Get shut of Bob tonight

More than just a thought, but a common held opinion.

Watson at centre back?

I could have understood Jones back there and Watson in midfield. Not that it would have been particularly good – but I could understand it.

It would have to be Watson and Jones.

But yeah, you’re right, let’s go out and buy Yaya Toure.

I’m curious George why you could understand Jones playing centre back but not Watson. They are both centre midfield players but Jones is probably more attack minded. I thought it made sense having Watson at the back as he had next to no defending to do and his main task was to take the ball off Ali and start the moves going – which I thought he did alright.[/quote]

No idea really – just a gut feeling. No rational explanation why I felt that way. Maybe just that Jones is a bigger “harder” player who looks like a defender. Watson is a (don’t laugh) creative midfielder type (I said, don’t laugh). I certainly don’t see Watson as a centre back.

But just my opinion. I coul dbe wrong. Usually am.

I’m curious George why you could understand Jones playing centre back but not Watson. They are both centre midfield players but Jones is probably more attack minded. I thought it made sense having Watson at the back as he had next to no defending to do and his main task was to take the ball off Ali and start the moves going – which I thought he did alright.[/quote]
My youngest loves you.

I can understand your frustration, and the berating you get from the usual crew for expressing this does not surprise me..

You look at the two previous matches in this cup and Bob put out five first teamers with a further two on the subs bench. He had two first teamers out last night with three on the bench, why, when we had a great chance of going through to the next round. That team selection was poor, very poor! and it showed as they couldn’t break down a league two side, they were bereft of ideas. i think we had one shot on goal in that first half?

I for one love a good cup run, Cardiff in 2006 was a great day out and will live long in the memory. I aint so sure Bob is going to give us any good memories! Hope i’m wrong…

I can understand your frustration, and the berating you get from the usual crew for expressing this does not surprise me..

You look at the two previous matches in this cup and Bob put out five first teamers with a further two on the subs bench. He had two first teamers out last night with three on the bench, why, when we had a great chance of going through to the next round. That team selection was poor, very poor! and it showed as they couldn’t break down a league two side, they were bereft of ideas. i think we had one shot on goal in that first half?

I for one love a good cup run, Cardiff in 2006 was a great day out and will live long in the memory. I aint so sure Bob is going to give us any good memories! Hope i’m wrong…[/quote] I myseIf dont beIieve in resting first teamers for cup games but obviousIy managers do.The oId chestnut “may get inuries” gets on my tits, of course they may but thats the nature of the game say you Ieave your star pIayer out in a cup game then he gets inured in the first few minutes of the next game.What was the point of sacrificing the cup game then?But my biggest gripe is that after us being on a bad run we get a reaI moraI booster by beating the media Iuvvies onIy to be put in the doIdrums again by going out to Bradford.Iast season we pIayed weII before we beat Utd then the confidence grew and we were aImost unstoppabIe and thats what Iast night shouId have been about.We shouId be going aII out to win every game if its onIy to put the Iads in a confident winning mood.[/quote]

I think I summed Latics up well today when I said that with us it’s always a case of “One step forward, two steps back”.

For example, in 1986 we went 2-0 up at home to Swindon in the Play Off’s….only to lose 3-2. In 1999. Won the Autowindscreens at Wembley….. then lost a short time later in Play Offs to City. In 2000, we went 2-1 up with hardly any time left in Play Off Final V Gillingham…..yet we lost 3-2, conceding 2 late, late goals. In 2001 we went 1-0 up in Play Off Semi Final, Second Leg at Reading…….yet again conceded late goals and lost 2-1…..

In my 26 years of supporting the club, it’s pretty much always been the same.

It’s never easy being a Latics fan. That said, we’ve had a hell of a lot more success than a lot of other clubs. I.E. Preston, Bury, Rochdale, Wrexham, etc. Teams we used to face on a regular basis.

thing is win last night, a favourable draw tonight and we really would have been cooking on gas, that’s what frustrated me most.

think most would accept a 3rd round FA Cup exit if we had had a decent Capital cup run; PL our ‘bread and butter’.

Incidentally, Talk Sport pundit was last night giving Sunderland bloody hell for having lost to Middlesbro’ and passed up the opportunity for
some success (non-performing team .). Being ‘little Wigan’ can sometimes work to our advantage (weren’t mentioned … !)