Three points! Sometimes what you need is an ugly win. We weren’t that ugly tonight, but it wasn’t quite beautiful either. It wasn’t about performance tonight, it was all about the result. Wigan were there for the taking and we took ‘em.
First half we looked quite good and should have had a penalty when Chuks was given a Goldberg spear in the box. Still, having missed that, the officials were better than at the weekend.
Second half was a little nervy. We defended quite well at times and, even though they persisted, and we suffered minor lapses in concentration, we never allowed any clear chances.
We’ve given ourselves a chance to turn this around.
Over to you.
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Otherwise it's just a 1-0 win against bottom of the table. Nothing to get too excited about but it's stopped the rot which is important.
... and should have been two anyway as Chuks being pushed was a penalty
What I saw in terms of effort levels was very encouraging - a complete 180 degree turn from Blackpool at the weekend.
Chuks: "Before the game, to be fair."
All's well then.
I don’t think it was an amazing performance but then after our run I don’t think it ever was going to be.
This win gives us something to build on and getting a result on Saturday is going to be massive.
We bloody got 3 POINTS!!
Unconvincing, and a better team than Wigan would have scored a couple against us this eve, but it doesn't matter - a win's a win.
I hope any differences they've had has been put to bed and everyone can start being on the same page. I think LB's tactical frailties will find us out but its good to hear from Chuks.
And battle they did.
But for me that performance is indicative of us under Bowyer in recent times. One decent half, and another where we can't get a foot hold on the game at all and get the feeling that a more clinical team would have finished us off.