MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (a)

[Sutekh]

Ward looks the business

Yes, couple of times he actually managed to cover by being able to run

A few more games and he should become fairly key to the set up.

[Royalwaster]

“Turgid” is the word that comes to mind watching this team.
It really feels like we are being turned into a yo-yo northern club, à la Rotherham, bouncing between League One and the Championship while playing boring, attritional football.

Personally, I would rather see us play attractive football and just miss out on promotion than battle at the bottom end of the Championship playing this unimaginative, formulaic dross, i.e., picking the wrong-lane Paddy over Young or anyone else for that matter. WTF!

I am not a Reading supporter because I expect us to be hunting trophies every season. I just want to be entertained.

I predict that excitement and creativity will be very Leamited while Richardson is in charge.

Jesus X - a yo yo team? I wish. Some fans are really so self entitled it makes you weep.

[Royals and Racers]

359 Royals fans made the trip.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

359 Royals fans made the trip.

Fair play to them. Tuesday night away in February to watch Wigan vs Reading.

[Sutekh]

359 Royals fans made the trip.

Fair play to them. Tuesday night away in February to watch Wigan vs Reading.

Fairest play ever, was the brave 13 or so who, under the great days of Bullivant, went to Stockport to witness a 5-1 embarrassment on a Tuesday.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

“Turgid” is the word that comes to mind watching this team.
It really feels like we are being turned into a yo-yo northern club, à la Rotherham, bouncing between League One and the Championship while playing boring, attritional football.

Personally, I would rather see us play attractive football and just miss out on promotion than battle at the bottom end of the Championship playing this unimaginative, formulaic dross, i.e., picking the wrong-lane Paddy over Young or anyone else for that matter. WTF!

I am not a Reading supporter because I expect us to be hunting trophies every season. I just want to be entertained.

I predict that excitement and creativity will be very Leamited while Richardson is in charge.

Like what you did there

Must say though I can’t see us as a yo-yo club. We haven’t been promoted from the third tier since 2002

[SouthDownsRoyal]

359 Royals fans made the trip.

Fair play to them. Tuesday night away in February to watch Wigan vs Reading.

Fairest play ever, was the brave 13 or so who, under the great days of Bullivant, went to Stockport to witness a 5-1 embarrassment on a Tuesday.

Maybe those 13 went to Wigan last night too

[Wycombe Royal]

359 Royals fans made the trip.

Fair play to them. Tuesday night away in February to watch Wigan vs Reading.

Discount my son and his mate, they only made the trip across from Salford.....

[Armadillo Roadkill]

It was hardly a game to make the neutral fall in love with football was it? Maybe I’ve been watching too much PL, CL and Serie A games recently, because that really was dire.

But, Dorsett is coming along really well. He’s all round a lot more solid and there are fewer of the silly mistakes that blighted him earlier. The goals are a very welcome bonus.

Ward looked class. He’s got real pace, aggression and anticipation. Made one howler that came to nothing, thankfully. I expect he will just get better as he settles in.

I appreciate Doyle’s application and work rate. At least he was full of ideas.

Nyambe seems determined to make life difficult by always turning into trouble. I’m really not convinced by him.

How many times does Wing try and make a thirty metre pass that just goes directly to the opposition? If we can be said to have a style of play, then Wing’s long passes to lose possession are probably it.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

359 Royals fans made the trip.

Fair play to them. Tuesday night away in February to watch Wigan vs Reading.

Discount my son and his mate, they only made the trip across from Salford.....

Noted.

[bcubed]

It was hardly a game to make the neutral fall in love with football was it? Maybe I’ve been watching too much PL, CL and Serie A games recently, because that really was dire.

But, Dorsett is coming along really well. He’s all round a lot more solid and there are fewer of the silly mistakes that blighted him earlier. The goals are a very welcome bonus.

Ward looked class. He’s got real pace, aggression and anticipation. Made one howler that came to nothing, thankfully. I expect he will just get better as he settles in.

I appreciate Doyle’s application and work rate. At least he was full of ideas.

Nyambe seems determined to make life difficult by always turning into trouble. I’m really not convinced by him.

How many times does Wing try and make a thirty metre pass that just goes directly to the opposition? If we can be said to have a style of play, then Wing’s long passes to lose possession are probably it.

You see I don't watch any of that so it all looks ok to me! I only watch Reading and Brackley

Do a lot of our fans have unreasonable expectations?

[URZZZZ]

Ward did look good. Aggressive as well. Couple of mistakes but lots of potential

It was a shame not to see Young. Lane, Doyle and Ritchie all too similar and just don’t do enough for me. Would play one of those plus Kelvin and Young. Think we’d be a far more interesting watch

We don’t look miles off it. Some nice stuff at times but it all slows down when we get to the final third

Think you’re being a little harsh on Doyle, progressed well after a disappointing start. Picks up pockets of space well and is often the “link” from defence to attack on the occasions we do put together a move

Particularly in away games where there’s a bit more space to play in. 3 assists in his last 3 away games, a goal at Plymouth, a goal at Blackpool, all within the space of just over a couple of months

There are reasons for Kelvin to start, for a degree of physicality (especially with Keane injured) and due to the non existent contribution of the likes of Lane but I think he has a better impact off the bench and our options to “change” things would look quite limited if he started as a bench of Lane and Ritchie as our attacking options would be poor

[Sutekh]

It was hardly a game to make the neutral fall in love with football was it? Maybe I’ve been watching too much PL, CL and Serie A games recently, because that really was dire.

