0-0 Draw Sees Wanderers Crawl Top

If we go all the way, the headline will surely be; WSW win the Hyundai A League despite their inability to Shoot Faarkin

 

We got a point, but its like swimming through treacle. *shrug* I can live with that, tho I wouldn't want to cement that as our go-to approach for next season.

 

Anyway, today, we're top of the league.

 

And finally, every time Castelan got the ball I couldn't help thinking, just pass the damn ball. I have great respect for him, he has skillz, but the outcome of his passes/effort is pretty dismal. His decision making is just not working IMO. 

If his decision making was better, he'd still be in Europe

 

If we go all the way, the headline will surely be; WSW win the Hyundai A League despite their inability to Shoot Faarkin

 

We got a point, but its like swimming through treacle. *shrug* I can live with that, tho I wouldn't want to cement that as our go-to approach for next season.

 

Anyway, today, we're top of the league.

 

And finally, every time Castelan got the ball I couldn't help thinking, just pass the damn ball. I have great respect for him, he has skillz, but the outcome of his passes/effort is pretty dismal. His decision making is just not working IMO. 

 

If his decision making was better, he'd still be in Europe

 

Yeah was getting the shits with his decision making...pass or shoot but doing something except run into 3 defenders...

It does say something that we're still top despite not being able to score any goddamned goals 

It is also quite refreshing to not have every other comment about the ref. He was really good. Hopefully the clowns we normally get take notice. But I doubt it. And slaphead Harper can take his ESFC fanboy self and jump off a cliff.

To whoever marches and doesn't even attempt to sing along or join in, please **** off.

The amount of people just casually walking along taking selfies or chatting amongst themselves, this is a march to war you specimens. Worst march to date.

Looked over at the RBB and saw a lot of people just sitting down, or standing up arms folded doing nothing. This is what happens when you sell your tickets to randoms... They want to experience the atmosphere but fail to realise they themselves must contribute to it.

Atmosphere leeches.

Feel like a total knob head singing at the top of my lungs by myself.

Am I the only one that thought St Nev played well last night?

Am I the only one that thought St Nev played well last night?

No he was ok

^^^^^ The amount of people who enter the RBB area only to not participate is reaching crisis point. It's almost past 50/50. Bay 56 and most of 55 is the exception, but outside of those areas there is big problems. 54 and 58 can't even be called an active area.

Talking about the RBB, I didn't mind the little entrance, it looked good from the stands. The only thing I would change is the timing. It looked a bit strange that the players ran to the stands and there was no RBB to greet them. It would be good if the RBB made their entrance a couple of minutes before the players.

Talking about the RBB, I didn't mind the little entrance, it looked good from the stands. The only thing I would change is the timing. It looked a bit strange that the players ran to the stands and there was no RBB to greet them. It would be good if the RBB made their entrance a couple of minutes before the players.

I was a bit 50/50 on it, I'm glad it looked good from the stands. I'm not sure about it all the time, but it's always good to try something different I guess.

Weird, I thought that we were pretty loud, but maybe that was because the guys directly behind me were pumped and were singing louder than they normally do right in my ear! Probably shows that the peeps in the stands are the only people who can really tell how loud the whole RBB actually is, as we will always be swayed by the people directly around us.

WDWSF - for AGES now the sides have reacted pretty well for their single response, but when we go to do both stands at once they drop off. I don't get it.

Weird, I thought that we were pretty loud, but maybe that was because the guys directly behind me were pumped and were singing louder than they normally do right in my ear! Probably shows that the peeps in the stands are the only people who can really tell how loud the whole RBB actually is, as we will always be swayed by the people directly around us.

 

WDWSF - for AGES now the sides have reacted pretty well for their single response, but when we go to do both stands at once they drop off. I don't get it.

Half the stands think the 3rd one is for the south

Talking about the RBB, I didn't mind the little entrance, it looked good from the stands. The only thing I would change is the timing. It looked a bit strange that the players ran to the stands and there was no RBB to greet them. It would be good if the RBB made their entrance a couple of minutes before the players.

I agree with the comment about timing....I didn't think it worked very well.

Go with a unified group  entrance for impact, if that's deemed a good idea, but before the players come out would have been better to me.

The way it was done last night  meant that there was nothing from the active end as the teams walked out.  The PA was yammering (from what I recall) as the teams came onto the pitch, which is when (with an effective walk out song) we should have the whole stadium gripped,  and responding loudly.

I still think the all-important start of our games is a shemozzle, and the atmosphere for a substantial part of the game really loses out as a result.

Something needs to happen right at the outset to get everyone revved up. It isn't happening, The whole crowd involvement is therefore lacking - as a few pointed out here last night.

Neville was making some great overlapping runs down the line but Romeo would rarely play him the ball or waited too long and cause us to have to play it back and start over. Down the left side Sotirio and Jamieson were doing it perfectly.

Neville was making some great overlapping runs down the line but Romeo would rarely play him the ball or waited too long and cause us to have to play it back and start over. Down the left side Sotirio and Jamieson were doing it perfectly.

Romeo seemed to play far better in the second half than in the first.  

