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Bologna don't have a 16-17 year old getting regular minutes either, if that helps?  ;D

Can honestly state I hadn't checked Bologna's squad details so cheers for clearing that one up. Much obliged Mark 8) .

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There's one 16-17 year old who I think you could classify as playing regularly - Chris Rigg at Sunderland has 758 minutes across 20 games, and he hasn't completed 90 minutes at all.

If we move into 18 year olds, however, we find quite a few more - Archie Gray and  Jobe Bellingham have over 3000 minutes each, while Ashley Phillips and Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri have over 1000 each.

For reference, Tom Fellows has 1431 and is 20 years old.

Having spent the best part of twenty minutes going through Championship squads on Transfermarkt I can confirm two things. Firstly you are correct and secondly I should have saved myself the time because I already knew there weren't plenty of 16 to 17 year olds getting regular Championship football. Lesson learned  ;D .

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I think 99% of the members on here would echo all of those sentiments. It’s frightening just how little spine this team actually has; when the going gets tough they always crumble. As you say, cannot wait to see the back of a number of the squad who have been linchpins of our failure over the past few years

I imagine someone will be along to correct you on this in a minute while pointing out we have one of the strongest squads in the division. I'll be mildly disappointed if he doesn't in all honesty as he's been pointing it out to me for most of the season at any rate  ;D .

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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Carlos Corberan
« on: Yesterday at 12:10:40 PM »
Maybe he's rotating the squad so that some of our best players are refreshed and ready for the play offs (or Preston if required). That would be intelligent and good management in my eyes.

What is difficult to fathom here?

He's managing players after a very energy zapping season.

The players he has aren't very good for what we are paying them and he has no striker worthy of the name.

Yet, he's got you 45 minutes from a po position.

We have no money, spent no money and he's kept us competitive.

Please get some perspective and try and remember what it was like under Bruce ( a seasoned manager with over a thousand games under his very big belt).

It really wasn't that long ago to forget.

Will you pair kindly resist the temptation to post anything remotely thoughtful or based in likely common sense and allow the forum to return to its natural hormonal ranting equilibrium please?

It's early on a Sunday afternoon, I'm wading my way through the .com I've become familiar with over the years and posts like these play havoc with my concentration so cut it out. Thanks in advance and have good days both  8) .

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Last Match Forum - 20/04 Leicester City (A) / Re: Match Officials
« on: April 26, 2024, 12:19:00 PM »
I’ll improve your mood and possibly language ……………. He’s got another Prem fixture this week I believe !!

I'd read that as well but really didn't want to go there. Being rewarded for ineptitude again. Completely takes the sips and just goes to show the likes of Alan Pardew would have enjoyed greater longevity with a whistle than with a training cone.

It's a blessing he's only involved with the game now when offering his 'expert' opinions on TalkTwoddle. I can and do turn such background noise off when he infects the airwaves.

So much easier to do than get him out the door when he was at the Albion. Imagine the Mighty King of Loveshimself with a whistle and access to Sky cameras on a pitch. Shudders.

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Last Match Forum - 20/04 Leicester City (A) / Re: Match Officials
« on: April 26, 2024, 10:50:56 AM »
Find it difficult to believe myself but this pillock was actually awarded the Premier League fixture between Crystal Palace and Newcastle on the back of his inept 'performance' between us and Leicester. Words do not fail me. I just can't use them on here.

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General Football & Sports / Re: Non League Football Thread
« on: April 24, 2024, 12:35:42 PM »
With the greatest of respect if you get loosened up after only one pint of regular beer or cider it's probably best you stand further away from the glass. Cue 04's attempts to suck regular beer or cider through the longest straw available rather than leaving it well alone........ probably  ;D .

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General Football & Sports / Re: OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP THREAD
« on: April 24, 2024, 12:29:23 PM »
Meanwhile: According to rumour on the OwlsTalk forum Sheffield Wednesday are being linked to a takeover by an American consortium.

We don't want them getting all optimistic ahead of a game when they're desperately in need of points. Not when we are as well. Bugger  :-X .

