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Its hardly surprising – someone on here suggested that ST sales were at the 7,000 level.
Last season’s sales were based on a first European adventure being included, as well as the feel-good factor from the FA Cup win.
This season, the prices were raised, there are 3 fewer games for a ST, and the harsh reality of 2nd tier football is starting to come home, as the last of the cup-winners reach the end of their contracts and start to leave for bigger and better things.
Go on, admit it – you were wetting yourself posting this.
I’ll be gutted
whenif he goes. Been a class act since Rosler took over, it’ll be interesting to see how he gets on at a higher level with the same level of endeavour he’s given over the past six months.cup winners doffed cap towards his goal at Everton; football poetry.
Reebok was founded in Bolton in 1958.
Macron comes from Italy.
No it isnt. Macron was a video shop in Gidlow Lane. And it did betamax. Didnt know they sponsored stadiums as well. Fair play.[/quote]
No it isn’t mate, as you know it’s Micron. Wiganers just pronounce it Macron ;)
I have moved on, I did that about five minutes after it was all over, I just think it was weird. I’m not talking about practicing penalties here. Gomez should’ve taken the first one. I don’t believe for a minute that he wouldn’t have been up for it. That means the strategy was questionable at best.
Cracking day and heroic effort today – no shame in taking arrogant Arsenal all the way to penalties – but could it have been a very different story?Wrong starting line up?
Wrong substitutions?
Wrong penalty shoot out strategy?Wrong starting lineup? Pretty much alright except for McEachran. Just not good enough.
Wrong subs? If McManaman was injured or cramped, fair enough. If he wasn’t, it was a poor move to take him off. Bringing Caldwell on instead of Barnett was a bit of an eyebrow raiser but not as much as….
….Wrong Penalties Strategy? Definitely. I saw the highlights back in the hotel room and Rosler sarcastically/tongue-in-cheek said something about not needing to practice penalties as ‘we’re German’. For a manager that comes across as a true disciplinarian and meticulous to the nth degree, he dropped the ball in his penalties strategy. He must’ve realised that it was a possibility and should have prepared for it accordingly. I don’t believe in this bullshit about ‘who’s brave enough to take one’. If Rosler did ask for volunteers, that would be sloppy. If he brought Caldwell on in anticipation of penalties then his strategy can only be classed as mind-boggling.
Promotion for me.Nothing will beat that day last season but that was us against the odds, beating City with a last minute goal.
Beating Hull or Sheff Utd, wouldn’t create the same euphoria for me.
Think we’d be a different proposition in the Prem under Rosler and I’d like to get back there sooner rather than later
I disagree with you about the Hull/Sheffield Utd scenario; I think I’d be more ecstatic than I was last May. We’d have achieved something that will probably never happen again; a second tier team successfully defending the FA Cup and having beaten four possibly five Prem teams along the way.
I do agree that the Prem under Rosler is a tantalizing prospect and the sooner the better for many reasons but if I could only have one, I’d take the Cup any day.
Just had a quick glance and as far as I can see, I don’t think a lower division side has ever successfully defended the FA Cup.
I’ve read sporadic posts about the ‘FA Cup Champions’ song and the arguments as to whether or not it is correct. I see myself as being a bit of a pedant as far as use of the great English language is concerned, and I must say that, on balance and on points, I agree with the great unwashed that ‘FA Cup Champions’ is correct as far as carrying vocal weight to opposing fans and self satisfaction is concerned. Though not of lingual perfection, ‘Champions’ conveys the warmth, gravity, and the syllables, that ‘Winners’ and ‘Holders’ do not.
The latter are not certainly incorrect, in a lingual sense, but lack considerably in comparison to the former as far as singability is concerned.
My point being, no other club in the 142 year history of the FA Cup has ever referred to themselves as FA Cup champions, literally correct or not! No more to say on the subject – it’s been done to death, and I’m sure we’re all bored to tears with it.
However, your comment about warmth and gravity is the biggest load of cheesy, luvvie, thespian bullshit I have ever seen written on this forum ;)[/quote]
Why thank you, that’s the best back-handed compliment I’ve had in a while ;)
I’ve read sporadic posts about the ‘FA Cup Champions’ song and the arguments as to whether or not it is correct. I see myself as being a bit of a pedant as far as use of the great English language is concerned, and I must say that, on balance and on points, I agree with the great unwashed that ‘FA Cup Champions’ is correct as far as carrying vocal weight to opposing fans and self satisfaction is concerned. Though not of lingual perfection, ‘Champions’ conveys the warmth, gravity, and the syllables, that ‘Winners’ and ‘Holders’ do not.
The latter are not certainly incorrect, in a lingual sense, but lack considerably in comparison to the former as far as singability is concerned.
You can’t have both!
But the point is, we can…..[/quote]
C’mon and climb down off that safe fence man! We would all love to do the double but…if only one memory could be taken to your desert island as your final reminder of WAFC, would it be the team that got back to the Premier League at the first attempt after relegation in 2014 (acknowledged on SSN for 12 hours after promotion) or the team that won back to back FA Cups (indelibly engraved into football’s hall of fame for eternity)?
No right or wrong answers in this, just perception. Thank you.
Would you take a draw right now? I personally think that Uwe will go for it and this will make for a most entertaining game ! If we can beat them it will send out a warning to the next 3 sides due at the DW that we are nigh on invincible at home ! :)
My prediction 2-2
Great prediction.
Hope you had a few quid on it.
What a cracking match that was.
Arguably the league performance of the season.
I would have settled for a point beforehand but having led twice you can’t help but feel a little disappointed.[/quote]
Don’t bet on correct scores anymore ! I can’t help feeling slightly annoyed with Crainey for giving away that needless free kick in such a dangerous position ! We looked dead on our feet in those last minutes ! Oh and Fortune is pants ! :unsure:[/quote]
He’s by far the best striker we have in my opinion. I thought he held it up well when he came on and looked much better than Maynard – who was pants.[/quote]Harsh. Maynard’s frustrating and Rosler has given him a chance. Doesn’t get in the right positions much of the time and needs to work harder and go and find the ball more but I do sense there is a good footballer in there.
As for Fortune, poor decisions from him most of the time (and a good few last night) and capable of moments of inspiration (the penalty he got against City) and moments of madness (his ‘shot’ against City). It’s like there are three teams on the pitch when he’s playing; Latics, whoever they are playing and Fortune doing his own thing.
I’m in ES6 and, to be fair, the football intelligence isn’t too bad around me. It used to be but its ending coincided with us dropping out of the Premier League.