[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 I’d say it’s crunch time again. In October, we had two home games on the bounce versus Brentford and Millwall which were set to define Rosler’s future and we mustered up two 0-0 draws whilst grasping on to the last throes of a doomed promotion push. This time we face Blackburn and Huddersfield at […]
A non-scientific guide Previous managers 15% Yeah, let’s blame Roberto Martinez firstly for getting us relegated, as many of his detractors like to crow about, setting aside 11th May 2013. And not pinning enough players down to long term contracts. Also for signing a certain players who play a certain way who despite their talents […]
I haven’t written anything for a while, possibly because I’ve been too irate about the events of the past couple of months to conjure up any words suitable for this family publication. However, seeing as my New Year’s resolution is to be more positive, I’m going to have a crack at writing a few hundred […]
Well we are coming up to a week of the hyperbole that is the madness of January, not the SCS or Next sale but SkySports Transfer Window © with yellow being the “in” colour. Now as you may or may not know “I Love Football” and I am getting sick to death of this moronic coverage of […]
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……