Sat 12th & Sun 13th Feb

[SVH]

 

[codaplenty]

Cheltenham away for us and they will be well up for this after a moral boosting victory over the Mackems
It's turning into a real dog fight at the bottom, some great results over recent weeks for Donny and Gills who have
upped their game
The best team in this league are the Millers, we have achieved a double over them which right now counts for nothing
Fleetwood have got some excellent academy players, some of them are now regular 1st teamers and without doubt Paddy Lane, 18 years old is destined for higher things We need to find 3 points from somewhere, and as biased as I try, can't see this not finishing as another draw, not a disaster but still falling short

 

[Caer]

After losing to Doncaster who couldn't buy a win, we've lost to Cheltenham who couldn't buy a win. Who is next on the schedule? Wimbledon? Well at least their form is goo- oh. Oh no.

 

[BarrieOwl]

We have an awful record v Rotherham at home and have a tendency to concede last minute goals that get them the points.

We've begun to finally dig out wins from scrappy games and hope we can maintain our winning streak against our near neighbours, should be a decent crowd and Rotherham are the best side in the league, thanks in no small part to Paul Warne who I have a lot of time for.

 

[Si Robin]

I don't think we've beat Fleetwood yet, but by God we need to this weekend. We've 4 home games coming up that are crucial to our hopes of mid-table obscurity - Fleetwood, Crewe, Doncaster and WImbledon. Starting them off with a win would be lovely.

 

[codaplenty]

I don't think we've beat Fleetwood yet, but by God we need to this weekend. We've 4 home games coming up that are crucial to our hopes of mid-table obscurity - Fleetwood, Crewe, Doncaster and WImbledon. Starting them off with a win would be lovely.

In a separate thread which literally was posted as the same time as this I went for a draw, it still stands

 

[longmover]

We really need to keep the momentum going from Tuesday night start positive and stay positive. If we go behind (or level) then I can see us retreating to our shells and invite more pressure. Mindset is huge now after Tuesday night.

 

[SVH]

I don't think we've beat Fleetwood yet, but by God we need to this weekend. We've 4 home games coming up that are crucial to our hopes of mid-table obscurity - Fleetwood, Crewe, Doncaster and WImbledon. Starting them off with a win would be lovely.

I hope you win all those games too!!

 

[Bobbin']

My 4th visit to Wigan on Saturday and fully expecting to see my 4th defeat.

 

[coronakopite]

I don't think we've beat Fleetwood yet, but by God we need to this weekend. We've 4 home games coming up that are crucial to our hopes of mid-table obscurity - Fleetwood, Crewe, Doncaster and WImbledon. Starting them off with a win would be lovely.

I hope you win all those games too!!

My preferred outcome is that you win all of them or, failing that, lose all of them.

The 4 points that I see you getting will mean you'll need some away grit/luck at the likes of Morecambe, Accrington and Lincoln to avoid our final game of the season being a nervous affair - I fear for both of us.

 

[Luke Imp]

Home to Wycombe for us, which I'm sure the visitors will make a free-flowing game of football! Another afternoon of gale force winds as well and that seems to have been the case for weeks now.

We need to start defending higher up the pitch against these sides because against Morecambe, they scored they goal from a free kick being played wide and instead of keeping the line or stepping up, we dropped onto the penalty spot and invited pressure. It's too easy for the opposition to drop the ball onto the edge of our 18 yard box and scrap from there.

No Bridcutt or Hopper, Bishop missed the midweek game, Scully and Eyoma went off injured and as always, there's the question marks over Walsh's fitness i.e. can he do two games back to back?

 

[Si Robin]

My preferred outcome is that you win all of them or, failing that, lose all of them.

The 4 points that I see you getting will mean you'll need some away grit/luck at the likes of Morecambe, Accrington and Lincoln to avoid our final game of the season being a nervous affair - I fear for both of us.

I think our home form will see us out of trouble.

We've been shocking away all season, but have still lost less than 5 games at home all season in 16 games. I think we'll get at least 7 points out of those 4 games which means 9 points from the remaining 12 games.

