Media Room – Christopher Park Training Ground
October 20, 2022 – 9:02 a.m.
The microphones were already hot.
Eyes sharp.
No one here wanted soundbites — they wanted news and flashy ones.
Dawson stepped up to the podium, posture straight and eyes sharp but one could tell from a glance that from behind that look was a man who knew he was one more poor result from being the headline — not just a quote in one.
The first voice came from The Wigan Chronicle's Mark Attley — always professional, but rarely polite.
"Coach, let's not sugarcoat it. Four games, four losses. Hull picked you apart with tempo, Cardiff bullied your midfield, Sunderland outworked you, and Middlesbrough humiliated you. At what point does this stop being a rough patch and start being a collapse?"
Dawson let the silence stretch before replying.
"We've had a brutal stretch, no question. But every season has one. You don't tear down the house after a storm — you reinforce the beams."
