Post-Match Thread and Ratings Wigan Athletic 3 - 0 Southend United

[Tommy2holes]

Any suggestions as to who might be a candidate for the job should PB get the bullet?

Can I just say that anyone suggesting poaching Evans from Mansfield should face a life ban from here.

Is that a serious question?

Plenty of candidates.

Nathan Jones is doing a great job at Luton.
Uwe rossler at Fleetwood
The Cowley brothers or to be honest at this point eve n the ****ing chuckle brothers could probably improve us!

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Viewed from ifollow we were fortunate Wigan never bothered to get out of second gear.

I don't think we let them until after the sending off.That was the game changer.Even then we held on until the 85th minute.

 

[AndyT]

nah, he's been gone too long!

Yay. There it is! :thumbsup:

 

[Tommy2holes]

I don't think we let them until after the sending off.That was the game changer.Even then we held on until the 85th minute.

Yeah we held on to a 1-0 defeat, with Zero attempts at goal.

 

[RobM]

Is that a serious question?

Plenty of candidates.

Nathan Jones is doing a great job at Luton.
Uwe rossler at Fleetwood
The Cowley brothers or to be honest at this point eve n the ****ing chuckle brothers could probably improve us!

Plenty of "I could do better" candidates on here.

 

[tallboyblue]

Time I think to poach the Cowley brothers if possible.

 

[AndyT]

PB post-match interview :-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05jykvz

 

[RobM]

PB post-match interview :-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05jykvz

I'm not going to bother..."Referee ... blah blah?"

 

[Brett Angle]

Who do you blame for our injury woes?

Who signed Kiernan whilst he was carrying and injury?
Who signed turner at 33 years old who hasn't played for well over a calendar year?
Why has Robsinson been given a 3 year deal and has a touch like a baby elephant?
Why constantly play Timlin at left back when it's clear he can't defend or get forward for ****?
Why sign Hendrie if he can't even get a game when your left back breaks his leg?
Why do the players look devoid of any fight Passion and more importantly a game plan?
We have supposedly one of the best attack forces I the division but they are woefully mismanaged. Who's to blame for that?

The answer to all of the above is Brown has been found out and all he ever wants to do is blame everybody else.

His football has become slow dull and lacks any passion or aggression. We are **** poor and it has to stop.

Now I know where you get you user name from 2holes. You can breathe and TALK out of the same one you know. Try it some time.

 

[mattitouk]

PB post-match interview :-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05jykvz

To be fair, I think that was an honest assessment of the game.

 

[RobM]

You can breathe and TALK out of the same one you know. Try it some time.

Um...don't we all?

 

[rlb999]

Who do you blame for our injury woes?

Who signed Kiernan whilst he was carrying and injury?
Who signed turner at 33 years old who hasn't played for well over a calendar year?
Why has Robsinson been given a 3 year deal and has a touch like a baby elephant?
Why constantly play Timlin at left back when it's clear he can't defend or get forward for ****?
Why sign Hendrie if he can't even get a game when your left back breaks his leg?
Why do the players look devoid of any fight Passion and more importantly a game plan?
We have supposedly one of the best attack forces I the division but they are woefully mismanaged. Who's to blame for that?

The answer to all of the above is Brown has been found out and all he ever wants to do is blame everybody else.

His football has become slow dull and lacks any passion or aggression. We are **** poor and it has to stop.

i don’t blame the manager for Coker’s leg break if that’s what you’re asking. Or Kyprianou getting injured last week. Or for Ferdinand getting suspended. And I find it bizarre that you clearly do.

 

[wilburysteve]

This season has started similar to last, so I'm being positive & hoping that Blues improve & find a settled level of consistency & not miss out by one point again. We need promotion if we're to progress & fill a new stadium.
Basically, attack, press, & don't sit back to invite pressure on. score as many goals as you can.
On a slightly different tack, if we actually make the third round of the FA Cup this season & draw Aston Villa, Anton Ferdinand & John Terry could come face to face.... could be interesting !