But, Dorsett is coming along really well. He’s all round a lot more solid and there are fewer of the silly mistakes that blighted him earlier. The goals are a very welcome bonus.

Ward looked class. He’s got real pace, aggression and anticipation. Made one howler that came to nothing, thankfully. I expect he will just get better as he settles in.

I appreciate Doyle’s application and work rate. At least he was full of ideas.

Nyambe seems determined to make life difficult by always turning into trouble. I’m really not convinced by him.

How many times does Wing try and make a thirty metre pass that just goes directly to the opposition? If we can be said to have a style of play, then Wing’s long passes to lose possession are probably it.

You see I don't watch any of that so it all looks ok to me! I only watch Reading and Brackley

Do a lot of our fans have unreasonable expectations?

More like frustrations with the general lack of creativity and inability to hold onto the ball in the final third for any length of time rather than expectations of scintillating passing football. Still really need a Quinn or Morley type that can be a focus point and hold the ball up as well as being lethal in front of goal (something for the summer hopefully).

[Sutekh]

Ward did look good. Aggressive as well. Couple of mistakes but lots of potential

It was a shame not to see Young. Lane, Doyle and Ritchie all too similar and just don’t do enough for me. Would play one of those plus Kelvin and Young. Think we’d be a far more interesting watch

We don’t look miles off it. Some nice stuff at times but it all slows down when we get to the final third

Think you’re being a little harsh on Doyle, progressed well after a disappointing start. Picks up pockets of space well and is often the “link” from defence to attack on the occasions we do put together a move

Particularly in away games where there’s a bit more space to play in. 3 assists in his last 3 away games, a goal at Plymouth, a goal at Blackpool, all within the space of just over a couple of months

There are reasons for Kelvin to start, for a degree of physicality (especially with Keane injured) and due to the non existent contribution of the likes of Lane but I think he has a better impact off the bench and our options to “change” things would look quite limited if he started as a bench of Lane and Ritchie as our attacking options would be poor

Does anyone know a Pompey fan who can explain how they got end product out of Lane.

He seems to have a good workrate but just doesn’t seem to effectively contribute anything much despite this.

[Royalwaster]

I think Lane is suffering from low confidence at the moment - maybe he needs a bit of motivational booing? But seriously, I think there is a good player in there but at the moment he's not playing well and his decision making is poor ... but I live in hope. He was definitely rated at Pompey.

[MR. CYNICAL]

359 Royals fans made the trip.

Fair play to them. Tuesday night away in February to watch Wigan vs Reading.

Fairest play ever, was the brave 13 or so who, under the great days of Bullivant, went to Stockport to witness a 5-1 embarrassment on a Tuesday.

I was one of those, but I sat in the stand watching the other 12 get drenched behind the goal

[MR. CYNICAL]

Fair play to them. Tuesday night away in February to watch Wigan vs Reading.

Fairest play ever, was the brave 13 or so who, under the great days of Bullivant, went to Stockport to witness a 5-1 embarrassment on a Tuesday.

Maybe those 13 went to Wigan last night too

No I didn't.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

Fairest play ever, was the brave 13 or so who, under the great days of Bullivant, went to Stockport to witness a 5-1 embarrassment on a Tuesday.

Maybe those 13 went to Wigan last night too

No I didn't.

Ok.

Maybe the other 12 did.

[Brogue]

Ward did look good. Aggressive as well. Couple of mistakes but lots of potential

It was a shame not to see Young. Lane, Doyle and Ritchie all too similar and just don’t do enough for me. Would play one of those plus Kelvin and Young. Think we’d be a far more interesting watch

We don’t look miles off it. Some nice stuff at times but it all slows down when we get to the final third

Think you’re being a little harsh on Doyle, progressed well after a disappointing start. Picks up pockets of space well and is often the “link” from defence to attack on the occasions we do put together a move

Particularly in away games where there’s a bit more space to play in. 3 assists in his last 3 away games, a goal at Plymouth, a goal at Blackpool, all within the space of just over a couple of months

There are reasons for Kelvin to start, for a degree of physicality (especially with Keane injured) and due to the non existent contribution of the likes of Lane but I think he has a better impact off the bench and our options to “change” things would look quite limited if he started as a bench of Lane and Ritchie as our attacking options would be poor

Does anyone know a Pompey fan who can explain how they got end product out of Lane.

He seems to have a good workrate but just doesn’t seem to effectively contribute anything much despite this.

Lane played on the left for pompey… square pegs round holes at Reading.

[Brogue]

Think you’re being a little harsh on Doyle, progressed well after a disappointing start. Picks up pockets of space well and is often the “link” from defence to attack on the occasions we do put together a move

Particularly in away games where there’s a bit more space to play in. 3 assists in his last 3 away games, a goal at Plymouth, a goal at Blackpool, all within the space of just over a couple of months

There are reasons for Kelvin to start, for a degree of physicality (especially with Keane injured) and due to the non existent contribution of the likes of Lane but I think he has a better impact off the bench and our options to “change” things would look quite limited if he started as a bench of Lane and Ritchie as our attacking options would be poor

Does anyone know a Pompey fan who can explain how they got end product out of Lane.

He seems to have a good workrate but just doesn’t seem to effectively contribute anything much despite this.

Lane played on the left for pompey… square pegs round holes at Reading.

Actually I took that as fact after reading it on the wimbledon match thread after someone posted it. A quick google suggests he was primarily played on the right so scrap that. But he is left footed… perhaps we should give him a go on the left and bin off this inverted winger shite