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Post by megsontilidie on Mar 19, 2015 11:40:08 GMT
www.statto.com/football/teams/wigan-athleticlike i said on the Ipswich thread, Wigan have won 2 home games all season ! despite our away form being poor, we have won 3 away, and are generally better against bottom half sides. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/bolton-wanderers/fixtureslooking ahead to next fixtures.. very odd blend of slack periods and hectic spells. 2 week international break after Wigan game til Blackpool on 4th april (easter sat'day ) then we have just 1 rest day and playing again Easter mon (6th). bound to be serious rotation for that one then it's sat'day, tuesday for 2 home games. but then final 3 games all spread out on sat'days. 2 of those away from home to top half sides , so the rest might not help us much. i see Danns has opted to play for Guyana at the age of 32. utter madness. in a physically demanding lge why try and find new ways to tire and injure yourself...long flights for meaningless friendlies etc. most are retiring from international footie at that age to prolong club careers. that m/f engine room is one of the more demanding positions ,especially for someone 30+ and it's an area we've looked lacking since Pratley got injured. he's looked ok with just 1 game per week but faded in games during hectic spells. being on just a 1 year deal, you 'd think he'd be wanting focus on sorting that. be interesting to see how NL sees this.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Mar 20, 2015 12:58:37 GMT
Absolute minimum requirement - ONE POINT Orr I might just call for Neil's head
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Post by davidm on Mar 20, 2015 15:43:17 GMT
Bit bothered about this one. I live just outside Wigan and don't want to spend the next few weeks hearing about a Latics win over us from neighbours.
I don't like playing teams on a long losing run, Wigan have lost their last 6 home games and teams don't lose every match no matter how poor they are. Mind you, we have lost our last 6 away so something has to give.
We should set out positively and aim to overrun them but I fear another 1-0 loss as defensively we are not strong enough and, for some reason, we just cannot shoot straight away from home.
I am a bit sick of opposing managers saying how poorly they had played but were glad of the win (Boro, Ipswich, Blackburn, Wolves, Leeds etc) when we visit them.
I look back and dream of Andranick's 2 goals and wish for something similar tomorrow.
I've not been to an away game for a while (thank Dougie Freedman for that) but will be there tomorrow so maybe I can bring a change of fortunes.
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Post by andyl on Mar 20, 2015 21:57:51 GMT
I'm nervous too. Ipswich was the game I thought we could win. Anyway for the first time in twenty years I've been out to a circus tonight. My hope is that I've seen enough clowns for one weekend. Feeney? Dervite?Mills? Craig D ( he's behind you-foul; in front of you- offside)
The 5 loanee issue is a problem. Sure to want McCarthy, Le Fondre, Rochina and probably Bannan. So does he restore Bogdan and Lonergan to allow Janko or must Amos play to omit one or both of Bannan or Janko. And how does he get Coke in?
I think he'll go
Bogdan Vela, McCarthy Mills Ream Feeney Trotter Coke Le Fondre Heskey Walker
Bench : Lonergan Dervite Rochina Janko Twardzik Eidur Craig D
Just maybe he'll bench Trotter, play Bannan and omit Janko. We'll see !
personally I think I'd omit Feeney and pack the midfield. I'd certainly prefer Walker to Feeney. I might also keep Amos but I wouldn't have him on the bench!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 13:16:05 GMT
Just going to state the obvious now, looking at our last two games away we need to be 9 points clear of the bottom 3 before we play Brentford away so I think this is a must win or dare not lose game so I am going for a 1-1 draw.
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Post by OohMac on Mar 21, 2015 14:10:23 GMT
Must win for Wigan, must not lose for us. I still think we'll pick up more points from now until the end. Probably places you may not expect.
Think he'll go with Heskey, Le Fondrewith Feeney, Bannan, Walker, behind. Trotter in for Danns.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 14:29:58 GMT
Why is Trotter in instead of Vela please tell me that?
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Post by andyl on Mar 21, 2015 15:52:10 GMT
Tactics awry here. Trying to go forward clumsily, losing the ball and allowing breakaways - exactly what I feared and making a weak team look threatening. Only a wonderful Amos save has preserved equality. We are better than them in certain positions and if patient will have breakaway chances ourselves. Pitch is poor. No point clumping up to Le Fondre. Still shot shy
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 15:59:51 GMT
How is it that we go away from home and we become total wank god I would love us to go out and just waste a team away any team. Still getting very nervous about today got to pick it up second half
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 16:29:30 GMT
1-0 please keep a clean sheet please
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Post by riochforthereebok on Mar 21, 2015 16:53:07 GMT
Never Chip
Us Keep a clean sheet? With 2 minutes to go Not happening
Lennon out haha
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 16:56:47 GMT
for **** sake yet again 94 ****ing minutes and we let one in why oh why do we not kick the ****ing ball in the stand sorry for swearing but it gets on my tits
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Post by riochforthereebok on Mar 21, 2015 16:58:48 GMT
Has anyone worked out what our current league position would be if we added on the points we should have got had we concentrated in the crucial added time period??
I bet we'd almost be in the play offs!!!!
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Post by whitesince63 on Mar 21, 2015 17:07:03 GMT
Mine too chip and it's happened far too often to be put down to just bad luck. There's clearly a serious lack of quality at the back or maybe just a lack of intelligence. I suppose we know that though and hopefully NL has seen enough to know that defence is the place he will have to strengthen most. Without a quality, settled defence no team can be consistent. It may be boring but if you don't concede you don't lose.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 17:15:40 GMT
Is 10 points going to be enough with 7 games to go ? I have calmed down a bit now so sorry for bad language it has got to be better than throwing the tv through the window
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