People in the posts above, who were critical, I think were sitting where I sit.  His first half performance was pretty frustrating and ineffective. In the second half, at the other end of the stadium, from what I could see, he played much more effectively.

 

 

WDWSF - for AGES now the sides have reacted pretty well for their single response, but when we go to do both stands at once they drop off. I don't get it.

Half the stands think the 3rd one is for the south

 

 

Yes this!!

 

The message hasn't got out there that the third one is for the whole stadium.

 

What do people want? There hasn't been a South only one for ages, we point at the bloody stands. People need to take some initiative.

I was OK with Romeo. Yes he ignores the overlapping run a lot. But I liked the way he attacked the byline and crossed like Wendy said especially in second half.

 

 

 

WDWSF - for AGES now the sides have reacted pretty well for their single response, but when we go to do both stands at once they drop off. I don't get it.

Half the stands think the 3rd one is for the south

 

 

Yes this!!

 

The message hasn't got out there that the third one is for the whole stadium.

 

 

What do people want? There hasn't been a South only one for ages, we point at the bloody stands. People need to take some initiative.

From the far end of the stadium, you can only see the RBB raised their hands.... not what direction they are pointing.

I guess people remember that there WAS a South directed round for a while, and the the full stadium one.

I  dunno..... but I do see most participating in the second one directed to us (West) the first time, and then drop off for the third round.

It's a shame.... that's the one that should lift the roof off, so to speak. 

 

I just woke up, and I finally figured out why Bridgey's shot went wide. It was deflected by the Daily Telegraph's invisible phantom match commissioner. The guy that is being discussed in the security thread.

 

Regarding the social comedians Lloydy mentioned: one of them actually was watching the game, and he did call Castelen a black something. When I turned around and looked at him he lowered his voice and eyes and said "I am black, I am black". He wore an Emirates jersey.

That's a pretty piss poor excuse to be racist

 

He wasn't black. Not by Westie standards anyway.

 

 

Neville was making some great overlapping runs down the line but Romeo would rarely play him the ball or waited too long and cause us to have to play it back and start over. Down the left side Sotirio and Jamieson were doing it perfectly.

Romeo seemed to play far better in the second half than in the first.

 

People in the posts above, who were critical, I think were sitting where I sit. His first half performance was pretty frustrating and ineffective. In the second half, at the other end of the stadium, from what I could see, he played much more effectively.

There is a bunch of guys who sit my bay (well only for the bigger games)

2 of them think they are some witty comedy duo passing on their comedic insights for the benefit of those around them. When in fact they are couple of tiresome tits. Not to mention their mate who keeps banging on about the poor standard of the league and complaining at everything bridge does. Is almost miss the larger lady from last year who sang out of key and time in between yelling getting up field boys.

On the football everybody has said it but

Very frustrating we totally dominated especiallat in second half couldn't get the ball in

Castelan had a really good game burnt them every time he got it

How many crosses went to the back post where nobody was?

my totally fine hetro love of Andreu continues the guy is so cool and calm, to the point I am now using it as a relaxation technique.. Focus.. Breathe harness the inner Andreau (or something like that)

Topor-Stanley MOTM for me, he was like a rock in defence. Bet he has a sore head this morning after all those headers he smacked.

I agree with the sentiment about the march, it felt awkward at times for me to sing at 100% volume because some of the people around would not be piping up at all.

FFS I heard that so many times...can really tell that these people have never played football in their life.

Highlights:

- Programme secured on entry rather than scavenging around looking for one that has not been used as paper aeroplane material

- Romeo when he gets told to stand on the right hand side line.  Has fewer options to mess up and actually heads for the byeline.

- Central defence.  Rock solid even though they had little to do

- Reddy - great saves all night.  Ah yeah he didn't have anything to do.

Lowlights

- Too slow in attack.  We rarely got the defenders running back to goal and they just got set.  Was too easy for them.  The few times we got behind them we had the chance to bring the ball back to edge of penalty area as they dropped on to the six yard line.  A la Bridge.  Didn't make enough of their dropping extremely deep tactics.

- Adelaide not wanting to come and play.  At all.  Settled for a point from the first minute

- Fan with Daily Terrorgraph bag at Coles underground car park and wearing a RBB scarf.  Hand your scarf in you cretin.

Castalen - on the poor decision making the rest of the attack has To come to the party and provide good options as well. I'm not saying his blameless and he still frustrates me but yeah.

On the entrance I'm glad it looked okay. I agree the timing was off. I think it also affected things a bit after as well because there was mad rush to secure good seats by a lot of people once word got out we'd be going in for kick off. The aisles ate too narrow to do it quickly enough as well.

Neville was making some great overlapping runs down the line but Romeo would rarely play him the ball or waited too long and cause us to have to play it back and start over. Down the left side Sotirio and Jamieson were doing it perfectly.

It was perfect until Sotirio got the ball....then we were defending again.

