There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” David Sharpe should take heed of Machiavelli’s words. A club that was tipped to win the Championship by the highly rated FourFourTwo […]
When a boxer is too beaten up to continue, his coach throws a towel into the ring to signal that the fight is over. Gary Caldwell might have wanted to throw in the towel at various times during an awful performance at promotion-chasing Brentford. The unfortunate deflection of a Pritchard free kick after 25 minutes […]
What an awful season it has been. Latics once again defied the odds, but this time it went the wrong way. How could a team tipped for promotion by the bookmakers end up getting relegated? With the Brentford game coming up Billy Grant (@billythebee99) of beesotted.co.uk asked me to respond to some topical questions about the nightmare that Wigan […]
At the start of the season there were rumours in the media that Wigan Athletic were looking to sign Benik Afobe on loan from Arsenal. Little did we know at the time that it would be Afobe who would put what could be the final nail in the coffin that represents Latics’ season. Afobe has […]
Our Brentford fan site favourite Billy Grant (@billythebee99) from Beesotted Fanzine (@Beesotted) – www.beesotted.co.uk has sent us the following information for Latics fans traveling to the match on Saturday. Drinking in Brentford For Wigan fans coming down, you are probably aware there plenty of pub options pre-match and all are most welcoming. Colours are fine and there […]
On a bright sunny day, with a hint of autumn in the air, my father and I walked through the town centre towards the Gas Showrooms, opposite the market square. I had bought the coach tickets the day before, going to our usual source, Barnes Travel Agents in Market Street. As we waited for the […]
It was my first visit to the district of South Bermondsey, the home of Millwall FC since 1993. I had expected to meet a partisan crowd keen to cheer their team to victory in a relegation dogfight. But following Latics’ draw at Fulham I was optimistic that they could do even better against a side […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfajZELyB_w?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent] In February 2007 the 33 year old Roberto Martinez gave up his playing career to take over from Kenny Jackett as manager of Swansea City. Despite his lack of experience Martinez’ appointment was viewed favourably by the majority of the fans. He had left Swansea for Chester the previous summer after falling […]
What a sad season it has been. The loss to Derby County puts Latics with practically no chance of avoiding the drop. The thought of relegation is hard to bear but what is even more depressing is that the two Davids – Sharpe and Whelan – did not remove Mackay at least a month ago. […]
It was by no means the worst display of the season, going down 1-0 to a team with the best home record in the division. In fact in the second half Latics put Boro under some pressure. But sadly once again it seemed like toothless Wigan would not score if they played all day. […]