[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3dS6M6Wyh8?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent]   His last appearance for Latics had been as a substitute at Derby in late October. Despite that William Kvist made a successful return, playing the full 94 minutes against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. Why had the Denmark captain been left out in the cold for so long? Can he become a regular […]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mQ6wXCPrOw?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent] He came with rave reviews from Rotherham. Uwe Rosler was excited about his new signing saying that: “…… he is still learning and, at just 22, I feel that we can provide the right sort of environment for him to grow and develop into a really important player for this club.” Can James […]

“ Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” So said the guru of leadership studies, Professor Warren Bennis. A couple of years ago my wife and I went on holiday to Vietnam. Walking the streets in the humid and sultry heat of Saigon around midday I was taken by surprise. There were four […]

Well what a half season that was, as I sit here surveying the league table showing us to be four points clear of our nearest rivals, on an unbeaten run of ten games with manager Uwe Rosler picking up consecutive manager of the month awards, with a cup semi final tie in the Carling Cup […]

First up, all the best for the forthcoming year to everyone past & present who have frequented this safe haven of Latics on the net,  from the hard working team here at “This Northern Soul” No doubt like us, you will be glad to see the back of 2014, at least in WAFC footballing terms, […]

  “Our luck was in today”. So said James McClean, the architect of Wigan Athletic’s first win since October 25th. McClean’s cross led to a Leeds own goal after 11 minutes, then he sealed the win with a powerful finish in the 82nd minute. Mackay got his tactics right this time around. He brought in […]

There may be trouble ahead (as the song goes) but never forget that you are a supporter of the best football club in the world. A team who achieved much, much more than many, many bigger and more established clubs could ever dream of……

In the 1960s Latics signed a promising goalkeeper called Gerry Barrett from Fareham Town. According to the Lancashire Evening Post (as it was called then) the young man was renowned in the Hampshire League for his prodigious kicking of a football. His reputation proved to be justified. Springfield Park had a big pitch but Barrett’s […]

All the best to you all from everybody here at TNS, a big thanks to our loyal contributors be it on the forums and the home page article writing, I hope Santa has left something nice for your unstinting efforts. Have a great festive time and a wonderful forthcoming New Year while Latics clamber out of the […]

You might have spotted that Latics have sold the 500 “going halves” tickets for the Leeds game.  I wasn’t quite sure what to make of the news when I first heard it.  I know there will be those of you who think that’s a massive away following for Latics.  You might even think that all […]