 

[RobM]

Promotion would be a disaster. We can't beat an egg at the moment. Imagine Wolves away etc....

 

[Stuart W]

Now I know where you get you user name from 2holes. You can breathe and TALK out of the same one you know. Try it some time.

Mr Angle - you are totally out of order mate. Tell me precisely which of those questions is unreasonable to ask?
A combination of dubious "big name signings with injury histories as long as your arm" and bizarre team selections of the few players that have fortuitously stayed fit (for now), are THE key factors in our abysmal away record this season. Therefore it is entirely justified to ask such questions.

And one more thing, 4 wins so far in 13 games. 2 fortuitous home wins (which even Brown conceded), an away win against 10 men and yes, one excellent home win against a Blackburn side still to adjust to life in League 1.

Pick the bones out of that.

 

[Zeuss]

Listening to today's game its become evident that Theo Robinson has become this seasons Frank Nouble

Id rather have Zavron Hines over Theo, then again I'd rather have neither... 3 year improved contract Theo? Bet he couldn't believe his luck

I think even Brown realised what a highly skilled performer Zavon Hines was,but fitness problems meant we could probably never enjoy the full benefit thereof.
In contrast,Robinson seems to be almost totally lacking the skills needed at this level.Brown might realise this eventually,but don't hold out your hopes!

 

[Kevin Hogg]

Who do you blame for our injury woes?

Who signed Kiernan whilst he was carrying and injury?
Who signed turner at 33 years old who hasn't played for well over a calendar year?
Why has Robsinson been given a 3 year deal and has a touch like a baby elephant?
Why constantly play Timlin at left back when it's clear he can't defend or get forward for ****?
Why sign Hendrie if he can't even get a game when your left back breaks his leg?
Why do the players look devoid of any fight Passion and more importantly a game plan?
We have supposedly one of the best attack forces I the division but they are woefully mismanaged. Who's to blame for that?

The answer to all of the above is Brown has been found out and all he ever wants to do is blame everybody else.

His football has become slow dull and lacks any passion or aggression. We are **** poor and it has to stop.

As a supporter of PB - I think you have asked some decent questions. The first four (four and five equate to the same point) are certainly valid points.
After those points _ I do not agree with the rest of criticism of PB.

See...it does not have to be purely pro or anti - just reasonable.

 

[AndyT]

It's difficult to gauge anything much from today.

People who saw the game seem to think we didn't do too bad.

We were a patched up side, playing a team who've won pretty much every game except against Shrewsbury and Peterborough away.

The big concern is the fitness of some players and the odd interesting team selection.

Quite what Robinson brings to the side ahead of Fortune, I'm not sure.

McGlashan ahead of one or two others, as well.

A stuttering start, combined with injuries and a little bit of poor recruitment has left us looking a little disjointed, in truth.

We have been here before, though and we do have quality in the squad, but certain people seem undroppable at the moment and I'm not sure that's a good thing.

Be interesting to see the system and personnel in the next two games.

 

[RobM]

It's difficult to gauge anything much from today.

People who saw the game seem to think we didn't do too bad.

We were a patched up side, playing a team who've won pretty much every game except against Shrewsbury and Peterborough away.

The big concern is the fitness of some players and the odd interesting team selection.

Quite what Robinson brings to the side ahead of Fortune, I'm not sure.

McGlashan ahead of one or two others, as well.

A stuttering start, combined with injuries and a little bit of poor recruitment has left us looking a little disjointed, in truth.

We have been here before, though and we do have quality in the squad, but certain people seem undroppable at the moment and I'm not sure that's a good thing.

Be interesting to see the system and personnel in the next two games.

So, to summarise...we're doomed.

 

[OldBlueLady]

We've been crucified by the changes to the transfer window this year. Any other year we'd have had at least an emergency loan available to us with our injury situation.