[Football] Wigan v Man City

[Lady Whistledown]

It’s crawling with Rugby League fans.

True, but there's an awful lot of exiled scousers and Mancs too, just listen to the accents. Another reason why (alongside the egg chasing) Wigan have never had a massive core support.

 

[sjamesb3466]

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).

There are empty seats behind the Man City goal so am guessing it's not a sell out.

 

[AmexRuislip]

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).

Well the 'Will Griggs is on fire' song is universal in those parts.
Man Utd version: 'Will Ryan Giggs get fired
Liverpool version: 'Our local Greggs is on fire'

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Wigan actually defending superbly at the moment, and not in a desperate, last ditch blocking way either. Their back four looks quite classy, especially for a League One side.

Surely I'm not the only one chuckling every time the commentator mentions Max Power though

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

True, but there's an awful lot of exiled scousers and Mancs too, just listen to the accents. Another reason why (alongside the egg chasing) Wigan have never had a massive core support.

Latics in the PL got much bigger crowds than eggballers. But....apart from the 4,000 die hards, proper footy bods, it was all a bit tin pot (I went there a fair bit at one point). Nice stadium and very accessible by car. Blimey, that pitch looks ruggerbuggered, though, tonight. Crikey.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Stones, mechanical, complainer....Shame he isn't ginger. Boom, tish (etc).

Ooooh Walton just added another 2 mill to his value!

 

[albionfan37]

Great save Walton

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Ho ho ho ho red card ha ha ! But that was very wigan player driven. Weak ref. Oh, no, though. Replay looks a bit nasty....

 

[the right footed denilson]

Great save big man

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Not a red from first view

Wigan player made a meal out of it

 

[LamieRobertson]

Harsh red imho
Someone should have pulled the managers apart as they went down the tunnel

 

[Bozza]

Well, this has got unexpectedly tasty!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Ooooh. Contentious, Referee had the yellow ready to go, and has been swayed by screaming home players and crowd into showing a red.

Surely that sort of thing would never happen in an important game officiated by a professional, Premier League standard referee?

 

[the right footed denilson]

Not sure about that, def pulled the second leg out a little. Come on Wigan!!

 

[Simster]

Not a red from first view

Wigan player made a meal out of it

This. What a dreadful decision. Probably worse than Mike Dean at Boro. Awful.

 

[Driver8]

Middlebroughesque refereeing there.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Looked a red to me, left the ground, out of control, excessive force. Ticks a red for me.

 

[Weststander]

True, but there's an awful lot of exiled scousers and Mancs too, just listen to the accents. Another reason why (alongside the egg chasing) Wigan have never had a massive core support.

Wigan is a small place, the total conurbation has a population is 175,000, that's the same as Crawley and Swindon. But with Rugby League the number one sport. It was a minute football club, until Dave Whelan pumped in endless £m's, now its found it's natural level again .... small.

 

[BNthree]

Looked like it was about to kick off in the tunnel when the ref and linos walked in! BBC cut away sharpish.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Latics in the PL got much bigger crowds than eggballers. But....apart from the 4,000 die hards, proper footy bods, it was all a bit tin pot (I went there a fair bit at one point). Nice stadium and very accessible by car. Blimey, that pitch looks ruggerbuggered, though, tonight. Crikey.

Weren't you one of The Three Amigos back in the day Harold? And why are you banging on about Oldham in the top flight you senile old git?