02-11-2015, 07:55
(This post was last modified: 04-11-2015, 08:01 by St Charles Owl.)
THE MATCH - TUESDAY 3RD NOVEMBER 2015 7.45PM KO
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So we become the 15th team this season in the Championship to take on Brighton and try to beat them, something the previous 14 teams failed to do. Brighton have probably been the surprise package of the season, having won the opening Championship game on the Friday night before the first Saturday in the season, they have held top spot since then. Question is are they this season's Bournemouth or will they drop away as the season goes on?? From our perspective we have so far this season failed to beat any team who were in the top 6 when we met them, so its time we killed that little fact!!
This will only be the 30th meeting between us with our record being W13 D11 L5, so while a small sample of games we have a distinct advantage over them down the years. Even better reading when you just include home games for us - W8 D7 L0, so for probably the only time this season we face a team that has never won at our place!!!!
Obviously this record is a consequence of them spending most of their years in the lower two divisions, in fact we have never played them in the top flight and they have only spent 5 seasons up there anyway. Of course for me anyway, the most important game we played against them came at Highbury in April 1983 when they beat Big Jack's team 2-1 in the FA Cup semi final, a defeat that hurt a lot as it was my first FA Cup semi, but it was also a sign we were on our way back!!!
THE LAST MATCH
Not the best performance of the season against Forest, but this was a game we would have lost or drawn in previous seasons, so yet again another sign of our coming together as a team. Forest are not on a good run, we are and while the difference between the teams was there for all to see, the form of both teams was probably the thing that got us the win!!
FF scored the winning goal, maybe their keeper could have done better but it was so well struck it beat him. That in the end was all we needed and really we were never in trouble at all during this game, so it goes down as a comfortable 1-0 win!!
FUNNY COMMENT FROM LAST MATCH THREAD
From Imre
"Bad news lads
My lucky Yellow lighter which i bought after the burnley game has died 
Not only does this mean im now walking round with a box of matches like some old goat 
but it means our run of games will come to an end im ever so sorry to piss on your bonfires Imre 
"
Lets hope Imre is sticking with the matches now that he has set the precedent!!
OUR TEAM
Squad rotation continues from CC, and so far who are we to argue or second guess his team selections. I see no reason why we won't see a few more changes for this one!! Hutchinson should come straight back into the team in place of Semedo, I expect to see Joao come in for Nuhiu as well, but will he rest any of the players who played against both Arsenal and Forest such as Lee, Bannan or Wallace??
The following is my prediction for the opening line-up:
Westwood
Hunt Loovens Lees Pudil
Lee Hutchinson
Wallace Forestieri Bannan
Joao
WHO'S THE BASTARD IN THE BLACK
Ref - KEVIN WRIGHT
Assts - Michael D’Aguilar and Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official - David Coote
MS will hopefully give us the skinny on this guy in previous Owls games!!
CURRENT FORM - League games only
SWFC -
Brighton -
OTHER RESULTS TO PREDICT
Birmingham v Blackburn
Brentford v Hull
Derby v QPR
L**ds v Cardiff
Preston v Nottm Forest
THE BIG MANS LEAGUE
Current Table
Owlkev
Towinjustonce
Thurnscoe
Wereham
Madsteve
Pei
Consilio
Maddix
Imre
Stateside
Owlshighgreen
St Charles
Jacko
Towinjustonce continues his climb up the table with another. No other winners.
For this week here is what you need to predict:
SCORE AND SCORER (SWFC score first please, no copying, correct for both only will win, defeats are allowed)
0-0 Actual Score
1-0 Forestieri - Consilio
1-0 Lees - Towinjustonce
1-0 Hooper - Pei
1-1 Hooper - Jacko
1-1 Lee - Imre
1-1 Joao - Owlkev
2-0 Hooper - Wellowlbe
2-1 Bannan - St Charles
2-1 Joao - Wereham
2-1 Forestieri - Madsteve
2-1 Hooper - Owlshighgreen
2-2 Forestieri - Stateside
2-2 Bannan - Bottesford
3-1 Joao - Thurnscoe
3-1 Forestieri - Southey
6-1 Nuhiu - Maddix
ATTENDANCE (no copying allowed, must be no closer than 50 to any other prior prediction, closest to wins)
18,888 - Towinjustonce
19,000 - Stateside
19,666 - Imre
19,911 - Owlkev
20,004 - Thurnscoe
20,054 - Jacko
20,250 - Southey
20,711 - Wellowlbe
20,875 - Bottesford
21,000 - Consilio
21,381 - St Charles
21,500 - Maddix
22,311 - Wereham
22,666 - Madsteve
23,000 - Pei
23,712 - Actual Attendance
28,765 - Owlshighgreen
OTHER RESULTS TO PREDICT (Copying is allowed, all 5 correct will win)
AAHDD - Maddix
DAHDD - Madsteve
DAHHH - Actual Results
DDADA - Owlshighgreen
DDDDD - Towinjustonce
HADHA - Imre
HAHAA - Wereham, Stateside
HAHAD - Jacko, Owlkev
HAHHD - Wellowlbe
HDDDD - Thurnscoe
HDDHD - Bottesford
HDHAA - Southey
HDHDH - Consilio
HHDDA - Pei
HHHDH - St Charles
THE MUPPET LEAGUE
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KATE BECKINSALE TRIBUTE PICS
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v So we become the 15th team this season in the Championship to take on Brighton and try to beat them, something the previous 14 teams failed to do. Brighton have probably been the surprise package of the season, having won the opening Championship game on the Friday night before the first Saturday in the season, they have held top spot since then. Question is are they this season's Bournemouth or will they drop away as the season goes on?? From our perspective we have so far this season failed to beat any team who were in the top 6 when we met them, so its time we killed that little fact!!
