Jesus, Pears is a liability now his head has gone. A goalkeeper needs to command his area. Pears couldn't command a butler.

He wasn't tested much in that period, the defence were imperious.

I dunno, it was soft but I've seen them given, especially by refs as poor as this one. There was contact. I think the main reason he didn't give it may just have been that he would probably have had to send him off as last man, and it was too soft for that to be justice. Butterworth on for Buckley.

Pears is nervous now, it was written all over his face on that closeup. Need to keep him protected as he has another fuckup in him.

All Pears there, yep. I'd actually forgot he was playing so I was blaming Kaminski at first lol...but of course it's Pears back to his past tricks. Very poor positioning and not a good attempt to stop it. I hate when Max Power scores against us, he has a comedy name.

Edun is a lucky boy there tbh, but fuck Wigan they've had more than enough from this ref today. Excellent effort by Ben there, would have been a superb goal.

Well, if Khadra is the only one who brought his shooting boots today, I guess it doesn't matter that Butty hasn't had a run out yet! Get in lad! Another great strike from him.

Hopefully Lenihan is ok or it will have been a very bad move to start him. Don't see why Carter isn't the replacement. Baffling subs from the manager, hope that's just him using the cup to dabble again, don't want that shit to creep back into his league management.

I was thinking about this, if he had just treated it like a pass I'm sure it would have reached where it needed to go.

You mean in terms of fitness?

I'm getting worried by our recent tendency to not put away our chances. Our efficiency in front of goal has been a huge part of our great run.

I wonder if Buckley was so embarrassed earlier by that shot when he should have passed that he asked them to give him a shirt with no name on.

Bet Butterworth looked even less happy about not being the man to replace him. If he is basically fourth choice to play in the 3rd round of the FA Cup against lower league opponents he must be questioning when he is going to play.

Funny how only our fucking players are getting booked though...

Yeh I edited my other post to comment on that. And as it goes on he really is letting a lot go. Think someone will end up injured by a tackle today.

....you're a smart enough bloke, I'll let you figure it out Jim.

I was about to post how shocking Gally's decision making is, and then our smartest attacker fails to lay it on a plate for our top scorer and shoots himself even though he knows he is a shit finisher. Genius.

Wigan up to their usual shitehouse tactics. All the more reason more players should have been rested. An entirely unsympathetic ref that hasn't booked anyone. Watch us get a yellow soon for something that doesn't hurt anyone.

Imagine I'm late to the party pointing it out, but Nyambe not being in the squad lends credence to the rumour he is off.

Unlikely though unless we go into a commanding lead I think.

Should have taken a touch to steady himself too. But yeh entirely the wrong lad for it to land with.

Midfielder.

Think it's a bit poor not to start Butterworth tbh. The lad is going to start thinking he isn't rated. Don't see why BBD is being risked. Erm I must have wrong information here, Dolan as captain?? And at right back?? This streamer must be confused....

The kids of death 🤣 I'm hoping that's what Wigan are calling the team we field by the end of the match!

Which clownpants-wearing asshat are we getting though?