Wolves 1-1 Sunderland 02/05 Verdict thread

[Sniffer]

Any signs of hope?

 

[Aquilador]

Nope.

 

[Banjo]

Any signs of hope?

Maybe the fans turning on Edwards can give us some comfort that the club will do something about him when the season ends..

 

[Tony Towner]

Didn't watch the game, just seen the 3 minute highlights. The hair pulling rule is absolutely getting changed next year

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I can't help but giggle when a referee says down the mic "Number X pulled the hair of Number X" and then brandishes the red card.

I know it's a bit Brexit to say this, but my Grandad would turn in his grave.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

We don't measure attendances in terms of how many people actually clicked through the turnstiles but if we did, that would be a strong contender for our lowest PL attendance ever (in 12 seasons).

Might only be beaten by some of the very early games in 2011/12 where we had one end completely vacant while the NB Lower was being built, and even then not by much.

Which basically sums it up. What incentive is there for anyone to go, on a footballing level at the moment? We aren't trying anything or anyone new. We don't play good football. What we do play is the same stuff we've served up for months on end, which has kept us anchored bottom of the league, below Burnley and never really threatening to go above them. Burnley. Scott Parker's Burnley.

I don't understand his thinking, it's not like if he ekes his way to 20 points through some shit draws that anyone (inside or outside of the club) will go "oh that's ok then, well done Rob".

The players are a mix of can't do it, don't want to do it or both. Which is a shit state of affairs but there is no excuse for what we're seeing, especially when by rights this should be serving as his audition to prove why he actually deserves to manage Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club as opposed to just being the ex-chairman's pet project.

Just try *something* Rob. Please. For me.

 

[sycophantia]

Maybe its my age but fuck me where have we got to. While I'm not happy with players being sent off for a minor tug on the hair, where is the players self respect who commits it?
Personally I'd have no sending off for it but advocate for the victim to be allowed to punch the offender in the face as hard as he likes, free hit.

 

[Tony Towner]

Maybe its my age but fuck me where have we got to. While I'm not happy with players being sent off for a minor tug on the hair, where is the players self respect who commits it?
Personally I'd have no sending off for it but advocate for the victim to be allowed to punch the offender in the face as hard as he likes, free hit.

Today's wasn't even trying to, it's just a free kick shirt holding that happened to get his hair.

 

[Alan]

If you grab hair while trying to grab shirt, that’s on you for being shit at fouling

 

[Tredman]

I can't help but giggle when a referee says down the mic "Number X pulled the hair of Number X" and then brandishes the red card.

I know it's a bit Brexit to say this, but my Grandad would turn in his grave.

Really? I remember as a kid that pulling hair was always thought to be very pathetic.

 

[Kenny]

Co-Pilot not quite sure on what a Rob/Partridge mash up looks like...

 

[basher]

"It's a well known fact that it's notoriously difficult to break down a team when you have the man advantage"

 

[b3h]

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Co-Pilot not quite sure on what a Rob/Partridge mash up looks like...

4 4 facking long haired 2!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

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Co-Pilot not quite sure on what a Rob/Partridge mash up looks like...

 

[Tony Towner]

QIf you grab hair while trying to grab shirt, that’s on you for being shit at fouling

Then every player should just grow their hair as it gives a built in advantage. It's just ridiculous. Ballard does exactly the same action against someone with short hair then it's just a free kick. It's only on here people think it's an appropriate sanction, anyone I speak in the real world thinks it's a joke. Centre forward backs in, centre half grabs his shirt, happens on every high ball when the forward has his back to goal.

 

[Lupo]

"It's a well known fact that it's notoriously difficult to break down a team when you have the man advantage"

Heard that plus some sly digs at the fans for not helping the poor little millionaire lambs in yellow.

If we'd have been down to 10 and lost it would be used as the excuse.

Sick of this shit about him deserving a chance next season, he is not a Championship specialist and everything is so turgid.

Another terrible game against a not very good side playing most of the game with 10 men. Loads of empty seats, annoying wankers where STHs are normally sat who have to get up and go downstairs about 5 times throughout the game, fuck off.

Edwards is not the future of this club, he never was

 

[Alan]

The answer might be to not commit a foul. Maybe. Who could say?

 

[Tony Towner]

The answer might be to not commit a foul. Maybe. Who could say?

But the bloke with long hair is still allowed to back in? As much a foul, which is why before this bullshit it has always been let go, because that's what happens and always has.

 

[Derby Wolf]

We could realistically get battered next week at Brighton and then Fulham at home who never travel well and even more pie off the game. Attendance could be even lower for that.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Also we have to beat Fulham or we will equal our worst ever top flight home record of 3 league wins from 2011/12.

We even managed to win 4 in 1983/84 (albeit from 21 home games rather than 19).

We did win 2 away games (Blackburn and QPR) in 2011/12 and I would put a handsome sum on us winning 0 this year, to match 2003/04 (where we won 7 at home, quite respectable really, especially given how we started).