a paragraph! Bet it was written by a WHU fan... I just came on here to write the same thing. Never seen such a biased write-up on the BBC, must be a Hammers fan. I'm not normally one to write in and complain but that is ridiculous! A 'disputed' sending off? I was in the furthest corner of the away stand (literally) and I saw Taylor get Sharp by the throat and push, almost throw, him about 5 metres across the pitch (sounds like an exaggeration but seemed like it). Only single doubt in my mind as to whether he would go was if the ref didn't see it, as he was over by the penalty spot. He had no hesitation. "West Ham outclassed, outmuscled and outplayed their opponents early on but once Taylor had been dismissed, a combination of great goalkeeping from Green and poor finishing from Sharp prevented Saints clawing their way back into the contest." Bear in mind Taylor was sent off after 20 mins, so he's talking about just 15 mins or so of play here. And even when we're playing well it's only Green that gets mentioned, not Saints. End of the day, 54% possession and 12 shots on target v 5 tells its own story. Once they went down to 10 men we controlled the game, but they're a good team, strong at the back and looked like they could break dangerously. Nothing to deserve that sh1tty write-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 14 February, 2012 Share Posted 14 February, 2012 (edited) Thought they were the better team at 11 v 11 and contrary to the hoofball rubbish, knocked it around better than us. First half we struggled to get hold of the ball until the last 10/15 mins definitely not a night to remember for Sharp, especially missing that chance. 2nd half we absolutely dominated possession, but we really need to work out how to make it count. How many shots did we have on goal? Best thing tonight was the support, good old school, boozed up, midweek London away following, love nights like that. Edited 15 February, 2012 by Sour Mash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 14 February, 2012 Share Posted 14 February, 2012 I just came on here to write the same thing. Never seen such a biased write-up on the BBC, must be a Hammers fan. I'm not normally one to write in and complain but that is ridiculous! A 'disputed' sending off? I was in the furthest corner of the away stand (literally) and I saw Taylor get Sharp by the throat and push, almost throw, him about 5 metres across the pitch (sounds like an exaggeration but seemed like it). Only single doubt in my mind as to whether he would go was if the ref didn't see it, as he was over by the penalty spot. He had no hesitation. "West Ham outclassed, outmuscled and outplayed their opponents early on but once Taylor had been dismissed, a combination of great goalkeeping from Green and poor finishing from Sharp prevented Saints clawing their way back into the contest." Bear in mind Taylor was sent off after 20 mins, so he's talking about just 15 mins or so of play here. And even when we're playing well it's only Green that gets mentioned, not Saints. End of the day, 54% possession and 12 shots on target v 5 tells its own story. Once they went down to 10 men we controlled the game, but they're a good team, strong at the back and looked like they could break dangerously. Nothing to deserve that sh1tty write-up. Exactly. What about the fact that we dominated the game? To blame Sharp is also ridiculous. A bad miss yes, but we had chances after that and so did they. There was a long long way to go when he missed and to say we definitely would have won but for that is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 14 February, 2012 Share Posted 14 February, 2012 I just came on here to write the same thing. Never seen such a biased write-up on the BBC, must be a Hammers fan. I'm not normally one to write in and complain but that is ridiculous! A 'disputed' sending off? I was in the furthest corner of the away stand (literally) and I saw Taylor get Sharp by the throat and push, almost throw, him about 5 metres across the pitch (sounds like an exaggeration but seemed like it). Only single doubt in my mind as to whether he would go was if the ref didn't see it, as he was over by the penalty spot. He had no hesitation. "West Ham outclassed, outmuscled and outplayed their opponents early on but once Taylor had been dismissed, a combination of great goalkeeping from Green and poor finishing from Sharp prevented Saints clawing their way back into the contest." Bear in mind Taylor was sent off after 20 mins, so he's talking about just 15 mins or so of play here. And even when we're playing well it's only Green that gets mentioned, not Saints. End of the day, 54% possession and 12 shots on target v 5 tells its own story. Once they went down to 10 men we controlled the game, but they're a good team, strong at the back and looked like they could break dangerously. Nothing to deserve that sh1tty write-up. Who rates a game by its stats? I wouldn't call us poor, but there's plenty of truth in that report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Who rates a game by its stats? I wouldn't call us poor, but there's plenty of truth in that report. The fact is, we weren't poor we just didn't have our shooting boots on. They were poor - the report seems to