v Wigan Athletic (a) 11/10/2022

[Hasta]

Not what I’d have picked and I fear we will offer little going forward. However it’s still early days for Hirst and Sammy. They’ve got a chance to impress so let’s see.

 

[AllRoverAsia]

I see McClean is still peddling his wares, some Rover is in for a kicking.

We have a very strong bench.

[BigBar]

Hirst is a big lump. Needs to play aggressive and angry. Appears a bit too nicey nice and soft. He already have a gentle giant striker in Gally. Hirst should have broken the net with that pen against Cardiff.

[Miller11]

Perhaps Nyambe saw the writing on the wall regarding game time when he met with JDT. If the manager made it clear he’d regularly use attacking players at right back, and if we were already in for Brittain, it would make sense he’d feel it was time to move on.

[pick32]

Just seen Hirst is in the lineup, think I’ve got some frozen planet to catch up on

[Atko's Engine]

I'm guessing Brittain still isn't 100% after his injury, but them strange he's been on the bench so often?

Playing Hirst here might make sense; he did well in L1 last season & Wigan are more or less L1 opponents.

No reason why we can't win tonight, the dismal record there means nothing when the whistle goes, getting a win of any sort would be fantastic.

I'm going 1-2, BBD & Szmodics. 

[BigBar]

3 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

I see McClean is still peddling his wares, some Rover is in for a kicking.

We have a very strong bench.

Hedges should be able to manage him. He's beyond limited these days. If he can't it's an even worse selection than we already think.

[AllRoverAsia]

3 minutes ago, pick32 said:

Just seen Hirst is in the lineup, think I’ve got some frozen planet to catch up on

I haven't even got frozen yoghurt

[AllRoverAsia]

Just now, BigBar said:

Hedges should be able to manage him. He's beyond limited these days. If he can't it's an even worse selection than we already think.

Managing a psycho who only intention is to maim needs help from the whistleblower

[Exiled in Toronto]

Still too early to read much into his selections IMO. He’s still finding out who buys into his philosophy and who can deliver it on the pitch. Hedges clearly ticks both boxes and can be trusted with a very complicated dual role. Szmodics clearly buys into it after his North Korean style quotes the other day, and definitely delivered it on Saturday, let’s see if he can tonight. Bucko probably needs a few months to forget all that false 9 shit and become a proper midfielder and I don’t think Dack buys into it at all. The management must be thinking about what they could do with Dacky’s and Sam’s £40k/week.

[Exiled_Rover]

Looks like JDT hasn't changed a winning team (bar I assume a still not fully fit Gallagher).

Obviously this isn't good enough for the growing number of detractors on here. 

[islander200]

36 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

I wouldn't start with Szmodics and I don't know why the awful Hirst merits a start either. The best footballer in the club, Brittain, is on the bench again.

If it works and we win that's fine. But it's odd

Agree with Hirst and although I think Szmodic has been a poor signing so far he scored and assisted in the last match and played well enough, he couldn't be dropped after that 

[1864roverite]

I see the school bus arrived early at a Wigan these kids as loud as they are won’t be able to run fast enough if they get to Burnley away😅😅😅

[Nuttall is lost]

Hirst  ffs

Edited October 11, 2022 by Nuttall is lost

[jim mk2]

Wigan not won at home this season according to TV

We know what's coming

[Gav]

I really don’t like this away kit, awful. 

[Nuttall is lost]

sloppy touches from BBD so far

[West Yorks Rover]

Listening to commentary on Talksport 2, they just said that away fans have pretty much filled their end, 

and are making a lot of noise.

 

 

 

[Tugay-is-God]

Jesus Christ, how much am I paying for RoversTV?

Don't even get to watch half the games!

[Sparks Rover]

Boring Mowbray football this

[roverandout]

It's all pointless sideways backwards passing 

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Sammy can't pick a pass!

[ItsRoverZ]

2 minutes ago, Proudtobeblue&white said:

Sammy can't pick a pass!

Neither can half the team not just him

[Tom]

Some slack passing so far but decent momentum 

[garnersfags]

My view, without upsetting anyone, is that we can get away with blooding new, young inconsistent talent at Ewood, where the supportive crowd, and defensive opposition allow the odd poor performance, and mistake, but statistically we can't usually get away with it away from Ewood. 

This is my concern about playing Hirst. I understand that JDT is searching for the secret, the missing link, but surely tonight was about breaking the cycle of depressingly poor away performances, not keeping Leicester City happy. 

I hope my misgivings are unfounded, but the other 10 may now have to work 10% harder for the win. 

I'm nervous. Remind me I was wrong at 10pm please. 

COYB!!!!!