star Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 10 hours ago, Alan Finney said: Fully expect DR has requested this and DC has come up with the goods yet again. Over to our correspondent at Hillsborough our very own, That isn't his picture, somebody posted a load of drone shots on facebook yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 5 minutes ago, star said: That isn't his picture, somebody posted a load of drone shots on facebook yesterday Did whoever it was know when they were taken? I.e. now or when the original was installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 27 minutes ago, star said: That isn't his picture, somebody posted a load of drone shots on facebook yesterday Old Geoff, really is an odd little ****, hope the fucker stays in America. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 45 minutes ago, Andyben said: Tainted Lowe... They should put you in a cell for that Good news it's soft But Big Mick is getting viagra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 1 hour ago, Owling_Wolf said: Did whoever it was know when they were taken? I.e. now or when the original was installed. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1480197429466893/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1625350511618250 They are from this post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 57 minutes ago, star said: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1480197429466893/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1625350511618250 They are from this post Sorry, star, I'm not on Facebook. It just wants me to join. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheExile Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Max Lowes fitness record concerns me more than his time with United. Seems to have no qualms crossing divides as he did with Derby and Forest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylluan Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 5 hours ago, CasbahOwl said: Max Lowe, released by the pigs & now a free agent has already met with DR & looks to be his first signing of the season! Stalk rumour mill in operation. If we are stupid enough to sign Lowe then DR instantly goes down in my estimation. And this isn't based on where he'll have come from. It's based on his injury record. Hamstring issues, knee ligaments, ankle ligaments, and his groin is completely fucked. He's saw a surgeon more times than he's saw Wilder last season and he's still not fully fit. He failed a contract extension medical at the Sty which is why they packed him off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogbad Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 15 hours ago, Alan Finney said: Fully expect DR has requested this and DC has come up with the goods yet again. Over to our correspondent at Hillsborough our very own, As far as I'm aware we do this every summer with the desso pitch. Basically they shave off the top surface, redress it and reseed it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyOwl Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Danny Danny Rohl not even kicked a ball yet 🦉🦉💙💙🫡🫡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoylandOwl Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 On 24/05/2024 at 23:17, Teddy Nickelarse said: Chansiri got lucky in appointing DR - or so I read. Silly twunt preferred Xisco to him last summer! I remember on Stalk how everyone was urging DC to go out and get the household name that was Danny Röhl back then! The very notion that Chansiri could make such an astute and well researched appointment as Röhl is just fantastical nonsense right? Obviously someone else behind it all. 🤣 (just in case) Preferred Xisco, or was priced out of DR as he was still under contract with Germany and would have needed a big buy out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Nickelarse Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 51 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said: Preferred Xisco, or was priced out of DR as he was still under contract with Germany and would have needed a big buy out? You'd have to ask the sages on Owlstalk for the definitive answer to that! Seriously though; DC pulled a rabbit out of the hat identifying Röhl in the summer. Whispers of having Xisco and his team on short term rolling contracts allowing him to revert to his first choice without crippling compo payments was a masterstroke if accurate. You have to laugh at the brass neck of the DC haters who were rabidly predicting that DC was going to cock things up re. Danny in the last few weeks. It was, after all, DC that brought in arguably the most capable and charismatic manager in my 60+ years as a fan; not that rabble. Tangentially we were lucky that Xisco was so out of his depth that his early departure became inevitable. A merely bad start instead of a disastrous one might have seen him being given more time and us missing out on the Röhlmeister completely. FWIW I think that Xisco was handed a poisoned chalice that would have destroyed most given the shambles he took on and the lack of preparation time. Plenty of hindsight panning of DC over his appointment but not so much at the time though eh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellsview Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Whatever DC’s thinking was he was an absolute clown for appointing Xisco. He should never have been anywhere near the club. As much as I’m happy to defend DC, he very nearly got his fingers burned big time this last season and was very lucky that things turned out for us the way that they did. If our league season had been made into a film the critics would have had a field day calling it too far fetched! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellsview Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 55 minutes ago, Alan Finney said: Well I’m going to put my hand up here and admit I didn’t see the Xisco debacle coming, hats off to anyone that did mind, they’re visionaries. Or they looked at his track record and previous managerial record. I was doubtful of him from the day he was appointed, but didn’t speak out on here because I wanted to back him and give him the benefit of my doubt. I would have (quite rightly) been slated on here had I voiced my concerns about him before a ball in anger had even been kicked, plus he was playing catch up given how late in the day we won promotion and then subsequently parted ways with Moore. He deserved backing from supporters, but DC should have done more in terms of due diligence about him (especially during interview) before appointing him. It matters not now because DC saw the error of his ways and put things right - which is why I always have and continue to back him (that doesn’t mean I don’t question him and his actions though sometimes - but like most posters on here I look at the bigger picture and what he’s done for SWFC since taking over the club). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellsview Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 6 hours ago, Alan Finney said: Well After reading that I had a look through Wiki and there’s never been a manager appointed for us who I was dead against when he got the job although there was plenty I was dead against after a bit of time but as they say, hindsight is a wonderful thing. I’m easily pleased I know. Should Warnock ever get the job though as has been mentioned previously then that would be my first one, I’d be dead against him. Even Pulis I was fully supportive of and yes, I know, I know. But seriously, if we as supporters miss something obvious and you’ve clocked it you really need to be shouting it from the roof tops at the time and not waiting for things to go tits up. We need to know up front. Did you know at the time Rohl got the job for instance that he’d be a successful as he’s proved to be? Must admitI’d never heard of him before. What’s your forecast for Rohl this season, will he be any good? I never want to be against a manager when they first come to us and never will be, but I never had any confidence in Xisco as apart from Watford his managerial record was less than impressive - and even at Watford he inherited a good squad of players. He never built a decent team. I was absolutely over the moon when Röhl got the job and posted as much on here. In fact I was scared to build my hopes up about us getting him until he was confirmed as manager, as I didn’t think he would come to us. I felt he was a McKenna in the making (Ipswich manager) and thought his aspirations managerial wise would be higher than Sheffield Wednesday, therefore I was absolutely delighted when he came to us. I’ve posted on here several times that I think he’s the best manager we’ve had since Big Ron and I still stand by that. I’m not expecting miracles next season but I think top 10 is achievable, and if we get in the playoffs I’ll be very, very happy - in saying that though, if DC is able to fully back him and allows him to spend a few quid, then who knows where we might finish! I wouldn’t rule anything out. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Xisco was the head coach that was more Carlos than Carlos You can take risks with these appointments if there is a functioning football dept behind it. Not dismissing the likes of Frank at Brentford or De Zerbi at Brighton, but they readily replaceable. The point about infrastructure is not that we don't have one but it's distinctly lacking compared to other teams. I suspect that formed as much of the discussion between Rohl and Chansiri, as the actual playing budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Nickelarse Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) 9 hours ago, Alan Finney said: Well I’m going to put my hand up here and admit I didn’t see the Xisco debacle coming, hats off to anyone that did mind, they’re visionaries. There were very few such visionaries.......at least scant few posting on Wednesday forums etc.when he was first appointed. Turned out to be incapable of course to cope in any way, shape or form with the shambles he inherited.... especially regarding the timing and lack of senior players; even for the pre-season camp in Spain. That of course was another shambles with the heatwave. He just fell apart though and in the end was likely relieved to be put out of his misery -.many would have struggled though at that time. Edited May 27 by Teddy Nickelarse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, Teddy Nickelarse said: There were very few such visionaries.......at least scant few posting on Wednesday forums etc.when he was first appointed. Turned out to be incapable of course to cope in any way, shape or form with the shambles he inherited.... especially regarding the timing and lack of senior players; even for the pre-season camp in Spain. That of course was another shambles with the heatwave. He just fell apart though and in the end was likely relieved to be put out of his misery -.many would have struggled though at that time. Tbh after the manner of the departure of Moore, the next appointment was never going to be easy. Indeed if Rohl had been appointed at that point who knows he might have been derided and on the scrap heap by October himself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Nickelarse Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, mkowl said: Tbh after the manner of the departure of Moore, the next appointment was never going to be easy. Indeed if Rohl had been appointed at that point who knows he might have been derided and on the scrap heap by October himself. Distinct possibilty. Although Danny is undoubtedly a jewel; arriving after Xisco was a double edged sword. Yes he was handicapped with a points deficit but at least he had a full squad of players who'd had time to settle into their new surroundings and with some degree of fitness. Fans were inevitably inclined to cut him a bit of slack too after the fiasco that had preceded his arrival. As you suggest the timings were serendipitous. 100% agree too with your views on improved infrastructure as being paramount but all in all things look so much brighter than they have for years notwithstanding the euphoria of the Miracle of Hillsborough etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 https://www.sport.de/news/ne6692774/fussball--danny-roehl-der-heimliche-trainer-des-jahres/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyben Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 4 minutes ago, Reesh said: https://www.sport.de/news/ne6692774/fussball--danny-roehl-der-heimliche-trainer-des-jahres/ For,those of us that don't speak your mother tongue, is there a translation avw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 25 minutes ago, Andyben said: For,those of us that don't speak your mother tongue, is there a translation avw It automatically translated for me Netanyahu.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercockle Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 3 hours ago, Reesh said: https://www.sport.de/news/ne6692774/fussball--danny-roehl-der-heimliche-trainer-des-jahres/ It’s a great read and backs up the summer approach theory previously discussed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaconowl Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 3 hours ago, Reesh said: https://www.sport.de/news/ne6692774/fussball--danny-roehl-der-heimliche-trainer-des-jahres/ Bloody good read is that, thanks for sharing Walkley 🫡 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasbahOwl Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 On 26/05/2024 at 14:24, Tylluan said: Stalk rumour mill in operation. If we are stupid enough to sign Lowe then DR instantly goes down in my estimation. And this isn't based on where he'll have come from. It's based on his injury record. Hamstring issues, knee ligaments, ankle ligaments, and his groin is completely fucked. He's saw a surgeon more times than he's saw Wilder last season and he's still not fully fit. He failed a contract extension medical at the Sty which is why they packed him off. Just passing on first hand information from a very well known Wednesdayite who played in the Dusk Till Dawn poker night at the Genting Club last Saturday night. Our boy, BN, was drawn on a table which included Lowe & Wes Fodderingham. Lowe said he'd already had one meeting, via Zoom, with DR & had another scheduled today (Tuesday). Fodderingham said he's hoping to finalise a deal to West Ham as a back-up keeper! TBF I have the same injury concerns as you but in situations like this it has to be DR's call! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 3 minutes ago, CasbahOwl said: Just passing on first hand information from a very well known Wednesdayite who played in the Dusk Till Dawn poker night at the Genting Club last Saturday night. Our boy, BN, was drawn on a table which included Lowe & Wes Fodderingham. Lowe said he'd already had one meeting, via Zoom, with DR & had another scheduled today (Tuesday). Fodderingham said he's hoping to finalise a deal to West Ham as a back-up keeper! TBF I have the same injury concerns as you but in situations like this it has to be DR's call! At least he can't get injured on a zoom call! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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