forgive them for this despite the fact one of their players was sent off for violent conduct. Its not an injustice or something which should be forgiven. Its poor that one of their players can lose their cool in such a huge game. If anyone was poor, it was the Hammers not us but this hasn't been mentioned at all in the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 mmm funny how it's always harder to win when the opposition goes down to ten men.....Shame were weren't that difficult to break down at the Amex. The way West Ham set up makes them quite hard to break down even without that extra man in midfield. They still had two solid, well organised, banks of four infront of the imperious Green, so the sending off didn't make as much of an impact as it would if you were playing with a classic 442. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 The fact is, we weren't poor we just didn't have our shooting boots on. They were poor - the report seems to forgive them for this despite the fact one of their players was sent off for violent conduct. Its not an injustice or something which should be forgiven. Its poor that one of their players can lose their cool in such a huge game. If anyone was poor, it was the Hammers not us but this hasn't been mentioned at all in the report. You wouldn't say they were better than us when it was 11 v 11? I agree that poor isn't the right word. When do we 'have our shooting boots on'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 None of those are guaranteed points for WHUFC On the other hadn our next 3 are Derby at home then away at Watford and Leeds. Important matches for us as Derby we should beat and Watford and Leeds represent two of our best chances for away wins. Cardiff and Blackpool can do us a good turn, while on the other hand Hammers could deflate their second spot hopes. Promising for us either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 You wouldn't say they were better than us when it was 11 v 11? I agree that poor isn't the right word. When do we 'have our shooting boots on'? Ok I take your point, but 15 minutes of dominance at the beginning of a game for the home side who are top is hardly surprising! We don't know what would have happened if it had stayed 11 v 11. We would probably have got a foothold regardless of the sending off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born In The 80s Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Billy Sharp seems to be getting some disgusting abuse on twitter tonight. Look at this profile (looks as if it's just been set up, so wouldn't surprise me if it's a West Ham fan pretending to be a Donny fan). I don't have twitter so have no idea how to report it. Maybe someone else will? https://twitter.com/#!/ChrisDRFCBoyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi_sopez Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Billy Sharp seems to be getting some disgusting abuse on twitter tonight. Look at this profile (looks as if it's just been set up, so wouldn't surprise me if it's a West Ham fan pretending to be a Donny fan). I don't have twitter so have no idea how to report it. Maybe someone else will? https://twitter.com/#!/ChrisDRFCBoyd it actually makes me feel a bit physically sick reading that. i clicked on the report button, but not sure how much that will do. really hope billy doesnt see it. just awful. should be sent to the police or something, its that sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir woody Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Whatever he wrote has been removed, good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT Re Matty Taylor's sending off - he did push Sharp but he conned the ref by holding his head when he was shoved in the chest - not nice billy sharp @billysharp10 Gutted I missed the easy chance shud of won it for us.never a pen never touched him.big @joshooiveld20 got me out the crap. #wontsleep2nite Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT @billysharp10 what about you getting a fellow pro sent off? Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT Matty shouldnt have raised his hands but Sharp's reaction was a disgrace Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT @billysharp10 why did you roll around holding your head when Taylor shoved you in the chest? Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT I believe @billysharp10 bought the game into disripute lets see if he answers my tweets? Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT I'll debate this more tomorrow - goodnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Strange old game - a tad disappointed with the result but pleased that WHU are firmly within our sights again -and they've got some banana skins coming up while we are finding some form. Dunno what I would have rather had -the pen or the extra man; but those few mins changed and possibly killed what would have been an interesting contest. WHU started the brighter and were very dangerous from corners, if little else. Faubert, in particular, missed a sitter. Meanwhile we looked tentative- Cork seemed like a rabbit caught in headlights in the early stages. Clearly the pen changed things- looked a harsh decision from the away end - the fact that the ref/lino had