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Last Match Forum - 27/04 Sheffield Wednesday (A) / Re: Match Officials
« on: April 24, 2024, 09:06:09 AM »
oh I know what he did...appalling decision that cost us a play off final place (although it was one of many awful decisions he made that day).

My only surprise is that he had absolutely nothing to do with the following quote from Chris Wilder.........

"Seven cameras haven't picked it up - the most technical league in the world - everything we see at every angle and it hasn't seen a goal.

"We went to Tottenham last year, John Lundstram's big toe was offside and I was hanging around in the pouring rain for 10 minutes waiting for a decision. I don't understand why I can't wait 10 minutes in Birmingham.

"The statement has come out and it is unprecedented, unbelievable."

...... for the record the ref that day was Michael Oliver, the fourth official was Chris Kavanagh and on VAR they had Paul Tierney with Constantine Hatzidakis as his Unable Assistant. 'The List' would remember them if it existed even if it had difficulty spelling the last one's name  ;) .

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Last Match Forum - 27/04 Sheffield Wednesday (A) / Re: Match Officials
« on: April 24, 2024, 08:21:02 AM »
Ref: Graham Scott
1st Ass: Harry Lennard
2nd Ass: Derek Eaton
4th Off: John Busby

Did our 1-0 over Leeds at the end of December.

That's as well as may be but we all know who he is and we all know what he did. 'The List' if it exists would have him with the letters DVB after his name like some kind of a degree qualification. There are degrees and there are degrees.

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Last Match Forum - 27/04 Sheffield Wednesday (A) / Re: Pre Match Chat
« on: April 24, 2024, 08:00:04 AM »


They’ve sold out 3 parts of the ground and discussing with the safety council the possibility of maybe having tickets in the stand below our fans.

Don't think there'd be much in the way of safety if they agree to that, talk about inviting incident. Rarely a good idea.

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General Football & Sports / Re: OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP THREAD
« on: April 23, 2024, 08:58:13 AM »
My decision to watch Married at First Sight Aus looked increasingly poorer every time I checked the score but after a weekend of lots of football on the “big tele” I had to give the other half a TV win to stay in the good books.

That’s Boro out the play-off race so it’s looking like a winner in the Hull Coventry match would then be the only side that can catch us with us just needing one more win if it’s Cov that come out on top.

Distinct lack of moral fortitude in the face of passive aggressive feminism ya big metrosexual softie. I sincerely hope you didn't run the vacuum round first before handing over the remote. Pah.

Exits in huff to search out woolly underpants before stomping around the house in stoic masculinity while listening to Queen's Greatest Hits and shouting 'the remote control is MINE!'

In all seriousness you missed a cracking game. The commentator reckoned Bamford may have obscured the view of the ref's assistant for the offside and I think the ref erred on the side of caution for Bamford's iffy challenge as he wasn't too bad overall.

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General Football & Sports / Re: OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP THREAD
« on: April 23, 2024, 07:23:42 AM »
Very entertaining game last night between Middlesbrough and Leeds. Finished 3-4 with some cracking moments. Thought Gnonto's breakaway goal which stood was offside even before the replay which confirmed it.

Also thought that Bamford was a very lucky lad to only get a yellow for a slack challenge on Azaz which could easily have attracted a straight red. Azaz looked good for Boro last night as did Latte Lath.

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General Football & Sports / Re: The big sports thread
« on: April 22, 2024, 03:40:51 PM »
Dan in JCB yellow, with a big bucket out front interesting image. :-X

You can trust me when I say the only way I'd be doing the London Marathon with a JCB is if I was sat behind the steering wheel. And you really wouldn't want to be there to see that. Carnage  ;D .

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Last Match Forum - 20/04 Leicester City (A) / Re: After Match Debate
« on: April 22, 2024, 03:34:04 PM »
I have submitted your feedback to Adrian, Chris and the team, including your full name and address  ;D

As my love for you is almost as Insatiable as that of Darren Hayes, I forced myself to listen back to the first few minutes of it for you again...

Around the 4 minute mark onwards where he looks at the striking options  ;)

Nice one, I don't think they'd take it too personally as I imagine they'll be used to it by now. Had to Google Darren Hayes but ta very much for the sentiment. Many thanks for the rough timing of the snooze fest. I can fast forward straight to it before settling down for sleepybyes soon after. Podcasts really bore the brown gunk out of me. Too much umming and aahing which leads me to distraction. Thanks in advance  8) .

