Tree and Crown
Vital Squad Member
Cash strapped, that's got to be old news!
Cash strapped, that's got to be old news!
That was the first thing I thought T&C but the timestamp is 3pm today I think.
Be interesting to how these lot are going to fund the Academy. Surely we need a need place. For them.
Aasgard, Merrie, Perry, Robinson, Long are these guys going to go back to U23s football next season
Aasgard, Merrie, Perry, Robinson, Long are these guys going to go back to U23s football next season
Aasgaard - no, he should be in the first team squad. The lad is a genuine talent.
Robinson - if we keep Pearce then I think Robinson will be the first team back up, likewise if Pearce leaves and we recruit another LB, his main problem would be if we keep Pearce and recruit another LB. I've been mightily impressed with Robinson this season.
Merrie- Given the likelihood of neither Evans nor Ojo being here next season I could definitely see Merrie being part of the first team squad, we'd need at least 3 competent CM's and up until his injury I think he was performing very well.
Perry - in all honesty, probably in u23s or moved on.
Long - Next season probably needs to be his breakthrough season if he's going to make a name at Wigan. I'd see him getting a lot of bench slots and maybe some first team game time if injuries hit.
Its the sad part of us getting rid of youngsters who would die for the club and then bringing in people about the same level, but just want a pay cheque.Depends on recruitment and what division we are in.
No guarantee Perry and Merrie get new contracts. I think Merrie has a chance but think Perry will go.
Its the sad part of us getting rid of youngsters who would die for the club and then bringing in people about the same level, but just want a pay cheque.
I still to this day believe if McMillan hadn't been injured for a prolonged period of time Baines would never have been the player he became.
Hopefully the new people have a realistic assessment of the players we have, who could replace them and what the overall cost will be. If Tom Markham really has come up with a Money Ball theory it could get very interesting.
Two more offer their fair share of petulance.Love everything about Callum Lang apart from his lack of discipline and him picking up unecessary bookings.
He's very close to ending up with a 2 game and would have easily been avoided.
McClean and Darikwa at least seem to be getting booked for either frustration or football-related infractions. I can think of at least 4 Callum Lang bookings that were completely pointless, and he needs to cut this out as we will miss him if he ends up sitting out 2 games, I think he'll get rested for the Wycombe match, partly to account for this.Two more offer their fair share of petulance.
Darickwa and McClean.
McClean and Darikwa at least seem to be getting booked for either frustration or football-related infractions. I can think of at least 4 Callum Lang bookings that were completely pointless, and he needs to cut this out as we will miss him if he ends up sitting out 2 games, I think he'll get rested for the Wycombe match, partly to account for this.
Will he balls get rested, he’s an integral part of the side and our biggest attacking threat. There’s 7 games he needs to avoid a booking in, so he isn’t gonna be benched for all those. Will be a big miss when he does get suspended though.
I expect we'll see a few changes tomorrow, especially someone like Lang who's played every minute in the past few weeks. Edwards, Rea and Shinnie maybe to come in and get a start. I didn't say Lang will be dropped to avoid another booking, but that will be one factor that I expect LR will think about when it comes to picking a team that can get a result tomorrow night. Still got 7 games to go until the cutoff so he might just resign himself to a suspension being inevitable, so try and be good for Wycombe and if he ends up booked versus Sunderland then we have a couple of more straightforward matches versus Fleetwood and Wimbledon, on paper at least.Will he balls get rested, he’s an integral part of the side and our biggest attacking threat. There’s 7 games he needs to avoid a booking in, so he isn’t gonna be benched for all those. Will be a big miss when he does get suspended though.
I hope with his introduction that we lose the long ball tactic as it is certainly not playing to his strengths. He is a player full of pace and power and likes the ball played through to run on to