Wigan Athletic’s first match in their Europa League campaign commences on September 19th, with a trip to Belgium to play Zulte Waregem. SV Zulte Waregem lie in second place in the Belgian Pro League, currently known through its sponsor’s name as the Jupiler League. They are unbeaten in the first six league games, beating Anderlecht 4-3 at […]
The realists might say that Roberto Martinez left Wigan Athletic at the right time. Despite a meagre budget Martinez kept the club in the Premier League for three consecutive seasons. In his time at Wigan his teams recorded victories against the elite clubs who dominate the league – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham […]
Marc-Antoine Fortune has made a promising start to his career at Wigan Athletic. The 32 year old forward from French Guiana arrived at Wigan following a three year stint at West Bromwich Albion. We reached out to Iain Bate, editor of fan site westbromwichalbion-mad, for his views on the player. Our thanks go to Iain […]
Do you need height to win matches in the Championship? Doncaster Rovers were already 1-0 up in the 43rd minute at the DW Stadium on Tuesday when the 6’2” Bonjani Khumalo crossed the ball to the 6’7” Rob Jones. Jones headed the ball into the path of 6’1” Chris Brown who headed home. Soon after […]
As the Owen Coyle revolution continues so too does our coverage of Wigan Athletic’s new signings. This week’s insight comes thanks to Martyn McFadden and Matthew Wear of Sunderland fan site “A Love Supreme”. Matthew shares his views on most recent signing James McClean. He likens the player with Marmite- an interesting comparison! Here is […]
Wigan Athletic travel to the south coast on Saturday to take on newly promoted Bournemouth. The two clubs have a significant history of encounters, of which Bournemouth have won 13 times and Wigan 14, with 10 draws. Last season’s FA Cup run started with a 1-1 draw against the Cherries at the DW Stadium, […]
Dave Whelan is well known for supporting his managers and his comments during the week have already taken pressure off Owen Coyle ahead of Sunday’s Community Shield match at Wembley. Whelan said that he regards the match as “a show game and a bit of a friendly game”. He downplayed its importance […]
Who was the best “playmaker” in the Premier League last season? Big names from big clubs quickly come to mind – Juan Mata, David Silva, Santi Cozorla, Eden Hazard, Wayne Rooney, to name but a few.
Owen Coyle’s revolution at Wigan Athletic took a firm step forward on Saturday with a rousing win at Barnsley. Not only was the result impressive, but Latics did it in such a style that it will send shockwaves to all teams in the Championship who consider themselves promotion contenders. In a short amount of […]
How times have changed. Less than a year ago Wigan Athletic were entertaining Chelsea in the opening match of last season’s Premier League campaign. On Saturday they travel to Barnsley to open their Championship season. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since that encounter with the London giants. Wigan’s eighth Premier […]