given a handball to us a few mins earlier when their player was turning his back might have played in his mind. Anyway, Taylor f**ked up royally - as close to a freebie as they come. While he raised his hands out of frustration rather than malice, he gave the ref little choice. Other than that, the ref had a c*ntish, niggly game, blowing for cheap free kicks which probably suited WHU. Their lot was incensed by Kelvin's challenge on Cole; but it was six of one and half a dozen of the other and in those circumstances, the keeper usually gets the benefit of the doubt. After the sending off we took control. IMO we were more dangerous and incisive during that spell than the second half. Sharp was very narrowly offside when put through and then missed an absolute sitter. I wouldn't put the save down as a worldie simply because Sharp side-footed the ball back into Green rather than straight or away from him. Anywhere else and it would have been a goal. He also hesitated on another chance after Lambert had a shot tipped. Lambert then went narrowly wide with a free-kick. Interestingly, we created most of our chances in the 1st half by gambling and taking the shot on. We enjoyed the majority possession in the 2nd half but we didn't create enough. The deep crosses were too predictable -reminiscent of Cardiff- and while Green was excellent from crosses, he didn't have to make a save. Lambert was well-marshaled -sometimes by three of their players- and we didn't have a plan B. Punch looked good when he came on but we didn't flood the box enough with pace or Chaplow-type late runs. That's not to be too critical: we were the only likely winner. What WHU did create came from intercepting and breaking on our casual passes in needless areas. Cole was excellent early on but tired as Fonte and Jos who were both excellent did a good job of toying with him. Fox was also had a good game - got much further forward tonight than usual while Morgan looked very classy, spreading the play well. Cork was less impressive and Hammond perhaps should have come on earlier. As well as his misses, Sharp's play as a whole was rusty; but its still early days. I'd rather in our position than WHU's - would not want to watch their brand of hunger football. And its not even clear that the means are justifying the ends. The huge gamble they're taking to get promoted this season is only going to make fat sam more risk-averse and that's going to mean many more games that will turn on a knife edge and could easily go the wrong way. There's plenty to play for and while we're not firing on all cylinders yet, we're looking very resolute and difficult to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT Re Matty Taylor's sending off - he did push Sharp but he conned the ref by holding his head when he was shoved in the chest - not nice billy sharp @billysharp10 Gutted I missed the easy chance shud of won it for us.never a pen never touched him.big @joshooiveld20 got me out the crap. #wontsleep2nite Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT @billysharp10 what about you getting a fellow pro sent off? Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT Matty shouldnt have raised his hands but Sharp's reaction was a disgrace Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT @billysharp10 why did you roll around holding your head when Taylor shoved you in the chest? Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT I believe @billysharp10 bought the game into disripute lets see if he answers my tweets? Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT I'll debate this more tomorrow - goodnight What an absolutley boring, busy, biased c**t. Think he should be told so as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzzza Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 cole tried his best to get davis sent off, sharp got shoved & taylor sent off, its all part of the game these days it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 @jordansibley: Disappointed @Moose_talkSPORT has fallen for Big Sam's line of @billysharp10 pushed in chest. Hand in face on replay-> http://t.co/Y6HfRBwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 (edited) Strange old game - a tad disappointed with the result but pleased that WHU are firmly within our sights again -and they've got some banana skins coming up while we are finding some form. Dunno what I would have rather had -the pen or the extra man; but those few mins changed and possibly killed what would have been an interesting contest. WHU started the brighter and were very dangerous from corners, if little else. Faubert, in particular, missed a sitter. Meanwhile we looked tentative- Cork seemed like a rabbit caught in headlights in the early stages. Clearly the pen changed things- looked a harsh decision from the away end - the fact that the ref/lino had given a handball to us a few mins earlier when their player was turning his back might have played in his mind. Anyway, Taylor f**ked up royally - as close to a freebie as they come. While he raised his hands out of frustration rather than malice, he gave the ref little choice. Other than that, the ref had a c*ntish, niggly game, blowing for cheap free kicks which probably suited WHU. Their lot was incensed by Kelvin's challenge