The big Swede, Markus Holgerrson, at last made his debut for Wigan Athletic, albeit coming on at Blackburn as a substitute after 72 minutes. Holgerrson was signed as a free agent from New York Red Bulls in early February, with glowing references. His contract is until the end of the current season, which is impending. […]
A trip to Ewood Park has been known to fill Wigan Athletic supporters with a sense of foreboding. Latics have only won there once and that was at the end of the 2011-12 season when they were miraculously staying up and Blackburn were being relegated from the Premier League. An Antolin Alcaraz header gave Latics […]
“It’s a strange scenario that, after 59 games, our season really starts now.” So said Uwe Rosler in the Alan Brazil Breakfast Show yesterday. Dave Whelan might well agree. Getting back to the Premier League is clearly his number one priority. Preferably this season, rather than next. A month or two back ago Rosler was […]
Uwe Rosler got the result he needed on Tuesday night when Latics ground out a 1-0 win at Birmingham. He can now focus on the route back to Wembley for the playoff final on May 24th. Next week Latics are due to play the first leg of the first phase of the playoffs at the DW […]
Can one single incident define a club’s season? Blackpool fans might well cite Matt Gilks’ superb save from Martyn Waghorn’s penalty on Saturday as the event that saved them from relegation. Latics had been well on top in that first 20 minutes and if they had scored the Tangerines might well have fallen apart. Waghorn […]
It’s back, the perfect way to start your weekend… with a perfect hat-trick. The Jukebox Juror brings you the week’s news via the medium of YouTube videos. This week he looks at football finance, the folly of Mourinho and five musicians, a couple of whom might be familiar. Mo Money, Mo Problems – Notorious B.I.G. […]
The word “massive” has become an integral part of the modern day footballers’ vocabulary. In everyday English it roughly translates to “important”, but it can also signify “crucial”. Ex-Blackpool player Stephen Crainey used it this week when he described Saturday’s clash with his old club as “a massive game for both sides”. In reality the […]
Barring major surprises, Wigan Athletic will host Queens Park Rangers on Friday, May 9th in the Championship playoffs. The return match at Loftus Road will take place the following Monday, May 12th. Both games will start at 7:45 pm. Latics need only one win from their final three leagues matches to make certain of their […]
“We’ve all got to take lessons from the performance, myself included” said Uwe Rosler post-match. So often since his arrival Rosler has got his tactics just right. This time he got them totally wrong. Playing hoofball was never going to be the way to get a result at Burnley. It played into the home team’s […]
“After the Lord Mayor’s show comes the dust cart” is a saying that can so often hold true in football. Wigan Athletic fans will be hoping that will not be the case when their team visits Burnley tomorrow. Over the course of a season a team can reach its highs, but they are so often […]