Wigan Athletic Checkatrade Trophy Game

[AccyMad]

Originally Posted by Lord Stiffupperlip

AccyMad,
Not 'tongue-in-cheek' at all.
From Chevyfire tonight; - 'Sousa has had a stormer first half'
From my post after the Boro game;
'How McLeod & Sousa don't make the first eleven every week is a mystery based on tonight's performance.
McLeod in particular was so effective down the left wing, creating numerous goal scoring chances for both himself & the other forwards & Sousa's speed & pin-point crosses caused Boro real problems.'
My original thoughts that Mcleod & Sousa would have been more effective against Guiseley still apply.
Sousa scores 2 tonight!
Edwards scores!
Mcleod scores!
I rest my case.

It's all about opinions - that's the beauty of football

[choirboy]

Full time 0 - 4.
Good run out for the 'Fringe' players.

I bet Billy was awesome at left back!!!!

[chevyfire]

Bearing in mind we where playing a very weakened Wigan team. It was a good performance, Stanley's fringe players did all they could. Apart from man of match Sousa, Scottie brown pulled the strings In midfield, Nolan was good enforcer alongside him, this helped are twocentre backs be in command of Wigan's attack. All the forward players had there moments. Tonight will do Jonny Edwards confidence no harm. On the Sousa debate, he could certainly change a game with his ability, negative is can he do it against league 2 defenders and he is not good at defending. I would certainly bring him on if we needed to change/affect a game. Blackburn in next round please if they got through!

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[cashman]

Blackburn are OUT on Pens.

[Lord Stiffupperlip]

Originally Posted by chevyfire

Bearing in mind we where playing a very weakened Wigan team. It was a good performance, Stanley's fringe players did all they could. Apart from man of match Sousa, Scottie brown pulled the strings In midfield, Nolan was good enforcer alongside him, this helped are twocentre backs be in command of Wigan's attack. All the forward players had there moments. Tonight will do Jonny Edwards confidence no harm. On the Sousa debate, he could certainly change a game with his ability, negative is can he do it against league 2 defenders and he is not good at defending. I would certainly bring him on if we needed to change/affect a game. Blackburn in next round please if they got through!

Great report Chevyfire!
Glad to see Nolan back, I for one think he makes a big difference to our midfield.
Wigan may have played their 'reserves' tonight, but they're still a much bigger club than Stanley.
In any case, according to some on here - SO DID WE!
A brilliant result!

[dabeast]

Efl site says Blackburn through in second (teams get a point for losing on pens)

[dabeast]

But.. Stoke and bury not playing til tomorrow

[stanleyhouse]

As a group runner up, we will play a northern group winner away in the next round.

[mab]

https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrI...G5BjAlOSMKrME- https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-compet...trophy/tables/

[Chimer]

Wigan presumably couldn't weaken their side much more than we did? They're not the 'A' team in the group, so they're subject to the same strange rules, whatever they are, as us.

Don't care anyway, it's a half-baked competition but better this year than last, and if it takes us to Wembley, I'll be there ....

[Chewbacca]

Originally Posted by cashman

Blackburn are OUT on Pens.

If either team win in 90 they are out, they need a draw and a pen win for stoke by the looks of it.

[Tom D]

We played some excellent football at times tonight - very impressed with midfield, particularly sousa and nolan. MOM for me was Brown - at the heart of nearly everything, passing game was excellent and fitness seems to have dramatically improved. We kept playing a high tempo passing game even at 3-0 up. Coley should take a chance and play the same 11 (obviously swap kee for ogle from the off) in our cup replay next week.

[Exile on Spencer St]

What a great performance, even the interview was audible.
Well done to all involved.

[AccyMad]

Originally Posted by Chimer

Wigan presumably couldn't weaken their side much more than we did? They're not the 'A' team in the group, so they're subject to the same strange rules, whatever they are, as us.

Don't care anyway, it's a half-baked competition but better this year than last, and if it takes us to Wembley, I'll be there ....

Maybe they're prepared for (& financially not bothered about) the fines they'll receive for playing what was, according to their own fans on twitter their under 18's team??
Maybe shows again just how cocky Paul Cook was about the game as they only needed a draw to progress - well, that backfired - what a shame

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Exile on Spencer St

What a great performance, even the interview was audible.
Well done to all involved.

Seemed to me J.C. cut interview short for a reason? was good to actually be able to hear it though.