Wigan V ROVERS 28/11/18

[G Somerset Rover]

Another 4 changes tonight but it’s the front 5 many expected. 

Warranted and required to an extent for tonight’s match after Saturday but we really need some consistency with the selection soon - too many changes week in week out.

Edited November 28, 2018 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[BankEnd Rover]

Zzzzzz on the line up. No surprise really. Very frustrating! Not going to say what I'm thinking now until after the game. We will see if my thoughts change! 

Edited November 28, 2018 by BankEnd Rover

[Ewood Ace]

I've nothing against Smallwood (he's been a solid player for us) but I'd love to know what Mowbray thinks he brings to the midfield that Reed doesn't as for me Reed does everything Smallwood does and more and it would also allows us to play one of Palmer, Brereton or Rothwell wide. I know Williams was bad on Saturday but Bell has been awful all season. It looks like a team set up not to lose rather than a team sent to go out there and take the initiative. 

[AdamRochina]

Don't like reed out wide as I feel he's wasted but I can see why he's there with Bennett out .. hope for a great performance tonight come on rovers !!

[OldEwoodBlue]

Line up typically not brave enough.

 

At least that Donkey Palmer has been dropped !

[K-Hod]

I really wish we’d be more aggressive and less conservative. Reed is a DM and he’s playing RW and we’ve got attacking players on the bench ?.

[K-Hod]

Just now, Franky said:

Line up typically not brave enough.

 

At least that Donkey Palmer has been dropped !

Half right. 

‘Don’t judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree’...

[Oldgregg86]

Not really a surprising line up but not one that will take the game to Wigan either. With wigan keeping 21 clean sheets in 30 home games I think we can hope for a 1-0 and pray to God they don't get an early goal

In mowbray we trust?

 

[Tom]

Still sticking to us getting a 2-1 win, the likely subs of Rothwell, Palmer and Brereton have quality from the bench 

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

Anyone able to sign in to ifollow? It just doesn’t want to know. I’m in danger of having a pleasant evening in otherwise.

[Bigdoggsteel]

12 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Zzzzzz on the line up. No surprise really. Very frustrating! Not going to say what I'm thinking now until after the game. We will see if my thoughts change! 

That's it, stay on the fence til you see the result 

[Bigdoggsteel]

I'm not surprised Lenihan is out. He hasn't impressed me this season on a consistent basis. Needs a kick up the back side in the form of genuine competition. 

I just wonder, is he injured? 

[BillC]

Hip injury according to Rich Sharp

[JBiz]

24 minutes ago, OnePhilT said:

 

Cheers for link. From my point of view, exactly what we needed. I want to see us back to basics tonight, too much poor defending this season. Lenihan and Williams deserved the hook after Saturday!

[blueboy3333]

Just now, Biz said:

Cheers for link. From my point of view, exactly what we needed. I want to see us back to basics tonight, too much poor defending this season. Lenihan and Williams deserved the hook after Saturday!

Lenihan is injured. 

[JBiz]

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

Lenihan is injured. 

Either way he hasn’t been up to it.

[blueboy3333]

Just now, Biz said:

Either way he hasn’t been up to it.

Nah. He's had the odd bad game and a lot of very good ones, Donald. 

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

21 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

I really wish we’d be more aggressive and less conservative. Reed is a DM and he’s playing RW and we’ve got attacking players on the bench ?.

Problem is, we have no wingers so whoever plays out wide is a square peg.  We don't have the width to hurt teams, the pace to counter or the height for direct play.  We are still very much lacking an identity or style  despite TM having more than 18 months to develop one.

Feel we will get done by Wigan's more direct approach.  

Hopefully, there is a reaction to PNE though and that is enough to get us the points.

[blueboy3333]

I'm looking for an 8/10 performance tonight from AA. 

[JBiz]

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

Nah. He's had the odd bad game and a lot of very good ones, Donald. 

Still sore? Not even a nibble from me.

Returning from fishing and back to football related talk- Nyambe needs a better display tonight too. I rate him and Darragh highly, both potential premier league players but we could score 2 or 3, and still drop points if we aren’t at it from the first minute + we make similar basic defensive errors to Saturday. (And Ipswich away, Reading at home, Bristol away, villa at home, last ten minutes of stoke away, Forest and Sheff united at home, Swansea away, Etc etc)

I’ve never been concerned about the goals under Mowbray, it’s the organisation and consistent defending. He is a damn sight better at it than Mercer’s best mate Clownpants, but he’s no Big Sam or Hughes eye for detail on defending. Obviously we have lesser players, but Bolton away/Brentford at home/Hull away are our only (what I’d personally describe as) properly solid displays.

[JBiz]

3 minutes ago, blueboy3333 said:

I'm looking for an 8/10 performance tonight from AA. 

Do you not mean “the lazy little shit”?

[blueboy3333]

Just now, Biz said:

Do you not mean “the lazy little shit”?

That's the fella. Mogga's obviously had a word because he's been a lot busier of late. No end product like but at least he runs now. 

[Husky]

Going off Saturday I'd say at least 3-1 Wigan.

Dodgy formation again? . . ..Hmmm.

 

Normally I'd be semi confident of a 2-1 away win.

[SoldierMo]

How the hell aint that a red what a joke

[Tom]

Awful challenge and the ref wasn’t even going to book him until it became obvious it was an injury