on Cole; but it was six of one and half a dozen of the other and in those circumstances, the keeper usually gets the benefit of the doubt. After the sending off we took control. IMO we were more dangerous and incisive during that spell than the second half. Sharp was very narrowly offside when put through and then missed an absolute sitter. I wouldn't put the save down as a worldie simply because Sharp side-footed the ball back into Green rather than straight or away from him. Anywhere else and it would have been a goal. He also hesitated on another chance after Lambert had a shot tipped. Lambert then went narrowly wide with a free-kick. Interestingly, we created most of our chances in the 1st half by gambling and taking the shot on. . Could argue that Allardyce did his job well at half time and closed a lot off for the 2nd half, allowing us lots of possession, but making sure we weren't able to create the chances we did towards the end of the first half? For Hooiveld was excellent. Puncheon an improvement on Guly. Edited 15 February, 2012 by Sour Mash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Saint Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Obviously we were right at the other end of the ground but it looked like just about the most obvious red card you could ever see really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Just typical talksport. Spout ******** in order to get a reaction. Chhesy low rent stuff. Just ignore the tweets and the programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 More tweets from the opposition: "cheats it hard 2 win when ur playing 12 men" "#todaysconclusions Billy Sharp is a cheat, there is a gulf in class between #westham & #SaintsFC" "ref tonight was a JOKE! Watch #SoccerAM on saturday morning for Tom daily's dive of the week!" "Still top of that league... Southampton ur **** cnt beat us with 10 men u mugs" They're a nice bunch aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Could argue that Allardyce did his jib well at half time and closed a lot half for the 2nd half, allowing us lots of possession, but making sure we weren't able to create the chances we did towards the end of the first half? For Hooiveld was excellent. Puncheon an improvement on Guly. Yeh, I'd go along with that, though it was also a case of repeating old patterns i.e. too many aimless, deep crosses, overelaborating on the edge of their box only to turn away from goal. We didn't make enough use of Fox who was working good positions all night and Sharp was virtually anonymous in the 2nd half whereas at least he moved the CBs around in the 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintrich Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Davis made a great save from Vaz Te in the first 5 mins. A few mins later one of their players turned and wacked it over the bar when he should have scored - sitter. Red card was a blatant shove and my first thought was red card. Shame to see Lallana dive. Sharp missed an absolute sitter - alot of people giving Green rave reviews... Sharp passed the ball straight to him. Green did make a decent save from Lambert, but I don't remember us forcing him into any match preserving saves other than that. Sharp seemed to hold up the ball well. Cork was dissapointing - gave the ball away alot. Our performance was decent, but I don't think we stretched the hammers backline as much as we should have. Would have liked to see puncheon play wider. There were a couple of hesitant moments from fonte and Jos in the 2nd half. our performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 We look good enough to dominate the last 15 or so games of the season which is the important bit. Shame we had to drop 2 points to the nasty little scummy team of east london (some kids in the balcony above threw change at me and a mate which didn't seem to interest the stewards much). Davis had some good reaction saves but was terrifying when the ball was in no mans land between the back line and him, never been more scared! Jos was outstanding and saved our bacon when it was needed but we should have been out of sight at half time with Sharp missing 2 clear chances. Connelly is the most useless player to have at the moment, his 10 min cameo really has to be the last as we are wasting our time with him! Why bring on a small and weak player against a team that relies completely on strength is beyond me. Lee has looked like he could stand a better change in that sort of situation from his 45 odd mins of football so far. Cork was frustrating as he looked good except when someone push him off the ball, which was most the time... West Ham deserve nothing but 15 losses from now till the end of the season, they give rugby a bad name. That and Vas Te is the single stupidest signing iv seen, made to look a chump by anyone with the ball near him, could do anything with it and should have been sent of for diving so many times. Conclusion, there are plenty of good games left this season for us to rack up the points and one tonight was a start, just should have been 3 and I hope we don't had ehtat problem again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSaint Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT Re Matty Taylor's sending off - he did push Sharp but he conned the ref by holding his head when he was shoved in the chest - not nice billy sharp @billysharp10 Gutted I missed the easy chance shud of won it for us.never a pen never touched him.big @joshooiveld20 got me out the crap. #wontsleep2nite Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT @billysharp10 what about you getting a fellow pro sent off? Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT Matty shouldnt have raised his hands but Sharp's reaction was a disgrace Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT @billysharp10 why did you roll around holding your head when Taylor shoved you in the chest? Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT I believe @billysharp10 bought the game into disripute lets see if he answers my tweets? Ian Abrahams @Moose_talkSPORT I'll debate this more tomorrow - goodnight He seems a tad bitter, might be worth listening to talksh*t tomorrow just to hear him cry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexstar Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Took too long to get home for me to bother with anything long. Kelvin had a cracking game and kept us in it at times. Hooiveld and Fonte were excellent at the back. Lallana and (when he came on) Puncheon were also fantastic. They dominated the first half, but on clear cut chances it could have been 2-2. Second half we played them off the park but just couldn't create enough. We played very wide and hit a lot of crosses that were well cleared. When passing through the middle we seemed to find more joy. How Sharp missed I will never know. If you push somebody over it's a red card, Matt Taylor. Lallana's dive was really disappointing. Our fans were brilliant tonight. East London is a dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Another example of how the penalty kick is killing football. After the game, both managers are complaining about penalties that should have been, or should not have been given when football should be about winning the game by goals scored in open play, not by a free shot from 12 yards with no defenders anywhere near the ball. Some penalties area justified, such as a defender using his hand to stop the ball going into the goal, but others are given where the attacker has little, or even no chance, of scoring. So its not surprising that players have turned simulation into an art form. I suspect the coaches are even getting them to practise diving, although maybe Lallana needs more practice. But he's not alone in trying to win by cheating. It is endemic in the game and yet FIFA turn a blind eye to it, as do managers who only see what suits their team and then behave as if winning from a penalty awarded for a faked foul is somehow to their credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 mmm funny how it's always harder to win when the opposition goes down to ten men.....Shame were weren't that difficult to break down at the Amex. think it depends on the game you play, pass and move like us 10 get tired, hoof it forward and defend the 18yard box very hard to break down,Faye for West Ham must have headache this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Bloody hell, scathing write-up of the game on the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16921922 Never seen us called 'poor' so many times in a paragraph! Bet it was written by a WHU fan... One of the most blatantly biased post-match reports I have ever read. Either the standard of journalism at the Beeb has sunk to an all-time low, or cost-cutting means they ask a fan in the home-end to write the summary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Good to see sharply man up about missing the sitter .not many players would admit that . As for the BBc how can they write that crap when the game was on R5 . The 2nd half commentary was all saints or was claridge and co at a different game . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 (edited) meh....dont worry about the reports....lets hope they drop more points at blakpool and we go back top on sat.... that was probably the hardest away game left....just think the likes of.. pompey ipswich barnsley donny coventry to come to sms and we still play millwall posh away not a bad run in...still to play 7 of the bottom 10 I think it will go to the last game of the season...coventry at home for us...easiest on paper west ham v hull brum v reading watford v boro palace v cardiff I think 85 points will be enough for 2nd...ie 8 wins, 3 draws, 4 defeats we are going to have to win about 3 more away games IMO our tough games on paper really are.... hull away boro away blackpool away reading home and maybe leeds away (seeing as they will no doubt have a new manager by then) Edited 15 February, 2012 by Thedelldays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo78 Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 jos hooiveld @joshooiveld20 @billysharp10 don't be silly Billy, saturday you bury two and its all forgotten. Me and @Rchap04 are still very happy you're on the train! I really think that Hooiveld is an important character both on and off the pitch - he appears to be a very emphatic and caring figure always looking out for those having a tough time. Remember he was the one who went to console