Match Day Thread Wigan v Hull City

I always wondered about the famous Wigan Casino , in my head they all had an evening of blackjack and roulette and then
cleared away the tables so they could do some strange dancing to obscure soul records

Onto the actual football there is no way we play 2 up front , probably Campbell by himself to be replaced by Martin
or maybe even the other way around . I expected Martin to be given longer on saturday and Campbell given more
of a rest considering the game tonight

Clearly Irvine is now one of our best players and has to be in the team barring injury or illness

 

I like Irvine and whenever he’s fit he should be one of the first names on the team sheet. One of our better recent signings.

 

I was trying to avoid the obvious.

 

I didn’t mean philosophically. I wasn’t thinking of made up places or irrelevant ones outside these fair shores either.

 

I’d take a draw right now. 1-1.

 

That's ace.

 

100% agree (I know how we like our percentages.). He was absolute gash last Sat, that's when our midfield went awol when he came on. He's robbing a wage from City. He reminds me of U6 & U7s, who chase around the pitch towards the ball, but he doesn't do anything, doesn't challenge, no tackles, just watches from a safe distance.

I don't know what Adkins sees in him, but there was multi options to bring on instead. If Liverpool couldn't develop him, then we've no chance.

 

2-0 City.
Martin for Campbell
Irvine for Batty
Lichaj to right back Burke for Jordy.

 

I don't think Adkins does see anything in him really. He only plays him when desperate. Presumably he didn't see Irvine as someone who could sit in the deeper role for an hour or whatever it was, particularly when Henriksen is hardly an enforcer.

 

I agree...I think it's our main weaknesses this season! We just don't have any bite in the middle

 

3-1 Wigan and a reality check that Ipswich really were that bad

 

I don’t think Nige will drop Jordy. He rates him.

 

Marshall
Burke De Wijs Elphick Lichaj
Henriksen Stewart
Bowen Irvine Kane
Dicko

My guess at what Nigel will go for

 

It would be strange to drop him after probably his best game so far

 

Saw them on the first night at Manchester. You're in for a good night.

 

I don't think Adkins sees much in him to be honest. The fact he prefers Batty who had no first team experience prior to Brentford last season tells us quite a lot about how he feels about Stewart. But he does seem fixated on playing 2 fairly defensive midfielders (wrongly to my mind) and he's short of them. I really like Irvine but he's far more effective further up the pitch. And personally think the 'watches from a safe distance' often applies to Henriksen too.

 

Is it on the red button on sky tonight?

 

Think all Tuesday games are, as long as there is a live sky game?

 

Pie munching Lancastrians, good for nowt.

City 3 to nowt.