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Post by OohMac on Mar 29, 2022 20:30:37 GMT
Bit early but just wanted to check if anyone knew if the changing of the time means its Ifollow(legitimate)
Its a 3pm kick off moved for police reasons, so does that make it available or not?
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Post by davidm on Mar 30, 2022 8:12:41 GMT
According to BWFC Official website, iFollow is available:- Attachments:
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Post by realtrottersforever on Apr 1, 2022 10:09:08 GMT
fans of a nervous disposition, please look away now.  I vaguely remembered a lot of their goals came from long'ish / percentage type balls aerially that caused us bother. if they do the same we could be in trouble again. don't know if it got pointed out at the time, just look at Santos on that 1st goal. freeze it at 0.14. Wigan player behind RS already making his move. keep moving it on in the shortest split second bursts you can. Wigan player keeps gaining ground. Santos goes from unaware to noticing it...BUT THEN still doesn't react even after he's seen it. Baka it was, with the risky header backwards. even as far on as 17 secs RS has hardly moved an inch !!!!! . take it back several times to see it fully develop . look at that SIZE of that gap from Santos to the Wigan forward that did the run. criminal defending. shirking. do his supporters not notice this stuff or are they just blissfully unaware ball-watchers like him  in saying that , the Lge cup tie that ended 0-0 at their place (lost on pens ) was a lot tighter. Ben Amos will always give you a chance if you fire enough shots at him. some good info on a site called footcharts . it isolates the effect of the keeper and the defence itself. www.footcharts.co.uk/index.cfm?task=corr_defencenavigate to Lge 1. correlations. saves. a "best fit" line is drawn... for this level of shots on target, how many should you concede on average. Rotherham conceded fewer goals than Wigan but you can clearly see, Wigan actually take less fire ( shots on target ) than them. less fire than anyone..just 2.50 shots on target per game. . Rotherham are significantly below the best fit line, and Wigan are quite a way above it. still a very good record. never rated Amos here. did well in an initial loan spell here , where he got clean sheets but few saves. www.whoscored.com/Teams/194/Show/England-Wiganthe whoscored ratings have him rated 19th among Wigan players. www.whoscored.com/Players/68651/Show/Ben-Amosand his profile says he's weak at saving long shots. not wrong there !! i've looked into who those Wigan centre backs are.. Kerr, Whatmough, Tilt. don't see too many top Cv's there. no great pedigrees. don't know if they just defend better as a team or what. before the international break I did think we had the faintest of faint chances, but I think the results in other games from Ipswich & Sheff wed have 100% extinguished that one again now. prediction : we should be up for it, and have a point to prove. i'll go for a surprise 1-1 but not sure i fully believe it. certainly not impossible to nick it, as we can match anyone on our day. projects.fivethirtyeight.com/soccer-predictions/league-one/supercomputer has it as 53% Wigan. 22% Bolton. 25% draw. pretty fair . i'd probably say 45w/30b/25d. |
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 1, 2022 12:02:41 GMT
Ever the optimistš¬
Iām fearing a heavy defeatš¬š¬
That said (and stick with me for a sec)
Listening to TalkSport the other day and they were saying IF Gareth bags the World Cup, could he walk into a managerial position for a Prem club in the Top 4 and it got me thinkingš¤
If we DONT win the World Cup with the amount of emerging talent at GS disposal, I wouldnāt give him a job HERE, let alone any side in the Prem
Segwayāing into Evatt and my point, if he hasnāt learnt from the mistakes of the last heavy defeat against Wigan Pathetic and with a better all round squad than the last time, then Iād go as far as to say, this should be his last game if the do turn us over
Sorry but thatās my view and I know thereās more chance of Sharon losing her job than Ian but thatās just my opinion
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Post by chip on Apr 2, 2022 7:36:11 GMT
As much as we dislike them pie eaters you have to give them credit, they have only lost 6 games up to now so this afternoon could be a bit of a struggle š¤for a draw everything else crossed for a miracle or š we donāt get thrashed onwards and upwards stay safe one and all COYWM
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Post by davidm on Apr 2, 2022 8:32:12 GMT
Yet again I have my optimistic hat on.
Yes, we are playing what appears to be the best team in the league and Yes we have fared poorly against most of the top teams in this league.
