Johnnyrotten

That's little to do with rating him as a player or wanting him in the team, and more to do with having a good song to sing, because we don't have many. See ACD song, its zero to do with the esteem in which players are held. Last year it was the Forino song, even Cogley had one, but Simons and EE don't. Not related to ability.

Did well to last till January, he can join the other coaches enjoying their pay offs and going back to their day jobs 😀

I take that criticism of McAtee, he drove me mad coming back supposedly "defending" but just giving away cheap free kicks 30 yards from our goal. But I'd take that for the improvement over Burstow who doesn't get involved enough for me and often drops deep looking for the ball but without the ability to play that deep. Yes Burstow is physically stronger and can hold off a defender better, but I was hoping that he'd be winning some headers in the opposition box to assist or try to score but its never really happened, overall I'm not sure what he's meant to be, a finisher or a leader of the line or a no.10. McAtee is a 10 that will assist and score his fair share, without ever winning a header or tackle 😀

I agree with most of that and I definitely didn't say there were only 3 decent players. Dalby wasn't at the level of my 3 best IMO for his wastefulness 1st half, but we don't have to agree. When we lose I never come on here and say everyone was shit and when we win I never claim everyone was on the top of their game. You said Simons got better and grew into it which I agree with, but you're saying he didn't start well and took time to adjust, that's not a MOTM performance, he only played about 70 minutes, same as Burstow, maybe 40 minutes of being decent? All that really matters is that the team got it right today which is fantastic after the month we've had. (Does anyone else still think the Port Vale training session was important - you'd think it was a season defining game reading the nonsene on here, 2 of the starters left the next day!).

OK no problem, I just thought Dalby was a bit meh first half, coughed up possession with poor 1st touch on at least 3 occasions, and clumsby with a couple of attempts from crosses, not dominant at all. Improved 2nd half, that header was outstanding, the sort he was doing for Dundee United because - amazingly - they had a left footer crossing from the left and a right footer crossing from the right. Great save by Tickle as you say, that would have been a goal against TSL. So overall, I think Dalby did OK but when we kick off at Stevenage I don't want him to have another 1st half at the level he was today, I think he can be better, as can Burstow because a better team than Wigan might punish us. Re giving them a chance to build a partnership - my opinion is do that with 2 of our own players that might be here next season - Dalby and McAtee, who is a better player than Burstow and more likely to score.

Yes they were all on their game, I just thought Toal was at MOTM levels and the other 2 just did their jobs well and without fuss. Some on here thought Johnston shouldn't be near the team, for me he's in the top 3 of player of the season, but we all see it different clearly. Solid is the word, that's how they played today, but I've seen ACD, Tutu and Simons at higher levels than that a few times.

Which players would you put forward for MOTM other than those 3? Genuinely open to all opinions, those were my best 3.

It helps that his face fits and he has a catchy song. If Randall, Dalby or McAtee had missed that alongside not having a good half, they would have got pelters. The players don't get treated equally by some fans.

Got to agree with that bit. I've had a rough week for one reason or another that we all have, and in that moment, everything looked better. If we'd lost it would have cemented the feeling of being on a downer, but that Sheehan goal has lifted the whole mood and that will last at least until Tuesday. FWIW, for everyone looking at the league table, beating Wigan - and stopping them beating us - means more than 3 points. Today isn't about whether we go up, its not about the destination, its the journey for me. That's a memory they can't take away whatever happens next week, next month.

Dempsey was brilliant, that tackle when Wigan were breaking and he won a sliding tackle from behind, was the kind only he can do. Then he broke after we'd defended a corner in the 93rd minute and I said to myself "we've won" and he tried that pass to ACD but failed to execute it. 10 seconds later we had somehow conceded a corner without Wigan doing anything to deserve it, I was cursing Dempsey then. But corners from both sides were rank all day, can anyone remember either keeper even catching a cross?

He probably was the best player on the pitch, along with Conway and Toal for me. In truth not a lot of competition, and doesn't mean it was one of his better games by any stretch. Tutu not upto his usual levels (but battled well and caused them to foul him countless times), ACD not great but OK, front 2 a long way from being MOTM, keeper nothing to do, CBs hardly troubled, Simons OK but not at Sheehan's level today. So yes, just 3 contenders for MOTM and no problem with giving it to Sheehan as it was marginal.

He's played well every time he's come on this season IMO. But some folk just don't like him, SS is probably one of them based on his lack of game time compared to Burstow and Dalby.

Agree entirely. If anyone thinks Sheehan dictated the game (both halves), they weren't paying proper attention not only to him but what others were or weren't doing. And god knows what they'd make of his better performances.

Agreed. The difference between him and someone like Cogley, who can be half decent on his day, is that not once in the last 4 years have I come away thinking JDC was the best player on the pitch. Conway might have a bad game or 2, but I reckon he's been arguably (its never 100% definite) our best player 4 or 5 times this season. You don't get to that level if you aren't capable of playing at the next level. JDC never had that in his locker, Conway does already.

Did they not also look like a team in the last 25 minutes though. We arguably had our best spell, and went and won the game, after McAtee and Dempsey came on. We aren't currently scoring any goals when Burstow's on the pitch and he's been off form for months, I'm not sure how we justify picking him yet again just because Sheehan scored when he was sat on the bench.