S-Clarke

Good post.

No surprise, although Bolton isn't exactly a club to get your career going. And Bolton, Blackburn and Wolves are fine examples of why getting relegated, no matter how strong your squad remains, doesn't equal an instant return.

wtf @ this thread. weird

The problem we have with Mayuka is that his confidence is on the floor. An awful AFCON as well as a non-eventful season for us, where he's played more for the reserves than the first team. It'll be hard for him to get into a head of steam this year, but his pace off the bench will still be helpful, although don't expect him to tear up any tree's just yet.

He's miles better than that level, thought he was at least worth a championship loan. Massive coup for Southend to have a player of his ability.

Don't think we can. What we have now is what we have to run with through to the end of the season.

One of the best CM's in the PL. Love his energy, and it's becoming a regular occurrence to see him bursting into the box - that was a terrifically well timed run today. Only a few years ago the guy looked like he'd never get into the final third to take a shot, now he's scoring in the PL!

QPR would pay £30m and £200k p/w

To be fair, we are due a big result against one of the big boys. We haven't had one yet, bar a draw against Arsenal. See no reason why we can't cause them all sorts of problems, especially with Kompany and Toure missing. Slightly nervous of Tevez/Auguro up against Jos though!

To be fair, Man City paid £28m for Silva. Chelsea paid 20m for Mata. Both of those 2 eased into life in the PL, and didn't really get going until their 2nd full season with the club. That's why staying up this year is massive. I dread to think what will happen if we don't. The fall out doesn't bear thinking about, which is why i'm trying not to think about it!

Wouldn't expect too much different from today, maybe just Lallana in for Puncheon. Forren has an injury.

2nd half was great, and we had more much about us in the final third. You'd pay to watch us like that But posession football bugs the hell out of me when you don't go anywhere with it, or try to make an extra pass when it's easier to shoot etc like we did in the first half. Puncheon was guilty of that today, and is quite often tbh.

He's clearly a very talented player, but doesn't really turn up away from home. Away he seems to float around the pitch like a feather, being knocked over by anyone who blows at him. Good player, but at the moment very lightweight.

He was written off by some way too early. Always rated him, ability wise he has what it takes to play for England and I still stand by that. I think he's a classy player.

Sounded great on the stream. Only fans I could hear. Wigan predictably un-supported.

Totally, I'm optimistic with the way we're playing but this was Wigan tbh, we were 2-1 up with 4 mins to go, we didn't win the others around us did and we now have Man City and Newcastle up next.

We didn't lose. 3 games is no time to judge if he's good, or crap. Nothing has really changed.

I did, we played bloody brilliantly and scored a great goal to go 2-1 up on 85 mins. We still didn't win. That's why this is a very bad result. Not a bad performance, but a bad result. That's not going to do the players confidence much cop either.

I see this one as a step back if I'm honest. Deflated as anything at the moment. We will not get many more game slike this, where the oppo are so ****. Wigan were hopeless, were dominated, yet we still didn't win. I'm so cheesed off because with the other results, we are right back in the **** with 2 tough games coming up. This was our chance to pull away, but we've been pulled back.

Should have won that, we can't keep failing to win these games. It's a nightmare result in the circumstances. Absoloutley deflated.

That is an absoloute nightmare of a result, no 2 ways about that.

Puncheon off, JWP On

The slight problem we have, is, who replaces him? We now no longer have any options.

I am going to live to regret this game if we can't grab this.

Rubbish puncheon