Bart in goal after the Blackpool blunder and numerous times he's been encouraging team mates on twitter. Plus he's the first to admit his own mistakes such as the Cardiff error or the handball yesterday. Seems a genuinely good guy in a world of inflated egos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 (edited) After the first 30mins were out the way, we were by far the better side. Created some good chances towards the end of the 1st half and how Sharp missed I'll never know. The 2nd half was the usual stuff from us. Plenty of possession, lot's of nice passing but no real penetration and created very little chances wise. West Ham with 10 men were more than happy to sit back and watch us pass it around as we weren't really going anywhere. Their CB was immense against Lambert and I can't remember the last time he won so little in the air. Before the game I would've taken a point but with WHU going down to 10 men so early on, the couple of chances Sharp squandered and how we dominated the second half, we should've won. The BBC match report is truly hilarious and I can only assume it was written by a WHU fan. Never have I read such a ridiculous match report by such a respected media outlet. Edit: Just checked and the journo was actually from BBC South and covers us, Reading and Pompey. He must be a skate... Edited 15 February, 2012 by This Charming Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 jos hooiveld @joshooiveld20 @billysharp10 don't be silly Billy, saturday you bury two and its all forgotten. Me and @Rchap04 are still very happy you're on the train! I really think that Hooiveld is an important character both on and off the pitch - he appears to be a very emphatic and caring figure always looking out for those having a tough time. Remember he was the one who went to console Bart in goal after the Blackpool blunder and numerous times he's been encouraging team mates on twitter. Plus he's the first to admit his own mistakes such as the Cardiff error or the handball yesterday. Seems a genuinely good guy in a world of inflated egos. A train ffs??? I'm confused! First we were on the bus, then we were all rowing in the same direction in a boat, and now we're on a train??? Hope it's the express to the PL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 jos hooiveld @joshooiveld20 @billysharp10 don't be silly Billy, saturday you bury two and its all forgotten. Me and @Rchap04 are still very happy you're on the train! I really think that Hooiveld is an important character both on and off the pitch - he appears to be a very emphatic and caring figure always looking out for those having a tough time. Remember he was the one who went to console Bart in goal after the Blackpool blunder and numerous times he's been encouraging team mates on twitter. Plus he's the first to admit his own mistakes such as the Cardiff error or the handball yesterday. Seems a genuinely good guy in a world of inflated egos. Came across that way too in the pre match interview on Saints Player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Sharp missed an absolute sitter - alot of people giving Green rave reviews... Sharp passed the ball straight to him. Green did make a decent save from Lambert, but I don't remember us forcing him into any match preserving saves other than that. Genuine question. Did he actually miss a sitter or did the goalkeeper save it. Getting it on target as opposed to missing the goal altogether is not quite so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Genuine question. Did he actually miss a sitter or did the goalkeeper save it. Getting it on target as opposed to missing the goal altogether is not quite so bad. He had a whole goal to aim for apparently, and hit it straight at green who was laid down on the ground after saving the previous shot. (that was from the commentary) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Genuine question. Did he actually miss a sitter or did the goalkeeper save it. Getting it on target as opposed to missing the goal altogether is not quite so bad.[/quote 2 yards out and he hit it back at the keeper (who was on the ground) rather than straight or towards the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Genuine question. Did he actually miss a sitter or did the goalkeeper save it. Getting it on target as opposed to missing the goal altogether is not quite so bad. It was a horrid miss. Green was on the floor having just made a save, the ball fell to Sharp who had virtually the entire goal to aim for but he hit it straight at Green. Looked even worse when they showed the replay at HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 (edited) He had a whole goal to aim for apparently, and hit it straight at green who was laid down on the ground after saving the previous shot. (that was from the commentary) Not quite the whole goal but about 2/3rds of it (probably too close to dink it over the keeper). Still he was only a couple of yards out and it was probably easier to sidefoot it straight (from which he would have scored). Edited 15 February, 2012 by shurlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 I'm sure he'll pick himself up from it. At the end of the day I remember Saganowski's miss in his first or 2nd game for us, a