This will only be the 30th meeting between us with our record being W13 D11 L5, so while a small sample of games we have a distinct advantage over them down the years. Even better reading when you just include home games for us - W8 D7 L0, so for probably the only time this season we face a team that has never won at our place!!!!
Obviously this record is a consequence of them spending most of their years in the lower two divisions, in fact we have never played them in the top flight and they have only spent 5 seasons up there anyway. Of course for me anyway, the most important game we played against them came at Highbury in April 1983 when they beat Big Jack's team 2-1 in the FA Cup semi final, a defeat that hurt a lot as it was my first FA Cup semi, but it was also a sign we were on our way back!!!
THE LAST MATCH
Not the best performance of the season against Forest, but this was a game we would have lost or drawn in previous seasons, so yet again another sign of our coming together as a team. Forest are not on a good run, we are and while the difference between the teams was there for all to see, the form of both teams was probably the thing that got us the win!!
FF scored the winning goal, maybe their keeper could have done better but it was so well struck it beat him. That in the end was all we needed and really we were never in trouble at all during this game, so it goes down as a comfortable 1-0 win!!
FUNNY COMMENT FROM LAST MATCH THREAD
From Imre
"Bad news lads
My lucky Yellow lighter which i bought after the burnley game has died Not only does this mean im now walking round with a box of matches like some old goat but it means our run of games will come to an end im ever so sorry to piss on your bonfires Imre "Lets hope Imre is sticking with the matches now that he has set the precedent!!
OUR TEAM
Squad rotation continues from CC, and so far who are we to argue or second guess his team selections. I see no reason why we won't see a few more changes for this one!! Hutchinson should come straight back into the team in place of Semedo, I expect to see Joao come in for Nuhiu as well, but will he rest any of the players who played against both Arsenal and Forest such as Lee, Bannan or Wallace??
The following is my prediction for the opening line-up:
Westwood
Hunt Loovens Lees Pudil
Lee Hutchinson
Wallace Forestieri Bannan
Joao
WHO'S THE BASTARD IN THE BLACK
Ref - KEVIN WRIGHT
Assts - Michael D’Aguilar and Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official - David Coote
MS will hopefully give us the skinny on this guy in previous Owls games!!
CURRENT FORM - League games only
SWFC -
Brighton -
OTHER RESULTS TO PREDICT
Birmingham v Blackburn
Brentford v Hull
Derby v QPR
L**ds v Cardiff
Preston v Nottm Forest
THE BIG MANS LEAGUE
Current Table
Owlkev
Towinjustonce
Thurnscoe
Wereham
Madsteve
Pei
Consilio
Maddix
Imre
Stateside
Owlshighgreen
St Charles
Jacko
Towinjustonce continues his climb up the table with another
. No other winners.For this week here is what you need to predict:
SCORE AND SCORER (SWFC score first please, no copying, correct for both only will win, defeats are allowed)
0-0 Actual Score
1-0 Forestieri - Consilio
1-0 Lees - Towinjustonce
1-0 Hooper - Pei
1-1 Hooper - Jacko
1-1 Lee - Imre
1-1 Joao - Owlkev
2-0 Hooper - Wellowlbe
2-1 Bannan - St Charles
2-1 Joao - Wereham
2-1 Forestieri - Madsteve
2-1 Hooper - Owlshighgreen
2-2 Forestieri - Stateside
2-2 Bannan - Bottesford
3-1 Joao - Thurnscoe
3-1 Forestieri - Southey
6-1 Nuhiu - Maddix
ATTENDANCE (no copying allowed, must be no closer than 50 to any other prior prediction, closest to wins)
18,888 - Towinjustonce
19,000 - Stateside
19,666 - Imre
19,911 - Owlkev
20,004 - Thurnscoe
20,054 - Jacko
20,250 - Southey
20,711 - Wellowlbe
20,875 - Bottesford
21,000 - Consilio
21,381 - St Charles
21,500 - Maddix
22,311 - Wereham
22,666 - Madsteve
23,000 - Pei
23,712 - Actual Attendance
28,765 - Owlshighgreen
OTHER RESULTS TO PREDICT (Copying is allowed, all 5 correct will win)
AAHDD - Maddix
DAHDD - Madsteve
DAHHH - Actual Results
DDADA - Owlshighgreen
DDDDD - Towinjustonce
HADHA - Imre
HAHAA - Wereham, Stateside
HAHAD - Jacko, Owlkev
HAHHD - Wellowlbe
HDDDD - Thurnscoe
HDDHD - Bottesford
HDHAA - Southey
HDHDH - Consilio
HHDDA - Pei
HHHDH - St Charles
THE MUPPET LEAGUE
KATE BECKINSALE TRIBUTE PICS
The thread awaits the Meggo of Statesides choice
