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Wigan vs Newcastle United pre game thread - Sun 2nd Jan at 4pm (live on Sky)

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Guest Heneage

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Carroll didn't score in our 5-1 drubbing of Sunderland, to my knowledge he only had one real chance of any note. He is a huge outlet for us but he is not the be all and end all. For you to say I made out like him missing was good is quite wide of the mark.

 

Fingers crossed I'm proved right and we get 3 points.

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Carroll didn't score in our 5-1 drubbing of Sunderland, to my knowledge he only had one real chance of any note. He is a huge outlet for us but he is not the be all and end all. For you to say I made out like him missing was good is quite wide of the mark.

 

Fingers crossed I'm proved right and we get 3 points.

 

Carroll was outstanding against Sunderland though.

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Carroll didn't score in our 5-1 drubbing of Sunderland, to my knowledge he only had one real chance of any note. He is a huge outlet for us but he is not the be all and end all. For you to say I made out like him missing was good is quite wide of the mark.

 

Fingers crossed I'm proved right and we get 3 points.

 

One match where Carroll made no difference? That all you got? :lol: Add to that, the fact that it is a game where form and all sort of logic go out of the window.

 

Like I said, look at the last nine games, and the Liverpool game aside, I think you'll find that he is the be all and end all for us at the minute.

 

Of course I hope we win, but I can't see who will score. And if we don't score, we don't win.

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Nolan can still score, I expect to see him given license to take more long range shots.

 

edit: same with Barton.

 

I suppose it's not entirely impossible for Ameobi to score, but we'll know inside the first 5 minutes if he's still in "they think I'm good so I can play shit" mode or if he's in "I need to convince them to keep me around a little longer so I'd better score" mode.

 

Lovenkrands might put away a tap in. Service, which has admittedly been shoddy, will have to drastically improve.

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Xisco won't play ffs. It's getting silly this.

 

I wonder who the next saviour will be when Xisco and Gosling play a few games and fail to set the world alight.

 

At least Gosling is half decent compared to the shit we've got as alternatives (Smith, Guthrie)

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Xisco won't play ffs. It's getting silly this.

 

I wonder who the next saviour will be when Xisco and Gosling play a few games and fail to set the world alight.

 

At least Gosling is half decent compared to the s*** we've got as alternatives (Smith, Guthrie)

 

Wait until he doesn't perform well every week, then people will start sharpening the knives. Same with our Spanish friend Xis.

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Xisco won't play ffs. It's getting silly this.

 

well duh! I think people are just looking at possible permutations from a supporters point of view, in reality it's obvious that we will stick to the safe option of Shola/Loven.

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Carroll being out for this is a massive blow. Someone's going to have to step up and lead the line and try to fill Carroll's boots.

 

I think he'll start with Ameobi with Nolan behind but when we concede on the hour he'll bring Ranger on and bring Jonas off. We'll scramble a late equaliser somehow and come away with a point.

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Nolan lone striker. Genuinely think that's what'll he go with, Smith to retain his place.

 

 

Jesus, the thought.

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I'd go with the above. Ranger with Shola will at least give us a bit of pace and guile - Nolan is far too static (and easily picked up) when he plays off the front man. Also Barton back to MR in place of the inadequate Routledge. Just wish we had an option (bar Shane Ferguson) to replace Jonas - there is a man who knows his place is safe come what may. :thdn:

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Shola should grow a Fro and jokingly pretend to Karate Chop people like the second coming of John Fashanu.

 

 

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/50622000/jpg/_50622430_lopez_getty.jpg

 

Looks like the Spanish version of Ryan Taylor!  :kasper:

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Looking forward to this one.  I've never seen Newcastle away from home before (Newcastle is a long enough drive as it is) but finally ended up committing to this one.  Picking up a couple of mates in Perth, driving down, going to the game then driving back home.  Gonna be a long day so a win would be appreciated ;-)

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Ameobi and Ranger up front would be interesting to watch.

 

I thought that previously but I'm sure they started a game together earlier this season and had no chemistry whatsoever.

 

Ranger hasn't started a PL game yet.

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