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Signed for Pompey !
Good luck Callum and thank you for the goals and endless effort. You’ll always be a true Tic
Well Ll4e, that has got to rank as the worst ever Latics first half performances that I have witnessed in the last 60+ seasons
Second half was marginally better and it was only when we were in the last chance saloon that our pass sideways and back “free kick” strategy was abandoned in favour of a teasing ball into the opposition’s box, with the danger resulting in a memorable goal. Wycombe’s best chance also came from a long range free kick delivered into the danger area.
Anyway, prediction for Saturday against a strong Stevenage side: If we try and sit back for the majority of the game, we’ll get battered.
That short corner was diabolical.
I beggars belief when we had four tall players in their box awaiting a good delivery.
I’d like to see our stats from this season, to compare goals from direct corners Vs goals from tippy tappy short corners
Quite depressing in reality.
We’ll probably sell our young crown jewels in another sale of the century
Agree with all that’s been said on this game.
Imagine if we were managed by Toure, Joyce, etc; the fans would be baying for the Manager’s head long before now. It’s only the fact that SM is a Latics legend and the sentimental umbilical cord is proving difficult to cut, that is saving him. Would love SM to prove us wrong, but he’s not learning from these increasingly frequent Jekyll & Hyde performances. I don’t accept the small squad / young players excuses anymore. We’ve had enough quality in the squad to turn losses into draws and draws into wins. Doncaster is a prime example: no standout players and a Manager that a lot of people don’t like, and they make us look like the 2 Division side.
SM needs to redeem himself, starting with the next three games
Correct CW, Bobby Brown shoes did make that comment about a goal from a free kick. Just can’t think which game it was, nor which player scored the goal. I do remember the goal being an absolute stunner, leaping out of my seat and bashing my shins on the seat in front as I came down to earth.
SM did say yesterday that Langy had a minor calf problem. Fake or fact ???
Short corners are okay, if we penetrate the box within two passes; but some games we pass about six or seven times, ending up back on the halfway line and the all of the opposition players out of their box.
We were only ever effective at short corners when Andy Liddell was in the team !Agree with CW & Dirk:
The passing backwards is becoming a pandemic, and I’ll never understand short corners or free kicks when we need to get the ball into the box and create panic & danger; and we are bloody losing !Aye, and next Saturday when Reading fans invade the DW pitch we will get docked points for not having sufficient crowd control in place ! You can bet on it !
I agree VAT69, and if we sell our crown jewels and don’t re-invest; or worse still sell for a pittance, then I might finally throw in the towel. Gave the new ownership the benefit of the doubt this season, but next season will be the “season of truth” as we see the what strategy and level of commitment is unveiled.
Sadly it doesn’t feel optimistic. No smoke without fire, but can’t even see the smoke !!!
