So Brighton are at the DW today and after a few weeks off and with ne’er a Skint joke it seems a good excuse to do a Perfect Hat-Trick on a Norman Cook tip. Although when I tried it all sounded a bit, you know, like a Zoe Ball link on “Strictly Come Dancing: […]
Both Jean Beausejour and Roger Espinoza have had a busy week, but neither would complain if Owen Coyle put them in the lineup against Brighton on Saturday. What are the chances? Beausejour played for the first 81 minutes for Chile at Wembley on Friday, then came on as a substitute after only 8 minutes […]
In the early 1990’s we lived in Colombia. Friends in England used to ask why we would choose to live in a dangerous place like that. That was a hard question to answer. How can you explain what a country is really like to someone who has never been there? I would mention the […]
Owen Coyle Marcelo Bielsa Roberto Martinez Above: Owen Coyle, Marcelo Bielsa and Roberto Martinez. To beat England at Wembley is something to savour. The look of joy on the faces of the Chilean players after beating England 2-0 on Friday was memorable. Chile had beaten an experimental England team. […]
It has been a difficult season so far for Callum McManaman, recovering from injury and dealing with illness. Although there have been signs in recent matches that he is getting back to form he just has not been the exciting player we saw cut Manchester City’s defence apart in May. His season has needed a […]
Just twenty years ago Wigan Athletic were in dire straits. 1993 had been a bad year for Latics, losing their place in Division 2 – the third tier of English football – after an eleven season stay. Long serving manager Bryan Hamilton had left in March, to be replaced by Dave Philpotts, but to […]
Time is marching on and the January transfer window is creeping up on us. Owen Coyle has worked wonders so far in the transfer market, his dealings having placed Latics balance sheet firmly in the black. Coyle will go into the January market with ample funds available for transfers, but will be constrained by […]
The Central Stadium with the impressive Kazan Kremlin as its backdrop. Some 150 Latics supporters made the long and expensive journey to Kazan. They deserved something better than this. There have been worse performances by Latics in recent years and a 1-0 loss away to a team with a strong European pedigree does not look […]
When managers change clubs they often take with them players from their previous club. Roberto Martinez is a prime example in taking Antolin Alcaraz, Arouna Kone, James McCarthy and Joel Robles from Wigan. It was therefore no surprise when Owen Coyle’s first signing was one of his former players. Most Wigan Athletic fans would […]
Wigan Athletic travel to the most easterly club remaining in the Europa League on Thursday to play Rubin Kazan. What are the chances of a good result for Latics? Latics’ 1-1 draw with the Russian team ten days ago at the DW Stadium was well-earned and keeps them in with a more than even […]