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It was a very poor performance and we were lucky to hang on at the end except for a couple of top draw saves from Tickle.
Murray got fleeced by there No50 Hernandez so I’m unsure why Brady took him off.
Taylor?, he had a couple of efforts and fired both wide. If he slides it across the goal Wright was waiting for the tap in.
That’s the part of his game he needs to sort if he’s to progress and eventually play with the big boys
Team play
Not every touch in the box requires him to shoot a quick heads up he sees Wright.
A sad moment for Trevitt, he instantly put his head in his hands knowing something was back.
That’s the last we’ve seen of him.
Nearly 1500 Latics fans for a non entity game was brilliant
Yep have to agree, I bet a fair few players and agents were also sat back waiting for the outcome.
But the longer we go on without investment the worse the situation will get and I don’t mean ticking over investemnt
I think we’re missing that 1 or 2 experienced midfielders. We need at least one guy calling the shots because at the moment I struggle to see who’s doing the leading.
Every team needs that one player that when he’s there the others get a boost.
But the signs are there, oh and get Smith further up the park that’s a must
His name has appeared loads of times and Nixon mentions him and with Carragher taking over as his 2nd in command.
I mean, it might be Chinese whispers granted but when people with their ear far far closer to the ground than most fans then you have to sit up and take notice.
I’m not so sure how much truths in it but again, why not ?. Danson doesn’t knock about with folk in The Brick or Berkeley Square his circle of friends and business deals revolves people with money so I’m sure he knows him on a personal level.
So your worth £4-£5billion, 72 years old, what do you do with your money ? buy another shop ? Car ? House ?
It would be an excellent entry level club paying risk free rent, the club doesn’t have debt or massive overheads and the fans will come back if we do well like most clubs.
Preston seems to do well without throwing big money at money so with a bit of backing and a good run we could go up and hold our own in the Championship then who knows.
Anyway right ow there nothing more than pipe dreams like most clubs have but first and foremost,
We need to stay up
A tale of 2 Half’s, first half especially the first 15 we were all over them and should at least been 1 up.
We seem to drop back in and rely with the 1 up top as per usual. Don’t get me wrong when it works it works but when it fails there’s no one else even from midfield to grab the game by the scruff of the neck and that for me is we’re the problem lies
MIDFIELD
Far far to defensive Wright got shut up and when Orient realised everything comes from the sides they doubled up and we resorted back to long punts from Tickle.
Yes he made some fantastic saves ball he needs to practise more on his ball distribution.
A ball went back to him, under no pressure he just launched it first time when there was no need. He rarely found anyone when he kicked or he hit touch.
If he’s to move to a bigger and better club then that will be his Achilles heel and better clubs will look at that just as much as his saves.
I don’t think prices going up is a shock, that’s the norm for Britain right now.
Tickle has been out of sorts but I don’t think he’s on his own. I kinda thought Chapman was made the scapegoat for Aimson and Kerr having mares.
So I take it Fox & Hunt are knackered ? and Carragher isn’t ready to start ?.
Looking through the fixtures 5 are against potential relegation sides and the other 2 Wimbledon and Mansfield aren’t safe as it stands.
I think we need to pray that, when we lose some others do. Exeter look in trouble.
I personally feel if we can do Leyton Orient and Blackpool win or draw against Exeter Good Friday we might be ok simply because Exeter have to play Plymouth Stockport & Bradford.
Whichever way we look at it we need at least 2 wins and a draw and hope others screw up
That second goal,
Everyone’s calling Aimson, had Aimson not tried to play the ball they would have tapped home anyway.
But how did it get there?
First a poor header by Aimson to Kerr. Kerr then decides to back off and hope Chapman who’s been pushed right up field can get back with a 50 yard sprint.
Kerr then misses the chance to clear on the edge of the box, then he fails, sorry stops and gives up tracking the through ball that lead to the cross and O.G.
So although Aimsons half way line header and O.G. was bad Kerr had 3 relatively easy opportunities to make a simple tackle and failed.
Chapman then pays the price when really for me Kerr absolutely stunk the place out, he had about the worse game I’ve seen in a Latics shirt.
At some point Caldwell needed to shut shop but he didn’t. One of the worse defensive displays I’ve seen this season against a side who didn’t have to come out 2nd gear to score 3.
He’s on a reputed 10k a week at Huddersfield. I’m not sure what we are currently paying him, 50% ? 75%?, I know one thing he won’t be coming here.
His loan has served it’s purpose for both us and Huddersfield. Hopefully goals will keep us up and his stock value will have gone up if anything benefiting Huddersfield if they decide to sell.
My only niggle is, he’s fitted in at Wigan like a glove and the quick released ball up to him near the half way line and a massive upturn in Murrays form has helped him to 9 in 12.
Sometimes players don’t click at a club whether it be a manager preferring different tactics say passing it out from the back or they prefer it played through the middle.
I’m not so sure he will be as effective elsewhere. I’m not saying he’s not talented far from it but forwards especially have their own way of going about it.
He’s good but is he £3-£4million £10k+ a week ?, to the right club yes
To us most definitely not and it’s a shame because he comes across as a sound guy, bit er wit and nothing fazes him plus he’s an engine and a half,
All’s I can say is, he’s a few years too late. Had he been here when we were struggling things will be oh so different at the club.
I just hope we can pin a few down with new contracts but my gut feeling says lots will leave as Danson tightens the screw even more.
More loans, more free’s and what bit of quality will be gone. The four I think will be gone are
Kerr
Bettoni
Tickle
Mellish
It’s all about man management, at this stage of the season there is sod all really you can do bar motivate and put some belief into the players and give them some self belief and confidence.
