And today is why.............

[Good Pinch Of Snuff]

and this is even more rubbish. It's never good to be kicked up the arse actually. It's far better to avoid that altogether and learn as we go along, without the arse-kicking being necessary. As for "blessings in disguise" I don't believe in them. Blessings are very obvious things in my experience - they don't come in disguise.

Let's stop trying to make something good out of something bad. The defeat at Walsall was bloody awful. No other word for it. It wasn't a "blessing" it was a pasting. Wilder isn't stupid and he didn't need that to happen for him to know what he needs to do. I will trust him to sort it without the need to recourse to that game to find learnings from it.

If you think that, at the end of the season, Wilder will look back on this game and go..."Thank God we got a good pasting at Walsall or we might never have known X and we wouldn't have got promoted" then I think you're wrong - but that is effectively what you are saying.

You obviously don't remember Colchester away in 82 then ? where after this result we went on to piss the rest of the season. FFS it's one game grow a fucking pair. We needed a wake up call it's done it's over we move on stop crying about it

 

[blade too long]

Bolton lost at home surely theyve blown all hope now too.
All teams lose now and again its how you respond to it that matters

 

[Barney]

Rubbish. For the first time in the last 10 years we've got a team and manager that is capable of promotion. I am 100% confident of that and will continue to "rabbit on" about it. It helps that I'm not from Sheffield and don't see the glass half-empty all the time. But you enjoy looking at your glass the way you see it pal. I'm seeing it half-full, most definitely. And if I'm wrong, I'm not superstitious enough to think that by having this view it's in some way jinxed us.

A perfectly legitimate OP, and a gentle reminder not to get too cocky in case there's a kick in the bollocks waiting and then we all look stupid as fuck. Keep quietly confident until the job is done, I think that's the point. I must say I thought you were a decent poster but I think you've been talking out of your arse of late.

 

[Broomhall Blade]

Sorry but I have to disagree.

The likes of O'Connell, Moore, Fleck, Duffy - were Championship quality on Friday so one collective bad game doesn't suddenly raise question marks. Especially as in the main they're young players.

They didn't suddenly get bad overnight, and I'd prefer to view the c20 games where they've been excellent as the 'norm' rather than one game.

But are they really Championship Quality ?

Moore, Not deemed good enough for an average Cardiff side.

Fleck, No Championship side has ever decided to take a punt on him, despite the fact he wouldn't have cost a great deal.

Duffy, Burton decided not to offer him a contract despite him being instrumental in getting them promoted.

O'Connell again not deemed good enough for a mid table Championship side.

For me all of the above are question marks at best, with the exception of Duffy who I think we will need better.

Some could surprise and make the step up but I don't see how on what we have seen so far that any of our players could definitely make the step up.

Not having a pop mate, and it's just my opinion of course, but I do think some of our fans need to be a bit more realistic.

Anyway that's all for the future what really matters is getting out of this Division.

 

[ourbob]

Most have said that average 2 points a match we are more than happy,we have got this with 2 to spare!!

Just a blip boys.

 

[Grappler]

I still fully expect us to go up. , and go up as champions .
What I won't do is belittle " tinpot teams " and tinpot grounds and tinpot supporters,
Every single team and their support deserve our respect , except the pigs .
I hope this is the kick up our collective arses and I hope all the fans , and team get it .
We have no divine right to just turn up and win , we have to deserve to win , and beat teams .
Lets hope this blip will be put into perspective, and let's get professional and win every fucking game
through hard work and being professional in our approach .
UTB .

And the CWBA (Coventry Whistle Blowers Association.....)

 

[blade too long]

So all 4 of the top 6 who lost yesterday are on a slide ..cant see it

 

[dublin 10 blade]

You obviously don't remember Colchester away in 82 then ? where after this result we went on to piss the rest of the season. FFS it's one game grow a fucking pair. We needed a wake up call it's done it's over we move on stop crying about it

Nice away strip as well GPOS , didn't they forget to bring one and had to play in those T-shirts

 

[Good Pinch Of Snuff]

correct

 

[DifferentClass]

Nice away strip as well GPOS , didn't they forget to bring one and had to play in those T-shirts

Our first ever Adidas kit

 

[Pinchy]

Entirely predictable, including risible talk of "staying in the top six"; knee-jerks from the least sophisticated fans in the land.

We've lost a football match. All clubs do, including the very best. For some reason it always produces a "man the lifeboats" mentality in S2.

Embarrassing.

 

[Blade58]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, no blade should get carried away rabbiting on about promotion

On to the next game and an opportunity to put ourselves back on track.

Unfortunately, we didn't take that opportunity, which is disappointing

I hope this blip isn't turning into a bad patch

Some would say running into the form team in the division next Tuesday couldn't come at a worse time. Me however, I'm going to take the opposite view and say that if we truly are promotion contenders then this game can't come soon enough. Wilders post match team talk better have sunk in and Tuesday is the time to find out

 

[raul]

Entirely predictable, including risible talk of "staying in the top six"; knee-jerks from the least sophisticated fans in the land.

We've lost a football match. All clubs do, including the very best. For some reason it always produces a "man the lifeboats" mentality in S2.

Embarrassing.

Yep. We've lost 2-2.

 

[Blade58]

Yep. We've lost 2-2.

pinchy is talking about the Walsall game