I'm quietly confident we'll go to the Abbey not needing anything on the last day.

 

[Millerbri]

We have an awful record v Rotherham at home and have a tendency to concede last minute goals that get them the points.

We've begun to finally dig out wins from scrappy games and hope we can maintain our winning streak against our near neighbours, should be a decent crowd and Rotherham are the best side in the league, thanks in no small part to Paul Warne who I have a lot of time for.

It's true we do have a very good record at Hillsborough, much like Wednesday have at our ground.

We shouldn't have lost the game at NYS but lost Ogbene to injury early doors and then Sadler missed (was saved) a penalty just before half time.
Fair play to Wednesday they caught us on the break twice and left us wondering what might have been.

Wood will be available after suspension and will probably replace Mattock who might struggle to play twice in 5 days. The other option is Angus MacDonald coming in after his cameo at AFC Wimbledon.
Grigg, Miller and Edmunds Green all have hamstring problems but I know that pales into insignificance compared to Wednesday's injury woes.

I wonder if Freddie might get the call to take over from Grigg because I think it's too big a game for young Kayode. Kelly has yet to feature so it would be a big call to bring him in for his debut.

We may even put an extra midfielder in the mix to try and congest the middle of the park and limit Bannon and Luengo's time on the ball but it's not something I'd expect Warne to do normally.

We have requested the extra 750 tickets for the lower west stand but would doubt we will completely sell out, but there should be a decent following of around 3500 so it should make for a good atmosphere.

We will definitely go there to win so it should be an open game which is very bad for my heart.
In honesty I would take a point now and not bother going.

 

[Bartonyellow]

Cambridge at home. Expect a different 11 players running around like headless chickens again. And then the week after he will put a different 11 in.
0-0 draw.

 

[GeneralLee]

We face Bolton/Brazil. I understand Bolton are very good so I expect we will be swept aside with relative ease.*

Result Prediction: 0-8.
Scorers: Charles x2, Dunga, Dempsey, Afolayan, Ronaldo x2, Bebeto.

*Result prediction based on entirely factual information found on this forum.

 

[Republic of Womble]

It's true we do have a very good record at Hillsborough, much like Wednesday have at our ground.

We shouldn't have lost the game at NYS but lost Ogbene to injury early doors and then Sadler missed (was saved) a penalty just before half time.
Fair play to Wednesday they caught us on the break twice and left us wondering what might have been.

Wood will be available after suspension and will probably replace Mattock who might struggle to play twice in 5 days. The other option is Angus MacDonald coming in after his cameo at AFC Wimbledon.
Grigg, Miller and Edmunds Green all have hamstring problems but I know that pales into insignificance compared to Wednesday's injury woes.

I wonder if Freddie might get the call to take over from Grigg because I think it's too big a game for young Kayode. Kelly has yet to feature so it would be a big call to bring him in for his debut.

We may even put an extra midfielder in the mix to try and congest the middle of the park and limit Bannon and Luengo's time on the ball but it's not something I'd expect Warne to do normally.

We have requested the extra 750 tickets for the lower west stand but would doubt we will completely sell out, but there should be a decent following of around 3500 so it should make for a good atmosphere.

We will definitely go there to win so it should be an open game which is very bad for my heart.
In honesty I would take a point now and not bother going.

I thought Kayode changed the game when introduced on Tuesday. You were on top already, but after that it was just a one way procession. I do get the impression he might have more impact coming off the bench than starting (at least until he matures a bit more) as tiring defences won't enjoy his pace and physicality. Ours certainly didn't.

 

[TractorBoys]

Snap your hand off for a point to maintain momentum this Saturday considering our fixtures coming up after that which include Cheltenham, Burton, and Morecambe. A win, draw or loss would not surprise me. Not sure too many people will be including Dons v Ipswich in their ACCAS this weekend.

 

[WhiteRussian]

Snap your hand off for a point to maintain momentum this Saturday considering our fixtures coming up after that which include Cheltenham, Burton, and Morecambe. A win, draw or loss would not surprise me. Not sure too many people will be including Dons v Ipswich in their ACCAS this weekend.

