Thursday 31st July 2014 Ipswich Town will be the hub to celebrate the life & times of Sir Bobby Robson who died five years ago, in association with the English FA, the ‘Love football, Play football’ message will be reinforced through an FA Charter Standard clubs tournament, FA Skills session and coaching workshop in the shadow of […]
Some say that results in pre-season matches are not important. But then again, a 2-1 loss at Rochdale was hard for Wigan Athletic supporters to swallow, let alone a 4-1 drubbing in Dusseldorf on Saturday. Latics’ worst ever pre-season performance will surely be that of five decades ago, when fourth division Southport smashed non-league Wigan […]
Well it has been some time! For me it’s been over 12 months since I’ve been in the TNS Offices here in Wigan, in fact my last work was a Barnsley Match article, oh how we lived! There are some new faces at new desks that we’ve been able to fit in to the office. […]
Renowned for his crossing ability and chipped in with odd goal Jean André Emanuel Beausejour Coliqueo has gone back to his homeland to play for Colo-Colo. Nicknamed Palmatoria he played in England for Birmingham City & Latics, plus appearances in the 201& 2014 World Cups for Chile With over 60 international caps to his name he played […]
Well MiFit & Intersport now share a shirt with the tree & crown badge of Wigan Athletic. I know that all the colour combinations and designs have been done to death over the years by all the clubs, there is only so much you can do with extra stripes, flashes, collars etc so sometimes less […]
A SOUTH Tyneside football fan behind a fundraising appeal set up in memory of two Newcastle United fans killed in the MH17 airline disaster says he is overwhelmed it has topped the £20,000 mark. Lifelong Magpies fan John Alder, 63, and Liam Sweeney, 28, were among the 298 people killed when their plane was reportedly […]
The news that Gary Caldwell has signed another contract for Wigan Athletic has been greeted with mixed reviews by fans on the social media and forums. For the majority Caldwell is an icon who has gained their respect through his sheer positivity and dedication to the club and some even see him as a future […]
With a shortage of midfield players available for the start of the season Uwe Rosler has moved wisely and snapped up Don Cowie from Cardiff City. Cowie’s contract had expired and Cardiff had made a new offer, but Cowie chose to join Latics. On signing Cowie, Rosler remarked that “Don also played over 20 games […]
Just five of the World Cup 2014 stadiums will be use for the forthcoming football tournemant at the Olympics in two years time. Rio De Janeiro, along with Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Salvador and San Paulo will host the mens competition which starts on August 4th 2016 with the Final taking place on August 19th. The only […]
As Argentina and Germany prepare to play the final of the world’s greatest game in front of a 78,838 capacity crowd at the iconic Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, commonly known as “the Maracanã the first qualifying match for this tournament was played way back in June 2011. The first match on the road to Brazil was Belize against Montserrat and with just […]