"We are very bare on the ground and it was a concern for me this game"
Iain Dowie was philosophical after the 3-0 FA Cup victory over the football league’s basement club. Dowie said, “It's an important result for us. I don't think we played anywhere near our potential but when the squad is as decimated as it is it's a case of getting the job done which we did. We are very bare on the ground and it was a concern for me this game. I thought it might be a problem for us as it was one of those difficult ones. We had to deal with their strength. We're not a physical side, apart from the two forwards, really so in normal play I thought that might be a problem but we coped with it okay.”
Dowie philosophical
By The Chairman
Updated Monday, 10th November 2003
“I thought we had a very good 20 minutes after we scored and it could have been anything, 3 or 4. Outside that we didn't play great. I wouldn't say it was a wonderful spectacle but some of our football was very pleasing on the eye. Some of our moves were good especially Danny Boshell's shot, who I thought did well when he came on. We got three goals which is pleasing and kept a clean sheet in light of what we've got at the club.”
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Previously
| 10 Nov 2003 |
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| FA Cup draw |
| 08 Nov 2003 |
| Killen out for two months |
| 06 Nov 2003 |
| Latics summoned before FA |
| 05 Nov 2003 |
| Iain Dowie says the Latics need “six or seven” new players |
| Dowie not happy with Bury defeat |
| 03 Nov 2003 |
| Dowie Reflects |
| 01 Nov 2003 |
| Zola stays |
