| The Lone Wolf.... 08:44 - Mar 20 with 2338 views | HeadWestBlue |
A lone wolf is an animal that acts independently or generally lives or spends time alone instead of with a group. The term originates from wolf behavior. Normally a pack animal, wolves that have left or been excluded from their pack are described as lone Wolf.
Bemused as to why loanees are travelling ahead of one of our players today.
I hope someone has taken the time to tell him why he is not travelling. Furthermore I hope OUR Wolf understands why?
Very few lone wolves remain lone Wolf.
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 08:57 - Mar 20 with 2285 views | Chrisd |
To be honest, we can only speculate what is happening as we are looking in from the outside and putting 2 and 2 together without really knowing any facts, it’s just based on our own opinions. Perhaps he isn’t doing enough to convince PC? More speculating... | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:03 - Mar 20 with 2280 views | pointofblue |
Woolfenden’s out of the squad again? I would be interested to know Cook’s thoughts on this one - the only encouragement I have is Cook outlining those outside the first team are most important. The greatest irony is our defence has been the strongest part of the team this year yet it was that which was changed, with two of the four disappearing completely and one dropped to the bench, post Northampton. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:06 - Mar 20 with 2263 views | WD19 |
Because we have got better options for an away game against Portsmouth in Division 3!?
I am not sure it is much of a mystery.....and he is a bit beyond the stage where we take him with the squad just for a bit of experience and a day out. |  | | |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:14 - Mar 20 with 2246 views | pointofblue |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:06 - Mar 20 by WD19 |
Because we have got better options for an away game against Portsmouth in Division 3!?
I am not sure it is much of a mystery.....and he is a bit beyond the stage where we take him with the squad just for a bit of experience and a day out. |
So do you think he has a future here? The longer this goes on the more doubt I have which is astounding considering how he was developing with us. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:20 - Mar 20 with 2227 views | WD19 |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:14 - Mar 20 by pointofblue |
So do you think he has a future here? The longer this goes on the more doubt I have which is astounding considering how he was developing with us. |
It’s looking less likely. Assuming we want at least one hairy old pro at CB then that only leaves one spot. In a world where Cook has a squad that is far too big then the opportunity to get a small fee for moving on his (potentially) 4th choice CB might be tempting.
It would be a pity and maybe a mistake in the long term, but you could see why it might happen. Especially if we can ensure a meaty ‘sell on’ should he ever really take off. | | | |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:28 - Mar 20 with 2188 views | pointofblue |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:20 - Mar 20 by WD19 |
It’s looking less likely. Assuming we want at least one hairy old pro at CB then that only leaves one spot. In a world where Cook has a squad that is far too big then the opportunity to get a small fee for moving on his (potentially) 4th choice CB might be tempting.
It would be a pity and maybe a mistake in the long term, but you could see why it might happen. Especially if we can ensure a meaty ‘sell on’ should he ever really take off. |
At 22 I guess we may look at a loan to get him first team experience rather than sell. I just don’t get what happened post Northampton - with both him and Matheson.
This might sound bitter but other than the dead cat bounce from Oxford to Hull I don’t think our defence has looked any better than it did before, just in spells luckier. We should have lost at Accrington, lost to Lincoln and been humiliated (scoreline alongside performance) against Fleetwood.
It’s odd how the wheels have come off and we’ve gone from having a centre back for the future to one who we’d seemingly be happy to ship out at the first opportunity. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:37 - Mar 20 with 2165 views | Guthrum |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:03 - Mar 20 by pointofblue |
Woolfenden’s out of the squad again? I would be interested to know Cook’s thoughts on this one - the only encouragement I have is Cook outlining those outside the first team are most important. The greatest irony is our defence has been the strongest part of the team this year yet it was that which was changed, with two of the four disappearing completely and one dropped to the bench, post Northampton. |
In the League this season, with a starting pair of Wilson and N'siala, we have W9 D3 L4 (4CS); with all other combinations, we have W7 D3 L8 (6CS). When Woolfenden has started, we have W5 D3 L6 (5CS). |  |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:44 - Mar 20 with 2138 views | pointofblue |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:37 - Mar 20 by Guthrum |
In the League this season, with a starting pair of Wilson and N'siala, we have W9 D3 L4 (4CS); with all other combinations, we have W7 D3 L8 (6CS). When Woolfenden has started, we have W5 D3 L6 (5CS). |
What does CS stand for please?
