Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa MATCH POSTPONED

[luke25]

Just watching the news, will be shocked if the game goes ahead, setting out at 11.30am, is a decision usually made by then?

[dave.woodhall]

Just watching the news, will be shocked if the game goes ahead, setting out at 11.30am, is a decision usually made by then?

It'll be first thing if it's off, but I doubt it will be. I would guess the roads and footpaths will be clear and that's the main thing. The only way it'll be called off will be if there's a seriously heavy load of snow still falling in the morning.

[Risso]

That's the Orwell pub on Wigan Pier.  About a mile from the ground.

[hawkeye]

looking at the team we should be able to put out, we should be able to deal with wigan, still worried about our defence

[hawkeye]

the north is not exected to suffer tomorrow, this game will go ahead

[Risso]

the north is not exected to suffer tomorrow, this game will go ahead

Not according to NW Tonight sorry.  Wigan is due for a load more snow over night.

[wozwebs]

They called it off at 8am last time if I recall, luckily had only gone a few miles up the road. Our coach is leaving at 9am tomorrow. Fingers crossed it's on. At least the ground is close to the motorway so all roads up there should be pretty clear.

Lots of conflicting weather reports. Here's BBC's for Saturday in Wigan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/3071?&search=wigan&itemsPerPage=10&region=world&area=Wigan

[Shrek]

I'm leaving at 11.30, so fingers crossed.

[wozwebs]

Just been on the BBC Travel website and looked at the live Traffic Cams just around Wigan. Not looking good at the minute up there:





All that traffic at this time of night

[adamski villa]

main drags and sual carriage ways are don to one lane, and that was 3 hours ago, still snowing here, 3 miles from the ground

[nico2708]

travel update

M6 Greater Manchester - M6 closed and stationary traffic in both directions between J26, M58 (Orrell Interchange) and J27, A5209 (Standish), because of an accident, snow and a jackknifed lorry.

Very Severe


M6 Greater Manchester - Stationary traffic on M6 northbound between J25, A49 (Bryn) and J27, A5209 (Standish), because of snow.

medium


1-46am

[Mr Diggles]

Dunne and Ireland are not even in the 18 travelling to Wigan. Are the Irish pair running out of time at Villa?

[manic-road]

0-2 Downing and Heskey

[treaders12000]

They both played in the behind closed door friendly with the foxes. GH in press release claimed not punishment but to "maintain match fitness " at least NRC got a run out too.

[Matt Collins]

I didn't realise dunne wasn't even in the squad.

Would be inclined to playgabby and heskey, but not sure they are a great partnership. I guess emile would play slightly deeper as he did last season?

An alternative is to play bannan in there, but I think we'd lack punch. Would definitely play NRC and Hogg in the middle as Wigan will play three in there and I fear bannan would get bypassed again.