Bolton v Wigan: Match Thread

This is one we just have to win if we seriously are to challenge but I wish IE would cut the “we’re the best team” stuff. You can think that and even consider it inside the club but claiming it publicly just winds others up and leaves you open to ridicule. I actually think Wigan are one of the stronger sides who haven’t yet hit top form yet have had strong results. You can’t deny their forward line is full of goals which at some point will be delivered I think and I just hope they don’t start tomorrow. Clearly we have a problem taking chances although we do have players all through the team who can score. Obviously Doyle is getting most flack but for me it’s the defenders that are letting us down at set pieces. I know defensive headers and attacking headers are a different action but we don’t even seem to make contact on crosses. Doyle has admitted that heading isn’t a strength so that only really leaves us with Baka. Maybe we should try a corner to the near post and flick ones which might unsettle defenders more. Anyway, whatever we do we need the 3 points today because not only are we behind on points we’ve also played a couple of games more. Even if we win today we’ll still be a point behind Wigan having played two games more, so come on Whites, let’s put these pie eaters in their place. I think we will so I’ll go for a 3-1 win to Wanderers.

Should be a good match today.

Today is the day that I deny that I live in Wigan! Postcode and telephone number are both Wigan but I live ½ mile over the border so today I live in St Helens! Born in Horwich though which is the main one!



We haven’t quite hit it off at home yet. We’ve won matches but not convincingly so its time to do it today.

There have been lots of comments about Wigan being near the top. They are but have you noticed that they and Sunderland have only played 4 away games this season while we have played 7? Strange spilt of fixtures.



I expect Brockbank to replace Jones. Who are the others that the manager reports as having injuries? I would also expect (demand!) that Kachunga is replaced by either Isgrove or Bakayoko.



Always optimistic so I’ll go for 2-1 win

Sorry to keep going on about this but Doyle can’t do it all on his own we need the rest of the team to score a few goals today or I can see another 1 or 2 nil against. I will be driving home from Scotland so I will miss this one onwards and upwards stay safe one and all COYWM

Agree on Rovers and North End being considered derbies more that Wigan Davidm but then I’m sure that’s historical and being an oldie, still ridiculously consider Wigan a non league outfit despite them having been in the league since the eighties. I remember one of my teachers at school supporting Wigan and regularly being asked why with so many “proper” league clubs so close by. How times change, they’ve even won the FA Cup!!

Nobody can deny that they’ve turned themselves into a respected league outfit now and I suppose to younger generations have just as much a derby claim as any of the other old Lancashire clubs, but to me they’ll always be little old Wigan and as usual I’ll expect us to batter them today. Let’s hope we do and that the likes of Doyle and Dapo can find their shooting boots. I’m going for a good win so 3-1 to Wanderers and a happy trip home.

I’m sorry Ian but it’s down to you and you only that we cannot keep a clean sheet beyond 5 minutes

What do you flippin teach them on the training ground


COYWM

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Wigan dressing room pre kick off

Lean Richardson
“ right lads, easy team talk here,, Evatt thinks his Bolton are better than us, let’s go show him how wrong he is”

In terms of Colemanballs Ian, that’s got to be up there with the best of em

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