Watford Fc 1-1 Wigan Athletic - 018/3/23

I don't think us not playing teams above us (apart from L****) is a disadvantage! They will be taking plenty of points off each other and the standout 'hard' away game we have is hopefully one our spineless wonders can really get up for. Bring back Troost for the team talk!

 

Can't wait, biggest moment of my life as I return to watch a game at the Vic for the first time in a couple of years. Upstairs eating my prawn sandwiches so if I see Gino I'll be sure to tell him his fortune and throw my sandwiches at him.

I mean what more could a man want, a day drinking with no family commitments, prawn sandwiches and seeing the mighty Wigan Athletic, whilst engaging in a dirty protest towards my football clubs owner.

Prediction: 0-0

 

It certainly is a must win game, we have squandered so many points this season, we are somewhat fortunate we are still in with some sort of chance!

 

It's great that we get to see these former premier league silverware laden giants at our own stadium.
Must win game.
1-1.

 

Must win game as teams above us also have “easy” games. We need to win just maintain the 6 point gap. With our mental midgets of players, we won’t. We’ve seen this all season, one decentish performance and it gets us hopeful, only for them to completely revert back to the useless waste of space most of them are.

Fully expect us to buckle under the pressure of must win.

Going for a score draw, 2-2.

 

Fair assessment. I too thought Cathcart was poor. Maybe by switching him and Porteous would help.
I wouldn't mess with a winning team but would like us to play closer together as we did in the opening of the first half.
Start with the same desire and Wigan will crack open. But in all honesty I wouldn't back Watford to win.

 

I think it’s more to it than that, Tuesday wasn’t just a case of us putting on a decent performance so as not to incur the wrath of the manager and fans before reverting to type, it was a result of Wilder changing formation and tactics and making the bold decision to finally drop Sarr. He also has a history of going on long winning streaks when it matters so I’d be surprised if we don’t see a follow-up.

Also I’m not sure what pressure there is for us to buckle under - we are not clinging onto the play-offs or an automatic spot by the skin of our teeth, apart from a small chance of even getting to the play-offs we have nothing to lose. Maybe they could feel the pressure if we go into the last minute of a long period of second half injury time leading 2-1 with the slight chance to extend our season up for grabs, but I think they’ll be less cautious and play in a freer and more confident manner at the start of the match at least with the mindset that the season is over barring a dramatic upturn in results and take this game as it comes.

 

Come on Wigan!

 

Sarr got injured on Saturday, albeit only a minor one, so it wasn't a big call to leave him out! The big call would be to keep him out of the team even if he's fit at the weekend

 

Am excited about this, which hasn't happened for a long time in a while.

Just looked and we've only followed a win up with a win, three times this season. Pretty sorry state of affairs.

 

That makes for horrible reading.

 

And all of those follow-up wins came against a team in the bottom 4 - does bode well for Saturday though...

 

One of the few brightish spots in this dark, dark season has been the emergence of Porteus and Hoedt as a semi-competent centre back pairing (although, admittedly, Hoedt can't pass for toffee). The defence seems less assured now that these two have been split up and Cathcart has been reintroduced to stumble around in between them.
0-1. Any slim hopes of the play-offs will be gone by 5 o'clock on Saturday and the bloodbath of recriminations can begin in earnest.

 

Oh good!

I like a bloodbath, especially after Medea last week!

'It's just a dug out that my Dad built.
Incase the Reds decide to push the button down'

 

This being a Fagen solo effort, it might have to go to the adjudicator.

But a brilliant lyric nonetheless.

 

Too early to get out the Lidl cocaine? Might be worth a pre emptive strike.

 

I have played the solo card before Your Honour, with Walk Between the Raindrops.

Good old Donald!

 

Really?!

 

Generally his passing has been good, but he made several bad ones in the last game.

 

A must win game (as they all are now!!) and we need to make it a big win with a standout performance, 5-0.

 

His passing at QPR was spectacularly bad

 

Yep. I don't think he managed to find a Watford player at all at QPR. I like him, but Franz Beckenbaur he aint

 

Whole team was rancid that game though wasn't it? I've been quite impressed with his passing in the home games I've seen. At least it's an improvement on Troost, to Cathcart, back to Troost, to Cathcart, to Bachmann, back to Troost aaaannnd... it's gone.

 

He's also been turned as many times as a ballerina.
Better than most of what we have, but his not going to stand out over a season.

They'll stick 11 men behind the ball, we'll run out of ideas and settle for a for a 0-0

 

~Maybe I'm being a bit harsh on the lad. I'll watch him closely tomorrow and then decide

 

Sorry I have been trying to eradicate that game from my memory

 

Hoedt was I worry for me when we were initially linked but I'm happy we did. Yes his passing has been a little wayward at times but some of his crossfield passes have been superb. But he does look at getting it forward usually so not all passes will be completed especially if we're a little static in our movement.

 

They cant afford to put 11 behind the ball now. They need to go for the win in every game if they want to avoid the drop.

 

Apparently the Wigan first team haven't been paid according to this article.

https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/fo...-of-first-team-squad-having-been-paid-4069132

 

Well, our team haven't had their dinner money. It'll be the battle of the poor.

 

6 points from safety plus facing a 3 point deduction. And haven't been paid. In theory they will make a half-hearted attempt to go for it, and be ripped apart by Watford counters.

0-1

 

Haha! Me giving a f*** when I have to pay for/provide my own lunch at work and earn about as much in a year as they do in a fortnight.