QuoteWestwood saves Huddersfield's fifth penalty to keep Wednesday in it. Amazing.
Stream here for anyone who wants to follow the drama: http://crichd.tv/update/skys3.php
Westwood saves Huddersfield's fifth penalty to keep Wednesday in it. Amazing.
Forestieri also misses Wednesday's fifth meaning they lose 4-3 as they also missed their first. Wednesday (and possibly Westwood, unless he gets a move) will stay in the Championship for another season.
Sickened for him, did so well to get close to the others too that were almost freakishly brilliantly struck. Pity Hutchinson didn't pick up a second yellow late on that he probably deserved.
He was very unfortunate alright. He came so close to saving each of the four other penalties. He really deserves to be playing at a higher level than the Championship.Originally Posted by DeLorean
Yes, but Wednesday were the only ones who were prepared to take a punt on an injury prone keeper. I think he went the wrong way for one of them though. The 17 year wait continues but to be honest the Championship is probably more interesting than the EPL where, Leicester aside, the usual hierarchy prevails each year. There are the top 6, the mid-rankers who aspire to be Top 6 but in reality are happy to cream in the dosh and survive and the relegation fighters who time will usually catch up with unless there is dross coming up from the Championship. In the Championship, it's usually anyone's to win and there are big clubs there now plus there'll be the Sheffield derbies.
Back to Westwood. He has said that the move kick-started his career and has enjoyed his time. I suppose there isn't a huge amount of difference between being a keeper at C or EPL level. There are still a myriad of shots to be saved albeit from lesser players.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
If I was a scout I'd be recommending him to Arsenal. He's one of 3 or 4 keepers (Forster, Pickford, Butland, Heaton) I think are ready to move up a notch or two on the ladder. He was top class again last night.
You can recommend all you want but he's going no where. Wednesday not a selling club anymore and fodder for EPL vultures. He previously rejected a move to Liverpool.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
I would have loved for him to have been promoted with Wednesday but maybe if it's not broken, don't try to fix it. He'll remain first choice there at least well into the future you'd imagine. I think he's easily PL quality but he once had to play second fiddle to Vito Mannone, so you just don't know what could happen elsewhere.
Whatever you need to tell yourself to get through today Owly
Hmm, I think we've got here a case of sour grapes in the true sense of the term.
Danny speaks in riddlesHmm, I think we've got here a case of sour grapes in the true sense of the term.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Learn something new every day. I will only use it as it was originally intended from now on!Hmm, I think we've got here a case of sour grapes in the true sense of the term.
John O'Sullivan came on for Carlisle with twenty minutes remaining tonight, got booked and scored a 90th minute equaliser against Exeter to make it 2-2 on the night, 5-5 on aggregate. Unfortunately for him Exeter went up the other end and made it 6-5 before the end. McAlinden and Sweeney unused subs for Exeter.
Similar heartbreak for Alan Sheehan and Glen Rea who both started for Luton as they went down by the same aggregate scoreline to Blackpool. They also conceded in the last minute, 3-3 on the night.
So Eddie Nolan (bench) v Liam McAlinden (bench) and Pierce Sweeney (bench) in the final.
Didn't Nolan play once under Trap? Nigeria at Craven Cottage?
I love this bit about him in Wikipedia and why he was sent on loan to Sheffield Wednesday, especially the "as a result" comment
"In 2009–10 season, Nolan continued to be used in the left-back position in Davidson's absent until Nolan's form was bad. As a result, Nolan joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the season, where he's reunited with Alan Irvine.After appearing on the bench against Ipswich Town. Nolan made his Sheffield Wednesday debut on 27 February 2010, in a 5–0 loss against Reading".
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Three caps according to wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Nolan
Sickening goal to concede, especially in the 95th-minute: https://streamable.com/p0t28
Aye, he made his debut in that game - a 1-1 draw - playing the full 90 minutes.
His two other caps were also in friendlies - against Australia (a 3-0 loss, of which he played the last 27 minutes) and South Africa (a 1-0 victory, of which he played the full 90 minutes) - that same year (2009). Both those games were in Thomond Park.
He was on the bench for the World Cup qualifier away to Bulgaria and also the qualifier against Italy in Croke Park that ended 2-2.
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