[Football] Wigan v Man City

[Bozza]

Two points of interest...

1. Christian Walton with the unenviable task of trying to keep Man City out.
2. Nick Powell, our January target, also lines up for the Latics.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Rooting for Wigan, especially Christian Walton.
He's going to have a busy night I'm afraid.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

For all the talk of resting players for the Cup - City are playing a Very Very strong team.

 

[banjo]

For all the talk of resting players for the Cup - City are playing a Very Very strong team.

To be fair they could field a third tier team, and it would still be a strong line up.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I saw this fixture in the PL about 15 years ago. Joey Barton scored for Citeh. Jamo in goal. Psycho was manager. Score was 4-3 or 3-4. Won't be that tonight. Cracking day out. Except the Wigan fans (with whom I was sitting) disgraced themselves by mocking Joey Barton over his brother ('does your brother know you're here' - very witty and original, not).

(I did pleasingly manage to wind up a ManUre supporting workmate before the game by telling him I was off to the 'Manchester derby' at the weekend - ho ho ho!).

Come on Wigan football. Give us a goal!

 

[neilbard]

For all the talk of resting players for the Cup - City are playing a Very Very strong team.

Have they got a weak one?

 

[seagulls4ever]

A minor annoyance is that all the media outlets are referring to this as a replay of the 2013 Cup final, without any mention of the fact that Wigan have already played Man City in the FA Cup since then - in the the QFs in 2014, when they beat them 2-1 at the Etihad.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Have they got a weak one?

The one with John Stones is the weakest.

So I guess this one!

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Good save by Walton already

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Will Grigg's ON FIRE!

 

[Hugo Rune]

2. Nick Powell, our January target, also lines up for the Latics.

Naylor inferred that NP would be more of a target for a summer signing, I hope so.

 

[Stat Brother]

What the feck does Paul Cook look like?

 

[the right footed denilson]

Powell definitely has something about him.

 

[Bansko Seagull]

Why have Wigan taken out so many seats in the front rows?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

What the feck does Paul Cook look like?

Royally stiffed Pompey over the summer by walking out on them. Good man.

#twats

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Did we dodge a crock in Powell?

Wondering if he's ill rather than injured currently, so maybe not.

 

[sjamesb3466]

Why have Wigan taken out so many seats in the front rows?

Not enough fans I suspect. I remember when they were in the Premier League a few years ago and they took something like 16 fans away to Spurs on a Tuesday night.

 

[sjamesb3466]

Great start from Wigan but starting to sit back now. Would have been impossible to keep up that tempo for the whole half

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Not enough fans I suspect. I remember when they were in the Premier League a few years ago and they took something like 16 fans away to Spurs on a Tuesday night.

You'd have thought there would be enough locals (on the Wigan database) with City connections for there to be extra demand though. It's close enough to Manchester, the place must be crawling with City fans (and Reds, and scousers).

 

[Driver8]

You'd have thought there would be enough locals (on the Wigan database) with City connections for there to be extra demand though. It's close enough to Manchester, the place must be crawling with City fans (and Reds, and scousers).

It’s crawling with Rugby League fans.