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"Nationwide Leagues"

Been looking around this forum a lot lately, and it seems to me, that most of the people who use the forum are supporters of Premiership teams, which is all fine, but are there not any people who support clubs from the lower leagues, and if so, why isn’t there any banter on them?

So, where are any of my fellow Nationwide Supporters?

Personally im a Sheffield Wednesday fan (stop the sniggering), and a season ticket owner at that. For anyone who knows much or pays attention to Division One, you will realise that we aren’t exactly doing well, that’s an understatement though. We are really doing crap. Lying second from bottom with Brighton having 2 games in hand and only a point behind us, things are looking a little bleak for us.

On one hand, I can see us going down this season. Only won one game this season, coming at Hillsborough against out local rivals the Piggies (Sheff Utd). We really should have won many more than this, and, though this might be the case for many clubs, we really haven’t had any luck at all. Many games have gone where we have played brilliantly, but then ended up loosing to stupid mistakes or not hanging on for the win. If these 4 or 5 games hadn’t gone the way they had, we would be mid-table at least.

Looking at our squad though, on paper we are not a bad team at all, we are pretty good, capable of being in the same position as say Coventry or teams around there. But our past managers (Wilson, Jewell, Shreeves and Yorath) have not been able to do anything with them, but that, I feel is down to the fact that they weren’t all that good at the time. Now we have a new manager in, Mr Chris Turner, an ex-owls player, whose job it is to turn these players into a team capable of doing something.

Now earlier I said, that I think there is a chance that we will go down, but, as a fan, you have to believe that things are going to turn around, and the good days are going to come back, I mean, we have had these black days for a few years now. Im just hoping something happens soon, and that my club becomes a force again.

As for the Division One this season, it’s a pretty open league, and although Portsmouth are running away with it right now, I feel anyone could make a push for a good finish. It’s very wide open. No teams are really 'so' much better than any of the others, none of the teams ive seen come to Hillsborough have been much better than us, and none of the teams ive gone away to see have been outstanding either.

Its going to be interesting to see how the season finishes at the top, but for me, more so what happens at the foot of the table.

Anyway, come on, theres got to be some fans of the Nationwide league teams here, and not all sheep following glory hunters. :P

Up the Owls!!

*Points to T-Devil*

That was me. I thought I'd keep you updated.

T-Devil wrote:
> And for Mandatare's sake...
>
> Ashford Town (Middx) 0-1 Horsham

ummmm, not for my sake, maybe DW's.

YES! Rovers won 2-1
YES! Woking won 2-1
YES! Liverpool won 1-0

I'm now off to get drunk, Wooooooooooo

Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Oldham Athletic

And for Mandatare's sake...

Ashford Town (Middx) 0-1 Horsham

Here's how the bottom of the table looks.

22 Leatherhead Played::23 Points::23
23 Ashford Town (Middx) Played::27 Points::21
24 Chertsey Town Played::24 Points::8

Ho hum, we're doing crap this season. Still, look at Chertsey, bottom with 8 points! HAHAH. Damn, they have three games in hand and could close the gap.

3-1 then.

They could have bloody taken the lead in the first half and won me some money!

Didnt catch the match myself, was working. Any good?

Absolu† Neó wrote:
> Based on the season theyve both had so far, I think Sheff Utd will be
> too strong for Sheff Wed come friday, but it is a derby and form
> generally goes out the window in these type of games but im predicting
> 2-0 to the blades.
>
> (Sorry Dame :P)

Grrr.

I can see us winning (touch wood).

Pressman always plays superb in these games, and won it for us at Hillsborough where we should have lost, heavily, but won 2-0.

We have nothing to loose tonight, we are the underdogs, they have the pressure on them to win. We got 2 new signings in too, im looking forward to it.

I say we could nick it 1-0, or we can loose badly.

Its on sky, so all you watch, what is, in all honesty, the best derby game in the country.

It's hard to tell if Sheffield United will win the Cup or not, as Blackburn's Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke are starting to bang in the goals.

It would be a great match if they both meet each other in the final.

OMG!
We had a premiership referee called Paul durkin and yet get a penalty that was never deserved.

A draw against Torquay is a good result since we played so badly.

Oh, and Billy Mercer has announced his retirement.

I'm glad to see him gone because of his age, but instead of an old 'keeper we now have a really bad and dodgy one in Steve Phillips!

Still, at least we still have Scott Murray, and the 2 Lee's (Peacock and Matthews) to score the goals that cancel-out Phillips' erros.
Hey, we haven't got the best attack in Division 2 for nothing! :D

So what if we lost to Wigan aswell...

DW wrote:
"Muah. Didn't notice this, but anyway. Bristol Rovers fan?"


Of course I'm not a Rovers fan!!!
City, you idiot!

Wycombe aren't so bad a team that they'd be stuck down at the bottom of the Football League with that lot! ;D

Damn Sheffield United messed up my bet on monday with thier win against Portsmouth!

They are on fire, undefeated in 14 games now i think. I might put £10 on them winning at 45 and 90 mins.

Also tempted on putting one on them winning the worthington cup...