Friendlies

MartinBWFC wrote:Charlie Adam playing for Bolton today.

Interesting! A deal could be on then?

Norpig wrote:
Interesting! A deal could be on then?

He'd be a good fit at this level.

Combative and skilful. Adam's also good at free kicks (including those threatening opposition shins!)

If I[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] it doesn't look like we'll be sending the first team out against Wigan.
Suggestion is it will be a mixture of kids, new signings who are not yet up to speed re fitness/system and triallists etc.

Of course it makes sense in terms of squad preparation for the forthcoming season, but I was kind of hoping we'd field a strong team to see how they went against players who have recently played at mid-table Championship level.

We may lose our first game under Evatt today, annoyingly to Wigan.

Lost 5-1

Evans out!

Natasha Whittam wrote:Evans out!

Never heard of him.

We played a lot of youngsters and Wigan even with a few players sold, would still be lower Championship standard i would guess.

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Natasha Whittam wrote:Evans out!

Never heard of him.

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Hopefully the young 'uns weren't too traumatised.

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Report: Wigan Athletic 5-1 Bolton Wanderers

Wanderers were beaten at a rain-soaked Euxton Training Ground by newly relegated Sky Bet League One side, Wigan Athletic in the latest pre-season fixture on Tuesday afternoon.

Ian Evatt made several changes the starting eleven from the weekend's victory against Accrington Stanley with the aim of giving players short on match minutes a chunk of the game; meaning the team from the first whistle had a youthful element.

The Latics started the brighter of the two teams and moments after Callum McManaman saw a shot from the edge of the box go inches over the bar, he found the net. Kal Naismith surged into the box down the right-hand side and teed up the former Luton Town midfielder to drill a shot into the bottom corner from 15 yards out.

With Wigan barely afforded the time to give themselves a pat on the back, Wanderers restored parity with an equalising goal. Giving Nathan Byrne a tough test down the left-hand side, Jamie Mascoll left him behind with a burst of pace before seeing a low cross guided into the back of the net via the inside of the post by Nathan Delfouneso.

Rather like a game of basketball in the first half with both teams eager to go on the attack, Gary Roberts went close with an effort from distance after a miscommunication between Matthew Alexander and Harry Brockbank at the back before Ali Crawford had a shot held onto by Owen Evans after Jamie Mascoll had latched onto a raking Tom White pass to set up the Scottish midfielder.

Athletic upped the ante somewhat midway through the first half and after Joe Garner went close with a header and Naismith was denied excellently by Alexander, the two combined the restore the lead. Naismith whipped a corner into the near post area where the former Preston North End striker headed the ball into the net.

Before the interval, Garner was denied a second goal by the post with Alexander equal to a fierce Naismith strike. Wanderers trailed by a goal at the break but Wigan were seemingly in the ascendancy and Ian Evatt's men needed to get a grip on the game again.

The chances continued to occur regularly into the second half and after Garner spurned a gilt-edged opportunity from Byrne's low cross, Charlie Adam curled a shot a couple of yards wide of the post from the edge of the box on his weaker right foot.

A couple of minutes later, Wigan doubled their advantage. Naismith was arguably the best player on the day for the home side and after getting the better of Ryan Delaney, he teed up Garner to turn the ball into the net from close range for his second of the afternoon.

With sixty seconds of the restart, Wigan had their fourth and Garner his third. Contesting for a goalkeeper's punt up the field with Adam Senior, the loose ball broke to him fortuitously and he caught Alexander off his line to find the net with a shot from distance.

Callum King-Harmes and George Taft both off the bench had efforts in an attempt to drag Wanderers back into the contest, and despite Evatt's men dominating possession for the final ten or fifteeen minutes of the game it was Wigan who added a fifth through a trialist although it seemed Alexander was fouled in the build-up.

