Swindon v Wigan Match Day Thread

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

OK, so I might as well start another one of these – my thread starting record so far this season is P3 W2 D1 L0 F9 A4 Pts7 ... quite respectable really, a bit like Luke Williams' managerial record.

We’ve actually had a few memorable encounters with Wigan over the years when you think about it…
1987…2-0 down away at the old Springfield Park with 20 minutes to go in the 1st leg of the Play Off semi-finals and we come back to win 3-2 and eventually end up beating Gillingham at Selhurst Park on a never-to-be-forgotten night to get promoted to what would now be the Championship.

2003…we were having a rare ‘nothing’ season and Wigan were 20 odd games undefeated on their way to promotion to the the Premier League via The Championship (or whatever it was called then)  Danny Invincibile had possibly his best game ever and certainly his best game for us as we won a barn stormer 2-1 in one of the very few highlights of the 02/03 season.

2012…FA Cup 3rd Round L2 Town 2 Premier League Wigan 1 – Football fans expectations can be ridiculously and unreasonably high at times and I’m no exception. I fully expected us to win this one but amazingly, win we did. An all too rare Cup run by recent standards which was certainly a lot more fun than losing to Histon…or Cheltenham…or Rochdale…or…etc…etc

My prediction – we win out in a ‘five goal thriller’…3-2 Ajose, Doughty, Robert.

[Ginginho]

Really tough game, they've not lost since the 12th December and look pretty likely to get one of the two auto spots.

We're unbeaten in 7 and playing well at present so reckon it'll be 1-1.

[Bob's Orange]

Hoping to get to the in laws over in the west of Ireland in time for kick off.

Tough game and I fear Wigan might be too good. Is Will Grigg away with Norn Iron?

[nigel grays a postie]

Grigg didn't play v Wales last night. Neither is he listed as unused sub so presume will be playing for Wigan today

[JoeMezz]

fear our unbeaten run may come to an end. grigg worries me after the mauling we received from MK last year.

[inept and tiresome]

best we can hope for is a 0 0 no score bore

[Bob's Orange]

1-3.

[Peter Venkman]

They are unbeaten in 16 games in the league winning 9 of those.

We are unbeaten in 7 winning 4.

I think a 0-0 draw in front of 8,124 and in that total 984 pie eaters there.

[Private Fraser]

They are unbeaten in 16 games in the league winning 9 of those.

We are unbeaten in 7 winning 4.

I think a 0-0 draw in front of 8,124 and in that total 984 pie eaters there.

You'll need to increase that prediction.  Apparently, they had sold 1200 tickets a week or so ago.  Wigan have laid on free coach transport for them.   So there's likely to be pie shortage in the Arkells Stand today.

I can't see anything other than a defeat today.  Probably 1-3. 

[horlock07]

I didn't even realise we were playing this evening, is it on telly then? Can see us losing 1-2 with around 900 of the humble pie eaters rolling up.

Interesting fact about Wigan from my time working there, all of the women have dark hair you never see a naturally blonde Wigan lass.....

Edit: note of the above I am upping attendance production to 1289 Wiganners

[Private Fraser]

I didn't even realise we were playing this evening, is it on telly then? Can see us losing 1-2 with around 900 of the humble pie eaters rolling up.

Interesting fact about Wigan from my time working there, all of the women have dark hair you never see a naturally blonde Wigan lass.....

Edit: note of the above I am upping attendance production to 1289 Wiganners

If you can't make it, it's live on Sky at 5-30.

[Peter Venkman]

You'll need to increase that prediction.  Apparently, they had sold 1200 tickets a week or so ago.  Wigan have laid on free coach transport for them.   So there's likely to be pie shortage in the Arkells Stand today.

Interesting, even when in the Premier League when they came down they only brought about 800 to 1,000, they have never travelled in numbers and only took 1,900 to Crewe which is only 40 miles.

Still free coach travel may add to it I guess.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

Everything will go our way.

They'll have a man sent off early and a pen to us.

5-0

[Jimmy Glass is an Alien]

I'm a bit 'meh' about today's game. I don't fear a defeat but equally don't think we'll win, so the natural conclusion to make is we'll draw. 

I'm going for an uninspired 0-0, which will bore the national TV audience.

[Posh Red]

I can see any kind of result in this game.

Although I fear if we lose it will be a heavy defeat.

That said, the team has shown resilience over the last couple of months so think we will get a draw in this one