Match Day Wolves vs Bristol City

[Magic]

Can't be conceding three to Bristol City and hoping to topple the invincibles, lads

 

[markwwfc1992]

Blame the weather, we'll be fucked for a cold Tuesday night at Oakwell.

 

[JJH]

I doubt there are many defenders who score as many as Flint, his record wouldn't look out of place for a number 9.

2 in 2 starts, my hero my mate.

 

[City169]

That was twighlight robbery.

 

[hodge]

Well happy with 4 points from Reading and Wolves, we look alright y'know.

Add the draw against Villa, 5 points in 3 against sides tipped for the top of the table. 1 Defeat in 7 is a very promising start.

 

[JJH]

Add the draw against Villa, 5 points in 3 against sides tipped for the top of the table. 1 Defeat in 7 is a very promising start.

Villa are shite though, was content with the result but we should've beaten them at home.

 

[HertsWolf]

the problem with Wolves is they can't defend, despite signing numerous women called Miranda

now the team at the top can defend like their life depended on it, wonder who that is Mark

These kinds of comments have a habit of reappearing at the appropriate time.

City deserved their point. It's foolish to blame the referee: we had 20 strikes on goal. How many more does a team need to score? The result of increasing desperation was pressing too high late on, allowing plenty of spaces for them to attack into. I think we are somewhat lucky that we grabbed a point at the end.

We have a great team, but there's considerable strategic naivety still. Unless we change, I see plenty more teams coming to Molineux and doing exactly what Bristol City did and Millwall almost did at the weekend.

 

[markwwfc1992]

You could say we weren't clinical enough. Even though 9 times out of 10 scoring 3 goals in a game usually means you will win, today it wasn't enough. Hit the bar twice, multiple crosses into the 6 yard area with nobody there for the finishing touch... even one goal line clearance. I thought we played very well in such awful weather conditions and still stuck to the passing game. Just silly mistakes have cost us yet again, and our poor defending at set pieces needs to be addressed urgently. You could argue it has cost us this and the Cardiff game.

Still we are averaging 2 points a game currently... Would have taken that before the start of the season.

 

[hodge]

Seen a fan video of the Wright/Batth collision, Wrights got to the ball first and won the header, elbow not at an unnatural height or anything either no penalty as far as that goes.

Also read about an incident it seems from just after (although could have been a different time in the game) due to Batth being down apparently we had the ball in the wolves half, ref blows for head injury and drop ball, wolves don't give the ball back and try to break on us, nice and sporting lads... that's apparently what the touch line incident was about as Macca was livid you guys didn't give the ball back. Same thread on our forum says there was another drop ball where you kicked it into the corner by our box to and put pressure on, like last time we were up there.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Seen a fan video of the Wright/Batth collision, Wrights got to the ball first and won the header, elbow not at an unnatural height or anything either no penalty as far as that goes.

Also read about an incident it seems from just after (although could have been a different time in the game) due to Batth being down apparently we had the ball in the wolves half, ref blows for head injury and drop ball, wolves don't give the ball back and try to break on us, nice and sporting lads... that's apparently what the touch line incident was about as Macca was livid you guys didn't give the ball back. Same thread on our forum says there was another drop ball where you kicked it into the corner by our box to and put pressure on, like last time we were up there.

The reason we didn't give the ball back (we kicked it out for a throw in) was because at the time, we had just seen the referee give what looked a soft penalty to you, and 5 minutes later your lad flattens our captain in the penalty area and nothing is given. Put the boot on the other foot and your players would have reacted the same.

 

[JJH]

Also read about an incident it seems from just after (although could have been a different time in the game) due to Batth being down apparently we had the ball in the wolves half, ref blows for head injury and drop ball, wolves don't give the ball back and try to break on us, nice and sporting lads... that's apparently what the touch line incident was about as Macca was livid you guys didn't give the ball back. Same thread on our forum says there was another drop ball where you kicked it into the corner by our box to and put pressure on, like last time we were up there.

This is true, we had the ball on the edge of their box and one of their players went down, referee offered a drop ball that we didn't contest and the player was instructed to give us the ball back but they started playing again. Was late in stoppage time. Was a proper c*** move in fairness, would've been controversial had they actually scored from it.

Anyway, I had sweet dreams of Korey Smith pocketing Ruben Neves. What a bloke.

 

[hodge]

The reason we didn't give the ball back (we kicked it out for a throw in) was because at the time, we had just seen the referee give what looked a soft penalty to you, and 5 minutes later your lad flattens our captain in the penalty area and nothing is given. Put the boot on the other foot and your players would have reacted the same.

As said from the video I saw which was pretty close to it, Wright gets there first and wins the header, if anything Batth takes him out in the air but just comes off worse from the collision. Hand balls happen, don't want to concede one? Don't have your arms raised in the box blocking crosses (which highlights also show our players did appeal for), not reasons to be ***** and be unsporting about giving back drop balls when we're told we don't need to contest it. Tell us to contest it fair enough if you win it but to say we don't need to contest it and play on with it is a proper **** move.