Wigan Line-Up: Evans, Byrne (Crankshaw 65), Kipre (Obi 60), Trialist (Sanders 65), Pearce (Robinson 65), Perry (Adeeko 65), Merrie (Carragher 85), McManaman (Aasgaard 56), Roberts (Trialist 56), Naismith (Joseph 65), Garner (Jolley 65)

Wanderers Line-Up: Alexander, Brockbank, Senior (Santos 56), Delaney (Taft 56), Hickman (Jones 56), Mascoll (Gordon 56), Adam (Sarcevic 56), White (Comley 56), Crawford (Darcy 46), Trialist, Delfouneso (King-Harmes 46).

Wigan Goals: McManaman (5), Garner (32, 51, 52), Trialist (82).

Wanderers Goal: Delfouneso (6).

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Ah well, a little bit of humility always helps. I don't think this defeat will cause too many problems, but its a timely reminder that there is a very competitive world out there.

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Boo - Evans out! - as some might say!

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Crellin, Jones, Baptiste, Santos, Taft, Gordon, Comley, Sarcevic (c), Crawford, Delfouneso, Doyle.

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Is Charlie Adam still on trial or has he gone now?

It's laughable that people seem to think a bunch of players thrown together by a new manager will be walking promotion.

These two defeats are timely wake-up calls, but I still feel that we have the makings of a good team, but its not going to happen overnight.

As I said before this manager has the same problem as the old manager. The main one being that we are still under the embargo. I believe that is done this summer but in the meantime we have a mostly thrown together group of freebies and cast offs and kids - exactly as last season.
We will probably do ok in League two but outright promotion?  I'll get back to you after I watch a few games. Since none of us as seen a ball kicked yet its hard to judge.

One thing is for sure - with Evatt's system there are going to be a lot of goals. Just not sure at which end.

Report: Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Crewe Alexandra

Three second half goals saw Wanderers defeated in the final pre-season friendly before the season kicks off next weekend. Despite a strong first half and spells of dominance in possession in the second half, it was the Sky Bet League One side who came away with victory.

Both teams spent the first ten minutes or so of the game looking to get a foothold in the game, and the first chance of the evening fell to Wanderers via Alex Baptiste. Ali Crawford delivered a corner into the box and the experienced defender met it with a header that failed to trouble David Richards in the Crewe goal.

Ian Evatt’s men were looking to go up a gear after Baptiste went close but Alexandra missed a presentable opportunity through Charlie Kirk following a loose pass by Billy Crellin, but the opposing number ten saw an attempted lob read well and caught by the Wanderers goalkeeper.

Brandon Comley saw a shot blocked and Nathan Delfouneso was denied by Richards as Wanderers went in search of the first goal and as the half grew Gethin Jones was looking a real threat down the right-hand side with dangerous deliveries into the box.

Crewe were denied in the latter stages of the half as Oli Finney saw a shot blocked heroically by Ricardo Almeida Santos following Charlie Kirk’s venture down the left-hand side, and before the referee’s whistle was sounded Liam Gordon spurned an opportunity after Antoni Sarcevic’s cross had fallen to him kindly at the far post.

Early in the second half, Crewe took the lead. Setting his sights from distance, Daniel Powell unleashed a shot that found the back of the net to leave Wanderers with work to do.

The visitors were in the ascendancy after taking the lead and after Luke Murphy and Charlie Kirk had efforts on goal, it was the latter who doubled the visitors’ advantage. Billy Crellin did brilliantly to keep out a header at the far post but the ball eventually broke to Kirk who smashed the ball into the roof of the net from six yards out.

Late on, substitute Offrande Zanzala added a third tapping in from close range to assure that the visitors would head back to Cheshire with a victory in the bag. All attentions now turn to next weekend’s Carabao Cup First Round tie against Bradford City.

Wanderers Line-Up: Crellin, Jones (Hickman 81), Santos, Baptiste (Delaney 81), Taft, Gordon (Mascoll 81), Comley, Sarcevic, Crawford (White 61), Delfouneso, Doyle.

Crewe Line-Up: Richards (Jaaskelainen 46), Ng, Pickering, Wintle, Daniels (Nolan 46), Offord (Sass-Davies 77), Powell (Dale 77), Finney, Porter (Zanzala 77), Kirk, Murphy (Ainley 77).

Crewe Goals: Powell (55), Kirk (59), Zanzala (85)

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