Sheffield Wednesdays Barry Bannan takes part in the FL72 Podcasts 10 to Tackle with Sky Sports. Listen to the FL72 Podcast here...Barry, first one, what do your team mates call you? Normally I get called Baz or Bazza. Ive had that since Ive been growing up so its pretty boring but its Baz or Bazza.Whats the best thing about playing for Sheffield Wednesday?I would probably say the support you get from the fans is unbelievable, playing for the fans. Theyve been brilliant all season so playing in front of your fans is pretty exciting.Cleverest team mate?I would probably say Pricey [Lewis Price] - hes a PFA rep so I would say him - but hes also the dumbest at the same time if you know what I mean. FL72 Podcast - Dyche, Ferguson, Hughes In what way?Hes just always playing pranks or having pranks played on him. So Pricey - when he wants to be - hes probably one of the cleverest.Whats your squad number and whats the significance of it?Its number 41 but it was the chairman here who asked me to take that apparently. In his country its a lucky number for him apparently. For me I was only 25 I think when I came. Because I had that at other places and I liked it but the chairman wanted me to have it and he said it would be a lucky number for me - youll have to ask him - but it has been lucky so far.Not may 41s about?No, its very rare you see it but its been a lucky number for me. I had a good season so far so its working.What would you be if you werent a footballer?Probably a painter and decorator with my Dad. I didnt have the best brains at school. I focussed on my football since I was young so Im lucky that Ive got it. Bannan was named in the Championship team of the year Its worked out..Yes Id say its worked out. But if it didnt work out Id probably be a painter and decorator.Who is the best player youve played with?I would probably say [Christian] Benteke - I enjoyed playing with him. Either Benteke or Gareth Barry. Best moment in football so far?When I got promoted with Blackpool - that was a bit special. I was young at the time as well. I was on loan and didnt really know what it was all about, the football league, and to get promoted that day was unbelievable. We were underdogs as well.Brilliant play-off final..Yes it was brilliant. That was probably one of the best moments thus far - hopefully I can better it this year. Bannan spent five years with Aston Villa And worst moment?Probably when I got sent off against Nottingham Forest a few weeks ago. That was my first red card ever so that was a bad moment but luckily we won the game. Then probably when we lost in the semi-final - Bradford v Aston Villa. It was the League Cup and we were one game away from Wembley. Over two legs we lost and Id say thats probably the worst one.Whats your favourite item of memorabilia from your career?I got a lot of good shirts. Ive kept a lot of good, good shirts. Probably the Paul Scholes one is the one that sticks out most. Did you wait to the end of the game to ask to swap?I couldnt get near him during to swap so yes, I had to wait to swap. I had to catch him in the tunnel.Now youre probably going to finish sixth, so describe your season so far in one word?Good. Not very good. Good. It will be very good if we get promoted. Also See: Sheff Wed video Sheff Wed fixtures Sheff Wed stats Get a ￡10 free bet! Michael Perez Jersey . JOHNS, N. Chaz Roe Jersey . He just didnt expect them to be this good. Darrun Hilliard scored 19 points to lead No. 6 Villanova to a dominating 77-59 victory over Georgetown on Saturday, preserving the Wildcats hopes of a No. https://www.cheapraysonline.com/1836i-mike-zunino-jersey-rays.html . 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We are now already through three quarters of the tournament, but rather than be sad that much of it is over, we should be grateful with what we witnessed. It was a group stage that gave us more special moments than the three previous World Cups combined. A group stage of surprises, where tactically versatile and organized sides shocked the so-called super powers of the game. A group stage that saw the renaissance of 3-5-2, used so well by surprise teams like Netherlands, Costa Rica and Mexico. A group stage of counterattackers, comebacks and headers, trends that the Netherlands used in their demolition of Spain back on Day 2. Their superb pressing and clinical finishing gave us a glimpse of what was to come in Brazil, but not before that look and pass by Daley Blind just before the half-time break. The ball landed on top of the supremely intelligent head of Robin van Persie and his magnificent header over Iker Casillas changed everything. It became the group stage of headers with 27 more following van Persies, but none of them beating it. It became the group stage of comebacks. Spain, massacred by the Dutch 5-1 in the third game of the tournament, was already the second team, after Croatia a day earlier, to lose a game they led. A small, exclusive group of only four from 2010 would grow quickly as Uruguay, Japan, Ecuador, Algeria and Australia joined them in the first week. During their second group games Germany, Ghana, Portugal and USA all managed to not win games against each other that they led in. Even Uruguay, Greece and Algeria had comebacks of their own, all qualifying despite losing their opening World Cup match. Only Spain did that in 2010. It became the group stage of counterattacks, once again ignited by the Dutch over Spain as they scored their last three goals with a combined 29 seconds in possession, and never more highlighted than when Switzerland broke away in the final seconds to score a dramatic, crucial winner over Ecuador. It became the group stage of creative, left-footed masters who glided across the field into space left open by a transition. The group stage of substitute goals, 24 in total, highlighted by Miroslav Klose joining the great Ronaldo on 15 World Cup goals and James Rodriguez dancing his way through the Japanese defence for one of the goals of the tournament. In the end, though, it was the group stage of goals as an incredible 136 wennt in (there was a total of 145 scored in South Africa).dddddddddddd It was no surprise that a wind of caution blew around the stadiums as the third group games took place but before they started the goals per game ratio stood at a wonderful 2.96. It ends the group stage at a beautifully high 2.83. There are still 16 games to go, of course, but no World Cup since 1970 has come close to that average. It wasnt just about the amount of goals, however. Many of the worlds stars were the ones scoring and we already have three world class stars on four goals each through three games. My 23 man squad of the group stages GK – Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico), Keylor Navas (Costa Rica), Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria) D – Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast), Cristian Gamboa (Costa Rica), Kostas Manolas (Greece), Rafa Marquez (Mexico), Mario Yepes (Colombia), Raphael Varene (France), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Costa Rica), Daley Blind (Netherlands). 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With that stat in mind it is likely that at least one of these teams will beat their opponent. Look for Greece, Uruguay, possibly Mexico, USA and even Chile to continue this streak. After that? In nine of the last 10 World Cups a group runner-up has made it to at least the semi-final stage. That will be the target of one of these teams going forward. Ranking teams eliminated at this World Cup based on performances in Brazil 32. Honduras31. Cameroon30. Japan29. South Korea28. England27. Iran26. Bosnia & Herzegovina25. Russia24. Portugal23. Australia22. Spain21. Croatia20. Ivory Coast19. Italy18. Ghana17. Ecuador Ranking teams left at this World Cup based on their chances of winning the World Cup 16. Switzerland15. Algeria14. USA13. Greece12. Costa Rica11. Nigeria10. Mexico9. Belgium8. Chile7. Uruguay6. Colombia5. France4. Netherlands3. Germany2. Brazil1. Argentina ' ' '