When you look at Wigan, it is hard to see any out and out stars. Maybe that is the basis of their success ā a good team of good players.
I have seen a few good results at Springfield Park and DW stadium so there is hope.
Looking at the team, I expect Jones to return at the expense of Aimson and Sadlier to continue his right wing back role (a role which he apparently hated at Rotherham!).I hope the manager is not tempted to start Bakayoko ā for whatever reason he appears much better as a late substitute.
Looking at the match, I hope the defence is strong today. A good solid defensive display can get us something as we always have the capability to score ā is it Charlesā day today?
I would be happy with a point but my heart will go with a 2-1 win.
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Post by OohMac on Apr 2, 2022 9:44:24 GMT
I dont really buy that this is a must win game for either side. Wigan have enough games in hand to forget any hiccup and our task is too much. A big ask for a team playing well and winning convincingly. Were playing well in parts but not winning convincingly.
So this game, and these games for me is building for next year. Getting that system sharp and obviously now we know where we need to strengthen.
If were on song and Dapo gets his game going and Charles harries for 90 and DJ is up and down and Morley and Dempsey dominate the middle then i see a win. If the above doesnt happeb then a 2-0 defeat and probably Magennis gets a goal to rub salt in.
He was public enemy 1 for a short time with the fans. Wondered if there was still ill feeling or whether thats passed and fans have an understanding of why these players went?
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Post by thegrud1 on Apr 2, 2022 10:13:08 GMT
rioch.. *** this should be his last game if the do turn us over**** seriuosly you have to be joking ...after what he has done for the last 2 seasons,,,,sack him on one result? |
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Post by andyl on Apr 2, 2022 11:27:32 GMT
This will be difficult . The home game was a a Santos shambles. Maybe this time better. Team a bit disjointed but we'll zee. We have a strong bench unless our keeper gets injured. Hope Magennis doesn't come good
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Post by andyl on Apr 2, 2022 11:44:35 GMT
Jinxed us. Sorry. Terrible start. No centre half. Easy for Magennis. Should be 2 already
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Post by chip on Apr 2, 2022 11:49:34 GMT
6 minutes thatās all it took 1-0 down and I didnāt think we have even touched the ball going forward š¤·āāļø this could be a long afternoon COYWM
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 2, 2022 12:02:51 GMT
rioch.. *** this should be his last game if the do turn us over**** seriuosly you have to be joking ...after what he has done for the last 2 seasons,,,,sack him on one result? Like I said Grud My view and my view only, but the point Iām making is, after the last demolition, a good manager would have ensured we do t go a goal down on 6 minutesš„µš„µ |
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 2, 2022 12:04:12 GMT
Kachunga ahead of Bakaš¤š¤š¤
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Post by whitesince63 on Apr 2, 2022 12:28:11 GMT
I honestly donāt know which is the most disgraceful, our ineptitude or the refereeing? How can Mcleanstill be on that field after those last two challenges and we wonder why referees get stick? That goal we conceded was yet again just pathetic. Several players who could have got their head to that yet none of them does, weāre just so weak onto the ball. Aimson for me is a complete waste on the field when weāve got Jones back but yet again our wonderfully clever manager decides to play him out of his normal position and play that other useless lump Kachunga in front of him and Sadlier, whoās been doing well on the right, in the left wing back role that he hates. Iām putting this performance so far entirely down to Evatt Iām afraid and if anyone thinks Iām being over critical in any of that, Iād like to hear your argument. Bless he makes serious changes at HT weāve lost this already and you can be sure McLean wonāt be back out as their manager knows what heās doing. Very unhappy as you might tell.
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Post by andyl on Apr 2, 2022 12:28:23 GMT
We are second best ( scared) to almost every tackle and are rushing our passing.
We carey the handicap of having a shaky defence so easily outflanked and so slow to react.
Should though have been against ten men. Don't understand that decision. Can only be that Afolyan cries wolf too often and somehow Mclean given doubt but obvious yellow card and McLean knew his game was over..until...
Sometimes we'd do well not to surround and hassle refs- leave them clear to think. An aspect of the game to despise.
We will need Bodvarsson. Kachunga is the only forward engaging his brain but the lack of physicality is obvious. We also miss Lee's composure. Aimson's passing is dire
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