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Last Match Forum - 27/04 Sheffield Wednesday (A) / Re: Pre Match Chat
« on: April 22, 2024, 03:27:04 PM »
do you mean Blackburn?

I think he means Sheffield Wednesday. They came back from two down with a couple of late goals at home against Norwich earlier this month.

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General Football & Sports / Re: The big sports thread
« on: April 22, 2024, 01:06:56 PM »
Same. Hope you get in!

Lord Bamford sends his best and is willing to provide both the full sized JCB digger and a full English Pound in sponsorship. You can dooooo it Gaz'  8) .

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Last Match Forum - 20/04 Leicester City (A) / Re: After Match Debate
« on: April 22, 2024, 01:03:34 PM »
Interesting listening to the Liquidator podcast and Goldberg agreeing with me that we look far more threatening without BTA up top. The movement of Wallace is just far better/more intelligent and creates so much more space for others

Not something I thought I'd see written here given my last listen to it. Struggled with my sleep last night so I might give it a go again later. Cheers for the reminder.

Any chance of a heads up for the minute I need to fast forward to where he agrees with you please? Wouldn't want to miss that bit before dozing off, sounds very interesting  8) .

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Last Match Forum - 27/04 Sheffield Wednesday (A) / Re: Pre Match Chat
« on: April 22, 2024, 12:56:35 PM »
Why  on Wednesday? We play them on Saturday.

Didn't like to say. I was playing the long game and waiting for a follow-up post up on Wednesday asking where everyone else is  :D .

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Yeah, sure he planned that!!  8)

His little pirouette on the goal line before leaping into the air to clear with his head was particularly well choreographed I thought  ;D .

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Yes, he was outstanding against Leicester on Saturday. They had no answer to him at all.

Choudury's plan to give him lots of space and stand on the goal line was quite effective nonetheless.

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General Football & Sports / Re: FA Cup
« on: April 22, 2024, 07:07:14 AM »
Some bloody game this. Man U have no resilience at all.

Yep. Very much doubt any of their squad has the mental and physical fortitude to complete the London Marathon with a full life sized JCB digger on their backs (either). Bunch of softies  ;D  ;) .

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General Football & Sports / Re: OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP THREAD
« on: April 22, 2024, 07:00:21 AM »
Sheff Wed beat Blackburn with some truly awful goalkeeping from Pears.
Blues back in bottom 3.

The John Smith's Stadium won't be a place for the faint hearted on Saturday that's for sure.

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General Football & Sports / Re: The big sports thread
« on: April 21, 2024, 11:48:24 AM »
London Marathon - every year it inspires me and I do a number of races ranging from 10k-Half Marathons regulars but this year I’ve taken the plunge and entered the ballot for 2025!

Watched a bit of it on the box earlier. Mildly disappointed not to have seen anyone running the course with a full life sized JCB digger on their back. Charity Marathon runners clearly aren't what they were.

Further proof if it were needed that we're becoming a nation of softies. Over to you lad. One full life sized JCB digger on your back and I'm prepared to sponsor you to the tune of one full English Pound.

Can't say fairer than that. I'm sure the rest of the .com community would join me and stand with you in spirit to the tune of a Pound a pop. Come on Lewisant the gauntlet has been laid, show us what you're made of  ;D .

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Last Match Forum - 20/04 Leicester City (A) / Re: After Match Debate
« on: April 21, 2024, 09:00:11 AM »
Diabolical officiating aside we really should have beaten Leicester out of sight. Played 90+ minutes with one hand tied behind our backs because of the ineptitude of the one eye with a whistle and his assistants who aided and abetted Leicester in daylight robbery.

The fact we still should have won speaks volumes for the performance itself. At the same time it's also a concern as the lads looked like they'd have struggled to finish off a chicken tikka between them.

Me and my lad had no trouble polishing off our post match mixed grill at the Island Inn when we got back so on that basis alone we're upfront at Sheffield Wednesday. If we can move by then.

Onwards and COYB  8) .

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