v Wigan (H) Match Thread

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[DiggerB]

Fozzy comes in for Thommo at LWB but otherwise the side that started today starts next Saturday for me. Even if we bring in 1 of the 2-3 PW seeks they won’t be up to speed enough for a starting berth. 

[Foreveram]

Heading for a sellout, in the home end at least.Just over 2,000 tickets left, mainly in the North stand and North East corner.

South stand and SW corner sold out.

Just over 500 left in West and East stands combined.

[InstaRam]

You may look forward to starting match threads for a few months from now on since we won't loose until february (pizza cup disregarded off course). 

[Carl Sagan]

I love the optimism of the new season. Might @Davideven manage to start every single match thread? 

We've done well rebuilding the defence, and Fozzy will be fine starting off at left wingback.

A shame we're lacking forward power. The thing is any good loans won't come in until the very end of the transfer window, so we will have to play the entirety of August with our own players. I think that means goals will be hard to come by, especially with Sibley missing preseason injured. So missing out on this game and the next few.

I fear it means we'll be bringing Waggy back in time for this match. I'd really hoped we'd do a lot better. But instead of McGoldrick bagging so many of the goals last campaign, this time around they need to come from all over the pitch and that's not a terrible thing.

I remember one sunshiny season opener when we built Sunderland 5-0. I'd settle for the same again. COYR! 

[Woodley Ram]

We should win this one, Wigan are a mess at the moment, I actually feel for them. I dont expect to score many, would probably go for a 1-0 Rams 

[IslandExile]

Is it that time already?

[Kinder]

I can’t wait for this. I loved it today, I didn’t realise how much I’d missed going to PP. I think we’ll win 1 or 2-0, our defence should be solid. 

[DCFC1388]

You would think its a decent time to play Wigan, not had the best preseason so far

[Day]

1 hour ago, Carl Sagan said:

Might @Davideven manage to start every single match thread? 

If I manage that, I'll buy Elon a new rocket and call it Carl. 😂

[MaltRam]

Can't wait. 30k in the stadium and a fresh season to look forward to. Magic.

Great opportunity, given the sorry state they're in. Feel for them, but we really need to get the season off and running with 3 points.

Lots of talk about recruitment, but I feel we're well ahead of last season just in terms of players in their proper positions. Elder, Washington, Barks and Sibley will be missing from the line up, but the side that started yesterday has plenty to be optimistic about. 

COYR

[DesertRam]

Yep, a 1- nil sounds good to me, Smith to score?

[BuckoBeast]

Packed out Pride Park, nothing better COYR 🐏 

[Jimbo Ram]

12 hours ago, InstaRam said:

You may look forward to starting match threads for a few months from now on since we won't loose until february (pizza cup disregarded off course). 

Hope we aren’t too loose at the back 😉

[DCFC1388]

2107 tickets left, hopefully a sell out

[Mr. P]

[Rampant]

Is Elder available? 

[Wolfie20]

2 hours ago, DesertRam said:

Yep, a 1- nil sounds good to me, Smith to score?

So lightening striking twice then?  😂

[Guest]

Just simply Can’t wait!

You would hope for a decent home win given the poor state that Wigan are in at the moment…

[Guest]

14 hours ago, Carl Sagan said:

I remember one sunshiny season opener when we built Sunderland 5-0. I'd settle for the same again. COYR! 

 

Any sort of win on Saturday will do for me. I don't want a season anything like 1993-94 thank you. As you say, it started with the 5-0 home win against Sunderland. But it ended with Forest promoted in second place and with us being beaten by Leicester and Roger Milford in the play-off final. Awful memories, never forgotten. 🥲