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Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Reports and reaction from the 2017-2018 season as Walsall finished 19th in League 1
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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:13 pm

4 4 2.

Hit it long.

Shithouse a 1-0.

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 1:55 pm

Wyrley Saddler 66 wrote:With very little time for Deano to assess his squad.

will he start with the same team tonight?

Fitzwater surely over Roberts and he may drop Chambers?


Expect 4-4-2 but not sure where that means Oztumer will play.
Will he play upfront or on the wing?
I'm expecting

Roberts
Devlin, Guthrie, Fitzwater, Leahy
Kouhyar, Chambers, Dobson, Morris
Bakayoko, Oztumer

which just demonstrates how weak our squad is.
Suppose he could play Cuvellier on the wing.

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:08 pm

I'd been trying to think of tonight as a "free hit" against a ridiculously strong squad on paper, but recent results for Fleetwood, MK, Northampton, & Doncaster, to either close the gap or overtake us, got me thinking otherwise- it was starting to feel like one game less, with a smaller cushion.

However, I've just had a gander at all the remaining fixtures, and Wigan still have to play Bury , Oldham, MK, Rochdale, Fleetwood, Wimbledon, & Doncaster. I feel better now.

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:21 pm

Live on Talksport 2 (on t'internet & via Tunein) for those outside the West Mids.

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:43 pm

Love a win but happily tek a score draw.

COYR!!! UTS!!!

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:01 pm

dobbster71 wrote:Live on Talksport 2 (on t'internet & via Tunein) for those outside the West Mids.


Cheers!

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:08 pm

The unthinkable is rapidly becoming a reasonable assumption following some good results from those around us this week. We have no match on Saturday, so, once again those around us will be gaining momentum and shrinking that 4 point gap between us and the drop zone!
So, we MUST hope for a Northamptonesque/Salop point at the very least, anything less and we are REALLY in deep dodo's.
So come on you reds, let's beat the bookies on this one...WE CAN DO IT!!!!! (sorry about the shouting....)

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:33 pm

Enniskillen wrote:
Wyrley Saddler 66 wrote:With very little time for Deano to assess his squad.

will he start with the same team tonight?

Fitzwater surely over Roberts and he may drop Chambers?


Expect 4-4-2 but not sure where that means Oztumer will play.
Will he play upfront or on the wing?
I'm expecting

Roberts
Devlin, Guthrie, Fitzwater, Leahy
Kouhyar, Chambers, Dobson, Morris
Bakayoko, Oztumer


which just demonstrates how weak our squad is.
Suppose he could play Cuvellier on the wing.


Spot on!

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:33 pm

Starting line-up against Wigan Athletic:-

Roberts

Devlin
Fitzwater
Guthrie
Leahy

Chambers
Dobson
Morris
Oztumer

Kouhyar
Bakayoko

Substitutes: Gillespie, Cuvelier, Shaibu, Flanagan, Roberts, Hayles-Docherty, Candlin

Grigg starts on the bench for Wigan........... :? Talk about an impact sub!!

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:47 pm

Keates sitting in directors box.

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:52 pm

Thankfully BIG mistake from Wigan leaving Griggsy on the bench, he knows the ground well and he IS like Gary Madine, a 'goal machine' just wish we had one up front!

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:05 pm

Just logged on to the BBC website. A sign of the times that Women's football takes precedence over League 1. Political correctness gorn maaaad :roll:

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:16 pm

:( :( :( Well, we lasted 30 minutes ...... Walsall 0 Wigan Athletic 1

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:17 pm

Not been this nervous of a result since that relegation decider home match against Rothrum all those years back, we were relying on Gillingham if I recall and it all went pear shaped.

Sheisen! just see the goal flash, didn't last long did we?

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:20 pm

And again ....... 0-2 now :( :( :( :( :(

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:23 pm

0-2.

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:23 pm

Welsh_Saddler wrote:And again ....... 0-2 now :( :( :( :( :(


Methinks we may be doomed..................the bookies and 'form' know what's what, I wonder if it's as bad to watch as the stats show?

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:24 pm

Performance wasn't too bad for first half hour but Wigan much more dangerous in final third which isn't surprising.

As I said before kick off tonight isn't really a game to judge Keates (especially as he isn't even in charge seemingly).

Pompey and Bradford are games that can be judged.

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:26 pm

Having said that....0-3.

Is this going to be a record defeat for a new manager?! :shock:

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:26 pm

0-3 ........ and it's nowhere near half-time yet!!!

Odds for a Walsall win are now 1001 to 1 ........ worth a cheeky fiver? :D

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:26 pm

SoccerHQ wrote:Performance wasn't too bad for first half hour but Wigan much more dangerous in final third which isn't surprising.

As I said before kick off tonight isn't really a game to judge Keates (especially as he isn't even in charge seemingly).

Pompey and Bradford are games that can be judged.


I will give him a bit longer - probably 12-18 months at least unless he is utterly cack.

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:28 pm

It's a horror show on Talksport

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:28 pm

Bet the Fleetwood fans are rubbing their hands with glee at possibly sending us down in the last match of the season?

Just hope it won't become an utter tonking....just shows how bad we have become, there is little alternative to the type of team we can put out there, we know how good Wigan are but come on..................................

now 0-3 I hear, we have now lost 2 possible defensive advantages, 'games in hand' and 'slightly better goal difference'.

We ARE in trouble, no doubt about in now.
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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:30 pm

Guest wrote:It's a horror show on Talksport


I thought Alan Brazil was on in the morning? :D

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:39 pm

Listening to talk sport for the first half hour relatively even but 2 premiership worthy goals and an error for the third. Scoreline too harsh for Dean Keates.
Yes Wigan are the better team and will win. Walsall have created chances.

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:45 pm

I'm not surprised we're struggling, but did not expect this scoreline in the first half!

Hopefully DK will get us across that line and secure league one football next season, but it could go either way.

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:46 pm

Competed well for 20 minutes but at least a division worse than Wigan. Worse squad I can recall since merscums. Thanks bonser

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:47 pm

Apparently Baka missed a good chance seconds before their first goal. An 'air shot with his head' was how they described it on Talksport.

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:52 pm

No changes to start the 2nd half.......

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Re: Wigan Athletic (H) Wed 21st Mar, 7.45pm

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:52 pm

Can anyone imagine what Keatsy is thinking...."What have I done?"

Just goes to show what a mess Whitney has left us in.
We will have to rely on maximum points at home against our level of opposition, and how often do we cock up that scenario?

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