Wigan Athletic 1 v 0 Newcastle United
Wednesday 26th ecember 2007
Fancy dress @ the JJB was about the highlight of the first 60 minutes, the half-time parade produced more action than the dull first half. Apart from a deflected shot from Paul Sharner neither keeper had a save to make.
Sibierski looked like he was pushed in the back but MotD viewers saw that it was inconclusive so reluctantly I’ll apologize for my “you don’t know what you’re doing ref” outburst. To be brutally honest the second half wasn’t really much better, we had a stunning strike from Ryan Taylor to settle the outcome and a couple of pantomime moments to wile away the last 45 minutes.
Just after the half-time interval a you get it/I’ll get it syndrome saw Mario Melchiot and Chris Kirkland on the edge of the area and the ball bounce free to Mark Viduka who with his back the toon army sent a arcing overhead kick goal-wards, however Titus Bramble easily managed to head the ball off the line, and that threat was the barcodes only serious attempt on target in the whole ninety minutes. So our proud record of never letting them score let alone get a point @ the JJB remains soundly & steadfastly intact.
Latics responded to the isolated threat to their goal, Valencia had a couple of good runs and Scharner hit a twenty five yarder which Given easily held. Then in the 65th minute the only true quality of the game surfaced when Ryan Taylor scorched a free kick past the despairing dive of Shay Given, the rest of the match was huff & puff with once again neither side getting close apart from that man Taylor again who made the Magpies keeper save low down at his near post.
Not even talisman Obafemi Martins made a difference after he replaced the ineffective Geremi, the 2nd pantomime gem occurred when the Irish keeper did a keepie uppie before hitting the ball on the volley, however the ball spooned over his head and luckily for him cleared the bar and went wide, o how we would have laughed at that.
Once again a referee upset the home fans, this time it was Mike Dean who made some and I’m being polite here “curious” decisions, usually against Latics.The papers are full of how bad Newcastle was and “Big Sam” © tabloids lambasted his players, however they only performed as well as we let them, both MotD & the press really didn’t give us many compliments, are we bothered ? nope we’ll have the three points thanks very much.
Also noted that Villas defence looked suspect, just the four conceded and with Emile due back I feel a six point festive home feast being a well deserved order of the day.
P19 W4 D4 L11 F19 A34 Pts16 – Position now 17th
Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Kilbane, Valencia, Brown, Landzaat, Taylor (Olembe 74), Bent, Sibierski (Aghahowa 70).
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Boyce, Skoko.
Booked: Brown.
Goals: Taylor 65.
Newcastle: Given, Beye, Taylor, Faye, N'Zogbia, Milner, Smith, Geremi (Martins 66), Emre, Duff (Jose Enrique 78), Viduka.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Cacapa, Butt.
Booked: Milner, Emre, Smith, Taylor.
Att: 20,304
Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).
Fancy dress @ the JJB was about the highlight of the first 60 minutes, the half-time parade produced more action than the dull first half. Apart from a deflected shot from Paul Sharner neither keeper had a save to make.
Sibierski looked like he was pushed in the back but MotD viewers saw that it was inconclusive so reluctantly I’ll apologize for my “you don’t know what you’re doing ref” outburst. To be brutally honest the second half wasn’t really much better, we had a stunning strike from Ryan Taylor to settle the outcome and a couple of pantomime moments to wile away the last 45 minutes.
Just after the half-time interval a you get it/I’ll get it syndrome saw Mario Melchiot and Chris Kirkland on the edge of the area and the ball bounce free to Mark Viduka who with his back the toon army sent a arcing overhead kick goal-wards, however Titus Bramble easily managed to head the ball off the line, and that threat was the barcodes only serious attempt on target in the whole ninety minutes. So our proud record of never letting them score let alone get a point @ the JJB remains soundly & steadfastly intact.
Latics responded to the isolated threat to their goal, Valencia had a couple of good runs and Scharner hit a twenty five yarder which Given easily held. Then in the 65th minute the only true quality of the game surfaced when Ryan Taylor scorched a free kick past the despairing dive of Shay Given, the rest of the match was huff & puff with once again neither side getting close apart from that man Taylor again who made the Magpies keeper save low down at his near post.
Not even talisman Obafemi Martins made a difference after he replaced the ineffective Geremi, the 2nd pantomime gem occurred when the Irish keeper did a keepie uppie before hitting the ball on the volley, however the ball spooned over his head and luckily for him cleared the bar and went wide, o how we would have laughed at that.
Once again a referee upset the home fans, this time it was Mike Dean who made some and I’m being polite here “curious” decisions, usually against Latics.The papers are full of how bad Newcastle was and “Big Sam” © tabloids lambasted his players, however they only performed as well as we let them, both MotD & the press really didn’t give us many compliments, are we bothered ? nope we’ll have the three points thanks very much.
Also noted that Villas defence looked suspect, just the four conceded and with Emile due back I feel a six point festive home feast being a well deserved order of the day.
P19 W4 D4 L11 F19 A34 Pts16 – Position now 17th
Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Scharner, Bramble, Kilbane, Valencia, Brown, Landzaat, Taylor (Olembe 74), Bent, Sibierski (Aghahowa 70).
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Boyce, Skoko.
Booked: Brown.
Goals: Taylor 65.
Newcastle: Given, Beye, Taylor, Faye, N'Zogbia, Milner, Smith, Geremi (Martins 66), Emre, Duff (Jose Enrique 78), Viduka.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Cacapa, Butt.
Booked: Milner, Emre, Smith, Taylor.
Att: 20,304
Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).
Labels: Wigan vrs Newcastle
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