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View Full Version : Your Thoughts At The Half Way Mark? Bill McCai 12-12-2005, 08:38 We are half way through the season – what is your verdict so far, and what will the second half of the season hold for Wolves? <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Still confident? Disillusioned? Or has it gone how you expected? paddingtonwolf 12-12-2005, 08:45 p!$*ed off, utterly utterly p!$*ed off. Watching execrable rubbish like Sheffield United and Reading romp away whilst a side that should be patently superior in virtually every position drowns in a morass of ineptitude and draws is thoroughly disheartening. At least we can still scrape into the end of season lottery of the playoffs Oh joy without bounds Snowy 12-12-2005, 09:06 has it gone how you expected? Unfortunately. Although I didn't expect to be so utterly bored. Markwolf 12-12-2005, 09:11 Summed it up Snowy - Bored as Ganea looks wandering about up front on his own. I had great hope pre-season, but the lack of signings in key area's and the failure to bring in a striker during the internationla breaks has told. What concerns me most is Hoddles inability to make changes to the formation, stubbornly playing the 'Chelsea Way'. I enjoyed watching Jones' counter attcking football where we looked threatening on the break. Not so any more. Bill McCai 12-12-2005, 09:12 I think we will make the play-offs, but cannot believe we have allowed <?:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Sheffield</st1:place> and Reading such an unassailable lead at the top. I really thought automatic promotion was on the cards this season ( given our form towards the end of last season, and the terrible standard of the league ). If Miller goes in January – some might say we need two new attackers who are going to have to 'hit the ground running'. Not getting promotion this season will lead to a massive sea-change at the club which ( in the long term ) might not be as bad as some would have you think. I'd like us to play a more direct style at home, and add three faces in the transfer window. Still think we should have signed Koumas in the close season ( could we make a bid in January? ), and would like to see Abeyie from Arsenal here on loan for the rest of the season. <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The season isn’t over, but we have to really knuckle down if we are going to hit the play-offs with the kind of momentum you need to win them. PREM.L.L 12-12-2005, 09:13 After missing an eternity of easy chances a forward combination of D Blunkett and S Wonder would have buried, we are still in the promotion hunt. thankful for that at least. Hod's 80s perm 12-12-2005, 09:43 Shows promise, but a lack of attention to detail isevident in the final end product. Could be lack of application, could be bad preperation, could be down to cocky arrogance. Much tryharderto scrape anything other than a 'D' at the end of term. Jim Bowen 12-12-2005, 10:12 Just shows how poor the league is that we are only 2 points off the play-offs having showed shocking inconsistency for the first half of the season. I'm still hopefull that we can make the play-offs and probably under 70-points(for the first time?) would be good enough to secure a place. castolo 12-12-2005, 10:41 Apalling first half of the season, and more importantly boring!! we need to either change the formation back to 4-4-2 or get the players in that can play Glenns formation,some serious dough will need to be spent which I know has already beenused elsewhereby JM on a years supply of mince pies. If we continue to play the wing forward system we might as well sell Kenny as he wont get 20 goals from there. Norwich are prepared to let Ashton go in the transfer window ... rumours are one of his teamates has been getting very friendly with his wife so he wants to leave. Worth a shout although its doubtful he would come to another Championship club. Templeton Peck 12-12-2005, 10:52 I expected us to betop 4 at the start of the season but realised after the Millwall game that we hadn't really changed at all and that 10th was more likely. Papa 12-12-2005, 11:37 There's a decent side lurking underneath that thin water treading veneer but i suppose the same could be said of most teams. A very easy team to defend against which is why most teams stand off and watch them knacker themselves and then go down the other end and invariably score from a half chance or a corner/free kickthat we've fluffed.Every goal we score seems destined to be a contender for goal of the season and has to be the end product of a beautiful passing movement and yet long balls are being hoofed up to Vio etc who are marooned thirty or forty yards from the midfield that are protecting the centre halfs, a makeshift winger on the left and a half fit Anderton. Something is not quite right and the misses are unfathomable, much like the penalty misses last season. They must all have a mental blockage or there's somebody in the crowd with a voodoo doll. We will get to Cardiff, dominatethe game, hit the bar four times, concede a silly goal in the last minute and it will be 1-1 AET and we will no doubt go out on penalties. Oldgold Wolfcub 12-12-2005, 11:48 Optimistic last season until Hoddle signed his new contract. At that point it became obvious that nothing was going to change at this club as opposed to all the spin about Hoddle's demands. As soon as we knew that Gray, etc were going to stay what has happened this season was predictable. Sorry guys but the Haywards do not spell success for this club. Sheriff Woody 12-12-2005, 13:01 Less than impressed but fully expected it. Poor finishing has cost us on numerous occassions, performances at times have been good but with very little end product. Hopefully we'll find the magic combination upfront and start winning some games. Defensively the last month or two have been pleasing and it seems to be an area where we have cut out silly mistakes. Pleased with Postma in goal really seems to have made a difference very vocal. Edwards has been better than expected. Hope to see Ricketts back in the team soon as he gives us a little bit extra going forward. Hopefully Seol will pull his finger out a bit and show us what he can do as he's been disappointingly inconsistent this year. QB Wolf 12-12-2005, 13:23 I feel about as low as I have done in my 17 years watching Wolves. The football is totally boring, we don't look like scoring. I'd love to see a goal consisting of 2 passes and a shot at goal. Question. Do you think you'll score more goals with 2 centre fowards or 1? Have a think Glenn, I'm fed up of hearing the 'missing chances myth'!! Black Suit 12-12-2005, 13:38 We are shocking, and the injuries are an excuse but a poor one. That is why we have six strikers contracted, otherwise we wouldn't have bothered! Some other posters apart from myself realised that we needed strengthening up front but others kept stating that we had sufficient cover! Deutch was the prominent one! Despite the fact that those players providing the cover had been out for the previous 18 months or so. GH is a lucky boy. He has gained jobs and experience based on his illustrious playing career that wasn't that illustrious in the grand scheme of things. An average coach for an average club. Should we not be grateful for the fact that Glenda felt that he could afford to ruin the fantastic promise of his professional coaching careerat Molineux? 