total sitter. He then went and destroyed the league single handily for the next few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rshephard3 Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 One of the most blatantly biased post-match reports I have ever read. Either the standard of journalism at the Beeb has sunk to an all-time low, or cost-cutting means they ask a fan in the home-end to write the summary. I'm horrified to read that, it's truly tragic. SFC had more shots on and off target and 54% possession. Most people I know happen to use the BBC for their football reports etc and this is just plain and simple bias. The fact all the media so badly want to harp on about WHU being back in the big time yadda yadda is fine but not to the extent that an impartial organisation can produce an article like that. The BBC site is so poor since the changes, which I can only assume is down to cost cutting measures. The stats at the bottom are contradictory to the report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffnut Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 The pack are closing in! A good away point under the circumstances but we need to beat our top rivals away from home. We missed an opportunity against 10 men last night with Billy Sharp missing the best chance of the night. No more slip ups and we will be near the top at the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 Still a good result against a team who haven't had a game for 10 days whereas some of our players have had 2 extra full matches since then. What's the news on Frazer? will it have to be a complete re-shuffle for Saturday. Cork to RB,Bart back on the bench? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 The pack are closing in! A good away point under the circumstances but we need to beat our top rivals away from home. We missed an opportunity against 10 men last night with Billy Sharp missing the best chance of the night. No more slip ups and we will be near the top at the end of the season. We haven't beaten a team in the top half away from home yet. A ridiculous stat for a team in our position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Mabes Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 We look good enough to dominate the last 15 or so games of the season which is the important bit. Shame we had to drop 2 points to the nasty little scummy team of east london (some kids in the balcony above threw change at me and a mate which didn't seem to interest the stewards much). Davis had some good reaction saves but was terrifying when the ball was in no mans land between the back line and him, never been more scared! Jos was outstanding and saved our bacon when it was needed but we should have been out of sight at half time with Sharp missing 2 clear chances. Connelly is the most useless player to have at the moment, his 10 min cameo really has to be the last as we are wasting our time with him! Why bring on a small and weak player against a team that relies completely on strength is beyond me. Lee has looked like he could stand a better change in that sort of situation from his 45 odd mins of football so far. Cork was frustrating as he looked good except when someone push him off the ball, which was most the time... West Ham deserve nothing but 15 losses from now till the end of the season, they give rugby a bad name. That and Vas Te is the single stupidest signing iv seen, made to look a chump by anyone with the ball near him, could do anything with it and should have been sent of for diving so many times. Conclusion, there are plenty of good games left this season for us to rack up the points and one tonight was a start, just should have been 3 and I hope we don't had ehtat problem again Wasn't at the game, nor did I listen to it, but I have been frustrated that Connelly seems to be prefered to Lee at the moment. Was gutted that we didn't get to see Lee against Burnley, as I thought he looked excellent against Cardiff . That said, I thought Connelly had a fair impact against Burnley. I just hope Adkins is making sure Lee is well and truly ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 We haven't beaten a team in the top half away from home yet. A ridiculous stat for a team in our position. In fairness we haven't lost to many of them away either though. Only Brighton (which was tragic, shame we don't defend like WHU when down to ten men)), Leicester (only won by a goal that shouldn't of stood) and Cardiff (outplayed us TBF) have beaten us at their places so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 We haven't beaten a team in the top half away from home yet. A ridiculous stat for a team in our position. Interesting stat. How does that compare to the other teams around us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 http://twitter.com/NickyHayesPhoto/status/169711048717381632/photo/1/large Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 15 February, 2012 Share Posted 15 February, 2012 We haven't beaten a team in the top half away from home yet. A ridiculous stat for a team in our position. Rule 1 to win the league :- Win your home games, draw your away games! Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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