Slightly surprised a team with Barker, Ness, Mingi, Henry, Powell, Vennings and Davison lost by 3. Wonder what team Wigan had out, all their best players would have moved on in the summer.
Yes, they lost a number of their best youngsters in the summer, that's a bit of a disappointing performance really, considering the number of highly rated youngsters with 1st team experience in that side
Is he being held back to cover any defender contingencies for the 1st team game tomorrow night?
No, he was promoted to the 1st team because he was young enough to not count under the embargo. As well as he did, others from the U23 squad would have been ahead of him if that wasn't the case. They probably are ahead of him again now.
Is he being held back to cover any defender contingencies for the 1st team game tomorrow night?
No, he was promoted to the 1st team because he was young enough to not count under the embargo. As well as he did, others from the U23 squad would have been ahead of him if that wasn't the case. They probably are ahead of him again now.
Good point. Was it the fact that Barker was only a scholar and not professional that enabled him to be selected?
Otherwise professional under-21s like Jay Mingi could have been selected.
Edit: I remember now. Any pro at any level that appeared for the 1st team would have counted as a 1st team player - and denied Bowyer the chance to sign another player under embargo.
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I’ll get my coat.
2-3 down after 25 minutes.
Vennings with 2 pens, Wiredu the other.
To think I sat next to a closet stripey Nigel at Wembley last year. Shudder!
Over-age player, I assume?
Is he being held back to cover any defender contingencies for the 1st team game tomorrow night?
Otherwise professional under-21s like Jay Mingi could have been selected.
Edit: I remember now. Any pro at any level that appeared for the 1st team would have counted as a 1st team player - and denied Bowyer the chance to sign another player under embargo.
No updates during the last 50 minutes.
I should have kept quiet.