I may be wrong but I imagine that, for the majority of games, Woolfenden has partnered McGuinness? | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:47 - Mar 20 with 2131 views | Guthrum |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:44 - Mar 20 by pointofblue |
What does CS stand for please?
I may be wrong but I imagine that, for the majority of games, Woolfenden has partnered McGuinness? |
Clean sheets.
Yes, in the main chunk from the start of December to mid February. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:52 - Mar 20 with 2112 views | pointofblue |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:47 - Mar 20 by Guthrum |
Clean sheets.
Yes, in the main chunk from the start of December to mid February. |
Thanks - should have thought from that.
I know it’s been repeated constantly but others as well as me but both Woolfenden and McGuinness were badly serviced by being asked to play in the middle together and of course there were going to be issues because of it. At 22, Woolfenden should not be expected to be the senior partner when we had other options available. Donacien should have been at right back with Chambers alongside Woolfenden or Chambers and Woolfenden should, at the very least, have been switched.
I think the team selection has hurt both of them and, for their sakes, I hope they can recover their careers from it. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:08 - Mar 20 with 2080 views | Guthrum |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:52 - Mar 20 by pointofblue |
Thanks - should have thought from that.
I know it’s been repeated constantly but others as well as me but both Woolfenden and McGuinness were badly serviced by being asked to play in the middle together and of course there were going to be issues because of it. At 22, Woolfenden should not be expected to be the senior partner when we had other options available. Donacien should have been at right back with Chambers alongside Woolfenden or Chambers and Woolfenden should, at the very least, have been switched.
I think the team selection has hurt both of them and, for their sakes, I hope they can recover their careers from it. |
It was also the period when we were doing far too much of the desultory passing it around at the back tactic - often a recipe for disaster.
I think a problem for Woolfenden is that he was touted as a great, ball-playing centre back (in the modern setup where FBs are pretend wingers and CBs have to be FBs too). However, he hasn't turned out to be quite as good as hoped (yet) and, in any case, the whole team hasn't been functioning very well in that format. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:23 - Mar 20 with 2068 views | pointofblue |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:08 - Mar 20 by Guthrum |
It was also the period when we were doing far too much of the desultory passing it around at the back tactic - often a recipe for disaster.
I think a problem for Woolfenden is that he was touted as a great, ball-playing centre back (in the modern setup where FBs are pretend wingers and CBs have to be FBs too). However, he hasn't turned out to be quite as good as hoped (yet) and, in any case, the whole team hasn't been functioning very well in that format. |
He was more than satisfactory last year though, when he had a senior partner next to him. Just crossing threads, in some ways Cook is running pre-season assessments on some players yet seemingly writing others off already. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:26 - Mar 20 with 2059 views | Guthrum |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:23 - Mar 20 by pointofblue |
He was more than satisfactory last year though, when he had a senior partner next to him. Just crossing threads, in some ways Cook is running pre-season assessments on some players yet seemingly writing others off already. |
But I think with CBs, it isn't broken, so Cook is wary of tinkering with it. Especially as we're unlikely to be able to win an outscore-the-opposition contest. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:28 - Mar 20 with 2057 views | pointofblue |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:26 - Mar 20 by Guthrum |
But I think with CBs, it isn't broken, so Cook is wary of tinkering with it. Especially as we're unlikely to be able to win an outscore-the-opposition contest. |
We conceded two without reply against Fleetwood which isn’t a great return. Admittedly, no reason to think he’ll change thinks off the back of one game but it’ll be interesting to see what he does if we keep leaking. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:47 - Mar 20 with 2031 views | StokieBlue |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:23 - Mar 20 by pointofblue |
He was more than satisfactory last year though, when he had a senior partner next to him. Just crossing threads, in some ways Cook is running pre-season assessments on some players yet seemingly writing others off already. |
You've been pushing Wolf every Saturday for weeks now.
The simply fact is he hasn't played very well this year and clearly isn't doing enough in training to displace the current partnerships.
Just because he's an academy player it doesn't mean he gets a free pass.
" in some ways Cook is running pre-season assessments on some players yet seemingly writing others off already."
You have no evidence for that at all past the fact you want Wolfie travelling today and he isn't.
