Discussing another Sheffield Wednesday defeat
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00:00 Alex Miller and Joe Cran here at Hillsborough Stadium where we've just watched Coventry City run out 2-1 winners.
00:09 Joe, for me, we've said this a million times this season, it's just those little moments of quality in big moments that are making the difference.
00:17 Yes, absolutely. I thought the first half was a very even game and like I say, that bit of quality from Ben Shea, who I thought was superb today by the way, it wasn't just his goals.
00:26 That was the difference and in the second half they just had an answer for everything that Wednesday tried, a couple of decent chances Wednesday created.
00:34 They had, Danny rolled the dice, brought a lesser spotted four, a quadruple substitution on and it did seem to help, the momentum shifted Wednesday's way but they just didn't have enough and that bit of quality in both boxes proved to be the difference.
00:51 Let's start from the back, James Beadle made his Wednesday debut. I was really impressed. I think with this modern goalkeeping, you see it at the very top level with the very top goalkeepers.
01:06 Everything we've heard has suggested that James Beadle, a million things can happen but he's headed in that direction if all goes well. Welcoming attackers onto him and being really brave up close, I thought it did make a difference today.
01:23 Yeah, he seems really composed when he's on the ball. There were a couple of times when he had to pick it up in quite difficult situations. There's going to be a lot of building needed to be done because he's working with new defenders, with different players.
01:39 Danny's spoken a lot about the way the goalkeeper holds the ball, opens up spaces elsewhere in the pitch, he's going to need to start seeing those but that will come with time.
01:47 I think it was a really solid debut. He was really unlucky with the second goal. He made a very good save and just unfortunate the way the bounce hit him again and came out.
01:57 We've got a piece coming up in the next few days on Danny explaining James Beadle in terms of in possession and how that opens things up so keep an eye out for that.
02:07 Marvin Johnson, you and I have both written a few lines on him in the last few days but you'd have never known it. I thought he was the standout Wednesday player today.
02:18 It's been an eventful season for him, hasn't it? Yeah, I thought Marvin was really good today. His delivery into the box is probably second to none I think in this team from open play especially.
02:30 His little clip ball into the box for Wednesday's goal, very nearly with another one with his right foot on the other side as well, setting up I think it was Bailey Kadamatary for a header.
02:42 He did a lot of work, not just going forward, he was really busy getting back as well and just a very good all-round performance from him.
02:50 I think with everything that is going on, like you said, I think it's testament to him and his attitude and his work rate that he was able to put in a performance like that today.
02:59 Wednesday undone then by a better side, key moments, a little bit of added quality.
03:06 I think nationally certainly the headlines are going to go sadly in a very different direction.
03:11 In the north-east corner of the ground late on there was a stoppage and the referee came over to speak to both managers.
03:18 We've spoken to Danny Ruhl, we are awaiting statements from Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry City on exactly what happened.
03:28 Certainly the allegation as it is and certainly the reaction of Casey Palmer in that corner paints a regrettable picture.
03:35 Yes, Casey Palmer, obviously we don't know what was said but suggesting that there were monkey gestures made to him, which baffles me in this day and age.
03:46 I don't know how we are still dealing with stuff like this. There is zero place for it.
03:51 We will obviously have to wait and see what the clubs say but hopefully something gets done about it.
03:58 That's all you can really say at this point because we don't know any more but there is enough CCTV about these days that you would like to think that they would be able to catch anybody that has been doing that kind of stuff, that nonsense.
04:08 A sour note then to end our post-match video on a frustrating afternoon for Sheffield Wednesday.
04:15 We are back here in six days' time on a pitch that has had better days sadly. There will be a piece going out on that in the next few days as well.
04:24 The same opponents will be spending the next six days trying to ramp that up into some sort of excitement.
04:30 It's a match that quite frankly I don't think a single person is looking forward to.
04:34 Apart from all the Coventry fans apparently.
04:36 Yes, who are coming here in great numbers again.
04:38 So keep it locked as ever to thestar.co.uk. We are in a transfer window. There is plenty going on.
04:44 Hopefully we will bring you some good news over the next few days as Wednesday continues to navigate it.
04:49 As I said, keep it locked as ever to thestar.co.uk.