He did have a stinker, but he was well targeted by Leeds as usual. It's not an excuse, just an observation.

I pointed it out as it shows you think highly of that player.

Stop being so sensitive.

Nope, he made a couple of errors getting up to play the ball after driving it in, got frustrated, and then targeted for a a couple more interferences/steals where he came off worse because of the first couple of errors. The rest of the game he drove the ball in well, made good metres, and put in a big stint defensively.

Hardly an absolute stinker.

You are however entitled to think that he did, just don't be surprised if i keep arguing with you.

He has judged the situation on merit. Fielden had a bad game today by his own standards imo. Your judging somebodies opinion off they're username on a forum?

I must admit in the heat of the moment I was angry when fielden "dropped" the ball for the fourth or fifth time, but it was clearly reefed out, and I thought his next couple of runs (one that drew the penalty for a high tackle) were fantastic and a great way to make up for at least some of the mistakes.

You're the biggest DICK on the forum right now.

Fair assessment imo.

Is reading comprehension a problem for you? I'm basing my opinion on the game. I pulled the comparison to feka on the assumption the other poster liked feka (why else use that username). It's a none point anyway; Fielden is far better than feka has ever been.

5 errors, 4 penalties conceded (I think).

Worst SL performance of all time?

On paper yes but to be fair he was screwed a few times. I doubt he will care now though with another 2 in the bag.

Not the best that's for sure. It didn't cost the game, in fact we were coasting with fifteen to go and I think that relaxed him a little.

He'll improve his game for the bigger match next week.

Ganson was picking on Stuart all night (which makes a nice change from him picking on Lockers as he always did in the past).

Fielden just had one of those nights. It was a nightmare at times but the thing that impressed me about him was that each time he made an error he went looking for the ball and ran it in even stronger then before(and usually runined it with another error but still).

He would have just hid over the past couple of years.

completely ignoring the fact that he tackled everything infront of him,prob one of the best defensive displays iv seen from fielden for a while

He always does though, i expect no less from Fielden in defence, look at the error stats! i've seen whole teams go through games making less errors and conceding less penaltys.

one of those nights for big stu!we still won, top of the league just calm down abit!!!

Im calm

Tis like you said just one of those nights in a close game though it could have been devestating. He will bounce back massively next week, be very afraid saints

Leeds didn't force the errors. It was Fielden own thick head that thought 'I can trown the ball away and the ref will give us a penaly for interfeerence'. He has been playin well so far this season but he has well and truely gone back to the way he hs been playing in previous years. The sooner we get rid the better.

biggest over-reaction in the history of man!

he didnt have his best game tonight. but on balance he is playing well for us. so i am not going to get to stressed about it

he's been playing well so far, but because of one bad performance we should get rid?


we would miss him, especially in defence IMO, and I'm not his biggest fan.

Fielden was appauling and it was very fustrating to watch. He should be dropped based off that performance but considering his impressive season upto now, I don't think we can afford to and just hope he's back to his best next week.

That's going way too far imo, he made a few errors (and was harshly done to on a couple more), but yet had a fantastic game defensively and made good meters going forwards to, running the ball in hard with ryan bailey hitting him high a couple of times. Drop him in place of who? and who makes up the defensive display (which was top drawer)?

Or does defence over his whole match spell count for less than a few errors?

In principle I agree with dropping him. Making that many errors, some are well within thier rights to say Feka got dropped for less- to an extent.

But watching the match again it was a decent performance from him made to look sh*t by his handling errors. Defence was solid, and going forward he was good too (when he kept hold of it!)

Re: Feka being dropped for less - granted he didn't make as many errors BUT his workrate both in defence and attack are/were woeful at times, almost like he'd bottled it. At least Fielden looks up for it and always takes it in, takes the hard hits and makes the hard yards. Feka will get his chance again - I guarantee it and when he does I'll fully support him, he's a Wigan player and so long as he pulls on that cherry and white jersey I'll support him and any other player.

I feel some people were waiting for Fielden to f*ck up. So much for a clean slate eh?

We're sitting pretty at the top of the table, for once lets [uall[/u get behind every single player.

Those costly mistakes were worth dropping for...There must have been four or five in our own thirty not to mention penalties he gave away.

They out weighed any good work he did and it's just a good job we wasn't playing a better side or else they would have punished us and those mistakes would have been highlighted even more.

Like I say, he's had a good start so I wouldn't drop him. But taking into Mossop's performance, he could start with Coley and promote Feka with O'Carroll and Prescott backing up too.

Fielden had a poor game tonight. He coughed up the ball in key areas and regardless of what he did in defence that isn't good enough IMO.

I wouldn't drop stu next week but Feka would be in the 17 somewhere. He can't justify keeping him out of the mix for much longer