The ‘will selling Charlie Wyke to a promotion rival come back to haunt us’ thread.
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Nope. We'll be better off without him.
Wearside Wanderer II
Striker
No
chriswallace85
Striker
Ganna be funny on opening day when he scores.
Ciro_DiMarzio
Winger
We didn't sell him.
Steesafc
Striker
Wigan narrowly avoided relegation last year, signing people for fees and paying high wages doesn't guarantee you'll be competitive.
Wyke scored a lot of goals last season, the majority of those off one touch. The quality of the delivery we had coming in to him was a massive part of this, hence Mcgeady creating more goals than anyone else in the league despite not playing until December.
For me Wyke meant we could only play one way, as he wasn't the sort to run the channels or get in behind to stretch the defence - this meant nearly all of our threat was from wide areas. Ross Stewart will run the channels and look to get in behind, meaning not only can we be a threat from wide but also pose a genuine threat in behind.
Wyke scored a lot of goals last season, the majority of those off one touch. The quality of the delivery we had coming in to him was a massive part of this, hence Mcgeady creating more goals than anyone else in the league despite not playing until December.
For me Wyke meant we could only play one way, as he wasn't the sort to run the channels or get in behind to stretch the defence - this meant nearly all of our threat was from wide areas. Ross Stewart will run the channels and look to get in behind, meaning not only can we be a threat from wide but also pose a genuine threat in behind.
10 Gary Rowells
Striker
For a lad who scored 30+ last year that is a bizarre statement. However, I think you are correct. There is no doubt Lee Johnson did a great job getting a tune out of Wyke - he basically got the team to focus on getting the ball to McGeady, got Wyle to time his runs to McGeady's crosses and it worked. When teams eventually worked that out Wyke stopped scoring and we, as a team and the manager, had no plan B. The whole team was set up for Wyke and he massively limited our approach. Stewart's mobility offers far more, although the coaching team will need to work hard on his finishing, his runs etc. I think we are better off without him and that is not sour grapes if any Wigan fans are reading - just an reflection on how limited we were last year.
PTR
Striker
Indeed.
His stock has never been higher, and he took the best offer available to him. For which I do not blame him. I suspect he really liked the idea of Celtic, but I don't don't think he's good enough for that.
Replacing a 30+ goal striker is never easy though. No matter what your views are on him.
Summer Bee
Midfield
I'm going to say aye. Not in the long run, but when they play us I reckon he'll score against us
This
I like the lad but we were one dimensional, the manager did a great job getting as many goals out of him as he did, but going forward, he’s not the player we need.
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If McGeady had of joined him yes.
On his own he is very average, do no
rapscallion
Winger
We've got that many goals flying in from other areas that it's like Man City letting go of Aguero, really
All of this
ajthemackem
Striker
As my mate says, it's a f***ing enigma having had a striker that banged in so many goals yet was so shit. 
RichD
Striker
This...He walk away...
viccarlton
Striker
Not sure funny is the word I’d have chosen.
PTR
Striker
Hopefully you don't mind me quoting you specifically here, because I've seen this loads of times.
But what's so bad about being a goal poacher who's good with his feet and his head?
I don't think we're going to get many complete strikers in L1 who can score from half-chances, beat defenders in the air and on the deck AND do all the other things that people claim would make him not a 1-dimensional player?
I somewhat agree tbh, I think we can do better too. But shit, if we haven't failed at replacing players with better players on almost every occasion since about 1998.
