Time is marching on and the January transfer window is creeping up on us. Owen Coyle has worked wonders so far in the transfer market, his dealings having placed Latics balance sheet firmly in the black. Coyle will go into the January market with ample funds available for transfers, but will be constrained by […]
Emmerson made his 200th league start for Latics away at Huish Park, he signed for Wigan Athletic from Palace for an initial £1m just in 2006 after we got into the greed league. An international for Barbados his career started at Luton Town and has become a firms fans favorite at The DW.
Well the first round proper has been played with PNE winning by six clear goals and Southport bowing out 5-2 at Brisbane Road. Years ago I remember Latics having to play in the qualifying games and then joining in the first round come 1978. The rise to the highest of high divisions saw us joining […]
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When managers change clubs they often take with them players from their previous club. Roberto Martinez is a prime example in taking Antolin Alcaraz, Arouna Kone, James McCarthy and Joel Robles from Wigan. It was therefore no surprise when Owen Coyle’s first signing was one of his former players. Most Wigan Athletic fans would […]
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Wigan Athletic 1964-65.Back row, Wilf Birkett (Trainer), Les Jackson (Chairman), Alan Halsall, Roy Wilkinson, Alf Craig, Ralph Gubbins, Derek Houghton, Derek Crompton, Frank Latham.Front Row: Les Campbell, Carl Davenport, Harry Lyon, Allan Brown (Player Manager), Walter Stanley.Thanks to WiganWorld for the photo. A couple of weeks ago at Blackpool with Latics a goal behind, […]
Never one’s to stay behind the trends, last night saw the first TNS foray into minute-by-minute match reporting. Well, if I’m honest, it wasn’t a foray into anything, my mate @tallkenny had made the choice to go and watch the consistently depressing Nick Cave over the increasingly depressing Latics and keeping him updated was more […]
Marc Albrighton could be thrust into the crunch match with Queens Park Rangers at the DW Stadium tonight. The 23 year old has been signed from Aston Villa on what must be one of the shortest of loan periods – reported to be just 28 days. However, the winger has had injury problems and has […]