I liked the RBB entrance but agree that the timing might be a wee bit earlier, so they're there for the players entrance. A work in progress, but I like the idea. Also, the RBB really pushed to lift the players in the second half, a great effort   

Re the march, I came with my bro who is a WSW fan but doesn't get to come along to matches that often. So he experienced his first march last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Loved that there was a great cross section of fans there, not only the suburban terrorists  . He didn't know all the words to the chants, but joined in where he could. I sang my head off but minimal clapping as I was totally knackered from my bros wedding the night before.

I spotted FCB, though couldn't quite see if it was Lloydy or Prydz with him (I've only met them once so apologies on the vagueness). FCB was giving the chants some Bavarian welly. Great to see

 

Neville was making some great overlapping runs down the line but Romeo would rarely play him the ball or waited too long and cause us to have to play it back and start over. Down the left side Sotirio and Jamieson were doing it perfectly.

 

It was perfect until Sotirio got the ball....then we were defending again.

 

You and I can't be the only ones who think that Sotirio was useless last night!

Was following the game on the Foxsports match centre thing, this was how I saw the game:

Shot, Kamau yellow, offside, Shot on Target, shot, Nichols hits wide from in the box, shot, offside, foul, shot, shot on target, Santa hit the post, bridge misses sitter

Must have been as frustrating following the dodgy updates as it was in the ground

A few points:

- Looks like the walkout song is completely busted

- March: Same problem as usual. Would have thought that since we rarely do home marches these days & the fact that it was 1v2 that there would have been bigger attendance plus more participation.

- Attendance: I contributed to the problem & wasn't able to offload one of my tickets. Damn! 15k for top of the table clash is not great.

- WDYSF: As stated above, people think the third call is to the south stand. Changing it again would only create more confusion. Suggestion: How about you call a bit longer to ensure that you get a better response before starting the third round?

- Kamau dive: Incredible call by the Japanese referee. What gave it away for me was that he started to fall/fake/dive before contact was made but how he picked that up was just incredible Credit must go to his positioning, fitness to keep up with the play & judgement. Could never see an aleague referee having the balls to do that. There were fine margins in that call though, had he actually waited for Reddy to make contact with his leg before going down it would have been a stonewall sending off.

- DT: How people still pick this paper up after what they write about us?

- On the passengers/new faces in the RBB: It is sad but something needs to be done. Completely unacceptable that we have gotten to the point where this is acceptable.

 

 

 

 

WDWSF - for AGES now the sides have reacted pretty well for their single response, but when we go to do both stands at once they drop off. I don't get it.

 

Half the stands think the 3rd one is for the south

 

Yes this!!

 

The message hasn't got out there that the third one is for the whole stadium.

 

What do people want? There hasn't been a South only one for ages, we point at the bloody stands. People need to take some initiative.

 

From the far end of the stadium, you can only see the RBB raised their hands.... not what direction they are pointing.

 

I guess people remember that there WAS a South directed round for a while, and the the full stadium one.

 

I  dunno..... but I do see most participating in the second one directed to us (West) the first time, and then drop off for the third round.

 

It's a shame.... that's the one that should lift the roof off, so to speak. 

I'm in Bay 43 (basically the away 18 yard line). From that position, the RBB is just a waving mass of arms for the final WDWSF. When you go to either East or West it's clear because ALL arms are pointed in the one direction. For the last call arms are going in every which way. Most people around me still aren't sure if the last one applies to them, and we've been doing it this way all season.

The only solution I can think of (and good luck getting it to work) is to have one of the capos do a magic Moses act and part the Red and Black Sea, and have all of one side point to one stand and all of the other side point to the other. It would look awesome, but coordinating people is like herding cats at the best of times so it no doubt would be very difficult to arrange.

 

 

 

 

 

WDWSF - for AGES now the sides have reacted pretty well for their single response, but when we go to do both stands at once they drop off. I don't get it.

Half the stands think the 3rd one is for the south

 

Yes this!!

 

The message hasn't got out there that the third one is for the whole stadium.

 

What do people want? There hasn't been a South only one for ages, we point at the bloody stands. People need to take some initiative.

 

From the far end of the stadium, you can only see the RBB raised their hands.... not what direction they are pointing.

 

I guess people remember that there WAS a South directed round for a while, and the the full stadium one.

 

I  dunno..... but I do see most participating in the second one directed to us (West) the first time, and then drop off for the third round.

 

It's a shame.... that's the one that should lift the roof off, so to speak. 

I'm in Bay 43 (basically the away 18 yard line). From that position, the RBB is just a waving mass of arms for the final WDWSF. When you go to either East or West it's clear because ALL arms are pointed in the one direction. For the last call arms are going in every which way. Most people around me still aren't sure if the last one applies to them, and we've been doing it this way all season.

 

The only solution I can think of (and good luck getting it to work) is to have one of the capos do a magic Moses act and part the Red and Black Sea, and have all of one side point to one stand and all of the other side point to the other. It would look awesome, but coordinating people is like herding cats at the best of times so it no doubt would be very difficult to arrange.

Good post smp.... that IS the problem....it's just arms, without any sense of direction.

You idea might be worth a try, if coordinating that is possible.

I miss the s1 WDYSF where we split down the middle (both in The park and on the terrace and just went off. Good times. Passenger free times too.