Sunny day at Wigan (4 Viewers)

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

First ever u23 way game today.

About 40 people here.

 

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[stevefloyd]

Oops meant v Wigan

 

[stevefloyd]

Just beat me to it...

 

[CovLad94]

Any teamsheets? Indications as to who the trialists are?

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

1 down after 14 mins

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

1 down after 14 mins

Start 'you're not fit to wear the shirt' if you've exhausted 'Wigan get battered'

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

2 down after 18 mins. Well worked gial

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

Red card to Wigan player

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Red card to Wigan player

Add 'Dirty Northern b*st*rds' to your repertoire.

 

[better days]

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

2-0 at ht.
Best players for City, num 19 and 10.

 

[98joscro]

Trialists are Jeremy Kyezu ex Millwall, Spurs left back and Jordan Alves from Thatcham Town attacking mid

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

'Forward'

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

Game going nowhere at the moment.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

From the Wigan feed sounds like Tavares has missed a couple of chances

 

[Otis]

From the Wigan feed sounds like Tavares has missed a couple of chances

Is he a burden on the team?

 

[better days]

Is he a burden on the team?

Well maybe not a burden but also not The Messiah Otis

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

Another red for Wigan.

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

5 mins against 9 men.

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

5 mins injury time.

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

All over.
Not sure we would have scored if we had another 30 mins.

 

[better days]

All over.
Not sure we would have scored if we had another 30 mins.

Think it's been a bit like that all season
When we have a few first team squad guys playing we brush opponents aside but when we play just the young players it's a different story

 

[rob9872]

Think it's been a bit like that all season
When we have a few first team squad guys playing we brush opponents aside but when we play just the young players it's a different story

Which is why we have to trust the manager as to when players are ready and the massive step up now that we're not L2/L1. Nobody was more pleased than me when Fabio scored coming off the the bench, but in some ways it was the worst thing that could have happened as it only added fuel and increased the hype. The same with assuming JJ will automatically be great at this level having had part of a season in L2 and 3 ACL's since or those who think Reid is better than Bidwell based on nothing or Bayliss should come back after being unproven at Preston. In time they could all be decent but for now I'll trust Robins and Viveash to know when they're ready.

 

[The Great Eastern]

Oops meant v Wigan

Yes. I can fully understand the confusion between Wigan and Rooney. Done it myself many a time...

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Yes. I can fully understand the confusion between Wigan and Rooney. Done it myself many a time...

Probably something to do with the hair transplant?

 

[steve cooper]

Probably something to do with the hair transplant?

Rooney - Wig on ??

 

[play_in_skyblue_stripes]

Marco Ruscwas our best player. He was subbed I think to avoid a red card as he was getting really niggly.Jeremy Kyezu was quite promising.
Overall quite a disappointing team display. Not sure or convinced about those other players stepping up to first team. Admittedly based on one game.

 

[Otis]

If it's Rooney, surely it's more likely to be Over 60's than Under 23's isn't it?

 

[CDK]

Oh yes the Rooney casino,oops I mean the Wigan casino and great Northern soul.

 

[13th_choice_seamer]

Rooney - Wig on ??

Jokes are funnier when someone else explains them afterwards

 

[stevefloyd]

Jokes are funnier when someone else explains them afterwards

Thats because some people get them

 

[torchomatic]

As my son reminds me when either are on tele, Rooney is younger than Ronaldo.

 

[Otis]

As my son reminds me when either are on tele, Rooney is younger than Ronaldo.

And Rooney's girlfriends are older than Ronaldo's mum.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Think it's been a bit like that all season
When we have a few first team squad guys playing we brush opponents aside but when we play just the young players it's a different story

Argument maybe that we need to treat it more like a reserve team and use it to both get first teamers fit and help the youngsters learn?

 

[better days]

Argument maybe that we need to treat it more like a reserve team and use it to both get first teamers fit and help the youngsters learn?

We probably did that in the early part of the season but we've had so many out with injury and illness lately that both the first team and U23 squads are down to the famous football 'bare bones'