The #wafc FAB has some confusing messages. @willjpatterson.bsky.social - were you there? Can you elaborate? These bits are confusing:

When I read that #wafc ‘should’ve signed Benn Ward’ ahead of Reading, I understand the sentiment but wonder about the probability. Reading may have more cash than us - we spent coming out of admin too (so we’ll leave that to them) - & both he and Richardson are represented by OmniSports agency

I really think both reds were soft, and the referee has given them every 50-50, but ill discipline has cost #wafc here

Hard to take, that. But it’s been coming. #wafc

Softest red you’ll see. But he gave the referee the opportunity to send him off #wafc

We have a new hero!!!! Problem is that he's on loan. 'Taylor's on fire, your defence is terrified' #wafc

I like Gary Caldwell. I felt really disappointed when he was sacked and think he’s a great fit to #wafc. But I do think it’s weird that his stock amongst fans might be higher now than when he won the league. I think he is easily our most underrated title winning manager

Astonishing that their lad is proclaiming innocence here. It’s a yellow all day. Rafa had to go off. Claiming no free kick. Incredible #wafc

Wing backs without players who play wingback continues to challenge us #wafc

Interesting interview with Lauren Jones, who has also joined #wafc with Caldwell and Perkins: youtu.be/EQnzWQZ444s All seems to fit quite well with the analytical ways the Dansons see the world generally

This is class from Exeter City and Gary Caldwell. Class #ecfc #wafc

I had the pleasure of attending @pwupodcast.bsky.social’s ‘This is your life’ for Graham B in May. On arriving Perkins was the 1st person I saw. He was FaceTiming someone saying ‘guess where I am?!’. Inside Roberto was the friendliest doorman ever,& Gary was talking with fans. Welcome home #wafc!

Got to call this the end of the Lowe era and look for green shoots from Monday. The players mustn’t take today to heart. New week, probably a new manager. Daffodils are coming. It’s when #wafc start to play, right?

I love the pride that Graham Barrow has in the players; I bet they have trust in him in return. Contrast with Lowe. #wafc

We’re in a Cala-Mighty of a tailspin. No depth in defence, a muscle memory of ineffectively clipping the balls in the channels and confidence as brittle (but not as large) as Lowe’s ego. We’re in genuine bother. Relegation- somehow - very, very possible #wafc

Not loads of quality, but there has been loads of effort. It’s been better #wafc

Fans Forum still promises to be ‘interesting’. I’m certain Lowe would have only agreed to go with NDAs in place - but fans will still want answers #wafc

Looks like he’s gone. Really angry at @laticsofficial.bsky.social. It should have been done long ago. Suspect Gregor Rioch will never be forgiven for standing by his mate so long #wafc

Odds on the Forum not being open mic after all? #wafc Will it even take place?

I’ve got to the point where I don’t have any realistic hope. It’s got to the point where we are almost funny to watch. We just have to watch and accept, because we can’t change the Cala-coward #wafc

Cala-mighty!!! #wafc

Another loanee. P’ah. Loans FC as Rioch said #wafc

If #wafc havent signed another player or two after the deal sheets went in, I'll be disappointed but not too much. We didnt lose any major players and the task to survive relegation is really about getting tune out of those we've got - on paper they arent a relegation-haunted squad

The way I view the Jack Hunt signing is that #wafc now probably need experienced heads to get us out of this mess. He’s on a short term deal, so little risk. Not an ‘exciting signing’ but he could be a shrewd one. Plus it gives me hope that full backs might now be played

Lowe wouldn’t come on the pitch at full time. Cala-Coward #wafc

Couldn’t have predicted that line up. If it wasn’t for Cala-Mighty always picking 3-5-2 (or wingbacks of some form) I wouldn’t be able to predict the formation either. He couldn’t have seen sense and switched to a back 4, could he? #wafc

That Gregor Rioch interview sounds like something else… #wafc

Cala-mighty gets its third airing of the season and the second in two games in tonight’s post-match. When Lowe does inevitably get potted I’ll sort of miss cala-mighty #wafc

Running the club sustainably doesn’t mean half arsed performances. We can accept living within our means without accepting poorly coached players, who look beaten after two minutes, playing a formation that does them no favours. #wafc

I remember when Malky McKay was #wafc manager, and replaced Rosler. After starting the season as likely promotion challengers those chances were gone by the time McKay arrived. Good players for the level looked shell shocked, demoralised. This bunch of lads have that look too. We went down then

I remember Peter Beagrie scoring at this ground #wafc

It’s always the opposition wingers who cause us the damage. Our damage is self inflicted, again #wafc

We are just so, so bad #wafc

Still hoping for a corner flag tonight. They haven’t got a f-ing clue what they are meant to be doing - but players like Taylor have a touch of class. We need to be thankful to Tickle though #wafc

Taylor’s got a touch of class about him #wafc

You’ve got to laugh at that goal. How badly coached do they look? 🤣🤣🤣 #wafc

Tickle saving us from a mauling here #wafc

I keep on hearing that Carragher is off in the summer. Presumably #wafc would want money. Is he really good enough for the Championship? He’s not a problem as such, but I’ve seen loads of better centre backs. He’s just OK-ish for me

Has there ever been a manager sacked at half time? Sorry, head coach. Asking for a friend. Only joking, asking for #wafc

Looked a penalty to me #wafc

That defending was chaotic. Again, if you play full backs you might avoid that. Many problems are our own making #wafc

Shots in the first 4 mins. Wow! #wafc

@mudhutter.bsky.social has nailed it. ‘The Eleven Rules of Managing Wigan Athletic’ or, in my interpretation, why Ryan Lowe is getting managing #wafc all wrong, even beyond the sub-par results. Read here: mudhutter.substack.com/p/the-eleven..., but you can subscribe at: mudhutter.substack.com

Corking interview this… *today it’s apparently not about him. When we won last week, that wasn’t the case (see photo). *us losing twice to Bolton since 92/3 is offset by us apparently not having beaten PNE in the same space of time (post truth facts) #wafc www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Been messaged this quote. No prizes for guessing who said it… #wafc

Looks like his interview is in the way. I was hoping the bit of a delay was because he was leaving. No such luck today, but we know it will happen before that long. #wafc

We’d reduce some of our problems if we played full backs and passed a football a bit more. Every ball is a clip into a channel. Sess-Weir-Carragher-Fox. It wouldn’t be a bad back line. Some of our problems are our own making #wafc

He’s just not a Wigan Athletic manager. #wafc

Bolton booing the referee for not giving them a corner after he missed the push on Carragher in the box is the most Bolton thing ever 😂😂. Seriously, #wafc’s formation is still killing us, we still can’t pass a football but the players are giving their all. They’ve shaded it but not a lot doing

Remember when Ryan Lowe said that he would have #wafc more ‘robust’ from injury? I don’t really blame him for our injuries, but I don’t feel we are less injury prone under him www.wigantoday.net/sport/footba...