8ollocks he is cr4p, and always has been.smileys/smiley7.gif Better football, my $$$$. Edited by: Black Suit Hod's 80s perm 12-12-2005, 13:43 We are shocking, and the injuries are an excuse but a poor one. That is why we have six strikers contracted, otherwise we wouldn't have bothered! Some other posters apart from myself realised that we needed strengthening up front but others kept stating that we had sufficient cover! Deutch was the prominent one! Despite the fact that those players providing the cover had been out for the previous 18 months or so. GH is a lucky boy. He has gained jobs and experience based on his illustrious playing career that wasn't that illustrious in the grand scheme of things. An average coach for an average club. Should we not be grateful for the fact that Glenda felt that he could afford to ruin the fantastic promise of his professional coaching careerat Molineux? 8ollocks he is cr4p, and always has been.smileys/smiley7.gif Better football, my $$$$. Not happy then Black Suit?smileys/smiley2.gif Friar Wolf 12-12-2005, 13:50 At present it is still very frustrating. Are we about to go on a run of tenwins or continue drawing games that we shouldhave won comfortably? If ourplayers had taken half the chances that we are creating we would have been at least in touching distance of thetop two.Too many questions remainunanswered. I for one don't think changing the manager is the answer as we could possibly/hopefully be on the vergeof turning those draws into wins. Only problem would be if we are saying the same this timenext year.Edited by: Friar Wolf Axle 12-12-2005, 14:11 DULL DULL DULL paddingtonwolf 12-12-2005, 14:13 more fun than an open casket funeral Lupo Italiano 12-12-2005, 14:37 I am very very disillusioned with all things Wolves and have never felt the way I do now about them. I find the club and everything about it boring and I dread home games coming up as I no longer enjoy going and sit there waiting for the game to end. Away games are a thing of the past for me as the home ones are bad enough. This Saturday for example we play leeds at Molineux. One of our bigger, supposedly more exciting match-ups of the season. Am I looking forward to it? No, it interferes with my Christmas preperations. I always used to pray for a home game on Boxing Day as I loved the excitement and atmosphere of the Boxing Day fixture. Not any more, I'm peed off that we have the Reading game that day as I'd rather stay at home and watch a Bond movie. I am sick of all these flippin draws (mainly 1-1s too) and I have never found following Wolves as boring or soul destroying as it is now. Automatic: Not a prayer; Play offs: If we're lucky but will only be papering over the cracks. FetishWolf 12-12-2005, 14:40 Whats better 0-0 or 1-1? Axle 12-12-2005, 14:47 Good question FW. I think it depends if you score first or not. I think football theorists believe that 0-0 is the perfect result because it shows tactical adequacy and defensive strength by both teams. Not sure if I'm with the theorists, but I'd rather see us lose 4-3 at home to Stockport than watch all these chuffing draws. Orinoco 12-12-2005, 15:05 ..it interferes with my Christmas preperations. ...I'd rather stay at home and watch a Bond movie. That sounds ominously like the symptoms of 'getting old' Lupo Italiano 12-12-2005, 15:13 ..it interferes with my Christmas preperations. ...I'd rather stay at home and watch a Bond movie. That sounds ominously like the symptoms of 'getting old' You may be right.I am 34 but still have my Friday and Saturday nights out in trendy bars full of youngsters (being single I need to go where the totty is smileys/smiley2.gif), but just lately I've been finding said bars and youngsters increasingly tedious and yearning for civilised, quiet bars just having a chat with mates. Its finallycatching up with me I think! paddingtonwolf 12-12-2005, 15:14 ..it interferes with my Christmas preperations. ...I'd rather stay at home and watch a Bond movie. That sounds ominously like the symptoms of 'getting old' no -that's "I'd ratherstay at home and snore through the Queen's speech" SOA Wolf 12-12-2005, 15:22 Exactly what I expected and we are exactly where I predicted...10th, just wondering if I was too optimistic though.smileys/smiley2.gif Munich_Wolf 12-12-2005, 15:23 Some of the worst football in years and not even effective. Now if Hoddle could change it but do you all remember what he said the the Sky reporter after the QPR game, something along the lines of "I don't care how the opposition set themselves up we will continue to lpay the same way" To think DJ is actually the better manager smileys/smiley11.gif Orinoco 12-12-2005, 15:30 ..it interferes with my Christmas preperations. ...I'd rather stay at home and watch a Bond movie. That sounds ominously like the symptoms of 'getting old' You may be right.I am 34 but still have my Friday and Saturday nights out in trendy bars full of youngsters (being single I need to go where the totty is smileys/smiley2.gif), but just lately I've been finding said bars and youngsters increasingly tedious and yearning for civilised, quiet bars just having a chat with mates. Its finallycatching up with me I think! Hmmm, sounds familiar actually and I'm only 26! smileys/smiley29.gif I'd best be quiet now or I'll end up getting this moved to the OT pile... Leeky 12-12-2005, 22:20 Boring Boring Wanderers!! It must be me, the only home game I have missed all season is Norwich!!! Essex Wolf 13-12-2005, 09:40 We are half way through the season – what is your verdict so far, and what will the second half of the season hold for Wolves? <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><O:P></O:P> Still confident? Disillusioned? Or has it gone how you expected? Gone nothing like I'd expected but only through drawing too many games yet again. Second half of the season will be much improved, well it can't getany worse for the promotion favourites, can it? |