Since Caldwell’s arrival Murray has started attacking defenders and I think if he carries on he could break the clubs record for assists in a season.
But…..
It’s not over far from it, one poor result and a good result for others stuffs you right back in the relegation mix.
Reading will be a tough day out for us. Reading are very hit & miss but there’s a gang of them I’d say 8 clubs all fighting for a play-off spot.
I reckon 8-10 points from a possible 24 remaining should comfortably see us safe.
As for Taylor signing for us ? We’ve more chance of Taylor Swift signing. We’ve an owner who makes cramp look like jelly trifle
Course you did flower. You win the ‘Things that never happened’ award. The trophy is yours. It’s specially reserved for cowards.
Sounds like Charlie Williams
Caldwell’s instantly instilled confidence and belief collectively. Players like Murray are back to having a go at defenders but that midfield position is a problem area.
Come second half the midfield sit deep with little support up top and we basically pin ourselves to the dart board and invite sides to piley on.
I think I can comfortably say each goal pushes Taylor further away from joining us as his stock value rises per game.
He’s every manager dream, a player who, when teams are playing shite he can conjor up a goal out of nothing with his one man band runs.
If Huddersfield do decide to sell they might just surpass the £3million they ‘paid for him especially when you think Charlton could eventually pay £5million Kelman.
One thing I was pondering is, what happens in the summer if Danson hasn’t sold the club?. Will he be willing to part with his cash ??.
Agree……both clubs sadly down the back of sofa coppering up with an owner worth in excess 2 Billion……meanwhile Chelsea like City will eventually get away with downright cheating…..their’s over 7 years..knew exactly what they were doing…..getting caught was their real cock up…get a fine which is a cop out and a 1 window transfer ban…F###### suspended. Look what we got !!!…..Boy it will be interesting to see if the Premier leagues biggest frauds get the whacking they deserve if found guilty……how’s about relegation to league 2 like Rangers got……..mmmm…..dreaming again.
No we wouldn’t, we no longer own it Danson does. Now if he tried to sell it who would buy it?.
Rugby the other year cleaned up trophy wise and still came out around £5-£6million in debt for the season. The sports dead in the water.
If and when Danson sells the football there would be potential buyers now we’re on a more financial even keel and room for improvement but the rugby ?.
What else can they win or do to improve their financial situation??. It doesn’t have the crowd or interest beyond Lancashire and Yorkshire.
With the football there’s always room and scope to improve on and off the pitch.
If Danson pulled out no one would take them on and I mean no one as there is nothing they can do to generate more revenue, nothing
I think Danson selling the football is a shot across the bow for the rugby because at the end of the day Dansons a business man regardless and losing money doesn’t sit well.
Without Danson right now I think we’d survive were as the rugby would die overnight and their fans know this
Some of these young lads will grow up overnight similar to how Aasguard went from a skinny runt to holding off seasoned defenders.
But these lads need minutes, they need competitive football. Chapman has quietly surprised me and he doesn’t look out of place in the starting line up.
I saw a few comments from Huddersfield fans regarding Taylor’s unturn in form and most were sour grapes which I’m sure will filter back to the player.
I wasn’t quite sure about him when he first came but he’s slowly grown into the role and with abit more support on the field he could hit another 6-8 before the seasons out.
Danson saw yesterday what a decent manager can bring to the club and offering free seats. Surely it’s better for the big important games filling those empty seats and being in the extra revenue elsewhere on match day.
I hope Saturday was a big advert to any potential buyer and what’s possible both on and off the field.
Now we need to get it right Tuesday
A fantastic all round performance obviously the goal scorers will get the brownie points but I just thought everyone worked their socks off nothing more than hard work and 2 bits of skill saw Bradford off..
Murray was keen to go one on one which was good to see,
Raphael I think is slowly improving and isn’t scared of putting a toe in but I’m glad Weir got a mention. A lot of fans don’t realise the work some players do off the ball.
Some fans (and rightly so) only remember the 25 harder or the free kick in the top sack but Weir does the unsung donkey work off the ball that alot of the time goes unnoticed.
The one thing I loved was Vickers tackling. He absolutely frustrated Humphrys to bits for the 15 minutes they faced each other regular toe poking the ball away in the tackle.
For me we still lack that creative player in the middle of the park. We need to be able to get the ball to forwards higher up the pitch rather than asking them to run half the length of the pitch and score.
Is Costelloe injured or frozen out ?. I thought he would have been a far far better option than Saydee purely for his energy pressing and chasing the ball across Bradfords back line or even Bettoni who (hope I’m wrong) won’t be here in the summer.
If I’ve one criticism it’s Caldwell micro managing players, telling players were at stand telling them move 5 yards here there etc but that’s just me.
As for Bradford ? I didn’t rate them on Boxing Day when 2 reds cost us the game and again, I didn’t rate them yesterday.
Anyone who meets them in the play-offs will be rubbing their hands over two legs but that’s no concern of us. We just need to keep clawing points out the bag and if we lose hope and pray others around us do the same.
I would also like to say, I’ll never understand why as a club we never truly tapped into the huge player catchment area for youth, young lads who never quite make it.
We have 4 of the biggest clubs in Europe let alone the UK on our door step and we still haven’t tapped into their youth overspill.
The scouting system has been awful for years. Any new owner needs to tap in and build a side on youth and selling on.
It’s the only way we can survive. I hope I’ve heard it wrong but Bettoni won’t be signing so something’s not right.