Agreed, this could go any way. I want a win obviously but wouldn't cry at a draw. Hopefully a cracking match in frotn of at least 15000. Don't know why I'm expecting a hatfull of goals but I am even though neither of us are very prolific at present. My local being a popular pub for away fans, I'll enjoy a chat with them before hand.

 

[SMH]

My 4th visit to Wigan on Saturday and fully expecting to see my 4th defeat.

You won't have a better chance than now to get something against us. No wins in four, one goal scored, one clean sheet since around October time and key injuries hurting us. If you grow a pair and come for a result, rather than to park the bus and play for a 0-0, you've got an excellent chance. Bookies have priced us terribly at 4/5 on, I'm absolutely bricking it!

 

[Bobbin']

You won't have a better chance than now to get something against us. No wins in four, one goal scored, one clean sheet since around October time and key injuries hurting us. If you grow a pair and come for a result, rather than to park the bus and play for a 0-0, you've got an excellent chance. Bookies have priced us terribly at 4/5 on, I'm absolutely bricking it!

The one thing I can’t accuse us of away from home is shutting up shop for a draw.

We always look to play football and get a result, unfortunately for us we’re just not very good at it and always give up chances at the other end. You’ll definitely score at least once.

 

[SMH]

The one thing I can’t accuse us of away from home is shutting up shop for a draw.

We always look to play football and get a result, unfortunately for us we’re just not very good at it and always give up chances at the other end. You’ll definitely score at least once.

That's a very brave prediction considering we've got Magennis up front, you should know that!

 

[BarrieOwl]

That's a very brave prediction considering we've got Magennis up front, you should know that!

He did find the net Tuesday, albeit from a yard offside and an open goal.

 

[SMH]

He did find the net Tuesday, albeit from a yard offside and an open goal.

Two (offside) goals in three games for him now. Standard!

 

[BarrieOwl]

Two (offside) goals in three games for him now. Standard!

Sorry to ask, but what the fuck is with Wigan being so long ball these days. Never remember it being the case.

 

[SMH]

Sorry to ask, but what the fuck is with Wigan being so long ball these days. Never remember it being the case.

That's a question most of the fans are asking to be fair. We're a very physical side and have assembled 'a team of giants' so I think the manager just sets up to play to the strengths of those players and bully the opponents into submission. You can tell he's a disciple of Paul Cook.

I don't know if I've said this already, but if we got promoted I think we'd get absolutely smashed playing like this in the Championship and would come back down in 24th place.

 

[GeneralLee]

That's a question most of the fans are asking to be fair. We're a very physical side and have assembled 'a team of giants' so I think the manager just sets up to play to the strengths of those players and bully the opponents into submission. You can tell he's a disciple of Paul Cook.

I don't know if I've said this already, but if we got promoted I think we'd get absolutely smashed playing like this in the Championship and would come back down in 24th place.

I actually thought Wigan looked really organised and incredibly efficient both times this season. They reminded me of Rotherham of a couple of years ago with Crooks in the side who gave us a bit of a lesson at the Kass.

I can't say I have watched much (if any) Championship football the last couple of years, however by League One standards it's incredibly effective. I'm surprised you think that the same efficiency wouldn't cope with the division above?

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

I fully expect us to get beat by Wycombe on Saturday, can see them bullying us all over the pitch

 

[Bartonyellow]

I fully expect us to get beat by Wycombe on Saturday, can see them bullying us all over the pitch

They will score on 96 minutes after a period of shithousery in your penalty box.

 

[Boletus Edulis]

This Saturday will be Schuey’s twelfth game in charge and will be only his third game at home!

Salop are going to be hard work to break down. They might not have scored many recently, but they also have not let many in either. We clearly need to score first to force them out of their defensive minded approach.

Looking forward to it, been ages since we have had a game at Home Park.

 

[GFC4EVA]

Must win game for both us and morecambe, we look defensively much better since Neil Harris arrived, just need to improve in the final third, would like to think we can get a result to really boost our survival chances