Blackburn 1 - 3 Sheffield Wednesday. FT

[terrymechan]

Looking very difficult. Management have a lot to answer for in appointing that wooden head, Foster.

 

[GreenThing]

Blackburn are above us and seeing as we are unlikely to get any more points will survive.

Why are we unlikely to get any more points? We might have been awful yesterday, but it’s the same players that have won us 7 points since Foster left.

 

[Cobi Budge]

People are acting like Blackburn are gone because of their remaining fixtures but they only beat Leeds a week ago. No reason they can’t turn it on to do the same against Coventry and/or Leicester.

I think it’ll be between us and Birmingham. Huddersfield will go. Wednesday will stay up.

 

[GreenThing]

People are acting like Blackburn are gone because of their remaining fixtures but they only beat Leeds a week ago. No reason they can’t turn it on to do the same against Coventry and/or Leicester.

I think it’ll be between us and Birmingham. Huddersfield will go. Wednesday will stay up.

And we beat Leicester just over a week ago, yet the general consensus is that we won’t win another point.

 

[oldage]

Where has this narrative come from that we won’t get any more points? We have 7 from the last four games, but we can’t expect any from two games against sides with (probably) nothing to play for?

We look like a side doomed to go down. No fight yesterday whilst others are fighting for their lives. We are devoid of any attacking impetus. I really cannot see us doing anything in the next two games. 2 defeats and relegated.

 

[IPA]

I feel very deflated.

Can Nance and Dewsnip motivate the troops for the final push? Didn't seem like it yesterday.

Millwall are already on the beach - along with several of our team it would seem - so surely next Saturday is as good an opportunity as any to grind out a win that keeps us up.

Hull have some very good players and even without anything to play for will probably prove too strong for our beleaguered team.

The extra TV money next season would be massive for a club like us and would really help us to kick on. Most of the other Championship clubs would need to offset their extra money against their losses but we'd be in a position to invest a large amount of ours into the team like we should have done with the $$ compensation money in January.

From what I've been told we may also have some more investment lined up but that also depends on us staying up.

 

[Cobi Budge]

And we beat Leicester just over a week ago, yet the general consensus is that we won’t win another point.

Play with the lack of desire that we played with yesterday and we’ll lose both games. Play with the desire that we played with against Leicester and we’ll do enough.

 

[TimHarris]

I cannot shake the feeling that the team are physically and mentally done. Just like in 21/22 where a relentless schedule with more miles travelled in 3 months than some teams do all season we went into Easter on empty.

We’ve been having to play at 110% just to keep our heads above water and we’ve worked the players like pack mules given our horrendous recruitment in January. And the heavy pitches given all the rain has only made things worse.

Our record in all or nothing games is not great and this could very easily coalesce into another final day MK Dons like performance with Carvalho playing the part of Scott Twine.

 

[demportdave]

Football doesn’t work like that though, every game is different. It isn’t the case that Millwall are higher in the table than Stoke, therefore they will beat us.

I reckon without the Schuey factor and with Millwall nothing to play for, it will be much less of a tough game. Not that I’m saying we‘ll win it.

Millwall's players and fans will be in end of season party mode. They will be under no pressure but will definitely want to finish off at Home with a win.

If Dewsnip goes there doing the same old same old, i.e. just 2 in CM, I doubt we'll get anything other than another defeat.

Why do we play 2 wide forwards in a team with wing-backs behind them and then get out-numbered and over-run in the middle?

We have to show steel and determination to get a positive result but I doubt we have it in us; too many of our players look done for the season.

 

[Cobi Budge]

I’d say my biggest concern is where the goals are going to come from. We got 7 points from 3 games before yesterday but we only scored once in each game. Yesterday we drew a blank. Essentially if we concede, we don’t win. Do Whittaker and Hardie have anything left?

 

[GreenThing]

Play with the lack of desire that we played with yesterday and we’ll lose both games. Play with the desire that we played with against Leicester and we’ll do enough.

So what makes you think that we won’t play with the desire needed? Schumacher knows our squad inside out, don’t you think that could have influenced the game yesterday?

 

[Dreamgreen]

I've said it before - "on the beach" does not exist at this level. Pride, contracts, transfer opportunities, playing for the fans etc all play the part in putting in some final efforts, plus perhaps squad players coming in with points to prove.

At Millwall, we have to replicate the press that Stoke did to us yesterday all out effort and not being two yards off it like we were at the 365.

If it comes down to the home game v Hull, every one of us has to be up, on our feet and support the team, loud and louder.

 

[Biggs]

I cannot shake the feeling that the team are physically and mentally done. Just like in 21/22 where a relentless schedule with more miles travelled in 3 months than some teams do all season we went into Easter on empty.

We’ve been having to play at 110% just to keep our heads above water and we’ve worked the players like pack mules given our horrendous recruitment in January. And the heavy pitches given all the rain has only made things worse.

Our record in all or nothing games is not great and this could very easily coalesce into another final day MK Dons like performance with Carvalho playing the part of Scott Twine.

Millwall is massive, I don’t want to be going into the final day needing something. Away at Millwall with them having nothing to play for, is in theory a very winnable game.

 

[Cobi Budge]

So what makes you think that we won’t play with the desire needed? Schumacher knows our squad inside out, don’t you think that could have influenced the game yesterday?

Where did I say that? I’ve said several times I think we’re going to stay up. We were shocking yesterday but we have it in us to respond.

 

[oldage]

I would be more worried if i was a Blackburn fan considering the remaining fixtures. It would've been nice to see Blackburn win so we could all rest somewhat easier no disrespect to Wednesday think Wednesday will stay up now. Blackburn losing has blown it wide open! It's in our hands but yikes our players are going to have to bust a gut against Millwall on saturday!

The one point Blackburn have could save them at our expense.I will not remember this season with affection. Too much pressure.

Nothing has changed since yesterday for me. Argyle needed to beat either Stoke, Millwall or Hull to stay in this league.

First attempt failed. We have two more efforts. For me, we have two poor teams in our last 3 games & the third game a team likely to have nothing to play for. If we can’t win one of these games, and obviously failed yesterday at first attempt, then simply we don’t deserve to stay up especially if Wednesday can beat WBA at home or Sunderland away.

We do not deserve to stay up. Yesterday proved it.