Just over the moors from here one of the “originals” (go on name all the others without resorting to Google) Sheffield United will celebrate their 125 year anniversary in a match against another owd club in Wolverhampton Wanderers. March 22 1889 was The Blades foundation date and besides the special commemorative shirts which they will […]
How did you feel when your team ‘upped-sticks’ and left your old ground? Were you upset, frustrated or annoyed at your Club relocating or was it the best thing that ever happened? I know how strongly I felt when my team Bolton Wanderers left Burnden Park and moved out of town to the Reebok. Having […]
A supply of commemorative badges relating to the fixture Wigan Athletic vs Yeovil Town is now available. The badges come in two different styles and recognise the Glovers playing the current FA Cup holders at the DW Stadium in a Championship fixture. Both Yeovil Town and Wigan Athletic have a rich non-league history over the years, […]
Representatives from across football will travel to Northern France this weekend to visit First World War battlefields and cemeteries that hold a special significance to the game. The Great War Centenary Tour is the first piece of activity organised by football, in this case by The Football League, as part of the nation’s efforts to […]
Once again Uwe Rosler has made a shrewd move in the loan transfer market with the signing of Jack Collison from West Ham. The midfielder joins Josh McEachran, Nicky Maynard, Nick Powell, Ryan Tunnicliffe and Martyn Waghorn as loan players at the club. Collison is only 25 years old, but has made over 100 appearances […]
Over recent years Wigan Athletic have typically been cast as the underdog, but nevertheless capable of slaying the biggest of giants. A second successive FA Cup victory over that Goliath of English football, Manchester City, shows what Latics can continue to do when the odds are stacked against them. However, in tonight’s encounter at the […]
Wigan Athletic notched their sixth successive away win being almost unrecognizable from the jaded side we saw in midweek against Sheffield Wednesday. This time they were full of energy and their pressing forced the home team into series of errors. They were technically and physically superior to the home team over the 90 minutes Ipswich’s goal […]
Uwe Rosler picks his team out of a hat doesn’t he? This slightly disparaging remark seems to have been a staple of his early time here. However, if as ludicrous as it may seem the manager really does spend all week on the training field, assessing players’ form, running tactical routines and then at noon […]
Wigan Athletic travel to Portman Road tomorrow to play their third game in six days. They will face an Ipswich Town side currently sitting in 9th place, with ambitions of reaching the play-offs. On Wednesday Latics scraped out a win against a physical Sheffield Wednesday outfit, courtesy of an 88th minute penalty. However, that victory means […]
The dream continued to come true on Sunday as Latics grafted out a win that took them into the FA Cup semi-finals. Apart from a few glimpses in the first half we did not see the kind of flowing football that won them the FA Cup in May. But we did witness once again the […]