Animal is a Ram Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I wonder aloud if Wilson might be LWB? It's been mentioned more than once he can play both sides, IIRC? Behave. Wildsmith; Cashin, Nelson, Bradley; Wilson, Hourihane, Smith, Bird, Ward; NML, Collins. Woodley Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Blufitt Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 17 hours ago, Caerphilly Ram said: Not sure what the neutral consensus is in the media and the like. As I understand it they’ve been taken over by a wealthy local benefactor but have lost players as a result of the previous regime, a number of their key players have moved on and whilst they’ve been able to recruit it’s been later than other clubs and as such their summer has been disrupted…..that all sounds frighteningly familiar 🫣🤢 According to the bookies they’ll be relegated and with an 8 point deficit and probably losing this first match will find it very hard to recover those points. They’ve lost most of their good players, several taking advantage of the non paid wages problem to up sticks and walk so no transfer fees. The ones they are stuck with are the high paid players nobody else wants to buy like Charlie Wyke who still can’t do 90 minutes after his heart problems. Most of their signings are freebies as the embargo prevents them paying fees but their new owner, although a billionaire intends to run the club sustainably so I would expect the best they can hope for is survival. It’s not easy when you’re adrift at the bottom and every game seems to add more pressure. The bookies don’t often get it wrong and I don’t think they have with Wigan and it will be a struggle for them. Caerphilly Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Ambitious said: McManaman and McClean have had decent careers. I suppose you could point out that he's made Premier League, Champions League & Europa League appearances, but if McManaman's had a decent career I'd hate to see what a poor one would look like. 15 years in the game but he's he's only played the equivalent of 160 matches when you add up his total minutes of senior/first team football. (As he was once considered a 'hot prospect" I'm just picking out two of our own for comparison - Jason Knight's already played just under 135 matches worth, Sibley just over 72 and they're 10-11 years younger than him) 3.6 goal contributions a season on average and that's with playing in Australia & League Two in the past 2 seasons. Edited July 31, 2023 by Kokosnuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 54 minutes ago, Kokosnuss said: I suppose you could point out that he's made Premier League, Champions League & Europa League appearances, but if McManaman's had a decent career I'd hate to see what a poor one would look like. 15 years in the game but he's he's only played the equivalent of 160 matches when you add up his total minutes of senior/first team football. (As he was once considered a 'hot prospect" I'm just picking out two of our own for comparison - Jason Knight's already played just under 135 matches worth, Sibley just over 72 and they're 10-11 years younger than him) 3.6 goal contributions a season on average and that's with playing in Australia & League Two in the past 2 seasons. He was MOTM when Wigan won the FA Cup - he was outstanding that day. He's always been plagued by injuries but any player key to a major trophy success in their career can say they've had a decent one, at least for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Kinder said: Could be a challenge getting past Mr Tickle in goal! Scott Malone in net? Mucker1884, Nishfan and Kinder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Ambitious said: He was MOTM when Wigan won the FA Cup - he was outstanding that day. He's always been plagued by injuries but any player key to a major trophy success in their career can say they've had a decent one, at least for me. I've seen the highlights before. All I can say is that there must have been a very low bar at the time for what constituted an outstanding performance. Ran a lot. Could happily beat defenders for pace (leading to them stupidly fouling him when they should have known better) but didn't have the skill to beat anyone one to one. Final ball was s****. He is of course now guaranteed to score against us. Edited July 31, 2023 by Kokosnuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1610 tickets left SKRam and CBRammette 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodminRam Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I recon the gate will be about 26k, with some season ticket holders on holiday, and the Wigan allocation coming probably in a half filled bus SKRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 This came around quickly didn’t it? Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walkley Ram Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Cannot wait for this one. 3-0 rams for me. DerbyAleMan and Caerphilly Ram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 9 hours ago, oodledoodle said: Cannot wait for this one. 3-0 rams for me. Three goals? With our strike force??? Chester40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 got tickets in the far end of the East Stand! Good to see so many sold out areas of the ground for our first game! Derby4Me and SKRam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 13 hours ago, BodminRam said: I recon the gate will be about 26k, with some season ticket holders on holiday, and the Wigan allocation coming probably in a half filled bus Wigan have sold over 2,000. Derby4Me and SKRam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admira Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 21 hours ago, Warren Blufitt said: According to the bookies they’ll be relegated and with an 8 point deficit and probably losing this first match will find it very hard to recover those points. They’ve lost most of their good players, several taking advantage of the non paid wages problem to up sticks and walk so no transfer fees. The ones they are stuck with are the high paid players nobody else wants to buy like Charlie Wyke who still can’t do 90 minutes after his heart problems. Most of their signings are freebies as the embargo prevents them paying fees but their new owner, although a billionaire intends to run the club sustainably so I would expect the best they can hope for is survival. It’s not easy when you’re adrift at the bottom and every game seems to add more pressure. The bookies don’t often get it wrong and I don’t think they have with Wigan and it will be a struggle for them. William Hill have Wigan mid table and Oddschecker about 17th. Not seeing any relegation mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chellaston Ram Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 16 minutes ago, Foreveram said: Wigan have sold over 2,000. More like 27,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 23 minutes ago, Foreveram said: Wigan have sold over 2,000. 6 minutes ago, Chellaston Ram said: More like 27,000 I don’t think Wigan have that many fans ☺️ Ghost of Clough 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggerB Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 11 minutes ago, admira said: William Hill have Wigan mid table and Oddschecker about 17th. Not seeing any relegation mentioned. Poll on their fans forum had about 55% of their fans rating them as mid-table, and 22% rating them as making the play-offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Huff and puff to an unconvincing 1-0 win is my prediction. Followed by many over reactions and toys liberally leaving prams across the internet. Tamworthram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 1 hour ago, DiggerB said: Poll on their fans forum had about 55% of their fans rating them as mid-table, and 22% rating them as making the play-offs. Their squad right now isn't top 6 quality, never mind having to make up 8 points. I think they'll be midtable in the end, perhaps 12th-15th DiggerB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 On 30/07/2023 at 11:46, Rampant said: Is Elder available? According to some on here, they're all elders! 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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