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:51 - Mar 20 with 2020 views | pointofblue |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:47 - Mar 20 by StokieBlue |
You've been pushing Wolf every Saturday for weeks now.
The simply fact is he hasn't played very well this year and clearly isn't doing enough in training to displace the current partnerships.
Just because he's an academy player it doesn't mean he gets a free pass.
" in some ways Cook is running pre-season assessments on some players yet seemingly writing others off already."
You have no evidence for that at all past the fact you want Wolfie travelling today and he isn't.
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Do you think Woolfenden has a future here? Considering there seems to be doubts about practically every other player who has been missing out on the 18. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:56 - Mar 20 with 2010 views | StokieBlue |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:51 - Mar 20 by pointofblue |
Do you think Woolfenden has a future here? Considering there seems to be doubts about practically every other player who has been missing out on the 18. |
Would you agree that the decision should entirely be based on merit and performance?
I would hope he has a future here, there is a player there who could be very good but you also need to base your assessment off reality and not supposition.
If I had to guess I would say he will make it here but is just out of form at the moment.
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 11:01 - Mar 20 with 1992 views | pointofblue |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:56 - Mar 20 by StokieBlue |
Would you agree that the decision should entirely be based on merit and performance?
I would hope he has a future here, there is a player there who could be very good but you also need to base your assessment off reality and not supposition.
If I had to guess I would say he will make it here but is just out of form at the moment.
SB [Post edited 20 Mar 2021 10:57]
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Maybe I’m being overly kind towards him but I wouldn’t say he’s been horrific this year. Not as good as last year, admittedly, but not dreadful. He hasn’t stood out in a way which has had fans asking why is he is still being picked. And I would argue the partnership with McGuinness has held them both back - at the age they are they need experience alongside them.
As an aside, the bench has bugged me since the post Northampton revamp happened too. We cannot say any of the attacking players are effective yet we have a host of them in place of a centre back. For the moment, yes, we haven’t needed one but I am concerned we’ll be caught out at one point. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 11:14 - Mar 20 with 1976 views | BelsteadCav |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:03 - Mar 20 by pointofblue |
Woolfenden’s out of the squad again? I would be interested to know Cook’s thoughts on this one - the only encouragement I have is Cook outlining those outside the first team are most important. The greatest irony is our defence has been the strongest part of the team this year yet it was that which was changed, with two of the four disappearing completely and one dropped to the bench, post Northampton. |
Was that it?
I was hoping it was going to be interesting piece about wolves |  |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 11:21 - Mar 20 with 1961 views | abracaDOBRA_ |
Not that I know anything on this, but part of me thinks maybe Cook has seen his laid back nature that Lambert always talked about and is trying to give him a kick up the arse? IDK, I can't see there being any falling outs, maybe its more psychological on Cook's half? |  | | |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 11:32 - Mar 20 with 1937 views | Guthrum |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 10:28 - Mar 20 by pointofblue |
We conceded two without reply against Fleetwood which isn’t a great return. Admittedly, no reason to think he’ll change thinks off the back of one game but it’ll be interesting to see what he does if we keep leaking. |
I think if W/N start to be very leaky, we will see changes. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 12:05 - Mar 20 with 1903 views | pointofblue |
McGuinness preferred to Woolfenden on the bench. Just looks worse and worse for him. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 12:11 - Mar 20 with 1887 views | monty_radio |
| The Lone Wolf.... on 09:28 - Mar 20 by pointofblue |
At 22 I guess we may look at a loan to get him first team experience rather than sell. I just don’t get what happened post Northampton - with both him and Matheson.
This might sound bitter but other than the dead cat bounce from Oxford to Hull I don’t think our defence has looked any better than it did before, just in spells luckier. We should have lost at Accrington, lost to Lincoln and been humiliated (scoreline alongside performance) against Fleetwood.
It’s odd how the wheels have come off and we’ve gone from having a centre back for the future to one who we’d seemingly be happy to ship out at the first opportunity. |
I think he's already framed the loanee tee shirt. Can't think he or the club would want that route now. | |
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| The Lone Wolf.... on 12:22 - Mar 20 with 1874 views | chrismakin |
Mcguiness is a safer option today if the cowleys are as direct as some said and theres a lot of high balls. Mcguiness is better at heading than wolfy for example |  |
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