Championship 21/22

[Bigdoggsteel]

44 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Live on Sky Sports 

Just like Reading Bournemouth game is right now

Didn't realise it was the game on,would have watched it. I would pick a championship game to watch over a PL one, see what we are up against! 

Sounds like the honeymoon period is over for their manager so, interesting how that can sometimes just come out of the blue when things look to be ticking along nicely. 

[chaddyrovers]

16 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Didn't realise it was the game on,would have watched it. I would pick a championship game to watch over a PL one, see what we are up against! 

Sounds like the honeymoon period is over for their manager so, interesting how that can sometimes just come out of the blue when things look to be ticking along nicely. 

Like I said WBA Lack a plan B or different formation..

[Wood26]

As it stands in the league, the top 3 is as it should be.

After that we only have above us Coventry (blew a 2-0 lead) Huddersfield (probably deserved to lose but 3-2) and Blackpool who we didn’t turn up against.

We will win, we will waste leads, we will no show games (QPR) but so will the rest apart from top 3.

So far, after an awful transfer window, I’d say we are doing alright. Not punching, because I not seen anything to suggest we are getting lucky, but we are doing alright.

Just hope we don’t have a 17 game winless streak again.

[rigger]

Because of the three points yesterday, I think the pressure is off us, for the Fulham game. I hope we get into em.

[only2garners]

We are as near as damn it 1/3rd of the way through the season. Extrapolating our current points would give us 70-71 points for the season. That would probably leave us short of a play-off position, in some seasons a long way short (although it would have been enough in 2019-20). Right now it looks like there are 3 teams standing out and a large number of others any of whom could take 3 play-off places. If this carries on then the points total needed for 6th is likely to be lower than usual.

We can all recite games in the first 15 where we could have got more points, but I guess most fans of other clubs can also say the same. Where we might be more positive is that I don't think there are a lot of games so far where we have won points we didn't deserve.

[chaddyrovers]

Bournemouth under Scott Parker looks very strong last night. 

doing an excellent job there

[Sparks Rover]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Bournemouth under Scott Parker looks very strong last night. 

doing an excellent job there

It's not difficult with a Premier league budget and team....especially in this shit division.

[chaddyrovers]

 

No surprises in this news to be honest. 

[Bigdoggsteel]

32 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

No surprises in this news to be honest. 

Bet he wishes he was manager here 

[chaddyrovers]

Interesting to see where Barnsley go next in terms of the manager if Schopp has been sack

[chaddyrovers]

30 minutes ago, El Tombro said:

One of the following:

• Matthias Jaissle
• Christian Ilzer
• Roman Stary
• Kurt Russ
• Dietmar Kuhbauer
• Manfred Schmid
• Peter Pacult
• Andreas Heraf
• Andi Herzog (FM 97/98 legend, specially for you!)
• Thomas Silberberger
• Damir Canadi
• Dominik Thalhammer

Yes you are probably correct there

[DeeCee]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Yes you are probably correct there

😅

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

No surprises in this news to be honest. 

Schopp gets the chop ?

Edited October 31, 2021 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[RoverCanada]

I won't claim any clairvoyance as I didn't watch Barnsley much last year, but I was sceptical they could keep it up after last year's Cinderella playoff run. Their wages are probably half our wages (and our wages are below-average for this division!). All other things being equal (big caveat 🙂), wages are going to be the best first order indicator of where you'll place in the league.

Whatever they managed last year was likely quite sensitive. Lose Mowatt and a couple others, perhaps there's some injury issues, Schopp's messaging suddenly stopped getting through...

edit: agh, had a brainfart and forgot that Ismael left Barnsley in the summer, so Schopp was new (and may have simply been out of his depth!)

xGs table has them 19th instead of 23rd: https://experimental361.com/2021/10/31/expected-goals-table-championship-29-30-oct-2021/ Maybe unlucky scoring goals, but their defense has been as bad (or worse) as advertised. A major swing from last year when their xGs were as good their record suggests (and we should've been 5th according to xG of course 😋)

Edited November 1, 2021 by RoverCanada

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

[roverandout]

Barnsley's own fault they keep schopping and changing 

[Ianrally]

16 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Schopp gets the chop ?

The Barnsley chop 

[Oldgregg86]

He might struggle now he’s back in the schop window

barnsely need a good steady pair of hands now and not keep schopping and changing from one manager to another

al get mi coat

Edited November 2, 2021 by Oldgregg86

[JHRover]

Barnsley's strategy is a high risk/reward one.

With a high turnover in coaching staff (not all their own fault) and recruiting from a pool of untested names it can pay big dividends or be a struggle. If they'd have stuck to the tried and tested model they might be in a more stable position right now but by the same measure they likely wouldn't have been near the play-offs last season. To be fair to them they've appointed 5 of these European coaches and 3 have been very successful, 2 not.

Ismael worked spectacularly, Schopp hasnt worked. At least they've knocked it on the head quickly and will try something else.

It is getting similar to the Watford model but on a smaller budget. The bottom 3 are in danger of getting cut adrift on their current form.

[oldjamfan1]

I think we should put a Schopp to all this punnery nonsense. 

[Sparks Rover]

Barnsley after Wilder.  I'd be surprised if he ended up there.

[Ianrally]

Mick McCarthy is the right fit. Born there and played there. 

[Sparks Rover]

5th if we win tomorrow........Moggot its over to you...

[chaddyrovers]

Ex Newport manager Michael Flynn is the odds on favourite for both Cardiff and Barnsley head coach on Sky Bet

[only2garners]

49 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

5th if we win tomorrow........Moggot its over to you...

Unless Blackpool beat Stoke……..