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 […]
Possession may be nine tenths of the law but in a lot of football debate there is much discussion around whether it actually matters. After bulldozing Barnsley 4-0 many fans were cheekily asking what the possession stats were, in a token nod to our former manager’s obsession with them. Their valid inference being: who cares […]
In May 2011, a young man whose name I understand to be Liam sat for hours in his house hand painting a flag before a crucial relegation crunch game. The flag had one word on it and you don’t need me to tell you what it was. I frequently have a pint before or after […]
Greetings from down under! No, not that down under – the league below! Like our convict forefathers, the often persecuted Wigan Athletic have eventually been ejected from the land of milk and honey and told to start a new life elsewhere in a different world. And you know what? So far, so good. Some […]
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 […]
“This year gives us our best opportunity to get back into the Premier League. Financially we have an advantage over the other clubs because it is a significant amount of money. We want to get back first time for a number of reasons. But financially it makes sense.”
The signing of Grant Holt might well be a landmark for Wigan Athletic. The centre-forward’s rise through the divisions mirrors that of the club he has joined – early years in non-league football followed by a period of consolidation in each of the three Football League divisions before enjoying Premier League success. Like Wigan Athletic, he has come up […]