 

[markwwfc1992]

As said from the video I saw which was pretty close to it, Wright gets there first and wins the header, if anything Batth takes him out in the air but just comes off worse from the collision. Hand balls happen, don't want to concede one? Don't have your arms raised in the box blocking crosses (which highlights also show our players did appeal for), not reasons to be ***** and be unsporting about giving back drop balls when we're told we don't need to contest it. Tell us to contest it fair enough if you win it but to say we don't need to contest it and play on with it is a proper **** move.

Where are these highlights?

 

[BS3_RED]

The reason we didn't give the ball back (we kicked it out for a throw in) was because at the time, we had just seen the referee give what looked a soft penalty to you, and 5 minutes later your lad flattens our captain in the penalty area and nothing is given. Put the boot on the other foot and your players would have reacted the same.

Nope you didn't kick it out. That was a separate one at the start of the half. The one in the last five minutes you kept and tried to catch us out. Very poor sportsmanship.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Nope you didn't kick it out. That was a separate one at the start of the half. The one in the last five minutes you kept and tried to catch us out. Very poor sportsmanship.

We're talking about different incidents buddy. When a referee was giving you everything (by admittance of your own fans no less), we have every right to be fucked off by the injustice. I would have kicked it out in protest of how the referee was running the game aswell.

 

[JJH]

Where are these highlights?

https://twitter.com/tunni90/status/907735359764692993

Never a penalty. Neither was ours mind.

 

[BS3_RED]

We're talking about different incidents buddy. When a referee was giving you everything (by admittance of your own fans no less), we have every right to be fucked off by the injustice. I would have kicked it out in protest of how the referee was running the game aswell.

He didn't give us everything but he did get us more than an away side would usually get in fairness.

However, I think he got the two big calls correct. It looked a pen in real time (I was there) and I honestly think that Wright was just stronger in the challenge for the header, which he also won cleanly.

On a side, that's one hell of a team you have there at Wolves. Shame the Lions will always be in my Packers shadow though. Go Pack Go.

 

[BS3_RED]

https://twitter.com/tunni90/status/907735359764692993

Never a penalty. Neither was ours mind.

Really

 

[TomPNE94]

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Point blank range, it's very very soft. Can see why it's given though with his arm up there.

 

[BCFC David]

So to clarify after seing the highlights, it was a penalty, Wright was the one who was assaulted and it's infact the Wolves player who needs locking up for GBH, and Wolves are unsporting fucks? That just about cover it?

 

[hodge]

Think this one shows the handball better, stick your arm up that far and block a cross, even at close range its going to be a penalty.

 

[BCFC David]

Stone wall. Shouldn't be trying to be a fucking teapot should he.

 

[BS3_RED]

If it was against us I would not argue

 

[JJH]

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Nope. How on earth can he move his hand from a natural position when he's that close to O'Dowda's who is crossing the ball. No-one in the away end even appealed it was a ridiculous decision.

 

[BCFC David]

Natural position?!

 

[hodge]

Nope. How on earth can he move his hand from a natural position when he's that close to O'Dowda's who is crossing the ball. No-one in the away end even appealed it was a ridiculous decision.

How's the one I've put up a 'natural position'? If you're arm is at a 90 degree angle you're going to concede a penalty, I wouldn't have argued if that were against us.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Natural position?!

People don't run with their arms to their side.

I can see an argument for both of the decisions with the replays. On a different day the officials could have given both decisons as a penalty, or neither. Luck of the draw I guess, just this time we were on the wrong side of it.

As said before, I can understand why our players were unsporting. Again, at the time our players felt robbed over a couple of the decisions given against us, and sometimes frustration gets the better of you.

Either way it was an excellent game of football between two teams who will do well. Give me that over a boring 0-0 any day of the week.

 

[hodge]

People don't run with their arms to their side.

I can see an argument for both of the decisions with the replays. On a different day the officials could have given both decisons as a penalty, or neither. Luck of the draw I guess, just this time we were on the wrong side of it.

As said before, I can understand why our players were unsporting. Again, at the time our players felt robbed over a couple of the decisions given against us, and sometimes frustration gets the better of you.

Either way it was an excellent game of football between two teams who will do well. Give me that over a boring 0-0 any day of the week.

Agreed, sounds like both teams will do just fine this year.

 

[JJH]

Natural position?!

Yes it was in a natural position, the defender was turning so obviously his arm will flail. It's not a penalty, he didn't move his hand towards the ball either.

 

[hodge]

Suggest you watch the highlights again JJH, the defenders arm has gone from his side to being at a 90 degree angle at the moment the cross comes in.