Recent content by Made in Wigan

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/13121490/stephen-warnock-on-how-tough-retirement-left-him-contemplating-his-own-life-and-how-things-turned-around I must say this article really surprised me. Never knew about his marital and financial struggles. Given the time frame he talks about...

I’d happily have him back. Always gave his all. One of those more than good enough for L1 but perhaps not the Championship and so unfairly criticised.

To be honest I’d be content with someone who could weigh in with between 12-15. What’s more important imo is his ability to hold up a ball, bring others into play, occupy the centre halves and put a shift in.

The result for me is irrelevant- I just want to watch a good performance. If we get beat 5-3 then no problem. There will be a bigger crowd than usual Saturday, I’ve took advantage of the free tickets and will be taking my little lad and Mrs (out for some beers afterwards as last home game so...

Never seen that Gillingham game back. However I still wouldn’t want VAR intervening in it. Football is about entertainment, spontaneity, unpredictability and emotion. How technology can be used to erode all that to adjudicate someone was a toe nail offside is beyond me - and I’d say the same if...

You can only imagine the feelings and emotions of Coventry fans when they scored in the last seconds, only for the dreaded VAR to adjudicate against them and rip their hearts out minutes later. Would rather have suffered a routine 3 nil loss than live with that. My views on VAR are well known...

Wait until it dawns on folk that another tradition, the Saturday 3pm kick off, is to become a rarity from next season. That’s of far more concern than a replay your team may or may not have.

Lack of consultation seems to be the issue. Personally I’d seed the third round. Better opportunity of a lower league club drawing a ‘big boy’ and if drawn at home I’d also allow them the opportunity of moving it to the bigger stadium so they could earn more money. Perhaps would reduce the magic...

Next season they’ll be playing more European games and the new vastly expanded world club championship introduced by fifa starts. So yes I think there will be too many games for elite level players. The clubs don’t help themselves as you say (not the players) as they are also greedy organising...

She could always stop asking you to go around.

He’d lost it a little bit earlier in the game as well. I think the pressure and magnitude of the game got to him and he couldn’t handle it. Undoubtedly it was ‘started’ by Lincoln but like with Bolton doing likewise we’ll get the heavier punishment. Was all handbags and a bit of posturing but no...

Too many organisations trying to play more and more games. PL, Efl, FA, UEFA and now FIFA planning more tournaments. No one wants to give up their slice of the pie - apart from the FA who have altered their own competition. So i’m not sure the criticism is totally justified. In England the...

With the uncertainty it will be difficult to plan as I’d imagine it’ll move every few days. Personally I’d knock this wing back system on the head (or certainly not use it as the default plan a) We looked far better on Saturday with a back four. Yes it left us a bit more vulnerable but we...

I suspect there will be a lot of uncertainty. If important players leave then the strength/weaknesses of the team changes. If the status quo remained then I think the key is identifying the positions in which recruitment (loans/free/fee) can make the biggest difference to the team. For me the...

Cheers Jock. Sounds petty but it’s akin to sitting in a birdcage that hasn’t been cleaned out for six months.