Wigan Athletic’s manager Roberto Martinez has been given permission by Dave Whealan to speak to Randy Lerner in regards to the vacant Aston Villa manager’s role. The role made vacant when Gerard Houllier left through health reasons. As soon as we hear anything further here @ TNS, we’ll update the site to reflect. Additional […]
Update 10th June @ 12:45pm – Roberto Martinez has confirmed he will remain @ Wigan Athletic as their Manager, taking up an option of an improved contract with Dave Whelan. Aston Villa this afternoon released a statement reading “Roberto met with his chairman earlier this week and he has made the decision to honour his […]
So we’re back with Roberto in the third and final part of our interview. The final section went a little bit more randomly as various people around the table took turns to fire questions to Roberto about a variety of subjects. As a keen tweeter, I asked for questions from my fellow tweetees, if […]
Wigan Athletic a review of season 2010/2011, by Martin August After surviving the previous season I was expecting more from Roberto’s boys this time round and on the train to Wigan I chatted with a Blackpool lad living on the Wirral on the way to the first match I had no idea that […]
But he does have a double barrelled name. You could actually think up a team of players with double barrelled names starting with Peter Rhoades-Brown in nets, Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Kevin Prince-Boateng at the back, Mark Bridge-Wilkinson and Gary Taylor-Fletcher in midfield, the Wright-Phillips brothers on the wing with Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Quincy Owusu-Abeyie up […]
Quite a few ex-Latics lads turning out against us with their former clubs, it was great last year to watch ‘Arry back in Wigan’s colours but the whole event in my opinion was a pale imitation of the MEN arena where it has been before.
Besides the striking yellow colour the simplicity of the Brazil shirt was its most endearing trait, however putting a green band on the chest is a downright insult to a classic design.
Continuing our in-depth interview with Roberto Martinez along with other fans’ representatives, the second part begins with another round of coffees and a discussion of one player in particular whom most of us agreed had been a revelation this season. Sentiments shared by Roberto who went on to express the view that he believed that […]
It’s been a while for me. The last time I pressed the flesh with Senor Martinez was bizarrely in the establishment formerly known as the Boulevard and now currently known as, The Boulevard. He’s about the same age as me, and we were both youngsters then, out on the town, me a drunken idiot, the […]
1. Jordi is not an Argie 2. Jordi takes better free kicks 3. Jordi isn’t a greedy get 4. Jordi has a fitter bird (probably) 5. Jordi is taller